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What are some of the fiercest rivalries in the SE District?

Burg vs. Portsmouth used to be the biggest one around here but has totally lost it's luster.

Burg vs. Minford is a pretty good one.

Years back, Jackson and Wellston was a great rivalry... but it's dwindled to essentially nothing at this point. They don't even play each other in most sports.
I fully understand the difference in school sizes, nonetheless, it use to be a great rivalry.

Gallia Academy VS Point Pleasant, use to be big time,it was so bad they stopped playing mid 60' for about 8 years.

Marietta and Warren have been great rivals for years. Gyms are always packed for that one.

Wellston vs Vinton County (Gym was packed last Friday) and Alexander vs Vinton County

North Adams/Peebles

The Peake and Fairland

Several years ago, Warren and Logan had a good rivalry. Legitimate dislike, fans were intense. Games in the old coliseum were wild. Now that Marietta seems to be on the come up, it’s starting to become a true rivalry with parity again. Hopefully that trend keeps going.

boss8 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:48 pm Marietta and Warren have been great rivals for years. Gyms are always packed for that one.

+1

Marietta vs Warren is always a hard fought game with great crowds. Even when Marietta has been overmatched for the past decade+.

There a some very good teams standing in their way, but a Marietta/Warren district final at the Convo would be awesome.

pioneer19 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:22 pm

boss8 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:48 pm Marietta and Warren have been great rivals for years. Gyms are always packed for that one.

+1

Marietta vs Warren is always a hard fought game with great crowds. Even when Marietta has been overmatched for the past decade+.

There a some very good teams standing in their way, but a Marietta/Warren district final at the Convo would be awesome.

Agreed. The crowd for that game would be impressive.

beg003 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:31 pm

pioneer19 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:22 pm

boss8 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:48 pm Marietta and Warren have been great rivals for years. Gyms are always packed for that one.

+1

Marietta vs Warren is always a hard fought game with great crowds. Even when Marietta has been overmatched for the past decade+.

There a some very good teams standing in their way, but a Marietta/Warren district final at the Convo would be awesome.

Agreed. The crowd for that game would be impressive.

Really hoping that happens. Would be awesome to see, and no doubt a great basketball game.

Wheelersburg vs Jackson in all sports

Me and my dude drove all the way to Trimble from Webster to watch Fed hock STOMP them. That was the half court shot a few years ago.

The mid 2000’s Burg Vs. Webster was fierce.

Athens vs Alexander

In basketball especially, Fairland and Portsmouth have a lot of history (both boys and girls.) Even before the Trojans joined the OVC, the teams have had many huge matches for Regional titles, etc.

Fairland and SP also have a pretty big rivalry across all sports. Again, lots of times the OVC Championships was on the line during the game.

However, there is only 1 school where vandalism, trash talk from K-12, etc. is involved - The Land v. The Peake. It starts in peewee and it just builds and builds through junior high and high school. It doesn't matter what sport it is - it could be checkers - when it comes to the Dragons v. the Panthers, its gonna get heated.

Marietta vs Warren has been the most fun over the past few years

North Adams vs Eastern Brown

One oldtime rivalry will be reborn next season. Portsmouth vs. Chillicothe was as intense a rivalry game as any in the SE district. The Trojans and Cavaliers have played 88 times, and which CHS is the 2nd most frequent opponent all time for PHS. CHS leads the series 45-43 overall, but the Trojans lead the tournament matchups 9-4, including 4-0 in district championship games. Chillicothe beat the Trojans 3 out of 4 times in the tournament in the 1970's. CHS dominated the Trojans when the 2 were in the SEOAL from 2007--2015, but PHS did win 3 of 4 times in 2011 and 2012, both years that Portsmouth advanced to the state tournament.

Another great rivalry for Portsmouth is Ironton. IHS and PHS have played 171 times, with the Trojans leading the series 95-76. Ironton had won 10 in a row vs. PHS until the Trojans swept them this season. The 2 schools have met 15 times in the tournament, with Portsmouth leading 8-7. PHS beat Ironton 50-40 in the 2012 D3 regional final at the Convo. Ironton ended Portsmouth's 29 game winning streak dating back to 1978, as the Fighting Tigers beat the Trojans 54-52 in the Class AA district championship.

Wheelersburg vs. Portsmouth is yet another rivalry that dates back to the late 70's, though not nearly as old as the Chillicothe and Ironton series. Portsmouth leads the overall series 24-23, being one of the few schools that lead the series on the Burg. The 2 schools have met 9 times in the tournament, with PHS leading 5-4. The Pirates were up 16-12 in the series, but Portsmouth has won 12 of the last 19 matchups. The 2011 matchup in the regional semifinal was memorable, as the Burg led with 2 minutes to go on a Clay Massie 3 pointer, but PHS finally prevailed 45-39. The 1978 sectional championship at Valley HS was one that even today still stirs up great memories. The Pirates beat the Trojans in the 1984 district championship and advanced all the way to the state championship game in Class AA, losing to Akron St.Vincent St.Mary 77-71.

Of the OVC schools that Portsmouth has played, South Point, Fairland, and Chesapeake have had some competitive hardwood battles with the Trojans. So far in OVC play since PHS joined the conference in 2015, PHS is 11-9 vs. SP, 10-10 vs. CHS, and 4-16 vs. Fairland. FHS had won 16 in a row vs. the Trojans, including the most recent tournament game, but the last 2 years PHS has split the regular season with the Dragons. The Trojans are 5-3 vs. SP in the tournament, but the Pointers have won the last 3, those being in 2017, 2022, and 2023. PHS is 8-0 vs. Chesapeake in the tournament, including a classic D3 regional final in 2012 at the Convo that the Trojans won 69-68 on a Wayne Evans teardrop shot with 4 seconds to play. PHS is 5-2 vs. Fairland in the tournament, including the 1990 district championship and the 1991 regional semifinal. Fairland handed PHS one of the worst tournament defeats in school history, an 85-47 pasting in the 2021 sectional.

So many great rivalries, some old and some new......and hopefully they will continue to be for years to come.

Ed Ott wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:39 pm North Adams/Peebles

Some can throw rocks at each other from their porches all of the northern part of Adams county is either an Indian or a Green devil. Brother against brother.haha! They will probably merge someday.