Wheelersburg 49 Ironton 6

[BurgGrad6]

Does this mean there will be no rematch in the playoffs? I don't think I can go a whole year without a 19 page thread.

Lol

[JTEK]

I still can't believe the burg was able to defeat the best 6th grade team Ironton ever assembled

[Jolly P(irate)]

One last thing. 9 games will have a running clock. Not a doubt in my mind after this tonight.

[Jolly P(irate)]

I still can't believe the burg was able to defeat the best 6th grade team Ironton ever assembled

You made me a liar TEK.

[voodoochild]

I'm speechless also. Almost all Tiger fans are. This team was in no way prepared. They were completely lost from opening kickoff. The burg on the other hand was a fine tuned machine from the first drive.

[S2H]

I have looked at this site often over the past couple years to gain insight about local teams in Southeastern Ohio and have resisted the urge to post anything until this point. Just so everyone knows my roots, I have family that live in Ironton, and grew up with my grandpa listening to the tigers on the radio every Friday night. I was shocked to see all the Ironton posters this summer writing praises for a team that had yet to be on the field and prove anything. I'm no fortune teller but I have been watching high school football for a lot of years and one thing year over year that seems to make good teams great is experience and tradition. Ironton graduated a ton of seniors last year, and while maybe that group didn't have as much 'talent, heart, or chemistry' as some people on here said, that was a group of mostly 18 and sometimes 19 year olds going against a lot of teams that had 15, 16, and 17 year olds getting big time reps.. That's a huge difference in terms of strength. As tradition goes, well, tradition is only as good as the last handful of years and once you get in that four year range without it, it's tough for the younger kids to 'get it.' Right now Wheelersburg has it and Ironton doesn't. I hated reading all the predictions from the Ironton faithful because it was honestly unfair to this group of kids. You graduate a huge group of seniors and then expect this group to be better immediately, game 1.. because they have 'chemistry??' Come on. Talent ebbs and it flows, right now it's not in Ironton's favor, one day it will be again. I give props to the Wheelersburg program because they have built an organization that has been able to thrive year over year in an area that has largely been unable to produce top notch football teams in recent history (before everyone gets defensive I know Valley, Ironton, Chilli, etc have had good programs in that time span.) My point is if you look at recent history, Wheelersburg has been as much or more consistent with the same resources as everyone else. I do believe Ironton will get back there, but guess what.. it's not the coaches fault, it's not the parents fault, its not the schools fault.. a lot of it falls on the kids to do the WORK and sheer talent. work you can teach, talent is tough to teach. I know people complain that Lutz is gone, but I hate to say it... he wouldn't have been able to do that much better over the last couple years either. Not only has the talent pool shrunk but the game has changed too. The talent has fallen off, its ok to admit it. Give these teenage kids a break, they play their hearts out for the love of the game and their school only to have to live up to the expectations of people that get on here and trash talk about the 'glory days.' I give credit to both of these storied programs because they continue to play this rivalry game out of conference no matter what and ultimately this type of game is what will get Ironton back to the type of team all the posters on here want them to be and keep the pirates at the top of their game. Good luck pirates and tigers the rest of the way and God bless.

[yabbadabbadoo]

Great win Pirates!!!! Looks like they just might be a passing team after all. Dyer threw for 264 and 5 TD's. Pretty impressive for his first start at QB.

Any questions Burg fans had about the QB spot just got answered tonight. Lowery played well when he was in there also. Not a bad problem to have two capable QB's on your roster that can throw a TD pass on any given play or run for a TD on any given play.

Probably one of the better receiving corps I've ever seen at Burg. Bivens, Doerr and Holden are all capable of turning a 5 yard pass into a 75 yard TD and all three are capable of getting behind the defense before they know it. They will be fun to watch.


As for Ironton!!!! They looked like a pee wee team out there with all of the holding and they were all legit. They had no answer for the Burg's front four on that first series which led to all of the penalties. Could be a long season for the Tigers.

[BigChuck]

any word from IBTT yet?

[BigChuck]

Red rover red rover...send IBTT on over.

[maniac66]

Does this mean there will be no rematch in the playoffs? I don't think I can go a whole year without a 19 page thread.

Your just pure Class aren't you.
The Pirates won a game and won with little problem.
But you just are the cream of the crop with your pleasure of young men being beat soundly.
I will be the first to admit Ironton fans a few still live in the past but most respect Wheelersburg and admit and root for them to represent South East Ohio well and bring home a State Championship.
But a simple fact like it or not these are High School kids playing a game for everyone to cheer for.
Yes Ironton has a few fans that bother people but one thing for sure being to big to admit they was beat by a better team was rarely a problem.
You have a very good program and very talented team but be gracious in a win please.

[wobycat]

He says he's p irate. Relax man. Pirate fans know your struggle is real. The community has some hard choices to make. Is this the coaching that is going to get you where you want to go?

[BigChuck]

Let's get this one started right now!! Ironton will be back to 1980's form next season. Just you wait and see. We will have transfers from Texas, Florida and California. Just you wait and see!!!

[Gonzo]

What in the world happened here? Tigers lack discipline, and lack fundamentals. See changes in the works already.

[FORREST GUMP]

FORREST SAYS: LMAO

[FORREST GUMP]

FORREST SAYS: Where are all the kitten fans now!!! Lmao

[JTEK]

Does this mean there will be no rematch in the playoffs? I don't think I can go a whole year without a 19 page thread.

Your just pure Class aren't you.
The Pirates won a game and won with little problem.
But you just are the cream of the crop with your pleasure of young men being beat soundly.
I will be the first to admit Ironton fans a few still live in the past but most respect Wheelersburg and admit and root for them to represent South East Ohio well and bring home a State Championship.
But a simple fact like it or not these are High School kids playing a game for everyone to cheer for.
Yes Ironton has a few fans that bother people but one thing for sure being to big to admit they was beat by a better team was rarely a problem.
You have a very good program and very talented team but be gracious in a win please.

There is not a group of fans on this site that would not get on here and rub it in a little after they have had to read the crap that a certain poster has posted on here since may.

[Gonzo]

Well well I believe that poster is picking splinters out. After being taken to the woodshed like that.

[85yards]

I agree, this is the worst most undisciplined Ironton team I've ever seen. They started the game at their 40 and ended up getting 5 or 6 straight penalties and was backed up to their own 10. They dug themselves into a hole they could never get out of. If Burg's starters played the whole game, this could have been a 63-0 game.

Methinks that open enrollment has destroyed Ironton just like it has Portsmouth. If Ironton doesn't right the ship in quick fashion, then they will be lucky to win 2 games.

[art_vandelay]

This whole thread should be enshrined in a seopreps hall of fame*

[art_vandelay]

I still can't believe the burg was able to defeat the best 6th grade team Ironton ever assembled

Actual lol on that post*