[b:2gto9hiz][color=#BF00FF:2gto9hiz][size=200:2gto9hiz]… write it down! for the first time during the 2009-2010 high school basketball season the top 8 survived the Week that Was without putting an "L" on any of their pocket schedules … 14-0 ![/size:2gto9hiz][/color:2gto9hiz][/b:2gto9hiz] … [b:2gto9hiz]Logan Elm[/b:2gto9hiz] took care of annual nemesis Bloom Carroll 52-34 in a key MSL match up (LE defensively gave up only 32 ppg in the week that was) … [b:2gto9hiz]Peebles[/b:2gto9hiz] went an impressive 3-0 on the week averaging 75 ppg offensively … [b:2gto9hiz]Ironton[/b:2gto9hiz] went into the Warren Warrior Dome in an attempt to eliminate the first of the remaining challengers for the SEOAL crown … Coach LaFon & Co. took a "W" back to I’town in the form of a hard fought 55-53 win over the Big Blue of WHS … [b:2gto9hiz]Oak Hill[/b:2gto9hiz] took on upstart South Webster in the land of the Jeeps Friday night - the Oaks of Coach Persin showed that they aren’t ready to give up their stranglehold on the SOC by beating SW soundly 54-35 for the Oaks 9th win in a row … [b:2gto9hiz]Athens[/b:2gto9hiz] had yet another TVC challenger visit McAfee Gymnasium this past week in the form of the Vinton County Vikings … VC dominated the dawgs for 3 and half quarters holding AHS to 26 points through 3 quarters … Coach Skinners league leading Bulldogs TOOK the W away from the Vikings - scoring 32 points in the final period, overcoming an 11 point deficit in the final 2 minutes to drop VC 58-55 and drop any hopes of the Vikings taking a 3rd consecutive TVC crown … [b:2gto9hiz]Zane Trace[/b:2gto9hiz] as the leader of the SVC did what needed to be done in the week that was - get wins over teams they should beat - Unioto 62-38 and Westfall 92-57 … the Pioneers have a big non-conference matchup coming up vs South Point down on the Ohio River Tuesday night … [b:2gto9hiz]Chillicothe[/b:2gto9hiz] at 8-5 took care of business vs "offenseless" 2-10 Marietta 63-48 … the win sets up a BIG matchup of Ironton challengers Tuesday night as Portsmouth rolls up Rt. 23 to take on the Cavs - should have the Cheap Seaters rocking the Hat … Coach Howie Caldwell’s [b:2gto9hiz]Reedsville Eastern[/b:2gto9hiz] Eagles keep rolling as EHS handily beat up on Trimble 64-36 to go to double figure wins on the season at 10-1 …
… there you have the Week that Was in Southern/Southeast Ohio hoops at the top of the Elite 8 list … the week that IS promises to give us more opportunities for the treehugger teams to move into the top 8 while others jockey for position to make a final bid for the elite 8 as the season winds down …
[b:2gto9hiz][size=150:2gto9hiz][color=#BF00FF:2gto9hiz]… Pfloyd’s Elite 8 of Southern/Southeastern Ohio Week #9 …[/color:2gto9hiz][/size:2gto9hiz][/b:2gto9hiz]
[b:2gto9hiz]1. Logan Elm (13-2)
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Peebles (14-0)
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Ironton (12-2)
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Oak Hill (11-1)
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Athens (14-1)
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Zane Trace (11-4)
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Chillicothe (8-5)
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Reedsville Eastern (12-1)[/b:2gto9hiz]
[b:2gto9hiz][color=#BF00FF:2gto9hiz][size=150:2gto9hiz]… Treehugger Wannabees …[/size:2gto9hiz][/color:2gto9hiz][/b:2gto9hiz]
11-4 Warren Local
7-5 Portsmouth
10-3 Waverly
10-3 Chesapeake
10-4 South Point
10-5 Piketon
11-2 Washington CH
11-5 Hillsboro
9-2 South Webster
9-4 Vinton County
11-2 Eastern Pike
8-4 Lucasville Valley
9-3 Eastern Brown
7-6 Belpre
6-7 Jackson
5-5 Northwest
8-5 Huntington Ross
7-6 Leesburg Fairfield
9-6 Alexander
7-7 Fairfield Union
9-7 Manchester
9-6 Greenfield McClain
9-3 Southern
6-6 Wheelersburg
7-5 Federal Hocking
5-10 Logan
6-7 Gallia Academy
6-8 Unioto
7-8 WhiteOak
10-4 Coal Grove
6-7 Fairland
6-6 Trimble
7-5 Symmes Valley
7-4 Green
2-11 North Adams
7-7 Nelsonville York
6-8 Portsmouth Clay
[color=#BF00FF:2gto9hiz][b:2gto9hiz][size=150:2gto9hiz]… Teams on the End Table …[/size:2gto9hiz][/b:2gto9hiz][/color:2gto9hiz]
Circleville 2-11
Rock Hill
South Gallia 5-8
Wellston
Southeastern Ross 3-10
Portsmouth East
[b:2gto9hiz][size=200:2gto9hiz][color=#BF00FF:2gto9hiz]… high school basketball is so important to many this time of year , yet we are brought back to the reality that basketball is not the most important event that is taking place in the lives of the young people we watch every week Below the Line . This past week we were informed of the passing of Charlie Countryman - father to Andy Countryman PG for Peebles HS … Andy’s father succumbed to pancreatic cancer this past week … Andy our condolences, our thoughts and prayers go out to you , your family and the Peebles community for your collective loss …[/color:2gto9hiz][/size:2gto9hiz][/b:2gto9hiz]
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