[b:3m8qkz9x][color=#BF00FF:3m8qkz9x][size=200:3m8qkz9x]… last week’s Elite 8 went a combined 11-7 in the week that WAS … obviously the results will have movement up and down the list as we head into Week #8 of hoops Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line …[/size:3m8qkz9x][/color:3m8qkz9x][/b:3m8qkz9x] on another thread concerning Logan basketball I was accused of "not supporting" Logan High School basketball, "bashing" Logan players … to avoid any confusion as to my support of ALL teams, players Below the Line in high school hoops I have decided to do a "Joe Friday" version of the Elite 8 for the Week that IS … no commentary, no insight from watching the games - "just the facts" ala my man Joe Friday of Dragnet fame … here’s a numbers only look at this weeks Elite 8 …
[b:3m8qkz9x][color=#BF00FF:3m8qkz9x][size=150:3m8qkz9x]Pfloyd’s Elite 8 in Southern/Southeastern Ohio[/size:3m8qkz9x][/color:3m8qkz9x][/b:3m8qkz9x]
[b:3m8qkz9x]1. Logan Elm 11-1[/b:3m8qkz9x] … last 5 games 4-1 … 2-0 on the week ( Bloom Carroll 59-49 … Westfall(11-5) 72-56) … Offensive ppg this week 65.5/defensively 52.5 ppg … for the season LE scoring at 67.8 ppg/defensively of the season 54.2 ppg …
[b:3m8qkz9x]1. North Adams 11-0[/b:3m8qkz9x] … 5-0 last 5 … 11 straight wins longest streak in Southern Ohio this season … 2-0 on the week ( Ripley 71-47/WhiteOak 58-43) … offensive ppg this week 64.5/defensively 45 ppg … NA scoring on the season at 72.3 ppg/ giving up 54.5 ppg on defense …
[b:3m8qkz9x]2. Chillicothe 9-3[/b:3m8qkz9x] … 4-1 last 5 … 8-1 in last 9 gms … 1-1 for the week (Ironton 58-53/Warren 53-54) … offensive ppg this week 55.5/defensively 44.5 ppg … the Cavs for the season scoring 60 ppg/on defense giving up a stingy 43.1 ppg … the Cavs have held 7 opponents under 45 points , of those seven 5 were less than 35 points , of those 5 teams 2 never scored more than 28 points …
[b:3m8qkz9x]3. Piketon 12-2[/b:3m8qkz9x] … 4-1 last 5 gms … 1-1 on the week ( Huntington Ross 45-55/Westfall 64-46) … offensive ppg this week 54.5/defensively 50.5 ppg …
[b:3m8qkz9x]4. Oak Hill 12-2[/b:3m8qkz9x] … 4-1 last 5 gms … 2-0 on the week (South Webster 80-45/Northwest 67-47) … offensive ppg this week 73.5/defensively 46.0 ppg …
[b:3m8qkz9x]5. Vinton County 10-1[/b:3m8qkz9x] … 5-0 last 5 gms … 1-0 on the week ( @ Alexander 50-46) … offensive ppg this week 50/defensively 46 ppg for the season Vinton Co is scoring at 56.2 ppg while giving up 45.7 ppg - held AHS this week to VC’s defensive avg for the season …
[b:3m8qkz9x]6. Alexander 9-2 [/b:3m8qkz9x]… 4-1 last 5 gms … 0-1 on the week (Vinton County 46-50) … offensive ppg 46/defensively 50; on the season Alex scoring at a 60.7 ppg clip while giving up 45.5 per outing … VC held Alex 14 pts below their season average to get this W at the Alley …
[b:3m8qkz9x]7. Ironton 10-4[/b:3m8qkz9x] … 3-2 last 5 gms … 1-1 on the week (Chillicothe 35-58/Ashland Ky 75-71) … offensive ppg 55.0/defensively 64.5 ppg … season averages offensive output 60.7/54.1 on the defensive side …
[b:3m8qkz9x]8. Valley 11-3 (NEWCOMER to the TOP 8 )[/b:3m8qkz9x] 4-1 last 5 gms … 2-0 on the week (Northwest 83-69/Wheelersburg 44-43) … offensive ppg 63.5 on the week/56 ppg defensively … key W’s this season Minford (10-4), Wheelersburg (10-3), Oak Hill (12-2), Huntington Ross (8-6) …
[b:3m8qkz9x]8. Wheelersburg 10-3[/b:3m8qkz9x] … 3-2 last 5 gms (losing to Oak Hill/Valley) … 1-1 on the week (Portsmouth West 56-42/Lucasville Valley 43-44) … offensively for the week 49.5 ppg/43 ppg on defense …
[b:3m8qkz9x][color=#BF00FF:3m8qkz9x][size=180:3m8qkz9x]Treehuggers Wannabees[/size:3m8qkz9x][/color:3m8qkz9x][/b:3m8qkz9x]
Hillsboro 9-2
Minford 10-4
Marietta 9-3
Portsmouth 6-5
Peebles 9-3
Chesapeake 9-3
Southern 10-3
Westfall 11-5
Zanesville 5-7
Warren 6-5
Logan 6-6
Fairland 8-5
Zane Trace 9-4
Adena 10-4
Fairfield Union 7-6
Waverly 6-4
Greenfield McClain 7-5
Huntington Ross 8-6
South Point 7-4
Waterford 8-5
Washington CH 7-6
Gallia Academy 5-8
Eastern Pike 8-4
Western Pike 8-4
Coal Grove 8-6
Portsmouth East 7-4
Belpre 6-6
Reedsville Eastern 6-5
[b:3m8qkz9x][color=#BF00FF:3m8qkz9x][size=180:3m8qkz9x]…Teams on the End Table…[/size:3m8qkz9x][/color:3m8qkz9x] [/b:3m8qkz9x]
let’s throw in:
Manchester 9-5
WhiteOak 4-9 … into the mix this week - thanks [b:3m8qkz9x]I92[/b:3m8qkz9x] … I’ll work Manchester into the Treehuggers list when I look at the "who" they have beaten …
Athens 6-6
Ironton St. Joe 6-8
Symmes Valley 5-7
Rock Hill 5-7
South Gallia 6-8
Southeastern Ross 4-10
Jackson 3-11
Circleville 1- the rest
[b:3m8qkz9x][color=#BF00FF:3m8qkz9x][size=180:3m8qkz9x]… until next week - get out, support the hoops in Southern/SouthEastern Ohio - teams are getting themselves into position player wise for post season action, Sectional Tournament draws in the next 2 couple of weeks … teams out there wanting to get that big W that will give them a better seed in the sectional… a chance to hear Lou Horvath as THE voice of the Southern/SouthEast Ohio post season say "here at the Convo - you don’t need a watch to know what time it is - it’s basketball thirty here at the Convo!!! …[/size:3m8qkz9x][/color:3m8qkz9x] [/b:3m8qkz9x]
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