{"id":140724,"date":"2021-03-02T04:46:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T09:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=140724"},"modified":"2021-03-02T04:46:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T09:46:15","slug":"random-thoughts-hoops-buti-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/03\/02\/random-thoughts-hoops-buti-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Thoughts: hoops, Buti and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

This week\u2019s edition of Random Thoughts centers around the Division IV Elida district, the Crestview Lady Knights, Defiance athletic director Jerry Buti, a tournament upset and NFL trade demands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elida district<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The much anticipated boys Division IV Elida district is finally upon us. No. 5 seed Lincolnview will take on No. 1 seed Columbus Grove at 5:30 tonight, followed by No. 2 seed Ottoville and No. 3 seed Crestview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, Columbus Grove is the favorite and deservedly so and yes, a Lincolnview win would be considered a fairly sizable upset. Those things happen, that\u2019s why they play the games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still think the second game is a toss-up and should be a great one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a shame only one of these teams can advance on to the regional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview girls<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Crestview girls team is fun to watch. They can score but I can\u2019t help but think that they\u2019re slightly underrated defensively and I\u2019m anxious to see how they fare against Toledo Christian on Thursday night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buckeye Central is probably looming for the winner in the regional championship game, but we\u2019ll see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerry Buti and Defiance<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hats off to Jerry Buti and the fine people at Defiance High School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Buti and Defiance hosted Division II sectional wrestling Friday and Saturday, along with Division II boys sectional basketball and girls Division IV district championship basketball Saturday night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Buti was at the school until roughly 12:30 Saturday morning, then was back at it about five hours later. I\u2019m guessing he was there until very late Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That just shows how dedicated and committed he is, along with others at the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One more thing \u2013 Buti is a very classy person and one of the nicest people I\u2019ve ever met. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upset<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I had to pick an upset from this past weekend\u2019s boys sectional games, it would probably be Bath over Lima Central Catholic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps it was a mild upset, but the Wildcats seemed to have been reeling a bit entering the tournament, having lost four of their last five regular season games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Styker through a big scare into No. 1 seed Antwerp, but it\u2019s not an upset since the Archers went on to win the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NFL<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re an NFL fan, no doubt you know DeShaun Watson wants out of Houston and has basically demanded a trade. I\u2019m not quite sure what\u2019s going on with Russell Wilson and Seattle \u2013 it seems like there\u2019s some discord there and it seems like it came out of nowhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless, he\u2019s listed four teams he\u2019d like to go to if traded by the Seahawks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shouldn\u2019t these guys live up to the contracts (very big expensive contracts) they knowingly and willingly signed with their respective teams?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I understand that people have the right to choose an employer of their choice as long as said employer wants them, but pro football seems to be a little different animal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of us can\u2019t demand a trade, why should they be able to do it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am I wrong in this type of thinking? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor This week\u2019s edition of Random Thoughts centers around the Division IV Elida district, the Crestview Lady Knights, Defiance athletic director Jerry Buti, a tournament upset and NFL trade demands.  Elida district The much anticipated boys Division IV Elida district is finally upon us. No. 5 seed Lincolnview will take on No. […]<\/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-140724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 22:30:49","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\/140724","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=140724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140724\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}