1. Coal grove
2. Rock hill
3.chesapeake
3. Failand
5. South point
6. River valley
I think the top 3 is anyones guess, coal grove has the momentum and confidence, but rock hill and chesapeake ended the year with good notes, and rock hill has the bes t quarterback in ovc...I think failand will be average they could possibly battle for 3rd and ssp and rv rounding out the bottom...I think rock hill will be top 3 for sure, but peake worries me they have been very in consistent

Rock Hill will have a decent back with Harper. I think he's only a sophmore next season but he's a strong runner

Ump the only problem with Rock Hill is their inability all of a sudden to know when to run the ball. In the game against the Grove last year, they would be down inside the 20 trying to pass it or having McCollister run QB draws. If they are going to have a running back that can carry the load then they need to use him.

This senior class gets to try and do something only one other class has been able to do, be OVC champs four straight years, and I am just wondering how a sophmore quarterback would handle the pressure the senior class would put on him to succeed.

go hill

I think coal grove has the OVC if they want it bad enough..

All I said was he should be a decent back. Not knowing when to use him isn't his fault.

this years ovc is not gonna be bad! I can see possibly two teams making it to the playoffs and it will be a battle between Rock Hill, Coal Grove, and Chesapeake!

It's been a quiet off season, how are your teams doing with off season conditioning

Are there any freshman that may make an impact on friday nights this year??

I hear the Redmen and the Panthers have nearly 40 high schoolers out lifting and running every morning! They will be in contention but i will have to say Coal Grove is the favorite at this point. But it is early and anybody can beat anybody! Go OVC!!!

Coal Grove's passing game will be even better this year. Most of the receivers will be back. Have a deep backfield once again. Maybe even better than last year!
GO BIG GROVE!

The Hornets will sting just about everyone this year as they should have another very prolific offense.

I think the redmen will suprise alot of people and win the confrence this year.

Heard the QB from Rock Hill is impressive but not sure if the rest of the team is just as good.

1. rock hill
2. coal grove
3. fairland
4. chesapeake
5.south point
6. river valley

SPEEEEEEED. Whoever has it, the most of it will win it imo. Well that is if they have more then just 1 fast guy.

I remember when RocK Hill used to have 10 guys benching over 300 and Coacl Grove had some of the strongest guys in the state, but long gone are those days of wing-t line it up and smash your face in, if someone has enough speed they will just outrun everyone else. Only time you see teams winning the OVC with the smash mouth approach is when there is little speed in the conference.

When Chesapeake used to smack everyone around, they went 3 athletes deep at every position, and just out athleted everyone else. It didn't matter that CG and RH could bench a million pounds if they couldn't get their hands on the ball carrier.

At this point I will say CG is the favorite but it is looking like a smash mouth type of year due to lack of speed.

[quote="avalanche"]SPEEEEEEED. Whoever has it, the most of it will win it imo. Well that is if they have more then just 1 fast guy.

I remember when RocK Hill used to have 10 guys benching over 300 and Coacl Grove had some of the strongest guys in the state, but long gone are those days of wing-t line it up and smash your face in, if someone has enough speed they will just outrun everyone else. Only time you see teams winning the OVC with the smash mouth approach is when there is little speed in the conference.

When Chesapeake used to smack everyone around, they went 3 athletes deep at every position, and just out athleted everyone else. It didn't matter that CG and RH could bench a million pounds if they couldn't get their hands on the ball carrier.

At this point I will say CG is the favorite but it is looking like a smash mouth type of year due to lack of speed.[/quo

You said whoever has speed will win it, but you think coal grove will win with their smash mouth football due to their lack of speed?

Who says we have a lack of speed? No one needs to worry about our team speed we will be just fine.

Coal Grove- Has the most speed in the OVC
Fairland-Has speed and the best individual athlete (Chad Fisher)
Rock Hill- Has the most to prove with the best QB in the conference
Chesapeake- Will have the best O-Line they return everybody, yet i hear there Starting QB isnt playing. Who is the replacement?
South Point- Can only improve upon last year! They return most of their back field i believe
River Valley- Idk don't ever hear mush about the Raiders.

1. Rock Hill
1. Coal Grove
1. Chesapeake
2. Fairland
3. South Point
4. River valley

I dont see that happening until they stop playing around the Mccollister boy. He is a good athlete but the other kids practice as much as he does. To much of one kid show, like always at Rock Hill

What do you expect that is Rock Hil for you they have never had a good coaching staff. They want to make to many people happy. If you are good then you should play. But that is not the way it is at Rock Hill. Million Dollar field and a 50 cent coaching staff.

You have to have a good QB he is the "skilled distributor of the ball" whether that is handing off or passing. Sometimes you have to play according to the strengths of the team. It's good to have skilled QB's RB's and linemen but that doesn't always happen.

Ok Buckballs - I always hate to post and sound so defensive but I am assuming that since you directly identified a kid and the staff that you should be able to handle any feedback. First of all, it must be so easy to hide behind a post name and put down a great athlete as well as a great coaching staff. Second, every athelete at RH is recognized for thier ability and what they bring to the field. Thirdly, every coach on that sideline knows more about football than you could you dream about.

