Region 13 - Week 13 Championship: Norwayne (11-1) vs. Girard (11-1)
Al Bundy
7-7 end of the 1st
1_beast
Norwayne 14
Girard 7
8:14 in the half
1_beast
Eggleston 11 carries 108 yards...
iced earth
This game is freakin nuts!...talk about back and forth...is Norwayne going to get away with 3 second half turnovers?
imex99
Johnstown wins 27-24 and play the winner...
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1_beast
alll the marble here....
​Norwayne wins!!! Norwayne wins!!!
iced earth
Norwayne 33 Girard 32 Final
imex99
Where is Norwayne from? Curious where neutral site will be...
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1_beast
15 miles South of Medina....Creston, Ohio
Mansfield perhaps???
iced earth
50 miles due south of Cleveland in Wayne County
5knots
Congrats Cats!!!!! Who do they play? Johnston or Kenton?
gils
Johnstown
oldsmithie
Congrats BOBCATS!!!! You are making Wayne County Proud!
1_beast
Keep Rolling Cats!!!
THE4RINGZ
Congratulations Bobcats.
ts1227
Johnstown vs. Norwayne in Mansfield? Little closer trip for Norwayne, but there is absolutely nothing in between the two.
If they want to even out travel, they can make both schools drive a ton to New Phila.
1_beast
I figured Mansfield had more seating...
OQB
First off Congrats Bobcats!!! The cats are peaking at the right time and are playing excellent football. Keep it up and make Wayne COunty proud!
ts1227;980007 wrote:Johnstown vs. Norwayne in Mansfield? Little closer trip for Norwayne, but there is absolutely nothing in between the two.
If they want to even out travel, they can make both schools drive a ton to New Phila.
I was thinking the same two places....Just got home from Mansfield since they have turf it's a great venue for playoff football.
riderdad1
Go cats! Congratulations and represent!
ICBM
Great win by a great team. Congrats to Norwayne. Girard losing both their corners on defense the let two weeks including leading tackler and all inland player A.J.Devore who broke his leg in practice two days ago showed in some blown coverages throughout the game.
Excellent job by the Cats to overcome the turnovers. Girard continually shot themselves in the foot with penalties.
Keep on winning but some REALLY BIG BOYS coming up next week. Good Luck!
Go GIRARD
OQB
Depending on other games it could be at Ashland as well....
Flash
Lets see, Norwayne's about 8 miles north of Orrville. LOL. Good Luck, Cats.
riders1
Mansfield people were anticipating St Ignatius and Whitmer at Arlin next Sat. night.
I would think maybe Ashland or New Philadelphia.
O-Trap
This was like a team playing its doppelganger! Two teams with decent defensive lines, good linebackers, solid receivers, daunting running backs, and QBs who can do pretty much anything you ask them to ... and they both wear red! I had to ask which side was Norwayne when I got in the stadium!
My thoughts on the game:
1 - BIG props to the Girard fan base! You guys packed out the home stands and were LOUD! At one point, it seemed like you were cheering on your team when nothing had even happened. I chuckled and asked the guy next to me, "What are they cheering about? A water break?" However, to be honest, it was VERY refreshing to see a team whose fans are that dedicated to making sure they feel the love!
2 - Norwayne played a sloppy game. Granted, the talent of the team still makes it a good game, but there were a LOT of mistakes I hadn't seen or heard from them in the two weeks prior. The biggest, of course, was the fumbling. TWO lost fumbles in the second half! Norwayne WILL lose if they don't protect the football with their lives going forward!
3 - Whoever told us on here that "stopping Girard is as easy as 1, 2, 3" was dead on. However, those three were insanely talented!
4 - On the interception Wallace threw, I saw a flash of the less developed Wallace that used to play. One thing I've noticed that Wallace has had to learn to do is to check down when necessary. It was something I saw him fight with in the Smithville game, and it was something he did exceptionally well in the Orrville game, but you can tell that his natural inclination is to chuck it deep and let the field-stretchers go get it. For most of tonight, he was good at choosing when to go deep and when to check down, but on that interception, he went deep when he had an open man about 10-15 yards closer. It was only one play, but you can tell he still has that inclination.
5 - There was a lot of arm tackling going on tonight, as well. Girard was quick, so a complete form tackle probably isn't going to happen very often, but you've still gotta wrap up. A bigger team will hurt you even more than Girard did tonight if you try to arm tackle like that.
