Recent content by Kirtland4580

Surprisingly, yes! The 2002 State Champions from Division II (Chaminade-Julienne), Division III (Bishop Watterson), and Division IV (Kenton) all met together in Division III for the 2003 season. Ironically, none of those three won the state title that year…that distinction belongs to...

This is not my list, rather, this is how CalPreps has Division VI ranked as of today. I take this with a grain of salt as almost all other posters do, but I am interested in how others view these rankings... 1. (#18 overall): Marion Local, Region 24 2. (#22 overall): Kirtland, Region 21 3. (#49...

I think you are right. Both sides graduate superb senior classes this spring. I think I heard back in December from a MAC fan that Versailles’ JV either went undefeated or had one loss last year; which is a pretty good sign of things to come. Versailles’ senior class though reminds me some of...

In the state title game, 8 of their 22 starting positions were held by underclassmen (freshmen through juniors). That number is relatively high as compared to previous years, so that is an encouraging sign. The number means nothing though if they don’t put together another strong offseason. It...

By about 30-40 kids overall. Just sounds to me like there are some small classes making their way through. The last few classes graduated around 100-115 kids overall. Now that number may look closer to 85-90 or so for the next few years.

Kirtland is indeed dropping to D6. I was caught a bit off guard by the numbers myself; as the Hornets went from 166 boys to 137 from one cycle to the next. This may be a reason why they are going back to the small-school division of their conference beginning in 2023. A team that is also...

100%. Kirtland was assuredly a favorite given their streak, but I greatly enjoyed listening to Coach Jones’ mindset going into that game (after the fact). He gave his kids all the hope in the world by calling it just another game; and boy did they deliver. Kirtland’s winning streak saw them...

I heard from some football parents this past year that they thought being in the Chagrin division would be a 2-3 year thing; without any definitive proof of course. I’m still hoping they stay in the Chagrin; swapping with Orange like you said. Numbers are down a bit for the next few years...

Kirtland 2010-present Yr 1 2010: 2-1 (L vs. Ursuline Reg Final) Yr 2 2011: 5-0 (W vs. Coldwater State Champ) Yr 3 2012: 4-1 (L vs. CW State Runner-Up) Yr 4 2013: 5-0 (W vs. Wayne Trace State Champ) Yr 5 2014: 4-1 (L vs. Minster State Runner-Up) Yr 6 2015: 5-0 (W vs. Marion Local State Champ) Yr...

If I recall correctly, it was Marion Pleasant.

Talk about a LITERAL passing of the torch moment. DSJ has still had a little bit of success since 2000, but Marion Local has set the American standard for small school football, let alone football in general over the last 20+ years. 12 titles in 21 seasons is absurd.

1. St. Edward D1 2. Chardon D3 3. Winton Woods D2 4. Marion Local D7 5. Clinton Massie D4 6. Versailles D5 7. Carey D6

I just watched the game again & realized that Kirtland’s normal starting running back (#2) did not get any carries all game. Assuming he was still banged up & is probably why #20 got more touches out of the backfield. Versailles beat Kirtland at its own game without one of their top two backs...

This held up. :oops:

Congratulations to Versailles. That team had state title written all over it. Kirtland turned it over FOUR TIMES and still only lost by four. I found it admirable they didn’t give up. Every streak has to end, but if I want it to end to anyone, it’s to the MAC. Not much more I can say though…I...