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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 11, 2020 12:45:02 GMT -5
Yes. Bedingfield was named a coach and you automatically get your players in the MNJ all-star game, hence why neither was the #1 pick in the "draft." Crall is a scoring machine and does it while shooting a good percentage, not because of a high number of shots. This has a lot to do with him being the #1 overall pick. Bedingfield was also "given" the South Central duo of Blair and Seidel, since he coached them in Junior High. He also won the coin flip for the #1 pick, but deferred and took pick #2 and #3 instead.
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Post by jmorgret07 on Feb 15, 2020 10:04:45 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Feb 22, 2020 1:05:57 GMT -5
Oh boy, this is gonna be fun. With Dude and Filess as the antagonizers, and Legend and myself swallowing the bait....60 pages at a minimum. As far as the Flashes living up to the hype....I'll have a better feel after this mornings scrimmage against South Central. Although the Flashes will be short one probable starter and 2 quality players coming off the bench, all sophmores on school field trip to DC. Looking at the schedule, there isn't one game they're not capable of winning. However, it's a long season and Upper, Norwalk, Oak Harbor, maybe TC, maybe an unknown can win on any given night. I say we do one better than last year and go 20-2. I know that's a big number but a few youngsters are gonna surprise us this year.....I hope. Not bad.
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Post by Admin on Feb 22, 2020 7:01:32 GMT -5
This is the 19th time Willard has won 20+ games in a season (1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2019, 2020)
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 22, 2020 21:08:10 GMT -5
Oh boy, this is gonna be fun. With Dude and Filess as the antagonizers, and Legend and myself swallowing the bait....60 pages at a minimum. As far as the Flashes living up to the hype....I'll have a better feel after this mornings scrimmage against South Central. Although the Flashes will be short one probable starter and 2 quality players coming off the bench, all sophmores on school field trip to DC. Looking at the schedule, there isn't one game they're not capable of winning. However, it's a long season and Upper, Norwalk, Oak Harbor, maybe TC, maybe an unknown can win on any given night. I say we do one better than last year and go 20-2. I know that's a big number but a few youngsters are gonna surprise us this year.....I hope. Not bad. Could have been more pages if not for the rywill/Tahj/APTop10/Sandusky conspiracy that stole some of Willard's thunder. That and Filess took it easy on ya
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2020 22:07:13 GMT -5
And Oak Harbor beats Edison 74-34, To share the SBC (Bay) Championship with Willard.
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Post by edchambers on Feb 23, 2020 10:33:48 GMT -5
Only 51 pages to go. Nice.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2020 12:42:50 GMT -5
Actually, We're way ahead of last year's thread. We were on Page 10, Almost 11, at this time last year. We're well on our way to 69 more pages.
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Post by xlegend on Feb 26, 2020 14:02:09 GMT -5
Guess we play Crestview which beat bucyrus last night.i like the flashes by a lot.duh.congrats to the 4 Willard players for making all league. nice
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Post by crimson5 on Feb 27, 2020 8:46:29 GMT -5
I've been a vocal fan of the Flashes, on here, for a few years now. Often I have criticized decisions made by the staff, although I have given "kudos" a few times as well. Since its tourney time and the season could be over inside a week, I want to go on record saying I think this year has been the coaching staff's best performance of the 3 years they've been together. 20-2 regular season exceeded most expectations. Not easy to replace the size and leadership that graduated last year and finish 1 game better, while playing a tougher schedule. Hope we can run this thing deep into March. Nice job.
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Post by truecrimson on Feb 27, 2020 14:19:55 GMT -5
I've been a vocal fan of the Flashes, on here, for a few years now. Often I have criticized decisions made by the staff, although I have given "kudos" a few times as well. Since its tourney time and the season could be over inside a week, I want to go on record saying I think this year has been the coaching staff's best performance of the 3 years they've been together. 20-2 regular season exceeded most expectations. Not easy to replace the size and leadership that graduated last year and finish 1 game better, while playing a tougher schedule. Hope we can run this thing deep into March. Nice job. As I stated in an earlier post, isn't it funny how winning changes perceptions? So, to restate what I said earlier, winning is 1,2,3,4,5, etc...I hope they have a good push but there are some tough teams in that Lima District. Bluffton, Wayne Trace and OG.
