Wk 9: Vinton County (5-2) @ Nelsonville-York (5-3)

[coachK]

V. C. Coach and players running mouth before game.

Refs took a t. d. And a safety from N. Y. Game was not as close as the score.

[NY BUCK]

V. C. Coach and players running mouth before game.

Refs took a t. d. And a safety from N. Y. Game was not as close as the score.

Two safety’s.. back to back lol.

[MadeInRossCounty]

Any stats from this game?

[Omaha]

The difference in this game was that NY expects to be in these types of games and VC was just happy to be in a big game week 9.

Defense wins championships.
Other than the drive VC scored on, they hardly had any yards all night.
Great job Buckeyes. Once again the smallest school in the TVC Ohio wins yet another TVC championship. Good luck next week Buckeyes against Athens.

[VC94]

We over here trying to win a championship not sure what you guys are doing

Vc coach should’ve just kept his mouth shut

WOW, How Embarrassing. He has said stuff like that all year long. SMH. VC had the better team.

[Omaha]

We over here trying to win a championship not sure what you guys are doing

Vc coach should’ve just kept his mouth shut

WOW, How Embarrassing. He has said stuff like that all year long. SMH. VC had the better team.

How do you figure you had the better team? You have one scoring drive and your offense couldn't do anything the rest of the night.
NY shut your run game down.

[buckeyes05]

96 net yds for vc
80 on their scoring drive..
Nelsonville-York defense has played their butts off this year!!

[VC94]

We over here trying to win a championship not sure what you guys are doing

Vc coach should’ve just kept his mouth shut

WOW, How Embarrassing. He has said stuff like that all year long. SMH. VC had the better team.

How do you figure you had the better team? You have one scoring drive and your offense couldn't do anything the rest of the night.
NY shut your run game down.

I agree with you . Our offense is not good. It has been good against poor competition and thats it. You guys outplayed us all night. Our coaching staff loves to fly off at the mouth and it starts with the head coach. It’s embarrassing. I only say we had the better team because this is the best senior class and roster that has come thru VC in 17 years. NY is well deserving of the TVC title and was the better team and better coached team tonight. Congrats

[OSU22]

Any stats from this game?

From the Athena messenger

“The Vikings were held to 96 yards of total offense, with 80 coming on their first quarter scoring drive.”

“It was the theme of the 2nd half as the Vikings were held to 16 net yards, including a remarkable negative seventeen (-17) rushing after halftime.”

Total yardage NY -301. VC -96

[MadeInRossCounty]

With stats like that, there is no mistaken the better team won. At least the better team last night. That was domination.
I always say, let them talk all they want but let your pads do the talking.

[VC94]

With stats like that, there is no mistaken the better team won. At least the better team last night. That was domination.
I always say, let them talk all they want but let your pads do the talking.

We shouldn’t have ran our mouths or do we have any room to talk crap. We’ve beat 5 teams with a combination of 11 wins. Any average or above average teams we’ve faced we got beat.

[footballfan]

NY adds more paint on the wall. V.C. players and coaches talked a lot leading up to the game. Maybe next time they will learn not to call the big dog off of the porch. Bucks win 20-7 and the score should have been worse. NY had 3 other chances to score and didn't due to miscues and penalties.
Dundas what was your take on the game? You usually have a pretty reasonable take.

[MadeInRossCounty]

With stats like that, there is no mistaken the better team won. At least the better team last night. That was domination.
I always say, let them talk all they want but let your pads do the talking.

We shouldn’t have ran our mouths or do we have any room to talk crap. We’ve beat 5 teams with a combination of 11 wins. Any average or above average teams we’ve faced we got beat.

Much respect for you. Telling it like it is.

[NY BUCK]

From the Athens Messenger:

NELSONVILLE — Nelsonville-York coach Rusty Richards said the Buckeyes heard the offseason chatter that last season's 15-member senior class might be too difficult to replace.

"A lot of people left us for dead," Richards said. "Heard it all winter. Didn't have a chance, this and that, lost too many kids. And we lost good kids, but these kids just worked their tails off all winter."

That work is paying off for the Buckeyes, who added another league championship to their all-time total on Friday.

The Buckeyes weathered a lightning delay and torrential downpours, winning a showdown against Vinton County 20-7 at Boston Field.


