Alum01;1809881 wrote:Triway bye 4 touchdowns, players beat them bye one score and coaches beat them bye 3 more. I would be up for a pick em, just wondering if WACLFAN is????

Thats kinda crass. Bears are hungry and may upset the Apple cart in the Creek. Dump Triway on their domes. triway could very easily be 0-2

1_beast;1809934 wrote:Thats kinda crass. Bears are hungry and may upset the Apple cart in the Creek. Dump Triway on their domes. triway could very easily be 0-2

Crass???, Triway by 42 coaches beat by 5 tds, kids by 1 td. Crass?

oldsmithie;1809857 wrote:This week I am going with
Smithville over Fairless
Norwayne over Firestone
Dalton over Clearview
Northwestern over Columbia
Triway over Waynedale
Rittman over Mapleton
Hillsdale over Loudonville
Chippewa over Tuslaw

I agree with all of your picks except I will go with Firestone.

Smithville 35 Fairless 14
Northwestern 22 Columbia 7
Hillsdale 20 Loudonville 14
Triway 42 Waynedale 17
Chippewa 17 Tuslaw 14
Mapelton 34 Rittman 26
Norwayne 32 Firestone 8
Dalton 35 Clearview 14

Smithville is going to have to shore up the pass defense before next week, Fairless receivers were running WIDE open most of the night.. Otherwise Thut will have a field day next week.. Disappointed in the D-line, wasn't able to get any pressure on the Fairless QB.. Gotta get healthy and hope the D turns it up!!

For starters, I didn't see any games, and I'm only going on the scores and a few updates.

O-Trap;1809558 wrote:Chippewa: They'll have their way with Tuslaw. Sometimes, early in the year, it's hard to figure out if you're playing a quality opponent or not. I think we're far enough in to say that Tuslaw is down and Chippewa is up.

oldsmithie;1810268 wrote:Chippewa 17 Tuslaw 14

It looks like I was either wrong about Tuslaw or wrong about Chippewa. Maybe it was just a matchup issue? The score is shocking.

O-Trap;1809558 wrote:Dalton: I think Clearview has shown quite a bit of promise, and while Dalton is on the upswing, I think they're a little further behind. Clearview should win, and they might win by a lot.

oldsmithie;1810268 wrote:Dalton 35 Clearview 14

I was wholly and completely wrong on this matchup. I don't know what resulted in the three touchdowns' difference, but it's three touchdowns. There's only so much you can do to justify that as being a "closer" game in person.

O-Trap;1809558 wrote:Hillsdale: They beat Ashland Crestview, who isn't exactly a scrub. Loudonville is rebuilding. This one could get really ugly.

oldsmithie;1810268 wrote:Hillsdale 20 Loudonville 14

Again, I was wrong. Like the Chippewa game, I don't know if I overestimated Hillsdale or underestimated Loudonville, but either way, I bet this was a fun game to watch, based on their usual brands of football.

O-Trap;1809558 wrote:Northwestern: This will be the game of the week, I believe. Columbia looks sharp, as does Northwestern so far. Should be a good game.

oldsmithie;1810268 wrote:Northwestern 22 Columbia 7

Columbia was looking like a tough team this year. The result of this game has me thinking Northwestern might be the team to beat in the WCAL.

O-Trap;1809558 wrote:Norwayne: Even at 1-1, I think they'll be fine against Firestone, who has lost in two blowouts against two admittedly good teams. I don't think Norwayne will blow them out, but I think they'll win by a pair of touchdowns.

oldsmithie;1810268 wrote:Norwayne 32 Firestone 8

Finally, I kinda got one right, though you might be able to call this one a "blowout" with 3-plus touchdowns.

O-Trap;1809558 wrote:Rittman: Rittman may come into league play a 3-0. After drubbing Richmond Heights and edging South Central, I like them against another 0-2 team.

oldsmithie;1810268 wrote:Mapelton 34 Rittman 26

It was a close game. I was off, but I don't feel as bad about this one.

O-Trap;1809558 wrote:Smithville: They'll win by a pair of TDs. My guess is that they'll play a sloppy game and that they should actually win by at least twice what they actually win by, but they'll still get to 3-0.

oldsmithie;1810268 wrote:Smithville 35 Fairless 14

Instead of a pair of TDs, it was a trio of them. Still, from what I've heard, they did play a somewhat sloppy game on defense. I was close on this one, though I'm not sure what they should have won by, having not been there.

O-Trap;1809558 wrote:Waynedale: I can see this one being a close game. I will probably still say Triway wins, but it wouldn't shock me if it was by less than a touchdown.

oldsmithie;1810268 wrote:Triway 42 Waynedale 17

Once again, I was dead wrong.

I obviously have no idea how the league is going to shape up. At best, I give myself a half-right on Northwestern, a right call on Norwayne, and a half game on Smithville. That's a 2-for-8 record on the week.

