The Seneca girls basketball team is in a tough situation. The Bobcats look like one of the better teams in Class AA but will their fourth-place finish keep them out of the playoffs? The Seneca boys had almost the same record and situation two years ago and were left out for a 12-10 Union City team. Here is a side-by-side comparison of the two teams.
| 2010-11 boys | 2012-13 girls | ||
| Overall record | 17-5 | Overall record | 16-6 |
| Region record | 6-4 | Region record | 9-5 |
| Region place | 4th | Region place | 4th |
| Record against playoff teams | 8-5 | Record against playoff teams | 5-6 |
| Key wins | Key wins | ||
| Sharpsville 80-54 | Girard 41-31 | ||
| Reynolds 81-43 | Saegertown 33-22 | ||
| Union City 70-39 | Harbor Creek 50-35 | ||
| North East 60-46 | Cochranton 50-42 | ||
| Mercyhurst Prep 49-45 | East 49-39 | ||
| Note: All 5 made the AA playoffs | Note: All 5 could make the playoffs | ||
| Record against 3 teams ahead | Record against 3 teams ahead | ||
| of Seneca in the region standings | 2-4 | of Seneca in the region standings | 1-5 |
| Region representation threat | Region representation threat | ||
| Union City | 12-10 | Cambridge Springs | 11-10 |
| Region place | 2nd | Region place | 4th (2nd AA team) |
–Tom Reisenweber
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Seneca deserves to be In the playoffs. At worst they deserve to have a a play in game against Cambridge Springs. They play in a very competitive league and it would be unjust for them to be held out.
Seneca Deserves to be in the playoffs, the lady bobcats has been one of the best teams in the area for the past 9 years since the bobcats knocked off Girard in 2004 D-10 game and was a game from states. Its not fair the they are playing larger schools who are in the same class which should be true AAA schools like North East and General McLane, and in past years Villa. Just look at the bobcats record all of their losses are from region teams except for 1. The Seneca Lady Bobcats Deserve to have a spot in the playoffs, since playoffs are supposed to be the best of the best teams trying to make it to the state title game not fair if teams that are .500 or below make the playoffs when a 16-6 team is stuck home. Come on D-10 committee use your heads and be smart!!
Tyler,
The bigger schools logic doesn’t make much sense. These schools might be a little bigger but not by much. The class system is set by the numbers.
Thanks,
Tom