This should be a fairly tough region, with some very good NEO teams from D5 replacing the Toledo area teams and making this an all NEO region. Some of those Toledo area programs are very good...such as Toledo CC and Anthony Wayne, but this looks to be a decent region from top to bottom than some previous top-heavy iterations of R6.
I'll take a stab at predicting the playoff field by listing the eight predicted playoff teams in bold.
Region 6:
Avon (Avon)
Avon Lake (Avon Lake)
Barberton (Barberton)
Benedictine (Cleveland)
Brecksville-Broadview Hts (Broadview Heights)
Garfield Heights (Garfield Hts)
Green (Uniontown)
Highland (Medina)
John Adams (Cleveland)
John Marshall (Cleveland)
Lakewood (Lakewood)
Maple Heights (Maple Heights)
Midview (Grafton)
Normandy (Parma)
North Olmsted (North Olmsted)
North Ridgeville (N Ridgeville)
North Royalton (North Royalton)
Olmsted Falls (Olmsted Falls)
Padua Franciscan (Parma)
Parma (Parma)
Rhodes (Cleveland)
Steele (Amherst)
Valley Forge (Parma Heights)
Wadsworth (Wadsworth)
Westlake (Westlake)
Wooster (Wooster)
North Royalton and North Ridgeville have sleeper potential. Wooster should be solid, but lost their great QB Dagley. Valley Forge, Parma or Normandy won't be any better than average, but all are capable of piling up enough wins in their league to squeak into the playoffs. Benedictine can never be overlooked with their history. Garfield Hts will take a step back after losing so many key seniors. I suppose any of the Cleveland Senate teams could get hot in their league an claim a playoff spot, but it's doubtful. Brecksville has traditionally been good, so a turnaround is always possible.
Unfortunately, the R6 winner will very likely get Hoban from R5 again in the regional semis. Massillon has a shot at winning R5 too, and will be very good, but Hoban still has to be considered the overall favorite in D2.
I'll take a stab at predicting the playoff field by listing the eight predicted playoff teams in bold.
Region 6:
Avon (Avon)
Avon Lake (Avon Lake)
Barberton (Barberton)
Benedictine (Cleveland)
Brecksville-Broadview Hts (Broadview Heights)
Garfield Heights (Garfield Hts)
Green (Uniontown)
Highland (Medina)
John Adams (Cleveland)
John Marshall (Cleveland)
Lakewood (Lakewood)
Maple Heights (Maple Heights)
Midview (Grafton)
Normandy (Parma)
North Olmsted (North Olmsted)
North Ridgeville (N Ridgeville)
North Royalton (North Royalton)
Olmsted Falls (Olmsted Falls)
Padua Franciscan (Parma)
Parma (Parma)
Rhodes (Cleveland)
Steele (Amherst)
Valley Forge (Parma Heights)
Wadsworth (Wadsworth)
Westlake (Westlake)
Wooster (Wooster)
North Royalton and North Ridgeville have sleeper potential. Wooster should be solid, but lost their great QB Dagley. Valley Forge, Parma or Normandy won't be any better than average, but all are capable of piling up enough wins in their league to squeak into the playoffs. Benedictine can never be overlooked with their history. Garfield Hts will take a step back after losing so many key seniors. I suppose any of the Cleveland Senate teams could get hot in their league an claim a playoff spot, but it's doubtful. Brecksville has traditionally been good, so a turnaround is always possible.
Unfortunately, the R6 winner will very likely get Hoban from R5 again in the regional semis. Massillon has a shot at winning R5 too, and will be very good, but Hoban still has to be considered the overall favorite in D2.