Return Visit
Published 1:14 am Monday, November 16, 2009
It’s right back to where we were.
The Ironton Fighting Tigers are heading back to Nelsonville-York High School to play the Coshocton Redskins in the Division IV Region 15 championship game.
Ironton (10-2) beat Heath 20-1 in overtime on Saturday in the Region 15 semifinals at Nelsonville. The Fighting Tigers also played a regular season game at Nelsonville-York High School last season as they beat the Buckeyes 43-28.
Ironton and Coshocton have met five previous times, twice in the playoffs. The Fighting Tigers hold a 3-2 lead in the series including wins in both playoff games.
The Fighting Tigers won 20-0 in 1987 at Ohio University and 27-6 in 2000 at Groveport.
Coshocton won 7-6 in 1957 and 8-0 in 1968. Ironton won 15-6 at Coshocton in its 1986 opening game.
The Div. IV Region 13 title game will have Chagrin Falls (12-0) facing Peninsula Woodridge (10-2) at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium.
Ottawa-Glandorf (10-2) plays Orrville (9-3) in the Region 14 championship at Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin.
Defending Div. IV state champion Kettering Archbishop Alter (12-0) plays Clarksville Clinton-Massie at Centerville Stadium in the Region 16 championship.
The state semifinals match teams according to their proximity.
Ironton would probably play the winner of the Alter and Clinton-Massie game.
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Regional Championships
7 p.m. Saturday
Region 13
1 Chagrin Falls (12-0) vs. 6 Peninsula Woodridge (10-2), Twinsburg Tiger Stadium
Region 14
5 Ottawa-Glandorf (10-2) vs. 3 Orrville (9-3), Tiffin Frost-Kalnow Stadium
Region 15
5 Coshocton (10-2) vs. 2 Ironton (10-2), Nelsonville-York Boston Stadium
Region 16
1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (12-0), 2 Kettering Archbishop Alter (12-0), Centerville Stadium
What: Div. 4 Region 15 Championship
Where: Nelsonville-York H.S.
Time: 7 p.m. Saturday
Coaches: Bob Lutz, Ironton; Marty Arganbright, Coshocton
Series: Ironton leads 3-2
Records: Ironton 10-2, Coshocton 10-2
Radio: WIRO, 1230-AM