GAME ADVICE: St. Edward varsity football to face in eighth final playoff team unbeaten until week 10, Lorain High is up against, the Eagles are still in natural mode after the season

 As a series leader no. 1 for Division I, Division 1 of the computer playoffs, St. Louis university football. Edward will face Lorain High, director of a number series. 16, in a match of the eighth final played Friday at 7 at Lakewood First Federal stadium, on the campus of Lakewood High School.


The Eagles (9-1) are in a pitched game with the Titans (1-9), but they still need to prepare just like in any other game.


"Every time you're in a win-win situation or going home in the playoffs, you try to get in that way," head coach St. Paul said. Louis. Edward Tom Lombardo. “Certainly, when you are a seed compared to a seed of 16, you prefer. When you get those games in an NCAA basketball tournament most of the time, almost all the time, it's the only seed that wins. You still have to play. You still have to play well. You need to respect everyone right now. If you are not ready and you do not get the result, there is no week. "




The playoffs were expanded by the Ohio High School Athletics Association from eight teams last season and previous seasons to 16 per district this year. The original plan was to expand to 12, but then the OHSAA changed to 16. An area of ​​12 teams would have meant the Eagles had a goodbye week. this, and coach Lombardo is not worried about the blessing weeks of any kind.

“I’m in favor of it (expansion), because Division I is probably the anomaly with almost everyone coming in,” coach Lombardo said. "In the other divisions where there are 27 or 28 teams per area, there are some good teams that sometimes stand at 12 and 11. Certainly a league leader prefers just like in a basketball competition. Medina played Lorain in the new week and no one complained about that game. People say that the game should not be played because of injuries and this and that. A rule of the clock runs. There are a lot of things. A team may not think they have a chance to win, but it will give them an extra week of training to prepare. We're going to play another game. I don't see a big problem with it. "


Division I Region 1 has only 17 teams, which obviously means there is one team left out. Lorain and Euclid battled for 16th, with unbeaten seasons until the Titans parted ways with that late victory over Shaw, a definite victory in that regard.




What could be misunderstood is that during COVID, in 2020, Lorain canceled the entire season. The school tried to apply to the OHSAA to return the allowance to 12th year seniors and again in accordance with the 4-2-1 High School Age Restriction Rule, and many of the senior graduates were willing. going back to school (sort of a red shirt in college), but the OHSAA has decided against it.

As a result, youngsters who are now older and graduates who are now younger at the start of 2021 had very little varsity experience. However, now 10 games into the season, Titan players are now very old and young in terms of experience. University.


After a win in week 10 over non-high school state power, Hoban (state champions in defense in Division Two) in week 10, the Eagles are now ready for the playoffs.


"I think our last four games have been against some really good opponents," said coach Lombardo. “We did not win as easily against quality opponents as they did at the beginning of the year. This is more like what football will look like in the playoffs as it progresses. He put our team in good spirits for four quarters: no mistakes, good defensive play and exchange points for a good position on the pitch. Obviously, I took advantage of some good drives. Here's how these games go as they go. I had four matches in those situations. I won three of them and lost one in extra time. I think I learned from everyone. ”


Hoban became the first team to win the Eagles in the first quarter of the year.


"They stopped quickly, in the first run of four or five games, in two minutes," said the coach. "I've never been in that boat. I responded back with a friction boat. They got a site visit and I had a two minute workout before the break. Another situation is that of clocks

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