Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) Preview
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<p>Continuing my NE Ohio coverage, my next stop is the Northeast 8 Conference. The conference has produced mainly Division II teams, and last year produced 2 District Runner-Ups (Jefferson Area & Poland Seminary) but failed to produce any champs. The upcoming season will be somewhat of a challenge as the top teams from a year ago won't be as overwhelmingly good as previous years. But there certainly is hope for another deep run from someone.</p>
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<ol><li><strong><em>Struthers</em></strong>- Last year's co-champs will claim an outright title as they return one of the best returning players in the conference in <strong>Nick DelGratta</strong> (Sr). The senior is part of a Struthers team that is notorious for being a thorn in opponents' sides come playoff time.</li><li><strong><em>Girard</em></strong>- Bring back their top 2 in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1216530' first='Thomas' last='Cardiero']</strong> (Sr) and <strong>Gus Johnson</strong> (Sr). Cardiero is one of the best players returning. Both are seniors and give Girard experience and talent combo.</li><li><strong><em>Poland Seminary</em></strong>- District Runner-Up but now without a good senior class. Not sure who the next big name will be.</li><li><strong><em>Jefferson Area</em></strong>- Falcons are losing 2 1st Team All-District players. Moving up to Division II as well.</li><li><strong><em>South Range</em></strong>- Not returning any big names. Football team is very good so we may not see their full team until December.</li><li><strong><em>Lakeview/Niles McKinley/Hubbard</em></strong>- All 3 are battling for #6 spot. Not returning a ton of production.</li></ol>
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Continuing my NE Ohio coverage, my next stop is the Northeast 8 Conference. The conference has produced mainly Division II teams, and last year produced 2 District Runner-Ups (Jefferson Area & Poland Seminary) but failed to produce any champs. The upcoming season will be somewhat of a challenge as the top teams from a year ago won't be as overwhelmingly good as previous years. But there certainly is hope for another deep run from someone.
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