{"id":115015,"date":"2019-03-17T22:45:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T03:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=115015"},"modified":"2019-03-17T22:45:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T03:45:08","slug":"monday-mailbag-march-18-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/03\/17\/monday-mailbag-march-18-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Mailbag: March 18, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent sports editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week\u2019s Monday Mailbag includes questions about Richmond Heights, St. Henry and Berlin Hiland, Ohio State, and the Cleveland Browns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What do you know about Crestview\u2019s next opponent, Richmond Heights? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: At this very moment, not much. However, I should have much more information on the Spartans by Tuesday or Wednesday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do know the team is a member of the Chagrin Valley Conference\u2019s Valley Division. The CVC is a 16 team conference with two divisions of eight teams. The conference will expand by six members this fall.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As far as Richmond Heights, the Spartans are 21-6 and finished No. 11 in the final Division IV Associated Press poll of the season, one spot ahead of Hicksville.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the first State appearance for the Spartans.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check back each day for more information on Richmond Heights.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What\u2019s your prediction for Friday, Crestview vs. Richmond Heights? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: This time of year can be so tricky because of the unknown factor, but I like Crestview\u2019s chances on Friday. I don\u2019t expect it to be a walk in the park or anything like that, but I think the Knights will pose some problems defensively against the Spartans.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Q: If Crestview wins on Friday, who do you think they\u2019d play in the state championship game: St. Henry or Berlin Hiland? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: That\u2019s a tough one, but I\u2019d lean toward St. Henry. I haven\u2019t seen Berlin Hiland this season, but I know the Hawks finished as poll champions, but I did see St. Henry and came away very impressed. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Looks like you were wrong about Ohio State making the NCAA Tournament. Anything to say? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: I never said the Buckeyes wouldn\u2019t make the tournament, I said I didn\u2019t think they belonged in it. Yes, I\u2019m an Ohio State fan, but now that they\u2019re in, I don\u2019t see the Buckeyes lasting long.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Scott \u2013 You\u2019re a Cleveland Browns fan \u2013 are you buying into all this talk that they\u2019ll be Super Bowl contenders this season? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: No. Maybe I\u2019m being pessimistic, but I don\u2019t think the Browns are there yet, and for several reasons.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among them: Baker Mayfield and the offense won\u2019t catch anyone by surprise this year; there are still some question marks on the roster; a first year head coach (full season, Freddie Kitchens was the interim head coach for the second half of the 2018 season); Baker Mayfield and the newly acquired Odell Beckham Jr. staying healthy throughout the season. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, the Patriots are AFC and Super Bowl champions until proven otherwise, and there are some other very good contenders, including the Chiefs, the Colts, the Chargers and perhaps the Texans.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, the Browns have upgraded the roster and I do think they can contend for and win the AFC North title, but I think it\u2019s a bit premature to start talking about the Super Bowl. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a question for the next Monday Mailbag, email it to sports@thevwindependent.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor This week\u2019s Monday Mailbag includes questions about Richmond Heights, St. Henry and Berlin Hiland, Ohio State, and the Cleveland Browns. Q: What do you know about Crestview\u2019s next opponent, Richmond Heights? Name withheld upon request A: At this very moment, not much. However, I should have much more information on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 10:47:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115015\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}