StXBomberBlue
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Just means more Clevelanders on Yappi...how the heck can a 2-2 team b in the Top 10?
The 2021 StX Football Schedule: Weakest in 30 years
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ElderHSfan02
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It's odd that X got 28 first place votes and Ed's only 8, but Ed's is at #1. I think you must have some haters that purposely left X out of the top 10.
The first AP poll will be released this week that I think will have X rightfully at #1. The defending state champs who are undefeated and have blown out everyone should be #1. Ed's makes a strong case, but I give X the tiebreaker for now being defending state champs.
Neither the Wildcats nor the Bombers have played at Strongsville's Pat Catan stadium
It was constructed in 2002 with turf and seats 5200. Nice stadium. Pretty convenient - <10 minutes off the Ohio 82 exit of I-71.
The last time Ignatius played At Strongsville was in 2001 at its old Taliak Field, which thankfully was torn down after that '01 season
Looking forward to the combined Wildcat-Bomber tailgate. That's a lot of fun with the Blue & Gold fans mixing with the Blue & White fans.
In the past, the tailgate has been well attended by fans of both schools
4GX
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Easy-- play a really tough schedule-- and lose a couple of those early tough games, by close margins, when you probably could or should have won both of them-- kind of like X did last year.
Yapsters on the main board hate the Bombers. I love it.
StX narrows the gap with Center Grove in the MaxPreps Top 25: Center Grove #10 St. Xavier #13MaxPreps just updated the Super 25 and the Bombers are now #16 and Center Grove #10
USA Today has X #16 and Center Grove #12
USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings for Aug. 31, 2021
USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings, Week 1.usatodayhss.com
This year's projected regular season record (10-0) will result in a Harbin Total @34.00
Past StX teams that finished the regular season with a similar Harbin total had 3 losses
Evidence that the 2021 schedule is the weakest in the past 30 years and possibly the past 50 years.
StXBomberBlue
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The last win is all that matters.....
The Bombers (5-0) move up 3 spots to #10 in the latest Maxpreps, just 1 spot behind #9 Center Grove (6-0).
Pretty soon the folks at MaxPreps will get it right and both teams will be top 5 hopefully before the potential October 1st meeting. If me and Herbie can pull it off it will be the first ever matchup between the 2 schools. Just need Trinity (0-4) to agree to play Pike (0-5) and vicey versey
ElderHSfan02
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Don't sleep on Cathedral upsetting Center Grove 10/15.
FourthAndOne
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Center Grove - St X would be a lot of fun for everyone, just have a hard time believing it can be done at this point.
Should be one heckuva game.
Both teams should be 9-0 at kickoff
Too bad they're playing it on Arsenal High School's crappy field
If there is a positive in playing the weakest schedule in 30 years it's that the team is healthy.
Koch missed 1 game but that's been about it.
The 2 worst seasons as far as injuries I remember are 2016 and 2008
2016 Bomber Injury Report (20 players on the season)
Altimari OL Knee in preseason out for year, Bockhorst OL Knee in preseason out for year, Clifford QB Foot/Knee missed 4 games, Dirksing OL Ankle missed 2 games, Early RB Shoulder missed 3 games, Farrar WR Concussion missed 1 game, Heimkreiter OL Ankle missed 2 games
Hopkins LB Knee in preseason out for year, Jefferson DL Leg in 1st qtr state semifinal missed final, Jones OL Shoulder in preseason out for year, Kiessling LB Shoulder missed 1 game, Kurz OL Knee missed 3 games, Paul CB Hand played injured with pin in hand, Payne RB Ankle missed 2 games, Raines WR Ankle missed 8 games, MRueve WR Shoulder out for year, Rumpke FS Concussion in LaSalle game, missed Warren Central, Shamsi WR Shoulder missed most of year, Stallworth CB Unknown missed 1 game, Wittrock WR Foot missed 2 games
The team finished 10-5 and state champions
2008 Injuries
The offense was decimated by more than a dozen injuries resulting in a 4-6 record, a Harbin total of 18.11 and no playoffs.
The defense led by seniors Luke Kuechley and Pat Muldoon held teams to a mere 7.3 points per game.
They lost their last 3 games each by a field goal: LaSalle 10-7, St. Ignatius 19-16 OT and Moeller 17-14
St. Ignatius was state champions that season.
Koch missed 1 game but that's been about it.
The 2 worst seasons as far as injuries I remember are 2016 and 2008
2016 Bomber Injury Report (20 players on the season)
Altimari OL Knee in preseason out for year, Bockhorst OL Knee in preseason out for year, Clifford QB Foot/Knee missed 4 games, Dirksing OL Ankle missed 2 games, Early RB Shoulder missed 3 games, Farrar WR Concussion missed 1 game, Heimkreiter OL Ankle missed 2 games
Hopkins LB Knee in preseason out for year, Jefferson DL Leg in 1st qtr state semifinal missed final, Jones OL Shoulder in preseason out for year, Kiessling LB Shoulder missed 1 game, Kurz OL Knee missed 3 games, Paul CB Hand played injured with pin in hand, Payne RB Ankle missed 2 games, Raines WR Ankle missed 8 games, MRueve WR Shoulder out for year, Rumpke FS Concussion in LaSalle game, missed Warren Central, Shamsi WR Shoulder missed most of year, Stallworth CB Unknown missed 1 game, Wittrock WR Foot missed 2 games
The team finished 10-5 and state champions
2008 Injuries
The offense was decimated by more than a dozen injuries resulting in a 4-6 record, a Harbin total of 18.11 and no playoffs.
