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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 24, 2023 16:36:25 GMT -5
Easily the greatest 3-point point shooting display I've seen in a High school game. Many from NBA range and with someone in their face. That bodes very well for next year. The coaching staff's next challenge is to get them to play defense that well. If they do, I can see them in the mix for a MOAC title next year.
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Post by buckeye24osu on Feb 24, 2023 20:53:21 GMT -5
That was an entertaining game to watch. Some clutch shooting for sure.
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Post by 4 on Feb 25, 2023 9:20:30 GMT -5
Galion and CF are both MUCH improved since early in the year. Credit where credit is due. They just lack knowing how to win, it's been so long I have been extremely critical of Galion’s basketball program, but I’ll give credit where it’s due. The boys played their hearts out last night and left it all out there. They didn’t win, but that’s life. I have to respect the kids and coaches for that. Galion made 17 triples. Unheard of. Kent and Chafin are the best duo in the league scoring the basketball. They play a fast paced game, but no defense.
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Post by gtab on Feb 25, 2023 11:37:32 GMT -5
I have been extremely critical of Galion’s basketball program, but I’ll give credit where it’s due. The boys played their hearts out last night and left it all out there. They didn’t win, but that’s life. I have to respect the kids and coaches for that. Galion made 17 triples. Unheard of. Kent and Chafin are the best duo in the league scoring the basketball. They play a fast paced game, but no defense. Over the last four years, Galion had a record of: YR Record Coach19 - 20: 2 - 20 Gossom 20 - 21: 0 - 22 Gossom 21 - 22: 5 - 17 Stover 22 - 23: 8 - 14 Stover They've hit the bottom and are starting to climb their way back to relevancy. Great point (4) about the lack of defense........as we all know, effective, menacing defense leads to more offense, lowering the opponents score and raising you own. Now if only the Galion kids would buy into that premise. The kids let it all on the floor against the Flashes, offensively; but could have D'd it up more. Coaching?
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 25, 2023 16:29:40 GMT -5
We all know playing great defense is not nearly as much fun as practicing 3-pointers, erosteps, step backs and spin moves to SCORE. Which is easy to do on your own. But to take it to the next level great defense is required. And it is a grind, not fun and can only be done in practice and NOT in AAU ball! Today more and more high schools have a total of 5 coaches total on staff for 9th, JV and Varsity teams. One of those five needs to be designated as defensive assistant for the program in concert with the Head Coach. He would be paid to go to camps, colleges and seminars, learning from the best and bring back drills and specializations for practices. Where all coaches at all levels will spend a significant amount of time on defense in practices.
gtab, also good scouting and what to do against certain sets is paramount. What I noticed in this game was when Willard ran sets, the Galion kids often looked lost and shocked when a pick was set and usually got rubbed off. A good coaching staff will have his team ready for the beginning of a set, so they know what is coming, to get in the passing lanes and not be taken off the player they're assigned to.
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Post by moacpops on Feb 26, 2023 0:17:43 GMT -5
The MOAC gets two teams to District play. #3 seed Shelby takes on #2 seed Lexington in the Northwest District. #2 seed River Valley plays #7 seed Granville in the Central District.
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Post by dude on Feb 26, 2023 11:52:48 GMT -5
The MOAC gets two teams to District play. #3 seed Shelby takes on #2 seed Lexington in the Northwest District. #2 seed River Valley plays #7 seed Granville in the Central District. Shelby is the #2 seed.
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Post by 419bossman on Feb 26, 2023 17:40:26 GMT -5
Games for the Week of 2/27-3/4, District Week
Wednesday March 1st Grandville vs. River Valley
Thursday March 2nd Lexington vs. Shelby
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Post by moacpops on Feb 26, 2023 20:09:10 GMT -5
The MOAC gets two teams to District play. #3 seed Shelby takes on #2 seed Lexington in the Northwest District. #2 seed River Valley plays #7 seed Granville in the Central District. Shelby is the #2 seed. Thanks! #2 seed Shelby has a brutal road to get out of the Northwest District. The Whippets meet #3 seed Lexington (18-4) in the semi-finals and likely will play #1 seed and state ranked #4 Sandusky (23-1) in the District Final. R Valley is expected to win their District as #1 seed and state top-ranked Bishop Ready is in the other Central District bracket. The Vikings play #7 Granville (14-10) and likely will play #3 seed Bishop Watterson (15-9) in the District Finals.
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Post by dude on Feb 27, 2023 0:20:05 GMT -5
Mansfield is playing well and carefree right now. They are very dangerous and could win their rematch. Shelby is the higher seed and players have been making remarks in interviews about how bad they played when they hosted Lex a couple weeks ago.