My thoughts: you are a football wanna be star and the only pleasure you have in your life is to put down high school athletes and coaches you wish you were like: If I am wrong then please correct me. However, until that time, stay off rock hill posts, because we don't need you feedback or thoughts.

Finally, just stay off this post and talk about ironton basketball, (since you are such a fan of that post) or man up and quit hiding behind your post name - faye and I would both love to know who is so crictical of RH football. (athletes and staf).

Go RH!!

So just so I know in the future, I am allowed to say anything I want about any other team, just not Rock Hill. I am just wanting to know, for future reference.

Yes 2trap, you are right. Everyone should just sit back and let unknown posters downgrade kids and make derogatory posts about anyone they want. Like if you saw your name on here and a false accusation of a family member you would just let it slide. Or maybe make a blanket statement without any facts to back it up.

Buckballs (less) makes a comment good kids don't get to play at RH cause the staff plays favorites.....who should have played last year that didn't??? Give me something to think about......

No, he stated fact, Rock Hill expects a lot out of their quarterback and doesn't show the talent of the rest of the team, he quoted something that I posted about the Coal Grove/Rock Hill game last year that I noticed and have heard other Rock Hill fans state as well. Here is the facts, Rock Hill uses their quarterback more than they should, esp running the ball, now lets say he gets hurt this year running the ball, what do they do, everyone else hasn't been as tested as he has. Now I don't have anything bad against Rock Hill players or coaches, I just wanted to state that from what I have seen the few times I have watched Rock Hill over the past couple of years, it looks like they could do a better job calling plays.

Two trap forever feel free to post what you like, as w e can certainly see that often share your amazing knowledge of the game. Football fan said it well, if one wants to specifically identify an athlete or speak so negative about the staff then be man enough to take whatever follows.

I find it amazing that you can make such a statement regarding RH football when you have only attended a few games over the years. You must really know football. Let's be honest you are just repeating what you hear, how about you share your own thoughts - if you have any.

If any of this post made you mad because it was a personal attack on you then imagine how a high school athlete or his family would feel, or the family of the coaching staff. This was only a test, so reflect on that.

What part of "nothing against Rock Hill players or coaches" did you not understand, I know your husband, worked with him a long time ago when he was a lifeguard at the Ironton Pool (dating myself there), I know what type of guy he is, and if you would search in here, I have stuck up for him more than once, I am not trying to bash a player, in fact I have talked highly on here and other sites of the the quarterback in question, my only complaint(if you want to call it one) is the way the Rock Hill offense is ran, regarding the running game and why certain plays are ran at certain times, I really want to know, because as a Coal Grove fan I am also a fan of the OVC and a winning Rock Hill football team is only good for the conference which in the end every conference team and fan wants a competitive conference that makes every team better.

And please learn to understand constructive criticism comes with the territory of being a coach or a player, these kids hear worst on a Friday night from the stands then the read on here.

So now you go to a few games over 2 years and an Ironton fan (buckballs) knows all about the talent of RH??? I do not have a clue about the talent of Ironton or Coal Grove that do not get to play...I would guess that maybe...just maybe....the RH staff has a heck of a lot better idea about the talent level of the team. I really think that all the hard work is going to pay off these next two years. The last 2 seasons, RH has started the majority of underclassman....the time to shine is now. Just a side point, when RH won its first game last season it was the first game the seniors had ever won at any level as starters...the year before had 4 seniors on the team after a playoff season. How can you sit in CG and evaluate what is fact?

On the second thought, RH's staff is probably just a bunch of dimwits. I mean why build an offense around a QB that is getting looked at by Ohio State? What a bunch of dumba**es out at RH. I mean heck, they have had a STABLE of running backs the last two years. They should just run 10/11 trap all night.

The rest of the skill positions are in place for RH this year as well as a group of linemen who have worked very hard...I look for a huge turnaround.

So what you are saying is your quarterback is the talent at Rock Hill, all I have been asking is why run your quarterback inside the 20, not a bad question to ask, but somewhere in that question I am insulting the coaching staff and players at Rock Hill. I don't see where everyone is getting that but if that is what you want to think you have the right to think that. My only thought is for the safety of the players(I know, hard to believe to hear from a Coal Grove fan). I have enjoyed what I have seen from him(the games against Coal Grove, OVC Previews) which I admit hasn't been much, but from what I have seen, he is doing more than he should have to do.

I ain't got a dog in the hunt but Amen to that brother !!!!!

So it is okay for you to say things like this about our team, but nothing can be said about Rock Hill.

Two trap forever- that was just a test, nothing personal meant by that, I know all about getting defensive. The original post was directed towards buckballs not you:

By the way: My response was based "a million dollar facility and a fifty cent coaching staff" nothing constructive about that

Finally, if the kids hear worse on friday nights then even more reason they don't need to hear it here.