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Every team making a tournament run will have an off night. The key is to survive and advance. Last year, Portsmouth took Valley lightly and had to rally late to win by 4. In 2005, Ironton's Final Four Ironton team blew a comfortable lead against Bloom Carroll, then held on in overtime to win by 2. P...

I just dont buy into the thinking that NA wont be ready for the competition that Ironton will bring. The SHL is a knock down drag out fight into the parking lot every night. One of the toughest leagues in Southern Ohio. I havent seen Ironton, and Im really looking forward to it. Maybe its also the ...

I have to agree with my Peebles friends. I was at the Ironton-Peebles game, and it remained very competitive for a very long time. I do not think the Peebles game was Ironton's best defensive effort, as the Tigers seemed to get caught up in a run and shoot affair that particular evening. Both Justic...

The Tigers had a good and exciting win over Peebles. Congrats to the girls and coaches. Adena will be another tough challenge. Ironton looked lost at times against the Peebles 2-3 zone, so they will have to work on their zone offense.Whatever the strategy, let's hope the Tigers attack the paint more...

Thanks to sebuckeye, WarriorBlue, trojandave, TigerPaw22, and White Thunder for the additions, updates, and corrections. They have been incorporated into the original post. I remember that 1997 Belpre team's surprising run. I think they shocked then-Chesapeake coach Norm Persin and his Panthers, kno...

Thanks, Raiderball. Have updated the Final Four listings for Southern and Miami Trace. Eastern shows only one trip to the Final Four, and Ft. Frye is currently in the Eastern District.

In 1938, the state tournament format was to bring in 8 teams per class, and it looks like New Boston did not make it to the Final Four that year. But you are correct about 1960, and I have revised my previous post accordingly. Sorry about the oversight, scarlet_gray.

You may be correct, Ironman92. I got my info out of a 2011 online newspaper article, linked below. http://timesgazette.com/main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=175&ArticleID=182758 The article says the school built a gym in 1931, a fitting tribute to the on-court successes of their Red Flashes...

As the 70 boys basketball teams from the Southeast District begin Sectional competition this week, I thought it would be timely to take a look at which teams from the Southeast District (as currently configured) have gone all the way to win a State Championship. They are: Portsmouth - 1931, 1961, 19...

Congrats to Zac on the career points record. But more impressive to me is the growth and maturity displayed by Zac and the other seniors over the course of the past four years. They all do a great job in representing their school and community. Plus I heard Lafon mention on the radio that the varsit...

Impressive W. Sounds like a great all around effort by the seniors against a very good team. Also impressed by Ironton freshman Lexie Barrier overshadowing Marshall signee Kiana Evans by 22-16 in total points.

Ooops, you are correct, philthyphil. The Spring Valley game is Saturday. Thanks!

I understand that Zac Carter currently stands at 1,551 points for his career, which is 47 short of Dennis Gagai's career mark of 1,598 points, the highest ever at Ironton High for boys basketball. Barring injury, that would put Zac on pace to potentially break Gagai's record by the end of the season...

Yes, excellent article. The writer did his homework by interviewing several sources for this piece. It is unfortunate that we cannot get this type of coverage from the hometown newspaper about this fine Tiger team, which is doing a great job of representing the City of Ironton. I would like to see m...

Here is a link to a video of Flora MacDonald's last game played outside of Atlanta at the Hilton Invitational. MacDonald lost 67-55 to Eagles Landing in a contest described as "...a fast-paced game full of athletic Division I players." http://www.ihigh.com/hiltoninvitational/broadcast_2744...

Was able to dig up some more info on this team. Its star player appear to be Anton Wilson, a 6-4 shooting guard from Flint, Michigan, who is being recruited by Baylor, DePaul, and Rhode Island. Another recruited player appears to be Jared Scott, a 6-8 power forward. The following writeup of the game...

Agree with everything as well. can't stop this said it better than I could. Just don't want the team to get complacent and peak too soon.

True, Huntington is only 1-3 against the Top 10 in Class AAA West Virginia. But that one win came against George Washington, a perennial WV power who easily dispatched Columbus Centennial ealier in the year. The Highlanders are 10-3, ranked #8 in this weeks AP Class AAA poll in WV, and have good siz...

You called it, Pink. I thought Buchtel would be a tougher matchup. Or am I just underrating the Tigers?

A margin of 15+ seems a bit of a stretch to me, Pink. While it's tough to get a good read on Buchtel and its opposition, at least some people think they are pretty good. MaxPreps has Buchtel at #8 in Ohio D-II, Ironton #7 in D-III. JJ Huddle has Buchtel #11 in D-II, Ironton #6 in D-III. CalPreps pre...