Warriorviking
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Alliance and West Branch win. The others could struggle.
2022 EBC
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simkon
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Just an FYI, roughly one third of Salem is actually in Mahoning county, the other two thirds are in Columbiana. And Salem to Canfield is a 8-9 mile or 10 min straight shot up US-62.
South Range is 8 miles away as well. Western Reserve and Sebring McKinley High School are both only 10 miles away.
Leetonia is only 6 miles, Columbiana is 20 miles, Crestview is 13 miles, Lisbon/David Anderson is 11 miles, and Jackson-Milton, Boardman and Austintown are all15 miles.
So it is actually closer to a lot of Mahoning County schools but most of them have a size disparity unfortunately.
HefferWarriors62
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No chance he moves on, why would he? He is also a Stark County guy, my guess is he is the reason Salem hasn’t left yet. I’m sure he likes the coverage they get playing WB, Alliance, and Marlington. I’m not sure it would be a package deal either. My guess is WB would not follow Salem to the NE8.
With the departure of Louisville and Canton South and no replacements it makes sense for them to be looking to leave. I think the old NBC was a very good fit for Salem and I think they have established some decent rivalries, they had some great games with Carrollton in recent years.EBV
I am guessing that all of the EBC teams have their feelers out for other leagues. Had South Range not backed out a few years ago I think CCC may have been interested when South left and the league would be on solid ground.
HefferWarriors62
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Yeah I think it has more to do with the EBC folding than wanting to leave. Not landing Beaver Local and Liverpool hurt. Who are their next targets if they want to survive?
West Branch's district borders Alliance, Marlingon, Minerva and Salem. Those are all nice rivalries for them. They fit well in the EBC.
simkon
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They would never do that just like the NE8 would never want Canfield.
They don't need to have them in the league but sure be nice if EBC would fill their OOC with CCC, Louisville, Canfield, NE8, and Howland teams.
4th_and_long
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330Football
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Louisville isn’t what they used to be, I see no reason why they wouldn’t let them in
HefferWarriors62
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WB played Canfield this year and Howland last year. Salem plays CCC this year and Poland next year. Marlington is playing JFK and Chaney this year and has played Poland in the past. Alliance has played Canfield and Poland. I feel like the EBC has done a really good job of playing those teams already.
HefferWarriors62
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Because the second you bring them back in, they are back to what they were as the biggest school in the conference. Their schedule is brutal now, keep them there.
330Football
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I get what you mean
Yes, and Niles played Alliance the past 4 years . I am just saying all these schools should be playing more before scheduling Cleveland/ Akron schools or further schools. Play local.
Whysoserious
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Chaney
Carrollton
Sandy Valley
Ridgewood
Salem
Alliance
Salem v CCC should be a doozy
Go Quakes
Carrollton
Sandy Valley
Ridgewood
Salem
Alliance
Salem v CCC should be a doozy
Go Quakes
SadQuakerSam
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I am sad.
HefferWarriors62
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Fun game, I am sad too. What a great game.
Whysoserious
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Due to my work schedule. I don’t get to many games. What went down with Quakers vs ccc
ShootNation
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Did anyone get to the Carrollton and Garaway game? I decided to go see CVCA vs South this week and was really surprised seeing the final last night and the write up leaves a lot to be desired. What happened for the Warriors? I expected a much closer one
Listened to it on the radio and talked to a guy who went. Not a good matchup for Carrollton, especially when our best defensive back got ejected mid-way thru 1st qtr. Wouldn't have made much of a difference. Too many athletes on the Garaway team. Our only chance would have been a monsoon.
Garaway is just really good. Very, very fast on defense.
the Carrollton final was surprising, I know Garaway is a very good team but I thought it would be a lot closer.
Marlington is 0-4 but competitive in their games.
Salem played a good game against a good team.
WB and Alliance are rolling heading to a great showdown.
Minerva is completely overmatched in every game, no matter who they play. But the energy level is a 10 times better. Hopefully in 2-3 years they will be competitive again. Speakman is doing a very good job being heavily involved at the youth and middle school levels.
Marlington is 0-4 but competitive in their games.
Salem played a good game against a good team.
WB and Alliance are rolling heading to a great showdown.
Minerva is completely overmatched in every game, no matter who they play. But the energy level is a 10 times better. Hopefully in 2-3 years they will be competitive again. Speakman is doing a very good job being heavily involved at the youth and middle school levels.
HefferWarriors62
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The QB everyone talked about on this thread lived up to the hype. Both QBs answered all night long. It was fun to watch both teams go at it. CCC will be a problem for a lot of teams in the postseason.
