Lorain County High School Football Week 6 Picks

We are halfway through the high school football season. At this point, you can look at teams and have a good idea of which ones are going to have a terrific record at the end of the year.

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Black River (3-2, 2-0, 2 points) Buckeye (3-2, 2-0, 2 points) Keystone (4-1, 2-0, 2 points) Firelands (4-1, 1-1, 1 point) Brookside (3-2, 1-1, 1 point) Wellington (1-4, 0-2, 0 points) Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division Columbia (4-1, 2-0, 2 points) Fairview (1-4, 1-1, 1 point) Brooklyn (1-4, 0-2, 0 points) Clearview (2-3, 0-2, 0 points) Oberlin (1-4, 0-2, 0 points) Lutheran West (1-4, 0-2, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Berea-Midpark (4-1, 2-0) Brecksville (4-1, 2-0) North Olmsted (3-2, 1-1) Olmsted Falls (2-3, 1-1) Amherst (1-4, 0-1) Avon Lake (1-4, 0-1) Westlake (2-3, 0-2) West Shore Conference Midview (5-0, 2-0) Elyria Catholic (4-1, 1-0) North Ridgeville (4-1, 1-0) Avon (4-1, 1-1) Bay (4-1, 1-1) Rocky River (3-2, 0-2) Lakewood​ (2-3, 0-2) Independent Open Door Christian (1-4) Vermilion (1-4)

The only unbeaten team in Lorain County is the Midview Middies out of Grafton. Many thought, including me, this was going to be a transition year. Gone is longtime coach Bill Albright and 3-year starting QB Cody Callaway. Instead, new coach DJ Shaw and sophomore quarterback Dustin Crum have Midview at the top of the West Shore Conference.

Midview defeated Avon last week 49-42 which marks the Eagles first conference loss since 2009.

Whether Midview will be the last team standing is up for debate. Five of the seven teams in the WSC have four or more wins.

In the Patriot Athletic Conference, five of the six teams there have a winning record while only one team, Columbia, has a winning record in the Stripes division.

The PAC schedule is interesting. Weeks 4 and 5 are all crossover games which means a team from the Stars Division plays a team from the Stripes division. The winner of these games receive one point. Starting with week 6 of the season, it's all division games. The point is any team can win their division.

I have had a lot of luck with my picks going 56-9 over the last three weeks. My overall record of 85-23 puts me on pace for my best year ever making predictions.

At 79-24, Jeremy is also on pace for his best season ever.

This weekend's winners are listed below in bold.

Columbia at Fairview - I will covering this game for WDLW radio - tune in to 1380 AM or listen online

Lorain County High School Football Week 5 Picks

I can't believe it is already Week 5 of the High School Football season.

That's right, already halfway through the year. College football has 12 games and bye weeks. The NFL has 16 games, a bye week and the Super Bowl is in February.

High School football starts before Labor Day, has zero bye weeks and most teams will play their final game on Halloween night. Enjoy the season while it's here.

I've been a roll as of late: 39-6 in the last two weeks to up my record to 68-20. Jeremy was 13-3 last week to give him a 63-20 mark after four weeks.

Tonight's winners are listed below in bold.

Avon Lake at Berea-Midpark - I will covering this game for WDLW radio - tune in to 1380 AM or listen online

Amherst at Elyria Catholic

Lorain County High School Football Week 4 Picks

Quick update this week. Conference play begins tonight.

Tonight's winners are listed below in bold.

Amherst at Berea-Midpark - I will covering this game for WDLW radio - tune in to 1380 AM or listen online

Bay at Elyria Catholic

Berea-Midpark at Strongsville tonight

I will be covering high school football tonight in Strongsville, Ohio as the Mustangs host the Berea-Midpark Titans. You can tune in to 1380 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well).

Both teams are surprisingly 2-0.

Lorain County High School Football Week 3 Picks

I'm always a slow starter when it comes to game predictions so I'm encouraged by a 29-14 start. However, Jeremy is off to a hot start with a 31-10 record after going 17-4 last week.

This is the last week of non-conference games.

A new record: 27 predictions this week - the highest one week total in 5 years of making predictions.  Tonight's winners are listed below in bold.

Berea-Midpark at Strongsville - I will covering this game for WDLW radio - tune in to 1380 AM or listen online

Akron Ellet at Amherst

Bedford wins big over Avon Lake

The Bedford Bearcats used a dominating rushing attack to defeat the visiting Avon Lake Shoremen 34-0.

The backfield combination of junior Chawntez Moss (16 carries for 143 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns) and senior London Cloud (21 rushes for 82 yards, touchdown) led the way for Bedford as they outgained Avon Lake 346 yards to 114.

Tonight's game was the fifth shut-out in the last 12 games for Bedford:

9/13/2013	23-0	Benedictine
9/27/2013	50-0	Euclid
10/18/2013	35-0	@ Warrensville Hts.
11/2/2013	18-0	@ Maple Hts.
9/5/2014	34-0	Avon Lake

Last time Avon Lake was shut out: 11/3/12 play-off game at Toledo Whitmer 28-0. Last regular season shutout: 9/8/06 at Elyria, also 28-0

Avon Lake (0-2)	0	0	0	0	=0
Bedford (2-0)	7	14	7	6	=34

Scoring

Bedford	1	1:18	London Cloud 3 run (Neil Vilt kick)
Bedford	2	8:05	Chawntez Moss 45 run (Vilt kick)
Bedford	2	5:07	Moss 9 run (Vilt kick)
Bedford	3	11:48	Moss 27 run (Vilt kick)
Bedford	4	11:39	Carlin Colston 1 run (kick failed)

	Avon Lake	Bedford
Plays	30	55
Total Yards	114	346
Time	22:19	25:41
First Downs	6	25
3rd Down Conversions	1-7	7-10
4th Down Conversions	2-3	0-2
Penalties	3-25	9-95
Rushing	Brian Sharpe 10/21, Sam Klimkowski 4/18, Jeremiah Campo 3/16, Anthony Thielman 1/1, Danny Disbrow 1/0, Trey Rees 2/-14	Chawntez Moss 16/143 3TDs, London Cloud 21/82 TD, Carlin Colston 4/21 TD, Davion Johnson 1/8
Passing	Jeremiah Campo 4-6-0-0-54, Trey Rees 2-3-0-0-18	Carlin Colston 9-13-0-0-92
Receiving	Quinn Cantleberry 3-46, Logan Good 1-12, Nick Sacco 1-8, Dante Ettore 1-6	Trenton Cloud 2-27, Cameron Odum 2-23, Marquise Copeland 1-17, London Cloud 2-13, Chawntez Moss 1-7, Isaiah Carr 1-5
Turnovers forced	0	3
Points Off Turnovers	0	21
Red Zone Efficiency	0-1	3-4

Avon Lake at Bedford tonight

I will be covering high school football tonight in Bedford, Ohio as the Bearcats host the Avon Lake Shoremen. You can tune in to 1380 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well).

Both teams made the Ohio High School Football play-offs last year in Division 2 but started the year with different results.

Lorain County High School Football Week 2 Picks

I had a pretty decent first week of action going 14-7 - it's a big improvement from last year's week 1 record of 11-11.

For the 2nd straight year, Jeremy Hudgens has the advantage after week 1 going 14-6.

The season just began. A lot of picks to be made. Tomorrow night's winners are listed below in bold.

Avon Lake at Bedford - I will covering this game for WDLW radio - tune in to 1380 AM or listen online

Berea-Midpark at Garfield Hts.

Lorain County High School Football Week 1 Predictions

Can you believe it. High School Football is here again and will begin this coming Friday.

I am happy to report that Jeremy Hudgens has challenged me, not the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, but challenged me for the third straight year to make predictions on each high school football game featuring schools from Lorain County and the West Shore, Southwestern, and Patriot Athletic Conference.

Good luck Jeremy. Perhaps the 3rd time is the charm. Here are my predictions with the winner listed in bold.

Columbia at Independence - I will covering this game for WDLW radio - tune in to 1380 AM or listen online

Avon at Avon Lake

AIW - Absolution 9

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #ABSO9 event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Kevin Steen def. Chris Sabin
   
   
2. The Forgotten (BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs) def. AIW Tag Team Champions The Jollyville F***-Its (Nasty Russ Myers and T-Money) to win the titles
   
   
3. Johnny Gargano def. Ethan Page
   
   
4. ACH pinned Seleziya Sparx in a six-way scramble match also involving Brent Banks, Colin Delaney, Cheech and Flip Kendrick.
   
