I think BG will be able to get them this year.Who are the contenders around the state this year?
St. Francis looks like the favorite to come out of the Northwest again.
BG is intriguing. Their top line is probably as good as any in the state, but they have a short bench and only play 2 lines and 4-5 D. They've made it work for the most part so far.I think BG will be able to get them this year.
Out of Brooklyn Ignatius and Ed's are pretty evenly matched, Ignatius beat Ed's in OT so they have the upper hand as of now rankings wise.
Out of the Kent District I would have to think as of now it's between Shaker, U.S. and Walsh.
That top 5 looks spot on, and the results so far this year make it appear that on any given night each one of those top 5 could beat each other.AP State Rankings 1/10/17
1. Cleveland St. Ignatius 99 (9)
2. Toledo St. Francis de Sales 91 (1)
3. Lakewood St. Edward 77
4. Hunting Valley University School 70
5. Columbus St. Charles 54
6. Bowling Green 49
7. Upper Arlington 40
8. Shaker Heights 23
9. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 17
10. Findlay 15
Holy Name beat St. Charles last night. I think it's closer to anyone in the top 10 could beat each other on any given night.That top 5 looks spot on, and the results so far this year make it appear that on any given night each one of those top 5 could beat each other.
Something will have to be done if the Toledo region shrinks even more. Looking at last years bracket, Maumee, Fremont Ross, and Springfield are all absent this year. Moving the Lorain County teams may seem the most logical, but will have very little impact in the grand scheme of who comes out of that region. The other option would be to commission some Columbus area teams to that region, an area which has seen increased growth in the sport and capable of producing competitive teams.Any thought ever given to "growing" the Toledo region? 10 teams. The other three are in the low-mid 20's.
Send the 5 Lorain County teams to Toledo? Worth it? Not that big a deal?
Bowling Green in the top 5? Really? Who'd they beat that would put them in the top 5? Looks like they beat Padua and Lake Catholic from the Cleveland area...two down teams. Were they voted into the top 5 by someone?The competitive balance is what's most important. Sylvania may only have 10 teams but two of them are in the top five in the state rankings.
Not my opinion, state poll...I guess you could make an argument for #5, but it also looks like the top 4 are quite a bit ahead of everyone else (St. Francis, Ed's, Ignatius, US).
It happens frequently, and may seem like every year, but you only have to go back to 2014 when Ignatius and Holy Name met in the final, and 2013 when it was a Rocky River/Holy Name final.I'm shocked -- SHOCKED, I say -- that Ignatius will be meeting Ed's in the Brooklyn final. Who could have seen that coming? How many years in a row has this happened?