Bishop Hartley 51 Athens 14 Round 1 Region 11 2018

[Whynotus18]

I think Davis picks apart Bishop Hartleys defense. Davis throws 5 touchdown passes.

[23tdb]

Athens has a tall task ahead of them, don't see a remote chance for them.

[Shotgun red]

Athens played in one playoff game in it's entire history prior to joining the TVC. (1990)

They are now heading to the state playoffs for the 5th time in 8 years, have hosted 4 times, been the No. 1 seed and played in a state championship game.

Athens is doing better than fine. Light years ahead of where the program once was.

And in them years you guys beat good teams like stuebenville do what they do go independent play good teams and stop biting your nails when your 9- 1 or wait you like them TVC titles against the small schools

[Mister Bee]

I wish Athens all the luck in the world but I'm afraid that they get beat rather easily by Hartley.

Good luck and good health to both teams.

[Sports24/7]

Good luck to Coach Adams and the Bulldogs....They are gonna need it....Just like Trimble in the hocking the league simply doesn't prepare your team...as a whole.. for opponent's like Hartley....

[93Bulldog]

Athens played in one playoff game in it's entire history prior to joining the TVC. (1990)

They are now heading to the state playoffs for the 5th time in 8 years, have hosted 4 times, been the No. 1 seed and played in a state championship game.

Athens is doing better than fine. Light years ahead of where the program once was.

And in them years you guys beat good teams like stuebenville do what they do go independent play good teams and stop biting your nails when your 9- 1 or wait you like them TVC titles against the small schools

Go back and look at 2013 when Athens was the No. 1 seed!!!!

[countywide35]

gig task ahead of the bulldogs rollin into #1 bishop harltley place......I agree with the statement above that the TVC does not prepare you well for teams like Hartley

[Raider6309]

gig task ahead of the bulldogs rollin into #1 bishop harltley place......I agree with the statement above that the TVC does not prepare you well for teams like Hartley

Well Hartley put a running clock on Burg and Chillicothe. No one in SEO prepares you for Hartley. Kind of a stupid statement

[countywide35]

it wasn't a bash on the TVC but see how you took it was. It was more of statement to show how good Harltey really is

[Abe Froman]

The argument for Athens being in this game would go something like this:

Bishop Watterson beat Logan by a couple scores (14-0 or something like that) -
Bishop Watterson beat Desales by a score or so (21-14 or something like that) -
Desales played with Bishop Hartley but eventually lost (21-14) -
Athens beat Logan by .... guess what (21-14) -
Thus everyone in the above grouping (in this case specifically Athens and Hartley) are close to even -

That would be the argument if you wanted to make it - I believe none of it mind you, but that would be the logic one could apply if you wanted to attempt to rationalize it. As I said, I believe none of it.

34-10 Bishop Hartley is the prediction here.

[Shotgun red]

Athens played in one playoff game in it's entire history prior to joining the TVC. (1990)

They are now heading to the state playoffs for the 5th time in 8 years, have hosted 4 times, been the No. 1 seed and played in a state championship game.

Athens is doing better than fine. Light years ahead of where the program once was.

And in them years you guys beat good teams like stuebenville do what they do go independent play good teams and stop biting your nails when your 9- 1 or wait you like them TVC titles against the small schools

Go back and look at 2013 when Athens was the No. 1 seed!!!!

Like I said you beat good teams you was leget them years you beat D2 Watkins memorial Jackson this year you haven't beat really anyone any good

[Sports24/7]

gig task ahead of the bulldogs rollin into #1 bishop harltley place......I agree with the statement above that the TVC does not prepare you well for teams like Hartley

Well Hartley put a running clock on Burg and Chillicothe. No one in SEO prepares you for Hartley. Kind of a stupid statement

TOTALLY...Missed the point on that one ....SMH

[93Bulldog]

Watkins Memorial was an average (5-5) team in 2013 & Jackson was a (6-4) D3 team.

Logan is bigger than Watkins and we had Canal, a D2 that went 9-1 this year on the schedule but they backed out. Our schedule would have been very comparable to 2013. Can't help it they back out on the contract & we had to pick up Fairland

[Paladin]

My pick is

Hartley. 56

Athens 7

[Shotgun red]

Watkins Memorial was an average (5-5) team in 2013 & Jackson was a (6-4) D3 team.

Logan is bigger than Watkins and we had Canal, a D2 that went 9-1 this year on the schedule but they backed out. Our schedule would have been very comparable to 2013. Can't help it they back out on the contract & we had to pick up Fairland

Man I know I'm talking to the saltan of smacks puppet and you guys know all but don't you get more points playing up and not d6 schools ? And you got beat by fairland Hartley by 30

[Teufelhunden]

Watkins Memorial was an average (5-5) team in 2013 & Jackson was a (6-4) D3 team.

Logan is bigger than Watkins and we had Canal, a D2 that went 9-1 this year on the schedule but they backed out. Our schedule would have been very comparable to 2013. Can't help it they back out on the contract & we had to pick up Fairland

Man I know I'm talking to the saltan of smacks puppet and you guys know all but don't you get more points playing up and not d6 schools ? And you got beat by fairland Hartley by 30

Who is this? RR's brother. Or LR's crony?

[93Bulldog]

I've said it a thousand times, no need to fix something that isn't broke.
Next year Athens plays Logan, Jackson, Waverly & Parkersburg South.
Hopefully that's good enough for everyone, but I doubt it. Lol

[Happy McGavin]

Until Athens non league schedule is consistently against teams comparable in size it won't be good enough for most. For me personally, I could care less, I'll root for the local schools come playoff time

[VetteMan]

Until Athens non league schedule is consistently against teams comparable in size it won't be good enough for most. For me personally, I could care less, I'll root for the local schools come playoff time

It would be great if people could do that, but it will never happen.

[93Bulldog]

What everyone fails to understand is that you first have to get the chance to play a team like Hartley. Athens is what, the 10th or 11th best team in the region? But we're still playing week 11. DeSales scheduled up and they are getting ready for basketball right now. Every year is different, but in this case (2018), if Athens played Jackson & Waverly they might be 7-3 and getting ready for hoops too.
What made this year so different was that every single team on Athens schedule had a down year & a few teams had tough schedules on top of that. Even still, the Bulldogs don't stub their toe at Fairland - they are hosting a playoff game for the 5th time in 8 years.

And it should actually be 6th time in 8 years had it not been for a 31-30 loss at Logan in 2016. The Bulldogs were 8 points (loss to Canal 21-14) from being 9-1 and a top 4 seed AGAIN.