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Post by buckeyekid on Feb 27, 2020 17:50:36 GMT -5
I think the 2nd half schedule has helped make us better. One great aspect that can carry a team a long way is the ability to come from behind. That Shelby game ,,,a 23 point defect ,,that was pretty sweet. Coming back on the road at OH was another. Getting 4 guys into double figures is gonna make us a really tough out if we can keep it up. Go Flashes!
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Post by portwalk on Feb 27, 2020 20:44:43 GMT -5
I've been a vocal fan of the Flashes, on here, for a few years now. Often I have criticized decisions made by the staff, although I have given "kudos" a few times as well. Since its tourney time and the season could be over inside a week, I want to go on record saying I think this year has been the coaching staff's best performance of the 3 years they've been together. 20-2 regular season exceeded most expectations. Not easy to replace the size and leadership that graduated last year and finish 1 game better, while playing a tougher schedule. Hope we can run this thing deep into March. Nice job. As I stated in an earlier post, isn't it funny how winning changes perceptions? So, to restate what I said earlier, winning is 1,2,3,4,5, etc...I hope they have a good push but there are some tough teams in that Lima District. Bluffton, Wayne Trace and OG. Wouldn’t be worried about Regionals yet WR is playing well and the FC is the best I ever remember and should prepare them for Willard...
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Post by xlegend on Feb 27, 2020 21:46:31 GMT -5
I've been a vocal fan of the Flashes, on here, for a few years now. Often I have criticized decisions made by the staff, although I have given "kudos" a few times as well. Since its tourney time and the season could be over inside a week, I want to go on record saying I think this year has been the coaching staff's best performance of the 3 years they've been together. 20-2 regular season exceeded most expectations. Not easy to replace the size and leadership that graduated last year and finish 1 game better, while playing a tougher schedule. Hope we can run this thing deep into March. Nice job. the ONLY thing I wish the coaching staff could if done a better job of is developing some kind of bench. We've played with 6 guys all year.hopefully we don't need a 7th.go flashes
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Post by truecrimson on Feb 29, 2020 11:44:35 GMT -5
As I stated in an earlier post, isn't it funny how winning changes perceptions? So, to restate what I said earlier, winning is 1,2,3,4,5, etc...I hope they have a good push but there are some tough teams in that Lima District. Bluffton, Wayne Trace and OG. Wouldn’t be worried about Regionals yet WR is playing well and the FC is the best I ever remember and should prepare them for Willard... Willard should cruise to regionals unless they get in foul trouble during one of these district games.
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Post by royalballdad on Feb 29, 2020 11:51:22 GMT -5
Wouldn’t be worried about Regionals yet WR is playing well and the FC is the best I ever remember and should prepare them for Willard... Willard should cruise to regionals unless they get in foul trouble during one of these district games. Cruise?? Crawford & Western will have a say on your Willard cruising.
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Post by portwalk on Feb 29, 2020 12:08:03 GMT -5
Willard should cruise to regionals unless they get in foul trouble during one of these district games. Cruise?? Crawford & Western will have a say on your Willard cruising. I was thinking the same thing only their win over Huron late in the year was a “cruise” they went to the wire with Shelby, Huron, OH twice and even NSP. CC even though playing a poor schedule can play and Western beat Huron handily and can play as well. Just depends on what cruising means
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Post by purefan on Feb 29, 2020 12:30:51 GMT -5
Wouldn’t be worried about Regionals yet WR is playing well and the FC is the best I ever remember and should prepare them for Willard... Willard should cruise to regionals unless they get in foul trouble during one of these district games. Will be no “cruising” tues nite. Willard is very good but not dominate. I got a feeling CC will give willard all they want. I’m picking a CC vs Western district final.
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Post by crimson5 on Feb 29, 2020 13:03:04 GMT -5
Wouldn’t be worried about Regionals yet WR is playing well and the FC is the best I ever remember and should prepare them for Willard... Willard should cruise to regionals unless they get in foul trouble during one of these district games. Anybody that thinks this district is gonna be a "cruise" for Willard, just doesn't know CC and WR at all. Basketball is a game of matchups and CC matches up very well with willard. The only player they cant matchup well with is Myles. They have an athletic big that can play with Baldridge, a SG that is all ohio, a PG that controls tempo very well and penetrates, and a cast of supporting players that know their roles. WR does not match up with Willard very well, but they present match up problems for us as well. This district will be a dog fight.
