Aurora and Perry hang in top 25 PD poll

The Plain Dealer kept both Aurora and Perry fairly steady in its rankings.

Aurora appears at No. 20, up two spots from a week ago, while Perry appears at No. 25. No other Chagrin Valley Conference teams appear in the poll.

One could make a case for Chagrin Falls, but they were handled pretty easily by Aurora. West G has been okay this season.

Aurora, however, should probably be ranked higher. The Greenmen have won seven straight games. In fact, they would probably have a better record if they were healthier in the beginning of the season.

Consider this: Aurora barely lost to undefeated Avon by a 27-24 score in the first week of the season. The Eagles are No. 13 in the PD poll. If those two teams played 10 times, I’m not sure Avon would win the majority of the contests.

Aurora’s other loss came to 7-2 Twinsburg, 27-6 in the third week of the season. Division I Twinsburg is ranked No. 14 in the PD poll, and Aurora is a better team now than they were then.

But newspaper polls are meaningless. The Greenmen are No. 2 in Region 9 and have clinched a home playoff game. They should make a deep run this year.