When I grew up I played for the blackjacks. There were 4 teams in the Dayton league. Bellevue had their own league as well. Just not enough Bodies and parents that care anymore.

Go to a Dayton game. Same faces doing the same thing for 25 years. Not enough parents that care.

 

Hearing the name blackjacks makes me feel very old.

Hearing the name blackjacks makes me feel very old.

 

Rams were another. Name the other 2.

Rams were another. Name the other 2.

 

You have made me rack my brain; can't remember the name of the other two. I've always remembered the blackjacks and the rams, don't remember the other two and has been for quite a while now. A few of my friends played on the blackjacks growing up. You definitely turned back the clock for me after hearing this.

Rams were another. Name the other 2.

 

Panthers and hornets? I asked my brother who had more years in the league than I did.

Moore and the Caple boys all live in Ludlow.

 

Woah Nellie! What happened to only the independent schools can have tuition students?

Moore and the Caple boys all live in Ludlow.

 

A Caple living in the Big City? Never!, Indeed the Caple family is from Greater Bromley which is indeed Ludlow! :clap:

 

There were Moore's who lived in Bromley back in the day (Johnny) but I don't think it is the same family!

Futurecoach, are you sure Moore and Caple brothers did not live in Bromley? I do know part ,if not all, of Bromley is in Dixie's district.

 

Yes I am 100% sure of it. As I said there were other reasons involved and I don't blame people for doing what they think is best. I like all of them, and they are great families andI know I like seeing them do very well at Dixie even though the selfish side of me would have loved to see them all at Ludlow lol. However that is why you see Ludlow being more down, because the talented cycles that come around are not sticking together.

 

When Ludlow was at the lowest of the lows in the early 2000's with a 32 game losing streak. They had a talented group of kids who stuck together and by the time they were juniors they helped lead Ludlow back to the playoffs back when it was just 4 classes and you had to work to make the playoffs. Then their senior year they helped lead Ludlow to an 8 and 3 record and played a great close game with Beechwood. That class had I believe 5 players who went on to play college ball.

 

So the only way to get this back is find away to keep these kids at Ludlow, but that is hard these days when there are people who think they are better off going elsewhere. It really would take basically recruiting which is illegal to really help sell to the whole group how things can go really well if can convince the whole group to stay together.

Looking from Ludlow. They have been losing quite a some of the really good athletes to other school. One in particular is Drew Moore, still lives in Ludlow and plays at Dixie