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Week 7 Power Rankings: TVC-Hocking
By: Corbin Bagford
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1.) Trimble Tomcats 6-1 (6-0) | Last Rank: 1 | Next Opponent: vs. Eastern
With Eastern and Federal Hocking upcoming within the conference, Trimble has the Hocking all but wrapped up. The Tomcats will be playing for playoff positioning within D-VII, region 25, in which they rank first, and will face a stiff text in Alexander in week nine.
2.) Belpre Golden Eagles 5-2 (5-1) | Last Rank: 3 | Next Opponent: @ Parkersburg Catholic
Belpre’s 27-20 win over Miller gave it a sizable boost within D-VII, region 25, from seventh to fourth, putting the Golden Eagles in a prime position to make the playoffs. Deijon Bedgood played the role of game-breaker during the game, picking up touchdowns of 78 and 58 yards.
3.) Miller Falcons 5-2 (3-2) | Last Rank: 2 | Next Opponent: @ Federal Hocking
Despite its loss to Belpre, Miller remains in the hunt to make the OHSAA state tournament. The Falcons sit in seventh place in D-VII, region 25 and will have to win out, and get some big performances out of Kody McKinnis, in order to maintain its playoff spot.
T-4.) Southern Tornadoes 3-4 (2-3) & Waterford Wildcats 3-4 (2-3) | Last Rank: 5, 4 | Next opponent: each other
Southern and Waterford are tied for tenth in D-VII, region 25 with a computer rating of 3.95. They stand on the outside looking in, but the winner of Friday’s head-to-head match will keep its post-season hopes season alive.
Should Southern win, it would have to pick up wins against South Gallia and Eastern to potentially secure spot. Waterford would needs wins against Federal Hocking and Belpre.
6.) Wahama White Falcons 3-4 (2-3) | Last Rank: 7 | Next Opponent: @ South Gallia
Wahama’s offense produced one of its finest games of the season with 308 yards of total offense against Eastern, guiding the White Falcons to a 36-8 win.
7.) South Gallia Rebels 3-4 (2-3) | Last Rank: 8 | Next Opponent: vs. Wahama
South Gallia erased a 13-point fourth quarter deficit to overcome Waterford and secure a 20-13 win. The Rebels’ playoff hopes are slim, but they have a chance to play spoiler against Southern (should it beat Waterford) and Miller.
8.) Eastern Eagles 2-5 (2-3) | Last Rank: 6 | Next Opponent: @ Trimble
After winning their only two games in consecutive fashion, the Eagles dropped their last two games by a total of 56 points. The going gets tougher with Trimble and Belpre coming up.
9.) Federal Hocking Lancers 0-7 (0-5) | Last Rank: 9 | Next Opponent: vs. Miller
Vinton County’s Tim Ousley gashed the Lancer defense for 294 yards and five touchdowns on Friday.