soupcitysoldier;1647126 wrote:Campbell Memorial travels to Struthers for the 84th meeting between the teams. Campbell leads the all time series 43-37-3. The series began in 1925 with a Struthers victory. Struthers would rattle off three straight victories to start the series. In 1930, Struthers produced one of its greatest teams and drubbed Campbell 33-0. For the time period, it was considered Struthers ran up the score on Campbell. After the 1930 drubbing, Campbell would not lose again to Struthers until 1948. The annual meeting was cancelled in 1933 for reasons that seem to have become more myth than truth. According to the Youngstown Telegram, Struthers principal declared "Seven serious injuries to our players in the game with your team Saturday as certified by a practicing physician speak for themselves." Campbell head coach Dick Barrett responded in the paper "I think Struthers' action is the cheapest way to alibi a defeat I have ever witnessed". The rivalry begins. The series returned the following year. The game was not played in 1933, 1941, and from 1994-1997. This hard fought battle has seen its fair share of dominant streaks by both teams. Campbell dominating the series in the 30s, 40s, 50s, and Struthers returning the favor in the 60s and 70s. The early 80s were owned by Struthers and Campbell took hold of the series in the late 80s and early 90s. More recently Struthers has had a decided edge over Campbell taking 8 of the last 10 contests. Coach Ed Rozum returns to the series and takes a 9-6 series record into the game. His teams have scored 310 points against Struthers and have given up 251 to the Wildcats. He looks to rebuild a program that had its worst season in 5 years in 2013. Struthers looks to build on a playoff appearance last year and continue their recent dominance in the series. Campbell's last league title was 2011 and Struthers last took home a crown in 1997. Struthers owns a 3-5 playoff record, and Campbell has played to the tune of 7-8 in the playoffs. Struthers has produced 2 winning seasons in the last 13 years, compared to Campbell's 6. Struthers is currently in a much better position for the future with a good, passionate coach that has the Wildcats believing again. Coach Rozum is at his 4th attempt to resurrect the Devils to shades of past glory.
Great write up. Fairly nonbiased, coming from a Campbell guy and all.
It kind of stinks that this site is a ghost town. Ever thought about jumping over to Yappy (misspelled on purpose) or JJ's? There's way more people from around the 330 on those sites...
This will probably get wiped out.
