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I tend to agree with this sentiment. I do worry about Elder’s tackling, it was really awful in the first half vs LS and their RB isn’t close to the level of Parker from OH.
Yes, I did enjoy that inaugural game in 79.
You night be referring to this.
Wow, OH won five of the first eight games and hasn’t won since! I had no idea it was that bad! Was the 2003 game in the playoffs?
I may be wrong but I don't remember playing OH in the 2003 playoffs.
No. Oak Hills qualified for the playoffs the first year the field was expanded to 8 teams per region in 1999 and didn't qualify again until Covid and subsequent the expansion to 16 teams. They've now made the playoffs in 4 consecutive seasons.
I believe it was a punt, not a kickoff returned for a TD. Sheehan had this weird idea to punt on 3rd down that year because "they'll never expect it." There were 3 games that year that oak hills lost because of 3rd down punts getting returned for TDs. I remember 3 games vividly because my brother was on that Oak Hills team and they were loaded that year.
Lmao
I was wrong and mixed up two games at Oak Hills. It was in 2001 that Ricky Brown (Michael’s older brother) returned a kick to put Elder ahead late in the game. The 2003 game was back and forth until a DJ Hueneman field goal.
If it does we won’t know until the 2026 season. Oak Hills can only play non-GMC opponents in week 1 and Elder will play Withrow that week in 2024 and 2025.
GMC teams only have one game to schedule. Oak Hills is still trying to build a consistent winner. They might need to use that one game to play a team more on their level before they start playing a GCL team every year. I am encouraged but not ready to put them on Elder’s level year after year. Just a guess. Maybe their coach will go for it?
It won't be next year. Oak Hills can only play Elder in week 1. Elder has already signed a 2 year deal with Withrow for week 1 next year.
I actually want to avoid the OH series, it gets too toxic. Neither student body is able to control themselves. Any other GMC team in place of trash bag Eds would be preferable.
Thx!
Would be great to get a GMC game for week 1, because some of the other teams Elder has played like Springboro (GWOC) or Pick North (OCC), don't play a 9-game league schedule and could be more flexible in weeks 2, 3 and 4 before they get into league play. Withrow is a nice local pick up, but again could have potentially added them for week 2 or 3.
Earlier in the season Elder really only went through Brass in the run game and Mirus in the pass game. Murphy has come on strong down the stretch. Boeing has had some timely catches. Even Paff coming in at the slot has seen an increase in targets. But if you've got a decided advantage up front, you just gotta run the ball.
When did he say that? I didn’t see a lot rushed that looked like RPOs vs LS. Almost everything looked like a direct QB run. I understand playing to your strengths but the Offense had its best games vs Eds and PN when they threw the ball a bit more.
He's said this a lot over the past few years, specifically when being asked about the QBs and how much they run the ball.
I understand that but vs LS these were all designed QB runs. There was no read option, it was straight old school Wing T QB power runs.