Fairland(19) @ (29)Coal Grove

[Buckeyefan55]

Not sure what was going on up in that press box, but you are definitely correct when you say it was an embarrassment to us Grover's! They need to make sure whoever is running the clock knows what they are doing cause they can not let that happen in our home playoff game!

Amen to that! Sounded like a new crew up there last night?

[mattash]

Fairland(19) @ (29)Coal Grove

[tkd325]

Not sure what was going on up in that press box, but you are definitely correct when you say it was an embarrassment to us Grover's! They need to make sure whoever is running the clock knows what they are doing cause they can not let that happen in our home playoff game!

Amen to that! Sounded like a new crew up there last night?

Not sure, didn't see who was up there

[Junkslap]

Lol just how many “ warnings “ are supposed to be handed out to the coach to get off the darn field?? I seen several from where I was. Funny how there were so many flags on the field the first half that it looked like confetti and Fairland went into halftime up 19-6. Yet when the invisible penalties didn’t occur in the 2nd Grove dominated the game. Obviously you see what you want I guess.. but if you think Fairland got screwed you obviously weren’t at the same game I was.

they waited until coal grove had 3rd and a mile to go to give us a sideline call, on a drive in which they ended up scoring, then they took away a huge turnover we had with a BS pass interference call, and you had some sorry individuals running the board, should've been 3 delay of game calls against CG for that. Those officials took that game away from Fairland.

[Cpt. Obvious]

Lol just how many “ warnings “ are supposed to be handed out to the coach to get off the darn field?? I seen several from where I was. Funny how there were so many flags on the field the first half that it looked like confetti and Fairland went into halftime up 19-6. Yet when the invisible penalties didn’t occur in the 2nd Grove dominated the game. Obviously you see what you want I guess.. but if you think Fairland got screwed you obviously weren’t at the same game I was.

they waited until coal grove had 3rd and a mile to go to give us a sideline call, on a drive in which they ended up scoring, then they took away a huge turnover we had with a BS pass interference call, and you had some sorry individuals running the board, should've been 3 delay of game calls against CG for that. Those officials took that game away from Fairland.

Well slap I’m not from coal grove, didn’t have a dog in the fight, and from my perspective it was obvious that the only reason Fairland was in the game other than their RB was because of the officials. I’m no football expert but I do know it’s a very unusual call to call chop blocking on the defense. The sad thing is that Fairland has a good ball team... I believe that if the refs had just let em play then we would of all watched a hell of a game. I believed that the last possession would of won this game. But with all the outside interferences from the officials and then the clock breaking or whatever happened to it lol, the game was tainted.

[94dragons]

Capt. You obviously aren't a football expert bc it is illegal for a defensive player to cut a lead blocker, hence the illegal chop block on CG last night. Then you have the "pass interference" call on Fairlands interception. The ball was obviously tipped which makes the contact with the receiver a non factor. Also, There was close to 4 minutes ran off of the clock while it was supposed to be stopped for dead ball situations and the refs did nothing to fix this. That's why the Dragon coaches were on the field all not. They were trying to get the refs to run a fair game. Coal Grove has an excellent football team as does Fairland, with what took place with the refs and the clock management last night, they turned what should have been a great game into total sham. This was the worst called and ran game I have ever seen by any officials and clock personnel. That crew was a total embarrassment to all the good refs out there. As for the person running the clock last night I hope he was able to sleep after cheating all those boys out of a true championship game experience. There will always be an asterisk beside that win by CG do to all of this and that is also sad.

[The Flash]

Pitifully run game but there won’t be an asterisk for that win. Coal Grove outscored Fairland 23-0 in the second half. Kudos to Coal Grove’s staff and players for a terrific comeback

[The Flash]

Clock crew does need work. Especially with a likely home playoff game coming up

[Cpt. Obvious]

Agreed flash, and I did state I wasn’t an expert dragon, since Fairland lost I’m sure that every Fairland fan will see th game with the same opinion that you do. I never said that Fairland didn’t get any bad calls their way, just that the majority of them were against the grove the 1st quarter. The players handed em the rest with their frustrated play. The Fairland coach was on the field the entire game. Good luck Dragons in the future, Hope to see more and more success from you guys.

[Buckeyefan55]

Capt. You obviously aren't a football expert bc it is illegal for a defensive player to cut a lead blocker, hence the illegal chop block on CG last night. Then you have the "pass interference" call on Fairlands interception. The ball was obviously tipped which makes the contact with the receiver a non factor. Also, There was close to 4 minutes ran off of the clock while it was supposed to be stopped for dead ball situations and the refs did nothing to fix this. That's why the Dragon coaches were on the field all not. They were trying to get the refs to run a fair game. Coal Grove has an excellent football team as does Fairland, with what took place with the refs and the clock management last night, they turned what should have been a great game into total sham. This was the worst called and ran game I have ever seen by any officials and clock personnel. That crew was a total embarrassment to all the good refs out there. As for the person running the clock last night I hope he was able to sleep after cheating all those boys out of a true championship game experience. There will always be an asterisk beside that win by CG do to all of this and that is also sad.

