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SOARING-EAGLE said:
My point was setting an example for Girard football. Coaches throwing fist at practice. If you have a problem with each other wait till the kids go home.
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*allegedly* LOL

I’m sure there are no parents of players that have an agenda against the coaches and it is completely true. Thank you to the brave parents who spoke up!
 
97Raider said:
In the nicest way, I’ve seen devout college football fans unable to watch things objectively. Same for HS. Heard some disparaging stuff about the Indians in the handshake line. Saw some stuff on the field that doesn’t align with a solid program from Girard.

I guess that solves it. They have the players but not the program and coaching. Has to be the difference right? If making all conference is where kids hang their hat, that’s great. If that’s what the program is in to. If that is the case league wide, I think the Raiders continue undefeated in conference for quite a while.
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I will say that is why South Range wins
It is a program
 
Targeting! said:
Can I just say again that having to win four games to win a region is ridiculous.
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Especially when the first two rounds can be like scrimmages for the higher seeds. Teams in the lower divisions (4 through 7), that have limited depth and many individuals playing both ways can see a promising season virtually ended with an injury to a key player in an uncompetitive contest.
 
McMurphy said:
That is too bad. But I have been to plenty of Girard games, and have watched them, and haven't seen anything that bad from them. I see teams cheap shot them too sometimes. That stuff happens in football
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Murph, in an effort to be fair, did I see some examples of less than smart behavior Friday night? Yes, such as the Raider player being swung to the ground by his facemask well after the whistle. There also seemed to be a lot of jawing going on, by some, after the plays ended. But, I also saw players helping each other up, and fist bumping after a good play was made. It's too bad when an entire team gets a certain reputation because of the behavior of a small minority of individuals, because the coaching staff is incapable or unwilling to curtail it. Parking a player's hindquarters on the bench for repeated bad behavior would end it, unless the coaches choose to ignore it and therefore condone it.
 
Treviscraft10 said:
Murph, in an effort to be fair, did I see some examples of less than smart behavior Friday night? Yes, such as the Raider player being swung to the ground by his facemask well after the whistle. There also seemed to be a lot of jawing going on, by some, after the plays ended. But, I also saw players helping each other up, and fist bumping after a good play was made. It's too bad when an entire team gets a certain reputation because of the behavior of a small minority of individuals, because the coaching staff is incapable or unwilling to curtail it. Parking a player's hindquarters on the bench for repeated bad behavior would end it, unless the coaches choose to ignore it and therefore condone it.
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Yes, that is unfortunate what your telling me about the facemask incident, but honestly I didn't see any of the game Friday night. But jawing with players goes on in a lot of games everywhere today.
 
South Range vs Garaway at Minerva. Looks like press boxes are about 20ft above the stadium playing surface. Seating could be tight. Also WKBN confirmed Poland will be at Louisville.
 
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SOARING-EAGLE said:
Little tidbit for everyone to dwell on. I was at the Girard game lastnight with two friends and spoke with two different parents who's sons play for Girard. They were telling me that the coach's held a practice at Girard stadium on this past Thursday in the morning and there was a scuffle between Cochran and another coach and one of the other coaches tried to break it up and Cochran punched him in the face. What a beautiful thing for these young kids for Girard to see. What a great example this coaching staff reflects on to these kids. The administration should fire all involved. I'm sure that there won't be anything done about it cause said coach has a lot of control in this town and that's so very sad.
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You should be careful believing what you hear. My son was at that practice and no one punched anyone. People like to stir the pot.
 
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POLAND, OH- Big congratulations are in order for the Poland Athletic Department, snagging one of Ohio’s top honors—the Bruce Brown Award of Excellence. This isn’t just any accolade; it’s a salute to the hard work Poland’s athletic program has put in to meet some of the highest standards in the...
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Ok being that I saw what was coming in the Struthers/Perry game (35-28 Struthers victory!) I feel obligated to give my predictions for this week.

South Range 17 - Garaway 7
Poland 7 - Manchester 0

Poland and South Range, Regional Finals, at Warren Mollenkopf Stadium!!! Ok maybe not that bold... Boardman Spartan Stadium.
 
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