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Ashland scores on 1st play of 2nd quarter. Ashland 14 Greenup County 0 11:54 2nd

Ashland 7 Greenup County 0 End of 1st

Ashland scores 21 unanswered after going down 14-0 early. Big win for the Tomcats.

Garrett? Hester? Pittman?

Is this a "my dad can beat up your dad" thread now? :lol2::lol2:

This should be a really good game. Russell and Ashland are a lot alike. Both teams have two really good backs, good offensive and defensive lines, and not much of a passing game. I'm going to give Russell the edge in this one because they are playing at home, and I believe they are a little more physical than Ashland, and possibly a little more hungry given how this series has gone the last few years. I believe Ashland has won the last 4. Russell 21 Ashland 13

Russell 42 Greenup County 14

Ironton................ Ashland 1st Downs ...8 .....13 Rushes/Yards.....34/132 ......49/312 Comp/Att/Int .....5/10/2 ......4/9/0 Passing Yards......96 ...... 22 Fumbles-Lost...... 4-2 ..... 2-2 Punts-Average.....3-40.7 .... 3-33.0 Penalties-Yards.... 6-74 ..... 5-34

Congrats to the Tomcats.

Ashland had two touchdowns called back, and gave Wheelersburg a touchdown on a muffed punt. Ashland was the better team, but the better team doesn't always win, especially when you cross the Ohio river.

I agree with you that the Pirates seem to be a little down from the past few years, but if Ashland goes over there and gets beat then we can probably say that Russell may be favored to win the district with how well they played at Ironton this past week.

Ashland is actually on the road this week, and that makes a huge difference, playing in Ohio. I believe this week will give us a much better idea of exactly what kind of team the Tomcats have this year.

Ashland rushed for 269 yards (Hester 26-174, Pittman 13-83) while holding George Washington to minus 3 yards rushing, and passed for 148 yards compared to GW's 250 yards passing.

Ashland improves to 3-0. Travel to Wheelersburg (OH) next Friday.

Ashland 49 George Washington 10 11:46 4th

Ashland 42 George Washington 10 2:22 3rd

Ashland 35 George Washington 10 2:51 3rd

Ashland 35 George Washington 3 5:55 3rd

Ashland 28 George Washington 3 Halftime

Ashland 21 George Washington 3 7:32 2nd

Ashland 14 George Washington 0 4:10 1st quarter

This was win number 700 in Tomcat history. Ashland is one of only 9 schools in the state to reach the 700 win mark.

This game was 41-0 and a running clock at halftime. Boyd County seems to be improved this year. I hope they can get their football program back to competitive again. I really miss the old days when these two teams battled it out. Ashland has won the last 17 meetings between the two schools.

Unofficial rushing totals. 218 for Hester 123 for Pittman.

Nice road win to start the season for the Tomcats.