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After graduating all five starters from its Final Four squad, the Fighting Tigers will be challenged by this competitive schedule. Only 9 home games versus 13 away games, plus special event games against teams like Africentric, Grant County KY (Ohio D-1 size, 24-6 last year), Athens, and a travellin...

I like the move, and see it as a win-win for both the OVC and Ironton. It certainly adds some competitive heft to the OVC, while both preserving and creating some natural rivalries that will hopefully push gates around the league. Basketball will offer some especially strong competition. Football fa...

Exactly, maniac. At least 4 of those predicting Ironton to win are not even Ironton posters. One poster actually saw AC in person this year, so he is entitled to his opinion. I did not predict a win, only said Ironton could be competitive if it avoided costly mistakes. I based my comments in part on...

The next three games are pivotal ones for the young Tigers. If they can take at least 2 of the 3, I will feel ok going into the second half of the season. But that is a big "if." Ironton's youth has made them prone to mistakes like turnovers and penalties in the first two outings. Though t...

I think most knowledgeable fans understand that Wheelersburg has to be considered a decided favorite in this game. We love our winning tradition in Ironton, but a roster composed 62% of ninth and tenth graders, combined with only 3 returning starters, would offer a challenge for any program. Ironton...

OK, let's see. If you are an ironton fan who talks big, you are arrogant. If you are an Ironton fan who is more measured and admits weaknesses, you are just making excuses. If you are an Ironton fan who dares to debate issues, you can dish it out but you can't take it. Then when all else fails with ...

The twin towers - Artis Gilmore and Pembrook Burrows III:

Couldn't pass up this chance to follow-up on my old teammate, artisgilmore. Most of the posters saw the scimmage the way I did - a competitive affair in which neither side had a decided edge. Both teams got to run a number of plays and use a lot of different personnel combinations. Generally, each s...

Let's talk facts. I thought last year's Ironton team was a solid start for Coach Vass. Ironton played a difficult schedule that included a pair of Columbus parochial schools, and that took its toll physically. While Coach Vass still has much to prove, his Tigers beat a good Wheelersburg team, a good...

Fair comment, buck. :-D I was actually trying to sound more sarcastic than arrogant, but whatever. Truth is, you get some transfers and you lose some. If you have a winning tradition, you get more than you lose. It happens everywhere, not just Ironton. Just ask Chesapeake basketball fans. A few tran...

Poor old Ironton High. No home grown talent to speak of. No history of outstanding coaches. Poor community support for athletics. Lousy facilities. No statewide ambition or tradition. If it were not for the pure charity of Lawrence County families sending us their talented children to play ball for ...

By the way, UK-bound Dominique Hawkins was not the best player on the Kentucky team. That honor belongs to MiKyle McIntosh, a very impressive 6-6 Canadian who most recently played for the 22 Ft. Academy in Jackson, KY. The 22 Ft. Academy is a Holland-based basketball academy/travel team for non-Amer...

I had the pleasure of watching the game Saturday evening at Thomas More College. In addition to his 1-on-1 and 3-on-3 crowns, Zac Carter was the starting point guard on an Ohio team that boasted 10 D-I signees or commits. Ohio prevailed over Kentucky 106-98, and Zac scored 12 points. A significant p...

I have been hesitant to post anything since last Thursday just to let my feelings sort themselves out. Like most Ironton fans, it was a heartbreaking morning in Columbus. I have decided there may be no way I can ever figure this game out in my mind. Like the purpose of life, the essence of love, or ...

I am an Ironton fan, so my views are a bit biased. Athletically, I think Ironton is superior to any D-III team in the Southeast District this year. They are a nice combination of size and speed, with at least three starters who have dunked in live action this season. The Tigers possess skill as well...

Excellent article in the Martins Ferry Times Leader today about tomorrow's game, linked below: http://www.timesleaderonline.com/page/content.detail/id/545411/Martins-Ferry-preps-for-stiff-test.html?nav=5012 "I've been through this before, but it's been a while. It's just great to see how excite...

Question is too premature to even consider.

Ironton by the numbers: 7 - seniors on the Tigers 51 - average points allowed per game 22 - total wins this season 1695 - career points by Zac Carter 21 - tournament wins by Ironton at The Convo in last 15 years 6 - number of states with teams defeated by Ironton this season 9 - smallest margin of v...

Nice report on Martins Ferry district championship win in the linked video from WTRF-TV:

http://www.wtrf.com/story/21560606/purp ... rict-title

In my initial post in this thread, I noted that Proctorville-Rome lost a one-sided affair in the 1930 Class B final by a score of 34-3 to Lancaster St. Mary's. I then made the offhanded remark about that Proctorville-Rome team being coached by a guy named Phoney Smith. If that statement sounded flip...