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Shuck's projections: Take a look at his prep football playoff field

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By Rick Cassano, Staff Writer Updated 11:38 AM Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Shuck’s Projections publisher Steve Shuck is projecting four Butler County prep football teams to make the playoffs: Lakota West and Middletown in Division I, Ross in Division II and Monroe in Division III.

Among Middletown-area teams, Shuck also has four qualifiers: Middletown in Division I, Monroe in Division III, and Valley View and Carlisle in Division IV.

We’re preparing stories for our Thursday print editions, but we wanted to get these projections out now for the five regions that have local teams still alive. So here they are:

DIVISION I, REGION 4

PROJ PROJ

REC REC PTS

1. Moeller 9-0 10-0 38.83

2. St. Xavier 7-2 7-3 32.26

3. Anderson 9-0 10-0 31.30

4. Elder 6-2 7-2 30.27

5. Huber Hts. Wayne 6-3 7-3 26.60

6. Lakota West 8-1 9-1 25.05

7. Centerville 7-2 8-2 23.95

8. Middletown 8-1 9-1 23.90

Teams To Watch

9. Colerain 7-2 8-2 22.93

10. Lebanon 7-2 8-2 22.75

11. Clay. Northmont 5-4 6-4 22.35

Overview: West should be in good shape with a victory over Lakota East (3-6), though beating the surging Thunderhawks may not be easy. Middletown and Colerain are torn over the Hamilton-Fairfield game. Shuck is now projecting Fairfield to win, thus helping the Middies. If HHS wins and all other projections don’t change, Middletown and Colerain will switch places. Lebanon needs a win over Miamisburg (1-8) and some help. Springboro (7-2) is still alive, but needs a long string of fortunate outcomes to climb into contention.

DIVISION II, REGION 8

PROJ PROJ

REC REC PTS

1. Turpin 9-0 10-0 30.25

2. Winton Woods 7-2 8-2 28.80

3. N. Carlisle Tecumseh 8-1 9-1 27.80

4. Trotwood-Madison 6-3 7-3 24.15

5. West Carrollton 8-1 9-1 20.50

6. Ross 5-4 6-4 16.80

7. Wilmington 7-2 7-3 16.40

8. Mount Healthy 6-3 6-4 15.15

Teams To Watch

9. Dayton Carroll 5-4 6-4 13.70

10. Harrison 5-4 5-5 12.85

11. Greenville 3-6 4-6 12.60

Overview: Ross has Northwest (4-5) at home, and a victory will likely send the Rams to the postseason. The concern is that Wilmington and Mount Healthy will both pass Ross with wins, and Harrison could soar into the mix with a win over Anderson (9-0). Not likely, but who really knows for sure?

DIVISION III, REGION 12

PROJ PROJ

REC REC PTS

1. Wyoming 9-0 10-0 21.6

2. Day. Cham. Julienne 8-1 8-2 20.8

3. Circleville Logan Elm 7-2 8-2 20.7

4. WCH Washington 6-3 7-3 18.4

5. Jackson 7-2 8-2 17.4

6. Monroe 7-2 8-2 17.1

7. Eaton 7-2 8-2 16.6

8. Springfield Shawnee 6-3 7-3 16.55

Teams To Watch

9. Goshen 7-2 7-3 16.53

10. Franklin 6-3 7-3 16.4

11. McNicholas 5-4 6-4 16.1

12. Hillsboro 7-2 8-2 15.16

13. New Richmond 8-1 8-2 15.13

Overview: A real mess of a region. Monroe looks to be a good bet with a win over Dayton Northridge (1-8), but every game will be important for first- and second-level points among this group. Franklin needs to beat Dayton Oakwood (1-8) and get some help to qualify.

DIVISION IV, REGION 16

PROJ PROJ

REC REC PTS

1. Clinton-Massie 9-0 10-0 29.1

2. Kettering Alter 9-0 10-0 27.1

3. North College Hill 9-0 10-0 23.9

4. Kenton 8-1 9-1 23.4

5. Valley View 6-3 7-3 21.5

6. Carlisle 7-2 8-2 18.4

7. Day. Thur. Marshall 6-3 7-3 16.71

8. Waynesville 7-2 8-2 16.68

Teams To Watch

9. Milton-Union 6-3 7-3 16.35

10. Plain City Jon. Alder 6-3 7-3 14.1

Overview: At least it’s simple for Valley View and Carlisle. If the Spartans beat Brookville (5-4) and the Indians beat Dixie (5-4), they’ll be in the playoffs. Valley View has a pretty good shot even with a loss, while Carlisle may not have that luxury.

DIVISION V, REGION 20

PROJ PROJ

REC REC PTS

1. Richwood North Union 9-0 10-0 22.2

2. Coldwater 8-1 9-1 21.3

3. West Liberty-Salem 9-0 10-0 20.8

4. Anna 8-1 9-1 19.9

5. Columbus Ready 7-1 7-2 16.9

6. St. Henry 6-3 7-3 16.6

7. West Jefferson 8-1 8-2 16.46

8. Columbus Academy 7-2 8-2 16.45

Teams To Watch

9. CHCA 6-3 7-3 14.9

10. Cass. Miami East 8-1 8-2 14.35

11. Badin 6-3 6-4 14.30

Overview: Badin closes the season at McNicholas (5-4), and the Rams likely need a victory to give themselves a shot at the postseason. The Rockets are worth 2.9 points to Badin, so a win would send the Rams into fifth place if everything else goes the way Shuck projected. That’s a big if because there are some tough games to call in this region. Bottom line for Badin: Win first, then start scouring the list of scores.

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rayray,
no one picks the teams to make the playoffs, it's a computer system. The system aka Harbin rewards teams with first level points for beating the teams they play, and second level points that give the team more points based on the wins that the team your school beats, wins.

it's pretty simple. Win your games, and hope that the teams you beat have good seasons to boost your point total

go middies
10:41 AM, 10/28/2009

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I feel the same way. You can play as many of the big boys as you want but if you are not beating them then you should not get brownie points for it. I wonder do the people that pick these teams give any credit to a team who wins their division? I mean does an 8-2 division winner with wins over solid teams get the nod over say a second place team in a league who may also be 8-2, providing they have not played each other but equally solid schedule?

rayray
9:11 PM, 10/27/2009

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oh man...guess I'm gonna have to root for Fairfield this week instead of HHS Big Blue. I'm pretty sick of Colerain and the sense of entitlement to the playoffs their fans display. Anything that keeps the Cards out of the playoffs is a good thing and the Big Blue season is pretty much a wash anyway. BTW...the big Blue played one hell of a game Friday night at Princeton..great effort.
Go Indians

rocket J
11:35 AM, 10/27/2009

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