The Rivalry-Rich Football of Southeastern Ohio

[peake71]

The Peake vs Fairland in any sport. Use to have bonfires on Thursday before game. You would pass each other on the way to the other team's school and eggs, rocks and bricks were thrown.

[Mad-Dogg]

Not so much the last few yrs of the series but burg - ports has seen it’s share of heated games. I wish that series would pick back up. A couple big ones come to mind for me. One in the early 90s when only four teams from each region made the playoffs burg came into the historic spartan stadium 9-0 ranked like one or two in the state to take on like a 2-7 or 3-6 trojan team and got beat knocking them out of playoff contention. The burg had to have a police escort home.

Another game was my freshman yr in 97. Some burg students painted a old station wagon orange and black and drove it to spartan. They came out and the windows were broken.

Two games come to mind that was not heated but still stand out in my mind. One in 2004. Ports leading 7-0 late in the game and was driving with the chance to go up 14-0. They line up in passing formation first and goal on like the 8 yard line and we picked the ball off taking it to the house.

My fav game of all time was in 2009. Just the 2nd game at the new trojan colliseum. The burg hands them their first loss in the new diggs 68-14

[ravensfan09]

I like the Ironton/Ashland rivalry. I understand that its been very one sided recently, but it has been a great series.

I think Burg/West is another that is turning into a great rivalry. Seems like that game decides the SOC most years. Waverly is coming on though.

[55buckeyes98]

I would say we don't still have beef with Miller from 97/98. I think they are a little lucky we didn't finish that game because NY would have been out for some revenge for the actions that took place at halftime. Buckeyes might have been able to move on a little bit faster if the game would have been finished. There was one senior on Miller's team that year that grew up in Nelsonville and played with that Senior class, he played in the all-star game with the NY boys. The whole situation was a mess. Miller was talking trash only down 13-0 which NY kids didn't back down then all of a sudden from no where someone swung a helmet, chaos ensued. It's a good story to tell, but really it was over after it happened. I don't think that many NY and Miller players even knew one another for it to last any longer than that year, but NY kids haven't forgot about it for sure.

[ravensfan09]

I would say we don't still have beef with Miller from 97/98. I think they are a little lucky we didn't finish that game because NY would have been out for some revenge for the actions that took place at halftime. Buckeyes might have been able to move on a little bit faster if the game would have been finished. There was one senior on Miller's team that year that grew up in Nelsonville and played with that Senior class, he played in the all-star game with the NY boys. The whole situation was a mess. Miller was talking trash only down 13-0 which NY kids didn't back down then all of a sudden from no where someone swung a helmet, chaos ensued. It's a good story to tell, but really it was over after it happened. I don't think that many NY and Miller players even knew one another for it to last any longer than that year, but NY kids haven't forgot about it for sure.

Nelsonville has 2 rivals. Trimble and Athens.

[Pa Trojan]

portsmouth-Ironton............

[Orange and Brown]

I would say we don't still have beef with Miller from 97/98. I think they are a little lucky we didn't finish that game because NY would have been out for some revenge for the actions that took place at halftime. Buckeyes might have been able to move on a little bit faster if the game would have been finished. There was one senior on Miller's team that year that grew up in Nelsonville and played with that Senior class, he played in the all-star game with the NY boys. The whole situation was a mess. Miller was talking trash only down 13-0 which NY kids didn't back down then all of a sudden from no where someone swung a helmet, chaos ensued. It's a good story to tell, but really it was over after it happened. I don't think that many NY and Miller players even knew one another for it to last any longer than that year, but NY kids haven't forgot about it for sure.

We play them in every sport accept Varsity Football.
99.9% of today's kids don't even know about that game.

