{"id":142929,"date":"2021-05-17T03:54:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T08:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=142929"},"modified":"2021-05-17T03:54:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T08:54:56","slug":"monday-mailbag-shot-clock-wbl-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/05\/17\/monday-mailbag-shot-clock-wbl-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Mailbag: shot clock, WBL race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

This week\u2019s Monday Mailbag features questions about a new high school shot clock, OHSAA postseason ticket prices and the upcoming Western Buckeye League football title race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Now that NFHS has approved a national shot clock for high school basketball, how soon until it comes to Ohio? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: The National Federation of State High School Associations didn\u2019t approve it nationally, but instead permitted individual state athletic associations to adopt a shot clock. A proposal to make it national was rejected by NFHS.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of now, states may begin using a 35-second shot clock during the 2022-2023 season, but it\u2019s not mandatory.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to NFHS\u2019s action, the Ohio High School Athletic Association issued a statement \u2013 \u201cThe OHSAA is aware of the recent NFHS basketball national rule that permits a shot clock by state association adoption and will continue discussions on this option with the Board of Directors and the leadership of the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association. Factors such as cost, game operations and officiating all have to be considered, but we look forward to getting feedback from the Board and coaches.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not sure how much water an opinion from the basketball coaches association will hold, given the fact that the OHSAA and the football coaches association settled on a 12-team per region playoff format then changed it without warning. The same thing could happen with the basketball coaches.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve said this whole time that I\u2019m not in favor of a high school shot clock simply because I think it removes an important strategy from the game, but I\u2019ve also noted that it\u2019s probably going to become a reality at some point.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We shall see.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Am I the only one who thinks $10 is too much for tickets for sectional baseball and softball games? OHSAA is going to prices fans out of the postseason.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: I agree, $10 does seem like a lot for sectional tickets but that\u2019s the reality of it this season. Sadly, nothing will change and in fact, ticket prices will only go up from here.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Just remember one thing \u2013 it\u2019s the Ohio High School Athletic Association that sets the prices, so don\u2019t take it out on the host site of any baseball or softball game.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: With so many coaching changes in the WBL, how does it affect the football league title race? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Defiance, Kenton and St. Marys Memorial will have new coaches this season. Defiance (Travis Cooper) and St. Marys Memorial (Bo Frye) already have named their new coaches and I have to believe Kenton isn\u2019t far behind.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually a new coach adds a different dynamic but we\u2019ll have to wait and see. Bo Frye is the son of former head coach Doug Frye so I can\u2019t imagine much will change at St. Marys and we\u2019ll have to see if Kenton\u2019s new coach will continue the wide-open style the Wildcats have used for over 25 years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should be an interesting season with three new coaches, a defending state champion plus the usual contenders such as Ottawa-Glandorf and Wapakoneta, plus a possible sleeper in Elida.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor This week\u2019s Monday Mailbag features questions about a new high school shot clock, OHSAA postseason ticket prices and the upcoming Western Buckeye League football title race. Q: Now that NFHS has approved a national shot clock for high school basketball, how soon until it comes to Ohio? Name withheld upon request […]<\/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-142929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 05:21:37","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\/142929","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=142929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142929\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}