I frequented both sites. Grew up in Lorain and went to King. Would spend Friday and Saturday nights at George Daniel since there were almost always 2 games a weekend. Basketball wise, there were times in the 80s all four schools (including Lorain Catholic) were thriving at the same time.
Any clue why the Central Crossing attendance was so low. Doesn't make any sense.
Today generation is different; won't change.
I think this is a great point. As far as the kids are concerned, years ago this was a valued socializing opportunity. I can remember driving my daughters and their friends to games before the proliferation of social media. I think AOL instant messenger was "it" at the time, facebook was just getting started and cell phones made calls only, no texts. I would hang around and watch the game. On the ride home, I would bet half of them wouldn't even be able to tell you what the score was.
There was definitely more people then what was posted. If anyone has any pics of the home side.
Maybe a lot got in free. What's the host's incentive to check tickets? Let 'em in and sell them hot dogs. At least the band will get something out of it.
I agree completely about the lack of community enthusiasm. I've noticed that there are very few people attending the games as unattached fans. Almost everyone is there because they have a child on the team, the band, or is a cheerleader. I think there are some great schools that try to attract the unattached fan but there are far more that seemingly don't want them there anymore. I've complained about it on here many times.
Is the Stow Sentry still delivered weekly? I was just having a conversation about the weekly papers that covered EVERY HS football game the local team played. Towards the end, the coverage was minimal and usually only a decent story if the ABJ happened to cover that game (about 33% of the time). There were also stories about youth football teams and their records. We knew when a good group was coming through. Now, the only coverage of youth is some snippet on Twitter about a score if you happen to follow the youth program...almost no one does.
A lot of it has to do with this. I’m guessing HS football in Ohio is well attended in the growth areas of the state, such as the Columbus burbs.
Agree 100%, it makes no sense at all that they stopped playing games on both nights. But of course its all for the kids.
No, the Sentry was discontinued a couple years ago, at least the print version. I'm guessing it's the same deal with the newspapers in Tallmadge and CFalls. I used to covet the ABJ's HS football season previews each August and devour them when they came out. But I don't get the Beacon anymore and though I think they still do a hs football preview, it's a lot smaller these days.
It's like they look at you like you're a creeper or something. "No ma'am, just a high school football fan". That's why i usually stand to watch the game at field level when I do attend.
The majority of the coaches preferred that all the games be played on Fridays.
When there were games on both days, that makes sense. What happens to those larger attendances now that the spectator pool is cut in half?
Didn’t the majority of coaches prefer a 12-team per region playoff?
When this was a real thing The Fan in Lima asked it to a lot of coaches. I drove from Columbus to Archbold and listened to many of them.
Agree 100%, it makes no sense at all that they stopped playing games on both nights. But of course its all for the kids.
I typically don’t like byes in any tourney in any sport, but this might be the rare exception. You are still giving 9 to 16 seeds a shot at glory, while protecting the health of the true contenders by not making them have to do 16 games to win a championship. Yes, that one more game is a big deal. It’s hard enough to keep a team healthy for 10 weeks, let alone 16.
Yes, and they were told that it would stay that way.
They ask like the same coaches this and they have to members of the coaches association. Not a full view of coaches in the state imo.
At some point, the juice ain't worth the squeeze. It's not a question of cost; it's a question of value. You might have $10 in your pocket, but you pay $10 for a Big Mac?
That's a fair assessment. We all attach value to our dollars.