Season kicks off tonight in about an hour or so. Not much time at the moment to go in depth on the Ohio landscape this year, but here's my initial rankings for the year with last years finish in parentheses:
1. Hoban (12-3, D2 state semi-finalist)
2. Moeller (14-2, D1 state runner-up)
3. St. Xavier (10-4, D1 regional finalist)
4. Massillon (11-3, D2 regional finalist)
5. Glenville (11-4, D4 state semi-finalist)
6. St. Edward (9-6, D1 state semi-finalist)
7. Bishop Watterson (16-0, D3 state champ)
8. Anderson (15-1, D2 state runner-up)
9. Lakota West (11-2, D1 regional semi-finalist)
10. Pickerington North (11-3, D1 regional finalist)
Others: Avon, Olentangy Orange, Walsh Jesuit, TCC, Pickerington Central, Gahanna-Lincoln, Wayne, Olentangy Liberty, Winton Woods, Elder, Mentor, Big Walnut, Princeton, Canton McKinley, Ursuline
Great week one slate of games:
Avon v. St. Ignatius (8/21)
Massillon v. Glenville (8/22)
St. Edward v. Pick North (8/22)
Pick Central v. Gahanna-Lincoln (8/22)
St. X v. Lakota West (8/22)
TCC v. Walsh Jesuit (8/22)
Hoban v. Harvest Prep (8/22)
Bishop Watterson v. Big Walnut (8/22)
Anderson v. Cooper (KY) (8/22)
Olentangy Liberty v. Olentangy (8/22)
Ursuline v. Steubenville (8/22)
Elder v. Mt Zion Prep (MD) (8/22)
Winton Woods v. Springfield (8/22)
Canton McKinley v. Warren Harding (8/22)
Moeller v. Princeton (8/23)
I'll take everyone listed first, but I'm rooting for Big Walnut!!!
Avon is running a live stream on Hudl.
Pretty good free stream.
Avon up 7-0 1st
Hard to link Hudl, but it's there. I have the Hudl app
14-7 Avon @ Halftime
Decent game....
Avon is playing the 86th ranked Florida team next week. SMDH. They could have chosen a top 20 team but declined to play some horrible team that they will beat by halftime
Avon up 21-7
Quote from: Nolebull813 on Aug 21, 2025, 05:29 PMAvon is playing the 86th ranked Florida team next week. SMDH. They could have chosen a top 20 team but declined to play some horrible team that they will beat by halftime
Quote from: Nolebull813 on Aug 21, 2025, 05:29 PMAvon is playing the 86th ranked Florida team next week. SMDH. They could have chosen a top 20 team but declined to play some horrible team that they will beat by halftime
Avon not the same team as 4/5 previous years
Avon up 27-7 over Iggy team that won 3 games the last 2 years
Avon 34-7 mid 4th
Quote from: hardhit1 on Aug 21, 2025, 05:54 PMQuote from: Nolebull813 on Aug 21, 2025, 05:29 PMAvon is playing the 86th ranked Florida team next week. SMDH. They could have chosen a top 20 team but declined to play some horrible team that they will beat by halftime
Quote from: Nolebull813 on Aug 21, 2025, 05:29 PMAvon is playing the 86th ranked Florida team next week. SMDH. They could have chosen a top 20 team but declined to play some horrible team that they will beat by halftime
Avon not the same team as 4/5 previous years
St Iggy is ranked hundreds of spots better than the FL team that Avon is playing. I think it's a punk move when you actively seek out bad teams and avoid good ones like the plague. Not powerhouses. Just above average. And not just Avon. There are TONS of teams all over who do this every year
Avon in a league is restricted & plays a good schedule albeit Iggy way down . They play Glenville who are stacked this year.
Not sure about the OOS reach but I hear you.
Avon 40-14
Quote from: hardhit1 on Aug 21, 2025, 05:54 PMQuote from: Nolebull813 on Aug 21, 2025, 05:29 PMAvon is playing the 86th ranked Florida team next week. SMDH. They could have chosen a top 20 team but declined to play some horrible team that they will beat by halftime
Quote from: Nolebull813 on Aug 21, 2025, 05:29 PMAvon is playing the 86th ranked Florida team next week. SMDH. They could have chosen a top 20 team but declined to play some horrible team that they will beat by halftime
Avon not the same team as 4/5 previous years
Agree. Fortunately for them, Ignatius is the same team they've been the past 4-5 years.
40-14 final Avon over St Ignatius
St Ignatius has completely fallen off the map.
That said.
Avon's football stadium is named Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet Stadium. Evidently Mark owns a lot of car dealerships in Ohio and some burger joints in Ohio.
He's one of my favorite actors.
Ohio halftime scores
Glenville 19 Massillon 7
Mentor 21 Olmsted falls 21
St Edward 18 Pick North 0
Hoban 21 Harvest prep 6
Finals
Ed's 24 Pick North. 0
Mentor 35 Olmsted falls 28
Hoban 31 Harvest prep 6
Glenville-Massillon 27 all OT
Glenville wins in OT over Massillon 33-27
Quote from: Redzone on Aug 22, 2025, 06:00 AMSt Ignatius has completely fallen off the map.
That said.
Avon's football stadium is named Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet Stadium. Evidently Mark owns a lot of car dealerships in Ohio and some burger joints in Ohio.
He's one of my favorite actors.
Mark bought the dealership from my buddy who now does nothing but play golf . Tough life but he hit the jackpot 😀
Has Colerain really fallen that hard? 42-0!!
Quote from: Omaha Vol on Aug 23, 2025, 03:33 PMHas Colerain really fallen that hard? 42-0!!
Yes, once Coach Boldwin left for Lakota West all went ARY