Wheelersburg 52 Portsmouth West 7 Round 1 Region 20 2018

[FANOSPORTS]

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You didn't just stir the pot again , it's done boiled over

[CheeseBurger]

Tell me we didn’t really make the boys band quit to keep us in d5. If that is the case we are sweet. I did enjoy watching the band this year they might be 0-10 but #1 in our hearts. We have do whatever we can to remain in d5. Doubt we would make it out of our region in d4 or d3. we can be d5 champs!

Is this true? If so that’s pitiful fellas. I absolutely love the recruiting advertising. We are going to need to pick up a few for next year to stay at the top.

[ManitouDan2]

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thats priceless .. like everything else done in the Burg .. top shelf .

[ManitouDan2]

D4 .. D6 D7 D1 .. the other SOC schools in conference cant hide . They sure can cry though . And I have no relation to the Burg other than a couple nephews went there , its the amount of crying thats down right comical and sad . No one likes a winner , thats for sure . Its already been said , winning breeds winning , you start winning state in baseball and football kids want to be a part of it . Plus great academics . Instead of trying to tear that down build up your own .

[Jack Sparrow]

D4 .. D6 D7 D1 .. the other SOC schools in conference cant hide . They sure can cry though . And I have no relation to the Burg other than a couple nephews went there , its the amount of crying thats down right comical and sad . No one likes a winner , thats for sure . Its already been said , winning breeds winning , you start winning state in baseball and football kids want to be a part of it . Plus great academics . Instead of trying to tear that down build up your own .

Well said

[packers80]

Manitoudan2 couldn't have phrased it more beautifully. I would like to note also the junior class at burg has lost 7 athletes from their class that now play and contribute in multiple sports at bordering schools.

[Mad-Dogg]

Manitoudan2 couldn't have phrased it more beautifully. I would like to note also the junior class at burg has lost 7 athletes from their class that now play and contribute in multiple sports at bordering schools.

And what schools would that be?

[rxburgfan]

Manitoudan2 couldn't have phrased it more beautifully. I would like to note also the junior class at burg has lost 7 athletes from their class that now play and contribute in multiple sports at bordering schools.

Those players who are good come to a place they can win. Those within a good program and are on the edge of playing realize they need to move to play. That life. Welcome to the jungle of life.

[packers80]

East, minford, Valley , not all 7 play football but all played at least one sport. Plus 3 more have moved to out of area schools. All 10 played at least one sports at burg in that class before they moved.

[spider2Ybanana]

Okay, enough with the transfer/recruiting talk. The rosters are set and there's no changing that. Until a violation is reported, this is all speculation from individuals who do not necessarily have all the facts. Recruiting is rarely addressed in high school, let alone found to be true, especially in such a small area like southern ohio. It is what it is and at this point, no violations have occurred. Now back to the game.

[ManitouDan2]

Players come and go , Burg won a state title with very little or maybe even ZERO help from transfers .. its poor when people try to rain on that fact . Just pure unadulterated jealousy , and it isnt pretty . I've read Burg posters challenge the accusers to name more than 1 transfer who starts . To the best i can tell , unless I missed a reply no one was willing to state names . Sure weakens the accusation .

[Kicker.]

hypothetically speaking here IF West were to win do they get the trophy or does Burg get to keep it and put another win on it?

[Jack Sparrow]

hypothetically speaking here IF West were to win do they get the trophy or does Burg get to keep it and put another win on it?

Hypothetically, both. We keep it and put another win on it.

[packers80]

Burg has a big test next week, hope they come out of this one healthy. If not they have some new kids move in this week.

[Jack Sparrow]

Burg has a big test next week, hope they come out of this one healthy. If not they have some new kids move in this week.

[Burgfan/grad85]

Big test between the winner of Maderia and Greeneview? IMO I think Burg could handle either of those teams but I guess ya never know that's why they play the games!

[The Nature Boy]

To answer the question about parking at Jackson, I always get stuck parking on the side of the hill by the stadium. If you look at your great recruiting poster from your fine academically advanced school you spelled recruiting as recuiting. You might want to fix that but the poster was funny.

[Wburgfan]

I think the whole recruiting topic is completely comical and it’s funny that everyone seems to center it around football or boy specifically. Wheelersburg has been successful since the 80s hasn’t changed in 30 years. To me that says it’s a system or environment. This actually falls under girls sports as well. Softball, volleyball and soccer are all successful with a state championship and many district title in those respective sports. If you take a look at Wheelersburg atheletics as whole the kids produce.

With that being said to stay on topic the game should be comparable to last week. Wheelersburg needs to limit some mistakes with turnovers which made the first matchup closer than it truly was. West needs to establish some passing game to be effective and keep the Pirates from outing 9 in the box. If they can’t do that then it will be a long night.

[Cato]

I think the whole recruiting topic is completely comical and it’s funny that everyone seems to center it around football or boy specifically.

You're correct in it's not just football. Basketball last year how many starters outside of Tanner Holden were Wheelersburg kids?
Lowery - Portsmouth
Truitt - Webster (big fuss over his transfer)
Was there another or 2?

Let's be clear what the conversation is about. If competitive balance did anything, it made public record the number of out of district players on a team. Noone said players were transfering in after 9th grade. The only two lately that I'm aware of are Lowery and Wilson this year. Its the crazy number of out of district players.
Also people are referencing the large influx of transfers in the current 8th and 9th grades. Grades which were weak until multiple transfers showed up in football and basketball.

There has been a couple threads on this over on the JR. High Forum. Some shady things happened at the state championship game last year including players from other schools on trips. Kids talk. Talk of trips, OSU/Mich game tickets, etc. You also have people contacting players and parents at other schools. Random adults shouldn't be contacting 13/14 year old children. When questioned the only answer you get is show hard proof and the OHSAA doesn't care about middle school or parental involvement anyways. Shady things need to be brought to the limelight or they will only get worse.

[packers80]

I was being sarcastic when talking about their match,up next week