The defense led by seniors Luke Kuechley and Pat Muldoon held teams to a mere 7.3 points per game.
They lost their last 3 games each by a field goal: LaSalle 10-7, St. Ignatius 19-16 OT and Moeller 17-14
St. Ignatius was state champions that season.
When they played last season in Week 9 both were undefeated and both ranked by most publications in top 25 in the nation.
Center Grove won 17-13
Top 100 - No. 22 Center Grove edges No. 25 Cathedral in Indiana showdown - High School Football America
In a High School Football America 100 showdown, No. 22 Center Grove beat No. 25 Cathedral 17-13 Friday night.
highschoolfootballamerica.com
Both teams went on to win state championships, CG in 6A and Cathedral in 5A.
Cathedral will be at LaSalle on 10/1, the same night hoping to get CG and StX to square off by dropping winless Pike and Trinity respectively
No.
We have played Strongsville at their old crappy field, but not this one.
X is going to win by at least 3 TDs. The Ignatius offense is slow and can't move the ball. The defense is banged up.
X is on a different level than my Wildcats.
4GX
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No, I have not watched this year's Ig team. I understand that X will be (heavily) favored... I just think that, much like Elder this week, Ig will find a way to be much more competitive than the consensus view. I will not be surprised if Ig is MORE competitive with X than either Moeller or Elder were. If I had to bet, I'd say that Ig both gives up fewer points and scores fewer points than Elder and Moeller did against X... I'd put the score at 17-3 at half, and then, depending on how Ig defends the pass vs. the run, probably 31-6 or 38-10, or thereabout that range, at the end-- I'd even be willing to bet there is no running clock in this game.
In hindsight the best QB X faced this year was that scrawny kid from Trinity.
Unlike most year's X didn't face a decent QB all season.
As for the Elder QBs, Ramsey can't throw a football and Hambleton has no escapability and might be color blind.
Hambleton's been sacked 25 times, thrown 10 intercetptions and his team has a losing record.
Princeton is 8-1 heading into the final game at home vs Colerain.
If they win that they will likely be the #3 seed in R4
In the battle of the winless the Middies beat the hapless Highlanders 33-23.
Oak Hills (0-9) has a chance to avoid a winless season at home vs Sycamore but don't bet on it.
Middletown's only win this season will be the Oak Hills game as they go to Fairfield on Friday.
2012 Opponents Results
Lakota West (11-2), Colerain (5-6), Powell Olentangy Liberty (5-6), Mishawaka Penn (6-6)
Moeller (11-3), Elder (6-6), Louisville Trinity (6-6), LaSalle (7-6), St. Ignatius (8-5) and Eagles Landing (6-6)
Cumulative Record: 71-52
As the 2021 season winds down and we see the fate of all the Bomber opponents, this was likely the weakest Bomber schedule since the 1980's when the Bombers were playing more GMC teams and possibly the 1960's when the GCL was an 8 team league that included Purcell, Roger Bacon, Newport Catholic and McNicholas.
7 opponents (Colerain, Liberty, Penn, Elder, LaSalle, Trinity and Iggy) were considerably down compared to year's past.
*Trinity in a year with a new coach and only 1 returning starter, will likely be in the KY big school title game in a couple weeks.
Bolden continues to build a powerhouse at LW and will likely continue to be StX week 1 opponent.
ELCA, a 1 time schedule filler that plays in a very select league of private schools with very low enrollment, paid little Harbin dividends.
And then there is the Evil Empire a program desperately trying to shake the curse of Fuzzy and return to it's glory years.
A program that has gone through 4 head coaches in the past 5 years is claiming a return to relevance after winning 4 post season games against 4 GMC teams with a defense that gives up nearly 400 yards per game.
Go figure.
Lakota West (11-2), Colerain (5-6), Powell Olentangy Liberty (5-6), Mishawaka Penn (6-6)
Moeller (11-3), Elder (6-6), Louisville Trinity (6-6), LaSalle (7-6), St. Ignatius (8-5) and Eagles Landing (6-6)
Cumulative Record: 71-52
As the 2021 season winds down and we see the fate of all the Bomber opponents, this was likely the weakest Bomber schedule since the 1980's when the Bombers were playing more GMC teams and possibly the 1960's when the GCL was an 8 team league that included Purcell, Roger Bacon, Newport Catholic and McNicholas.
7 opponents (Colerain, Liberty, Penn, Elder, LaSalle, Trinity and Iggy) were considerably down compared to year's past.
*Trinity in a year with a new coach and only 1 returning starter, will likely be in the KY big school title game in a couple weeks.
Bolden continues to build a powerhouse at LW and will likely continue to be StX week 1 opponent.
ELCA, a 1 time schedule filler that plays in a very select league of private schools with very low enrollment, paid little Harbin dividends.
And then there is the Evil Empire a program desperately trying to shake the curse of Fuzzy and return to it's glory years.
A program that has gone through 4 head coaches in the past 5 years is claiming a return to relevance after winning 4 post season games against 4 GMC teams with a defense that gives up nearly 400 yards per game.
Go figure.
Mercurymorris22
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Your right! "Defense wins championships"! You and LW know better than anyone else.
$h!+ Happens GBM
