WEEK 9 ~ ZANESVILLE (3-5) @ GALLIA ACADEMY (5-3)

[Bigpappa72]

so,so, sorry 4-ever, sometimes i get because alot of people just dont know how athletic this group of kids are and they dont credit them the way that they should. it really made me mad at the beggining of the season when people said thet they were only going to win 1 or 2 games know those people are down there after the games patting the players on the back like they had faith in them all along, thats not what i call a true BLUE DEVIL FAN.i am not from gahs either, i came from NORTH GALLIA HS where if you was a freshman and outplayed a senior, you played and the senior stood on the sideline.

[GalliaGrad78]

I sure am glad that the team has more harmony than the "backers".

[BBallin fool]

72!!! Where is Ralph at these days???

[WitnessProtection]

Bigpappa72

It's a TEAM EFFORT. Coaches prepare players for the game. Players execute the game plan. When everything goes according to plan, victory usually follows. Breakdowns on the sideline or field generally equal defeat. Everybody gets credit for wins. Everybody feels the sting after a loss.
I don't think there is anybody involved with the GAHS football program -- players or coaches -- that does not expect 100% percent effort out of themselves or the man standing next to him.

[GAHSfan06]

bigpappa:
"because i havent missed a practice or a game"
you sound like a kid on the team. leave the practices to the players and the coaches. this isnt varsity blues.

"a six time elk champ"
is elks football really all about winning...or teaching the basics and fundamentals of the game. maybe some of these kids are athletic and "should" be on the field. but if they dont know the fundamentals, or know how to execute a game plan, you arent gonna win at the high school level. maybe thats why they have limited time.

my 2 cents.

on a side note. #72 is a heck of a warrior! and i think some of his drive and ability def comes from bigpappa!
go blue!

[Mighty Mighty Devils]

the elks have sent some really great players up through the years that knew the basics some for the last 10 years they have been the team to beat in the mlf . as for tonight I hope to see former elk running back nate allison chewin up the field on a aggressive run game keep it on the ground on what is beginng to look like may be a rainy night gallia big blue win this one

[jottings]

With Jim Craft at the helm, the Midget League Browns beat the Elks two years in a row to share the MFL title in '05 and '06.

Most of those kids are now 8th and 9th graders.

[GAHS7462]

Guess my record in MFL beats all of you. I ref back when bballin fool was a coach.
I would be there this season if it wasn't for shoulder surgery. Can't remember how many years its been.

bballin: Ralph will be there tonight. He works with me out at Bob Evans Transportation.

[91blue14]

we miss ralph

if i would had more brains. i had had sit out too. this shoulder business is no joke

[91blue14]

7462 yeah that was before my time for sure

[blaze275]

Yes big pappa i agree kyle dingess should be out there.He has the speed, the hands and i have watched him he blocks as good as the other recievers and he is just as tough. Go#20

[Mighty Mighty Devils]

wooooo hooooo tonight is football weather o yea come on down its the cheapest entertainment in town see ya all at the game I'll be listing to tom an jimbo go gahs bring it home tonight

[blaze275]

And yes i have coached midget league and jr high also.But that dont make me qualified for varsity!

[BBallin fool]

GA was very lucky to night with all the Zanesville TO's!!!

[bluedevil]

zanesville won 12-0

[noreply66]

Congrats to Zanesville

[LICKING COUNTY FAN]

Nice job Z-Ville!!!

[BuckeyeCAV]

Congratulations Zanesville.

[Zanes-Vegas]

Truthfully, it wasn't close. GA couldn't run on us, and really never seriously threatened. Our penchant for bad mistakes kept it from being a rout. But I do think GA has some nice looking young'uns and they do play hard.

Good to see GAHS4EVER and Jottings during our brief stay. Zanesville's first and last visit to Memorial Stadium.

Almost to Athens ...

[GAHS7462]

Some people will say it was the lack of any offense from Gallia Academy that cost them the game. But,I have to say it was the Zanesville defense that won the game.
You stuff everything we had.
My hats off the Gallia defense,you were on the field wayyyyyyyy to long tonight.

Lets get ready for Marietta Tigers

Oh well at least I won the split the pot tonight $700