Friday, October 30, 2009

Sidney 15 Troy 14 (OT)

High School Football
Home Team:
Sidney Yellowjackets
Visiting Team: Troy Trojans
Venue: Sidney Memorial Stadium
Game Time: 7:30 p.m.
Fellow Attendees:None

This game sucked. Read further thoughts here.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Piqua 13 Troy 12

High School Junior Varsity Football
Home Team:
Piqua Indians
Visiting Team: Troy Trojans
Venue: Alexander Stadium
Game Time: 10:00 a.m.
Fellow Attendees: Mom, Dad

In all my years of following high school football, this is the first time I've gone to a junior varsity game. My nephew is a sophomore linebacker who played in this game, and, being the last JV game of the year, my brother called and asked me to go. So I went.

Oh...did I mention that my nephew is a linebacker for Piqua? And that, as an alumnus of Troy, I've spent the bulk of my life cultivating a seething hatred for Piqua? Needless to say, that put me in a strange situation for this game. I wanted to see Brandon do well individually, but actually cheering for Piqua's team to win the game...well, that was a little beyond me. Had the game been against anyone but Troy I could have pulled it off, but not this one. So I just sat there (on the home side of Piqua's stadium, I might add, another bizarre element for me) and watched the game in silence, not actively rooting for either team.

I'm glad to say that Brandon did play well. He played every snap on defense, I think, and was in on quite a few tackles. He was almost always where he needed to be and looked to be pretty solid. So that's good. As for the game, well...Piqua won. Or, more accurately, Troy lost. They were up 12-0 at halftime and had quite a bit more talent than the Indians. They seemed to come unglued after the break, though, and absolutely gave the game away with penalties and turnovers.

Still, as a spectator, especially for this game, I was more interested to see what each team had than in the actual outcome. Troy had a couple of guys that looked to be pretty talented, although they'll need to buckle down and get those penalties and turnovers under control if they want to contribute on the varsity level next year. As for Piqua, their QB was a decent dual threat in the mold of most of their recent quarterbacks, but other than that it didn't look to me like they had too much, at least on the offensive side. Defensively Piqua will always be solid, talent or no, because that's their calling card. Overall, though, I didn't see anything from them to indicate that their varsity team will be getting back to their glory days anytime soon.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Troy 26 Piqua 0

High School Football
Home Team:
Troy Trojans
Visiting Team: Piqua Indians
Venue: Troy Memorial Stadium
Game Time: 7:30 p.m.
Fellow Attendees: None

Read my thoughts here.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Trotwood-Madison 25 Troy 13

High School Football
Home Team:
Trotwood-Madison Rams
Visiting Team: Troy Trojans
Venue: Bob Driver Stadium
Game Time: 7:30 p.m.
Fellow Attendees: Alex

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Friday, October 9, 2009

Troy 14 Lebanon 7

High School Football
Home Team:
Troy Trojans
Visiting Team: Lebanon Warriors
Venue: Troy Memorial Stadium
Game Time: 7:30 p.m.
Fellow Attendees: None

Read my thoughts here.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Ohio 44 Bowling Green 37

College Football
Home Team:
Bowling Green Falcons
Visiting Team: Ohio Bobcats
Venue: Doyt Perry Stadium
Game Time: 7:00 p.m.
Fellow Attendees: Brandi

This is the game that the Falcons probably should have won. Committing penalties at inopportune moments (not that there's really an opportune moment for a penalty), dropping passes in the endzone, and settling for field goals instead of touchdowns are not ingredients in the recipe for success. And yet, with all of that, BG was in this game until the end, and very nearly put a TD on the board that would have sent it to overtime. Even with the mistakes, this was a fun, entertaining game to watch.

Besides that, as much as I live and die with BGSU athletics, on this day it was just great to be back in Bowling Green. It was Homecoming, so Brandi and I went up and made a weekend out of it. Aside from the game, we also ate at some of our old haunts and had drinks at some of our favorite watering holes. I don't really miss living in the city of Bowling Green on a day-to-day basis, but I do miss being so close to the university's campus, and it's always nice to get back and spend some time.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Troy 27 Vandalia Butler 6

High School Football
Home Team:
Troy Trojans
Visiting Team: Vandalia Butler Aviators
Venue: Troy Memorial Stadium
Game Time: 7:30 p.m.
Fellow Attendees: None

Read my thoughts here.