by rdfromsolon » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:28 pm
Some of my thoughts:
Top 3 Teams -
Solon - We return 80-90% of our scoring from last year, but unfortunately both me and John have not been studying this summer, despite having some holes, particularly Current Events, Music, and Social Science, due to the departure of Aakash and Aniketh. From the deep, deep depths of Solon B will come Daniel Guo, who is a pretty solid Fine Arts player, and Jeffrey Yang, who is studying poetry.
Sidney - Despite losing Jack (and Mr. Czupryn), Sidney returns Nour, who is a top-2 lit player in the state, and Aaron, who is very solid at history and NAQT stuff. If they can fill the Fine Arts hole Jack left and continue working on science, they could return even stronger than last year.
Tippecanoe - I believe Tipp return everyone from a 5th place finish at NAQT states. Assuming Laurel and co. have been studying this summer, they should be a very solid team in the state and nationally.
Other Teams -
Dublin Scioto - Koh returns, so Scioto are instant contenders. I heard that he won the First Night Tournament at ACE Camp over DCC A kids.
Copley - Despite losing Saajid's brother, if Kevin plays this year, the Cops are a top 4-5 team. Even without Kevin, #indiannation will still field a solid team, led by the Varley bros.
Boardman - Lose some players, but they seem pretty eager to improve, so I would expect them to be a strong Mahoning County team.
Olentangy Liberty - Another team that looks pretty eager to improve and I believe returns everyone from their top team. I could see Liberty being a top 5 team by the years end.
St. Charles - Stephen graduates, but St. Charles returns Carrick and Riley. Will be a solid central Ohio team.
Northmont: Despite losing arguable the greatest player in Ohio history, I also expect Northmont to remain a very competitive team in Ohio. I also think they return everyone but Sam from PACE/HSNCT.
Hubbard - If Hubbard return at least 3 players from last year, they could contend for the SSNCT title.
EDIT: Didn't realize Boardman lost 3 seniors
Rohin Devanathan
Solon High School '16
UC Berkeley '20