I almost have to agree with you on some of what happened. The "tipped pass" on the interference call wasn't tipped. It happened 15 yards in front of me. I may be a grove fan, but I'm also honest. If it happened I'd say it happened. No reason to lie about it. Wouldn't change the fact now..

Also coal grove fans were hoping for a hair called game as well. I seriously believe these refs just didn't know what they were supposed to be doing. They def aren't CG homers I can tell you that!

But the way this game went down was strange, just the whole feel of the game, from the start. Between all the flags being tossed and fairlands coach have a breakdown on the field all night it just took the focus away from the kids playing on the field.

[bigdogtaz]

Was at the game actually no fan of either but figured it to be a good game, the game itself was, If we are going to be honest every scoring drive Dragons had was aided by penalties, in the first half there should have been several penalties called offsetting due to taunting from Fairland players , but they weren't and anyone who watches high school football knows few games go without missed calls and more often and not some bad calls. The clock situation was a mess but time was kept on the field and the back judge gives the quarterback the play clock countdown, So if lack of electronics is an excuse for the Dragons loss they have none, One of Fairlands Coaches was in the side judges ear every play and between that and being on the field every play there could have been a lot more yellow than actually was, 2nd half Coal grove Coach got his players head straight and they dominated the second half. crying about the clock is idiotic even if its running refs still keep game time on the field, so no one got cheated out of time, agree not the best officiated game but refs were in no way bias to either team, the biggest sham is to take away from the game and not accept the results to make excuses Fairland has had a good season but this overwhelming chatter they are a great team lets be real who have they beaten that has a sound program this year? . But as a man who watched a game with no concern as to who won I saw a team Fairland who instead of using their talent and executing their plays attempt to bully and taunt their way to a win while the other team played their way there.

[Proud_Pirate63]

Just for reference of past behavior, the Fairland coach was on the field ALL night when the Dragons were at Burg earlier in the year. Great win Hornets!! Way to battle through all the distractions to win a hard fought game.

[bhicks42]

As far as the clock goes,as of just a couple years ago, the operator can't turn it completely off from inside the press box. The lights stay on. You have to turn the lights off on a switch located on the pole at the the scoreboard.
Therefore, mark off blaming the operator for the loss. Checked the NFSA site for rules on a clock malfunction. They did it exactly as it says. They kept it on their watch. It seemed to be fixed at a point late in the game but as it states in the rules, you can't go back to the actual scoreboard until the quarter ends, which in this case, it was the 4th quarter so they ended the game on the watch.

Go Big Grove

[94dragons]

I can understand the malfunction that turned the clock off. I was talking about the fact that on NUMEROUS occasions the clock continued to run when the refs had blown and signaled it to stop. Fairland lost about 4 minutes of game time and that is huge in a close game like last night's. That is the operators error.

[bhicks42]

I can understand the malfunction that turned the clock off. I was talking about the fact that on NUMEROUS occasions the clock continued to run when the refs had blown and signaled it to stop. Fairland lost about 4 minutes of game time and that is huge in a close game like last night's. That is the operators error.

Well, add 4 minutes to that 2nd half, let's call it 36-19

[joshwheeler]

There were multiple penalties missed. If you have questions, hop on over to facebook.com/coalgrovelive and rewatch the whole thing. Several times there were Fairland players taking off their helmet. 15 yards a pop right there. There were at least 2 Fairland players that should have been ejected by the rule book.

my last point will be this - if you're playing close enough to get beat by the refs, you didn't play well enough to win. You have to play above the bad calls and execute. Some will go your way, some won't. #23 from coal grove was pushed over a pile AFTER the whistle - no late hit penalty called - that's a 15 yarder too. The refs didn't throw 2 picks. The refs weren't the ones that couldn't tackle #34. Cunningham was largely bottled up, and the CG pass defense bent but never broke.

you can talk all you want, but you can't really talk when there's film to back things up. go take a look for yourself.

[LICKING COUNTY FAN]

I was invited to take this game in, but was committed to another game.

I like both squads in this one and hope to catch a game at both stadiums some day.

Congrats on the win and if Coal Grove is playing in week twelve, I will go watch them.

[Waterboy]

From what I'm told the coach from Fairland should be fired!!! If an adult runs his mouth to the kids on the field to get in there head then , well that's not teaching football. That's encouraging kids to be disrespectful also . He also felt it was wrong cause he came an apologize after the game . That's why there was so many personal fouls called against Cg in the first half . Pitiful!!

[eagle one]

Bigger crowd than Ironton?

not even close

[eagle one]

i saw the tipped pass as well and it was tipped!!!