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Monday, May 25, 2015

AIW JT Lightning Invitational Tournament 2015

Results from this weekend's @aiwrestling #JLIT2015 and #GNO15 events at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

The big event of the weekend was a 24-man tournament. Night one included 12 opening round matches in the tournament and night two saw the quarter-final, semi-final, and final rounds of the tournament along with the AIW debut of Samoa Joe.

The winner of the tournament is not only 2015 JLIT Champion but also receive a future match against AIW Absolute Champion Josh Alexander.

Night One
1st round tournament matches:
  1. Louis Lyndon beat Tyler Thomas via Dragon sleeper submission.

  2. M-Dogg 20 Matt Cross pinned Joshua Singh after landing the Shooting Star Press.  The originally scheduled match was Alessandro Del Bruno vs. "Girl Dynamite" Jennifer Blake.

  3. Josh Prohibition defeated Dick Justice via sleeper submission.

  4. Davey Vega beat Heidi Lovelace after hitting a Falcon arrow on the knees.

  5. DJ Zema Ion defeated Alex Daniels via Submission Impossible (Wrist-clutch reverse crucifix armbar).

  6. Athena pinned Flip Kendrick after hitting the O-face.

  7. B.J. Whitmer beat Doug Gilbert after hitting an exploder suplex.

  8. Cedric Alexander pinned Colin Delaney with a sunset flip.

  9. Nick Gage beat Eric Ryan after hitting a facewash.

Saturday, April 25, 2015

AIW Make 'Em Say Uhh

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #Uhh event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

  1. Hot Sauce Entertainment ("Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and Tyson Dux) defeated the Beaver Boys (Alex Reynolds and Johnny Silver) when Williams pinned Silver after a double chokeslam and an alligator clutch.

  2. Louis Lyndon made Eric Ryan tap out to the Dragon Sleeper to win a fatal four-way match also involving Brian Myers and "Crimson" Tommy Mercer.

  3. Ethan Carter III defeated Johnny Gargano when Raymond Rowe interfered distracting the referee allowing DJ Zema Ion to hit Gargano with the ring bell to set up the pinfall.

  4. AIW Tag Team Champions To Infinity And Beyond (Colin Delaney & Cheech) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) when Cheech pinned Nick Jackson.

    INTERMISSION

Saturday, March 21, 2015

AIW Gauntlet for the Gold 10

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #GFTG10 event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

  1. Flip Kendrick pinned Eric Ryan in a six-pack scramble match also including Nikki Storm, Tyler Thomas, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and Tyson Dux. The finish came when Williams had Ryan on his shoulders and Kendrick hit Ryan with a hurricanrana.

  2. Alexia Nicole defeated Jasmin after hitting a Stone Cold Stunner from a wheelbarrow.

    Afterward, the two ladies hugged and returned to the locker room together.

  3. To Infinity And Beyond (Colin Delaney & Cheech) defeated AIW Tag Team Champions The Forgotten (Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer) to win the titles when Cheech hit Jacobs with a powerbomb that set up Delaney to hit the Larry Sweeney "12 Large Elbow" from the top rope and score the pinfall victory.

    Afterward, Jacobs thanked the crowd and put over independent wrestling. Jacobs is rumored to be joining WWE as a Creative Writer.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

WWE NXT Cleveland



Results from last night's @WWE #NXTCleveland event at the Agora in Cleveland Ohio - all WWE wrestling blog posts.

JoJo sang the national anthem. Corey Graves and William Regal hyped up the crowd.

  1. Tyler Breeze defeated Baron Corbin after hitting the Beauty Shot spinning heel kick.

Saturday, February 21, 2015

AIW I Choo-Choo Choose You

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #ChooChoo event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

  1. Marti Belle (substituting for Allysin Kay), Taeler Hendrix and Mary Elizabeth Monroe (substituting for Angelus Layne) defeated Veda Scott and Team Barely Legal (Alexia Nicole & Jasmin) when Hendrix pinned Nicole after a kick to the head.

    Afterward, Jasmin and Alexia had a pull apart brawl.

  2. Brian Myers (fka Curt Hawkins) beat Cliff Compton after hitting the "I'm sorry, I love you" Sweet Chin Music superkick.

    68-year Dennis Stamp came to the ring after being introduced by ring announcer Pedro DeLuca. Stamp thanked the fans and read a poem. The Iron Curtain (Gregory Iron, Benjamin Boone and Jerry) interrupted and ran down Stamp. This led to Dick Justice coming to the ring and then Grado made his AIW debut. After much discussion, Grado convinced Stamp to step back in the ring for first time since 1993 even taking off his own wrestling singlet to give to Stamp to wear for the match which led to ....

