Eric Frantz, Drew Pasteur, Ned Freeman go head-to-head...who we think wins in Week 14
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Watch the defending state champion Hawks outlast the Titans 38-35 in a D-IV regional final last week.
Man versus machine continues. For the past six years I've picked Ohio high school postseason games against Drew Pasteur's Fantastic 50 formula. This season we are adding Need Freeman's CalPreps picks in the fold. In Week 13, I crushed the computers. Common sense won out over calculus. I went 23-5, while DP was 21-7. Cal Freeman? 19-9. Enough gloating.
On to Week 14.
Drum roll. Below is a comprehensive look at who thinks who wins final four games.
Division IGames at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25
Home Team Listed First
Eric Frantz4 Cleveland St. Ignatius (12-1) vs. 1 Powell Olentangy Liberty (13-0) at Mansfield Arlin Stadium: St. Ignatius
3 Pickerington Central (12-1) vs. 5 Cincinnati St. Xavier (8-5) at Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field: Pickerington Central
Drew Pasteur Picks (Fantastic 50)(4) #1 Cleveland St Ignatius (12-1, D1 R1) by 19 (88%) vs (1) #11 Olentangy Liberty (13-0, D1 R2)
(5) #4 Cincinnati St Xavier (8-5, D1 R4) by 3 (58%) vs (3) #6 Pickerington Central (12-1, D1 R3)
Ned Freeman Picks (CalPreps)St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) vs. Olentangy Liberty (Powell, OH) at Arlin Field (Mansfield, OH), 7:30pm [projection: St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) 31-19]
St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) vs. Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH) at Piqua (OH), 7:30pm [projection: St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) 21-17]
Division IIGames at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25
Home Team Listed First
Eric Frantz1 Massillon Perry (11-2) vs. 4 Hudson (11-2) at Uniontown Lake Alumni Field: Perry
4 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (10-3) vs. 3 Cincinnati La Salle (11-2) at Sidney Memorial Stadium: LaSalle
Drew Pasteur Picks (Fantastic 50)(4) #28 Hudson (11-2, D2 R5) by 1 (52%) vs (1) #32 Massillon Perry (11-2, D2 R7)
(3) #5 Cincinnati La Salle (11-2, D2 R8) by 26 (95%) vs (4) Anthony Wayne (10-3, D2 R6)
Ned Freeman Picks (CalPreps)Hudson (OH) vs. Perry (Massillon, OH) at Lake (Uniontown, OH), 7:30pm [projection: Perry (Massillon, OH) 20-14]
Wayne (Whitehouse, OH) vs. La Salle (Cincinnati, OH) at Sidney (OH), 7:30pm [projection: La Salle (Cincinnati, OH) 38-3]
Division IIIGames at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26
Home Team Listed First
Eric Frantz1 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (13-0) vs. 2 Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-1) vs. at Mansfield Arlin Stadium: Hoban
1 Toledo Central Catholic (13-0) vs. 7 Trotwood-Madison (11-2) at Lima Spartan Stadium: TCC
Drew Pasteur Picks (Fantastic 50)(2) #9 Akron Hoban (12-1, D3 R9) by 3 (58%) vs (1) #13 Toledo CC (13-0, D3 R10)
(1) #10 Columbus De Sales (13-0, D3 R11) by 7 (66%) vs (7) #21 Trotwood-Madison (11-2, D3 R12)
Ned Freeman Picks (CalPreps)Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) vs. Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, OH) at Lima (OH), 7:00pm [projection: Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) 24-22]
St. Francis de Sales (Columbus, OH) vs. Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH) at Arlin Field (Mansfield, OH), 7:00pm [projection: St. Francis de Sales (Columbus, OH) 28-26]
St. Ignatius beat archrival St. Edward for the second time this season in the D-I regional finals last week.
Photo by Jeff Harwell
Division IVGames at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25
Home Team Listed First
Eric Frantz2 Steubenville (12-1) vs. 1 Perry (13-0) at Youngstown Boardman New Spartan Stadium: Steubenville
3 Kettering Archbishop Alter (13-0) vs. 5 Columbus Bishop Hartley (10-2) at London Bowlus Field: Alter
Drew Pasteur Picks (Fantastic 50)(2) #33 Steubenville (12-1, D4 R15) by 6 (66%) vs (1) Perry (13-0, D4 R13)
(3) #16 Kettering Alter (13-0, D4 R16) by 2 (54%) vs (5) #23 Columbus Hartley (11-2, D4 R14)
Ned Freeman Picks (CalPreps)Archbishop Alter (Kettering, OH) vs. Bishop Hartley (Columbus, OH) at London (OH), 7:30pm [projection: Archbishop Alter (Kettering, OH) 35-31]
Steubenville (OH) vs. Perry (OH) at Boardman (Youngstown, OH), 7:30pm [projection: Steubenville (OH) 35-28]
Division VGames at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26
Home Team Listed First
Eric Frantz3 Milan Edison (12-1) vs. 3 Canton Central Catholic (9-3) at Strongsville Pat Catan Stadium: Edison
2 Coldwater (12-1) vs. 3 Coshocton (12-1) vs. at Lewis Center Olentangy Braves Stadium: Coldwater
Drew Pasteur Picks (Fantastic 50)(3) Milan Edison (12-1, D5 R18) by 3 (57%) vs (3) Canton CC (9-3, D5 R17)
(2) Coldwater (12-1, D5 R20) by 8 (69%) vs (3) Coshocton (12-1, D5 R19)
Ned Freeman Picks (CalPreps)Coldwater (OH) vs. Coshocton (OH) at Olentangy (Lewis Center, OH), 7:00pm [projection: Coldwater (OH) 31-20]
Edison (Milan, OH) vs. Canton Central Catholic (Canton, OH) at Strongsville (OH), 7:00pm [projection: Edison (Milan, OH) 24-21]
