2024/25 SWBL Basketball

Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse

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New thread for upcoming season and to see what teams have coming up thru their respective programs. I'll list the obvious loses and what teams bring back. Not sure of transfers or rumors of any? Also June is getting closer will be interesting to see how teams prepare that month. I'll list my best guess to win each side, as it is very early and a lot can change.

BUCKEYE:

1) Carlisle- They return the whole starting 5. Lawson (19.5) Rowe (10.8) Taylor (9.7) ppg (9.6) Reb Morgenson (5.4) Conger (4.5). Lawson and Rowe will be Seniors this year, Taylor and Conger come back as Juniors with another varsity year under their belt. Morgenson started as a freshman and got better as the year went along. his growth will be an asset for the Indians. I know 4 out of the 5 play AAU as well. Lawson plays for Midwest basketball Club, Taylor plays for team Greatness, Morgenson plays for All Heart, Conger plays as well just don't know the teams name. Rowe plays Baseball and is looking to play that at the next level.

2) Oakwood- Return Rubin who was player of the year. Also return Thobe and Hoersting. Lose some big pieces in Jacomet, Bremner, and Jenkins. Will play hard just don't know if they have enough to fill the spots needed to win the league.

3). Valley View- The two freshmen are a year older and more experienced. Deny and Fritz will be tough to handle at times. Just don't know if supporting cast will be good enough to take league this season. I do know they will have Dickson back which should help some. Also bring back a Valenti. They do lose a Valenti and Lynch. this team has a ton of upside and could be really scary.

4) Waynesville- Lose a good senior group of boys, Warren,Berrey, Squire. Bring back Sesslar. A lot of room for some people to step up. a lot of production gone.

5) Brookville- Coach resigned, lose a good group of seniors. Will be tough at first but maybe some bright spots step up? lose Wood, Crabtree, Fisher. Bring back King and Smart.

6) Eaton- This team will be interesting they have underachieved last two seasons, can they figure it out. Lose Ramy, Leslie Orr, Gramaglia. bring back Bach, Rodgers and Preston Orr.

7) Madison- lose a big senior group, Whisman, Pendleton, Sproat, Grooms. Back are Combs and Miller. Can they work their way into the mix?


SOUTHWESTERN:

Bellbrook- Think they will be a lot better this year but only time will tell. They lose 1 guy Solomon. Bring back some solid pieces Webb, Schoy, Caswell, Gregory. Question looms will coach get more touches for Webb? If so they will have an upper edge on this side this year.

Franklin- Returning champs. Think they will be right there again. Bring back Cook who was player of the year. but the lose of Black, and Murphy hurts. watch out for Tito as he plays very hard and is quick.

Monroe- they have to be the dark horse here as they bring back a big soon to be senior class, Atha, Mapp, Poe, Marcum.

Ross- Lose Nunn, Caldwell, Castator. Bring back Schaefer, and Hendricks

Edgewood- Loosing a lot Barry, Ballantyne, Smith, Thompson. back are Reynolds and Daley.
 
 
Crazy Horse said:
New thread for upcoming season and to see what teams have coming up thru their respective programs. I'll list the obvious loses and what teams bring back. Not sure of transfers or rumors of any? Also June is getting closer will be interesting to see how teams prepare that month. I'll list my best guess to win each side, as it is very early and a lot can change.

BUCKEYE:

1) Carlisle- They return the whole starting 5. Lawson (19.5) Rowe (10.8) Taylor (9.7) ppg (9.6) Reb Morgenson (5.4) Conger (4.5). Lawson and Rowe will be Seniors this year, Taylor and Conger come back as Juniors with another varsity year under their belt. Morgenson started as a freshman and got better as the year went along. his growth will be an asset for the Indians. I know 4 out of the 5 play AAU as well. Lawson plays for Midwest basketball Club, Taylor plays for team Greatness, Morgenson plays for All Heart, Conger plays as well just don't know the teams name. Rowe plays Baseball and is looking to play that at the next level.