[OSU22]

I would say we don't still have beef with Miller from 97/98. I think they are a little lucky we didn't finish that game because NY would have been out for some revenge for the actions that took place at halftime. Buckeyes might have been able to move on a little bit faster if the game would have been finished. There was one senior on Miller's team that year that grew up in Nelsonville and played with that Senior class, he played in the all-star game with the NY boys. The whole situation was a mess. Miller was talking trash only down 13-0 which NY kids didn't back down then all of a sudden from no where someone swung a helmet, chaos ensued. It's a good story to tell, but really it was over after it happened. I don't think that many NY and Miller players even knew one another for it to last any longer than that year, but NY kids haven't forgot about it for sure.

We play them in every sport accept Varsity Football.
99.9% of today's kids don't even know about that game.

Yea believe me when Miller comes to mind, the fight doesn't even register with NY anymore.

[NYBuckeye96]

NY and Miller have played each other 19 times, and NY leads the all-time series 17-2. Notice the scores from those games, most were blowouts and Miller never scored a single point in 12 of those games. No game has been played since the infamous '97 game. Geographic proximity would be the only way this could ever be considered a rivalry.

1970 Miller (H) 18-0
1971 Nelsonville-York (A) 20-0
1972 Nelsonville-York (H) 56-0
1973 Nelsonville-York (A) 48-0
1974 Nelsonville-York (H) 34-0
1980 Miller (A) 22-20
1981 Nelsonville-York (H) 41-0
1982 Nelsonville-York (A) 45-0
1983 Nelsonville-York (H) 25-0
1984 Nelsonville-York (A) 35-0
1985 Nelsonville-York (H) 53-6
1986 Nelsonville-York (A) 28-9
1987 Nelsonville-York (H) 24-15
1988 Nelsonville-York (A) 16-13
1989 Nelsonville-York (H) 36-0
1990 Nelsonville-York (A) 52-14
1991 Nelsonville-York (H) 43-0
1992 Nelsonville-York (A) 34-0
1997 Nelsonville-York (A) 13-0

[ravensfan09]

NY and Miller have played each other 19 times, and NY leads the all-time series 17-2. Notice the scores from those games, most were blowouts and Miller never scored a single point in 12 of those games. No game has been played since the infamous '97 game. Geographic proximity would be the only way this could ever be considered a rivalry.

1970 Miller (H) 18-0
1971 Nelsonville-York (A) 20-0
1972 Nelsonville-York (H) 56-0
1973 Nelsonville-York (A) 48-0
1974 Nelsonville-York (H) 34-0
1980 Miller (A) 22-20
1981 Nelsonville-York (H) 41-0
1982 Nelsonville-York (A) 45-0
1983 Nelsonville-York (H) 25-0
1984 Nelsonville-York (A) 35-0
1985 Nelsonville-York (H) 53-6
1986 Nelsonville-York (A) 28-9
1987 Nelsonville-York (H) 24-15
1988 Nelsonville-York (A) 16-13
1989 Nelsonville-York (H) 36-0
1990 Nelsonville-York (A) 52-14
1991 Nelsonville-York (H) 43-0
1992 Nelsonville-York (A) 34-0
1997 Nelsonville-York (A) 13-0

Bigger rival for Nelsonville...Trimble or Athens?

[OSU22]

NY and Miller have played each other 19 times, and NY leads the all-time series 17-2. Notice the scores from those games, most were blowouts and Miller never scored a single point in 12 of those games. No game has been played since the infamous '97 game. Geographic proximity would be the only way this could ever be considered a rivalry.

1970 Miller (H) 18-0
1971 Nelsonville-York (A) 20-0
1972 Nelsonville-York (H) 56-0
1973 Nelsonville-York (A) 48-0
1974 Nelsonville-York (H) 34-0
1980 Miller (A) 22-20
1981 Nelsonville-York (H) 41-0
1982 Nelsonville-York (A) 45-0
1983 Nelsonville-York (H) 25-0
1984 Nelsonville-York (A) 35-0
1985 Nelsonville-York (H) 53-6
1986 Nelsonville-York (A) 28-9
1987 Nelsonville-York (H) 24-15
1988 Nelsonville-York (A) 16-13
1989 Nelsonville-York (H) 36-0
1990 Nelsonville-York (A) 52-14
1991 Nelsonville-York (H) 43-0
1992 Nelsonville-York (A) 34-0
1997 Nelsonville-York (A) 13-0

Bigger rival for Nelsonville...Trimble or Athens?

