So who made the cuts??????

LocoEngineer66 wrote: So who made the cuts??????

do they play cambridge again this year, wanted to see the games last year but didnt get to unfortunatly

yikes wrote:

LocoEngineer66 wrote: So who made the cuts??????

do they play cambridge again this year, wanted to see the games last year but didnt get to unfortunatly

Yes we play @ Cambridge on Febraury 6th.

LocoEngineer66 wrote:

yikes wrote:

LocoEngineer66 wrote: So who made the cuts??????

do they play cambridge again this year, wanted to see the games last year but didnt get to unfortunatly

Yes we play @ Cambridge on Febraury 6th.

thanx

C-ton should be alot of fun to watch this year.

The Igloo will be rockn!

I agree Bud ... I think they are going to be fun to watch.

WOW ... must not be any Carrollton huddlers on new huddle other than me and Bud Kilmer

Looks like we're holding down the fort. lol

OHSH PRESEASON DIVISION 2 ELITE 11

1. Cleveland Benedictine
2. Akron SVSM
3. Dayton Dunbar
4. Wilmington
5. Dayton Thurgood Marshall
6. Logan Elm
7. Poland
8. Toledo Libbey
9. The University School
10. Minerva
11. Carrollton

#11 Carrollton

2008-2009 Record: (13-11)
*Lost to Cambridge 61-52 in regional semis.

Head Coach: Matt Voll (3rd year @ school)
League: Northeastern Buckeye Conference

Returning Starters:
Kristian Cross (6’4)- Junior- 15.1 ppg./9 rpg.
Johnny Lowdermilk (6’2)- Junior- 9.2 ppg./4.5 apg./4.6 rpg.
AJ Dalton (6’5)- Senior- 7.9 ppg./6.6 rpg.

Others in the mix:
Robbie Smith (6’1)- Junior
Chris Ericksen (6’3)- Junior- 5.0 ppg./3.5 rpg.
Tyler Sheets (6’3)- Junior
Stephen Erickson (6’4)- Freshman
Luke Starre (6’3)- Senior

What the coach is saying:
“With seven returning lettermen and a solid group of young kids, we feel Carrollton basketball is earning a good reputation in our area and around the state of Ohio,” Voll admitted. “We are looking forward to getting into the gym and going to work.”

Strengths:
”Team chemistry and experience should be our biggest strength,” the Carrollton head man relayed.

Concerns:
“Defense and depth are concerns we have,” Voll proclaimed.

Key Games:
Minerva (2), Louisville (2), Marlington (2), Coshocton, and Cambridge.

OHSH on Carrollton:
Carrollton was extremely talented last year, but just couldn’t seem to be consistent. The Warriors finished the regular season just (10-10) and fifth in the NBC, but by tournament time things started to click.

The Warriors steam-rolled their way through the sectional with lopsided victories over Buckeye Local and Meadowbrook before beating state-ranked Dover in district play. Carrollton’s season came to an end to Cambridge in regional play a team the Warriors had defeated earlier in the year.

The team is still young with five of the top eight being juniors including one freshman. However, this unit is ready to continue its hot streak from last March.

With NBC rival Minerva moving to the East District things should be interesting come tournament time.

The Warriors will be led by junior Kristian Cross on the inside and point guard Johnny Lowdermilk. Look for break out years from Chris and Steve Ericksen along with sweet-shooting lefty Robbie Smith. Dalton will be the blue-collar working on the interior.

Carrollton will be one of the favorites to make the regional once again, but the arrival of Minerva may make things a bit more interesting.

Top 30 Players to watch: (No particular order)

1. Cameron Wright (Benedictine/Pitt)
2. Derek Jackson (Benedictine/CMU)
3. Nick Harney (Benedictine)
4. Mark Williams (Benedictine)
5. Jakarr Sampson (Akron SVSM)
6. Ricky Johnson Jr. (Akron SVSM)
7. Courney Avery (Lexington)
8. Maurice Taylor (Libbey)
9. Cody Smith (Lima Shawnee/Hillsdale)
10. Niko Fatimus (Poland)
11. Ben Donlow (Poland)
12. Dajon Lewis (Buchtel)
13. Malik London (Chillicothe)
14. Adam Blake (Logan Elm)
15. Dave Brown (Coshocton)
16. Jalen Ragland (Chillicothe)
17. Sam Hendricks (Indian Hill)
18. Jordan Berlin (Wilmington/Ashland)
19. Quentin Rollins (Wilmington/Mia. OH)
20. Geron Johnson (Dayton Dunbar)
21. Ryan Bass (Dayton Dunbar)
22. Que Carter (Bellefontaine)
23. Alex Davis (Tippecanoe)
24. Greg Gainey (Thurgood Marshall)
25. Jorian Hudson (Roger Bacon)
26. Nick Kellogg (Columbus DeSales)
27. Ralphael Carter (Olentangy)
28. Doug Thorpe (Columbus Eastmoor)
29. Richard Morrow (University School)
30. Jordan Laster (Columbus East)

5 More to keep an eye on: (No particular order)

1. Reggie McAdams (Elida)
2. Greg McMullen (Akron Hoban)
3. Kristian Cross (Carrollton)
4. Brian Harp (Minerva)
5. Tanner Gibson (Zanesville)

I hope Voll coaches all year not just the 1st 10 games.Alot of good athletes on that team..........Should go very far

ccfl12 wrote: I hope Voll coaches all year not just the 1st 10 games.Alot of good athletes on that team..........Should go very far

Can't wait for this thing to get started. Gonna go to the Foundation game Tuesday night against Perry and to the scrimmages next Friday morning against Malvern & Edison ... and the ones Saturday morning against Loudonville & Garaway.

