WILLARD — Print and broadcast media representatives gathered Thursday night to determine their collective vision of how local teams will fare in the upcoming season.
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Voters see the Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys as the Year of the Ram once again. Upper Sandusky garnered all eight first-place votes and outpaced second-place Colonel Crawford by 45 total points.
Mohawk and Carey are seen as being in a dogfight for third with the Warriors edging the Blue Devils 245-240 in points.
Seneca East, Wynford, Bucyrus, Buckeye Central and Ridgedale round out the boys’ side.
For the girls, Buckeye Central received seven of eight first-place votes and 345 points despite the graduation of all-everything Jenna Karl and the departure of veteran coach Greg Moore.
Seneca East landed the second spot with 310 points. The Tigers return a good mix of veterans and youth and will challenge the Buckettes for the top spot.
Most of the rest were either hit hard by graduation or are still very young. Upper Sandusky slipped past Colonel Crawford for third place, 280-275. Fifth went to Carey followed by Wynford, Mohawk, Bucyrus and Ridgedale.
In the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference, Pleasant and Clear Fork will battle it out at the top, according to the prognosticators, followed by Ontario and Galion. Buckeye Valley, North Union, River Valley and Marion Harding round out the boys.
On the girls’ side, River Valley received four of the five first-place votes and 185 points to lay claim to first place. Buckeye Valley was second with 170 and North union, which got the other first-place nod, came in at 155. Pleasant, Ontario, Marion Harding, Clear Fork and Galion finished up the MOAC girls.
In the Mid-Buckeye Conference, Mansfield St. Peter’s edged Lucas for the top spot with three first-place votes and 140 points. Lucas was a close second with the other two first-place votes and 130 points. Crestline was third with 80, followed by Loudonville, Kidron Central Christian and Mansfield Christian.
The girls’ version of the MBC was somewhat different. Loudonville received all four first-place votes and 120 points, but Lucas was a solid second with 100 points. Kidron Central Christian was third, Crestline and St. Peter’s tied for fourth and Mansfield Christian was sixth.
Other leagues voted on at the meeting were the Fireland Conference, the Ohio Cardinal Conference and the Sandusky Bay Conference (Bay, Lake and River divisions). Results for all conferences are listed below. First-place votes are in parentheses.
N10
Boys (8 voters) Girls (8 voters)
- Upper Sandusky 360 (8) 1. Buckeye Central 345 (7)
- Colonel Crawford 315 2. Seneca East 310
- Mohawk 245 3. Upper Sandusky 280
- Carey 240 4. Colonel Crawford 275 (1)
- Seneca East 205 5. Carey 270
- Wynford 165 6. Wynford 210
- Bucyrus 135 7. Mohawk 155
- Buckeye Central 80 8. Bucyrus 110
- Ridgedale 55 9. Ridgedale 85
MBC
Boys (5 voters) Girls (4 voters)
- St. Peter’s 140 (3) 1. Loudonville 120 (4)
- Lucas 130 (2) 2. Lucas 100
- Crestline 80 3. Kidron CC 75
- Loudonville 70 4. Crestline 45
- Kidron CC 65 4. St. Peter’s 45
- Mansfield Christian 40 6. Mansfield Christian 25
MOAC
Boys (5 voters) Girls (5 voters)
- Pleasant 190 (4) 1. River Valley 185 (4)
- Clear Fork 180 (1) 2. Buckeye Valley 170
- Ontario 155 3. North Union 155 (1)
- Galion 115 4. Pleasant 115
- Buckeye Valley 90 5. Ontario 110
- North Union 75 6. Marion Harding 90
- River Valley 55 7. Clear Fork 45
- Marion Harding 40 8. Galion 30
Firelands
Boys (6 voters) Girls (5 voters)
- South Central 240 (6) 1. Western Reserve 200 (5)
- Western Reserve 200 2. Norwalk St. Paul 165
- Norwalk St. Paul 185 3. Crestview 150
- New London 140 4. South Central 115
- Plymouth 135 5. New London 85
6. Crestview 75 6. Mapleton 70
6. Mapleton 75 7. Monroeville 60
- Monroeville 30 8. Plymouth 30
OCC
Boys (4 voters) Girls (4 voters)
- Lexington 140 (4) 1. Wooster 140 (4)
2. Mansfield Senior 105 2. Lexington 120
2. Mount Vernon 105 3. Mount Vernon 90
- Wooster 95 4. Ashland 70
- Madison 55 5. Madison 65
- West Holmes 45 6. Mansfield Senior 40
- Ashland 25 7. West Holmes 35
SBC Bay
Boys (7 voters) Girls (7 voters)
- Vermilion 235 (5) 1. Willard 235 (5)
- Oak Harbor 165 (1) 2. Margaretta 200 (2)
- Huron 160 3. Oak Harbor 145
- Willard 140 4. Milan Edison 120
5. Margaretta 120 (1) 5. Vermilion 110
5. Milan Edison 120 6. Port Clinton 85
- Port Clinton 40 7. Huron 35
SBC Lake
Boys (7 voters) Girls (7 voters)
- Sandusky 195 (4) 1. Bellevue 210 (7)
2. Clyde 150 (2) 2. Perkins 150
2. Norwalk 150 (1) 3. Norwalk 140
- Bellevue 120 4. Clyde 110
- Perkins 85 5. Tiffin Columbian 90
- Tiffin Columbian 55 6. Sandusky 35
SBC River
Boys (7 voters) Girls (6 voters)
- Sandusky St. Mary 265 (5) 1. New Riegel 225 (3)
- New Riegel 245 (1) 2. Fremont St. Joseph 190 (3)
- Old Fort 210 (1) 3. Old Fort 175
- Fremont St. Joseph 170 4. Sandusky St. Mary 140
- Gibsonburg 160 5. Danbury 130
- Tiffin Calvert 110 6. Gibsonburg 110
- Danbury 65 7. Lakota 70
- Lakota 40 8. Tiffin Calvert 40