High School Football: What happened during Week 6 of TVC-Ohio football
Friday marked the end of the most unconventional season in TVC-Ohio history. As quickly as it appeared, the regular season is over and the OHSAA playoffs are mere days away.
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Friday marked the end of the most unconventional season in TVC-Ohio history. As quickly as it appeared, the regular season is over and the OHSAA playoffs are mere days away.
Nathan White fixed his gaze on the turf of Boston Field as he held a post-game huddle with the Bulldogs. A quick few words were shared and the second-year head coach dismissed his players.
Athens’ final game of the regular season is nearly here. There is one game separating the Bulldogs from the OHSAA playoffs, and it will be against their biggest rival.
Just as competition in the Tri-Valley Conference begins to heat up, the regular season nears closer to the end.
Whether it was due to losses, or a game canceled at the last minute, September had been a winless month for the Bulldogs. They came close in their losses to Vinton County and Marietta, but it was never enough to pull through.
After last Friday’s game against Wellston was canceled, Athens is itching to get back on the field. It’ll have another shot when it travels to Pomeroy this week to face Meigs.
Joey Moore never expected to play this year. He figured he’d be at home on Friday nights while coronavirus forced Athens to forfeit its season. When he and his fellow seniors got the call that the Bulldogs were cleared to play, they couldn’t contain their excitement.
The second half of the TVC-Ohio season has begun. Some teams didn’t get a chance to play, while others are finally recouping from early losses this season. Another week is done, and The Post is back once again to fill you in on what happened this week in high school football.
Athens is facing perhaps its toughest challenge this season.
The high school football season is halfway over. Losing streaks grow longer and the postseason looms on the horizon.
Joey Moore hiked the ball on Athens’ 3-yard line with seven seconds left in the game. He passed to Brayden Whiting on his right, who then tossed the ball backward to Landon Wheatley. Wheatley darted right and tossed the ball once again to Peyton Gail. Gail sprinted along the sideline before being taken down by the 35-yard line.
Athens is ready for its first and only non-conference game of the season against Marietta on Friday.
Nathan White is finally getting his team back to a state of normalcy. He’s been waiting for it for months.
Week two of high school football has come and gone with a plethora of upsets and disappointing losses.
Sooner or later, all good things must come to an end.
Athens has not lost to Vinton County since joining the TVC-Ohio in 2008. Friday’s game could test that streak’s longevity.
A team’s performance every week matters twice as much in a season with half as many games. If a team struggles, it has finite time to correct itself or else that team's hopes for a postseason are dead before they have a chance to breathe.
Week one of high school football is in the books. It may not have come with stadiums packed with fans, but it’s the first step on the road back to a normal season.
ALBANY— Head coach Nathan White mingled with the scant crowd that had formed outside the Bulldogs’ visiting locker room at Alexander Spartans Stadium.
For the longest time, Athens’ season seemed doomed to end before it began.