Monday, January 26, 2015

14th annual WWE Royal Rumble Party

Congratulations to James Stockard and Stella Mismas as they were the big winners at Sunday night's 14th annual Girod Royal Rumble party. Both had wrestler Roman Reigns who was the 19th entrant and the last man standing in a 30-man over the top rope battle royal. Stockard had #19 in the M&M Division and Mismas had picked #19 in the Hello Kitty Division.

Having been a big winner in 2011, Mismas joins Marc Iacianci (2002, 2011) and George McBride (2005, 2007) as two-time winners.

All WWE blog posts
Wikipedia Royal Rumble page

UNDERCARD

Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (with Natalya and Adam Rose) defeated The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (with Xavier Woods) when Kidd pinned Kingston after hitting a neckbreaker.

The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) defeated The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) when Konnor pinned Gunn after hitting the "Fall of Man".

WWE Royal Rumble - M&M Division

Payouts

$20 James Stockard - Last Man Standing (a)
$5 Marc Iacianci - First to lose a wrestler (b)
$5 Cathy Wolford - First to lose all three wrestlers (c)
$5 Cathy Wolford - Wrestler #13 (d)
$5 James Stockard - Wrestler who eliminated Wrestler #13 (e)

The Match

After Lilian Garcia announced the Rumble rules, entry #1 was revealed as ... The Miz, who was met by indifference. Entry #2 was revealed as ... R-Truth. The crowd was less-than-impressed by WWE's selection to start the Rumble. After Truth rapped and shouted "What's Up?" over and over, Miz dramatically removed his shades and the bell sounded. Basic opening exchange, then 1:30 expired to bring out Bubba Ray Dudley as #3. Huge pop for the recent Bully Ray, who emerged in his Bubba Dudley gear, complete with glasses, camo, and boots.

WWE Royal Rumble - Hello Kitty Division

Payouts

$20 Stella Mismas - Last Man Standing (a)
$5 Carol LeGates - First to lose a wrestler (b)
$5 Carol LeGates - First to lose all three wrestlers (c)
$5 Kevin Kowel - Wrestler #13 (d)
$5 Stella Mismas - Wrestler who eliminated Wrestler #13 (e)

The Match

After Lilian Garcia announced the Rumble rules, entry #1 was revealed as ... The Miz, who was met by indifference. Entry #2 was revealed as ... R-Truth. The crowd was less-than-impressed by WWE's selection to start the Rumble. After Truth rapped and shouted "What's Up?" over and over, Miz dramatically removed his shades and the bell sounded. Basic opening exchange, then 1:30 expired to bring out Bubba Ray Dudley as #3. Huge pop for the recent Bully Ray, who emerged in his Bubba Dudley gear, complete with glasses, camo, and boots.

Saturday, December 27, 2014

AIW Charge it to the Underhills

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #UNDERHILLS event at AIW's new home at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

  1. Tyson Dux pinned Brian Myers (fka Curt Hawkins) after Dux hit a powerslam when Myers charged him attempting a spear.

  2. Veda Scott & Team Barely Legal (Alexia Nicole & Jasmin) defeated Tessa Blanchard & The Social Network (Annie Social & Heidi Lovelace) when Scott pinned Lovelace after hitting the saito suplex.

  3. Louis Lyndon beat Colt Cabana due to referee stoppage when Lyndon had Cabana in the dragon sleeper.

  4. The Beaver Boys (Johnny Silver & Alex Reynolds) defeated Infinity and Beyond (Colin Delaney & Cheech with Bobby Beverly) when Silver pinned Cheech after hitting a double electric chair driver

  5. Intense Champion Davey Vega pinned Chris Sabin when Vega wiggled out of a fireman's carry into a sunset flip.

    INTERMISSION

  6. Rickey Shane Page pinned Joshua Singh after hitting the roaring elbow to win a six-pack scramble match that included Candice LeRae, Eric Ryan, Dick Justice (with Bobby Beverly) and Flip Kendrick.
    

Saturday, November 29, 2014

AIW Hell On Earth 10

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #HOE10 event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

  1. Alex Shelley defeated Josh Prohibition when Ray Rowe's music started playing during the match distracting Prohibition allowing Shelley to win via a rollup.
    
  2. Nasty Russ Myers defeated Jimmy Jacobs by disqualification when Jacobs hit Myers with a chair. The two men brawled throughout the building.