   
5. Gregory Iron defeated Veda Scott by disqualification when Scott accidentally hit referee Jake Clemons with a chair.
   
   
6. Bobby Beverly def. Tyson Dux
   
   
7. Davey Vega pinned AIW Intense Champion Louis Lyndon to win the title
   
   
8. Eddie Kingston (with The Duke) defeated Rickey Shane Page after hitting the backfist of the future.
   
   
9. Josh Prohibition beat M-Dogg20 Matt Cross after hitting the Drunken Driver on a table.
   
   
10. A

Burning River Wrestling #2

Results from last night's 2nd ever Burning River Championship Wrestling event at the UAW Hall in Parma Ohio - all wrestling blog posts. It was the first time attending one of these events - please excuse any wrestlers identified incorrectly.

1. Patrick Hayes beat Joey Vincent Martini after landing a top rope splash.
   
   
2. Bruiser Schmidt, Seth Allen and Vic Brody defeated Alex Matthews, Lou Esquire and Derek Direction when Schmidt pinned Esquire after hitting a spine buster.
   
   
3. Matthew Justice beat "Alpha Breed" Kriss Stark after hitting the Death Valley Driver.
   

AIW TGIF

AIW results from last night's @aiwrestling #TGIF event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Davey Vega pinned Flip Kendrick in a six-pack challenge match that also featured Ty Colton, M-Dogg 20 Matt Cross, Tyson Dux and Colin Olsen aka Colin Delaney.
   
   
2. Intense Champion Louis Lyndon defeated Johnny Gargano when Ethan Page came to the ring and distracted referee Dave "the Potato" Dawson allowing Lyndon to give Gargano a low blow and setting a small package pinfall.
   
   
3. AIW Womens Champion Allysin Kay defeated Veda Scott via submission.
   
   Afterward, Greg Iron came out with a wedding ring to propose to Scott. After Veda attacked him, the rest of the Iron Curtain came from the locker room to chase her away.

13th annual WWE Royal Rumble Party

Congratulations to Darrin Goats Jr. as he was the big winner at Sunday night's 13th annual Girod Royal Rumble party. He had the wrestler Batista who was the 28th entrant and the last man standing in a 30-man over the top rope battle royal.

Having just turned 7 years old, Darrin is the youngest big winner in the history of the Girod Royal Rumble Parties.

Darrin joins Marc Iacianci (2002), Angie Bagger (2004) and Laura Zilka (2012) who were big winners at their first party appearance.

Darrin's father was a big winner in the 2005 party also with the wrestler Batista as the 28th entrant.

All WWE blog posts
Wikipedia Royal Rumble page

UNDERCARD

The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust to win the titles when Gunn pinned Rhodes after hitting the Fameasser.

Bray Wyatt (with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) pinned Daniel Bryan after hitting the Sister Abigail.

WWE Royal Rumble, 2014

Payouts

$20 Darrin Goats Jr. - Last Man Standing (a)
$5 Carol LeGates - First to lose a wrestler (b)
$5 Andy Rigo - First to lose all three wrestlers (c)
$5 George McBride - Wrestler #13 (d)
$5 Kevin Kowel - Wrestler who eliminated Wrestler #13 (e)

The Match

- #1-10: Both CM Punk and Seth Rollins were knocked down to start the match. Damien Sandow then charged the ring to join the party at #3. After the heels beat down Punk, Cody Rhodes came out as #4 to even the odds. On cue, Cody and Sandow battled to resume their issues. Sandow then tried to charge Punk, but Punk dumped him over the top rope at 3:48.

*** Sandow (LeGates) Carol LeGates (b) by Punk (LeGates) at 3:48 ***

AIW Dead Presidents

AIW results from last night's @aiwrestling Dead Presidents event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio. A record crowd of over 300 fans attended the final event of 2013 - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

Dave "the Potato" Dawson and Tom Dunn returned as AIW referees.

Show opened with The Duke, Eric Ryan, and Rickey Shane Page of #Nixon trying to enter Turner's Hall. AIW acting President Matt Wadsworth gets in the ring and wants them tossed out. He explained since #Nixon lost the main event at AIW Hell on Earth 9, they were fired. Duke has a valid AIW contract so he was allowed to go to the lockerroom. Ryan and Page signed their contracts as part of #Nixon so they’re not allowed in the building.


1. AIW Tag Team Champions The Jollyville F***-Its (Nasty Russ Myers and T-Money) defeated Youthanazia (M-Dogg 20 Matt Cross & Josh Prohibition), The Submission Squad (Pierre Abernathy & Evan Gelistico), and The Hot Young Best Friends (Briley Pierce & Gary Jay) in a four-way match when T-Money pinned Gary Jay after hitting the POUUUUUNCE.

AIW Hell on Earth 9

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #HOE9 event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Colin Delaney pinned Ty Colton
   
   
2. AIW Intense Champion Louis Lyndon defeated. Marion Fontaine
   
   
3. Ethan Page def. Zema Ion
   
   
4. The Jollyville F***-Its (Nasty Russ Myers and T-Money) defeated AIW Tag Team Champions The Batiri (Kobald & Kodama with Veronica Ticklefeather) to win the titles
   
   
5. Tim Donst defeated Michael Hutter via From Dusk to Donst crossface submission.
   
   
6. Johnny Gargano pinned Kevin Steen (AIW debut) with a hurracanrana.
   
   
7. Marti Belle def. Veda Scott
   
   Up next was #Nixon (Eric Ryan, Bobby Beverly, Rickey Shane Page & The Duke) vs. Chest Flexor, Youthanazia (Josh Prohibition & M-Dogg 20 Matt Cross) and a mystery partner.  The winning team will give control of AIW to either The Duke or Chest Flexor.  Flexor's mystery partner was revealed to be Bobby Beverly which led to ...
   
   
8. Chest Flexor, Bobby Beverly, & Youthanazia (Josh Prohibition & M-Dogg20 Matt Cross) def. #NIXON (Eric Ryan, Rickey Shane Page, & The Duke) to win control of AIW
   

Double Dare

11/1/2013 Cleveland, Ohio @ Turner Hall


Results from November 1 @aiwrestling iPPV event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

The big event was an 8-tag team tournament. The winner of the tournament receives a future title shot against the AIW tag team champion The Batiri.

1st round tournament matches:

1. The Jollyville F***-Its (Nasty Russ Myers and T-Money) defeated Team UK (Mark Andrews & "Dynamite" Pete Dunne) when Myers hit both of members of Team UK with a cannonball.
   
   
2. Youthanazia (Josh Prohibition & M-Dogg 20 Matt Cross) M-Dogg 20 Matt Cross beat The Submission Squad (Evan Gelistico and Pierre Abernathy).
   
   
3. The Hooligans (Mason & Devon Cutter) defeated Hope & Change (Greg Iron & Veda Scott). Veda Scott was pinned. Post match Greg called Veda a loser. Veda slimed Iron.
   
   
4. #Nixon (Bobby Beverly & Rickey Shane Page) defeated The Sex Ba-Bombs (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett) via ref distraction
   
   Non-tournament match:
   
5. Allysin Kay def MsChif
   
   2nd round tournament matches:
   
6. The Jollyville F***-Its (Nasty Russ Myers and T-Money) defeated Youthanazia (Josh Prohibition & M-Dogg 20 Matt Cross) when Myers pinned Prohibition.
   
   
7. #Nixon (Bobby Beverly & Rickey Shane Page)  defeated The Hooligans (Mason & Devon Cutter)
   
   Non-tournament match:
   
8. Johnny Gargano def Jonathan Gresham
   
   Tournament Final:
   
9. The Jollyville F***-Its (Nasty Russ Myers and T-Money) beat #Nixon (Bobby Beverly & Rickey Shane Page) when Myers hit the cannonball off the ladder to become the #1 contender for the tag titles
   
   
10. Ultramantis Black defeated AIW Absoulte Champion Ethan Page to win the title.
    
    Main Event after iPPV went off the air; No Time Limit.
11. The match between Josh Alexander and Michael Elgin was declared a no-contest. Referee Jake Clemons declared Alexander the winner via pinfall but the another referee awarded it to Elgin via submission.
    
    The two men agreed to wrestle again in December in a 2 out of 3 falls match.

Girls Night Out 9 & 10

10/6/2013 Cleveland, Ohio @ Turner Hall

Girls Night Out 9

1. Annie Social (with Sammy Geodollno) won the first three-way match in Girls Night Out history defeating Jewells Malone and Heidi Lovelace
   
2. Jenny Rose defeated Santana Garrett via submission
   
3. Leva Bates and Xandra Bale (X-Men cosplay) defeated Jody D'Milo and Jasmin when Bates pinned Dmilo. Afterward, the Social Network (Heidi Lovelace and Annie Social with Sammy Geodollno) came out and attacked Bates and Xandra.
   
4. AngelDust won the second three-way match in Girls Night Out history when she rolled up Melanie Cruise and scored the pinfall in a match involving Heidi Lovelace.
   
