WhenIs Jefferson going to the CVC where they belong. Also Conneaut I here is coming also.
If Jefferson leaves, it is Salem and West Branch who should be brought in to the NE8. Yes, that would be 9 teams but would it matter?
Only way I could see salem joining without WB if they worked out a deal to play in the non conference for at least 6 years under contractThat's why I mentioned in an earlier post that I would like to see Salem added to make it an 8 school league, but Salem and West Branch are like conjoined twins, unfortunately you can't take one without the other.
If we are being honest lakeview would probably be happy leaving as well for football, they simply just don’t match up with anyone anymore. That pav scheme has been figured out for years and teams prepare for the following week for half of the week they play lakeview.
4 years of daddy ball over. May be different next year
Jefferson and Lakeview out. Salem and West Branch in.If we are being honest lakeview would probably be happy leaving as well for football, they simply just don’t match up with anyone anymore. That pav scheme has been figured out for years and teams prepare for the following week for half of the week they play lakeview.
WB and Salem would hold their own in the top tier of the NE8 plus their school size seems to be staying more consistent and not dropping as fast as the other schools in the NE8.I don’t think they have any interest in leaving the EBC.
They’d both be great fits for the NE8, but can’t make them join the NE8 if they don’t want to leave the EBC.
Why would they want to go from perennial contenders in the EBC to middle of the pack in the NE8?
I used to be a bit advocate for Salem and West Branch to join the AAC/NE8, but it just doesn’t seem like it’ll ever happen. Besides, I’m not a fan of 9 school conferences. 8 is perfect.
I really don't understand by what you mean as far as "culturally".Lakeview will be fine. I wouldn’t want them to leave. I also wouldn’t want to add west branch. Don’t think they’re a fit culturally.
For example when we played them a few years ago they hurled nothing but racist insults to our players. And with just about every team in the league being somewhat diverse I don’t see them as a fit in that way.I really don't understand by what you mean as far as "culturally".
That did happen 100 percent. Salem has done it but not nowhere near as bad as WB.For example when we played them a few years ago they hurled nothing but racist insults to our players. And with just about every team in the league being somewhat diverse I don’t see them as a fit in that way.
It happens a lot and it is incredibly sad that it does.That did happen 100 percent. Salem has done it but not nowhere near as bad as WB.
Would be surprising but maybe not depending on how many times they’ve playedSpeaking of Salem, I don't think they have ever beat The Eagles of Hubbard High.
I got a call into Hubbard Football Historian roberto for a definite answer.
Salem, WB, south Range, Poland, Lakeview, Minerva , Jefferson and such are all small, isolated communities who all take great pride in their schools, and have a vast majority of very good people. Are there some bad apples, yes, but culturally they all fit because they all play that hard nose football that the valley is known for. I believe the more we expand athletic conferences the better the area becomes. FYI, Struthers could use a little more culture too ? I always remembered when Louisville went to play Y-Town schools the kids would make farmer jokes at Louisville kids.I really don't understand by what you mean as far as "culturally".
Poland is not isolated. It sits on 224. Unreal lolSalem, WB, south Range, Poland, Lakeview, Minerva , Jefferson and such are all small, isolated communities who all take great pride in their schools, and have a vast majority of very good people. Are there some bad apples, yes, but culturally they all fit because they all play that hard nose football that the valley is known for. I believe the more we expand athletic conferences the better the area becomes. FYI, Struthers could use a little more culture too ? I always remembered when Louisville went to play Y-Town schools the kids would make farmer jokes at Louisville kids.
Speaking of Salem, I don't think they have ever beat The Eagles of Hubbard High.
I got a call into Hubbard Football Historian roberto for a definite answer.
Poland is at the end of all that crazy 224 traffic, you feel like you just entered an entire new state as soon as you cross 680Poland is not isolated. It sits on 224. Unreal lol
maybe 15 years ago. Poland is very much alive these days. Some of us live there!Poland is at the end of all that crazy 224 traffic, you feel like you just entered an entire new state as soon as you cross 680
Thanks roberto for proving me right....lol.Capper, the answer is NO.
Hubbard Eagles vs Salem Quakers
2008 H Hubbard 43-12 1st meeting
2009 A Hubbard 42-0
2010 H Hubbard 31-14
Hubbard leads series 3-0-0.
Total points: Salem – 26; Hubbard – 116.
Not trying to be argumentative but racial slurs and farmer jokes are not the same and really don't have anythung to do with needing more culture. I think many people would be shocked at how much the n-word is hurled around on the field at kids of color and not just by the other teams players.Salem, WB, south Range, Poland, Lakeview, Minerva , Jefferson and such are all small, isolated communities who all take great pride in their schools, and have a vast majority of very good people. Are there some bad apples, yes, but culturally they all fit because they all play that hard nose football that the valley is known for. I believe the more we expand athletic conferences the better the area becomes. FYI, Struthers could use a little more culture too ? I always remembered when Louisville went to play Y-Town schools the kids would make farmer jokes at Louisville kids.