Posts under ‘Aurora’

The Greenmen hung on to win their first state football championship this past week, edging Columbus Eastmoor Academy 21-10.
Three weeks into the season few would have predicted the Greenmen would have made it this far, but they steadily improved as the season went on. After a slow 1-2 start, Aurora found its stride and never [...]

The PD has some preview capsules of this weekend’s football games:
Aurora vs. Walsh Jesuit
What, when, where: Regional title game, 7 p.m., Solon’s Stewart Field, 33600 Inwood Road, Solon. Call 440-349-6244.
Records: Aurora, 10-2; Walsh Jesuit, 9-2.
What to watch: Top-seeded Walsh Jesuit has been living on the edge in the playoffs - some would say all season [...]

Aurora has not only clinched a playoff berth, but they will also have a home playoff game no matter what happens this Friday night against Wickliffe.
The Greenmen are currently No. 2 in Region 9. An Aurora win and a Walsh Jesuit loss (they play Warren G Harding this Friday night) should give Aurora the top [...]

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. [...]

What a difference one week can make.
Chagrin Falls was sitting on top of Region 9 last week. Now they are No. 4. Last week Aurora was No. 4. Now they are No. 1.
This change happened because of Aurora’s big 49-27 victory over the Tigers. What a turn around for the Greenmen.
They started the season 1-2 [...]

Three Chagrin Valley Conference teams would make the playoffs if the playoff started today, and one of them might surprise you.
Perry is not one of the three teams. The Pirates are currently No. 9 in Division IV Region 13. How could a 6-1 team not be in the top 8?
For starters, the Pirates only have [...]

The Tigers are now ranked No. 23 in The Plain Dealer’s football poll, after their surprising 4-1 start.
Solon is ranked No. 14. The Comet offense has been too inconsistent to garner a higher ranking, but Solon’s defense is top notch. If Solon’s offense can step it up, expect the Comets to improve and march back [...]

Here is a rundown of what happened this week in the CVC. If you have additional news and notes, please send them in to either connect [at] patthorntonfiles [dot] com or leave a comment. Box scores would be much appreciated. If we could post box scores of every CVC game each week that would be [...]

Division II:

Kenston is the lone Division II CVC team. They are currently No. 21 in Region 5. The top 8 make it in the playoffs. It appears extremely unlikely that Kenston will make the playoffs this year. Even if Kenston won out — which is extremely unlikely — I can’t see how they would get [...]

The Pirates debut this week at No. 21 on the Plain Dealer’s Top 25 poll.
I expect Perry to continue to climb in the rankings.
Aurora fell to No. 19, after losing to Avon last week. Avon is now ranked No. 18. It looks like Avon is rebounding as a program.
Maybe Avon is really just that good. [...]