Nelsonville-York has won six games in a row overall, and clinched at least a share of the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division championship with the win.

It's the 24th league title in program history, the most of any TVC-Ohio team. The Vikings were trying to win their first since 1999.

"It's amazing," N-Y junior Leighton Loge said. "I guarantee we worked harder than so many teams out there. After losing (the TVC title) last year, it hurt and we worked so hard in the offseason and it's great to send these seniors out with a win."

The Buckeyes' were led by defense and an opportunistic offense in handing the Vikings (5-3, 3-1 TVC-Ohio) their first league setback.

Nelsonville-York (6-3, 5-0 TVC-Ohio) keyed in on the Vikings' run-oriented attack, holding them to 63 yards rushing on 35 carries.


"This is similar to River Valley's offense and we know that they're going to push the pile and go for three yards every time," Loge said. "We know that if they lose a few yards, their whole drive can be ruined. So we tried to capitalize on that."

The Vikings were held to 96 yards of total offense, with 80 coming on their first-quarter scoring drive.

"We just struggled, not really with assignments, just firing off the ball a little bit," first-year Vinton County coach T.J. Carper said. "When it comes down to these games, it's about who wants it the most and tonight, I just felt Nelsonville wanted it more than us.

"They've been here so many times before, it's just an expectation. That's what I want to do at Vinton County, is build that."

The first half was played in a driving rainstorm, but the worst came at the start of the third quarter.


Leading 12-7 at halftime, the Buckeyes fumbled the opening kickoff of the third quarter. The Vikings recovered and ran one play before the contest was delayed by lightning.

The game stopped for an hour and 22 minutes while the teams waited out the storm.

Loge said the Buckeyes passed the time going over the game plan.

"It was really, how did they score on us? What did they do and what can we do to prevent that? A lot of game planning then after a while, just keeping each other fresh. Keeping each other ready to play," he said.

Richards said there was no letdown in the Buckeyes during the delay.

"These guys had their focus," Richards said. "These kids sat in there with their pads on, they were just chomping at the bit to get back out here."

Nelsonville-York's defense set the tone once the game restarted, stuffing a fourth-and-three rushing attempt from Zayne Karr after the Vikings had advanced to the Buckeyes' 21-yard line.


It was the theme of the second half, as the Vikings were held to 16 net yards, including a remarkable negative-17 yards rushing after halftime.

Senior defensive linemen Nathan Martin and Tucker Levering lived in the Vikings' backfield most of the night, making running room hard to find.

"(Assistant) coach Jason Andrews, his son Noah (Andrews), are our go-to guys on defense," Richards said. "They caught us a little bit wide. We made a little bit of an adjustment with our defensive ends. Changed our linebackers a bit because they were hitting us off tackle."

With the defensive dialed in, the Buckeyes' offense delivered the final knockout punch early in the fourth quarter.

Hudson Stalder took a run behind right tackle Dominik Robson, breaking through the Vikings' defense.


Stalder got in the open field and was off to the races for a 71-yard touchdown run, igniting a wild celebration on the Buckeyes' sideline.

"Game planing in the locker room," Loge said. "We went through our iso and we knew where people lined up, who we needed to block, and we knew that play was going to be big for us."

Stalder led the Buckeyes on the ground on the strength of that run, gaining 114 yards on 18 carries.

"Dominik Robson caved out, Loge got the kick out and Gavin Richards threw one hell of a block on their No. 1 (linebacker Kody Colley), who is a good football player," Rusty Richards said. "We've been waiting to get him (Stalder) loose all year. If he gets loose, not too many people are going to catch him."

Loge caught a 2-point conversion from Drew Carter, and the Buckeyes led 20-7 with 10:26 to play.


Down two scores, the Vikings were forced to go to the air. Quarterback Braylon Damron had 33 passing yards, all in the second half, but was unable to escape the Buckeyes' pressure.

It was a comeback win for the Buckeyes, who trailed 7-0 after the Vikings drove 80 yards on 12 rushing plays in the first quarter. That drive was capped off by Broc Moore's 4-yard run.

The Buckeyes eventually got moving thanks to big plays in the passing game.

On fourth-and-five from the 13, Loge was able to shake free of a defender in the end zone. Carter found him for the touchdown, allowing N-Y to trail 7-6 with 5:29 left in the opening half.

