The Herbstreit Challenge, which pits Ohio high school teams against powerhouses from around the nation will be returning this season, despite lingering financial woes. The event, entering its 3rd year, will feature games at UC's Nippert Stadium as well as matchups at Canton Fawcett Stadium.
Although the official website does not have the 2007 matchups listed, the games will be played Saturday, September 1st and Sunday, September 2nd and feature the following (all times TBA):
| South Event @ Nippret Stadium |
|---|
| 9/1 - La Salle vs. Brother Rice (Mich.) |
| 9/1 - St. Xavier vs. Indianapolis Cathedral |
| 9/1 - Moeller vs. Mission Viejo, Calif. |
| 9/1 - Elder vs. Charlotte Independence (N.C.) |
| 9/2 - Clayton Northmont vs. DeMatha (Md.) |
| 9/2 - Colerain vs. Hoover (Ala.) |
| 9/2 - Highlands vs. Trotwood-Madison |
| North Event @ Canton Fawcett Stadium |
| 9/1 - Youngstown Cardinal Mooney vs. Gateway (Pa.) |
| 9/1 - Cleveland Glenville vs. Long Beach (Calif.) |
| 9/1 - Canton McKinley vs. Union (Okla.) |
| 9/1 - Grove City vs. Central Catholic (Pa.) |
A lot of the big boys will be present. We're looking forward to the Ted Ginn Jr. vs. Snoop Dogg battle on the sidelines of the Glenville - Long Beach game and we know you MTV junkies will have all of your Two-A-Days swag on hand for the Hoover boys to autograph. If the games play out like they did last season the fans are in for another treat.
Comments
Cool...I can wear my Donald Trump wig when I meet the Hoover team!
One of these teams is not like the others,
One of these teams just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which team is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?
Your Grove City pride is shining through, my friend.
They are only in it because they will bring 4000-5000 people.
As for Hoover, I have to give them credit for leaving their state and heading north of the Mason-Dixon.
I think it's a great event for Ohio football. It's a shame that they owe money from last year, but you'd think the future looks bright for something like this -- especially with the increased focus on preps/recruiting.
Lookin forward to meeting up with Elder HS on sept 1st down here in big-I land ,it,s been a long time comming . It,s great to be getting a good bit of recognition from around the USA , especially from people in states with such sucessful reps , like Cal, Fla, Tex, Ohio and the like. I remember thinking a few years back , wondering how it must feel being a fan /player/coach for a school like De Lasalle in Concord Cal. For years it,s always been a big wish around here just to win a state championship , notice I say "A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP" , . It took us 33 years to finally do it and for us it was unbelieveable that a group of mostly sophomores would be the first ones to break this huge barrier. Looking back , I knew most everyone who saw Independence play that year (2000) , knew we had an extraordinary group of guys , but I,ll admit I don,t think there are any who would have dare guess how great they would become over the next couple of years. And now here we are , six more of those state championships later and we have 108 wins in a row under our belts , I wish all of you people out there who love highschool football could be a part of this experience , it is every thing you,d think it would be , "unbelieveable" in the truest since of the word , and to think back to that first championship in 2000 , I can remember how satisfied we all were just to win one championship. So here we are all these years later and Im trying not to think about what it feels like to be like De Lasalle , (what irony) the more the streak gets the bigger the target on your back gets so I think it,s better when you have great fortune not to dwell too much on it because when you do the thoughts of great things to come actually deminish these things if they do come. All I know is everyone should be proud of their team , I think I speak for most of us here in Mint Hill when I say we know that long winning streaks and a few state titles in your respected state don,t make you one of the best teams in the country , a combination of things make a team the best of the best , playing top teams from other states helps (Independence is 3-0 in 108 games and I wish more) if you win most of the time over a long period of time say 75% , But most importantly is keeping great coaches and winning consistantly over say a 20-40 year period now thats extreamly hard to do . With that in mind we know where we stand here at Independence it takes years of hard work to be a Valdosta . GA / Arch Bishop Moeller . OH / Permian . TX/ John Curtis . LA / Gaffney . SC / Northwestern . FL/ St.Xavier . OH / Trinity . KY / Richmond County . NC / Jenks . OK / Summerville . SC / Poly . CA / Upper St . Clair . PA / De Lasalle . CA to name a few. All we or anyone who wants to continue a certain success in life can do is respect our opponents , work work and work harder , and learn how to keep winning or losing in perspective and that there is a lot more to life than football or any sport for that matter. It seems to me that most big-I fans I meet are pretty much on to this way of thinking , so with that I believe were headed in the right direction an having a crazy good time going there. As far as the streak is concerned I feel sure well be playing a good many more out of state games and if we can win out this year (big if) then it,ll only bring on more big games , so were just out cruisin right now hopefully for us we,ll continue this great fortune. Oh and just to let whom ever cares out there know that we ain,t taking Elder lightly because we don,t listen to all that crap about them being a 7-3 team or what ever there record was last year , we know their history and they might have been down these past few years but they havent forgotten how to win championships , if they win, it wasn,t because Independence wasn,t ready because were always prepaired win or lose. Oh and before I cut out , in the scrimmage with Byrnes Sat the 11th the score was 41-35 Byrnes . It took our offensive and defensive lines till there was 8 minutes left in the 4th and down 35 to 21 too figure out how to step it up and play a few gears higher , after that we moved the ball at will . We were tied 35-35 when on a third and long the Byrnes recievers burned our blitz and caught a 50 or 60 yard td pass to go up 41-35 . When we got the ball back we burned right back down the field only to fumble on about the 20 yd line , scrimmage over . Surprisingly byrnes looks like a really good team this year which shows great perserverance since they lost both their star quarterback and coach last year, but they woudn,t beat us in a real game after the other night , not this year . Hey lets play with real stuff next year Byrnes want to ? I wish it was me setting up the schedule , we,d be playing you a week or two after we get back from Ohio oh well ,good luck to ya this year Byrnes ,LETS PLAY SOON , YOU TOO GAFFNEY.
Thanks Coach Knotts / Coach Gieler and all you guys , awesome job.
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