Regional Final D4 R15: #1 Ironton vs. #3 Hartley at Logan

[Bucknut27]

Good Luck Fighting Tigers!!! Keep it rolling.

[ohbuckeye2]

Columbus dispatch has a lot on this game and the locals poll shows them not picking the Tigers.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sp ... ml?sid=101

Here's their preview:
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Hartley coach Brad Burchfield hopes that Ironton's players regard his team lightly after the 37-16 whipping the Tigers handed the Hawks on Oct. 15, but he knows his counterpart won't let that happen. Bob Lutz is the winningest coach in Ohio history. He is 354-77-4 in 38 seasons there with 27 playoff appearances.

"They're well aware that we made four turnovers the first meeting and we didn't play one of our better games," Burchfield said. "Getting a chance to atone for that defeat has been on our minds ever since the playoffs started. We're healthier this time, we're not driving all the way down to their place and I think the kids are very motivated."
In the first meeting, Ironton's power running game and big, physical offensive line overmatched Hartley's speed-based defense.

Ironton running backs Brian Warner (865 yards, 16 touchdowns), Tres Wilkes (810 yards, 12 TDs) and Tyler Hager (737 yards, 15 TDs) form a three-headed backfield that averages 6.6 yards per carry.

Hartley's main weapon is senior running back Noah Key, who has rushed for 2,331 yards and scored 33 touchdowns.

"Honestly, this is one of the easiest games I've ever had to scout for," Burchfield said. "We know what they're going to do. He's done the same thing for the last 40 years. We just have to come out and play a lot better football game than we did a month ago, plain and simple."
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Go Tigers!! They may be hungrier, but we better be ready to go for the Jugular...

1. This is Irontons 28th Playoff appearance not 27th.
2. We still have the same powerful running game and the same physical Offensive Line that overmatched Hartleys Speed based Offensive the last game.
2. Warner has 932 yards Rushing
3. Wilkes has 830 yards Rushing........Missed 2 games at RB
4. Hager has 769 yards Rushing.........Missed 2 games at RB
5. He didn't mention Waginger with 445 yards Rushing and 5 TD's
6. He knows what Irontons going to do, didn't He know the 1st time around lol......and He didn't stop it then either.

GO TIGERS.............

[ohbuckeye2]

Columbus dispatch has a lot on this game and the locals poll shows them not picking the Tigers.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sp ... ml?sid=101

Here's their preview:
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Hartley coach Brad Burchfield hopes that Ironton's players regard his team lightly after the 37-16 whipping the Tigers handed the Hawks on Oct. 15, but he knows his counterpart won't let that happen. Bob Lutz is the winningest coach in Ohio history. He is 354-77-4 in 38 seasons there with 27 playoff appearances.

"They're well aware that we made four turnovers the first meeting and we didn't play one of our better games," Burchfield said. "Getting a chance to atone for that defeat has been on our minds ever since the playoffs started. We're healthier this time, we're not driving all the way down to their place and I think the kids are very motivated."
In the first meeting, Ironton's power running game and big, physical offensive line overmatched Hartley's speed-based defense.

Ironton running backs Brian Warner (865 yards, 16 touchdowns), Tres Wilkes (810 yards, 12 TDs) and Tyler Hager (737 yards, 15 TDs) form a three-headed backfield that averages 6.6 yards per carry.

Hartley's main weapon is senior running back Noah Key, who has rushed for 2,331 yards and scored 33 touchdowns.

"Honestly, this is one of the easiest games I've ever had to scout for," Burchfield said. "We know what they're going to do. He's done the same thing for the last 40 years. We just have to come out and play a lot better football game than we did a month ago, plain and simple."
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Go Tigers!! They may be hungrier, but we better be ready to go for the Jugular...

A few corrections from the article.........

1. Coach Lutz record is 364-79-4 in His 38 years at the Helm of the Fighting Tigers.
2. This is Irontons 28th Playoff appearance not 27th.
3. We still have the same powerful running game and the same physical Offensive Line that overmatched Hartleys Speed based Offensive the last game.
4. Warner has 932 yards Rushing not 865
5. Wilkes has 830 yards Rushing not 810........and He Missed 2 games at RB
6. Hager has 769 yards Rushing not 737.........and He Missed 2 games at RB
7. He didn't mention Waginger with 445 yards Rushing and 5 TD's and 22 XP's
8. He knows what Irontons going to do, didn't He know the 1st time around lol......and He didn't stop it then either.

GO TIGERS.............

[victor creed]

i am pretty sure we were nursing some injuries during that time period too. i am glad they are healthy. we seem to be in pretty good shape too. no excuses. hartley is a great team or they wouldnt be here. so in the immortal words of Mills Lane. "lets get it on."