    Up next was an eight-man tag team match. Greg Iron got on the microphone and said one of his teammates was injured and had an adequate replacement. He introduced the newest member of the Iron Curtain, Rhino, which led to ....
    
  3. The League of Justice (Dick Justice, Colin Delaney, Bobby Beverly & Cheech) defeated The Iron Curtain (Greg Iron, Benjamin Boone, Sargeant-n-Arms Jerry and Rhino - substituting for the injured Joey Vincent Martini) when Rhino did a babyface turn hitting Iron with the Gore setting the pin for Justice.
    

Friday, October 31, 2014

Elyria Catholic at Rocky River tonight

I will be covering high school football tonight in Rocky River, Ohio as the Pirates host the Elyria Catholic Panthers. You can tune in to 1380 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well).

It's the final weekend of football in West Shore Conference history. Although both Elyria Catholic and Rocky River won't be competing for the conference title, there is still a lot to play for tonight as both teams have the opportunity to punch their ticket to the play-offs.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Lorain County High School Football Week 10 Picks

It's the last week of the regular season. Still six teams from Lorain County with a chance to go to the post-season. Columbia could be a 7th team with a win tonight against Clearview.
Patriot Athletic Conference
Stars Division
Buckeye (7-2, 6-0, 10 points)
Keystone (7-2, 5-1, 8 points)
Firelands (6-3, 3-3, 5 points)
Black River (4-5, 3-3, 4 points)
Brookside (4-5, 2-4, 3 points)
Wellington (2-7, 1-5, 2 points)

Patriot Athletic Conference
Stripes Division
Columbia (8-1, 6-0, 10 points)
Clearview (5-4, 3-3, 6 points)
Lutheran West (4-5, 2-3, 6 points)
Fairview (3-6, 3-3, 5 points)
Brooklyn (1-8, 0-6, 0 points)
Oberlin (1-8, 0-6, 0 points)

Southwestern Conference
Berea-Midpark (8-1, 6-0)
Brecksville (7-2, 4-1)
North Olmsted (6-3, 3-2)
Olmsted Falls (4-5, 3-2)
Westlake (3-6, 1-4)
Amherst (2-7, 1-4)
Avon Lake (1-8, 0-5)

West Shore Conference
Midview (9-0, 6-0)
Avon (8-1, 4-1)
Bay (6-3, 3-2)
Elyria Catholic (6-3, 3-2)
Rocky River (5-4, 1-4)
North Ridgeville (4-5, 1-4)
Lakewood​ (2-7, 0-5)

Independent
Open Door Christian (3-6)
Vermilion (2-7)

Currently the Week 11 match-ups are ....

Friday November 7:
  • Walsh Jesuit at Midview (Region 4: #8 vs. #1)  
  • Avon at Nordonia (Region 4: #6 vs. #3)
  • Keystone at Wooster Triway (Region 12: #8 vs. #1)  
  • Firelands at #13 in Region 12  
Saturday November 8:
  • Elyria at St. Ignatius (Region 1: #10 vs. #7)
  • Lorain at Westerville Central (Region 1: #14 vs. #3)
  • Elyria Catholic at Coldwater (Region 16: #7 vs. #2)
  • Columbia at #9 in Region 16

Next the county races:
  • The PAC Stars Division has Buckeye with a share of the title. They would clinch the title outright with a win at Firelands. Keystone needs to win at Black River and hope the Falcons defeat the Bucks.
  • In the PAC Stripes, Columbia has clinched the championship for the third time in as many years. With a win against Clearview tonight, the Raiders can make the post-season for also the third year in a row. 
    • Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
  • Midview is your West Shore Conference champion for the first time ever. It's the Middies first football conference championship since 1999.

Friday, October 24, 2014

Lorain County High School Football Week 9 Picks

Just two weeks remaining in the regular season of high school football and still a lot to be decided.
Patriot Athletic Conference
Stars Division
Keystone (7-1, 5-0, 8 points)
Buckeye (6-2, 5-0, 8 points)
Black River (4-4, 3-2, 4 points)
Firelands (5-3, 2-3, 3 points)
Wellington (2-6, 1-4, 2 points)
Brookside (3-5, 1-4, 1 point)

Patriot Athletic Conference
Stripes Division
Columbia (7-1, 5-0, 8 points)
Clearview (5-3, 3-2, 6 points)
Lutheran West (3-5, 2-3, 4 points)
Fairview (2-6, 2-3, 3 points)
Brooklyn (1-7, 0-5, 0 points)
Oberlin (1-7, 0-5, 0 points)