Pressem2019
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My takes and rankings on the EBC as we still have 1 more week of no conference games are:
1) West Branch- They are still the favorite. In my opinion they have the best player in the league in Deshields. It seems like there has been some younger kids who have stepped up in order to replace some of the guys they lost from last season.
2) Alliance- Their offense is legit and will score points on anyone. The question will be can their defense get enough stops or turnovers to knock off West Branch or beat the rest of the top teams in the league?
3) Salem- Johnson is a really good football player and can will his team to victories. He has struggled at times with his accuracy, especially with his throws downfield. Their defense still worries me at times against the better teams.
4) Carrollton- I think the Warriors are solid. However, I think offensively they are too one dimensional. If they can find some type of a passing game, they can knock off any of the top 3 teams.
5) Marlington- Offensively they are really bad. Looking at their box scores they just struggle to move the ball. Is the Himmelheber (sp) kid playing or is he hurt? It doesn’t seem like he has put up near the production as everyone thought he would.
6) Minerva- There is nothing to really say here. They are horrible.
1) West Branch- They are still the favorite. In my opinion they have the best player in the league in Deshields. It seems like there has been some younger kids who have stepped up in order to replace some of the guys they lost from last season.
2) Alliance- Their offense is legit and will score points on anyone. The question will be can their defense get enough stops or turnovers to knock off West Branch or beat the rest of the top teams in the league?
3) Salem- Johnson is a really good football player and can will his team to victories. He has struggled at times with his accuracy, especially with his throws downfield. Their defense still worries me at times against the better teams.
4) Carrollton- I think the Warriors are solid. However, I think offensively they are too one dimensional. If they can find some type of a passing game, they can knock off any of the top 3 teams.
5) Marlington- Offensively they are really bad. Looking at their box scores they just struggle to move the ball. Is the Himmelheber (sp) kid playing or is he hurt? It doesn’t seem like he has put up near the production as everyone thought he would.
6) Minerva- There is nothing to really say here. They are horrible.
4th_and_long
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I agree with these
4th_and_long
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I personally think that
Alliance vs CCC should be Stark Country game of the week. I got a feeling its going to be a banger.
Alliance vs CCC should be Stark Country game of the week. I got a feeling its going to be a banger.
It was a rough week for the conference last week with only WB and Alliance winning.
I think Alliance will keep rolling and win a close one over CCC 35-24. This is billed to be one of the top games in Stark County.
West Branch plays 0-4 Howland but it looks like the 0-4 is deceiving with a pretty good schedule. but WB will pull away and win 35-14.
Marlington has been competing but Warren JFK is a very good D7 team and I think the Dukes will lose 21-7.
I think Carrollton can bounce back with a 28-7 win over Akron Garfield but I am hearing from Carrollton fans that they are way to one dimensional on offense and that really hurt them last week. They need to find a passing game to expect to compete with WB, Alliance and Salem.
Salem is playing 1-3 Padua Franciscan but that record is deceiving. They are a D3 team and play a very good D2/D3 schedule and made a deep D3 playoff run last year. This would be a good win for the Quakers but i just don't see it happing, Padua 35 Salem 14. Kudo's to Salem for scheduling a quality opponent like this.
Minerva will be overmatched again, Southeast 48 Minerva 7.
I think Alliance will keep rolling and win a close one over CCC 35-24. This is billed to be one of the top games in Stark County.
West Branch plays 0-4 Howland but it looks like the 0-4 is deceiving with a pretty good schedule. but WB will pull away and win 35-14.
Marlington has been competing but Warren JFK is a very good D7 team and I think the Dukes will lose 21-7.
I think Carrollton can bounce back with a 28-7 win over Akron Garfield but I am hearing from Carrollton fans that they are way to one dimensional on offense and that really hurt them last week. They need to find a passing game to expect to compete with WB, Alliance and Salem.
Salem is playing 1-3 Padua Franciscan but that record is deceiving. They are a D3 team and play a very good D2/D3 schedule and made a deep D3 playoff run last year. This would be a good win for the Quakers but i just don't see it happing, Padua 35 Salem 14. Kudo's to Salem for scheduling a quality opponent like this.
Minerva will be overmatched again, Southeast 48 Minerva 7.
One of the better games I have seen in a long time. Back and forth all night. I think there were only about 4 penalties total, and no turnovers on either side until the interception with about 4 minutes left, otherwise Salem probably finds the end zone late to get the win. Quakers will probably have their hands full again this week.
Padua Franciscan has a very good program and plays a tough schedule. This would be a big win for the Quakers if they can pull it off. Good luck to them.