[Orange and Brown]

Good luck to both teams! Both teams have worked hard all year and they both deserve to be here!

Make SEO proud Tigers!!!
Buckeye Nation is pulling for ya.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

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[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

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[ItownHosscat]

TIGERS by 1, and advance.

Nice to see some OVC fans chiming in. Go Tigers!

LOL! Short armed again.

[maniac66]

Columbus dispatch has a lot on this game and the locals poll shows them not picking the Tigers.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sp ... ml?sid=101
I guess The Tigers Defense had nothing to do with those 4 turn overs huh.
The ball just seemed to run away from Hartley And here I thought the Tigers played great Defense and just played hard all night.
Silly me for thinking
Here's their preview:
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Hartley coach Brad Burchfield hopes that Ironton's players regard his team lightly after the 37-16 whipping the Tigers handed the Hawks on Oct. 15, but he knows his counterpart won't let that happen. Bob Lutz is the winningest coach in Ohio history. He is 354-77-4 in 38 seasons there with 27 playoff appearances.

"They're well aware that we made four turnovers the first meeting and we didn't play one of our better games," Burchfield said. "Getting a chance to atone for that defeat has been on our minds ever since the playoffs started. We're healthier this time, we're not driving all the way down to their place and I think the kids are very motivated."
In the first meeting, Ironton's power running game and big, physical offensive line overmatched Hartley's speed-based defense.

Ironton running backs Brian Warner (865 yards, 16 touchdowns), Tres Wilkes (810 yards, 12 TDs) and Tyler Hager (737 yards, 15 TDs) form a three-headed backfield that averages 6.6 yards per carry.

Hartley's main weapon is senior running back Noah Key, who has rushed for 2,331 yards and scored 33 touchdowns.

"Honestly, this is one of the easiest games I've ever had to scout for," Burchfield said. "We know what they're going to do. He's done the same thing for the last 40 years. We just have to come out and play a lot better football game than we did a month ago, plain and simple."
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Go Tigers!! They may be hungrier, but we better be ready to go for the Jugular...

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[Brutus02]

Go gettem TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[alma_parker]

It's almost always a bad idea to give the opposing coach something to hang up in the locker room. Giving Coach Lutz "this was our easiest game to scout" is particularly bad strategy, given it will likely cause the Tigers to double down on intensity.

This shows that Coach Burchfield is foolish even more vividly than mentioning that he wasn't familiar with a T formation shows that he's inexperienced.

[alma_parker]

Listening to Fox 1230 WIRO on iHeartRadio from the East Coast. Clear as a bell and really convenient on iPad.

Coach Lutz interview just ended... modest as ever, with lots of praise for Hartley RB and FB, and team speed generally. Positives he mentioned on the Tiger side (amidst all the Lou Holtz-style aw-shucks modesty) include good practices all week, everybody being healthy, and the ability to swap in and out with multiple backs.

[Browns78]

The Oaks wish you the best of luck Ironton. Bring home the Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[footballfan]

Is this coach a moron? In one article he say the T-Formation confused him and now he says he knows whats coming. Come on dude make up your mind. Then blaming the trip down to the Tank. So if by some odd chance we lose we got a built in excuse straight from this coach. Thanks coach.

It's almost always a bad idea to give the opposing coach something to hang up in the locker room. Giving Coach Lutz "this was our easiest game to scout" is particularly bad strategy, given it will likely cause the Tigers to double down on intensity.

This shows that Coach Burchfield is foolish even more vividly than mentioning that he wasn't familiar with a T formation shows that he's inexperienced.

I can tell you both that this coach is not a moron nor inexperienced. He is the same coach that was DV coach of the year that visited the Burg and beat them in the first round while at Centerburg...he took that team to the state semi-round after beating the great Valley team for the regional championship. Newspaper quotes are just that...newspaper quotes...everyone knows that they get twisted. And yes, EVERYONE knows what Ironton is going to do...they are an easy scout. Why is it that Lutz is not the moron for his statements after the first game this year??? as printed by Ironton's own Jim Walker. This is Burchfield's #2 try at a regional championship is just 5 total years as a head coach at two different schools...not too shabby if you ask me.

[alma_parker]

hmm... having a hard time parsing that last post. is he 'not inexperienced' or does he really only have five years as a head coach?

what did lutz say that was moronic? (not disagreeing with you, just not sure what the reference is)

as for the game, hartley drove down to ironton 20 and then gave it up on downs. maybe they have no kicker? (or maybe he figured he really needed some mo' given last game.) the only ran key almost every play.

[tk421]

Here go the officials. Terrible intentional grounding call. That's total bullshit. That totally killed the Tigers drive.

[footballfan]

7-0 Hartley

[BigCarlito72]

Ironton better open it up.

[BigCarlito72]

Wilkes gets loose, time for the refs to throw a flag.