Green Meadows Conference (GMC) Preview
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<p>The GMC is a loaded conference with plenty of talent spanning from Division III and Division IV. Last year we saw 3 of the 8 teams make the District Finals, with Antwerp reaching the State Semifinals. While a state semifinal appearance will be tough to replicate, the talent returning is enough to see someone back in the District round of the tournament.</p>
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<ol><li><strong><em>Wayne Trace</em></strong>- The Raiders were the GMC champions a year ago and are bringing back nearly everyone from that team. <strong>Brooks Laukhaf</strong> (Jr) was 1st Team All-District player and is one of the best shooters in NW Ohio. <strong>Kyle Stoller</strong> (Jr) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1498171' first='Tyler' last='Davis']</strong> (Sr) return with veteran experience that should help the Raiders greatly. <strong>Tyson Gerber</strong> (So) is one of the younger players in the conference and will contribute much more this year along with Laukhaf. The Raiders make the best case for a District qualifying team.</li><li><strong><em>Antwerp</em></strong>- The Archers were in the State Semifinals last year in Division IV and fell short to Tri-Village. This year's team is going to face problems repeating this feat as they lose one of the best players in program history in Jagger Landers and a great senior leader in Luke Krouse. The good news is <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1187132' first='Landon' last='Brewer']</strong> (Jr) is back and should be a problem for opponents to handle this year. Antwerp is going to force teams to battle with them night in and night out.</li><li><strong><em>Hicksville</em></strong>- The Aces will be moving up to Division III this year after a 12-7 campaign. While they will miss Jackson Bergman who is gone due to graduation, the return of their next best guys give the Aces an edge to move forward in the conference. <strong>Brody Balser</strong> (Sr) and <strong>Braxztyn Heisler</strong> (So) will be leaned on most to give Hicksville a chance to continue competing.</li><li><strong><em>Ayersville</em></strong>- The Pilots were the District Runner-Ups in Division IV a year ago and will be without their top player from last season. Returning <strong>Tyson Schlachter</strong> (Sr) is massive and will go a long way for the Pilots to remain in the running in the GMC.</li><li><strong><em>Paulding</em></strong>- <strong>Nick Manz</strong> (Sr) will be returning and is going to be the reason why they are competitive during the year.</li><li><strong><em>Fairview</em></strong>- Not returning enough to challenge at the top of the conference.</li><li><strong><em>Tinora</em></strong>/<strong><em>Edgerton</em></strong>- Both struggled last year with Tinora beating the Bulldogs last year. Both will struggle this year.</li></ol>
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The GMC is a loaded conference with plenty of talent spanning from Division III and Division IV. Last year we saw 3 of the 8 teams make the District Finals, with Antwerp reaching the State Semifinals. While a state semifinal appearance will be tough to replicate, the talent returning is enough to see someone back in the District round of the tournament.
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