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| U-15 All-Ohio Gold |
In only their first year of existence, Eddie Norrils’ All-Ohio
Gold (AOG) program has made a significant impact on the Ohio travel basketball
scene. In their first year,
All-Ohio Gold fielded teams in 3 divisions including U-14, U-15 and U-16. The
Toledo-based program is collaboration between Norrils’ former Team Toledo
(2020) team, Tony Scruggs’ Toledo Ice (2019) team and Derek Kizer’s Toledo
Wildcats (2021) team. It’s safe to say, AOG’s U-16 team was the most successful
in year one based on their multiple tournament championships and #2
state ranking by Ohio Preps. Although
the U-15 squad only won 1 tournament, they made the championship game in at
least 5 tournaments, including the Buckeye Prep Invitational in April when they
finished second to C2K Elite.
All-Ohio Gold was formed with the intent of keeping the top
northwest Ohio kids together and to get them more exposure and recognition. “We
recognized that our team would get more exposure with All-Ohio on our chest,”
said Norirls. In terms of expansion, Norrils would like to add a few younger
teams from the area. However,
there are no current plans to expand statewide. We asked Norrils why he decided
to partner with All-Ohio versus some of the state’s other
shoe-company-sponsored programs and he pointed to long-term relationships with
guys who were already affiliated with All-Ohio. We can’t wait to see how All-Ohio Gold
grows in year two. Congrats
to Coach Norrils for giving northwest Ohio kids more options for competition
and exposure.
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