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Havin Fun
Posts: 336
Sep 11, 2015 11:39pm
Wow. The next few weeks will be very telling. Bears have Norwayne, Hillsdale and Chippewa back to back to back. Norwayne Manchester score is very deceiving with the poor weather. Triway is not a very good football team so the Bears will be tested the next three weeks.
Smithville Hillsdale should be a rumble. I think smithville wins this one.
Smithville Hillsdale should be a rumble. I think smithville wins this one.
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Oldest Rider2
Posts: 62
Sep 11, 2015 11:41pm
That is true. I feel bad for his other schools. Especially after the hissy fit he threw after the Waynedale levy failed.Old Rider;1749657 wrote:He is at almost EVERY Orrville game...
He's a snake oil guy. Not a fan.
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Sep 11, 2015 11:42pm
How is the Norwayne score deceiving? With a big bruiser RB, this weather should play into their hand. I think Triway has a solid team. Too many dropped passes. Officials tried to help. I agree Smithville beats Hillsdale, BUT, in the Williams era, just as you count out Hillsdale, they show up and win!Havin Fun;1749914 wrote:Wow. The next few weeks will be very telling. Bears have Norwayne, Hillsdale and Chippewa back to back to back. Norwayne Manchester score is very deceiving with the poor weather. Triway is not a very good football team so the Bears will be tested the next three weeks.
Smithville Hillsdale should be a rumble. I think smithville wins this one.
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Sep 12, 2015 12:05am
Chippewa is the team to beat!~ Smithies and Falcons and Cats right there! Bears are slow, undersized, unathletic ....
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Hogger53
Posts: 81
Sep 12, 2015 12:26am
I think the winner between Smithville and Hillsdale may be the favs. Last year the Chipps were supposed to be unstoppable with that O. But guess who shut them down in their own backyard. Hillsdale never runs the score up on teams, but also seems to have 'let down" games too. Ala Dalton last year. I think the Bears are right in the mix too. This could very well be another multi WCAL title this year.
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Hogger53
Posts: 81
Sep 12, 2015 12:31am
And... The Bears are better than Norwayne! Manchester should have been blown out by the Cats. Hillsdale easily handled Manchester, I expected the same from Norwayne
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Alum01
Posts: 170
Sep 12, 2015 1:15am
Agree, NEXT!1_beast;1749921 wrote:Chippewa is the team to beat!~ Smithies and Falcons and Cats right there! Bears are slow, undersized, unathletic ....
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iced earth
Posts: 207
Sep 12, 2015 8:35am
Everybody will have at least one loss in league...4 teams in the post season...with an outside chance at 5! That would be very cool for the WCAL!
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Sep 12, 2015 12:00pm
The league is really going to be tight this year! The Hillsdale vs Smithville game should be a good one! Hillsdale always gives Smithville fits! too close to call. Smithville was first in Region 19 last week and should stay there with the win over Fairless.
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Sep 12, 2015 12:23pm
Smithville, Northwestern, Rittman, and Dalton all made the playoffs in 2005. Have four WCAL teams made it in one season since then?
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Sep 12, 2015 4:59pm
LOL I remember Norwayne acting like you when they won the STATE TITLE and they got punched in the balls in week 10! Be careful grasshopper!Alum01;1749926 wrote:Agree, NEXT!
Agreed! Except Chippewa...15-0.iced earth;1749933 wrote:Everybody will have at least one loss in league...4 teams in the post season...with an outside chance at 5! That would be very cool for the WCAL!
Barnburner. My heart says Smithville, but Williams just finds a way to win!oldsmithie;1749982 wrote:The league is really going to be tight this year! The Hillsdale vs Smithville game should be a good one! Hillsdale always gives Smithville fits! too close to call. Smithville was first in Region 19 last week and should stay there with the win over Fairless.
Im too lazy to look it up, but there may have been one time since.O-Trap;1749996 wrote:Smithville, Northwestern, Rittman, and Dalton all made the playoffs in 2005. Have four WCAL teams made it in one season since then?
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Alum01
Posts: 170
Sep 12, 2015 7:51pm
Your right old wise one, I will not comment anymore. See you in week 6, I'm hoping are starters get to play in the 2nd half they really need to get kicked in the balls at least once before week 11. Looking forward to the big crowd you will bring to D-town, should be a great game. Also looking forward to your super fan the fence patrol, hes a hoot. Good Luck Man! see ya!1_beast;1750089 wrote:LOL I remember Norwayne acting like you when they won the STATE TITLE and they got punched in the balls in week 10! Be careful grasshopper!
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Buck sweep
Posts: 15
Sep 13, 2015 1:28am
Smithville over hillsdale...this time. The falcons in the last few years somehow find a way to beat the smithies.