   The Duke comes out and announces Leah Von Dutch as the First Lady of #Nixon. Von Dutch issues an open challenge which is accepted by Mickie Knuckles which led to …
   
5. Leah Von Dutch (with The Duke) defeated Mickie Knuckles when The Duke nailed Knuckles while the referree was distracted leading to the pinfall.
   
6. Savannah Summers pins Sassy Stephie to make her 0-5!
   
7. Taeler Hendrix pins Marti Belle on her return to become 2-0
   
8. Kimber Lee makes Nikki Storm tap to win the match.
   
   Up Next was Veda Scott vs. Allysin Kay in a dream partner tag team match. As Scott was announcing her partner, Greg Iron comes out. However, Scott announces Shanna as her partner. Kay announces his partner as Mia Yim which led to …
   
9. AIW Womens Champion Allysin Kay and Mia Yim defeated Veda Scott and Shanna when Kay chased Scott to the back and Yim pinned Shanna.

Girls Night Out 10

1. Kimber Lee pinned Santana Garrett after hitting a pile driver.
   
2. Jasmin defeated Jody D'Milo via pinfall.
   
3. Sassy Stephie makes Jewells Malone tap for the win to gain her very first victory in the GNO standings.
   
4. Melanie Cruise beats the living hell out of AngelDust for the win.
   
5. The Social Network (Heidi Lovelace and Annie Social with Sammy Geodollno) beat Xandra Bale (punisher cosplay) and Leva Bates.
   
   The next match was scheduled to be Shanna vs Savannah Summers. The Duke comes out and puts Leah Von Dutch in the match leading to ...
    
6. Leah Von Dutch defeated Shanna and Savannah Summers when the Duke attacked Summers while the referee was distracted allowing Von Dutch to pick up the win.
   
   Up next is was Mickie Knuckles vs. Jenny Rose. Knuckles requests a no-DQ stipulation added to the match. Rose accepted leading to ...
    
7. Mickie Knuckles defeated Jenny Rose in a no-DQ match after putting Rose through a table.
   
8. Nikki Storm defeated Mia Yim
   
9. AIW Womens Champion Allysin Kay defeated Veda Scott (with Greg Iron) via submission to retain the title.
   

   Girls Night Out Leader board

   Allysin Kay (9-1) - Champion
   
   
   
   1.  Hailey Hatred (8/0/0 1.000)
   2. Leah Von Dutch (2/0/0 1.000)
   3. Taeler Hendrix (2/0/0 1.000)
   4. Madison Eagles (1/0/0 1.000)
   5. Thunderkitty (1/0/0 1.000)
   6. Annie Social (3/1/0 .750)
   7. Sammi Lane (3/1/0 .750)
   8. Athena (2/1/0 .666)
   9. "Crazy" Mary Dobson (4/2/0 .666)
   10. Veda Scott (6/4/0 .600)
   11. Mickie Knuckles (4/4/0 .500)
   12. "Girl Dynamite" Jennifer Blake (2/2/0 .500)
   13. Melanie Cruise (2/2/0 .500)
   14. Angelus Layne (1/1/0 .500)
   15. Jasmin (1/1/0 .500)
   16. Marti Belle (1/1/0 .500)
   17. Mena Libra (1/1/0 .500)
   18. Nikki Storm (1/1/0 .500)
   19. Savannah Summers (1/1/0 .500)
   20. Xandra Bale (1/1/0 .500)
   21. Kimber Lee (3/4/0 .428)
   22. KC Warfield (2/3/0 .400)
   23. Heidi Lovelace (2/4/0 .333)
   24. "The Queen of Wrestling" Sara Del Rey (2/4/0 .333)
   25. Jenny Rose (1/2/0 .333)
   26. Super Oprah (1/2/0 .333)
   27. Angel Dust (2/5/0 .285)
   28. Mia Yim (2/5/0 .285)
   29. Leva Bates (1/3/0 .250)
   30. Roxie Cotton/Gabby Gilbert (1/3/0 .250)
   31. Sassy Stephie  (1/5/0 .166)
   32. Arella Angel (0/1/0 .000)
   33. Courtney Rush (0/1/0 .000)
   34. 'Lil Naughty (0/1/0 .000)
   35. Luscious Latasha (0/1/0 .000)
   36. Jewells Malone (0/2/0 .000)
   37. Santana Garrett (0/2/0 .000)
   38. Shanna (0/2/0 .000)
   39. Jody D’Milo (0/4/0 .000)

Gleaming The Cube

8/30/2013 Cleveland, Ohio @ Turner Hall

1. Tim Donst defeated Josh Prohibition
   
2. Mark Andrews defeated "Dynamite" Pete Dunn.
   
   Up next was Biff Busick vs. "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti. Since Busick was not at the event, Angelosetti calls out anyone from the locker room. Josh Alexander answered the call which led to …
   
3. Josh Alexander pinned "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti after hitting a spinning tombstone piledriver.
   
4. The Submission Squad (Evan Gelistico and Pierre Abernathy) won a 4-way tag team match which included The Jollyville F***-Its (Nasty Russ Myers and T-Money), The Hooligans (Mason & Devon Cutter) and The Sex Ba-Bombs (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett).
   
   Up next was the Gary Jay open challenge. Initially answering the call was Hot Young Briley. After assuring Jay he doesn't want to fight, Briley and Jay issue an open challenge for a tag team match. Tracy and Izzabella Smothers come out to answer the challenge which led to ...
   
5. Tracey Smothers and Isabella Smothers defeated Gary Jay and Hot Young Briley.
   
   INTERMISSION
   
   

   

   Chest Flexor is helped to the back
   after receiving a beat-down from #Nixon

6. The match between Jock Samson and Sugar Dunkerton started as a Dance Contest. Tracey Smothers came out to join them which led to Gary Jay and Hot Young Briley to come out as well. Once the ring was clear, Jock Samson pinned Sugar Dunkerton.
   
7. Tag Team Champions The Batiri (Kodama and Obariyon with Veronica Ticklefeather) defeated #Nixon (Bobby Beverly, Rickey Shane Page with Duke Schork).
   
   Afterward, Chest Flexor attacked the Duke. As Flexor tried to escape, Eric Ryan cut him off which led to #Nixon beating down Flexor.
   
8. Absolute Champion Ethan Page (with Selezia Sparks) defeated Colin Delaney, Michael Hutter and Eric Ryan (with Duke Schork).
   
9. Veda Scott defeated Kimber Lee. 
   
   Greg Iron (with Veda Scott) was up next and issued an open challenge. AngelDust answered the call which led to ….
   
10. AngelDust pinned Greg Iron.
    
11. Louis Lyndon won a ladder match to win the vacant Intense Championship with M-Dogg 20 Matt Cross, Josh Alexander, Marion Fontaine, Flip Kendrick and Andrew Everett.

AIW Double Dare

Results from November 1 @aiwrestling iPPV event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio.

all AIW wrestling blog posts |  Review

The big event was an 8-tag team tournament. The winner of the tournament receives a future title shot against the AIW tag team champion The Batiri.

1st round tournament matches:

1. The Jollyville F***-Its (Nasty Russ Myers and T-Money) defeated Team UK (Mark Andrews & "Dynamite" Pete Dunne) when Myers hit both of members of Team UK with a cannonball.
   
   

Lorain County High School Football Week 10 Picks

It's the last week of the regular season. Still five teams from Lorain County with a chance to go to the post-season. Elyria Catholic could have been a 6th team but their loss last week to North Ridgeville has effectively eliminated them from contention.

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Black River (7-2, 6-0, 10 points) Keystone (6-3, 5-1, 8 points) Buckeye (5-4, 5-1, 8 points) Brookside (3-6, 2-4, 3 points) Wellington (1-8, 1-5, 2 points) Firelands (0-9, 0-9, 0 points) Stripes Division Columbia (9-0, 6-0, 10 points) Fairview (8-1, 5-1, 8 points) Lutheran West (5-4, 3-3, 6 points) Clearview (4-5, 2-4, 4 points) Oberlin (2-7, 1-5, 1 point) Brooklyn (1-8, 0-6, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Brecksville (8-1, 5-0) Avon Lake (7-2, 4-1) Berea-Midpark (3-6, 3-3) North Olmsted (6-3, 2-3) Westlake (5-4, 2-3) Amherst (1-8, 1-4) Olmsted Falls (1-8, 1-4) West Shore Conference Avon (9-0, 5-0) Midview (6-3, 4-2) Elyria Catholic (5-4, 3-2) North Ridgeville (5-4, 3-2) Rocky River (4-5, 2-3) Bay (1-8, 1-4) Lakewood​ (1-8, 0-5) Independent Vermilion (2-7)

Still five teams remain, here is what the Week 11 match-ups look like right now. First Friday November 8:

• Toledo St. Francis DeSales at Avon (Region 4: #7 vs. #2)   
• Avon Lake at Akron Ellet (Region 4: #6 vs. #3)  

Saturday November 9:

• Elyria at Canton McKinley (Region 1: #12 vs. #5)
• Youngstown Ursuline at Black River (Region 15: #5 vs. #4)
• Chippewa at Columbia (Region 16: #8 vs. #1). 