Southwestern Conference
Berea-Midpark (7-1, 5-0)
Brecksville (7-1, 4-0)
North Olmsted (5-3, 2-2)
Olmsted Falls (4-4, 3-2)
Westlake (3-5, 1-3)
Amherst (1-7, 0-4)
Avon Lake (1-7, 0-4)

West Shore Conference
Midview (8-0, 5-0)
Avon (7-1, 4-1)
Bay (5-3, 2-2)
Elyria Catholic (5-3, 2-2)
Rocky River (5-3, 1-3)
North Ridgeville (4-4, 1-3)
Lakewood​ (2-6, 0-4)

Independent
Open Door Christian (2-6)
Vermilion (2-6)

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 7:
  • Springfield at Midview (Region 4: #8 vs. #1)  
  • Avon at Nordonia (Region 4: #7 vs. #2)
  • North Ridgeville at #13 in Region 4  
  • Keystone at Wooster Triway (Region 12: #7 vs. #2)  
  • Firelands at #12 in Region 12  
Saturday November 8:
  • Elyria at Austintown-Fitch (Region 1: #12 vs. #5)
  • Lorain at #17 in Region 1
  • Columbia at Marion Pleasant (Region 16: #8 vs. #1)
  • Elyria Catholic at #9 in Region 16

Next the county races:
  • The PAC Stars Division has Keystone and Buckeye at the top with eight points. The Bucks have won 6 straight while Keystone has won 5 in a row. The two teams play tonight for all of the marbles.
  • In the PAC Stripes, Columbia is in the driver's seat with 8 points while Clearview has 6 points. The Clippers need to beat Lutheran West tonight and then defeat Columbia next to have any hope of winning their first Stripes division title since 2009. 
    • Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
  • Midview leads the West Shore Conference at 5-0 and can wrap the conference championship by defeating last-place Lakewood tonight. This would the first WSC crown for the Middies.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Lorain County High School Football Week 8 Picks

Patriot Athletic Conference
Stars Division
Keystone (6-1, 3-0, 6 points)
Buckeye (5-2, 4-0, 6 points)
Firelands (5-2, 2-2, 3 point)
Black River (3-4, 2-2, 2 points)
Wellington (2-5, 1-3, 2 points)
Brookside (3-4, 1-3, 1 point)

Patriot Athletic Conference
Stripes Division
Columbia (6-1, 4-0, 6 points)
Clearview (4-3, 2-2, 4 points)
Lutheran West (3-4, 2-2, 4 points)
Fairview (1-6, 1-3, 1 point)
Brooklyn (1-6, 0-4, 0 points)
Oberlin (1-6, 0-4, 0 points)

Southwestern Conference
Berea-Midpark (6-1, 4-0)
Brecksville (6-1, 4-0)
North Olmsted (4-3, 1-2)
Westlake (3-4, 1-2)
Olmsted Falls (3-4, 2-2)
Amherst (1-6, 0-3)
Avon Lake (1-6, 0-3)

West Shore Conference
Midview (7-0, 4-0)
Avon (6-1, 3-1)
Elyria Catholic (5-2, 2-1)
Rocky River (5-2, 1-2)
Bay (4-3, 1-2)
North Ridgeville (4-3, 1-2)
Lakewood​ (2-5, 0-4)

Independent
Open Door Christian (1-6)
Vermilion (2-5)
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 7:
  • Springfield at Midview (Region 4: #8 vs. #1)  
  • Avon at Medina Highland (Region 4: #5 vs. #4)
  • North Ridgeville at #12 in Region 4  
  • Keystone at Port Clinton (Region 12: #7 vs. #2)  
  • Firelands at #10 in Region 12  
Saturday November 8: EC, Columbia and Black River
  • Elyria at Olentangy Liberty (Region 1: #14 vs. #3)
  • Lorain at #20 in Region 1
  • Elyria Catholic at Chippewa (Region 16: #6 vs. #3)
  • Columbia at #9 in Region 16

Next the county races:
  • The PAC Stars Division has Keystone and Buckeye at the top with six points. Buckeye scored a big win defeating Black River last week. The championship could down to week 9 when Keystone travels to Buckeye.
  • In the PAC Stripes, Columbia is in the driver's seat with 6 points while Clearview and Lutheran West hanging in there with 4 points. The three teams still need to play each other:
    • Week 8: Lutheran West at Columbia
    • Week 9: Clearview at Lutheran West
    • Week 10: Columbia at Clearview

      Note: In the Patriot Athletic Conference, teams earn two points for a division win.
  • Midview leads the West Shore Conference at 4-0. With victories already against 2nd place Avon, 4th place Rocky River and they play 3rd place Elyria Catholic this week. 