Division VIGames at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25
Home Team Listed First
Eric Frantz1 Cuyahoga Heights (13-0) vs. 5 Newark Catholic (9-4) at Orrville Red Rider Stadium: Cuyahoga Heights
1 Hamler Patrick Henry (13-0) vs. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (12-1) at Lima Spartan Stadium: Marion Local
Drew Pasteur Picks (Fantastic 50)(1) Cuyahoga Heights (13-0, D6 R21) by 17 (86%) vs (5) Newark Catholic (9-4, D6 R23)
(1) #29 Maria Stein Marion Local (12-1, D6 R24) by 11 (76%) vs (1) Patrick Henry (13-0, D6 R22)
Ned Freeman Picks (CalPreps)Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland, OH) vs. Newark Catholic (Newark, OH) at Orrville (OH), 7:30pm [projection: Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland, OH) 28-17]
Marion Local (Maria Stein, OH) vs. Henry (Hamler, OH) at Lima (OH), 7:30pm [projection: Marion Local (Maria Stein, OH) 31-10]
Division VIIGames at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26
Home Team Listed First
Eric Frantz3 Warren John F. Kennedy (12-1) vs. 7 Canal Winchester Harvest Preparatory (10-3) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium: Warren JFK
3 Minster (9-4) vs. 1 McComb (12-1) vs. at Wapakoneta Harmon Field: Minster
Drew Pasteur Picks (Fantastic 50)(3) Warren JFK (12-1, D7 R25) by 13 (79%) vs (7) Harvest Prep (10-3, D7 R27)
(1) McComb (12-1, D7 R26) by 4 (59%) vs (3) Minster (9-4, D7 R28)
Ned Freeman Picks (CalPreps)Kennedy (Warren, OH) vs. Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester, OH) at New Philadelphia (OH), 7:00pm [projection: Kennedy [John F.] (Warren, OH) 35-21]
McComb (OH) vs. Minster (OH) at Wapakoneta (OH), 7:00pm [projection: McComb (OH) 31-24]
The Past...Eric Frantz vs Drew Pasteur vs CalPreps Playoff Picking HistoryState FinalsEF Picks 2015: 3-4 (43%)
EF Picks 2014: 3-4 (43%)
EF Picks 2013: 4-3 (57%)
EF Picks 2012: 5-1 (83%)
EF Picks 2011: 3-3 (50%)
EF Picks 2010: 4-2 (67%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2015: 4-3 (57%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2014: 4-3 (57%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2013: 3-4 (43%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2012: 5-1 (83%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2011: 5-1 (83%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2010: N/A
State Semifinal HistoryEF Picks 2015: 11-3 (79%)
EF Picks 2014: 13-1 (93%)
EF Picks 2013: 11-3 (79%)
EF Picks 2012: 7-5 (58%)
EF Picks 2011: 9-3 (75%)
EF Picks 2010: 8-4 (67%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2015: 9-5 (64%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2014: 10-4 (71%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2013: 9-5 (64%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2012: 6-6 (50%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2011: 6-6 (50%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2010: 7-5 (58%)
Regional Final HistoryEF Picks 2016: 23-5 (82%)
EF Picks 2015: 24-4 (86%)
EF Picks 2014: 24-4 (86%)
EF Picks 2013: 24-4 (86%)
EF Picks 2012: 16-8 (67%)
EF Picks 2011: 20-4 (83%)
EF Picks 2010: 17-7 (71%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2016: 21-7 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2015: 23-5 (82%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2014: 22-6 (79%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2013: 25-3 (89%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2012: 19-5 (79%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2011: 18-6 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2010: 16-8 (67%)
CalPreps Picks 2016: 19-9 (68%)
Regional Semifinal HistoryEF Picks 2016: 43-13 (77%)
EF Picks 2015: 43-13 (77%)
EF Picks 2014: 44-12 (79%)
EF Picks 2013: 40-16 (71%)
EF Picks 2012: 39-9 (81%)
EF Picks 2011: 31-17 (65%)
EF Picks 2010: 35-13 (73%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2016: 42-14 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2015: 45-11 (80%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2014: 42-14 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2013: 41-15 (73%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2012: 39-9 (81%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2011: 35-13 (73%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2010: 37-11 (77%)
CalPreps Picks 2016: 43-13 (77%)
Regional Quarterfinal HistoryEF Picks 2016: 87-25 (78%)
EF Picks 2015: 94-18 (84%)
EF Picks 2014: 94-18 (84%)
EF Picks 2013: 93-19 (83%)
EF Picks 2012: 72-24 (75%)
EF Picks 2011: 76-20 (79%)
EF Picks 2010: 72-24 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2016: 91-21 (81%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2015: 89-23 (79%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2014: 94-18 (84%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2013: 89-23 (79%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2012: 72-24 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2011: 82-14 (85%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2010: 77-19 (80%)
CalPreps Picks 2016: 94-18 (84%)