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Post by 419bossman on Feb 27, 2023 10:15:48 GMT -5
Thanks! #2 seed Shelby has a brutal road to get out of the Northwest District. The Whippets meet #3 seed Lexington (18-4) in the semi-finals and likely will play #1 seed and state ranked #4 Sandusky (23-1) in the District Final. R Valley is expected to win their District as #1 seed and state top-ranked Bishop Ready is in the other Central District bracket. The Vikings play #7 Granville (14-10) and likely will play #3 seed Bishop Watterson (15-9) in the District Finals. Bishop Watterson is no push over and it will be a tough match up for River Valley but I see RV winning that game. After that River Valley will probably lose to Dayton Chaminade Julienne in the Regional Semi-Final.
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Post by dude on Feb 27, 2023 10:53:27 GMT -5
Having a shot a CJ in regionals would be a great opportunity for the RV players.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 27, 2023 12:44:24 GMT -5
A great accomplishment to get there, but not a great opportunity to play CJ.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 27, 2023 12:45:19 GMT -5
Mansfield is playing well and carefree right now. They are very dangerous and could win their rematch. Shelby is the higher seed and players have been making remarks in interviews about how bad they played when they hosted Lex a couple weeks ago. Can a "remark" be a statement of fact?
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Post by averagejoe on Feb 27, 2023 14:09:33 GMT -5
Work buddy tells me that Ontario's coach wins his 100th game in tournament this season of his 11 year head coaching career and his parents are passing around paperwork for signatures to get him removed. Sometimes I do not understand the world I am living in.
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Post by fanofthegame on Feb 27, 2023 17:49:00 GMT -5
I don’t have an opinion one way or the other, but 100 wins in 11 years of coaching is a below .500 record.
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Post by buckeye24osu on Feb 27, 2023 17:59:55 GMT -5
I was thinking same thing. I believe all teams play 22 games a year plus at least 1 tournament game, so 100 wins in 11 years is below avg. But nothing surprises me with parents.
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Post by Big Lex Fan on Feb 27, 2023 18:29:01 GMT -5
Work buddy tells me that Ontario's coach wins his 100th game in tournament this season of his 11 year head coaching career and his parents are passing around paperwork for signatures to get him removed. Sometimes I do not understand the world I am living in. Is that the Ontario's players parents or coach Mergal's parents who are wanting his dismissal. I seen Ontario play a few times this year and thought they had few nice players coming up on the JV team. Also had heard the have a nice group in the 7th grade.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 27, 2023 22:17:40 GMT -5
I don’t have an opinion one way or the other, but 100 wins in 11 years of coaching is a below .500 record. That's what happens at Madison. That's why the Megels got out last year. That's why AD Doug Ricket and his family wanted out a couple of years ago, but he didn't get the Ontario AD job. That's why another athlete Madison family, the Van Tilburgs, moved to Ontario this year. That's why the turnover in football coaches at Madison has been embarrassing. That's why their wrestling program has nose dived. That's why parents out there do not want advanced placement classes.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 27, 2023 22:21:34 GMT -5
Work buddy tells me that Ontario's coach wins his 100th game in tournament this season of his 11 year head coaching career and his parents are passing around paperwork for signatures to get him removed. Sometimes I do not understand the world I am living in. Hill Jacks in Madison think there's nothing better than living on a pontoon boat in Mifflin Lake. The grandparents are still PO'd that they took their grand kids clear to the other side of Richland county to the farming community of Ontario.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 27, 2023 22:30:41 GMT -5
Work buddy tells me that Ontario's coach wins his 100th game in tournament this season of his 11 year head coaching career and his parents are passing around paperwork for signatures to get him removed. Sometimes I do not understand the world I am living in. Is that the Ontario's players parents or coach Mergal's parents who are wanting his dismissal. I seen Ontario play a few times this year and thought they had few nice players coming up on the JV team. Also had heard the have a nice group in the 7th grade. Most Ontario players like and respect him. There will ALWAYS be players who think they should play more. There will always be ignorant parents. Heck there were parents every year that thought Balogh should be fired, but the more he won, they said it under their breaths. So as not to get punched in the snoot, by an alumni. Freshman and 8th grade were 2nd in both tournaments and the 7th won by at least 30 in every game and the starters rarely played more than 2 quarters.
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Post by ohioraised on Feb 28, 2023 8:39:37 GMT -5
I don’t have an opinion one way or the other, but 100 wins in 11 years of coaching is a below .500 record. That's what happens at Madison. That's why the Megels got out last year. That's why AD Doug Ricket and his family wanted out a couple of years ago, but he didn't get the Ontario AD job. That's why another athlete Madison family, the Van Tilburgs, moved to Ontario this year. That's why the turnover in football coaches at Madison has been embarrassing. That's why their wrestling program has nose dived. That's why parents out there do not want advanced placement classes. The AD pulled his name before the final cut was made and the result was a pay increase at current job. Well played by him. If you talk to members of that moving family it's probable they signed the papers.
