D6 23: 13. Buckeye Trail (6-4) @ 4. Fort Frye (7-3)

[EasternDspy]

Coach Huck got win 150 tonight.

Cadets get to matchup with an old PVC buddy.

[EasternDspy]

Fort Frye

Fort Frye Playoff History

2000- L Johnstown Northridge (20-6)

2012 - L @Kirtland (49-7)

2013- L @ Lucasville Valley (52-14)

2015- L Fredricktown ( 13-0)

2016- W -Centerburg (44-6)
W - Barnesville (40-19) ( At Marietta College )
L - Newark Catholic (41-7)( At Zanesville )

2017- W Northmor (6-0)
L - Nelsonville-York (26-20) OT( New Lexington )

2018 W- Fairbanks (34-14)
W - Northmor (41-23) ( Pataskala )
W - Shadyside (18-6)( Meadowbrook)
L - Kirtland (35-18)( Massillon Perry)

2019 - W Dalton (48-39)
L - Mogadore (21-14)( At Meadowbrook)

2020 - W - Belpre (54-0)
W- Africentric (51-12)
W - Barnesville (34-0)
W - Fairland ( 47-7)
L - Springfield (13-16) ( At Zanesville)

2021 - W- Johnstown Northridge (54-6)
W- Nelsonville York (36-6)
W - Barnesville (42-7) - ( At Zanesville)
L - West Jefferson (14-16)- ( At Logan)

2022- W- Marion Elgin (57-6)
W- Shenandoah ( 71-20)
W - Coal Grove (27-14)( At Lancaster )
W- Bellaire (35-28) (At Zanesville)
L- Kirtland (41-6) ( At Canfield )

2023- W- Tusky Valley (35-21)
W - Newcomerstown (50-13)
L- West Jefferson (49-30)@Lancaster


Cadets all time Record (20-12)

[VetteMan]

Good luck Cadets in your first round playoff matchup against Buckeye Trail.

[EasternDspy]

With a win Cadets could have 9 straight years with a playoff win. That’s amazing considering no team won a playoff game in Washington County until 2016.

[Whs95fan]

This one should be a good one, if FF can execute and take care of the football I like the Cadets in a close one.

[EasternDspy]

Drew Pastuer has Fort Frye as a 12 point favorite.

[muskiefan11]

I’ll take fort by 21

[EasternDspy]

I’ll take fort by 21

Cadets matchup really well in this one. I hope they don’t come out flat.

[OhioSportsGuyMike]

Really hard to believe playoff time is here. I am unfamiliar with Buckeye Trail, what kind of offense do they run? How does Fort Frye match up with them? I will be rooting for our local Waterford, Fort Frye, and Warren teams during playoffs but I really think of them all Fort Frye may have a chance of a deep run, that is, if the winning attitude Fort Frye kids show up.

[thirtyonetrap]

The Fort will bareass Trail. If they keep everyone healthy they could make a run. I just hope my Eagles can avoid them. I don’t want to have to listen to D’spy brag about bareassing us.

[EasternDspy]

The Fort will bareass Trail. If they keep everyone healthy they could make a run. I just hope my Eagles can avoid them. I don’t want to have to listen to D’spy brag about bareassing us.

If they play will both be happy to be in the regional.

[EasternDspy]

Trail likes to pound it up the middle with Travis Dodd. They also like to run QB runs with sophomore Qb McGlumphy

[raindelay]

I think Fort has the edge in this one but if they make mistakes like they did against Caldwell then Trail could keep it close. Is everyone back healthy for Fort?

[EasternDspy]

I think Fort has the edge in this one but if they make mistakes like they did against Caldwell then Trail could keep it close. Is everyone back healthy for Fort?

Yea they are as healthy as they’ll get.

[EasternDspy]

Fort Frye stats

Grady Hesson 44/79 689 55 % 6 Td 7 int

Rushing

Clayton Miller 116 1350 11.6 17 Td
Tyce Beardsley 91 1001 11.0 9 Td
Kainan Bradford 52 251 4.8 2 Td
Grady Hesson 67 197 2.9 8 Td
Wyatt Erb 11 - 120 10.9 2 Td
Gavin Rauch 12- 100 8.3 Td

Rec
Luke Phillis 18 337 4 Td
Clayton Miller 9 157 Td
Tytan Waller 3 70 Td
Tyce Beardsley 8 86


Defense

Tackles
Braxton Ross 111 4 Sacks
Kainan Bradford 78
Blake Wheeler 54
Maddox Huck 63
Tyce Beardsley 35
Grady Hesson 36
Treven Nicholson 30 1 Sack

Ints
Clayton Miller 2
Maddox Huck 2
Kainan Bradford 1
Grady Hesson 1

[Donnie Hagglethorpe]

I think Fort has the edge in this one but if they make mistakes like they did against Caldwell then Trail could keep it close. Is everyone back healthy for Fort?

Yea they are as healthy as they’ll get.

Seems to me that every year you’re on here saying how FF has a lot of injuries. I’m not doubting you at all. But maybe someone should look into why they have so many injuries every year. Doesn’t seem normal to me. But what do I know.

[buckeyefan71]

I think Fort has the edge in this one but if they make mistakes like they did against Caldwell then Trail could keep it close. Is everyone back healthy for Fort?

Yea they are as healthy as they’ll get.

Seems to me that every year you’re on here saying how FF has a lot of injuries. I’m not doubting you at all. But maybe someone should look into why they have so many injuries every year. Doesn’t seem normal to me. But what do I know.

FF doesn't have 50-75 guys on the roster... When your entire team consists of 27-30 players and they all play both sides of the ball, everyone is nicked up, and just a couple out is a major issue... FF is always playing up divisions against bigger athletes so this happens every year.

[Whs95fan]

Yea they are as healthy as they’ll get.

Seems to me that every year you’re on here saying how FF has a lot of injuries. I’m not doubting you at all. But maybe someone should look into why they have so many injuries every year. Doesn’t seem normal to me. But what do I know.

FF doesn't have 50-75 guys on the roster... When your entire team consists of 27-30 players and they all play both sides of the ball, everyone is nicked up, and just a couple out is a major issue... FF is always playing up divisions against bigger athletes so this happens every year.

What Buckeye said, for a school their size the roster is definitely on the smaller end. Waterford for example who is less than a mile away and has a smaller enrollment has probably 15-20 more kids on the roster this season. When I talked to Dspy last week he did mention that some kids who chose not to play this season are planning to next year, as to how many I don't know.

[EasternDspy]

Between 8th -12th grade I think they lost about 20 kids. I’m hoping numbers are up to like 35-40 next season. Cadets only have 6 Srs. One has been out most the year. So they got 2 lineman Ross and Nicholson, TE / LB Maddox Huck , Cb Snodgrass and Star Rb / Cb Clayton Miller as the group of Srs. Still that’s 5 crucial guys Ross leads team in tackles. Maddox by far been most improved.

[OhioSportsGuyMike]

What year is Kainan Bradford & Tyce Beardsley? I thought they were also seniors? If not, they will be huge returns for FF.