Next the county races:

• The PAC Stars Division: A victory tonight for Black River at Keystone and they will win their 2nd straight championship.  Keystone needs to win in order to force a tie. Buckeye can earn a share of the title with against visiting Firelands and a Keystone victory.
• In the PAC Stripes, Columbia can win their 2nd straight championship with a win against visiting Clearview. Fairview can earn a tie at the top with a win on the road at Lutheran West and Clearview defeating Columbia. 
  Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
• Avon has clinched the West Shore Conference title. Tonight they travel to Bay and, like Columbia, are looking to complete a perfect 10-0 regular season.

Lorain County High School Football Week 9 Picks

Just two weeks remaining in the high school football regular season. There are still five Lorain County teams in contention for the post-season and possibly a 6th team that may sneak in.

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Black River (6-2, 5-0, 8 points) Keystone (6-2, 5-0, 8 points) Buckeye (4-4, 4-1, 6 points) Brookside (3-5, 2-3, 3 points) Firelands (0-8, 0-5, 0 points) Wellington (0-8, 0-5, 0 points) Stripes Division Columbia (8-0, 5-0, 8 points) Fairview (7-1, 4-1, 6 points) Clearview (4-4, 2-3, 4 points) Lutheran West (4-4, 2-3, 4 points) Oberlin (2-6, 1-4, 1 point) Brooklyn (1-7, 0-5, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Brecksville (7-1, 4-0) Avon Lake (6-2, 3-1) Berea-Midpark (3-5, 3-2) North Olmsted (6-2, 2-2) Westlake (4-4, 1-3) Amherst (1-7, 1-3) Olmsted Falls (1-7, 1-4) West Shore Conference Avon (8-0, 5-0) Elyria Catholic (5-3, 3-1) Midview (5-3, 3-2) North Ridgeville (4-4, 2-2) Rocky River (3-5, 1-3) Bay (1-7, 1-3) Lakewood​ (1-7, 0-4) Independent Vermilion (2-5) Lake Erie League Cleveland Hts (7-1, 5-0) Bedford (7-1, 4-1) Warren Harding (4-4, 3-2) Maple Hts (4-4, 3-2) Euclid (3-5, 3-2) Lorain (3-5, 2-3) Shaw (1-7, 0-5) Warrensville Hts (0-8, 0-5) Northeast Ohio Conference River Division Stow (7-1, 3-0) Elyria (6-2, 2-1) Shaker Hts. (5-3, 1-2) N. Royalton (3-5, 1-2) Medina (3-5, 1-2) Mayfield (3-5, 1-2)

Here is what the Week 11 match-ups look like right now. First Friday November 8:

• Avon Lake at Avon (Region 4: #7 vs. #2)   

Saturday November 9:

• Elyria at Cleveland Hts. (Region 1: #11 vs. #6)
• Black River at Akron Manchester (Region 15: #8 vs. #1)
• Chippewa at Columbia (Region 16: #8 vs. #1); Elyria Catholic climbing the ladder at #9. 

Next the county races:

• The PAC Stars Division has Black River and Keystone at the top with eight points. Both teams are on a collision course in week 10 in a winner take all game for the 2nd year in a row.
  
• In the PAC Stripes, Columbia can clinch a tie with the championship with at Brooklyn.
  
  Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
  
• Avon leads the West Shore Conference at 5-0. They travel out of conference tonight with a game at Olmsted Falls. Elyria Catholic can help themselves a lot with a victory against North Ridgeville.

Lorain County HS Football Schedules and Standings

CONFERENCE STANDINGS Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Black River (6-2, 5-0, 8 points) Keystone (6-2, 5-0, 8 points) Buckeye (4-4, 4-1, 6 points) Brookside (3-5, 2-3, 3 points) Firelands (0-8, 0-5, 0 points) Wellington (0-8, 0-5, 0 points) Stripes Division Columbia (8-0, 5-0, 8 points) Fairview (7-1, 4-1, 6 points) Clearview (4-4, 2-3, 4 points) Lutheran West (4-4, 2-3, 4 points) Oberlin (2-6, 1-4, 1 point) Brooklyn (1-7, 0-5, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Brecksville (7-1, 4-0) Avon Lake (6-2, 3-1) Berea-Midpark (3-5, 3-2) North Olmsted (6-2, 2-2) Westlake (4-4, 1-3) Amherst (1-7, 1-3) Olmsted Falls (1-7, 1-4) West Shore Conference Avon (8-0, 5-0) Elyria Catholic (5-3, 3-1) Midview (5-3, 3-2) North Ridgeville (4-4, 2-2) Rocky River (3-5, 1-3) Bay (1-7, 1-3) Lakewood​ (1-7, 0-4) Independent Vermilion (2-5) Lake Erie League Cleveland Hts (7-1, 5-0) Bedford (7-1, 4-1) Warren Harding (4-4, 3-2) Maple Hts (4-4, 3-2) Euclid (3-5, 3-2) Lorain (3-5, 2-3) Shaw (1-7, 0-5) Warrensville Hts (0-8, 0-5) Northeast Ohio Conference River Division Stow (7-1, 3-0) Elyria (6-2, 2-1) Shaker Hts. (5-3, 1-2) N. Royalton (3-5, 1-2) Medina (3-5, 1-2) Mayfield (3-5, 1-2)

TEAM SCHEDULES

Amherst Comets
Lost 25-28 vs. Elyria
Lost 16-35 @ Midview
Lost 24-27 @ Clearview
Lost 7-19 vs. Berea-Midpark
Lost 21-28 vs. Elyria Catholic
Lost 7-48 @ Brecksville
Won 21-6 vs. Olmsted Falls
Lost 14-31 @ North Olmsted
@ Westlake
vs. Avon Lake

Avon Eagles
Won 41-10 vs. Avon Lake
Won 56-6 vs. East Tech
Won 24-7 @ Twinsburg
Won 52-7 @ Lakewood
Won 45-28 vs. Midview
Won 38-7 vs. Elyria Catholic
Won 31-7 @ North Ridgeville
Won 56-41 vs. Rocky River
@ Olmsted Falls
@ Bay

Avon Lake Shoremen
Lost 10-41 @ Avon
Won 56-7 vs. Lorain
Won 19-7 vs. North Canton Hoover
Won 14-7 @ North Ridgeville
Won 23-8 vs. Berea-Midpark
Won 35-3 @ Westlake
Lost 24-14 vs. Brecksville
Won 35-3 @ Olmsted Falls
vs. North Olmsted
@ Amherst

Bay Rockets
Lost 26-34 vs. Orange
Lost 14-20 @ Westlake
Lost 6-10 vs. Fairview
Lost 6-38 @ Elyria Catholic
Won 21-7 @ Lakewood
Lost 14-41 vs. North Olmsted
Lost 7-42 @ Midview
Lost 14-34 vs. North Ridgeville
@ Rocky River
vs. Avon

Berea-Midpark Titans
Lost 21-31 @ North Royalton
Lost 7-21 vs. Garfield Hts.
Lost 19-29 vs. Strongsville
Won 19-7 @ Amherst
Lost 8-23 @ Avon Lake
Won 34-0 vs. Olmsted Falls
Lost 18-21 @ North Olmsted
Won 22-15 vs. Westlake
vs. Brecksville
@ Midview

