purple_rein wrote:
That 1994 Steubenville team beat a star studded DeSales team in what was at the time considered a big upset at least in Columbus. I would have thought for sure that the winner of that game would go on to win states.
It may have been an upset to people in Columbus who were not aware of how good that Big Red team was, but it certainly wasn't an upset to anyone who had seen us that year. We pounded every team we played up to that game.
The week after Boardman beat Ignatius (who eventually won a state title), we totally dominated Boardman. I think we were up five touchdowns at halftime. Woodland Hills -- who was also very highly touted -- got the same treatment in Week 1.
That was one of the greatest Big Red teams of the Reno era. The real shocker that year was that West Branch was able to come back from being down 21-0 and beat us. That was one of the biggest upsets in the history of the OHSAA, as far as I'm concerned.
That Big Red team beating ANYONE, however, would not have been an upset. I thought that we were the best team in the state, any division, in 1994. That DeSales team was great, as well, and everyone in the state figured that it would decide the state title. Maybe that is what led to our second half meltdown the following week?