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Post by dude on Aug 13, 2024 19:54:30 GMT -5
Lex was the better team when Galion traveled for a scrimmage. It was not a dominating event but Lex did look better than the Tigers for most of the night.
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Post by GHS 1999 on Aug 13, 2024 22:48:40 GMT -5
Lex was the better team when Galion traveled for a scrimmage. It was not a dominating event but Lex did look better than the Tigers for most of the night. I did not attend the scrimmage, but I’m not surprised by that assessment. Galion has some nice pieces back, but pretty young and inexperienced.
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Post by Ramsfan09 on Aug 15, 2024 19:24:03 GMT -5
Went to the Ontario @ Ashland scrimmage tonight and Ashland looked very solid against Ontario. Halftime the score was 19-7 Ashland. Right after Halftime Ashlands Varsity came out and scored another TD on a long ball. To be fair though Ontario did not play their Starting QB. Ontario is going to be a very good team this year.
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Post by dude on Aug 18, 2024 8:30:57 GMT -5
Lex was the better team when Galion traveled for a scrimmage. It was not a dominating event but Lex did look better than the Tigers for most of the night. I did not attend the scrimmage, but I’m not surprised by that assessment. Galion has some nice pieces back, but pretty young and inexperienced. You could see the Tigers have a few good pieces so their season could hinge on how well those young guys grow and how quick.
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Post by Big Lex Fan on Aug 23, 2024 21:48:31 GMT -5
Tonight's OCC scores... Lexington 14 Ontario 31
Akron SVSM 21 Mansfield Senior 14
Shelby 40 Madison 14
Triway 17 West Holmes 7
New Philadelphia 12 Louisville 7
Ashland 41 River Valley 27
Orrville 41 Wooster 18
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Post by ryman11677 on Aug 23, 2024 21:57:19 GMT -5
After 1 week my OCC poll 1 mansfield sr. Lost but had the toughest opponent 2. (3 way tie ) Lexington, lost but Ontario has been good Ashland won but river valley is usually not that great New Philadelphia won but where is the offense 5(3 way tie) Wooster west Holmes Madison Madison lost to good team Wooster had some bad turnovers West Holmes no offense the way they looked against Triway could be a 3 win team at best, but it’s just a week
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Post by unc4life on Aug 28, 2024 12:45:18 GMT -5
Well on to week 2!
On paper looks like another tough week for the OCC. Games that I am looking forward to the most.
Lexington vs. Shelby - Both teams are talented, Shelby got an easy week 1 game while Lexington had one of the tougher opening weeks. We will find out more about both teams after this one.
West Holmes vs Orrville - this is more of a test to see if last weeks butt kicking of Wooster is because Orrville is good, or just Wooster is bad. Also if West Holmes starts 0-2 could be a long year in Holmes County.
Not sure any of the other games stick out too much. New Philly has a tough one, I have no clue what Canfield has, but I feel Mansfield should win that game. While Marion is getting better, Ashland should win that game, and Madison and Wooster are probably both hoping they have won a game by the time they play each other.
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Post by Big Lex Fan on Aug 29, 2024 19:03:15 GMT -5
Shelby @ Lexington now a 7:30 PM start. Due to heat tomorrow.
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Post by dude on Aug 30, 2024 5:12:41 GMT -5
Shelby @ Lexington now a 7:30 PM start. Due to heat tomorrow. More important, make sure you watch the Georgia/Clemson noon game and look for Fogle on the sideline.
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Post by buckeye33 on Aug 30, 2024 9:46:05 GMT -5
Shelby @ Lexington now a 7:30 PM start. Due to heat tomorrow. More important, make sure you watch the Georgia/Clemson noon game and look for Fogle on the sideline. be taking the red eye or turf toe got him sidelined ?
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Post by dude on Aug 30, 2024 9:55:27 GMT -5
More important, make sure you watch the Georgia/Clemson noon game and look for Fogle on the sideline. be taking the red eye or turf toe got him sidelined ? I heard this week they are flying him down on Saturday.
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Post by ryman11677 on Aug 31, 2024 16:58:26 GMT -5
So after 2 weeks in the OCC i have 1. Mansfield-although they should have beat Canfield 2. New Philadelphia- should have beat stuebenville In no particular order Ashland 2-0 but have proved nothing in 2 games against bad teams Lexington tough non league schedule West Holmes showed that maybe week 1 was just a blimp in the map 6 Wooster - 7 Madison - is it basketball season yet
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Post by dude on Sept 1, 2024 9:05:50 GMT -5
So after 2 weeks in the OCC i have 1. Mansfield-although they should have beat Canfield 2. New Philadelphia- should have beat stuebenville In no particular order Ashland 2-0 but have proved nothing in 2 games against bad teams Lexington tough non league schedule West Holmes showed that maybe week 1 was just a blimp in the map 6 Wooster - 7 Madison - is it basketball season yet Very logical assessment and I think it's accurate but I will add my thoughts. 1A. Mansfield-although they should have beat Canfield they found a way to lose and that is a bad sign. 1B. New Philadelphia- should have beat Steubenville but found a way to lose, which is not good but having had the chance to win speaks highly for a NP team's improvement.In no particular order Ashland 2-0 but have proved nothing in 2 games against bad teams, agree so still unknown how good they are. Lexington tough non league schedule. talented kids have made some mistakes but the defense lost the first game and big plays gave Shelby enough to win.West Holmes showed that maybe week 1 was just a blimp in the map. Lost a bunch from last year but returned enough to still compete with everyone on their schedule. Next week be a big test.6 Wooster - could go 1-9 or 2-8. 7 Madison - is it basketball season yet. I'll disagree. They do not want it to be basketball season either.