Dr. KnOiTaLL
Posts: 2,682
Sep 13, 2015 11:29am
Smithville/Hillsdale should be a very exciting game this weekend. Smithville will need to clean up the penalties (although, I admit, many were unwarranted last week), but you can't afford to give a good team free yards. This game will come down to toughness, execution, and defense.
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Sep 13, 2015 10:12pm
Post all you want! I really don't have a "Bear" in the fight. My son is in college, my daughter plays Futbol and my youngest is 12. I like the banter. Its great to see the WCAL so competitive this year. I do support the Bears. I did stand on the fence, and I DON'T care.Alum01;1750113 wrote:Your right old wise one, I will not comment anymore. See you in week 6, I'm hoping are starters get to play in the 2nd half they really need to get kicked in the balls at least once before week 11. Looking forward to the big crowd you will bring to D-town, should be a great game. Also looking forward to your super fan the fence patrol, hes a hoot. Good Luck Man! see ya!
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Sep 14, 2015 7:59am
Just checked the standings for the computer rankings (playoffs) I know it is early in the season but here they are for WCAL teams
Div. 5 Region 16
1. Waynedale
4. Chippewa
8.Northwestern
14. Norwayne
Div.6 Region 19
1.Smithville
5.Hillsdale
6.Rittman
16.Dalton
Div. 5 Region 16
1. Waynedale
4. Chippewa
8.Northwestern
14. Norwayne
Div.6 Region 19
1.Smithville
5.Hillsdale
6.Rittman
16.Dalton
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Sep 14, 2015 8:03am
Yep. If playoffs started today, six of the eight WCAL teams would be in.
Obviously, I don't think it'll play out that way once they all start beating up on each other, but I could still see four. There are five teams still undefeated, and only one (Dalton) has two losses.
Obviously, I don't think it'll play out that way once they all start beating up on each other, but I could still see four. There are five teams still undefeated, and only one (Dalton) has two losses.
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Sep 14, 2015 8:12am
I agree O-Trap, I can see 4 making it in if everything goes well. This coming week should shake things up!
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Sep 15, 2015 7:34am
The league games this week, Who wins?????
Smithville at Hillsdale
Chippewa at Rittman
Waynedale at Norwayne
Dalton at Northwestern
Smithville at Hillsdale
Chippewa at Rittman
Waynedale at Norwayne
Dalton at Northwestern
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Sep 15, 2015 8:31am
Northwestern takes Dalton. They're just having a tough time over there in Bulldog country.oldsmithie;1750917 wrote:The league games this week, Who wins?????
Smithville at Hillsdale
Chippewa at Rittman
Waynedale at Norwayne
Dalton at Northwestern
Waynedale takes Norwayne. The Bears made me a believer after the work they did on the Titans.
Chippewa takes Rittman. It seems like it's Chippewa's league to lose this year.
That fourth game is tough. Same record thus far. Not a hugely different strength of schedule so far. Two excellent coaches. Certainly the game of the week. I'll say Hillsdale leads most of the game, but Smithville keeps it close and edges out the Falcons on a controvercial play toward the end that results in a score.
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iced earth
Posts: 207
Sep 16, 2015 1:49pm
Waynedale has a nice team this year...But I'm a little confused by all the love they are getting from both the associated press and jjhuddle polls. Both have them ranked 2nd in all of D5 behind Coldwater. I see a good team, but if they are really the second best team in the state in D5, football must really be going downhill in Ohio.
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Sep 16, 2015 3:31pm
The AP rankings don't mean much and the JJ poll means even less. The AP also has Smithville ranked 2 in the State in Div. 6. I am a long time Smithie supporter but chuckled when I saw the rankings. I think the league as a whole is up this year but don't think it is up so much to warrant the high rankings.
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1486wd
Posts: 835
Sep 17, 2015 8:54am
Good points here on the rankings. In high school there seems to be two qualifications for high rankings - a good record and a name that people remember making the playoffs at some semi recent time. Nobody outside of a schools immediate area really has any idea. ( for that matter, we hardly know about teams in the area at this point in the season).
sanitizer
Posts: 288
Sep 17, 2015 9:18am
Really awesome to see Wayne County schools so strong this year! Really a neat time!
RedRider1
Posts: 3,850
Sep 17, 2015 10:03am
Orrville was ranked in the AP poll a few years ago after a 4-0 start....we finished 4-6.oldsmithie;1751171 wrote:The AP rankings don't mean much and the JJ poll means even less. The AP also has Smithville ranked 2 in the State in Div. 6. I am a long time Smithie supporter but chuckled when I saw the rankings. I think the league as a whole is up this year but don't think it is up so much to warrant the high rankings.
AP poll is based on name recognition which comes from past success. Voters are typically uninformed about teams outside their area which is why Mentor got a D-1 first place vote a week after losing by 40 to Cincy St. X.