Under the circumstances, here's how I see the league playing out:

1. Northwestern
2. Chippewa/Smithville
3. Chippewa/Smithville
4. Norwayne
5. Hillsdale
6. Dalton
7. Rittman/Waynedale
8. Rittman/Waynedale

Well that didnt go as planned. Whats next? Where are the Bears focus? Blocking? Discipline? 8 -3 in penalties....wo the turnover battle

I thought I would have a better handle on the WCAL teams at this point. Smithville has a lot of work to do on pass defense!!!! got burnt many times! Smithies also have a very BAD kicking game! all aspects of kicking game need work. Waynedale will be the upset team this year, the bears will ruin sombody's season. Hillsdale is solid but seems they only played "ok" against Loudonville. Dalton had a solid game against Clearview, I was not surprised as Clearview was Dalton's only win a year ago when the Bulldogs went 1-9. Chippewa does not seem to have the same firepower as they did a year ago, but Tuslaw is not as bad as their 0-3 start. Northwestern seems to be the team to beat and they take on Smithville next Friday. Norwayne is a team on a mission (after losing to Orrville) and will have something to say about how the league shakes out. It is going to be another interesting year in the WCAL and my money says a tie at the top.

Bears are young, but have the Jimmie's and Joe's. They played a very stout non conference schedule. I look for them to upset a few teams that are looking by them. I guess we'll see. I saw a potential win last night, then Triway jumped out 21-0 in the first quarter. Was pretty even after that. Bears won the turnovers, but lacked in discipline and not so clean play in racking up 8 penalties. A few were not good and I was disappointed in the kids that commttied the fouls.

I think the bears played under their potential this week & will get it together next week.

We have a lot of positives & should be able to make adjustments to our game plan to get in the win column & show some Bear Pride.

A Big week coming up for the WCAL as we open league play! Here are the match ups any thoughts?
Chippewa at Norwayne
Smithville at Northwestern
Waynedale at Hillsdale
Dalton at Rittman

oldsmithie;1810530 wrote:A Big week coming up for the WCAL as we open league play! Here are the match ups any thoughts?
Chippewa at Norwayne
Smithville at Northwestern
Waynedale at Hillsdale
Dalton at Rittman

Two really good games this week. Smithville/Northwestern will be good as will Chippewa/Norwayne. Hillsdale and Dalton should have no problems this week winning handily.

I see the Chipps getting smacked all over the field by Norwayne ... Northwestern is going to do the same to Smithville ... Hillsdale will route Waynedale and I think I will go with the upset and pick Rittman over Dalton.

Is it wrestling season yet?

oldsmithie;1810530 wrote:A Big week coming up for the WCAL as we open league play! Here are the match ups any thoughts?
Chippewa at Norwayne
Smithville at Northwestern
Waynedale at Hillsdale
Dalton at Rittman

Norwayne over Chippewa
Northwestern over Smithville
Hillsdale over Waynedale in a rout
Dalton over Rittman in a rout

Norwayne over Chippewa
smithville over northwestern
hillsdale over waynedale
dalton over rittman

I will go with
Norwayne over Chippewa
Smithville in a squeaker over Northwestern (hopeful thinking)
Hillsdale over waynedale
Dalton over Rittman

oldsmithie;1810819 wrote:I will go with
Norwayne over Chippewa
Smithville in a squeaker over Northwestern (hopeful thinking)
Hillsdale over waynedale
Dalton over Rittman

Same thoughts on smithville vs northwestern. Also really wouldn't be surprised if the chipps pull it off against norwayne.

Northwestern over Smithville
Hillsdale over Waynedale
Dalton over Rittman
Norwayne over Chippewa
I think Northwestern is going to be the team to beat in this year!

Dalton is going to be the sleeper team that may contend

Nothing surprises me much when it comes to the WCAL. The days of the Big 3 are long over as the league is much more balanced these days. Smithville is pretty healthy going into this game against the Huskies. Northwestern is pretty explosive on offense and will air it out. Smithville is going to have to maintain ball control and that will mean stepping up the short passing game. I think that Waynedale has the potential to make the Hillsdale game very interesting, I watched the re-play of the Bears/Titans game and Waynedale had flashes of being a very good offense. I think that Norwayne has more firepower than Chippewa. Dalton seems much improved this year and will run all over Rittman. These are just an old mans views of this weeks match-ups. May all the teams stay healthy and free of injuries this week.

My picks are
Dalton - Rittman is still Rittman
Northwestern - I was clearly wrong on this team. They are the real deal
Hillsdale - waynedale is straight up awful
Chipps- my chipps are about to eat on Friday night!!!

Hogger53;1810893 wrote:Dalton is going to be the sleeper team that may contend

You're right, contend for 6th place

1_beast;1810332 wrote:Bears are young, but have the Jimmie's and Joe's. They played a very stout non conference schedule. I look for them to upset a few teams that are looking by them. I guess we'll see. I saw a potential win last night, then Triway jumped out 21-0 in the first quarter. Was pretty even after that. Bears won the turnovers, but lacked in discipline and not so clean play in racking up 8 penalties. A few were not good and I was disappointed in the kids that commttied the fouls.

Hunter86;1810355 wrote:I think the bears played under their potential this week & will get it together next week.

We have a lot of positives & should be able to make adjustments to our game plan to get in the win column & show some Bear Pride.

My mission remains the same and I will continue to do "everything I can" to accomplish it...