Starkcountylegend
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Picks
Week 7
15-1
Season
97-25 79.5%
My Top 10 (For those slow on the uptake, just because a small school is in my top 10, it doesn't mean that I think they would win over unranked teams. Someone sent me a PM asking me to include all the EBC schools in my rankings, so since I do include Malvern, I have no qualms about doing this):
1. Massillon
Tigers are the best in the county, just my opinion, but the gap between them and Jackson this season has narrowed, but I would still set the line at Tigers -9 on a neutral field. Tigers biggest problem this year is they are not getting much help from level two points in the computer rankings. The Tigers scheduled an ambitious schedule, and they could have never forecasted the Reynoldsburg, Euclid, Harding and now Fitch would either be bad or have middling seasons. Yes, they probably knew that GlenOak wouldn't produce many points, and Wooster is not going to give them a whole lot. I have no idea about Canisius, they appear to have some talent. Hard is it may be for Tiger fans to root for McKinley, they should be pulling for them to win the next two in order to help with L2 points.
2. Jackson
They are a very well coached team, they can play in shootouts or in defensive battles which is a good sign of a coach that can adjust to the game. They have McKinley and Hoover, as well as CCC standing in their way to reach a perfect regular season.
3. Hoover
Defense, defense and more defense....Vikes came into the season with a much hyped defensive squad, it didn't look good after Heights mauled them, but props to Hoover for scheduling up. They limited Perry to a season low in points scored, in the last four games they are surrendering 2.5 points per game. Their offense is somewhat limited, so they probably are not a threat for a deep run into Region 7. They close out with Lake, Green and Jackson, if they can take two of those three, then they should be sitting pretty for seeding purposes.
4. West Branch
They just manhandled the second best team in the EBC, they are anabsolute juggernaut on offense this year. Currently holding the number 1 spot in Region 13
5. McKinley
A year of adjustment for the Bulldogs, you never know what your going to get week to week. Amazingly the Bulldogs are sitting in 4th in Region 1, they probably will not hold that spot with likely losses against Jackson and Massillon, and very little gains with a win over Glenoak.
6. Green
Yea, that got manhandled by McKinley, but really that was there only bad loss to date. They have Perry, Hoover and Lake to close out the season, so it should give us a better understanding as to where this program is at. With that said, the coaching staff at Green should be saluted for righting the ship and being competitive in the FED.
7. Lake
Lake traditionally plays a weak OOC schedule, and it seems to bite them in the every year. They close out with Hoover, Perry and Green, they need to probably win two of the three to secure home field in the first round.
8. Fairless
What can you say about the Fearless Fairless Falcons, just a well rounded team that is solid on both sides of the ball. I'm would really be surprised if a EBC school didn't come sniffing around for a solid head coach. With that said, is the EBC from top to bottom better than the PAC?
9. Carrolton
Lets let this program build for a couple of years, good team, could be dangerous in the playoffs. Coached by one of the five coaches in the county.
10. Canton South
I could have went Salem here, but South does more with less! Im excited to see South go to the PAC next year, they don't have the enrollment to keep up with the EBC teams, but they have a HC that knows how to win
Week 7
15-1
Season
97-25 79.5%
My Top 10 (For those slow on the uptake, just because a small school is in my top 10, it doesn't mean that I think they would win over unranked teams. Someone sent me a PM asking me to include all the EBC schools in my rankings, so since I do include Malvern, I have no qualms about doing this):
1. Massillon
Tigers are the best in the county, just my opinion, but the gap between them and Jackson this season has narrowed, but I would still set the line at Tigers -9 on a neutral field. Tigers biggest problem this year is they are not getting much help from level two points in the computer rankings. The Tigers scheduled an ambitious schedule, and they could have never forecasted the Reynoldsburg, Euclid, Harding and now Fitch would either be bad or have middling seasons. Yes, they probably knew that GlenOak wouldn't produce many points, and Wooster is not going to give them a whole lot. I have no idea about Canisius, they appear to have some talent. Hard is it may be for Tiger fans to root for McKinley, they should be pulling for them to win the next two in order to help with L2 points.
2. Jackson
They are a very well coached team, they can play in shootouts or in defensive battles which is a good sign of a coach that can adjust to the game. They have McKinley and Hoover, as well as CCC standing in their way to reach a perfect regular season.
3. Hoover
Defense, defense and more defense....Vikes came into the season with a much hyped defensive squad, it didn't look good after Heights mauled them, but props to Hoover for scheduling up. They limited Perry to a season low in points scored, in the last four games they are surrendering 2.5 points per game. Their offense is somewhat limited, so they probably are not a threat for a deep run into Region 7. They close out with Lake, Green and Jackson, if they can take two of those three, then they should be sitting pretty for seeding purposes.
4. West Branch
They just manhandled the second best team in the EBC, they are anabsolute juggernaut on offense this year. Currently holding the number 1 spot in Region 13
5. McKinley
A year of adjustment for the Bulldogs, you never know what your going to get week to week. Amazingly the Bulldogs are sitting in 4th in Region 1, they probably will not hold that spot with likely losses against Jackson and Massillon, and very little gains with a win over Glenoak.
6. Green
Yea, that got manhandled by McKinley, but really that was there only bad loss to date. They have Perry, Hoover and Lake to close out the season, so it should give us a better understanding as to where this program is at. With that said, the coaching staff at Green should be saluted for righting the ship and being competitive in the FED.
7. Lake
Lake traditionally plays a weak OOC schedule, and it seems to bite them in the every year. They close out with Hoover, Perry and Green, they need to probably win two of the three to secure home field in the first round.
8. Fairless
What can you say about the Fearless Fairless Falcons, just a well rounded team that is solid on both sides of the ball. I'm would really be surprised if a EBC school didn't come sniffing around for a solid head coach. With that said, is the EBC from top to bottom better than the PAC?
9. Carrolton
Lets let this program build for a couple of years, good team, could be dangerous in the playoffs. Coached by one of the five coaches in the county.
10. Canton South
I could have went Salem here, but South does more with less! Im excited to see South go to the PAC next year, they don't have the enrollment to keep up with the EBC teams, but they have a HC that knows how to win