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Post by buckeyekid on Feb 29, 2020 13:08:26 GMT -5
Willard vs Eastwood Final
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Post by crimson5 on Feb 29, 2020 13:27:25 GMT -5
Willard vs Eastwood Final I'm curious about Eastwood. Just looking at scores, I dont think they have the horsepower to beat WR. 2 losses to a solid Rossford team. They took 2 of 3 from Fostoria, but Fostoria was overrated. A blowout loss to Ottawa Glandorf (who is very good). I've seen WR this year and they are a very very dangerous team. In fact, they remind me alot of last years Coldwater team...but not quite on that level. They have shooters all over the court (and bench), they move the ball extremely well, it does not stick in anyone's hands, they keep moving the ball until there's a good look at the bucket. I'm picking WR over Eastwood by 15+. I'm picking Willard over CC by 10 (foul shots will decide the outcome).
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Post by xlegend on Feb 29, 2020 18:49:33 GMT -5
Willard should cruise to regionals unless they get in foul trouble during one of these district games. Anybody that thinks this district is gonna be a "cruise" for Willard, just doesn't know CC and WR at all. Basketball is a game of matchups and CC matches up very well with willard. The only player they cant matchup well with is Myles. They have an athletic big that can play with Baldridge, a SG that is all ohio, a PG that controls tempo very well and penetrates, and a cast of supporting players that know their roles. WR does not match up with Willard very well, but they present match up problems for us as well. This district will be a dog fight. agree somewhat but I don't agree with their skill level being same as ours. There's not one spot on the floor that I don't think we have an advantage of. They don't match up with us.we should dominate the boards and I don't think they can run with us.if we have good shot selection and stay out of foul trouble we should be fine.
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Post by crimson5 on Feb 29, 2020 19:03:36 GMT -5
Anybody that thinks this district is gonna be a "cruise" for Willard, just doesn't know CC and WR at all. Basketball is a game of matchups and CC matches up very well with willard. The only player they cant matchup well with is Myles. They have an athletic big that can play with Baldridge, a SG that is all ohio, a PG that controls tempo very well and penetrates, and a cast of supporting players that know their roles. WR does not match up with Willard very well, but they present match up problems for us as well. This district will be a dog fight. agree somewhat but I don't agree with their skill level being same as ours. There's not one spot on the floor that I don't think we have an advantage of. They don't match up with us.we should dominate the boards and I don't think they can run with us.if we have good shot selection and stay out of foul trouble we should be fine. As far as CC goes, they can match up with us. However, I agree we are better skilled at each position other than maybe Fenner. They have a big that can match up with Baldridge, however Skeeter is more skilled and versatile. Feichner vs Myles .....Feichner a better shooter and that's about it, Myles a much better athlete. I think we win, but I just dont see a blowout.
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Post by truecrimson on Feb 29, 2020 22:31:52 GMT -5
agree somewhat but I don't agree with their skill level being same as ours. There's not one spot on the floor that I don't think we have an advantage of. They don't match up with us.we should dominate the boards and I don't think they can run with us.if we have good shot selection and stay out of foul trouble we should be fine. As far as CC goes, they can match up with us. However, I agree we are better skilled at each position other than maybe Fenner. They have a big that can match up with Baldridge, however Skeeter is more skilled and versatile. Feichner vs Myles .....Feichner a better shooter and that's about it, Myles a much better athlete. I think we win, but I just dont see a blowout. Sounds like you are saying we’ll be cruisin through districts after i just read this post. We are on the same page 😁
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Post by purefan on Mar 3, 2020 21:55:14 GMT -5
As far as CC goes, they can match up with us. However, I agree we are better skilled at each position other than maybe Fenner. They have a big that can match up with Baldridge, however Skeeter is more skilled and versatile. Feichner vs Myles .....Feichner a better shooter and that's about it, Myles a much better athlete. I think we win, but I just dont see a blowout. Sounds like you are saying we’ll be cruisin through districts after i just read this post. We are on the same page 😁 This must of happened to be the last page in the book. 😁 Sorry, just couldn’t resist.
