oldschoollion123 wrote:

cruiser_96 wrote: Ladies and gentlemen, the 2009-2010 season is upon us! As we gear up for the opening weekend, I thought I’d write a little something in order to help myself and others to get acquainted with this season’s top teams and individuals for Central Ohio. So here goes…

Top Teams

DI
This year’s top team in Central Ohio for Division I is Marysville. Not only do they return 3 state placers (McCombs, Marsh & Weeks), they also return a handful of excellent wrestlers that can score points at the District tournament (Sparks, Green, Bass, & Philipot) that will contend for one of the top four spots at Darby. Add to that, the possibility of two or three quality incoming freshmen and it could be a recipe for a District title.

The Monarchs start the season at the competitive Eye of the Tiger Duals at Pickerington Central and then follow it up, a week later, with a dual meet tournament of their own. They round out the year going to Troy Christian on Dec. 19th and then head to the Brecksville Invitational.

Other teams that will vie for the top spot in Central Ohio will be (listed alphabetically):

Dublin Coffman
Grove City
Hilliard Davidson
Lancaster
Pickerington Central
Pickerington North
Teays Valley
Westerville North

Teams I don’t trust due to coaching and/or track record:

Hilliard Darby
Mount Vernon
Olentangy Liberty


DII

Divisional rearrangements aside, I think the team to beat in Central Ohio for DII will be (Lewis Center) Olentangy. Already a proven team (4 straight top 10 finishes in the DI District tournament at Darby), the Braves are poised to make their mark on the DII crowd. While they did lose some heavy-hitters in Sabo, DiSabato and Oglesbee, they still have two DI state placers. Not to mention their district qualifiers and, again, the possibility of incoming freshmen.

Olentangy starts the season by hosting a tournament and then, after a match at cross-town rival Liberty, they go to North Canton on Dec. 19th and then it’s off to Medina later this month. Not to mention, their assistant coaching staff is tops in Central Ohio!

Other teams within striking distance of Olentangy:

Big Walnut
Bishop Hartley
Canal Winchester
DeSales
Jonathon Alder
Licking Valley


DIII

Although the lines, to me, seem a bit blurred for DIII in Central Ohio sometimes, one thing is clear; West Jefferson is a very, very good team. On paper, they seem to be well ahead of the competition.

Last year they finished about 20 points behind a stout Pleasant squad in a two horse race. What’s crazy about this fact is that every single wrestler RETURNS! (Note: West Jeff entered 13 kids in the sectional tournament…13 qualified for the District tournament.)

West Jeff will find out very well where it fits in with the overall Central Ohio competition when they travel to Pickerington North on Dec. 19th for the Panther Duals. Teams like Hilliard Darby, Grove City, Teays Valley, Pickerington Central and host, Pickerington North will all be there for a dual meet tournament.

Teams fighting to prove their worth:

Bishop Hartley
Heath
Nelsonville-York (if they are Central Ohio)
Northmor (if they are Central Ohio)

It's whatever, dude. I hope to do individuals next and soon. I may have missed a few so feel free to correct me. Also, I'm not 100% sure concerning some of the divisional alignment shifts.

Thanks guys.

Nelsonville is def. Southeast OH, but are pretty tough, a team that will fight for a spot DIII in Central is Westfall. They came to Washington C.H. this weekend and had 5 transfers and a group of solid kids and looked pretty tough. The middle of there line-up 130 to 160 is solid. You could see them by the end of the year top 10 DIII Central. That's my 2 cents

cruiser_96 wrote: Eeeeasy, taketop91. Marysville, Pick. North and Teays Valley - in a dual meet format - are seperated by the smallest of margins. All three are tremendously loaded.

Not that this has bearing on the rankings, but I will be keeping a close eye on the 103s for the Vikings and the Panthers. Smoot and Marsico are amazing wrestlers. Period. But 103 would be better in terms of team strength for a dual against Marysville.

sick switch wrote: smoot didnt show up for the teays valley tournament and for practice the days after and turned in his stuff

cruiser_96 wrote: Eeeeasy, taketop91. Marysville, Pick. North and Teays Valley - in a dual meet format - are seperated by the smallest of margins. All three are tremendously loaded.

Not that this has bearing on the rankings, but I will be keeping a close eye on the 103s for the Vikings and the Panthers. Smoot and Marsico are amazing wrestlers. Period. But 103 would be better in terms of team strength for a dual against Marysville.