{"id":5032,"date":"2019-11-08T21:48:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T02:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/?p=5032"},"modified":"2019-11-08T22:03:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T03:03:06","slug":"fighting-tigers-welcome-wellston-in-region-19-quarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/fighting-tigers-welcome-wellston-in-region-19-quarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Tigers welcome Wellston in Region 19 quarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fighting Tigers welcome Wellston in Region 19 quarters<\/p>\n<p>By Paul Boggs<\/p>\n<p>[event_scoreboard id=&#8221;1715&#8243; number=&#8221;12&#8243; align=&#8221;none&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[event_scoreboard id=&#8221;1731&#8243; number=&#8221;12&#8243; align=&#8221;none&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>If Ironton is \u2014 or even was \u2014 on a so-called \u201crevenge tour\u201d for 2019, it accomplished its initial goal.<br \/>\nThat was winning the Ohio Valley Conference championship, as the talented and highly-touted Fighting Tigers turned aside seven squads en route to rolling through the league.<\/p>\n<p>But now, of course, Ironton indeed \u2014 admittedly \u2014 has higher accomplishments in mind, such as capturing the Division V Region 19 championship\u2026and even eyeing a state title.<\/p>\n<p>[the_ad id=&#8221;2695&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The first step in the second season of its \u201ctour de revenge\u201d takes place on Saturday inside the friendly confines of Ironton\u2019s Tanks Memorial Stadium \u2014 when Wellston makes the trek down winding Route 93 for a regional quarterfinal.<br \/>\nKickoff is set for 7 p.m., on what will surely be a cold \u2014 but electric \u2014 night in Ironton.<\/p>\n<p>The 9-1 Fighting Tigers are the top-seeded club in Region 19 \u2014 having steamrolled their final two games to not only win the OVC outright, but also assure themselves of favorable siting for the remaining two regional tilts.<\/p>\n<p>The state playoffs are obviously overly-familiar for the Fighting Tiger program, as its now 35 all-time appearances are tied for second-most in Ohio High School Athletic Association history with Cincinnati Moeller.<\/p>\n<p>Only Newark Catholic, with 36 including this year, leads Moeller and Ironton.<\/p>\n<p>The Fighting Tigers are 45-32 all-time in the tournament, as they have reached the state championship game eight times \u2014 while winning titles in 1979 and 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Ironton indeed is viewed as a massive favorite for Saturday night\u2019s outcome, as the 7-3 and eighth-seeded Golden Rockets are making just their third all-time playoff appearance \u2014 with the others being in 2004 and 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Ironton head coach Trevon Pendleton, completing his second season, said his Fighting Tigers take every opponent seriously \u2014 and explained that last year\u2019s finish fuels fire for motivation this time around.<\/p>\n<p>[the_ad id=&#8221;2695&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers lost their final three games to end at 6-5, including the Region 19 quarterfinal at top-seeded and eventual state runner-up Johnstown-Monroe.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sportspress\">\t<h3 class=\"sp-staff-name\"><strong class=\"sp-staff-role\">Head Coach<\/strong> Trevon Pendleton<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-template sp-template-staff-photo sp-template-photo sp-staff-photo\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/ironton-pen-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sportspress-fit-medium size-sportspress-fit-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/ironton-pen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/ironton-pen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/ironton-pen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/ironton-pen-128x85.jpg 128w, https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/ironton-pen-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/ironton-pen.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"sp-template sp-template-staff-details sp-template-details\">\n\t<div class=\"sp-list-wrapper\"><dl class=\"sp-staff-details\"><dt>Current Team<\/dt><dd><a href=\"https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/team\/ironton\/\">Ironton<\/a><\/dd><dt>Past Teams<\/dt><dd><a href=\"https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/team\/portsmouth-west\/\">Portsmouth West<\/a><\/dd><\/dl><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sp-template sp-template-staff-contacts sp-template-details\"><div class=\"sp-list-wrapper\"><dl class=\"sp-staff-details sp-staff-contact\"><\/dl><\/div><\/div><\/div> \u201cWe\u2019re going to prepare for them (Wellston) just like we would any other opponent, and we\u2019ll be ready to play come Saturday night. We play in a lot of big games here at Ironton, and no game is going to be too big for our kids. Just understanding what it feels like to lose a playoff game more than anything, that\u2019s motivated them all year long and it\u2019s going to continue through these playoffs,\u201d said Pendleton. \u201cAnd any time our guys can play in front of the hometown crowd, they really enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wellston went 7-3 in its previous playoff campaigns, as it then lost handily in regional quarterfinals to teams near Wheeling (40-6 at Bellaire in 2004 and 41-0 at Martins Ferry).