I just want it to be known, I have immense respect for Wapak. They've been the standard bearer consistently in the league since 2010, and even before that in the dark ages you knew you were in for a fight. There were more than a couple good Defiance teams that were pushed to the limit by lesser Wapak team. Good kids, tough kids, and it's obvious that now that they've got proper coaching out of Frye and Moyer they maximize what they have.
I just start to have a problem when I read things like "rightful place at the top" or calling another team's deep run (and in this case, state title) lucky. IMO, yoi have to be great for more than a decade to think you're royalty. In this league, the blue bloods that I EXPECT to be in contention are St. Marys, Kenton, and OG. They're the programs going on 20+ years of consistentcy (much longer for SM, early 10s notwithstanding). We've seem the rest come and go. Wasn't long ago Defiance was a perennial contender, look at us now. Bath used to be there year in and year out. They hit rock bottom for a decade or more and are only now climbing out. Celina and Elida both made deep runs in the past.
This league has a way of humbling you and the minute you thing you "deserve" to be at the top without playing a game, you're in trouble. I truly thought 5-5 in 2009 was a blip and we'd be back. Now I'd settle for 5-5.
I just start to have a problem when I read things like "rightful place at the top" or calling another team's deep run (and in this case, state title) lucky. IMO, yoi have to be great for more than a decade to think you're royalty. In this league, the blue bloods that I EXPECT to be in contention are St. Marys, Kenton, and OG. They're the programs going on 20+ years of consistentcy (much longer for SM, early 10s notwithstanding). We've seem the rest come and go. Wasn't long ago Defiance was a perennial contender, look at us now. Bath used to be there year in and year out. They hit rock bottom for a decade or more and are only now climbing out. Celina and Elida both made deep runs in the past.
This league has a way of humbling you and the minute you thing you "deserve" to be at the top without playing a game, you're in trouble. I truly thought 5-5 in 2009 was a blip and we'd be back. Now I'd settle for 5-5.