enigmaax wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:54 amSo I know there aren't a lot of fans from either school on here and it seems most are fairly young, but interested in what people would consider the best couple games in this series. There really haven't been a lot of close ones and I believe Waterford only won twice before the turn of the century.
My personal favorite will always be Waterford's first win in the series in 85 with a HB Pass and a FG being the difference in a 10-7 game. That was Waterford's first .500 season (something else that was rare until after 2k) and FF was a decent team at 6-4.
There were a couple 7-6 games in the late 80s, maybe early 90s, but both teams were pretty bad then. Waterford almost scored a couple of upsets - I wasn't around to see it but I think 78 or 79 FF ran a trick play to score a winning TD? Vaguely recall an "almost" story from an old-timer but I could be way off. In the mid-90s an absolutely horrendous Waterford team lost 2-0. They drove late but missed on 4th down deep in FF territory to pretty much end it - zero faith in the kicking game led to going for it.
I recall a couple 3-point games for each team in the early 00s. The FF win with a pee wee coach after the game had been postponed by a storm (I think to a Monday?) was like watching a PlayStation game on the winning drive. QB draw, QB draw, QB draw, surely they won't run anoth...QB draw. Close score, but still not really what I'd call a great game.
The Storm game was in 04.. They really rode Tyler Engle in that game. TJ Lang had a nice game blocking. Fort Frye only other score was a 45 yard Fumble Recovery when Craig Simms missed his block and Chris Mckim destroyed Matt Schott.
02 Game was epic.
Waterford got out to a big lead on the legs of ledgendary RB Dan Doebreiner Fort Frye couldn't move the ball on the ground at all and starting WR Larry Wallace was out. They went to 6-3 Aaron Sammons WR making his first career start. Josh Brooker hit Sammons for 3 2nd half Tds! The score was 20-21 and Fort missed the PAT. The play of the game was a 4th in 1 at midfield where Dan got the first by inches. I still think he was short to this day. Waterford would go on a score another TD late to win 28-20.