Portsmouth Trojans Next Year

[trojandave]

Portsmouth is playing Johnson Central.......I also got confirmation on this from our AD at the Gallia Academy football game.

[trojandave]

Just happened to look in the 2012 state tournament program.........I found a remarkable statistic.........Portsmouth has more state appearances (15) than the entire D1 field combined........Toledo Whitmer (4), Lakewood St.Edward (7), Pickerington Central (1), and Fairfield (1). D2 had Dayton Dunbar (8), Mentor Lake Catholic (1), St. Clairsville (1), and Elida (1).

D3 had 16 appearances combined.........Summit Country Day (3), Ottawa-Glandorf (6), and Bedford St.Peter Chanel (7). D4 had 16 total appearances, with Berlin Hiland (9), Africentric (3), Arlington (1), and Jackson Center (3).

Portsmouth has more appearances in the state championship game than any of the other 2012 participants........Dayton Dunbar has 7 appearances, with 5 state titles and 2 state runnerups........the Trojans have 4 state titles, and 4 state runnerups. Only Canton McKinley (11) and Middletown (9) have more appearances in the state championship game.

As far as all-time state tournament appearances, Portsmouth's 15 rank the Trojans 2nd alone, with only Canton McKinley's 28 state trips bettering PHS........and that's out of 826 high schools in Ohio. Portsmouth missed going to the state tournament in only 2 decades since the tournament started in 1923........those being the 1950's and 2000's.

[trojandave]

Scrimmage schedule for the Trojans:

Nov.17.........home vs. Greenfield McClain and Fairland.........starting time around 10:00-11:00 am
Nov.20.........at Waverly High School vs. Waverly and Eastern Brown..........starting time around 6:00 pm
Nov.23.........at Unioto vs. Unioto and North Adams........starting time around 9:00-10:00 am

The Trojans will be playing Columbus Brookhaven in the Ironton Classic, and also will play Johnson Central (KY) on Dec.15th.

[trojandave]

Apparently Columbus Brookhaven is the consensus choice to be the top D2 team in Central Ohio this year, according to some info I came across........it will be a strong test for the Trojans at the Ironton Classic, but in the end will make us a better team........glad to see the tradition of playing "city" schools continues at PHS.

I believe the Brookhaven game will start at approximately 4:15 pm on the Saturday of the Ironton Classic.

[OZZIEOHIO]

Trojan Dave where do we play Johnson Central (KY) at?

[trojan7]

We play Johnson Central at Boyd County.

[trojandave]

Wayne Evans is the starting PG at Clermont JC........best wishes to Wayne on his opportunity........he was one of all-time favorite Trojans to watch because of his work ethic and determination on and off the court to make himself the best player he could be.

[Kentucky Trojan]

2012-2013

November 30, 2012 @ South Webster JV/Varsity 6:00 PM
December 4 Wheelersburg JV/Varsity 6:00 PM
December 7 @ Jackson F/JV/Varsity 5:00 PM
December 8 Ironton F/JV/Varsity 5:00 PM
December 14 Warren JV/Varsity 6:00 PM
December 15 @ Johnson Central KY @ Boyd Co. Varsity 5:00 PM
December 18 South Point JV/Varsity 6:00 PM
December 21 Chillicothe F/JV/Varsity 5:00 PM
December 22 @ Col. Brookhaven Varsity
December 28 Minford JV/Varsity 6:00 PM
January 4, 2013 @ Gallipolis F/JV/Varsity 5:00 PM
January 11 Logan JV/Varsity 6:00 PM
January 12 @ Piketon F/JV/Varsity 5:00 PM
January 15 @ Whiteoak JV/Varsity 6:00 PM
January 18 Jackson F/JV/Varsity 5:00 PM
January 22 @ Ironton F/JV/Varsity 5:00 PM
January 25 @ Warren JV/Varsity 6:00 PM
February 1 @ Chillicothe F/JV/Varsity 5:00 PM
February 5 @ Peebles JV/Varsity 6:00 PM
February 7 Greenup County F/JV/Varsity 5:00 PM
February 8 Gallipolis F/JV/Varsity 5:00 PM
February 15 @ Logan JV/Varsity 6:00 PM

[urban buck]

Good Luck this year Trojans! Losing so many seniors but sounds like youngens are stepping up.