Who is going to the State Championships?

[Mercerville Monster]

Me and my brother and a few friends are making the journey up to Massilon and Canton this year. Anyone else going?

[superblue]

11 people from Gallia will be making the trip, My son & me included......Hope for descent weather.... Great atmosphere for HS football...Hoping for some local teams to be playing... Hey Mercerville....Are you going with Russ & Yogi???

[pappy1]

I'm sure it will be a great time, watching some great football. This weather will probably be too cold for these old bones. My hope is that you will see the Ironmen in action.

[earp]

I would love to go but probably will have to work!You never know what youre going to get with the weather either,I went the year Ironton lost to Perkins and it was like 65 degrees!Went the next year and wind chill was below zero!Its a good show though,Only problem I seen with it was how disorganized the parking situation at Massillon it was a nightmare!

[Mercerville Monster]

11 people from Gallia will be making the trip, My son & me included......Hope for descent weather.... Great atmosphere for HS football...Hoping for some local teams to be playing... Hey Mercerville....Are you going with Russ & Yogi???

Yeah, we are going with those cats. I have only been once and that was 2008 and the weather was cold but good. It is an awesome atmosphere and I will hate when the day comes that they move it to the Horseshoe but it is only a matter of time before they do it. I remember one year my brother went with Russ and Rob and they said it poured the snow almost so bad that you couldn't see what was happening on the field. Let's hope that don't happen again this year. Are you in the same group that we are heading up with superblue?

[Mercerville Monster]

I would love to go but probably will have to work!You never know what youre going to get with the weather either,I went the year Ironton lost to Perkins and it was like 65 degrees!Went the next year and wind chill was below zero!Its a good show though,Only problem I seen with it was how disorganized the parking situation at Massillon it was a nightmare!

It is a nightmare, that's for sure. I like Massilon ALOT better than Canton though. Fawcett Stadium is nothing but a big, rundown piece of concrete that seems to be about 20 degrees colder than it is at Massilon. Even though it's cold, you still enjoy watching that kind of quality football. I think everyone needs to watch it atleast one time to see how good these teams really are. You rarely get a chance to see that kind of football in Southeast Ohio.

And I don't think anything compares to the night games in Massilon. They are awesome and the year I went it was the best game of the weekend with Sylvania Southview vs Cincinnati Anderson.

One thing is for sure though, with the OHSAA moving it back to Dec 3-4 and away from the usual day after Thanksgiving games, it's only gonna be colder.

[superblue]

Yea I am in that group.... I have attended the games around 7 times in the last 10 years..... I witnessed the John Deere removing the snow at Canton..... Look forward to meeting everyone..... I am sure we will have a great time..... I guess we are going up Thurs night...

[superblue]

Been there enough to know the ins & outs of parking at both places...... Fawcet is a breeze.... Paul Brown makes you walk around half mile to beat the lots......

[Mercerville Monster]

Yea I am in that group.... I have attended the games around 7 times in the last 10 years..... I witnessed the John Deere removing the snow at Canton..... Look forward to meeting everyone..... I am sure we will have a great time..... I guess we are going up Thurs night...

I would have went more times but Basketball coaching kept me from it. I plan on attending every year from now on though. Should be a great time as it was last time I went and I look forward to meeting the new faces as well, I just hope there is no snow and my brother stays away from the Speedway hot dogs since last time he ate them we had to miss the Saturday games because he got sick. And yes, I am sure we will be leaving on Thursday night to make that long, boring drive to Stark County.

[superblue]

Sounds great MM... Do you have a son that is making the trip???

[Mercerville Monster]

Sounds great MM... Do you have a son that is making the trip???

Oh no, I am only 25 years and child-free. I don't think I could handle a child in those type of environments. Nobody in our car is bringing a child. My brother is the only one with a son and the others ages that are going with us is 24, 21, and 20. We are better known as the yougens' bus.

[superblue]

My son is 26, chances are you know him.... It sounds like I will be the senior citizen of the group.....LOL...

[Mercerville Monster]

My son is 26, chances are you know him.... It sounds like I will be the senior citizen of the group.....LOL...

Nothing wrong with being the senior out of the bunch, I'm sure everyone will have a good time. And yes, chances are that I know your son. Did he play sports at GA?

[superblue]

Yes he did...... He graduated with DJ in 03.....Played FB, Baseball. & wrestled....... May have played LL ball aganist you.... He gets along with everyone & I am sure you guys will hit it off..... He even gets along with Yogi............LOL.....

[Mercerville Monster]

Yes he did...... He graduated with DJ in 03.....Played FB, Baseball. & wrestled....... May have played LL ball aganist you.... He gets along with everyone & I am sure you guys will hit it off..... He even gets along with Yogi............LOL.....

I'm sure I know him then. Actually, I may have played with him somewhere down the line if he played with DJ much as a youngster. I remember I played on alot of All-Star Basketball and Baseball team with DJ and Andre as a kid. And everyone gets along with Yogi, he just likes to give a hard time. He is one of a kind, that's for sure.

[superblue]

Probably played with him on Baseball teams....... He wasn't much of a basketball player.... Yogi knows better than to give me a hard time.... Just mention RR at Mich and that will shut him up...........LOL......

[Mercerville Monster]

Probably played with him on Baseball teams....... He wasn't much of a basketball player.... Yogi knows better than to give me a hard time.... Just mention RR at Mich and that will shut him up...........LOL......

Everytime I mention RR to him, physical abuse seems to always follow.

[superblue]

I am sure RR will be brought up playoff weekend....LOL....I am on a short vacation in Florida this week.... Only one problem...ESPN did not carry the OSU game, instead I had to watch the Mich game.... Watching Mich loose is just about as good as watching an OSU win....

[friday_nite_fan]

Hey blue, give me a hint who you are. I've went with Russ and Rob a few times over the years, surely we've went with them at the same time.

[superblue]

Hey Friday.... This is the first time I have went with Russ & Yogi..... I usually went with a few coaches from GAHS.... Are you going this year??? I am not very good at giving hints.... Most people on here know me..... PM me later & I will give you some really good clues....