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Ohio Playoffs Round 4 : Semifinals


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21 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said:

Elder vs. Mentor final? 

That’s the expected finals matchup. Springfield’s defense is top notch, but Elder will be the best offense they’ve seen all year by far. 

Pick C has the better chance of throwing a wrench into things. As talented as any team in the state. Finally playing up to their preseason expectations. Their QB Crenshaw set a state finals record two years ago as a sophomore with 6 TD’s against Mentor. This Mentor defense is better, but no where near an elite unit. Ed’s pushed them all over the field last week but never delivered the knockout punch, leaving the door open for the Mentor comeback. Ed’s was also able to limit the vaunted Mentor run game, and Pick C is equally strong up front on defense. They also have an elite cornerback in Lorenzo Styles that should be tasked with covering the talented Luke Floriea, a guy who Ed’s could just not cover and proved to be the equalizer every time it looked like Ed’s was running away with it. Mentor needs to avoid an emotional letdown after last week because Pick C matches up very well with them. 

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1 hour ago, OdbCle said:

That’s the expected finals matchup. Springfield’s defense is top notch, but Elder will be the best offense they’ve seen all year by far. 

Pick C has the better chance of throwing a wrench into things. As talented as any team in the state. Finally playing up to their preseason expectations. Their QB Crenshaw set a state finals record two years ago as a sophomore with 6 TD’s against Mentor. This Mentor defense is better, but no where near an elite unit. Ed’s pushed them all over the field last week but never delivered the knockout punch, leaving the door open for the Mentor comeback. Ed’s was also able to limit the vaunted Mentor run game, and Pick C is equally strong up front on defense. They also have an elite cornerback in Lorenzo Styles that should be tasked with covering the talented Luke Floriea, a guy who Ed’s could just not cover and proved to be the equalizer every time it looked like Ed’s was running away with it. Mentor needs to avoid an emotional letdown after last week because Pick C matches up very well with them. 

Agreed. Springfield has a very good defense, but I dont think its better than Colerain's, and Elder was able to move the ball all night on Colerain, albeit mostly in 5 yd chunks. Elders OLine is just too dominant....they can literally line up and just run behind them every play and pick up 5 yds. They are also a very solid passing unit, so theyre very hard to defend. Their defense has been playing better, but they still have trouble with speed. Springfield has plenty of athletes and speed,  but just havent been scoring much on offense all year. I dont see them keeping pace with Elder, unless multiple turnovers.

And yes, completely nailed everything with Mentor/PC. Im honestly leaning towards PC, but its really just about 50/50. I just really like the way PC matches up with Mentor stylistically. But, Mentor feels destined to win this year. Really hard pick. 

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