PHOTO GALLERY: Hillsboro completes 1st scrimmage of '19 preseason at Unioto
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Indians went on the road for their first football scrimmage of the 2019 preseason on Monday, facing the Unioto Shermans of the Scioto Valley Conference.
The Indians and Shermans each played multiple series of offense and defense in 10-play sequences, plus held a regular played scrimmage between the two schools.
This was the first of three scrimmages for the Indians, as they are scheduled to host the Blanchester Wildcats on Friday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. which is Meet the Team night and the annual fish fry game. That will be followed a week later with the Indians' final preseason scrimmage on Friday, Aug. 23 at Batavia at 7 p.m.
The Indians are coming off a season where they were co-Frontier Athletic Conference (FAC) champions, sharing the title with the Jackson Ironmen in 2018, with each team having a 4-1 record in the FAC.
For the ’18 season, Hillsboro finished 9-2 overall, playing the the Division III State Playoffs where they lost in the opening round to Eastmoor Academy by a 34-14 score.
Last season the Indians totaled 446 points, while allowing just 238, going 3-1 at home and 6-1 on the road.
The Indians will kick off the 2019 regular season on Friday, Aug. 30 when they are scheduled to host the Western Brown Broncos at Richards Memorial Field at 7 p.m. Last season, the Indians defeated the Broncos, 30-28 as HHS has won the past two meetings.
The Indians and Shermans each played multiple series of offense and defense in 10-play sequences, plus held a regular played scrimmage between the two schools.
This was the first of three scrimmages for the Indians, as they are scheduled to host the Blanchester Wildcats on Friday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. which is Meet the Team night and the annual fish fry game. That will be followed a week later with the Indians' final preseason scrimmage on Friday, Aug. 23 at Batavia at 7 p.m.
The Indians are coming off a season where they were co-Frontier Athletic Conference (FAC) champions, sharing the title with the Jackson Ironmen in 2018, with each team having a 4-1 record in the FAC.
For the ’18 season, Hillsboro finished 9-2 overall, playing the the Division III State Playoffs where they lost in the opening round to Eastmoor Academy by a 34-14 score.
Last season the Indians totaled 446 points, while allowing just 238, going 3-1 at home and 6-1 on the road.
The Indians will kick off the 2019 regular season on Friday, Aug. 30 when they are scheduled to host the Western Brown Broncos at Richards Memorial Field at 7 p.m. Last season, the Indians defeated the Broncos, 30-28 as HHS has won the past two meetings.