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Post by dude on Feb 28, 2023 10:08:51 GMT -5
I don’t have an opinion one way or the other, but 100 wins in 11 years of coaching is a below .500 record. At Madison 9 seasons he was 79-129. At Ontario 2 seasons, so far he is 21-26.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 28, 2023 11:07:16 GMT -5
I don’t have an opinion one way or the other, but 100 wins in 11 years of coaching is a below .500 record. At Madison 9 seasons he was 79-129. At Ontario 2 seasons, so far he is 21-26. Thank you little buddy, a much better winning % from the bad place he was in, to the new situation. AND an improvement of 50% from last season to this season.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 28, 2023 11:23:55 GMT -5
That's what happens at Madison. That's why the Megels got out last year. That's why AD Doug Ricket and his family wanted out a couple of years ago, but he didn't get the Ontario AD job. That's why another athlete Madison family, the Van Tilburgs, moved to Ontario this year. That's why the turnover in football coaches at Madison has been embarrassing. That's why their wrestling program has nose dived. That's why parents out there do not want advanced placement classes. The AD pulled his name before the final cut was made and the result was a pay increase at current job. Well played by him. If you talk to members of that moving family it's probable they signed the papers. So you're telling us if Rickeret got the AD job at Ontario he would have turned it down and admitted his application was just a ploy to screw Madison out of more money?? Glad to know you think so highly of him. AND you also want us to believe that the Van Tilburgs moved to Ontario, knowing this hated coach was already there, THEN signed papers to get him fired?? Another family you've insulted. Since you know so much about these "papers", who started them and why? Don't be afraid, YOU broached the subject. Looks poorly of individuals to make statements and not be willing to elaborate. OH, now I see "it's probable". Thus just BS? Makes you look worse.
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Post by dude on Feb 28, 2023 12:06:29 GMT -5
That's what happens at Madison. That's why the Megels got out last year. That's why AD Doug Ricket and his family wanted out a couple of years ago, but he didn't get the Ontario AD job. That's why another athlete Madison family, the Van Tilburgs, moved to Ontario this year. That's why the turnover in football coaches at Madison has been embarrassing. That's why their wrestling program has nose dived. That's why parents out there do not want advanced placement classes. The AD pulled his name before the final cut was made and the result was a pay increase at current job. Well played by him. If you talk to members of that moving family it's probable they signed the papers. I have heard of people taking interviews for the experience and to bargain for positions but didn't know it could be done inside a school district where unions run payroll. That family has never supported Mergel since their family member left Madison because of him and went to Galion.
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Post by ohioraised on Feb 28, 2023 12:38:01 GMT -5
So you're telling us if Rickeret got the AD job at Ontario he would have turned it down and admitted his application was just a ploy to screw Madison out of more money?? Glad to know you think so highly of him. AND you also want us to believe that the Van Tilburgs moved to Ontario, knowing this hated coach was already there, THEN signed papers to get him fired?? Another family you've insulted. Feb 27, 2023 22:21:34 GMT -5 Willard Fillmore said: Hill Jacks in Madison think there's nothing better than living on a pontoon boat in Mifflin Lake. The grandparents are still PO'd that they took their grand kids clear to the other side of Richland county to the farming community of Ontario. I mentioned the actions of two people. You insulted an entire community. The grandparents you mention have many grandkids in your district, and they support them all.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Feb 28, 2023 14:16:36 GMT -5
I like pontoon boats and floating and fishing on Mifflin Lake, we hill jacks don't mind. Then why did the grandparents start a petition to have their son fired? As was said above. OR do you only look for my posts? Isn't that insulting? Isn't that plot a bit disingenuous at the least to two school districts in order to squeeze more money out of one? As YOU purport he did. Must not an AD be highly respected to do his job well? Isn't it insulting to move to a community, then the first year there sign "papers". That you imply to know so much about, but refuse to share. That you say is what is "probable" they did. Which is really insulting to them. Then rudely deleted that word from MY past that I quoted of yours, to make yourself look less mendacious.
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Post by dude on Mar 1, 2023 13:24:58 GMT -5
I could not imagine that the Ontario administration would value a parent petition but I could be wrong after hearing the stories from one of their staff members about parents involved in Ontario swimming and cross country. Those petition letters have worked before, to my surprise.
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Post by 419bossman on Mar 1, 2023 20:40:48 GMT -5
Results from tonight's game
River Valley- 58 Granville- 54
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