Now that Avon Lake has lost a game early in the season, I can't help but think how The Morning Journal power poll will shake out. Should Avon Lake remain No. 1? I would still pick the Shoremen over any other area team in a head-to-head matchup, but I also think someone else deserves to move up to No. 1. The question is who?

St. Paul may be my choice when I file my vote in our rankings. The Flyers looked great against St. Mary and performed against playoff contender Tiffin Calvert. Granted, the Flyers are Division VI.

If you factor current ranking and size, you could argue Avon should make the jump to No. 1. But, after an impressive victory over Midview and my opinion they are the team best equipped to beat Avon Lake, my vote would have to go to the Amherst Comets. Then again, Admiral King looked to be the better team in its scrimmage with Amherst.

See where this is going?

It really doesn't matter who's No. 1. In actuality, it doesn't matter who's No. 1 in the poll by the end of the season (Avon Lake was No. 1 last year, but St. Paul went deeper than anyone in the playoffs). What is great, though, is the talking points the poll creates, and this upcoming poll should create more debating than any we've had in awhile.

That gets me excited.