Region 1 is staring down the barrel of a region 2 sweep come playoff time. Coalfield and OZ are the best and Harriman behind them. The 4th place team will come down to midway or Oakdale. Don’t think sunbright or greenback can make any noise. I’d say the 4 region 1 playoff teams will be Cloudland, North Greene, Cosby, and Unaka. Jellico and Hancock will be left out. Midway as a 4 seed will be a challenge for Cloudland. The QB can cause problems for the highlanders. Region 1 is behind the 8 ball in competing with region 2 and have been for a few years. Region 1 number 3 and 4 is in for a mauling facing coalfield and OZ. They are both rock solid and physical. Not sure the region 1 teams can ever be improved enough to make any noise in the playoffs. Outside of Cloudland none of the others make a commitment to getting better on LOS. Overall, region 1 just doesn’t measure up to region 2. Region 1 is just weak in football right now.
Oneida is clearly the better team. Will the coaching staff open up the playbook and take some shots downfield? Will they let Wartburg linger around and gain confidence? If they do, wartburg makes a big play and their players get happy, game turns into a rock fight. Turnovers will more than likely decide this game. Oneida needs this game, to gain momentum.