6 - I've gotta say that for all the hazing Grier (sp?) has gotten on here for the hilarious video he made in Week 9, I give him a lot of credit tonight. He played tough tonight and made some good plays, including a nice hit in the second half. When he shuts his mouth and puts on his helmet, he's fun to watch, and he's good at what he does.
7 - Was the food any good? I never got a chance to get to the concession stand.
8 - I sat next to a couple CVCA faithful for the game. Seems fans of all Norwayne's opponents ... even non-league ... are coming out to watch and cheer them on. One of the people I sat next to was actually a CVCA lineman. Seemed like a sharp kid, and he was telling me he hopes Norwayne wins the State Title. Pleasant game from that standpoint.
9 - On the next to last drive, up until he coughed up the ball, it seemed like Wallace went into full beast-mode! It was AWESOME! If he had hung onto the ball, I'm thinking he might have just taken over the game on that drive. For the last two weeks, I've been calling him Superman, and tonight he solidified it. He reminds me of Jed Stephens from the 2001 Shenandoah team (Smithies played Shenandoah in the Regional Semis that fall). Kid threw for 2000 yards and ran for 1600. Haven't seen a player quite like him since. Now I have.
10 - Finally, I want to say this: This Norwayne team has done something that no other team not wearing a big green 'S' on their helmets has done. They've become regional champions. They have DEMANDED the attention of fans and teams state-wide, and they now have it. They're now on the big stage, where the small things will kill you and capitalizing on the small things is vital. It's where the game truly becomes a game of inches, and one solitary mistake will send you home.
These games are won in practice and in personal preparation. But I have confidence in this team. They have shown what it takes to succeed. They have done something no other WCAL team has done in 7 years. They've won the region and FORCED the Ohio high school football programs across the state to recognize their presence.
Okay, Norwayne. You've got everyone's attention. You've shut up the doubters so far, but your opponents going forward have won JUST as many playoff games as you, and they're hungry for a shot at that big trophy and their name forever enshrined in the record books as the best darn team in the state! You're gonna need that same fire and passion!
Norwayne has restored state-wide pride to the WCAL. This conference plays as good football as any conference out there, and it's been awhile since anyone from elsewhere in the state REALLY got to see it. They've taken the talent from this conference and they've lifted it up to tell the state of Ohio that the way we play football in the WCAL is as good as anyone, and that the WCAL ... and especially this Norwayne team ... WILL be recognized for it!
I must say this: As a Smithie fan, I have never been more proud of a team not wearing emerald green on gameday. This team plays with heart, and when it has been down late, it shows incredible resolve and mental toughness. This team deserves where it is, but it cannot be content with where it is. This can't be good enough, so I leave the Norwayne Bobcat football team with my favorite football video (the inspiration for my signature) ... appropriate, given that there are only 4 teams in all of D4 that are still playing.
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ts1227
riders1;980223 wrote:Mansfield people were anticipating St Ignatius and Whitmer at Arlin next Sat. night.
I would think maybe Ashland or New Philadelphia.
Ignatius/Whitmer could also be in Sandusky, so who knows.
Norwayne 14
Johnstown wins 27-24 and play the winner...
Congrats Cats!!!!! Who do they play? Johnston or Kenton?
Congratulations Bobcats.
Johnstown vs. Norwayne in Mansfield? Little closer trip for Norwayne, but there is absolutely nothing in between the two.
First off Congrats Bobcats!!! The cats are peaking at the right time and are playing excellent football. Keep it up and make Wayne COunty proud!
Go cats! Congratulations and represent!
Great win by a great team. Congrats to Norwayne. Girard losing both their corners on defense the let two weeks including leading tackler and all inland player A.J.Devore who broke
his leg in practice two days ago showed in some blown coverages throughout the game. 
Lets see, Norwayne's about 8 miles north of Orrville. LOL. Good Luck, Cats.
Mansfield people were anticipating St Ignatius and Whitmer at Arlin next Sat. night.
This was like a team playing its doppelganger! Two teams with decent defensive lines, good linebackers, solid receivers, daunting running backs, and QBs who can do pretty much anything you ask them to ... and they both wear red! I had to ask which side was Norwayne when I got in the stadium!