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Post by malabar10 on Sept 2, 2024 11:46:58 GMT -5
It's not going to be pretty for OCC teams this week, heading into conference play. VASJ is the real deal with OSU bound Bo Jackson. NP beats up Wooster. Dover sends its greetings to future league members in dismantling of WH. Ashland/Lindsley?? Who knows? Lex should finally get off the schnide in the Valley after playing 2 very good opponents. And then there's Madison! Let the games begin!
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Post by richrod on Sept 4, 2024 11:57:23 GMT -5
Being at the Lex and Shelby game Friday, I felt that Lex just plays flat on offense. They certainly have the weapons, they either, don't know how to use them or they are just overall flat on offense. I thought they showed more energy on the defensive side of the ball and it kept them around after Shelby pounced on them early.
I think we could all see the WH drop off coming.
Madison appears to have some talent, but they are still showing signs of a program with a recent history of losing, they do this by untimely penalties and undisciplined play
Mansfield appears to be offensively challenged again. Defense has been solid again.
NP and Ashland seem to be improving this year. I think the league play will be interesting, I still like Mansfield to win it all, but my gut says maybe a split with Ashland.
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Post by Big Lex Fan on Sept 6, 2024 21:29:41 GMT -5
Cleveland Villa Angela-St Joseph 60 Mansfield Senior 0
Lexington 3 Clear Fork 28
Wheeling Linsly 0 Ashland 35
Ontario 34 Madison 14
New Philadelphia 28 Wooster 7
Dover 42 West Holmes 9
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Post by ryman11677 on Sept 7, 2024 10:25:49 GMT -5
After 3 weeks 1. I will still have Mansfield Senior as the team to beat. They had the toughest three non-league games of anybody. 2. New Philadelphia - I need to start separating these teams. I put them two Because of the close game they gave Steubenville. 3. Ashland - I still don’t know what they bring to the table because of the weak non-league schedule, but they are 3-0 4. West Holmes I read nothing into the game against Dover. It’s the best team they will play all year and if they were in the Ohio Cardinal conference this year, Dover would go undefeated 5 Lexington- Played some tough non-league games 6. Wooster - Should get healthy against Madison this week 7- Madison Must beat Wooster to get out of the basement
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Post by unc4life on Sept 7, 2024 12:30:33 GMT -5
Can we at least start to speculate if Mansfield is any good? At least last year they competed with some of the good teams they played. 60-0? Is that the worst loss in last 30 years? Still a lot of football to play, but I think it’s at least time to start wondering if this team lost too much from last year team.
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Post by ryman11677 on Sept 7, 2024 14:15:50 GMT -5
I agree 60-0 bad loss but VASJ are for real I don’t think anyone else would have been that close. Next week at west Holmes will determine if they are for real or not
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Post by don on Sept 9, 2024 19:21:33 GMT -5
Time for a coaching change big Lex fan?
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Post by dude on Sept 10, 2024 10:03:26 GMT -5
Time for a coaching change big Lex fan? Don, is coaching the reason for Lex being 0-3?
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Post by fanofthegame on Sept 10, 2024 11:00:44 GMT -5
You could make that argument. They have several athletes that are getting D1 looks in some sport. They have decent size up front. Fans might expect one win with that setup.
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Post by don on Sept 10, 2024 11:36:26 GMT -5
You could make that argument. They have several athletes that are getting D1 looks in some sport. They have decent size up front. Fans might expect one win with that setup. bingo.
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Post by unc4life on Sept 10, 2024 13:48:09 GMT -5
Tough times in Lexington. Local media hyped them up in the preseason, 3 games in fans are asking for a new coach. Better get a win this week!
