Little Ram

I would be really surprised to see Duvall play. I really doubt he will IMO.

Bath runs what Bath runs: line every one up foot-to-foot and try to out flank you. Bath has some BIG dudes. FB is 300+lbs and is hard to bring down. Swartz is the likely winner for the district player of the year. However, Bath’s defense is porous and sometimes confused. I think Russell will do as they please offensively, as long as they don’t shoot themselves in the foot like they did against Lewis. Russell is going to have to step up defensively and play physical. Russell’s defense has played tremendously the last three weeks, although against inferior opponents. I think this game will be very close at halftime, but Russell pulls away late in the third. Russell 35 Bath 14

I think Russell runs away with this one, similar to the Pendelton score. Russell will look to continue on working in their passing game much like they did against Pendelton. Good luck to both teams. Russell 49 Lewis 13

I agree. That incident sucked all the football life out of the game. I don’t know what the third quarter was.

I’m taking Lacks from Raceland any day. The kid is an absolute stud and is hard to bring down. One of the best backs I’ve seen come through Raceland since the Denton/Carver days.

I was speaking of the incident by Clark and meant to say I hope Stump gets to play against Bath County. My apologies.

All three are brothers. Senior Casey Clark ejected in the third. Mental mistake by a key, senior leader on the OL/DL. Stump is a big loss if X-rays/MRIs come back positive for an injury. Prayers for him and hope he gets to play on senior night. Another important district won for the Devils. Congratulations!

I agree. Between now and Bath County, they CANNOT overlook struggling Pendleton and Lewis or they might just come out with a shocking L. Russell is better than both, but can not have any lapses.

Big RAM win! Questionable offensive calls in the last quarter for the Rams but did what they needed to do for the W. Refs seemed a bit confused at times and couldn’t make up their minds. Congratulations to the Rams! Big Win.

Great game for the Devils defense. The D-line let a couple QB scrambles get away but the secondary was on lockdown all night. Congratulations to the Devils on a big district win.

Yes, he was very upset. He knew this injury would lurk all season, but one little mishap can put him out for awhile. He’s very tough and Russell football means a lot to him, you can tell. If Russell comes out with the effort they had against Ashland, it will be ugly. If they come out with the effort they gave agianst Ironton, it could be a great W for the Devils.

Russell JV has played very well this year. Hopefully, Russell can find some leadership in this group for the coming years. There are some great players on this JV team. Congratulations to Russell's JV.

What I have heard is that Russell's OL/DL is full go this week. I know Jon Giles did not play last week but is available this week. I think Russell is much better up front than WC. WC has a lot of athletes, especially the RB, #21. He has a lot of speed and utilizes his vision well. I think Russell's DL is much better than WC's OL. WC's defense plays fast and physical; they run to the ball well. I think WC will try to run outside on the Red Devil defense and try to pick apart the secondary, as the QB is pretty good as well. Last year, Russell was able to do as they wished on offense and I think it will be more of the same in the running game. I know many WC fans have publicly said it is "their year" to get the Devils, but I think they fall short in the second half: Russell 35 West Carter 14 But much closer at half.

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Congratulations to the Devils on getting their first, much needed win. Russell could have played much better against Ashland if they decided to show up like they did against Ironton and/or Boyd. BC just looked like they lacked athletes. Had some great players: 54, 3, 9, and even 70 was a dang good player. Good luck to Boyd the rest of the year. As for Russell, lots of work to do before win the district. Congratulations Devils, well-deserved.

This is the game Russell finally gets a W. In a perfect world, Russell should be 2-1, at best, and should be 1-2 coming into this game. Nevertheless, this isn’t the case. I think Russell runs away with this one. I think Russell finally puts up some crooked numbers on the scoreboard and hold Boyd to only a couple scores. Russell 42 Boyd 14

Well, I could not have been any more wrong about this one. Russell looked like they went into Putnam already defeated. I’m not sure where that came from as they looked completely different last night as they did against Ironton. I believe Russell is still trying to find an identity and some leadership. What is really nice for Russell is their next 6 games. They have an opportunity to go on a 6 game winning streak before meeting with the Rams in the Rail Cities Bowl. Congratulations to Ashland. A very good team that can be very dangerous come October and November.

Any word on if Jones is playing?

If Russell plays with the same energy and competitiveness as they did against Ironton, and without the turnovers, this could be a great game. We will see.

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Jones did play week 1, against a struggling, run-it-down-your-throat Harlan County. I watched most of the game and he did not play as much as the other starters. He played well and physical, but I did not know how good he really is because Harlan County's line is struggling. Good luck to him in recovering from his injury, and I hope he can get back soon. He's a heck of a defensive lineman.

I don’t think Ironton is very good offensively. They scored one touchdown offensively and that came under two minutes in the fourth when Russell had no timeouts and looked to be trying to strip the ball. Ironton moved the ball, but couldn’t get into the red zone very often. Russell’s offense almost moved the ball willingly, but hurt themselves with 2 fumbles (one under four minutes in the fourth quarter, inside the 35, down 9-7) and a blocked punt for a TD. Russell’s offensive and defensive line dominated that game, and there’s no doubt about that. However, Russell did give up a sack, and had a few hurries on the QB that needs to be resolved. And onto the blocked punt, I have heard that issue will be resolved, if it hasn’t been already. Coach Maynard doesn’t start the season 0-2 very often, and I don’t think he will let his team and staff start 0-3. I think there’s an edge this week. There should be anyways.

I believe people aren’t giving Greenup County enough credit. GC is a good football team, and we will all figure out this week just how good they really are. In the Ironton game, Russell absolutely dominated that game, and ultimately beat themselves. Not to mention, every one thinks Ashland is going to roll in this game, and they should, but there could be a sense of “let’s work on next week” at Ashland. I’m thinking it’s going to be a good game between these two teams. 44, the big TE/DE and 6, WR, are both out for Ashland, which hurts. Also, their best defensive lineman hasn’t had game snaps yet, which can also hurt. I think this will be a closer game than what people think @LRCW. Ashland may very well win big, but I just have a “hunch” it’ll be closer to a 14 point game.

Heard one came from Ohio....