Blitz’s Week 3 Power Poll
With multiple games in the books, Blitz now feels some confidence in placing teams accurately in his power poll. While the top did not change, there are plenty of non-SAC teams to consider when looking […]
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OTH GAME OF THE WEEK: Carroll vs. Snider
Is Carroll for real? Is Snider the team to beat in the SAC? Does the Spuller Stadium turf feel as good as it looks? All great questions heading into Week 2, with the headline game […]
WEEK 1: Five area players to watch tonight
The time for summer smack talk and cliché answers to the same old questions is over. It is put up or shut up time. The 2019 season kicks off tonight after months of anticipation. Blitz […]
BLITZ: News and notes from a week of scrimmages
Since my Outside the Huddle colleague Bounce has been hard at work this summer hitting up prep events on the hardwood, Blitz has awoken from his slumber just in time to take in some football. […]
Bounce’s Boys Hoops Power Poll (Feb. 26)
It is time. No re-dos. No second chances. Starting today, you lose and your season is over. But before all the drama begins playing out, Bounce thought it would be nice to release one more […]
BOUNCE: Zak Krueger is Homestead’s latest hero in rivalry with Carroll
Zak Krueger’s first and last shots of the second half were eerily similar. Both were confident mid-range jumpers from right around the free-throw lane after some iso gave the Homestead junior the opportunity to create. […]
Bounce’s Boys Hoops Power Poll (Feb. 12)
With the mix of weather and quirky scheduling due to girls sectional week, boys basketball in the area has been thrown for a loop for the last few weeks. But as we approach the sectional […]
STOCK WATCH: Which area boys hoops teams are good buys as the postseason looms?
Typically on Tuesdays your trusty pal with the webbed feet presents his power poll, highlighting the movers and shakers from last week’s games. But with the weather wrecking havoc on schedules, there wasn’t much in […]
Bounce’s Boys Hoops Power Poll (Jan. 29)
For the first time in awhile, we have a change atop Bounce’s weekly power rankings. Northrop looked ready to ascend to the top spot after its overtime victory over Homestead last Friday, but again had […]