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Post by Big Lex Fan on Sept 10, 2024 14:31:21 GMT -5
I've said before the problem in Lexington is they don't have a legitimate offensive or defensive line. They usually don't. Is it coaching? Possibly...Is it a soccer mom mentality in the community? I think that's part of it. Lex almost always has some decent skill position players. This year they have 2-3 Division I type athletes. But injuries have hurt the team. The quarterback is running for his life. And play calling is questionable at best. Team discipline is shakey. Conditioning is a problem. The last three concerns I stated is on the coaching in my opinion. I thought at the beginning of the season Lex could be anywhere from 4-6 to 8-2. Now I'm thinking 3-7 if they're lucky. I just hope our basketball guys don't get to banged up to hurt the basketball team this winter. It could be a huge year on the hardwood. One final point schools like Shelby, Clear Fork and say even Lucas are football minded communities. There kids are football tough, and the want to play.
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Post by fanofthegame on Sept 10, 2024 15:59:15 GMT -5
I've said before the problem in Lexington is they don't have a legitimate offensive or defensive line. They usually don't. Is it coaching? Possibly...Is it a soccer mom mentality in the community? I think that's part of it. Lex almost always has some decent skill position players. This year they have 2-3 Division I type athletes. But injuries have hurt the team. The quarterback is running for his life. And play calling is questionable at best. Team discipline is shakey. Conditioning is a problem. The last three concerns I stated is on the coaching in my opinion. I thought at the beginning of the season Lex could be anywhere from 4-6 to 8-2. Now I'm thinking 3-7 if they're lucky. I just hope our basketball guys don't get to banged up to hurt the basketball team this winter. It could be a huge year on the hardwood. One final point schools like Shelby, Clear Fork and say even Lucas are football minded communities. There kids are football tough, and the want to play. All valid points. Finding linemen at all schools is getting more difficult. Too many kids only play for what’s in it for them and linemen don’t make the paper. No soccer team at Shelby, but the soccer mom mentality is striking everywhere. Little Billy might get hurt. It could be a little worse in Lex. Towns have personalities. It’s probably not all on the coaches. Probably enough blame to go around.
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Post by dude on Sept 10, 2024 20:46:39 GMT -5
Tough times in Lexington. Local media hyped them up in the preseason, 3 games in fans are asking for a new coach. Better get a win this week! Local media does nothing but hype. Power polls, athlete of week, video highlights. Imagine if the media just covered the games and reported what happened and let the fans do the hype. If they start 0-4 it could be a very possible 0-10 team.
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Post by minutiea on Sept 10, 2024 21:29:01 GMT -5
I've said before the problem in Lexington is they don't have a legitimate offensive or defensive line. They usually don't. Is it coaching? Possibly...Is it a soccer mom mentality in the community? I think that's part of it. Lex almost always has some decent skill position players. This year they have 2-3 Division I type athletes. But injuries have hurt the team. The quarterback is running for his life. And play calling is questionable at best. Team discipline is shakey. Conditioning is a problem. The last three concerns I stated is on the coaching in my opinion. I thought at the beginning of the season Lex could be anywhere from 4-6 to 8-2. Now I'm thinking 3-7 if they're lucky. I just hope our basketball guys don't get to banged up to hurt the basketball team this winter. It could be a huge year on the hardwood. One final point schools like Shelby, Clear Fork and say even Lucas are football minded communities. There kids are football tough, and the want to play. I've never seen any 250# linemen playing soccer
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Post by dude on Sept 11, 2024 10:36:24 GMT -5
I've said before the problem in Lexington is they don't have a legitimate offensive or defensive line. They usually don't. Is it coaching? Possibly...Is it a soccer mom mentality in the community? I think that's part of it. Lex almost always has some decent skill position players. This year they have 2-3 Division I type athletes. But injuries have hurt the team. The quarterback is running for his life. And play calling is questionable at best. Team discipline is shakey. Conditioning is a problem. The last three concerns I stated is on the coaching in my opinion. I thought at the beginning of the season Lex could be anywhere from 4-6 to 8-2. Now I'm thinking 3-7 if they're lucky. I just hope our basketball guys don't get to banged up to hurt the basketball team this winter. It could be a huge year on the hardwood. One final point schools like Shelby, Clear Fork and say even Lucas are football minded communities. There kids are football tough, and the want to play. I've never seen any 250# linemen playing soccer Of course not, if they played soccer they would not be a lineman.
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Post by Big Lex Fan on Sept 11, 2024 15:36:38 GMT -5
"Minutia",Soccer mom mentality has nothing to do with 250 lb linemen per say. Has to do with the thought that mommy thinks .little Johnny will get hurt. Also sometimes big Johnny would rather play Maden football instead of real football. I've seen a lot good sized kids sitting in the stand or just roaming the hallways over the years that could help a football team if the wanted to play. Now I know not everyone wants to play football or are into sports in general. But numbers have been a problem at Lex and other schools for a long time.
Lexington sports programs are really second to none in our area. Cross country, golf, tennis, volleyball, soccer, and basketball are highly successful. But football is not a priority in Lexington. Bill Stoner, Butch Mccormick, Dave Kaple, and BJ Payne had the football program at a better place but it hasn't lasted very long.
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