Northern Buckeye Conference 2018

[Buckeye91]

With Eastwood losing a ton to graduation league may very well come down to Otsego/Genoa in 2018? I see it as a three horse race. Any surprises?

[cometrules]

Otsego got a good QB but Genoa will win in 2018.

1. Genoa - Best around team
2. Otsego - Good QB but lost receivers
3. Lake - Always competive
4. Eastwood - Only have running if he stays, no lineman
5. Rossford - Always decent
6. Woodmore - Getting better
7. Fostoria - Still bad
8. Elmwood - Always bad and weak

[LICKING COUNTY FAN]

One day I will catch a game from this league.
Either Lake or Genoa.

[hdvhsmgr]

Does anyone know who Otsego is playing Week 1? I am assuming it's home against Evergreen, but have not seen anything official.

[Whizzer King]

Originally Posted by hdvhsmgr

Does anyone know who Otsego is playing Week 1? I am assuming it's home against Evergreen, but have not seen anything official.

Evergreen

[single wing]

I think Eastwood will be alright. Likely not 60 seconds away from a state championship good again, but will be solid and compete in the NBC.

Their top 2 running backs are back, one of which is the best in NW Ohio and possibly the state. Only return 1 starting lineman, but they had another kid who had to fill in and basically play the whole state championship game when a starter went out early with a knee injury. Also bring back a tight end who saw some quality time.

Defensively is where they will be hurting the most IMO. Only bring back a linebacker and a defensive back. They have to replace some studs.

Will Plantz play football this year?

[North LS]

My nephew is rb starter at woodmore.im a Trac guy and much respect to Eastwood. I would love to see Eastwood/Genoa schedule a Trac school in 1 st scrimmage like Fremont ross / findlay/ oregon clay / st Francis. If You ever want to know how ur lines are play them in 1st scrimmage. Eastwood should there' huge lines.

[chs1971]

Originally Posted by North LS

I would love to see Eastwood/Genoa schedule a Trac school in 1 st scrimmage like Fremont ross / findlay/ oregon clay / st Francis.

I've seen Eastwood scrimmage Clyde. Eastwood hangs with them for a couple of series and then just gets wore down and looks mediocre. I cannot imagine why Eastwood would want to scrimmage a TRAC school, or even more, why the TRAC would schedule down like that.

[North LS]

First scrimmages I'm okay with.2 nd and preview no.Ross scrimmages bowsher (1) Sylvania northview (2) and sandusky Perkins for preview! Ross schedules Perkins yearly .

[single wing]

Originally Posted by chs1971

I've seen Eastwood scrimmage Clyde. Eastwood hangs with them for a couple of series and then just gets wore down and looks mediocre. I cannot imagine why Eastwood would want to scrimmage a TRAC school, or even more, why the TRAC would schedule down like that.

If you're talking about when the JV's get in the scrimmage, possibly. But Eastwood has always played Clyde tough -- sometimes the other way around, wearing Clyde down.

Eastwood played Clyde non-conference from '05-'15. Eastwood won a handful of those. The games were always typically within a touchdown one way or another.

Also, the past 2 years they've scrimmaged which Eastwood won the varsity portion of.

[North LS]

Eastwoods program could handle trac lines .Only Nbc school ,Plus Eastwood butts up against Perrysburg line too.Eastwood has always played Clyde tough!

[chs1971]

Originally Posted by single wing

Eastwood played Clyde non-conference from '05-'15. Eastwood won a handful of those games were always typically within a touchdown one way or another.

Inexplicably, I forgot about that, but I think Clyde won most of those games and it was Eastwood that chose to end the series.

In any case, my original post was a response to the idea that Eastwood would do well in a scrimmage with Findlay or Ross. Eastwood already has a tough enough scrimmage with Clyde. That's a good enough test.

[chs1971]

Originally Posted by North LS

Eastwoods program could handle trac lines .!

Not even close.

[single wing]

Originally Posted by chs1971

Inexplicably, I forgot about that, but I think Clyde won most of those games and it was Eastwood that chose to end the series.

In any case, my original post was a response to the idea that Eastwood would do well in a scrimmage with Findlay or Ross. Eastwood already has a tough enough scrimmage with Clyde. That's a good enough test.

Incorrect, again. Clyde dropped Eastwood to add Ashland. It worked out okay for Eastwood as they were able to add Bowling Green (another D3 school).

[NLLBEST]

Eastwood is also in a yearly series with Maumee right now too. I think they have a very well set up nonconference schedule to challenge themselves while also picking up first level points when they win. While it gives both Maumee and BG the opportunity to play a tough but reasonable opponent that could give them big level 2 points before conference play.

Any thoughts on whether or not Elmwood will improve a lot in year two under a new staff? Will Genoa’s qb be healthy? If so I’d say they’re the slight favorite. Interesting that the top 5 teams in the league have such varying styles of play when you look at Lake, Rossford and Otsego compared to Eastwood and Genoa.