Black River Pirates Won 40-14 vs. W Reserve Lost 12-35 vs. Northwestern Lost 13-56 @ Manchester Won 36-30, OT vs. L West Won 64-60 @ Clearview Won 37-21 vs. Wellington Won 28-6 @ Buckeye Won 73-35 @ Firelands vs. Brookside @ Keystone	Brecksville Bees Won 48-14 vs. Holy Name Won 28-0 vs. North Royalton Lost 14-15, 2 OT @ Hudson Won 35-3 vs. Olmsted Falls Won 42-10 @ North Olmsted Won 48-7 vs. Amherst Won 24-14 @ Avon Lake Won 49-14 vs. Lakewood @ Berea-Midpark vs. Westlake	Brooklyn Hurricanes Won 28-20 vs. Rhodes Lost 20-41 @ Independence​ Lost 28-61 @ Wickliffe Lost 22-44 @ Brookside Lost 28-40 vs. Keystone Lost 22-48 vs. Clearview Lost 0-27 @ Lutheran West Lost 21-49 @ Fairview vs. Columbia vs. Oberlin
Brookside Cardinals Lost 14-42 vs. Oak Harbor Won 31-21 vs. Oberlin Lost 7-21 @ Margaretta Won 44-22 vs. Brooklyn Lost 10-45 @ Fairview Lost 15-33 @ Buckeye Won 35-21 vs. Firelands Lost 14-49 vs. Keystone @ Black River @ Wellington	Buckeye Bucks Lost 7-55 vs. Revere Lost 7-14 vs. Canton South Lost 6-22 @ Cloverleaf Won 47-12 @ Oberlin Won 17-7 @ Lutheran West Won 33-15 vs. Brookside Lost 6-28 vs. Black River Won 28-21 @ Wellington @ Keystone vs. Firelands	Clearview Clippers Lost 23-27 @ Vermilion Won 56-7 vs. John Marshall Won 24-24 vs. Amherst Lost 19-50 @ Keystone Lost 60-64 vs. Black River Won 48-22 @ Brooklyn Lost 12-61 @ Fairview Won 62-39 vs. Oberlin vs. Lutheran West @ Columbia
Columbia Raiders Won 34-33 vs. Independence Won 51-7 @ South Central Won 43-42 vs. Northwestern Won 49-8 @ Firelands Won 49-20 @ Wellington Won 28-10 vs. Fairview Won 35-10 @ Oberlin Won 21-7 @ Lutheran West @ Brooklyn vs. Clearview	Elyria Pioneers Won 28-25 @ Amherst Won 48-33 @ Elyria Catholic Won 53-17 vs. Midview Won 44-6 vs. Valley Forge Won 38-28 vs. Mayfield Lost 35-40 @ Brunswick Lost 34-37 @ North Royalton Won 14-8 vs. Shaker Hts. @ Stow vs. Medina	Elyria Catholic Panthers Lost 28-39 vs. Huron Lost 33-48 vs. Elyria Won 47-24 vs. Beachwood Won 38-6 vs. Bay Won 28-21 @ Amherst Lost 7-38 @ Avon Won 42-21 @ Lakewood Won 49-46 vs. Midview vs. North Ridgeville vs. Rocky River
Fairview Warriors Won 38-26 @ Rocky River Won 31-10 vs. Vermilion Won 10-6 @ Bay Won 21-0 vs. Wellington Won 45-10 vs. Brookside Lost 10-28 @ Columbia Won 61-12 vs. Clearview Won 49-21 vs. Brooklyn @ Oberlin @ Lutheran West	Firelands Falcons Lost 0-48 @ Lutheran West Lost 7-35 @ New London Lost 21-28 vs. Vermilion Lost 8-49 vs. Columbia Lost 35-43 vs. Oberlin Lost 0-47 @ Keystone Lost 21-35 @ Brookside Lost 35-73 vs. Black River vs, Wellington @ Buckeye	Keystone Wildcats Won 49-13 @ Monroeville Lost 21-38 vs. Cloverleaf Lost 13-28 @ Galion Won 50-19 vs. Clearview Won 40-28 @ Brooklyn Won 47-0 vs. Firelands Won 35-0 @ Wellington Won 49-14 @ Brookside vs. Buckeye vs. Black River
Lakewood Rangers Lost 10-29 vs. Parma Lost 13-33 @ North Olmsted Won 31-6 @ Normandy Lost 7-52 vs. Avon Lost 7-21 vs. Bay Lost 35-49 @ Rocky River Won 21-42 vs. Elyria Catholic​​​​​​​​​​​ Lost 14-49 @ Brecksville @ Midview vs. North Ridgeville	Lorain Titans Lost 26-28 vs. Midview Lost 7-56 @ Avon Lake Won 52-14 @ Scott Won 76-6 vs. W Hts. Won 34-6 @ Shaw Lost 6-28 vs. Bedford Lost 34-56 vs. Maple Hts. Lost 26-44 @ Euclid vs. Cleveland Hts. @ Warren G. Harding	Lutheran West Longhorns Won 48-0 vs. Firelands Won 29-28, OT @ Hawken Lost 21-42 @ Independence Lost 30-36, OT @ Black River Lost 7-17 vs. Buckeye Won 34-8 @ Oberlin Won 27-0 vs. Brooklyn Lost 7-21 vs. Columbia @ Clearview vs. Fairview
Midview Middies Won 28-26 @ Lorain Won 35-16 vs. Amherst Lost 17-53 @ Elyria Won 42-27 @ Rocky River Lost 28-45 @ Avon Won 30-14 vs. N. Ridgeville Won 42-7 vs. Bay Lost 46-49 @ EC vs. Lakewood vs. Berea-Midpark	North Olmsted Eagles Won 30-23 @ Valley Forge Won 33-13 vs. Lakewood Won 35-28 @ N. Ridgeville Lost 28-29 @ Westlake Lost 10-42 vs. Brecksville Won 41-14 @ Bay Won 21-18 vs. Berea-Midpark Won 31-14 vs. Amherst @ Avon Lake vs. Olmsted Falls	North Ridgeville Rangers Won 34-21 vs. Westlake Won 58-22 @ Parma Lost 28-35 vs. North Olmsted Lost 7-14 vs. Avon Lake Won 76-48 vs. Rocky River Lost 14-30 @ Midview Lost 7-31 vs. Avon Won 34-14 @ Bay @ Elyria Catholic @ Lakewood
Oberlin Phoenix Won 25-18 @ Lutheran East Lost 21-31 @ Vermilion Lost 7-36 @ Richmond Hts. Lost 12-47 vs. Buckeye Won 42-35 @ Firelands Lost 8-34 vs. Lutheran West Lost 10-35 @ Columbia Lost 39-62 @ Clearview vs. Fairview @ Brooklyn	Olmsted Falls Bulldogs Lost 14-16 @ Bedford Lost 6-29 @ Medina Highland Lost 8-42 vs. Mayfield Lost 3-35 @ Brecksville Won 29-19 vs. Westlake Lost 0-34 @ Berea-Midpark Lost 6-21 @ Amherst Lost 3-35 vs. Avon Lake vs. Avon @ North Olmsted	Open Door Lost 0-67 vs. Danbury Lost 12-46 vs. Western Reserve Academy Lost 7-32 vs. Lincoln West Lost 0-34 @ Chalker Lost 24-62 vs. Fairfield Christian Academy Lost 13-51 @ Gilmour Academy Won 21-0 @ Lutheran East @ Worthington Christian
Rocky River Pirates Lost 26-38 vs. Fairview Won 42-7 vs. Wellington Won 35-6 @ W. Heights​​ Lost 27-42 vs. Midview Lost 48-76 @ North Ridgeville Won 49-35 vs. Lakewood Lost 55-56 @ Westlake Lost 41-56 @ Avon vs. Bay @ Elyria Catholic	Vermilion Sailors Won 27-23 vs. Clearview Lost 10-31 @ Fairview Won 28-21 @ Firelands Lost 0-51 vs. CCC Lost 10-25 vs. Toledo Start Lost 14-21 vs. Ontario Lost 28-42 @ Y-town Christian Lost 6-62 @ Norwalk @ Spencerville @ Lucas	Wellington Dukes Lost 7-47 @ Norwayne Lost 7-42 @ Rocky River Lost 7-40 vs. Edison Lost 0-21 @ Fairview Lost 20-49 vs. Columbia Lost 21-37 @ Black River Lost 0-35 vs. Keystone Lost 21-28 vs. Buckeye @ Firelands vs. Brookside
Westlake Demons Lost 21-34 @ North Ridgeville Won 20-14 vs. Bay Won 34-12 vs. Y-town East Won 29-28 vs. North Olmsted Lost 19-29 @ Olmsted Falls Lost 3-35 vs. Avon Lake Win 56-55 vs. Rocky River Lost 15-22, OT @ Berea-Midpark vs. Amherst @ Brecksville

Lorain County High School Football Week 8 Picks

Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Black River (5-2, 4-0, 6 points) Keystone (5-2, 4-0, 6 points) Buckeye (3-4, 3-1, 4 points) Brookside (3-4, 2-2, 3 points) Firelands (0-7, 0-4, 0 points) Wellington (0-7, 0-4, 0 points) Stripes Division Columbia (7-0, 4-0, 6 points) Fairview (6-1, 3-1, 4 points) Lutheran West (4-3, 2-2, 4 points) Clearview (3-4, 1-3, 2 points) Oberlin (2-5, 1-3, 1 point) Brooklyn (1-6, 0-4, 0 points) Southwestern Conference Brecksville (6-1, 4-0) Avon Lake (5-2, 2-1) Berea-Midpark (2-5, 2-2) North Olmsted (5-2, 1-2) Westlake (4-3, 1-2) Amherst (1-6, 1-2) Olmsted Falls (1-6, 1-3) West Shore Conference Avon (7-0, 4-0) Midview (5-2, 3-1) Elyria Catholic (4-3, 2-1) North Ridgeville (3-4, 1-2) Rocky River (3-4, 1-2) Bay (1-6, 1-2) Lakewood​ (1-6, 0-4) Independent Vermilion (2-4)

Just three weeks left in the regular season. There are still five teams in contention for the post-season and two conference races in Lorain County up in the air.