Friday, October 10, 2014

Lorain County High School Football Week 7 Picks

Week 7 of the high school football season is tonight. Is it too early to talk play-offs? 

Patriot Athletic Conference
Stars Division
Keystone (5-1, 3-0, 4 points)
Buckeye (4-2, 3-0, 4 points)
Black River (3-3, 2-1, 2 points)
Wellington (2-4, 1-2, 2 points)
Firelands (4-2, 1-2, 1 point)
Brookside (3-3, 1-2, 1 point)

Patriot Athletic Conference
Stripes Division
Columbia (5-1, 3-0, 4 points)
Clearview (3-3, 1-2, 2 points)
Lutheran West (2-4, 1-2, 2 points)
Fairview (1-5, 1-2, 1 point)
Brooklyn (1-5, 0-3, 0 points)
Oberlin (1-5, 0-3, 0 points)

Southwestern Conference
Berea-Midpark (5-1, 3-0)
Brecksville (5-1, 3-0)
North Olmsted (4-2, 1-1)
Westlake (3-3, 1-2)
Olmsted Falls (2-4, 1-2)
Amherst (1-5, 0-2)
Avon Lake (1-5, 0-2)

West Shore Conference
Midview (6-0, 3-0)
Avon (5-1, 2-1)
Bay (4-2, 1-1)
Elyria Catholic (4-2, 1-1)
North Ridgeville (4-2, 1-1)
Rocky River (4-2, 1-2)
Lakewood​ (2-4, 0-3)

Independent
Open Door Christian (1-5)
Vermilion (1-5)
If the season ended today, there are several Lorain County schools in the play-offs.

  • Lorain travels to Westerville Central in Region 1.
  • North Olmsted travels to Brecksville in Region 3. The same match-up from two weeks ago when Eagles hosted the Bees won by Brecksville 33-29.
  • In Region 4, Midview hosts North Ridgeville while Avon travels to Perrysburg.
  • Keystone would be on the road at Port-Clinton in Region 12.
  • Elyria Catholic travels to Marion Pleasant in Region 16.
A lot can happen over the final four weeks but it doesn't hurt to peek.

Both myself (16-4) and Jeremy (14-6) cooled off our hot streak somewhat.  For the season, I'm 101-27 while Jeremy is 93-40.

This weekend's winners are listed below in bold.

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

Thursday, October 2, 2014

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

Friday, September 26, 2014

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

Friday, September 19, 2014

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

Friday, September 12, 2014

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

Friday, September 5, 2014

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:
9/13/201323-0Benedictine
9/27/201350-0Euclid
10/18/201335-0@ Warrensville Hts.
11/2/201318-0@ Maple Hts.
9/5/201434-0Avon 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)0000=0
Bedford (2-0)71476=34

Scoring
Bedford11:18London Cloud 3 run (Neil Vilt kick)
Bedford28:05Chawntez Moss 45 run (Vilt kick)
Bedford25:07Moss 9 run (Vilt kick)
Bedford311:48Moss 27 run (Vilt kick)
Bedford411:39Carlin Colston 1 run (kick failed)

Avon LakeBedford
Plays3055
Total Yards114346
Time22:1925:41
First Downs625
3rd Down Conversions1-77-10
4th Down Conversions2-30-2
Penalties3-259-95
RushingBrian Sharpe 10/21, Sam Klimkowski 4/18, Jeremiah Campo 3/16, Anthony Thielman 1/1, Danny Disbrow 1/0, Trey Rees 2/-14Chawntez Moss 16/143 3TDs, London Cloud 21/82 TD, Carlin Colston 4/21 TD, Davion Johnson 1/8
PassingJeremiah Campo 4-6-0-0-54, Trey Rees 2-3-0-0-18Carlin Colston 9-13-0-0-92
ReceivingQuinn 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 forced03
Points Off Turnovers021
Red Zone Efficiency0-13-4

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.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

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.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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

Monday, June 30, 2014

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

Sunday, February 23, 2014

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.

Saturday, February 8, 2014

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.

Monday, January 27, 2014

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 ***

Saturday, December 28, 2013

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.

Saturday, November 30, 2013

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.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

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.

Friday, November 1, 2013

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.

Friday, October 25, 2013

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.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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

Thursday, October 17, 2013

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.

Friday, October 11, 2013

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

Sunday, October 6, 2013

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.

Friday, October 4, 2013

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