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Post by crimson5 on Mar 4, 2020 1:22:20 GMT -5
My last post on the 2019-20 Flashes season, then moving on to next year. First congrats to the boys for a fine season. Most teams would be ecstatic finishing 21-3, as you should be as well. However, I have a feeling most players, and fans, feel a few wins were left on the table. It's ok to have those emotions, as those who aspire for greatness often feel disappointed during their journey. No shame in losing to a really good CC team. Both seniors finished their high school careers with great seasons, and will be surprised if both aren't on the All-Ohio list somewhere. Thanks Skeeter and Coop for helping make Willard ball relevant again. As for the underclassman, we saw growth and maturity in all of them. Which is a big reason why we finished with 21 wins instead of 14. That same growth needs to occur again over the next 9 months to keep the Flashes in the front row next year. Replacing 40 points and 20 rebounds per game wont be an easy task, but there was a saying (and T-shirts) back in the day that became the norm in town..."we dont rebuild, we reload".
Again, thank you and congrats for a great season. Dont focus too long on "what could have been". Focus on the memories of "what was".....21 wins, a SBC Championship, a Sectional Championship, playing on the Cavs floor, a D3 #7 AP State Ranking, the numerous come from behind victories.....lots of great memories.
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Post by dude on Mar 4, 2020 8:54:01 GMT -5
My last post on the 2019-20 Flashes season, then moving on to next year. First congrats to the boys for a fine season. Most teams would be ecstatic finishing 21-3, as you should be as well. However, I have a feeling most players, and fans, feel a few wins were left on the table. It's ok to have those emotions, as those who aspire for greatness often feel disappointed during their journey. No shame in losing to a really good CC team. Both seniors finished their high school careers with great seasons, and will be surprised if both aren't on the All-Ohio list somewhere. Thanks Skeeter and Coop for helping make Willard ball relevant again. As for the underclassman, we saw growth and maturity in all of them. Which is a big reason why we finished with 21 wins instead of 14. That same growth needs to occur again over the next 9 months to keep the Flashes in the front row next year. Replacing 40 points and 20 rebounds per game wont be an easy task, but there was a saying (and T-shirts) back in the day that became the norm in town..."we dont rebuild, we reload". Again, thank you and congrats for a great season. Dont focus too long on "what could have been". Focus on the memories of "what was".....21 wins, a SBC Championship, a Sectional Championship, playing on the Cavs floor, a D3 #7 AP State Ranking, the numerous come from behind victories.....lots of great memories. Willard had a great season and should be celebrated for it but in the end it came down to the things that many of you pointed out along the way. Fundamentals and the little things matter. After many games I read your team did not play a full game but had periods that were so big it allowed them to win or had comebacks that gave them the win after a slow or sluggish start. Looking back I would say many of you true fans knew this teams potential but also had fears it would never be recognized in your real comments about when this team played average or less at times. But celebrating for what was and not crying on what could have been is a good attitude as this team was fun to watch.
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Post by pickett79 on Mar 4, 2020 9:41:00 GMT -5
Lmao you Willard people are absolutely incredible. 18 pages on this forum just to lose in the district semi finals, what an absolute joke. Willard needs to learn from the humble and hard working people of Clyde, who often overachieve and surpass expectations during their incredible football run this year. The past of basketball excellence in Willard will not “reload” because it is no more. The town of Willard is a complete dump and is an absolute joke in every other sport but basketball where they were good this year. Willard had two above average players and you fools absolutely lose your minds. Good luck next year and don’t get your hopes up because you will eventually be disappointed.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2020 10:16:28 GMT -5
^^^ Dump, You forgot to put Go Tigers at the end. Oh, That's right, We lost to Norwalk, We're out too.
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Post by portwalk on Mar 4, 2020 11:42:34 GMT -5
The question to the Willard faithful is how do they build from this or is this mini run for the program over? Last year they made a trip to regionals and expectations were even higher and then this. With several seniors coming back next year and a poor JV squad what does the future of the program hold? Is is this just a blip?
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