First the post-season, currently the Week 11 match-ups are ....
Friday November 8:

• Massillon at Avon (Region 4: #8 vs. #1)  
• Avon Lake at Nordonia (Region 4: #6 vs. #3)  

Saturday November 9:

• Elyria at Marysville (Region 1: #11 vs. #6)
• Black River at Beachwood (Region 15: #5 vs. #4)
• Chippewa at Columbia (Region 15: #8 vs. #1)

Next the county races:

• The PAC Stars Division has Black River and Keystone at the top with six points. Buckeye was in the discussion before losing to Black River last week. The Pirates are not only playing for the division title but also a play-off berth. The championship could down to week 10 with Keystone and Black River facing each other.
  
• In the PAC Stripes, Columbia defeated Fairview in week 6 and are firmly in the driver's seat. Lutheran West in week 8 and Clearview in week 10 are the lone obstacles remaining.
  
  Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
  
• Avon leads the West Shore Conference at 4-0. With victories already against 2nd place Midview, 3rd place Elyria Catholic and 4th place North Ridgeville, this race is over.

Lorain County High School Football Week 7 Predictions

Can't believe it is week 7. Just when college and the pros get underway, high school is winding down. This game isn't winding down, I'm still going strong. Last week, my record was 15-2 to bring my season total to 83-30.

Jeremy also had a strong week going 14-3 to give him a 75-35 mark.

Tonight's WOBL game is the Keystone / Wellington rivalry. The Wildcats have three goals coming into 2013:

1. Beat Wellington
2. Win the Conference
3. Qualify for the post-season

The first chance to accomplish those goals is tonight's game with the Wellington.

Wellington doesn't place as much priority on the Keystone game. The Dukes big rival is Black River. However, Wellington is still winless and every game is important.

Patriot Athletic Conference, Stars Division
Black River (4-2, 3-0, 4 points)
Keystone (4-2, 3-0, 4 points)
Buckeye (3-3, 3-0, 4 points)
Brookside (2-4, 1-2, 1 point)
Firelands (0-6, 0-3, 0 points)
Wellington (0-6, 0-3, 0 points)

Wellington Dukes 7-47 @ Norwayne (4-2) 7-42 @ Rocky River (3-3) 7-40 vs. Edison (3-3) 0-21 @ Fairview (5-1) 20-49 vs. Columbia (6-0) 21-37 @ Black River (4-2) vs. Keystone (4-2) vs. Buckeye (3-3) @ Firelands (0-6) vs. Brookside (2-4)

Keystone Wildcats
49-13 @ Monroeville (0-6)
21-38 vs. Cloverleaf (2-4)
13-28 @ Galion (6-0)
50-19 vs. Clearview (3-3)
40-28 @ Brooklyn (1-5)
47-0 vs. Firelands (0-6)
@ Wellington (0-6)
@ Brookside (2-4)
vs. Buckeye (3-3)
vs. Black River (4-2)


The picks
Tonight's winners are listed below in bold.

Keystone at Wellington - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

AIW Girls Night Out 9 & 10

Results from October 6 @aiwrestling iPPV event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

Girls Night Out 9

1. Annie Social (with Sammy Geodollno) won the first three-way match in Girls Night Out history defeating Jewells Malone and Heidi Lovelace
   
   
2. Jenny Rose defeated Santana Garrett via submission
   
   
3. Leva Bates and Xandra Bale (X-Men cosplay) defeated Jody D'Milo and Jasmin when Bates pinned Dmilo. Afterward, the Social Network (Heidi Lovelace and Annie Social with Sammy Geodollno) came out and attacked Bates and Xandra.
   

Lorain County High School Football Week 6 Predictions

CONFERENCE STANDINGS Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Black River (3-2, 2-0) Keystone (3-2, 2-0) Buckeye (2-3, 2-0) Brookside (2-3, 1-1) Firelands (0-5, 0-2) Wellington (0-5, 0-2) Stripes Division Fairview (5-0, 2-0) Columbia (5-0, 2-0) Clearview (2-3, 0-2) Lutheran West (2-3, 0-2) Oberlin (2-3, 1-1) Brooklyn (1-4, 0-2) Southwestern Conference Avon Lake (4-1, 1-0) Brecksville (4-1, 2-0) North Olmsted (3-2, 0-2) Westlake (3-2, 1-1) Berea-Midpark (1-4, 1-1) Olmsted Falls (1-4, 1-1) Amherst (0-5, 0-1) West Shore Conference Avon (5-0, 2-0) Elyria Catholic (3-2, 1-0) Midview (3-2, 1-1) North Ridgeville (3-2, 1-0) Rocky River (2-3, 0-2) Bay (1-4, 1-1) Lakewood​ (1-4, 0-2) Independent Vermilion (2-3)

We have reached the halfway point of the season and I'm at a 70% success rate - a little bit off the pace of last season. However, I'm 26-4 over the last two weeks. Halfway home and my overall record stands at 68-28.

Tonight's WOBL game looks like a mismatch between 3-2 Black River and 0-5 Wellington. However, I think it's one of the best rivalries in Lorain County:

• The schools are ten miles apart. 
• Both teams are members of the Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division since 2005. Prior to that the teams played in the non-conference portion of their schedule. Two teams have played every year since 2003. 
• Wellington has won the last two meetings. Before that Black River won three straight and six of eight meetings. 
• The road team has won five of the last seven and seven of ten.
• Wellington is the southernmost school in Lorain county, Black River is the southernmost school in Medina county. 
• Teams feature the longest-tenured coaches in their respective counties. Al Young is in his 24 season at Black River (Medina county), Matt Stoll in his 24 season at Wellington (Lorain County). 
• Matt Stoll started his coaching career at Black River. Who did he have on his staff? Al Young who took over the program in 1990 when Stoll went to Wellington

The other big match-up tonight is in the PAC Stripes Division between 5-0 Fairview traveling to 5-0 Columbia. The Warrior defense has allowed just 6.5 points per game in the last four contests while the Raider offense has averaged 45 points per contest.

61-32 is the record for Jeremy, who was lost ground in each of the last four weeks. Thanks to Jeremy for hosting the picks last week.  

Tonight's winners are listed below in bold.

The picks

Wellington at Black River - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

Lorain County High School Football Week 4 Predictions

Conference play begins this week in high school football. It's time for teams to play their familiar rivals. Week 3 of picks was decent with a 15-8 record to bring my season total to 42-24.

The week was not so good for Jeremy, who was 12-11 and fell half game behind me in the standings. I'll wait another week before I unveil the trash can image for Jeremy due to his garbage picks.

Last week's WOBL game between Northwestern and Columbia was a classic. It's part of the reason I work high school football games. The Raiders defeated the Huskies 43-42 on the scoreboard but there were no losers on that field.

This week's WOBL game between Amherst and Berea-Midpark is not as promising. Both teams enter tonight's game at 0-3. 

Tonight's winners are listed below in bold.

The picks

Berea-Midpark at Amherst - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

Lorain County High School Football Week 3 Predictions

The weekend is off to a crazy start.

Last night, Elyria Catholic defeated Beachwood in a game that concluded at 11:30 thanks to a lightening delay. The Panthers persevered and were victorious just like I'm going to be a winner over Jeremy the Fireman after this week.

Tonight's winners are listed below in bold.

The picks

Northwestern at Columbia - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

Lorain County High School Football Week 2 Picks

Very tough first week for yours truly.

A record of 11-11 in Week 1 is not the start I was looking for. Remember, last year I started 12-11 and ended up finishing the year at over 77%

For the 2nd straight year, Jeremy Hudgens will make picks as well. Mr. Hudgens started 2013 on a strong note with a 14-7 record.

The season just began. A lot of picks to be made. Tonight's winners are listed below in bold.

The picks

Oberlin at Brookside - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

AIW Gleaming The Cube

Results from August 30 @aiwrestling event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio. .

All AIW wrestling blog posts | DVD Review

1. Tim Donst defeated Josh Prohibition
   
   
2. Mark Andrews defeated "Dynamite" Pete Dunn.
   
   Up next was Biff Busick vs. "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti. Since Busick was not at the event, Angelosetti calls out anyone from the locker room. Josh Alexander answered the call which led to …
   
   
3. Josh Alexander pinned "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti after hitting a spinning tombstone piledriver.
   