2) Oakwood- Return Rubin who was player of the year. Also return Thobe and Hoersting. Lose some big pieces in Jacomet, Bremner, and Jenkins. Will play hard just don't know if they have enough to fill the spots needed to win the league.

3). Valley View- The two freshmen are a year older and more experienced. Deny and Fritz will be tough to handle at times. Just don't know if supporting cast will be good enough to take league this season. I do know they will have Dickson back which should help some. Also bring back a Valenti. They do lose a Valenti and Lynch. this team has a ton of upside and could be really scary.

4) Waynesville- Lose a good senior group of boys, Warren,Berrey, Squire. Bring back Sesslar. A lot of room for some people to step up. a lot of production gone.

5) Brookville- Coach resigned, lose a good group of seniors. Will be tough at first but maybe some bright spots step up? lose Wood, Crabtree, Fisher. Bring back King and Smart.

6) Eaton- This team will be interesting they have underachieved last two seasons, can they figure it out. Lose Ramy, Leslie Orr, Gramaglia. bring back Bach, Rodgers and Preston Orr.

7) Madison- lose a big senior group, Whisman, Pendleton, Sproat, Grooms. Back are Combs and Miller. Can they work their way into the mix?


SOUTHWESTERN:

Bellbrook- Think they will be a lot better this year but only time will tell. They lose 1 guy Solomon. Bring back some solid pieces Webb, Schoy, Caswell, Gregory. Question looms will coach get more touches for Webb? If so they will have an upper edge on this side this year.

Franklin- Returning champs. Think they will be right there again. Bring back Cook who was player of the year. but the lose of Black, and Murphy hurts. watch out for Tito as he plays very hard and is quick.

Monroe- they have to be the dark horse here as they bring back a big soon to be senior class, Atha, Mapp, Poe, Marcum.

Ross- Lose Nunn, Caldwell, Castator. Bring back Schaefer, and Hendricks

Edgewood- Loosing a lot Barry, Ballantyne, Smith, Thompson. back are Reynolds and Daley.
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Looks like little to no depth for any of the Buckeye division teams. Will anyone feel comfortable playing their 6-7-8th guy?
 
formercardinal said:
Looks like little to no depth for any of the Buckeye division teams. Will anyone feel comfortable playing their 6-7-8th guy?
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Probably can say the same about the teams on the other side too. The Hornets starting 5 should be solid and good enough to compete for the league title but I’m not sure they have anyone who can contribute off the bench. Hope they can stay healthy!
 
MonroeHornetFan said:
Probably can say the same about the teams on the other side too. The Hornets starting 5 should be solid and good enough to compete for the league title but I’m not sure they have anyone who can contribute off the bench. Hope they can stay healthy!
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I would go farther and say you can say that about 75% of teams in SWOH. If you can go 8 deep without a huge drop off you have a great chance of advancing far in the tournament. A good big, great guards and 8 deep will get you to a regional
 
formercardinal said:
Looks like little to no depth for any of the Buckeye division teams. Will anyone feel comfortable playing their 6-7-8th guy?
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I can only speak on Carlisle, Don't know about the up in coming players from JV or soon to be freshman for other schools. Carlisle lost 1 kid due to Graduation. So they will be a lot deeper this year. I know they bring back some guys that had some good Varsity minutes last year as well. Rust, Svarda, and Smith should be in the mix for some quality minutes this season. Im hearing Jewell might come back out, which will help as he is a 6'5 lefty.
 
Crazy Horse said:
I can only speak on Carlisle, Don't know about the up in coming players from JV or soon to be freshman for other schools. Carlisle lost 1 kid due to Graduation. So they will be a lot deeper this year. I know they bring back some guys that had some good Varsity minutes last year as well. Rust, Svarda, and Smith should be in the mix for some quality minutes this season. Im hearing Jewell might come back out, which will help as he is a 6'5 lefty.
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Jewell must have hit a major growth spurt, he was 6' during football last season.........................Smith will be able to help with his shooting. Don't know much about Rust/Svarda.
 
formercardinal said:
Jewell must have hit a major growth spurt, he was 6' during football last season.........................Smith will be able to help with his shooting. Don't know much about Rust/Svarda.
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Jewell did hit a spurt. He grew a lot over the past year. Rust and Svarda played some last year both will be juniors this up coming season.
 