Depends......All Time? Trimble.....Last decade? I'd say Athens.
If you look at games between Trimble and NY over the last 10 years there have only been 2 close games, the others were runaways.

Athens & NY come down to it EVERY year. The game determines so much and playing week 10 gives it even more hype. Literally since Athens came into the league the games between them and NY have been great.

[NYBuckeye96]

Bigger rival for Nelsonville...Trimble or Athens?

I think Athens is bigger. It's week 10 and for a conference championship in most years. Plus, the Athens rivalry is decades older. Trimble is definately a rivalry game, but I would rank Athens as NY's top rival.

[ravensfan09]

Bigger rival for Nelsonville...Trimble or Athens?

I think Athens is bigger. It's week 10 and for a conference championship in most years. Plus, the Athens rivalry is decades older. Trimble is definately a rivalry game, but I would rank Athens as NY's top rival.

The Athens game definitely has more riding on it. Conference title and playoff birth!

[koondoger]

Bigger rival for Nelsonville...Trimble or Athens?

I think Athens is bigger. It's week 10 and for a conference championship in most years. Plus, the Athens rivalry is decades older. Trimble is definately a rivalry game, but I would rank Athens as NY's top rival.

The Athens game definitely has more riding on it. Conference title and playoff birth!

NY and Athens might be bigger if Rusty wasn't from Trimble. But Fat Phil hates losing to Rusty, and Rusty knows that. So at this time NY v. Trimble is the hottest thing going. It'll be another dandy next year with Wilburn having some help for a change. If Phil or Rusty ever step down the rivalry will lose some of the heat and Athens/NY may overtake the lead again.

[ravensfan09]

I think Athens is bigger. It's week 10 and for a conference championship in most years. Plus, the Athens rivalry is decades older. Trimble is definately a rivalry game, but I would rank Athens as NY's top rival.

The Athens game definitely has more riding on it. Conference title and playoff birth!

NY and Athens might be bigger if Rusty wasn't from Trimble. But Fat Phil hates losing to Rusty, and Rusty knows that. So at this time NY v. Trimble is the hottest thing going. It'll be another dandy next year with Wilburn having some help for a change. If Phil or Rusty ever step down the rivalry will lose some of the heat and Athens/NY may overtake the lead again.

I would say the bigger game is the Athens game. There is so much more riding on the Athens game. Nelsonville is starting to have some really gokd ganes with Vinton County as well.

[koondoger]

The Athens game definitely has more riding on it. Conference title and playoff birth!

NY and Athens might be bigger if Rusty wasn't from Trimble. But Fat Phil hates losing to Rusty, and Rusty knows that. So at this time NY v. Trimble is the hottest thing going. It'll be another dandy next year with Wilburn having some help for a change. If Phil or Rusty ever step down the rivalry will lose some of the heat and Athens/NY may overtake the lead again.

I would say the bigger game is the Athens game. There is so much more riding on the Athens game. Nelsonville is starting to have some really gokd ganes with Vinton County as well.

LOL VC is 10-41 against NY all time. They've won twice in the 2000's. Come on MAN! Fat Phil hates Rusty and Rusty hates Fat Phil, at least on the gridiron they do. That's the most heated rivalry in SEO. Bank on it.

[Pa Trojan]

Really miss the good old days of competitive battles between Portsmouth and Wheelersburg

[Prime Time]

Trimble and Nelsonville-York ranks up there.

[Prime Time]

PA Trojan, so why has Portsmouth dropped off the competitive map in your eyes. To say Portsmouth would have been competitive last year, there was no way.

[Pa Trojan]

economic issues, small numbers, athletes not coming out, open enrollment, it all adds up,sign of the times, I see the City of Portsmouth making a nice effort to re build its future, time will tell