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Scheduling up is a key foundational step in building the culture a successful program. The true measuring stick of a program is postseason success and that doesn’t mean simply making the playoffs. Anyome with a pulse makes the playoffs in Ohio with 16 teams in each region qualifying.

The tombstone is an interesting idea. Maybe the monument company in Ironton would get involved in sponsoring it. The score and date could be inscribed each year.

Even the most loyal Grover that knows any of the program's history would tell you that Dave Lucas's teams had MANY transfers over the years that were key cogs on some of his best teams. Don't throw stones when you live in a glass house.

The argument that the OVC hurts Ironton is laughable. Tigers just played in two state finals. Yes they lost but scheme was a bigger problem than talent. What’s the difference in playing South Point and Chesapeake last week than bringing in stinkers like Toledo Libbey, Dayton Belmont, and Campbell Co...

Was the 71 points in this game the most points Coal Grove has ever given up in a game? Ironton has clobbered the Hornets the past two years. Coach Kidd and Coach Ferguson had some very competitive games with the Tigers and Fergusin even managed to beat them during the Roll Coal season a few years ba...

Will it matter? Penrod’s charges couldn’t come close to handling Ironton’s physicality in a Memorial Stadium beatdown for the ages last year. Don’t see that changing much in 2020.

How will Coal Grove be next year? What are expectations in the village for next year after a tough season in 2019? Do they have a week one opponent for 2020?

The OVC schools voted to bring in Portsmouth, Ironton, and Gallia Academy. They got what they wanted. Seems like a competitive conference in most sports.

3rd team in football won a title in three years. Sounds pretty competitive to me.

Sorry to hear he is experiencing problems. I heard his speech two years ago by the victory bell after GA barely managed to beat a Tiger team decimated by injuries. They literally had 6 or 7 varsity player healthy. His words were very arrogant and intentionally aimed at the Ironton locker room door ...

Don't believe this is true, but I mean you know he is going through a lot right now. Sorry to hear he is experiencing problems. I heard his speech two years ago by the victory bell after GA barely managed to beat a Tiger team decimated by injuries. They literally had 6 or 7 varsity player healthy. ...

I agree 100% but I think this team understands what is meant by effort. You can try as hard as you want. But if you don’t stick with your keys and allow another team talking into your head. You can physically work harder then you have ever worked and it doesn’t lead to good effort. No one I don’t b...

A reminder: the players of the two teams read this forum. 15,16, 17 and 18 year old boys who not only play for each other, they play for their community as well. GA isn’t over rated. Give credit where credit is due, Ironton is a well put together team. The Devils played their hearts out not just la...

The gap looked wide between these programs tonight at Pat Patterson Field.

Ironton - 44
Fairland - 12

Fairland slack if physicality will show up against a big boy team.

Anyone have a roster for Adena?

Ironton abused Oak Hill in one of the biggest beat downs of Norm Persin’s career. Stellar Ironton floor general Ethan Wilson had a rare off night but the swarming Fighting Tiger defense and deep bench picked him up and proved to be much more than Oak Hill could handle. I’ll take Ironton over Adena 5...

One OVC team is headed to the Convo. Interesting to see who else can make the trip up Richland Avenue.

Coach LaFon can’t be conservative. He must make this game as uptempo as possible and run bodies at the Oaks. Their lack of depth can be exploited.

This is kind of a trap game. ThePanthers are young and at times mistake prone but have talent and coaching. Eastern better not look past the purple.

Ironton’s bench appears to be far deeper than Oak Hill’s. That is a factor that could prove to be essential in this one. They can run 20 fouls out in the court against the Oaks frontline.