   
4. The Submission Squad (Evan Gelistico and Pierre Abernathy) won a 4-way tag team match which included The Jollyville F***-Its (Nasty Russ Myers and T-Money), The Hooligans (Mason & Devon Cutter) and The Sex Ba-Bombs (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett) when Gelistico rolled up Vega and pulled the tights.

Lorain County High School Football Week 1 Predictions

Football begins in two days. Here are my predictions with the winner listed in bold.

Clearview at Vermilion - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

AIW Absolution 8: Hits and Misses

The @aiwrestling show last Sunday night was hands down the best wrestling card I ever attended. The in-ring action, the build-up and the crowd were terrific. Here are the results and below are the Hits and Misses - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

HITS
Michael Hutter vs. Tim Donst I have never seen a crowd some amped up for a match as I witnessed in this one (see Youtube video below). If these two guys wrestled an hour, no one would have minded and the crowd would have been just as hot. Hutter made his first AIW appearance in six years after spending time with WWE. Donst is a crowd favorite. Hutter had the beach balls, Donst had the masks. The action inside the ring delivered as well.

AIW Absolution 8

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #ABSO8 event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.


1. The Jollyville Fuck-Its (T-Money & Nasty Russ Myers) defeated The Sex Bob-ombs (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett) when Myers pinned Vega after hitting a top rope cannonball.
   
   
2. The next match was scheduled to be Louis Lyndon vs. ACH. After Lyndon was introduced, AIW Acting President Matt Wadsworth came out and told the crowd ACH suffered a concussion and was unable to compete. Wadsworth then introduced Lyndon's opponent as his former AEROFORM tag team partner Flip Kendrick which led to ...
   
   Louis Lyndon beat Flip Kendrick via dragon sleeper submission.
   
   Up next, #Nixon (Eric Ryan, Bobby Beverly, Rickey Shane Page and Duke Schork) came out and cut a promo. Duke led the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the group after making their debut at Absolution 7.
   
   
3. Johnny Gargano defeated Ethan Page via the Garga-No-Escape (Chickenwing over the shoulder crossface) submission.

With a name like Barkevious Mingo, he has to be a Dawg

The newest member of the Cleveland Browns
Barkevious Mingo (right) poses with
NFL Commissioner Roget Goddell

The Cleveland Browns selected Barkevious Mingo with the 6th pick of the 2013 NFL Draft. The defensive end from LSU recorded 38 tackles (8.5 for losses) and 4.5 sacks in 2012. Mingo is a quick pass rusher at 6-4, 241 pounds, and ran 4.6 40-yard dash. He was 2nd-team all-SEC as a junior.

In 3 seasons, Mingo recorded a total of 15 sacks to go with 119 career tackles, 4 forced fumbles and 11 pass deflections.

Although he played DE in college, the Browns would use him as an OLB. With Paul Kruger at one OLB and Mingo at the other OLB, the Browns hope they can now rush the passer which Cleveland hasn't had since Jamir Miller.

AIW Conspiracy Theory

Results from @aiwrestling #ConspiracyTheory event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.


1. Ethan Page (with Seleyza Sparx) pinned ACH
   
   
2. Louis Lyndon defeated M-Dogg 20 Matt Cross via submission.
   
   
   Up next was the Beyond Wrestling Showcase match between The Jollyville Fuck-Its (T-Money & Nasty Russ Myers) and Addy Starr & Bill Carr. Due to travel difficulties, Starr was unable to attend. Nasty Russ issued an open challenge to the locker room for a replacement tag team which led to ....
   
   
3. Nixon Wrestling (Rickey Shane Page and Bobby Beverly with Duke Schork) defeated The Jollyville Fuck-Its (T-Money & Nasty Russ Myers) when Beverly pinned Myers after nailing a superkick.
   
   
4. Josh Alexander pinned Davey Vega after hitting a spinning tombstone piledriver.
   
   
5. All-American Beer Drinkers and Ass Kickers (Jock Samson, Bastard Bill Carr, subbing for Marion Fontaine, and Colonel Nolan Angus) defeated The Submission Squad (Pierre Abernathy, Evan Gelistico and Gary Jay) when Angus pinned Abernathy after hitting the Stone Cold Stunner.
   
   INTERMISSION
   
   
6. Josh Prohibition pinned Colin Delaney after hitting the Drunken Driver.

12th annual WWE Royal Rumble Party

Congratulations to Jeff LeGates and Eric Everett as they were the big winners at Sunday night's 12th annual Girod Royal Rumble party. Both had wrestler John Cena who was the 19th entrant and the last man standing in a 30-man over the top rope battle royal. LeGates had #19 in the Mirage Division and Everett had picked #19 in the Bellagio Division.

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UNDERCARD

US Champion Antonio Cesaro pinned The Miz after delivering the Neutralizer.

Smackdown Champion Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated The Big Show in a Last Man Standing match when Ricardo duct taped and tied the Big Show ankles to the bottom rope and rendering him unable to stand and unable to answer the ten count.

WWE Royal Rumble - Harrah's Division

Payouts

$25 Jeff LeGates - Last Man Standing (a)
$5 Darrin Goats - First to lose a wrestler (b)
$5 Darrin Goats - First to lose all three wrestlers (c)
$5 Kevin Kowel - Wrestler #13 (d)
$0 No one - Wrestler who eliminated Wrestler #13 (e)

The Match

Dolph Ziggler (Stella Mismas) was nearly eliminated 45 seconds into the match, but he only teased going over the top rope via Chris Jericho (Karen Daugherty). Cody Rhodes (Emil Girod) then came out third selling a neck injury from the Tag Title match moments ago. Jericho teased the Walls of Jericho early on, then #4 came out as Kofi Kingston (Karen Daugherty). Kofi, dressed in West Virginia's alternative uniform colors, dazzled everyone early on, then tried to toss Ziggler, but Ziggler held on. All four men stayed in leading to the next entry.

Out as #5 was Santino Marella (Darrin Goats). Santino marched to the ring, survived one second, and remained in the match to try to eliminate people, but everyone held on. Santino then found himself alone mid-ring, pulled out The Cobra, and struck Kofi. Jericho stopped the Cobra, then Ziggler popped him with a Superkick. Rhodes followed by dumping Santino over the top rope for the first elimination - Darrin Goats (b)

WWE Royal Rumble - Boulder Station Division

Payouts

$25 Eric Everett - Last Man Standing (a)
$5 Jack Newell - First to lose a wrestler (b)
$5 George McBride - First to lose all three wrestlers (c)
$5 Scott Mantz - Wrestler #13 (d)
$0 No one - Wrestler who eliminated Wrestler #13 (e)

The Match

Dolph Ziggler (Janet Girod) was nearly eliminated 45 seconds into the match, but he only teased going over the top rope via Chris Jericho (Jerry Stepnicka). Cody Rhodes (Janet Girod) then came out third selling a neck injury from the Tag Title match moments ago. Jericho teased the Walls of Jericho early on, then #4 came out as Kofi Kingston (Janet Girod). Kofi, dressed in West Virginia's alternative uniform colors, dazzled everyone early on, then tried to toss Ziggler, but Ziggler held on. All four men stayed in leading to the next entry.

Out as #5 was Santino Marella (Jack Newell). Santino marched to the ring, survived one second, and remained in the match to try to eliminate people, but everyone held on. Santino then found himself alone mid-ring, pulled out The Cobra, and struck Kofi. Jericho stopped the Cobra, then Ziggler popped him with a Superkick. Rhodes followed by dumping Santino over the top rope for the first elimination - Jack Newell (b)

"Epic Event 2013" PRIME Wrestling TV Taping

SPOILER ALERT: Results from last night's @PRIMEwrestling TV taping event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Cleveland Ohio - all wrestling blog posts.

1. Television Champion Facade pinned Bobby Shields. During the match, Nicky Valentino left his fanny pack containing a foreign object in the corner. Shields opened the fanny pack and realized the foreign object was missing. Bobby Beverly appeared on the stage with the foreign object. The distraction allowed Facade to hit his finisher to retain the title.
   
   
2. The Megalomaniacs (Marion Fontaine, Jeremy Madrox and Rickey Shane Page) defeated Bryan Castle, Edric Everhart and ??? when Page pinned Everhart after hitting a swinging elbow to the head. 

