Vinton county Vikes 2009

[Dundas]

Hawkeye..

Do you have any numbers on the Warren scrimmage?

[pfloyd]

... the overall strength of the SEOAL AND the TVC remains to be seen ... with that said the "foundation game" win is a good indication that VC will be able to defend last years championship ... experience at the guard position is a big part of the Viking TEAM this season led by Grillo,Allen, Lawhead ... a very experienced senior group for Coach Combs to boot ... at this stage of the "season" VC IS the favorite in the TVC Ohio - they will have to prove "themselves" otherwise imo - ie. someone will have to take the title away from the McArthur boyz ... Warren - of course the Warriors would have liked to come away from this "exhibition" game with the "W" but as in any scrimmage situation a coach is looking to put a variety of players on the floor in all kinds of situations ... I'm sure both coaches had the same philosophy ... as a coach you want to "see" on film how the kids respond, you are looking for things to improve on, looking for specifics that need to be worked on in the next 2 weeks ... losing is NOT a bad thing , gives a coach "evidence" of areas of needed work ... it's all good ... personally what I will be looking for in the Warren boyz of Coach Maddox is to see if they have shored up some of those offensive situations where in the past the offense would "disappear" for extended periods of games - three , four , five minutes without a fg in games ... best of luck to both of these fine teams in the "regular season" ...

... SEOAL vs TVC ? ... 12 games will pit the leagues against one another during the regular season ...

* Logan ... Athens , Vinton County
* Marietta ... Fed Hock, Belpre
* Warren ... Meigs, Belpre, Belpre
* Gallia Academy ... Athens, Meigs
* Jackson ... Wellston, Meigs, Vinton County

... we'll keep an eye on these match-ups as the 2009-10 campaign unfolds ... THEN we can at least have some "data" to back up each leagues claims to having the competitive edge ...

[Ty Webb]

Very well said pfloyd. I always enjoying reading your input...optimistic, yet honest! I was at the game and although VC came out on the winning side, this game really could've gone either way. An early preseason test for a couple of SE Ohio heavyweights.

I have the utmost respect for the program Coach Maddox runs. Warren was pretty discipline, and always seems to bring a well conditioned group of athletes. Also, some props to Coach Duckworth and the Warren JV's....very impressed with this bunch top to bottom. May be the SEOAL JV front runners.

VC heads to River Valley tomorrow for a three way with Adena starting at 11AM.

[Dundas]

Ty...will you be attending tomorrow?

[Ty Webb]

Ty...will you be attending tomorrow?

No, gotta work. But The Lahma and The UPS man will be there. I'll probably talk to them & try to get some results posted. I'm sure Hawkeye will try to make it down and he'll have something too.

[Dundas]

That sounds good!

[hawkeyepierce]

As Jermaine once said; "I'll be there."

[Dundas]

Ive gotten word that VC won every qtr today. Not sure on the scores...Hopfully hawkeye has them for us soon!!

[hawkeyepierce]

1st Quarter against River Valley - Vikings 10 - Raiders 8
2nd Quarter against Adena - Vikings 24 - Warriors 8
3rd Quarter against River Valley - Vikings 16 - Raiders 7
4th Quarter against Adena - Vikings 20 - Warriors 5
5th Quarter against River Valley - Vikings 10 - Raiders 10
6th Quarter against Adena - Vikings 19 - Warriors 13

The Vikings looked solid, many contributors on the offensive end and for the most part all played defense. One area the Vikings struggled with boxing out and rebounding. I think it maybe because the football players don't have their basketball legs yet, you know that takes a while to get, maybe by February we will be boarding with the best of them.

[Dundas]

Thanks for the numbers Hawkeye! I heard from Ethan Allen that they did pretty well but didnt know the overall numbers. So far (overall) so good this preseason for the Vikings!! Everyone have a good Thanksgiving!!