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Round 2: Orrville Red Riders 8-3 vs Elyria Catholic Panthers 10-1

  • 1_beast
    Good Times...Good Times....I'll keep on posting here and supporting Red and White.....but I'll also see you on the mats....or did you guys drop wrestling? ;)
  • RedRider1
    My preview is up....very special guest blogger this week.

    Division 4 - Region 14 Semifinal Preview - Orrville vs Elyria Catholic
  • 5knots
    You are awesome. I enjoy reading that so much I have to slow myself down and enjoy it.
  • RedRider1
    thanks 5k....the Bob Frantz thing was cool. Honored that he was willing to help out.
  • Old Rider
    RR1...as usual, AWESOME JOB!
  • RedRider1
    5knots;553076 wrote:You are awesome. I enjoy reading that so much I have to slow myself down and enjoy it.

    Have family read that 1984 article....sooooo much talent on that team. Bolyard, Leeder, Denson, Tom Moore. That was supposed to be THE year. People still talk about that game.
  • riders1
    I still think if we would have run to the middle or left, we would have set up Bolyard for the field goal. Instead we went right and so with the strong wind blowing left to right and him kicking from the right hash his kick stayed right, or we could have been back to Columbus.
  • BRF
    I remember it well.....slowly I turn, step by step.....

    (BTW, Bolyard was playing with a concussion late in the game and did not even recall kicking the ball)
  • OQB
    Well, I wish I would've been alive for that game...haha! Too bad I wasn't even planned yet!

    That was then, and this is NOW!

    I sure hope we stick with the mentality that "our athletes are better than your athletes" because when we play like that we are pretty darn good. If we sit back and let them control the tempo (for example look back to the Ashland game) we don't look so good.

    I hope we play man up and get very physical with their WR's....This helps in 2 ways:

    1. Makes the Reciever work harder to get open.
    2. Gives us more time to get pressure on the QB.

    We are better when we play like this on defense, period! If we sit back and line up 10 yards away from the reciever (like Ashland game) it will be a long long night. EC will just throw quick underneath stuff on us all night.....make them work for what they get and don't give up the free stuff.
  • AllOhio
    This type of game will be to the Riders' liking. The fast pace will enable us to do what we do best athletically, which is flying all over the field. At the same time we will play very physically, delivering the big hits that have become our trademark. EC may have played some very athletic teams, but were they both athletic AND football wise? In other words, our kids have played in the spotlight many, many times- they are extremely battle-tested! Mental toughness goes a long way at this stage of the season.
  • OQB
    I want to know how this QB will respond after he takes a nice hard lick from one of the Riders....Won't know that though until friday night!

    Everyone keeps saying he is so poised, and as poised as they come....well how poised will he be if he has to get up from the ground every play?
  • 5knots
    I like the fact that of the top 6 Yardage QB's in the entire state of Ohio in any division, this year we have played 1 of them twice and another one once. We will test our knowledge learned Friday as we play yet another in that top 6 list. That means as of Friday night we will have faced 3 of the top 6 passing QB's in the entire state and one of them twice!
  • THE4RINGZ
    Based on the past few games the EC quarterback will pick himself up after those hits, walk to the huddle 15 yards down the field and call the next play. Amirite?
  • OQB
    So he doesn't whine like Carmichael?
  • 5knots
    He aint been hit by us yet......aight!
  • 5knots
    this was just posted on jj from an EC fan......Can't help but notice how dirty Orrville looks in the film I have seen on them. I think they talk more S*&% than their huddlers.

    I distinctly remember their coach Mo Tipton and their stud Tom Bolyard with the same type of cockiness in 1984.

    I'm not much of a talker but can't help noticing the lack of class and sportsmanship this school has shown in the last 30 years.




    things should get heated up a bit now!
  • 5knots
    Wish we had some sportsmanship like EC so our varsity coaches could scout 8th graders from the area and make them a nice little package here!
  • OQB
    I just read that on the huddle too, and you beat me to it over here! haha.

    What and idiot!
  • 5knots
    Now I'm fired up for Friday.
  • 1_beast
    LOL
  • 5knots
    haha
  • RedRider1
    AllOhio;553197 wrote:This type of game will be to the Riders' liking. The fast pace will enable us to do what we do best athletically, which is flying all over the field. At the same time we will play very physically, delivering the big hits that have become our trademark. EC may have played some very athletic teams, but were they both athletic AND football wise? In other words, our kids have played in the spotlight many, many times- they are extremely battle-tested! Mental toughness goes a long way at this stage of the season.
    Well said.

    Funny being lectured about class & lack of sportsmanship from a fan (I assume) of a parochial school. Pot meet kettle.
  • Con_Alma
    riders1;552987 wrote:They have won 3 on the field 76, 83, and 84 when they beat Orrville 14-13 in the semi-finals. Their site has some interesting stuff.
    They are having a game preview coming soon, so we'll have to check back later.

    Yes I am aware of that. I have an old friend who played on the 83 and 84 teams.

    I also drive by the sign in front of the school maybe 3 to 4 times a month reminding me of their championships.
  • THE4RINGZ
    Don't get baited here Riders let what happens on the field do your talking.

    Play with intensity but know where the line is drawn and don't cross it.

    Know what it takes to win play off games, and execute. Remember what can lose those games too and avoid doing those things

    For more inspiring pre game talks, contact me via PM and we can discuss my fee schedule
  • Con_Alma
    ??? What do you think he's being baited into?

    He's a big boy and doing just fine.