reddevil90;817085 wrote:I hope so. Cause i want to start documenting the seasons. They should not be locked up and shown. These kids bust there rear off. And they deserve to show there kids what they accomplished. And as long as there is a YouTube there will be Campbell games up on YouTube. Also I'm gonna be Posting the State game Campbell played in 89. as heart breaking it was. It will show that Campbell should have won the game by 14. There was a lot of dropped easy catches. Also i believe with all my heart that if Campbell would have got to state in 90 they would have won.
As of last season, videotaping was permitted at Campbell Memorial Stadium. There are even some areas in the top deck of the home side bleachers where one can set up a tripod to mount a camera on. Ironton defeated Campbell in the '89 championship game because Campbell made mistakes early, including a fumble deep in its own territory in the first quarter. Ironton turned one of those mistakes into a touchdown a few plays later. Ironton's other touchdown was a perfect pass. The Campbell kid had it well covered. The pass was just right on the money. The pass hit the kid right in the hands and in stride. I can never fault our DB's coverage on that play.
Ironton also stopped the vaunted Campbell sweep and did a great job of containing Shawn Patton. I believe he rushed for around 50 yards or so for the entire game. I do know that Demond Drayton was the leading rusher. Toby Walker did not get a single carry in the game.
I did hear that Patton broke his nose early in the game and it affected his play. There were a few dropped passes by the Red Devils. But I believe Ironton won the game because they stopped the Campbell sweep and contained Campbell's speed. And they also did a decent job limiting the yardage on the Campbell belly plays. Coach Rozum went with his bread and butter back in Patton. And Ironton stopped him. If you watch the Ironton defense, Ironton used one of their linebackers, # 36 Brownstead, to "spy" Patton. Make no mistake about it, Ironton was a very good team. From my perspective, it would be great for Campbell to play Ironton during the regular season. I know it's a long trip. But the game could be played on a Saturday. Sign a two year contract where each team plays at home. The basketball team has been going down to Ironton for the past few years. Ironton would be a much better opponent for Campbell than a team like Ashtabula Edgewood.
The 1990 game vs. Loudonville was another story altogether. I seem to remember QB Huleo Gore breaking off a long run deep into Loudonville territory in the first half. The play was nullified because of an illegal and totally unnecessary block downfield by one of the Campbell receivers. Loudonville also got a huge break in the second half when on a punt attempt the snap went over the punters head. The punter picked up the loose ball and ran for a first down and then some, deep into Campbell territory. A few plays later Loundonville scored a touchdown and then converted a faked kick placement into a two point conversion. Coach Rozum stated that the long gain on the punt attempt was due to a breakdown of responsibility on the play. On this night, the better team lost. But give credit to the Loudonville defense because they contained McCullough and Drayton enough to where they did not break off a long gainer.
It would be great to see Campbell become the state powerhouse they were in 1989 and 1990. To do that, the Red Devils need to improve a great deal on defense. On offense, the talent is there to make a deep run in the playoffs. Also, I feel that in order to win a state championship a team needs to be able to pass the ball effectively along with having a good running game. The days of just run, run, and more run and winning a state championship with a one dimensional offense are over.
