Archbold will have the potential for 3 of the top scorers in the league including the favorite for player of the year in Roth. That is not even counting the sophomore who played well when given the opportunity last year. Depth and size will be their #1 obstacles. I'll be stunned if they finish outside the top 3.
Also just got an offer from Wright State.
Probably foolish to ever doubt them, I guess I just see a lot of 6'0"ish perimeter guys. The size of Kammeyer, the grit of Bailey and the everything of Newman gone has me questioning things. But if they go with Roth, Sonny, Brenner, Seiler and...Miller or Seigel that is a very athletic group.
Dropping to D4 this season. Will be a contender for a district championship.
They will miss the size of Kammeyer, but they never threw him the ball anyway. Newman will be missed big time obviously.
The NWOAL as a whole will be down this year. Swanton should win it again. I think 2-6 is up for grabs. Not sure the Indians will be a top tier team this year.
The league will be down but balanced I think. I would put Swanton, PH, and Archbold in the top tier. I'm hoping for more tournament success this year. I know Wauseon had a couple of good tournament wins beating a really good Van Wert team to get to the Districts. I think every other league team was beat in the Sectionals including two pretty big upsets with Archbold and Swanton getting beat.
Swanton brings back the younger Borojevich (unless they've moved/transfered again). What else do they have back?
Swanton had 3 seniors last year I think. So there should be experience and I am guessing they would like to see their 6'8" sophomore get more varsity time. One starter, Mitchey, was injured against Wauseon in football. Not sure when he'll be back. With Swanton playing at PH this year, I think it would be fair to put the Patriots as the favorite.
Liberty Center made a small run coming in as the 8 seed at 9-12 and upsetting the 5 seed and TAAC champs Ottawa Hills and the 6 seed Evergreen before running into Eastwood.
I was told that LC is going to be very good in hoops this year. How many of the kids on the football team play basketball also?
9 of the starting 12 on offense, lol. LC has 3 ends they rotate almost every play, one runs the play in to help save the QB's legs.
Who's all returning? They get a move in?
That's great to hear. I am tired of kids at smaller schools specializing. Get in as many extracurricular activities as you can in high school!
Sr Hammontree and Jr Landon Kruse as starters. Other rotational players returning: Seniors-Zeiter, Orr, Chapa. LC routinely rotated 14 guys last year at times so others with varsity experience and played on a JV team with only a few losses: Juniors-Bockelman, Colton Kruse, Trenton Kruse, Navarre, Chambers and a 6'3" sophomore Geahlen.
I was just told LC could be in the mix from a few people at different schools.
I think we are all saying the same thing. The NWOAL is wide open this year.