Week 9 Top Ten
The Top Ten teams in the Stars and Stripes' 2008 Far East high school football ratings, with records through Oct. 25, points and last week’s rating, as compiled by Dave Ornauer of Stars and Stripes sports. Ratings are based on teams' win-loss records, quality of wins, strength of roster, schedule and leagues, point differential and team and individual statistics. Maximum rating is 500 points:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Kadena (Okinawa) 4-0 464 1
2. Simon Sanchez (Guam) 7-1 432 3
3. Father Duenas Memorial (Guam) 6-1 420 4
4. Robert D. Edgren 6-2 416 6
5. Yokota (Japan) 6-2 412 2
(tie) Seoul American 4-1 412 5
7. American School In Japan 4-2 388 7
8. George Washington (Guam) 5-2 384 8
9. Kubasaki (Okinawa) 2-4 356 9
10. Osan American (South Korea) 3-3 344 10
(tie) Guam High 4-4 344 --
Week 9 grid honors
Osan American-Matt Brownell 98 yards, 14 carries. Will Rapoza 96 yards, 14 carries.
Robert D. Edgren-Johnell Alexander 236 all-purpose yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception (200 yards, 2 touchdowns, 26 carries; 40 yards, 2 returns; minus-4 yards, 1 catch).
Yokota-Derick Seward 270 all-purpose yards, 2 touchdowns (189 yards, 1 touchdown, 22 carries; 32 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 catches; 49 yards, 2 returns). Andy Silva 44 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 catches; 1 fumble recovery). DeEric Harvin 191 all-purpose yards, 2 touchdowns (13-for-20, 171 yards, 2 touchdowns; 5 yards, 8 carries; 15 yards, 2 returns).
Guam High-D’Andre Weaver 146 yards, 3 touchdowns, 17 carries. Nick Lang 8 tackles.
Week 10 outlook
Saturday
Far East playoffs
Class A championship
Osan American at Robert D. Edgren, 7 p.m.-Defense and ground pounding will rule the day here. Can visiting Cougars Big Four running backs keep Eagles’ speedster Johnell Alexander off the field? Or will Alexander have a night to remember? … Eagles 22, Cougars 16.
Class AA semifinals
Seoul American at Yokota, 7 p.m.-Visiting Falcons’ size vs. host Panthers speed and precision, but both sides enter this contest banged up. The big question being, which team has the most heart and makes the fewer mistakes? … Panthers 15, Falcons 14.
Guam High at Kadena, 7 p.m.-With Chili’s Fest ongoing, this game may draw the biggest crowd of all three contests. First time off the island for Guam High, and Kadena’s defense will prove to be less than a generous host. … Kadena 22, Guam High 7.
Guam playoffs
Semifinal
Simon Sanchez at George Washington, 7 p.m.-Make that two straight years the former four-time island champion Geckos go without an Interscholastic Football League title. … Sharks 20, Geckos 12.
Wednesday
Guam playoffs
Guam High vs. Father Duenas Memorial at George Washington High School, Mangilao, 7 p.m.-Panthers again will step to the plate against the Friars, but just four days after the Class AA semifinal at Kadena. Too big a bite to chew? … Friars 18, Panthers 14.
Last week-5-0, 1.000.
Season-45-10, .818.
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Explain- are you using the BCS computer????
Dave,
Please give us some more details on your ranking system.
"Ratings are based on teams' win-loss records, quality of wins, strength of roster, schedule and leagues, point differential and team and individual statistics. Maximum rating is 500 points:"
How do you determine "strength of roster"? Why not rank all the teams?
Re: Explain- are you using the BCS computer????
Sticky2j:
Suffice it to say, be it the Blown Championship Shysters, the Harris poll, the coaches' poll or Ornauer's Weekly Top Ten, nobody is ever going to agree with every rating system. But face it, that's part of the fun of it. :)
El Sticko
If both teams played 10 times, Yokota would probably win 7 against Edgren, especially with a healthy Presnell. How can they be put ahead of the Panthers if they beat Yokota by a much smaller point differential? Tied would seem more reasonable. Saturday should be exciting.
Wow
I know that you Love Yokota but lets get real...no one knows who would win if they played 10 times. ASIJ thinks that if they had ONE MORE crack at Yokota they would win. So, Mr. Rider, get over it. Your Boys, as good as they are Coached, lost! Period!!! You must be a Michigan Fan also....."If we played Appalachian State again we would win!"
If if if if....
If El Sticko played rock, paper, scissors 10 times against the Goatwriter El Sticko would win 10 times....polls are less fun then one and done games. In Yokota's case one and done means Edgren with win should be ranked above. Edgren got your number and I got your goat...writer....
In honor of next Tuesday, RECOUNT!
Hahaha. Just kidding.
I hope you do a big end of the year wrapup for all the teams (even those that didn't make the playoffs). I think that would be awesome, and not just because Kinnick had some GREAT players, too!
Re: In honor of next Tuesday, RECOUNT!
Hokkaido Milk:
Suffice it to say, Unca Dave includes no hanging chads, dimpled chads nor pregnant chads in his football ratings. :)
Huh?
Who are these Chad brothers you are talking about? What school do they go to?
Re: Huh?
Not sure what school, but I know they're Floridians. :)