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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Aug 9, 2017 6:16pm
I have been a little bit out of the loop, heart surgery and recovery have kept me busy. Any word on the teams for the upcoming season.
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chiefy jones
Posts: 1,037
Aug 9, 2017 8:40pm
Hope your recovery is going good OS. Looking forward to a great season.
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1486wd
Posts: 835
Aug 11, 2017 8:36am
Kind of a lot of unknowns this year, norwayne has had it going for years now, but lose a monster Sr class, I still expect them to be solid. Hillsdale loses some studs as well, but I was impressed by their qb williams last year and he is back. Chippewa also loses some great seniors and I think will take a little bit of a step back. Dalton returns most of their starters, but lose two of their best players in fitzwater and Hershberger. Waynedale also returns a bunch of guys, but they were flat out bad last year - depends how those kids develop. Rittman and smithville I am not familiar with enough to say for sure. In other words, pretty wide open imo.
WCLfan
Posts: 117
Aug 11, 2017 7:32pm
Unlike last year, I don't think there's a true "favorite" this season. I can see Northwestern taking the biggest step back and waynedale, by default taking the biggest step forward. I could see any of the top 6 teams winning the WCAL this year
Chippewa
Hillsdale
Norwayne
Dalton
Smithville
Northwestern
Waynedale
Rittman
Chippewa
Hillsdale
Norwayne
Dalton
Smithville
Northwestern
Waynedale
Rittman
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Wcal observer
Posts: 192
Aug 15, 2017 7:29pm
Have to agree, the league is pretty open, and don't see anyone going unscathed. If pressed to pick a top 3, I would go with Chippewa, Dalton, and Hillsdale. His sale has experience at the QB position, Chippewa returns a lot of players now starting for year 2, and Dalton has plenty returning as well. Overall talent seems down, and the league is lacking star quality.
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Aug 16, 2017 4:46pm
Did a little digging today and found the roster numbers for the league teams! I was shocked to see the decline in numbers!!!
Chippewa 15 varsity players
Rittman 24 varsity players
Smithville 27 varsity players
Northwestern 28 varsity players
Dalton 32 varsity players
Waynedale 37 varsity players
Norwayne 41 including Freshmen
Hillsdale 46 varsity players
Chippewa 15 varsity players
Rittman 24 varsity players
Smithville 27 varsity players
Northwestern 28 varsity players
Dalton 32 varsity players
Waynedale 37 varsity players
Norwayne 41 including Freshmen
Hillsdale 46 varsity players
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TheWizard
Posts: 25
Aug 18, 2017 3:29pm
Not sure where you got that from, but Chippewa has over 30 kids.oldsmithie;1867047 wrote:Did a little digging today and found the roster numbers for the league teams! I was shocked to see the decline in numbers!!!
Chippewa 15 varsity players
Rittman 24 varsity players
Smithville 27 varsity players
Northwestern 28 varsity players
Dalton 32 varsity players
Waynedale 37 varsity players
Norwayne 41 including Freshmen
Hillsdale 46 varsity players
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1486wd
Posts: 835
Aug 19, 2017 7:04am
Bulldogs have looked solid in their scrimmages, beating Malvern 21-0 and Triway 21-3
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Referee1
Posts: 1
Aug 21, 2017 11:21am
Don't see any Orrville Football threads so, I thought someone on this thread may be able to answer this... does anyone know how Orrville did against Lutheran West last Friday? Thanks!
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Aug 22, 2017 1:53am
:RpS_drool:
Hey you guys!!
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Aug 22, 2017 7:16am
Wizard: I got the numbers off of Maxiprep. Could be that Chippewa did not fill out the roster info completely or maybe the 30 is with freshmen (most did not include Freshmen with the rosters).
dhs22p
Posts: 431
Aug 22, 2017 10:35am
Who do you guys have in the Week 1 WCAL games?
Garaway @ Dalton
Richmond Heights @ Rittman
Smithville @ Tuslaw
Loudonville @ Northwestern
Warrensville Heights @ Norwayne
Chippewa @ Manchester
Tusky Valley @ Waynedale
Mapleton @ Hillsdale
Garaway @ Dalton
Richmond Heights @ Rittman
Smithville @ Tuslaw
Loudonville @ Northwestern
Warrensville Heights @ Norwayne
Chippewa @ Manchester
Tusky Valley @ Waynedale
Mapleton @ Hillsdale
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Aug 24, 2017 4:29pm
My picks:
Dalton Over Garaway
Rittman over Richmond Heights
Smithville over Tuslaw (squeaker)
Northwestern over loudonville
Norwayne over WH
Manchester over Chippewa (squeaker)
Tusky over Waynedale
Hillsdale over Mapleton
Dalton Over Garaway
Rittman over Richmond Heights
Smithville over Tuslaw (squeaker)
Northwestern over loudonville
Norwayne over WH
Manchester over Chippewa (squeaker)
Tusky over Waynedale
Hillsdale over Mapleton
Flash
Posts: 1,035
Aug 25, 2017 12:57pm
Orrville definitely looked better in their scrimmage with LW. Scored 3-4 TDs with first string.
