20-21 League Preview- Cross County Conference
The final season of the CCC before the teams split into two different conferences next fall, Teams in the league are Ansonia, Arcanum, Bethel, Bradford, Covington, Franklin Monroe, Miami East, Mississinawa Valley, National Trail, Newton, Tri County North, Tri Village…
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Continue ReadingThe final season of the CCC before the teams split into two different conferences next fall, Teams in the league are Ansonia, Arcanum, Bethel, Bradford, Covington, Franklin Monroe, Miami East, Mississinawa Valley, National Trail, Newton, Tri County North, Tri Village and Twin Valley South.
5 Players to Watch
Hailey Unger Hailey Unger 5'7" | CG Arcanum | 2022 State OH , 5-8 2022, Arcanum
Madelyn Fearon Madelyn Fearon 5'6" | CG Arcanum | 2022 State OH , 5-7 2022, Arcanum
Kenna Gray Kenna Gray 5'7" | CG Tipp City Bethel | 2021 State OH , 5-7 2021, Bethel (feature photo)
Rylee Sagester Rylee Sagester 5'6" | CG Tri Village | 2023 State OH , 5-6 2023, Tri Village
Austy Miller Austy Miller 5'6" | CG Bradford | 2022 OH , 5-6 2022, Bradford
5 Sleepers
Camryn Gleason, 5-6 2022, Newton
Karley Moore Karley Moore 5'10" | SF Bethel Tipp City | 2023 State OH , 5-10 2023 Bethel
Claudia Harrington, 5-6 2022, Covington
Rory Hunley, 5-8 2021, Miami East
Mariah Troutwine, 5-5 2021 Ansonia
4 Thoughts
After multiple league championships and deep tournament runs, Tri Village loses a lot of talent from their regional team last season. It is difficult to replace a first-team all-state post player, but they have the super sophomore duo of Rylee Sagester Rylee Sagester 5'6" | CG Tri Village | 2023 State OH and Morgan Hunt Morgan Hunt 5'10" | PF Tri Village | 2023 State OH to continue their tradition. The Patriots always find a way to compete and someone will look to step up to fill the void.
Arcanum brings back the most overall talent with the trio of Unger, Fearon and Taylor Gray Taylor Gray 6'0" | C Arcanum | 2022 OH . They have had some great matchups with Tri Village in the past and this year looks to be no different.
Bethel could be the sleeper and did just come off their best season in years. The senior backcourt of Kenna Gray Kenna Gray 5'7" | CG Tipp City Bethel | 2021 State OH and Liv Reittinger make them an immediate threat to teams, but watch for the ever-improving Karley Moore Karley Moore 5'10" | SF Bethel Tipp City | 2023 State OH . She has worked as hard as anyone during this crazy summer to improve her game.
Austy Miller Austy Miller 5'6" | CG Bradford | 2022 OH is not only the top player for the Bradford Railroaders, she is also a major softball prospect in the spring. The talented guard can do it all for Bradford, and will be one of the top factors in the CCC this season.
3 Big Games
Tri Village at Arcanum- November 24
Bethel at Miami East- January 28
Bradford vs Covington- December 17
2 Fun Facts
Abbey Moore has an interesting story. She was a former standout player at Franklin Monroe and most recently was the coach at her alma mater. Their biggest rivalry are the Arcanum Trojans, their neighboring school. After a very successful run at FM, Moore just took the job as the new coach at Arcanum. Abbey wearing orange and black will get take some getting used to.
Arcanum and Tri Village will both be hosting their annual season-opening tournament on Nov, 20-21. It is always a great way to begin the new season. Arcanum will host Russia, Franklin Monroe and Clinton Massie. Tri Village has hosted the Bill Burkett Tournament the same weekend for decades, and this year the competition will be solid with Tecumseh, Versailles and Chaminade Julienne.
1 League Champion
I believe the league comes down to Arcanum and Tri Village, with the early nod going to Arcanum. Their early season matchup will tell a lot about the conference title.