Division III Region 9 - Top 8 Teams

Vote for the top 8 teams in Region 9 for the 2023 Season

  • Alliance (Alliance)

    Votes: 17 18.9%

  • Aurora (Aurora)

    Votes: 61 67.8%

  • Bedford (Bedford)

    Votes: 4 4.4%

  • Canfield (Canfield)

    Votes: 70 77.8%

  • Chaney (Youngstown)

    Votes: 36 40.0%

  • Chardon (Chardon)

    Votes: 76 84.4%

  • Collinwood (Cleveland)

    Votes: 1 1.1%

  • Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls)

    Votes: 10 11.1%

  • Dover (Dover)

    Votes: 64 71.1%

  • East (Akron)

    Votes: 19 21.1%

  • East Technical (Cleveland)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Geneva (Geneva)

    Votes: 12 13.3%

  • Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills)

    Votes: 11 12.2%

  • Harvey (Painesville)

    Votes: 2 2.2%

  • Hawken (Gates Mills)

    Votes: 2 2.2%

  • Howland (Warren)

    Votes: 4 4.4%

  • John F Kennedy (Cleveland)

    Votes: 1 1.1%

  • Kenston (Chagrin Falls)

    Votes: 52 57.8%

  • Kent Roosevelt (Kent)

    Votes: 1 1.1%

  • Louisville (Louisville)

    Votes: 4 4.4%

  • Madison (Madison)

    Votes: 2 2.2%

  • Marlington (Alliance)

    Votes: 3 3.3%

  • New Philadelphia (New Philadelphia)

    Votes: 31 34.4%

  • Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon)

    Votes: 3 3.3%

  • Tallmadge (Tallmadge)

    Votes: 18 20.0%

  • University School (Hunting Valley)

    Votes: 10 11.1%

  • Ursuline (Youngstown)

    Votes: 75 83.3%

  • Villa Angela-St Joseph (Cleveland)

    Votes: 32 35.6%

  • West Geauga (Chesterland)

    Votes: 3 3.3%
  • Total voters
    90
simkon said:
I don't think Watterson will be anywhere near as good as the others mentioned. TCC should be able to win without too much trouble.
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Well - you will get a sneak peak on this as Chardon and Watty play early in the year. Watty also plays Parma Padua along with 3 D2's and a D1. Schedule looks much tougher then last year.
 
watty1991 said:
Well - you will get a sneak peak on this as Chardon and Watty play early in the year. Watty also plays Parma Padua along with 3 D2's and a D1. Schedule looks much tougher then last year.
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Mind you I have only seen Bishop Watterson play twice in person, once against Canfield in the D-II playoffs in 2005 and once against Cardinal Mooney, possibly week 10.
 
simkon said:
Mind you I have only seen Bishop Watterson play twice in person, once against Canfield in the D-II playoffs in 2005 and once against Cardinal Mooney, possibly week 10.
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I know the Watterson fanbase is pretty excited for this season. A LOT of returning talent and an offense that they seemed to figure it out in playoffs. I have no perspective on Watty vs those other 4 schools but I think this feels different then last year in which the community just didn't know how good we were.
 
watty1991 said:
I know the Watterson fanbase is pretty excited for this season.
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Yes, all twelve of them are pretty pumped....
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This is one of the regions where I think it's possible for a 16 vs 1 or 15 vs 2 upset. Someone running the table could get a #1 seed that may not have played the toughest schedule while another team finishes 6-4 against an extremely tough schedule and just squeaks into the playoffs. Finishing near the top of the region is not a guarantee of an easy first-round game.
 
Yappi said:
This is one of the regions where I think it's possible for a 16 vs 1 or 15 vs 2 upset. Someone running the table could get a #1 seed that may not have played the toughest schedule while another team finishes 6-4 against an extremely tough schedule and just squeaks into the playoffs. Finishing near the top of the region is not a guarantee of an easy first-round game.
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Exhibit A: 2022 Kenston Bombers
  • 13 seed (7-3)
  • Defeated #4 University School 40-33
  • Defeated #5 Chaney 31-7
  • Lost to #1 Chardon 10-7
Not quite a 15 or 16 seed. But a heck of a run.
 
cuyahogacuse said:
Exhibit A: 2022 Kenston Bombers
  • 13 seed (7-3)
  • Defeated #4 University School 40-33
  • Defeated #5 Chaney 31-7
  • Lost to #1 Chardon 10-7
Not quite a 15 or 16 seed. But a heck of a run.
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The previous year SV-SM Irish and East Orientals (not Golden Bears) both had a good chance at an upset, and were both very good teams. One nearly beat #2 Dover, the other lost to Chardon but could have conceivably beat many of the other teams that made the playoffs.
 
