{"id":123220,"date":"2019-10-01T04:04:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T09:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=123220"},"modified":"2019-10-01T04:05:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T09:05:41","slug":"random-thoughts-144-points-mnf-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/10\/01\/random-thoughts-144-points-mnf-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Thoughts: 144 pts., MNF, more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

This week\u2019s Random Thoughts touch on another wild NWC football game, high school football on Monday night, lightning delays, Joel Maddon, a different college football poll and a scoring streak by Crestview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

144 points<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wildest game football game in all of Ohio this past weekend had to be Ada and Delphos Jefferson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bulldogs led 30-20 after the first quarter and went on to win 74-70.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ada quarterback Brandon Hull completed 21 of 29 passes for 365 yards and five touchdowns, and had 28 carries for 240 yards and three more scores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delphos Jefferson running back JT Taviano ran for 288 yards and five touchdowns on 30 carries, and the two teams combined for 1,241 yards of total offense, including 766 by Ada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the second straight week that Ada gave up 70 points. The previous Friday, the Bulldogs lost 70-50 to Bluffton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday Night Football<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m still trying to figure out if I\u2019ve ever come across Monday night high school football and nothing comes to mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After getting postponed due to lightning on Friday night, the two teams played last night, with the Raiders posting a 49-14 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s going to make for a short week for both teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lightning delays<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll keep this short and sweet \u2013 there\u2019s nothing worse than lightning delays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Joel Maddon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could be wrong, but am I the only one who thinks the Cubs should have extended Joe Maddon\u2019s contract?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He obviously knows what he\u2019s doing when it comes to managing a baseball team and he\u2019ll be the prize catch for whichever team lands him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It just seems to be like a bad idea to part ways with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OSU No. 1?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ohio State turned a lot of heads with Saturday\u2019s 48-7 win at Nebraska, and a lot of people think the Buckeyes may be the No. 1 team in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pollsters don\u2019t seem to agree, although they did move OSU up one spot to No. 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Jeff Sagarin, who does weekly college football computer rankings, has the Buckeyes as his top-ranked team. In fact, he has two other Big Ten teams in his top ten \u2013 Penn St. No. 4 and Wisconsin No. 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out his poll and his formula at http:\/\/sagarin.com\/sports\/cfsend.htm<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview has the state\u2019s second longest streak of scoring at least 10 points in a football game?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counting Friday night\u2019s game against Bluffton, the Knights have scored 10 or more points in a game 50 straight times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only Pickerington Central has a longer streak, at 59 games.
If you have thoughts on any of the above subjects, feel free to email me at sports@thevwindependent.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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