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ZHS will be "smallish" this year, with Prati graduated and no "big" players. My guess at a starting lineup would be Raheem Forman (3), Tanner Gibson (1/2), Cole Carpenter (2/1), Allen Harris (4) and Devin Jones (5). They should be solid. There is always the chance that someone steps out of the shadows and becomes a factor, too -- this has happened many times in the ZHS program. Now, the bigger question will be who comes off the bench. Indications are that Kurt Young will not play his senior year, so that's at least one experienced guard not in the mix. Noah Baldwin's knee injury might preclude him playing at all this season, maybe the second half at the most. We'll see. Cory Harris is a freakish athlete, but his basketball skills are still very raw. Jordan Bouterse could step up and provide ZHS with a solid shooter off the bench. Josh Barker, a 6-3 junior, may have improved enough to provide some minutes, too. Of the sophomores, I'm thinking Kade Haddox might be in the mix.

Scott usually doesn't go too deep into his bench, but they're still going to need some effective contributions from whoever he turns to. Looking forward to seeing who might "step up."

I had time to dig out the big notebook, which goes to the 2000-01 season (I'm pretty sure no MVL team has played us in the regular season since then, and the playoff loss to RV a few years back was after they had left for the ECOL).

I'll work backwards ...

2000-01 - ZHS 71, Philo 58 (TipOff Classic, Game 1)
1999-2000 -- ZHS 73, Philo 33 (Tipoff Classic, Game 2)
1996-97 -- ZHS 58, Tri-Valley 37 (Division I East District semifinal [1st game]); ZHS 58, John Glenn 27 (Tipoff Classic Game 2)
1995-96 -- ZHS 61, Maysville 33 (Game 10); ZHS 83, John Glenn 24 (Tipoff Classic, Game 1)
1994-95 -- ZHS 67, Maysville 43 (Game 9; STATE TITLE SEASON)
1991-92 -- ZHS 48, Tri-Valley 42 (Game 15); ZHS 91, West Muskingum 65 (Game 3)
1990-91 -- Tri-Valley 65, ZHS 60 (Game 17); West Muskingum 95, ZHS 63 (Game 1)

That was Scott's first season at ZHS, and the Devils were 7-14. WM also thumped ZHS 81-53 the previous year, the last under the late Lee Himmenger. In fact, West also won the season-opener in 1988-89, which means that the Tornadoes had a 3-game winning streak on ZHS and the MVL won four straight at that time.

tropical breeze -- Tri-Valley 71, ZHS 60 in the second game of the sectional that year. ZHS was 17-1 coming into that game, only losing to Newark during the regular season.

Probably have to dig out the microfilm on that one. But 95 team points certainly portends to a big night ... though let's also remember he was a very unselfish player. According to the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Web site, he still ranks ninth all time in career assists (605; 1988-91). Only Doug Etzler (732), who played during the same time period at Convoy Crestview, had more when Todd's HS playing career ended. So, I guess I'm saying that Todd might have had a solid scoring night against the Devils that night, but I would bet it wasn't "off the hook."

Does anyone remember, or do I have to go to the library?