Well stats are a lot like bikinis. Show a lot but not every thing.SpeedKillz wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:53 pmcountywide35 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:44 pmSpeedKillz wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:23 pm
Ya know what I seen against Kirtland?
I seen a team that was a step slow at every position get beat on their assignments, tackles and coverages. I seen a Kirtland LB core that LIVED in Irontons backfield, AND I seen Kirtlands ability to disrupt make Irontons offense one dimensional. They dominated Irontons run game and made Carrico and Salyers look lumbering and slow. They exposed Irontons secondary and they are not even a pass oriented team by any stretch. And as I understand it, Kirtland hasnt lost a step. Ironton is gonna need to get better in the next few weeks. This game will def help.
And of all that you said good about Kirtland and bad about Ironton. I still 110% believe that if the first half ended differently the game would have as well. The end of the 1st half set the rest of the game up. Kirtland coaches got to go into 1/2time dumping gas on a raging fire. Ironton went into 1/2needed brought back morale wise. At a state championship game talents there. Period. Neither team would’ve gotten there without some serious well coached talent. Who wins the game inside the game wins overall. Blocking tackling EXECUTE!!! They’ll get it. And they have gotten it.
To think back that at the end of 2017 clear to the end of the 2018 school year with NO COACH is flat impressive. Wasn’t Pendleton hired in June of 2018??? To 17mnths later in a state championship game ?? That’s gettin it done !! I so hope the kids get another crack at em here in the next 90days.
The stats showed a team ( kirtland) who controlled the line of scrimmage as well as the game, for 4 quarters. Only the score itself was close.
(I saw that posted some where on preps and thought it was a lil wity. ) ha. But it is fitting !
Ironton played with a lot of heart. And never gave up. And that alone kept the score close. I-Town be just fine.
Shoot I wish s I could belly ache gripe complain and all the above why we got beat in a State Championship Game. Best we can up to 2020 is Regional Runners-Up. And only twice for that. Hang in there SpeedKlz. It ain’t all that bad to be a Tiger fan.