Preseason

1-Chardon
2-Canfield
3-Ursuline
4-Kenston
5-VASJ
6-Chaney
7-Alliance
8-Tallmadge
9-Dover
10-Aurora
11-Akron East
12-University
13-Geneva
14-New Philadelphia
15-CVCA
16-Gilmour Academy
17-NDCL
18-Harvey
19-Louisville
20-Hawken
21-Bedford
22-Madison
23-Howland
24-West Geauga
25-Kent Roosevelt
26-Marlington
27-Cleveland JFK
28-Collinwood
29-East Tech
 
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simkon said:
The previous year SV-SM Irish and East Orientals (not Golden Bears) both had a good chance at an upset, and were both very good teams. One nearly beat #2 Dover, the other lost to Chardon but could have conceivably beat many of the other teams that made the playoffs.
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East would have given everyone Chardon played that year in the playoffs a game except Canfield or Badin
 
Fumblerooski said:
Dover beat them by a few touchdowns that year, but they were definitely a good team.
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If winning 28-14 is a few, so be it. But I’d say they won by a couple/2 TDs. These Dover supporters are amusing. I love reading their warped perception on things. Keeps it entertaining.
 
topperbounce said:
If winning 28-14 is a few, so be it. But I’d say they won by a couple/2 TDs. These Dover supporters are amusing. I love reading their warped perception on things. Keeps it entertaining.
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Lol easy Topper.....2 and 3 are pretty close, I wouldn't call it warped. What's the scouting report on Chardon this year?
 
Fumblerooski said:
I always considered 2-3 a few. I guess I’m not within his defined range 🤷‍♂️
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A couple is 2, a few is 3, several is more than 3. But this is subjective. Some consider a couple 2-3-4, and a few 3-4. no clue what that warped thinking makes several mean. But I do know there is a difference between week 4, week 11, and week 14.
 
joeyb77 said:
A couple is 2, a few is 3, several is more than 3. But this is subjective. Some consider a couple 2-3-4, and a few 3-4. no clue what that warped thinking makes several mean. But I do know there is a difference between week 4, week 11, and week 14.
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I looked it up and found this multiple times:

1:

How many is a few?​

A few is generally considered to mean between two and several. Some people use a few to mean around three, but this is not a universal interpretation. Its meaning is highly relative to the context—it often depends on what’s being discussed, especially the scale and expectations.

2:
While many would agree that few means three or more, the dictionary definition is, “not many but more than one.” So, a few cannot be one, but it can be as low as two.

Tell Topper when you see him please.
 
Fumblerooski said:
I looked it up and found this multiple times:

1:

How many is a few?​

A few is generally considered to mean between two and several. Some people use a few to mean around three, but this is not a universal interpretation. Its meaning is highly relative to the context—it often depends on what’s being discussed, especially the scale and expectations.

2:
While many would agree that few means three or more, the dictionary definition is, “not many but more than one.” So, a few cannot be one, but it can be as low as two.

Tell Topper when you see him please.
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Hahaha. I stand corrected. That said, I still consider a “few” 3 or more.
 
Hearing good things out of the Gates Mills Hawken camp..They could sneak into top 6 of region.
 
Final Preseason. This is a week to week power ranking, not a projected Harbin pts list

1-Chardon
2-Canfield
3-Ursuline
4-Kenston
5-VASJ
6-Chaney
7-Dover
8-Alliance
9-Tallmadge
10-Aurora
11-Akron East
12-University
13-New Philadelphia
14-Geneva
15-CVCA
16-NDCL
17-Gilmour Academy
18-Louisville
19-Harvey
20-Bedford
21-Hawken
22-Madison
23-Howland
24-West Geauga
25-Kent Roosevelt
26-Marlington
27-Cleveland JFK
28-Collinwood
29-East Tech
 
After week 1 w/ changes from last week. This is a week to week power ranking, not a projected Harbin pts list.

1-Chardon
2-Canfield
3-Ursuline
4-Kenston
5-Alliance (+3)
6-VASJ (-1)
7-Akron East (+4)
8-Aurora (+2)
9-Geneva (+5)
10-Chaney (-4)
11-New Philadelphia (+2)
12-Dover (-5)
13-Gilmour Academy (+4)
14-NDCL (+2)
15-University (-3)
16-Tallmadge (-8)
17-Hawken (+4)
18-CVCA (-3)
19-Bedford (+1)
20-Louisville (-2)
21-Harvey (-2)
22-Madison
23-West Geauga (+1)
24-Kent Roosevelt (+1)
25-Howland (-2)
26-Marlington
27-Cleveland JFK
28-Collinwood
29-East Tech
 
After week 3 w/ changes from week 1. This is a week to week power ranking, not a projected Harbin pts list.

1-Ursuline (+2)
2-Chardon (-1)
3-Kenston (+1)
4-VASJ (+2)
5-Canfield (-3)
5-NDCL (+9)
7-Akron East
8-Geneva (+1)
9-Gilmour Academy (+4)
10-Aurora (-2)
11-Alliance (-6)
12-Chaney (-2)
13-New Philadelphia (-2)
14-Dover (-2)
15-Madison (+7)
16-CVCA (+2)
17-Tallmadge (-1)
18-University (-3)
19-Bedford
20-Hawken (-3)
21-Marlington (+5)
22-Louisville (-2)
23-Kent Roosevelt (+1)
24-West Geauga (-1)
25-Harvey (-4)
26-Howland (-1)
27-Cleveland JFK
28-Collinwood
29-East Tech
 
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