2013 Running Schedule and Goals

It's that time of the year for New Year's Resolutions. Here is a list of races I'm considering running this year. Be sure to follow my blog all season to see how I am performing. 2012 running goals

February:
2/16/13 - Chili Bowl Classic 5K - Cleveland

March:
3/16/13 - St. Malachi Run - 5 mile race
3/23/13 - Strongsville Super Saturday 5K Run

April:
4/28/13 - Glass City Marathon - Toledo

May:
5/19/13 - Cleveland 10K - registered

June:
6/8/13 - Dean DePiero 5k, Parma

July:
7/6/13 - Run for the Pierogies, Parma – 5k
7/20/13 - Winking Lizard "A Shot in the Dark"

August:
8/3/13 - Cleveland Clinic 5K Run

September:
9/8/13 - River Run Half Marathon
9/21/13 - Cleveland Race for the Cure, 5k race
9/28/13 - Akron Marathon

October:
10/12/13 – Monster Mutt Dash, Berea – 5k
10/13/13 - Towpath Marathon
10/20/13 - Columbus Marathon

November:
11/28/13 - Cleveland Turkey Trot
11/30/13 - Pigskin Classic

December:
12/7/13 - Reindeer Run, Lakewood – 5k

Training for St. Malachi has already started. I hope to break 45 minutes. My 5k and 10k goals this season are to break 27 and 55 minutes respectively.

Merry Swishmas Tribe Fans

ESPN is reporting the Cleveland Indians have signed New York Yankees OF Nick Swisher.

I'm glad the Tribe recognized a need and moved quickly to replace Shin-Soo Choo after trading him earlier this month.

I'm luke-warm on Swisher - he's not a $14m ballplayer. Signing him to a 4-year $56 million contract (there is a 5th year at $14 million due to easily obtainable performance measures) is a lot for an average outfielder. The deal makes him the highest paid player in franchise history.

Nick Swisher is better than Shane Victorino - I'm actually glad he took less money to sign with Boston. I don't understand why Cleveland is so willing to spend money this off-season for marginal talent.

Look at Travis Hafner: In 2007, he was one of best power hitters in baseball, still in his prime and was worthy of a $12m/year contract (4 years/$49 million). By 2012, his salary handcuffed the Tribe's payroll.

Why are the Indians going down the same path in 2012 for a guy who is 32?

I'm glad the Indians are making attempts to improve the team. I like the Choo trade. Riding the Nick Swisher train and putting all of eggs in one basket is not the way to go.

AIW End of the World: Hits and Misses

@aiwrestling held their #EOTW event last Friday in Cleveland Ohio. Here are the results and below are the Hits and Misses - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

HITS

Josh Alexander: newcomer to AIW against a veteran in Louis Lyndon who is more a tag team specialist with his partner Flip Kendrick. Both men got in adequate offense. Alexander is in the middle of a push yet Lyndon got in enough offense that it made both men look good and Alexander's win seem meaningful.

AIW End of the World

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #EOTW event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.


1. Josh Alexander pinned Louis Lyndon after hitting a spinning tombstone piledriver.
   
   
2. AIW Womens Champion Allysin Kay defeated Kobald (with Veronica Ticklefeather) after hitting a T-bone suplex
   
   
3. Davey Vega beat Chuck Taylor (with the Swampmonster)
   
   
4. Old School Express (Jock Samson, Marion Fontaine and Colt Cabana) defeated The Submission Squad (Pierre Abernathy, Evan Gelistico and Gary Jay) when Cabana forced Jay to tap out in the Chicago Crab.
   
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5. Jarek 1:20 pinned Jacka after hitting a kick in a Beyond Wrestling Showcase match.

Let the Coaching Carousel begin

Wisconsin football head coach Bret Bielema leaves the school to take the same job with Arkansas. Now Badger Athletic Director Barry Alvarez will coach the team for the Rose Bowl. Sound outrageous?

Not really, here are more coaches who are leaving their schools in the middle of the season to take a better job and leave their kids behind to play their respective bowl games without them.

• Dave Doeren (leaving Northern Illinois to go to North Carolina State),
• Darrell Hazell (Kent State/Purdue),
• Gus Malzahn (Arkansas State/Auburn)

New trend? Nope. Brian Kelly left Cincinnati prior to the 2010 Sugar Bowl, biggest football game in school history, to take the job at Notre Dame. The Bearcats subsequently got hammered by Florida.

What a bunch of scumbags.

How is it possible that a coach can leave before the end of the season? Why do athletic directors allow that to happen? Don't their contracts require them to at least finish the season?

I don't blame coaches for wanting to enhance their careers. I fault their timing, their mixed message to the kids and the system that allows this to happen.

Coaches can jump around whenever they want to chase a buck. Conferences jump around to chase a buck. Yet the players who are not "wink, wink" being compensated have to sit out a year if they transfer to another school. That's College Football for you.

AIW Hell on Earth 8

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #HOE8 event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.


1. Jacka defeated Biff Busick via submission in a Beyond Wrestling Showcase match.
   
   
2. The Submission Squad (Pierre Abernathy & Evan Gelistico with Gary Jay) defeated the Old School Express (Jock Samson and mystery partner Marion Fontaine) when Gelistico pinned Samson using the ropes for leverage.
   
   
3. Josh Alexander pinned Louis Lyndon after hitting a spinning tombstone piledriver in a triple-threat match also involving Davey Vega.
   
   
4. Ethan Page (with Seleyza Sparx) defeated Colin Delaney when Sparx splashed Southern Comfort in Delaney's face allowing Page to hit his finisher and score the pinfall.
   

Columbia falls in District Semi-Finals

Columbia's magical season has come to crashing finish as the Patrick Henry Patriots throttle the Raiders 56-15 at Don Paul Stadium in Fremont, Ohio in a Division V Region 18 Semifinal. You can listen to the replay online.

Patrick Henry scored early. Taking the opening kickoff, the Patriots drove 80 yards in six plays capped by senior quarterback Gabe Jones 7-yard touchdown run. The subsequent kickoff bounced off a Columbia player before Patrick Henry's Brandon Cole recovered. The Patriots struck again on the next play when Jones found Josh Petersen for a 37-yard touchdown pass.

Down 13-0 with 9:31 left in the first quarter and Columbia hasn't run a play from scrimmage.

Patrick Henry vs. Columbia tonight

The @_CHSFootball play-off football journey continues tonight as they travel to Fremont Ross High School's Harmon Field at Don Paul Stadium to face the Patrick Henry. It's a Division V, Region 18 semifinal with Columbia ranked No. 3 with a 10-1 record against the No. 7 seed Patriots at 9-2. I will be covering the high school football game for WOBL. You can tune in to 1320 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well). I'll be working with play-by-play announcer Bob Karlovec and color commentator Don Vincent.

Columbia's Jay Banyasz runs past the competition

@_CHSFootball play the first Week 12 game in school history tomorrow and @JBanyasz8 has played a big role in making that happen.

It's been a special year for the Raiders, after losing the first game of the season 20-14 to Cleveland Central Catholic, Columbia has now won 10 straight which is the most in school history. 

Particularly the last three weeks have been special: (1) a dominating 35-7 victory against Fairview, (2) a 51-25 win at Clearview to clinch the Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division and (3) a 39-34 triumph in the first ever home play-off game in school history.

Banyasz leads Columbia to a historic win

@JBanyasz8 leads @_CHSFootball to victory once again. The 6-2, 170 pound junior quarterback Jay Banyasz ran 34 times for 271 yards and four touchdowns plus he completed 11 of 15 passes for another 168 yards and two more touchdowns. You can listen to the replay online.

Banyasz now on the season is over 1000 yard mark rushing having carried 160 times for 1009 yards and 17 touchdowns.

He has particularly turned it on in the last three weeks. In the victories over Fairview, Clearview and Archbold, Banyasz has 634 yards rushing and 13 of those touchdowns.

Archbold vs. Columbia tonight

The @_CHSFootball will host the first post-season football game in school history as they take on the Archbold Blue Streaks. I will be covering the high school football game for WOBL. You can tune in to 1320 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well). I'll be working with play-by-play announcer Bob Karlovec and sideline reporter Dave Andrews.

Central Catholic rocks Midview and wins big

The Toledo Central Catholic Fighting Irish raced out to a big lead and never looked back in winning 50-7. You can listen to the replay online.

The Irish jumped out to 43-0 halftime lead and never looked back.

Junior quarterback DeShone Kizer ran the ball 7 times for 32 yards and two touchdowns. He also was 10-14 throwing the ball for 197 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Midview vs. Toledo Central Catholic Tonight

The @MiddieUpdates make their 6th high school post-season appearance tonight as they travel to the Glass City to take on the Toledo Central Catholic Fighting Irish. I will be covering the high school football game for WOBL. You can tune in to 1320 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well). I'll be working with play-by-play announcer Bob Karlovec and sideline reporter Dave Andrews.

Both teams under into this game with 9-1 records. The Middies are the #7 seed while the Irish at the #2 seed in Division 2, Region 6.