Flash
Posts: 1,035
Aug 25, 2017 10:08pm
Dalton, Smithville, Northwestern winners. Orrville beats Wooster.
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Aug 26, 2017 5:40am
The WCAL goes 6-2 in the first week!!! Smithville, Dalton,Norwayne, Northwestern, Hillsdale and Rittman all win. Chippewa and Waynedale lose.
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wcalfan
Posts: 527
Aug 26, 2017 10:04pm
Hmmmmmmmm......:RpS_glare:
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green machine
Posts: 14
Aug 28, 2017 12:07pm
Smithville looked pretty good week one. We still have a lot to work on. We had trouble running the ball roughly 36 carries for 112 yards not smithie football!! But we threw for 185 yards and 3 td passes. plus the defense only created 4 turnovers all of last year and they had 7 versus Tuslaw. Our defense put pressure the QB getting 2 sacks and forcing bad throws. There is a website www.tntbroadcasting.wix.com/smithies. That broadcast all of smithville's games over the internet live. Its just like listening to a game on the radio and you can listen live anywhere in the world, its pretty cool!! I think Smithville will have their hands full with Triway it will be a test.
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el choppo
Posts: 49
Aug 31, 2017 1:34pm
Tuslaw is booty.. The WCAL is soft this year. I don't see any teams winning a playoff game. Smithville will get their wake up call this week when Triway just pounds them. Nothing is like the PAC 7 or 8 (with the exception of Orrville - they booty as well). But they would still win the WCAL (Weak Cupcake Average League)green machine;1869028 wrote:Smithville looked pretty good week one. We still have a lot to work on. We had trouble running the ball roughly 36 carries for 112 yards not smithie football!! But we threw for 185 yards and 3 td passes. plus the defense only created 4 turnovers all of last year and they had 7 versus Tuslaw. Our defense put pressure the QB getting 2 sacks and forcing bad throws. There is a website www.tntbroadcasting.wix.com/smithies. That broadcast all of smithville's games over the internet live. Its just like listening to a game on the radio and you can listen live anywhere in the world, its pretty cool!! I think Smithville will have their hands full with Triway it will be a test.
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Aug 31, 2017 6:50pm
Hey El Choppo, sounds like you are down after you chipps took one on the chin last week! The WCAL stacks up very well against the Pac 8. As for Triway and Smithville, we shall see.
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el choppo
Posts: 49
Sep 1, 2017 10:28am
I'm not a Chippewa fan. I'm just an insightful observer. I picked norwayne to win the league last year and will do the same this year. When stacking up the wcal to the PAC, there is no comparison this year. Wcal is way way way downoldsmithie;1869619 wrote:Hey El Choppo, sounds like you are down after you chipps took one on the chin last week! The WCAL stacks up very well against the Pac 8. As for Triway and Smithville, we shall see.
triway 28 Smithville 20
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Sep 1, 2017 4:27pm
Well 28-20 is hardly a "pounding" I do not see the WCAL as way down and I will pick Dalton to win it all. Smithville is a different animal this year, able to pass and score quickly. The Smithie line is young but very big. Best of luck to all the area teams tonight. El Choppo, I went back and read some of your posts from last year and you sure sounded like a Chipp fan! you also picked Chippewa to win the league!!!!
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Sep 1, 2017 4:35pm
Well 28-20 is hardly a "pounding" I do not see the WCAL as way down and I will pick Dalton to win it all. Smithville is a different animal this year, able to pass and score quickly. The Smithie line is young but very big. Best of luck to all the area teams tonight. I just went back and looked at your Predictions from last year (el choppo) you picked Chippewa to win the league not Norwayne.
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green machine
Posts: 14
Sep 1, 2017 4:37pm
I think it will a good game. The one thing I have seen out of these 30 players is heart. They don't quit. Tuslaw was a very physical game. West Holmes vs Triway was really not that physical. Triway better be prepared to get hit tonight. I hope all the WCAL does well and stays healthy!!
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oldsmithie
Posts: 397
Sep 2, 2017 7:25am
The WCAL goes 6-2 again this week! with Smithville, Norwayne, Dalton, Hillsdale, Chippewa and Rittman all winning!!! Waynedale and Northwestern lost this week! That makes the League 12-4 so far in non conference games and for (el choppo) the WCAL is 5-1 against the Pac 8. Smithville played and extremely physical game last night and won in the last 20 seconds of the game!!!! very exciting!!