Wk4: Athens (0-3) vs Alexander (2-1) 9/10/2021

[AHS_Stephens]

Athens (0-3) returns home to Joe Burrow Stadium to host county rival Alexander (2-1) on Friday night at 7 pm.

Tickets will be $6 at the gate

Athens leads the series 19-4 and has won 5 straight, (9 of last 10)

Athens has started (0-3) for the second time in 3 years.

Alexander's last win was in 2015,


Note that Athens City School has changed its masking requirements from masks with certain attendance numbers to Mandatory masks at all times.

Press release: https://www.athenscsd.org/News/751#sthash.FKEhBvE6.dpbs

[Jason Vorhees]

Alexander was 9-1 in 2015 during the regular season. Lost to Chesapeake 9-3 at Peake.

[noreply66]

Looking for Athens to get their first win here.

[Older bird]

I say young pups by 8.
They now have two weeks together and a game together under their belt. Let’s start league play with win.

[coachK]

Alex 14


Athens 34

[Bulldog84]

Athens has not done one single thing to make me believe they have the ability to win this game. There are to many freshman on the field, this will make Athens better in the future but just not there yet. Good luck to both teams!

[AHS_Stephens]

Athens has not done one single thing to make me believe they have the ability to win this game. There are to many freshman on the field, this will make Athens better in the future but just not there yet. Good luck to both teams!

Athens shown that they can move the ball at Maretta and they are a whole different team with Landon back at QB. The run defence will need to improve and will need to force stops in order to allow the offence to win games.

[Pit Stop Billy]

Alexander has beaten two bad teams. Athens has lost to two good teams and one mediocre team in OT. Athens is the pick.

[NY BUCK]

Athens wins by a decent margin.

[93Bulldog]

Marietta had 10 players out. They were not what I'd even consider mediocre last Friday. If you can't tackle, you can't tackle and that is Athens big issue right now. It will be a huge problem no matter who they play are playing, good or bad.

[Pit Stop Billy]

Marietta had 10 players out. They were not what I'd even consider mediocre last Friday. If you can't tackle, you can't tackle and that is Athens big issue right now. It will be a huge problem no matter who they play are playing, good or bad.

I stand by my pick. But kudos to Marietta for nutting up and still playing the game with that many out. That's what NY is doing too, and Athens did earlier in the season. Even Fed Hock did it. Too bad it isn't the whole county though, but 3 out of 4 of those who have had the same issue ain't bad.

[Older bird]

Marietta had 10 players out. They were not what I'd even consider mediocre last Friday. If you can't tackle, you can't tackle and that is Athens big issue right now. It will be a huge problem no matter who they play are playing, good or bad.

Tackling is a want skill. Whether freshman or senior. Hopefully tne want will grow with a county opponent. Otherwise just try to out score I guess.

[93Bulldog]

Marietta had 10 players out. They were not what I'd even consider mediocre last Friday. If you can't tackle, you can't tackle and that is Athens big issue right now. It will be a huge problem no matter who they play are playing, good or bad.

Tackling is a want skill. Whether freshman or senior. Hopefully tne want will grow with a county opponent. Otherwise just try to out score I guess.

While I agree with that to some point, how coaches practice, how kids are developed during their time in program also factors in.

[Ballin10]

Should be a great game but Alexander has been playing great, and I think to much for Athens!
Alexander 21
Athens 20

[AHS_Stephens]

[Ballin10]

21-0 7:10 to go in 2nd Athens!