"We were looking for that play," Loge said. "Once it opened up, Drew knew where to hit me."

The Vikings lost a fumble on the next possession, with the rain coming down hard, the Buckeyes' Jake Conkler gaining the recovery.


The Buckeyes wasted no time, Carter hitting Loge up the sideline for a 41-yard gain down to the Vikings' 1-yard line.

Carter scored on the next play, the Buckeyes taking the 12-7 lead.

Loge caught five passes for 88 yards. Carter completed 7 of 17 passes for 114 yards, adding 89 yards on the ground on 18 carries.

The Buckeyes were in business again when the Vikings lost another fumble in the rain, Levering emerging from a pile with the football.

Nelsonville-York advanced the ball to the Vikings' 6-yard line, but Vinton County stopped a fourth-down rushing attempt with with three seconds left in the half.

The Buckeyes also advanced the ball to the Vikings' 8-yard line in the third quarter before penalties and sacks eventually forced a punt.


"Defensively, I thought we played a great game," Carper said. "They're a high-powered offense. They score 40 points a game and we held them to 20, but offensively it's just wasn't clicking tonight."

Moore led the Vikings with 35 yards rushing, while Karr added 25 yards on the ground. River Hayes had an interception on defense.

Vinton County will still have plenty to play for in the regular season finale against rival Wellston. The Vikings and Rockets each have just one TVC-Ohio defeat against N-Y and both are alive for a potential playoff berth.

"This game doesn't define the rest of our season," Carper said. "We have one more game that can determine our fate. Lick your wounds tonight, get up in the morning and let's get back to work."

The Buckeyes will travel to Athens in an attempt to win the league title outright. While N-Y shared the top spot with Athens in 2019, it hasn't won an outright TVC-Ohio title since going 10-0 in 2017.


"We're just as excited for that game as we were this game," Loge said. "It's just as important."

[NY BUCK]

Total Stats:

VC-NY
First Downs: 8-16
Plays From Scrimmage: 45-58
Rushing Yds: 63-187
Passing Yds: 33-114
Total Net Yards: 96-301

Individual Stats:
Rushing
VC:
Broc Moore 8-35 TD.
Zayne Karr 11-25
Braylon Damron 10-14
Gabe Raschke 6-(-11)
NY:
Hudson Stalder 18-114 TD
Drew Carter 18-89 TD
Makhi Williams 2-(-4)

Passing
VC:
Braylon Damron 3-10 33
Drew Carter 7-17 114 TD

Receiving
VC:
River Hayes 2-20
Caiden Colins 1-13
NY:
Leighton Loge 5-88 TD
Makhi Williams 1-19
Keagan Swope 1-7

[vcgrad]

So i guess we should take from this game--is Trimble would win the Ohio side of the TVC?????????? This does not say much on how strong the Ohio division is--shame that the TVC as a whole has become so weak.

[footballfan]

So i guess we should take from this game--is Trimble would win the Ohio side of the TVC?????????? This does not say much on how strong the Ohio division is--shame that the TVC as a whole has become so weak.

Not so fast my friend. They beat 1 Ohio team by 1 point. Could they go through NY, VC, Wellston, Meigs, Athens, etc in consecutive weeks????
Only way to ever find out is have Trimble move up to the Ohio division. It would balance out the leagues to an even number.

[Ff3233]

So i guess we should take from this game--is Trimble would win the Ohio side of the TVC?????????? This does not say much on how strong the Ohio division is--shame that the TVC as a whole has become so weak.

Not so fast my friend. They beat 1 Ohio team by 1 point. Could they go through NY, VC, Wellston, Meigs, Athens, etc in consecutive weeks????
Only way to ever find out is have Trimble move up to the Ohio division. It would balance out the leagues to an even number.

Lol. Meigs, Athens and river valley are jv teams. Wellston and VC aren't very good. NY the only decent team in the Ohio.

[MadeInRossCounty]

So i guess we should take from this game--is Trimble would win the Ohio side of the TVC?????????? This does not say much on how strong the Ohio division is--shame that the TVC as a whole has become so weak.

That VC Wellston match up should be a good one!

[Ironmen34]

V. C. Coach and players running mouth before game.

Refs took a t. d. And a safety from N. Y. Game was not as close as the score.

What were they saying?