<\/p>\n<p>Some observers believe that this year\u2019s result at Ironton could be along those lines\u2026or even worse.<br \/>\nWhile Wellston first-year head coach Mike Smith knows his Golden Rockets are overwhelming underdogs, they have approached this entire season as such.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we (Wellston coaching staff) came here, we walked into a situation blind, and we didn\u2019t really know what to expect. We found out that we have a few nice athletes, we started putting some things together, and one thing has led to another. These kids have really bought into everything we\u2019ve asked them to do,\u201d said Smith. \u201cWe\u2019re absolutely tickled to death to be in the playoffs, and it\u2019s been a while since the first two. We\u2019re not even supposed to be here. So we have absolutely nothing to lose, and we\u2019re going to go down there and play as hard as we can and see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Blue and Gold\u2019s turnaround includes going from 3-7 last year to 7-3 this year, and going into its week-10 rivalry game at Vinton County with a chance to play for a share of the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division championship.<br \/>\nPart of that was a six-game winning streak in the middle of the season, as all three losses (Jackson in Division III, Athens in Division III and Vinton County in Division IV) were against larger schools.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Rockets sport just six seniors, spearheaded by four-year starter Rylan Molihan (5-9, 170, sr.), who has rushed for 1,160 yards and 11 touchdowns on 160 carries.<\/p>\n<p>[the_ad id=&#8221;2695&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sportspress sp-widget-align-none\"><div class=\"sp-template sp-template-player-details sp-template-details\"><div class=\"sp-list-wrapper\"><dl class=\"sp-player-details\"><dt>#<\/dt><dd>11<\/dd><dt>Name<\/dt><dd>Rylan Molihan<\/dd><dt>Position<\/dt><dd>2020<\/dd><dt>Current Team<\/dt><dd><a href=\"https:\/\/seohiopreps.com\/football\/team\/wellston\/\">Wellston<\/a><\/dd><dt>Leagues<\/dt><dd>SEO, TVC-Ohio<\/dd><dt>Seasons<\/dt><dd>2019<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><\/div><\/div> Molihan handles most of the kickoff and punt returns, and also has 10 receptions for 96 yards and a trip to paydirt out of the backfield.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Smith \u2014 a six-foot, five-inch, 170-pound junior \u2014 has 31 receptions for 469 yards and nine touchdowns.<br \/>\nBut Ironton\u2019s impressive, even elite, first-team defense has not allowed more than one touchdown in regulation time in any one game all season.<\/p>\n<p>Ashland, in the Fighting Tigers\u2019 lone setback, scored in overtime to prevail 16-10.<\/p>\n<p>Offensively, in the regular season, Reid Carrico carried 172 times for 13 yards shy of 1,000, and caught 13 passes for 312 yards.<br \/>\nGage Salyers, the senior quarterback, has completed 57 passes on 110 attempts for 1,173 yards and nine touchdowns \u2014 two of which last week went for 69 and 67.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at Ironton on film, you try to find a weakness, or maybe somewhere that you can attack offensively, but they are very solid. Both defensively and offensively,\u201d said Smith. \u201cThey don\u2019t make mistakes. They don\u2019t turn the ball over. They play a very well-rounded solid football game. We are going to have to play our best game to have a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith said it would aid the Golden Rockets\u2019 cause if they can force an early turnover or two and score off a short field \u2014 or even benefit from any significant penalties in which Ironton has been whistled for at times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to have to get a turnover, maybe a kickoff return, maybe a punt return, something that builds some momentum,\u201d he said. \u201cThey just have a really good team. Their backs are good, their quarterback is good, their offensive line is good, their defense is good. They don\u2019t do anything fancy, everything is just well-executed and well-coached. They are bigger than we are, and if we don\u2019t tackle well or aren\u2019t in position to make plays and stop the run, then they are going to run over us. It\u2019s going to be a tough job. Ironton is just a really nice team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is, or even was, on a so-called \u201crevenge tour\u201d for 2019.<\/p>\n<p>That second season starts Saturday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fighting Tigers welcome Wellston in Region 19 quarters By Paul Boggs [event_scoreboard id=&#8221;1715&#8243; number=&#8221;12&#8243; align=&#8221;none&#8221;] [event_scoreboard id=&#8221;1731&#8243; number=&#8221;12&#8243; align=&#8221;none&#8221;] If Ironton is \u2014 or even was \u2014 on a so-called \u201crevenge tour\u201d for 2019, it accomplished its initial goal. 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