Should be a fun season with Carlisle, Oakwood, and Valley View all trying to get the league title. VV returns the two great freshmen, Oakwood gets Rubin back, Carisle gets almost everyone back and I’ve heard will get a very nice 2028 player who could be all-league as a freshman. My money is on Valley View.

I heard a rumor that Justyce Taylor transferred to Dunbar. Any truth to that?
 
Ville_24 said:
Should be a fun season with Carlisle, Oakwood, and Valley View all trying to get the league title. VV returns the two great freshmen, Oakwood gets Rubin back, Carisle gets almost everyone back and I’ve heard will get a very nice 2028 player who could be all-league as a freshman. My money is on Valley View.

I heard a rumor that Justyce Taylor transferred to Dunbar. Any truth to that?
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Only thing I heard was he wasn't at anything this June for Carlisle. I haven't heard if he moved or transferred.
 
Problem with VV the upper class isn’t good but the next years freshman haven’t lost a game and have good players and the class behind them is good. So I’m saying one more before VV BECOMES A MONSTER IN BASKETBALL
 
alk4474 said:
Problem with VV the upper class isn’t good but the next years freshman haven’t lost a game and have good players and the class behind them is good. So I’m saying one more before VV BECOMES A MONSTER IN BASKETBALL
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When you say "monster" are you saying really good in the SWBL or they have talent coming to be good on the district/region level?
 
Carlisle 24/25 schedule-

They play everyone in Swbl, small school side home and away. Then big school side once. That’s 17 games. Their 5 out of conference games are, Dayton Christian, Legacy Christian, Twin Valley South, Preble Shawnee, Tri Villiage.
 
Monroe varsity basketball 24-25 schedule

Nov 27 Talawanda @ Monroe
Dec 3 Brookville @ Monroe
Dec 6 Monroe @ Franklin
Dec 10 Monroe @ Clinton-Massie
Dec 13 Ross @ Monroe
Dec 17 Monroe @ VV
Dec 20 Bellbrook @ Monroe
Dec 23 Little Miami @ Monroe
Dec 28 Monroe @ Cincinnati Christian @ Fairfield HS
Jan 3 Monroe @ Edgewood
Jan 7 Monroe @ Harrison
Jan 10 Oakwood @ Monroe
Jan 14 Monroe @ Carlisle
Jan 17 Franklin @ Monroe
Jan 21 Monroe @ Madison
Jan 24 Monroe @ Ross
Jan 28 Northwest @ Monroe
Jan 31 Monroe @ Bellbrook
Feb 4 Waynesville @ Monroe
Feb 7 Edgewood @ Monroe
Feb 11 Monroe @ Vandalia-Butler
Feb 14 Eaton @ Monroe
 
Hornet4L said:
Monroe varsity basketball 24-25 schedule

Nov 27 Talawanda @ Monroe
Dec 3 Brookville @ Monroe
Dec 6 Monroe @ Franklin
Dec 10 Monroe @ Clinton-Massie
Dec 13 Ross @ Monroe
Dec 17 Monroe @ VV
Dec 20 Bellbrook @ Monroe
Dec 23 Little Miami @ Monroe
Dec 28 Monroe @ Cincinnati Christian @ Fairfield HS
Jan 3 Monroe @ Edgewood
Jan 7 Monroe @ Harrison
Jan 10 Oakwood @ Monroe
Jan 14 Monroe @ Carlisle
Jan 17 Franklin @ Monroe
Jan 21 Monroe @ Madison
Jan 24 Monroe @ Ross
Jan 28 Northwest @ Monroe
Jan 31 Monroe @ Bellbrook
Feb 4 Waynesville @ Monroe
Feb 7 Edgewood @ Monroe
Feb 11 Monroe @ Vandalia-Butler
Feb 14 Eaton @ Monroe
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Nice! The Hornets have a chance to have a good season if they can find some depth behind the 5 seniors. I think they end up having a winning record with that schedule and what they have returning.
 
