Athens Football: Athens easily handles rival Alexander
Athens steamrolled in-county rival Alexander 50-0 at Holzer Field on Friday night, but coach Ryan Adams felt that his Bulldogs could have played even better.
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Athens steamrolled in-county rival Alexander 50-0 at Holzer Field on Friday night, but coach Ryan Adams felt that his Bulldogs could have played even better.
When Athens travels down the road to face rival Alexander and start conference play this Friday, it will carry an advantage that could be too much for the Spartans to overcome.
Athens' Gauge Penrod's eyes were locked in on the football. The instant the ball moved, he exploded out of his three-point stance and began his hunt for the quarterback.
Last week, the Bulldogs walked off Jim Mayo Memorial Field with their heads down. Athens' heartbreaking last-minute defeat to Fairland was gut-wrenching, but after the players finished their postgame meal, they walked to the buses in silence with determined look on their faces.
Athens is two weeks into the 2018 season, and with a 1-1 record, it's shown some good and some bad. Here are The Post’s observations of the Bulldogs after week two.
Football landing page week one.
When Athens coach Ryan Adams left Jim Mayo Memorial Stadium after Week five of 2013, he hoped that he would never return. His undefeated Bulldogs had beaten Fairland 55-46 in an exciting game that was overshadowed by a hostile environment.
R. Basil Rutter Field will have a football game played on it this Friday, but it will not feature the Athens Bulldogs.
Athens defensive back Logan Maxwell slowly backpedaled and waited patiently for his opportunity. Warren quarterback Brandon Simonette — off his back foot to avoid the pressure that was in his face all night — heaved the ball towards Athens’ sideline. Despite the ball sitting in the sky for what felt like minutes and the cluster of people waiting for the it to drop, Maxfield came down with it with one hand.
Freshman receiver Jerome Buckner laid still on the Peden Stadium turf during last Friday’s practice, his right knee evaluated by Ohio’s training staff as teammates watched. Buckner’s injury labeled him as the third Bobcats receiver to face injury during fall camp.
For Javon Hagan, patience and attitude are essential to playmaking, which is essential to winning a Mid-American Conference championship.
Ohio’s weekend series at Bob Wren Stadium was its first home series of the 2018 season. Ohio didn’t disappoint in its homecoming and won two out of three games over Northern Illinois.
Ohio coach Rob Smith sent five pitchers to the mound for the Bobcats' second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against Northern Illinois. Not a single one came back win the win.