Pfloyd's Elite 8 of Southern/SouthEast Ohio Week #8

[Smeltzy]

Fairfield Union 64
Liberty Union. 48

FU moves to 15 - 2 after sluggish game with LU.

[4thgoal]

Wheelersburg 55 Minford 46. Burg moves to 11-3 by avenging their early season loss to Minford. Burg has won 9 in a row and seems to be hitting their stride. Burg's other losses were to Valley and Court House

[93Bulldog]

Athens is (9-3) in their last 12 games, including wins over Vinton County (13-2), Meigs (14-3) and Alexander (14-4) in the last two weeks.

Move up the YOUNG pups, Floyd.

[pfloyd]

... the VC game AND tonights "W" over Meigs are outstanding pickups especially tonight WITHOUT 2 starters ! ...

[bman]

Very nice wins this evening by Unioto (over WCH), Miami Trace (over VC) and Zane Trace (over Lynchburg).

[LetsGoPSU]

Summit Country Day, is loaded ..... as usual .

[Rodeo1]

Summit Country Day, is loaded ..... as usual .

Agree, Reserves and varsity. Good coaching too.

[Rodeo1]

My Peebles Indians have taken it on the chin the last few weeks with losses to Eastern Pike,Portsmouth,Lynchburg Clay and Summit Country Day. three of those losses have been at home. We have played our best games away so I guess we are good hosts ha-ha. We have Games coming up this week with Eastern Brown Tuesday,West Union Wednesday, Fairfield Friday and Paint Valley on Saturday. Eastern is home game and the rest are away. I hope we can hold serve and finish strong. Gonna be fun the rest of the year.

[Raider6309]

... the VC game AND tonights "W" over Meigs are outstanding pickups especially tonight WITHOUT 2 starters ! ...

Athens and Wellston are the most improved teams in the TVC. Wellston came out red hot against Athens. Think they were up 20-4 at one point. To me Vinton, Alexander, Meigs, Athens, and Wellston can all beat each other right now

[pfloyd]

... the VC game AND tonights "W" over Meigs are outstanding pickups especially tonight WITHOUT 2 starters ! ...

Athens and Wellston are the most improved teams in the TVC. Wellston came out red hot against Athens. Think they were up 20-4 at one point. To me Vinton, Alexander, Meigs, Athens, and Wellston can all beat each other right now

... Raider6309 - I haven't had the pleasure of seeing Wellston this season "shame on me" ... I will agree that Athens IS much improved - they have a very good group of young players on that JV squad, youngsters on varsity - throw them in with some seasoned veterans and you have the makings of a good ball club ... kids stepping up now that Griffin Lutz has gone down ... throw in Zacciah Saltzman who IS a winner - that's what he knows! winning AND what it takes to win ... the kid imposes that work harder/don't give up/ lay it all on the line attitude into every player that is one the floor with him ... I'm not in any way, shape or form saying that Z is an outstanding basketball player ... he has built himself for football BUT his competitiveness as a great athlete is there every time he suits up ... Z is a leader ... Z has "IT" ... "be like Z" ...

[brown22]

Wellston is a good team IMO they have good athletes and some shooters another team that the record may decive people is north Adams they have a real good post player in the Meade boy and have a point guard who can dribble, drive and shoot seems like both teams could be very good just need to put they puzzle pices together.

[Rebel Mafia]

Pfloyd do you think South Gallia is legit this year? Couple good games coming up in South Point and the big one against Trimble, winner will probably win the hocking.

[Raider6309]

93bulldog was right about moving 6'3 Freshman Hines up to varsity. He was our missing piece since we had no true big man. Dickleman is a very athletic 4 guard but Hines is very strong. Athens should be even better when Dickleman returns.

Wellston lacks a big guy but they run uptempo full court press. Wellston is fun to watch

[93Bulldog]

I can't wait to see a combination on the floor for Athens that includes ...

Justin Hines 6'3 Fr
Robert Dickleman 6'2 So
Logan Maxfield 6'2 Fr
Dalton Cozart 5'9 So
Micah Saltzmen 6-0 So

the last time we hade 3 sophs and 2 frosh on the floor it was Burrow, Leuhrman x2, Watson & Saltzmen ...

[ma77ox]

Athens is (9-3) in their last 12 games, including wins over Vinton County (13-2), Meigs (14-3) and Alexander (14-4) in the last two weeks.

Move up the YOUNG pups, Floyd.

and a 16 point loss to Wellston in between...yep better put them in the top 8

[93Bulldog]

I didn't say top 8 ...

And Wellston was first game w/o Lutz ... it took a half to adjust ... once they did, Athens outscored Wellston in the 2nd half.

[Raider6309]

and a 16 point loss to Wellston in between...yep better put them in the top 8

Athens non league
FCA who beat Warren easily
Chesapeake
Warren
Circleville
Parkersburg
Bishop Watterson state contender

Athens has beat every team in the TVC because our non league is brutal

[ma77ox]

I didn't say top 8 ...

And Wellston was first game w/o Lutz ... it took a half to adjust ... once they did, Athens outscored Wellston in the 2nd half.

So your 1-1 without Lutz. I'd be giving it a few more games before you say they deserve to move up...We won 2 games in a row without Sheets several games back, was that taken into consideration back then?

[ma77ox]

and a 16 point loss to Wellston in between...yep better put them in the top 8

Athens non league
FCA who beat Warren easily
Chesapeake
Warren
Circleville
Parkersburg
Bishop Watterson state contender

Athens has beat every team in the TVC because our non league is brutal

Two Words...WITH LUTZ

Your 1-1 without him with a loss to a 9-5 team and a Meigs team that as you all say on here hasn't beat anyone important.

[ma77ox]

Keep in Mind Wellston is ranked #36 according to Pfloyd.

So Athens rank #22 got beat by a #36 in which should drop them down a few spots and then they beat a rank #18 so they should move back up a few spots, so should stay about where they are. Yes you can argue that they beat Vinton County, But totally different team without Lutz.

However Pfloyd likes you all and I'm sure will take it into consideration.