How did the scrimmages go Friday night???

Well our boys looked a little sloppy tonight. Only scored 5 in the first quarter. Nothing to be worried about though. They will be ready to rock & roll when Dec 4th gets here.

With Voll coaching will not be a problem!!!!!!!!!!!!

Warriors pretty decent in their scrimmages Friday morning. They won every quarter except the first one against Malvern.

The Malvern quarters ended up ...

Malvern 21 Carrollton 16
Carrollton 18 Malvern 11
Carrollton 21 Malvern 11 ( i think)

Might be wrong on last score but I know Carrollton won.

wow ... no Warrior fans on the new huddle ... this sucks.

Better spread the word down in C-ton Loco.

I dont think I am allowed to talk about Carrollton basketball....loco gets way to upset with me

jlghoops wrote: I dont think I am allowed to talk about Carrollton basketball....loco gets way to upset with me

Talk all you want.

I was not able to make the scrimmage last Friday, but I heard the Warriors are quite athletic. I will stick with my "other" huddle statement; that Carrollton needs to topple the Minerva barrier to get anywhere this season. Sounds like both teams are loaded, so they could be great games this year. Imagine if they split in regular season and meet in Eastern District Tourney on neutral court.

jlghoops wrote: I was not able to make the scrimmage last Friday, but I heard the Warriors are quite athletic. I will stick with my "other" huddle statement; that Carrollton needs to topple the Minerva barrier to get anywhere this season. Sounds like both teams are loaded, so they could be great games this year. Imagine if they split in regular season and meet in Eastern District Tourney on neutral court.

I would venture to guess they will be in opposite brackets in the East District tourney and both will advance to Athens. I could be wrong but I think Carrollton will be in Zanesville 1 district and Minerva will be in Zanesville 2 district.

D2 East District

Titles? More than likely the answer to that question is, no. However, the competitive nature of the East this season will be high.

Are there any state title contenders, not really, but with the tournament format set up it has assured the East one team in the regional final each of the last two seasons. Both times coming up short to Chillicothe and Logan Elm. Meadowbrook in '08 and Cambridge in '09.

Though, things will be slightly different in the format this season with only one SE team advancing to Athens as opposed to the two it got the past two seasons. OHSH has confirmed with the OHSAA that it will be two teams from the East, one from the SE, and one from the Central as it was prior to 2008.

This is usually not good news for the East and SE as the Central advanced its team six of the eight times under this format in this decade. Columbus East, Columbus Beechcroft (2), Columbus Linden McKinley, and Columbus DeSales (2) all punched its ticket out of the Athens Regional. Only Cambridge (2000) and Dover (2004) were able to escape.

This year's version of D2 in the East District is deeper than it has been and with the addition of Minerva business has increased even more. The Lions have come over from the Northeast trading spots with D4 Wellsville.

The laundry list of teams that should be primed for quality seasons are Minerva, Carrollton, Dover, Coshocton, John Glenn, Meadowbrook, New Philadelphia, and Buckeye Local.

Cambridge, East Liverpool, Maysville, and possibly even Claymont are on that outside edge looking in the circle.

Minerva (21-2) and Carrollton (15-11), who are both members of the Northeastern Buckeye Conference, are heavy favorites to advance to regional play, but of course, that is on paper and based off of last year's success.

Coshocton and Meadowbrook return almost everyone, and Dover will be Dover. Look for Coshocton to have a big year after the disappointing end to last year's season. Meadowbrook returns everyone, but will lack size. Dover's junior Anthony Monaco should really step to the forefront this season.

John Glenn and Buckeye Local each have one of the districts best players in Jake Heagen (John Glenn) and Joe Rine (Buckeye Local), while New Philadelphis has one of the finest inside-outside combos in Cody Cox and John Stephenson.

Preseason 1st Team East All-District D2:

Dave Brown (5'11/Sr.)- Coshocton
Brian Harp (6'4/Sr.)- Minerva
Kristian Cross (6'4/Jr.)- Carrollton
Anthony Monaco (6'3/Jr.)- Dover
Jake Heagen (6'3/Jr.)- John Glenn

D2 District Player of the Year:
Brian Harp (Minerva)

D2 District Coach of the Year
Justin Clifford (Harrison Central)

6th Man:
Max Huddleston (6'4/Sr.)- Maysville and Joe Rine (6'7/Sr.)- Buckeye Local

Breakout Player of the Year:
Marky Thompkins (6'0/Soph.)- East Liverpool

Impact Freshman:
Stephen Erickson (6'4/Fr.)- Carrollton

Teams most likely to advance to regional play:
Carrollton and Minerva

Zanesville?

hshoops wrote: Zanesville?

here is a link to last years so you can see how it was set up.

http://brackets.digitalschoolnetwork.net/basketball/boys/index.html

Look under Div 2 ... Athens regional ... Carrollton was in Zanesville 1 district with Coshocton, Harrison Central, Meadowbrook, Buckeye Local, Steubenville, Dover, West Muskingum, John Glenn, Philo, and River View.

Zanesville 2 was ... East Liverpool, Indian Creek, Edison, Cambridge, Beaver Local, New Phila, Morgan, Maysville, West Holmes, and Claymont.

They were listed as Zanesville Districts cause that is where both championship games were played.