Scrimmage result from Saturday, Its early but basketball is back. Carlisle was @ Piqua with Kings there as well for a 3 team.

Carlisle 40
Piqua 23 3 quarters played

1). Carlisle 13
Piqua 7

2). Carlisle 13
Piqua 11

3). Carlsile 14
Piqua 5


Carlisle 34
Kings 39 3 Quarters played


1). Carlisle 15
Kings 9

2). Carlisle 7
Kings 16

3). Carlisle 12
Kings 14


Overall scrimmage was good. Can't get a good read as it's early but Carlisle held their own with a pretty good Kings team. Tommy Clark is a very nice player for them.
 
Crazy Horse said:
New thread for upcoming season and to see what teams have coming up thru their respective programs. I'll list the obvious loses and what teams bring back. Not sure of transfers or rumors of any? Also June is getting closer will be interesting to see how teams prepare that month. I'll list my best guess to win each side, as it is very early and a lot can change.

BUCKEYE:

1) Carlisle- They return the whole starting 5. Lawson (19.5) Rowe (10.8) Taylor (9.7) ppg (9.6) Reb Morgenson (5.4) Conger (4.5). Lawson and Rowe will be Seniors this year, Taylor and Conger come back as Juniors with another varsity year under their belt. Morgenson started as a freshman and got better as the year went along. his growth will be an asset for the Indians. I know 4 out of the 5 play AAU as well. Lawson plays for Midwest basketball Club, Taylor plays for team Greatness, Morgenson plays for All Heart, Conger plays as well just don't know the teams name. Rowe plays Baseball and is looking to play that at the next level.

2) Oakwood- Return Rubin who was player of the year. Also return Thobe and Hoersting. Lose some big pieces in Jacomet, Bremner, and Jenkins. Will play hard just don't know if they have enough to fill the spots needed to win the league.

3). Valley View- The two freshmen are a year older and more experienced. Deny and Fritz will be tough to handle at times. Just don't know if supporting cast will be good enough to take league this season. I do know they will have Dickson back which should help some. Also bring back a Valenti. They do lose a Valenti and Lynch. this team has a ton of upside and could be really scary.

4) Waynesville- Lose a good senior group of boys, Warren,Berrey, Squire. Bring back Sesslar. A lot of room for some people to step up. a lot of production gone.

5) Brookville- Coach resigned, lose a good group of seniors. Will be tough at first but maybe some bright spots step up? lose Wood, Crabtree, Fisher. Bring back King and Smart.

6) Eaton- This team will be interesting they have underachieved last two seasons, can they figure it out. Lose Ramy, Leslie Orr, Gramaglia. bring back Bach, Rodgers and Preston Orr.

7) Madison- lose a big senior group, Whisman, Pendleton, Sproat, Grooms. Back are Combs and Miller. Can they work their way into the mix?


SOUTHWESTERN:

Bellbrook- Think they will be a lot better this year but only time will tell. They lose 1 guy Solomon. Bring back some solid pieces Webb, Schoy, Caswell, Gregory. Question looms will coach get more touches for Webb? If so they will have an upper edge on this side this year.

Franklin- Returning champs. Think they will be right there again. Bring back Cook who was player of the year. but the lose of Black, and Murphy hurts. watch out for Tito as he plays very hard and is quick.

Monroe- they have to be the dark horse here as they bring back a big soon to be senior class, Atha, Mapp, Poe, Marcum.

Ross- Lose Nunn, Caldwell, Castator. Bring back Schaefer, and Hendricks

Edgewood- Loosing a lot Barry, Ballantyne, Smith, Thompson. back are Reynolds and Daley.
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Bellbrook will be a 500 team at best. Scohy and Webb don’t get along and it shows on the floor. Scohy is a good PG but needs to cut down on turnovers. Webb doesn’t play defense, doesn’t rebound, and generally doesn’t play inside the 3pt arc. Caswell and Gregory are good players.

Bellbrook seems to always have good middle school teams but when they reach high school the desire is gone. Seems like they don’t like or want to play/sell out for the coach.
 
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