Published November 07, 2009 01:33 am - Paying another visit to the variety store...
Trivia question Ashtabula County had four high school football teams finish with at least a .500 record this season.
A Don McCormack column: County 11s are headed in right direction
DON McCORMACK Star Beacon
Paying another visit to the variety store...
Trivia question
Ashtabula County had four high school football teams finish with at least a .500 record this season.
Geneva (8-2), Edgewood (7-3), Grand Valley (6-4) and Lakeside (5-5) all finished at the break-even mark or better this fall.
When was the last season that happened?
Answer below.
Progress made
With the 2009 high school football season nothing but a memory for the 10 area teams, let’s take one final look at how Ashtabula County’s programs fared when compared to recent history.
The current group of active programs — Conneaut, Edgewood, Geneva, Grand Valley, Jefferson and Pymatuning Valley — came to fruition when ancient rivals Ashtabula and Harbor were consolidated to form Lakeside, starting with the fall of 2001. SS. John and Paul did not field a football team this fall because of a lack of players.
For the active seven programs, the 2009 season was the best since they became this group back in 2001.
Ashtabula County teams finished 32-38 (.457). On the surface, that record is anything but spectacular.
However, when you consider that just two seasons ago the same seven programs compiled only 20 victories between them, it means progress is being made.
Well before the 2009 season kicked off, one of the county head coaches spoke to be about how he and his colleagues are attempting to change the culture of the football programs in the county.
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