The lights are out on Friday's
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The lights have gone out for the year on Friday nights in Highland County, and this sports editor is saddened by that fact of life.
I can’t believe the season is already finished. Where did the time go?
It still feels like yesterday when I was watching teams scrimmage, preparing for the season. I even watched a couple practices, and now it is over, and the winter sports season is on the way.
Before I dive into basketball season, we all should take a look back at what was one of the most memorable football seasons in the past couple years.
The Hillsboro Indians, under new head coach Brian Spicer, brought the Indian pride back to the gridiron with an 8-2 mark, with a push to the playoffs that came up a few spots short. Nonetheless, it was still the most successful season since ’05 and was a stepping stone toward future productive seasons.
The Tribe tied for a second place finish in the South Central Ohio League with a finish of 4-2 in six league games. The Tribe also went undefeated on the road, finishing a perfect 5-0.
What can you say that hasn’t already been said about the play of senior running back Airic Steagall?
His final game of his high school football career was probably his best one.
Steagall entered the season as one of the leaders of the team, and in my opinion, he sure did one heck of a job. The Rotary Bowl game against rival McClain was a Steagall performance that should be remembered by all local sports fans, with him rushing for 348 yards and four touchdowns.
The ’09 version of the Indians had a different swagger about them this season, that I’ve personally never witnessed in my three previous seasons of covering the Tribe.
You could just tell when this team was on the field, they were there to play, win or lose, they were going to play with everything they had, and not stop until the final whistle sounded.
The McClain Tigers had a successful season this year in the fact they upgraded their defense and doubled their win total from last year, so there was improvement by the Tigers.
Injures and illness stopped the successful start by the Tigers, who jumped out to a 3-0 mark, but then they had a few road blocks along the way.
I was proud of the Tigers in the fact, the always said they believed, and except for the exception of maybe three games, were usually in the game come the final 12 minutes. The team never quit, no matter what the score was, and that is something that can be used away from the football field.
My favorite Tiger moment of the season was when they defeated league rival Washington in what was, probably the toughest football game I watched all season.
Both HHS and MHS possess some of the most respectful high school students in the area.
I’ve ever spoken with and to all of them I want to thank you for making my job easier and your respective communities should take pride in the type of student-athletes, in all sports, that they have representing their local high schools.
In fact, that goes for every sport, and all five county schools.
So with that I guess it is time to get ready for winter, get my basketball facts in check and flip the switch off on another fall sports season in Highland County.
Stephen Forsha is the sports editor for The Highland County Press.[[In-content Ad]]
I can’t believe the season is already finished. Where did the time go?
It still feels like yesterday when I was watching teams scrimmage, preparing for the season. I even watched a couple practices, and now it is over, and the winter sports season is on the way.
Before I dive into basketball season, we all should take a look back at what was one of the most memorable football seasons in the past couple years.
The Hillsboro Indians, under new head coach Brian Spicer, brought the Indian pride back to the gridiron with an 8-2 mark, with a push to the playoffs that came up a few spots short. Nonetheless, it was still the most successful season since ’05 and was a stepping stone toward future productive seasons.
The Tribe tied for a second place finish in the South Central Ohio League with a finish of 4-2 in six league games. The Tribe also went undefeated on the road, finishing a perfect 5-0.
What can you say that hasn’t already been said about the play of senior running back Airic Steagall?
His final game of his high school football career was probably his best one.
Steagall entered the season as one of the leaders of the team, and in my opinion, he sure did one heck of a job. The Rotary Bowl game against rival McClain was a Steagall performance that should be remembered by all local sports fans, with him rushing for 348 yards and four touchdowns.
The ’09 version of the Indians had a different swagger about them this season, that I’ve personally never witnessed in my three previous seasons of covering the Tribe.
You could just tell when this team was on the field, they were there to play, win or lose, they were going to play with everything they had, and not stop until the final whistle sounded.
The McClain Tigers had a successful season this year in the fact they upgraded their defense and doubled their win total from last year, so there was improvement by the Tigers.
Injures and illness stopped the successful start by the Tigers, who jumped out to a 3-0 mark, but then they had a few road blocks along the way.
I was proud of the Tigers in the fact, the always said they believed, and except for the exception of maybe three games, were usually in the game come the final 12 minutes. The team never quit, no matter what the score was, and that is something that can be used away from the football field.
My favorite Tiger moment of the season was when they defeated league rival Washington in what was, probably the toughest football game I watched all season.
Both HHS and MHS possess some of the most respectful high school students in the area.
I’ve ever spoken with and to all of them I want to thank you for making my job easier and your respective communities should take pride in the type of student-athletes, in all sports, that they have representing their local high schools.
In fact, that goes for every sport, and all five county schools.
So with that I guess it is time to get ready for winter, get my basketball facts in check and flip the switch off on another fall sports season in Highland County.
Stephen Forsha is the sports editor for The Highland County Press.[[In-content Ad]]