Post by usa70pp on Nov 3, 2019 10:22:39 GMT -5
As pirate80 noted elsewhere, Friday night was the 75th meeting on the gridiron between two close neighbors Cardington and Mt. Gilead. After the game was over the series stood tied at 37 wins for each side with one tie. Five years ago a traveling trophy was created and designated as the reward for winning the "Battle of 42". It's not elaborate, just a heavy weight plywood in the shape of the state of Ohio about 18 inches high as well as 18 wide. Half is purple and half is red with an Indian Chief sticker on the purple half and a Pirates sticker on the red half. The score of each years game is entered on the reverse side. After four years in the hands of "Red", after the game, it was handed over to "Purple". To go along with the trophy, there is a plaque given to the MVP of the game for each team. Those players are chosen by the opposing team and coaches, "Red" picks "Purple" MVP and vice versa.
Some will think I'm going to damage my shoulder patting myself on the back now, but so be it.
Years ago when my grandsons played football at Cardington, in the days of the "old" MOAC, I would give 25 or 30 pounds of ground pork to the booster club at Cardington to feed the team the Thursday before the Pleasant game. Those were good times, everybody was in red and black and you didn't know who was for who until the first score. After the Morrow county teams broke from the MOAC and formed the KMAC with four teams from Knox county the Cardington and Pleasant games came to an end. In addition to helping with the team meal for Cardington I would also take 10 cases of water to the practice field on the first day of 2-a-days. After my grandsons graduated I just continued to bring the water and the ground pork. With the change in leagues I contacted the AD and coach at Mt. Gilead and Cardington. I explained that after my alma mater, Edison, was absorbed into Mt. Gilead my two sisters graduated from Mt. Gilead, two grandsons graduated from Cardington and two granddaughters were in school at Cardington so I had ties to both schools. I proposed feeding both teams together after the game. They thought that was a good idea and so it began. My wife thought we should make some contribution to the schools, I said to the MVPs. I won. Then came the chit-chats with OHSAA and the NCAA about eligibility. To avoid any problems with that I make the $500 check out to the school the MVP will be attending and it is called a scholarship.
Now, if you're still with me, the reason for this thread.
I would like for people to bring up to date the happenings with the players that were named MVPs.
Most, I'm sure, are aware of the 2015 winner from Cardington, Trey Williams and the career he has had at Mt. Union.
2015
Red Trey Williams
Purple Deondte Cook
2016
Red Luke McCarrell
Purple Jonah Barnett
2017
Red Dan Kill
Purple Hunter Trimmer
2018
Red Trey Brininger (10th grade when selected
Purple Mason Mollohan
2019
Red Nate Hickman (10th grade)
Purple Brady Mermann
Thanks for your input
Some will think I'm going to damage my shoulder patting myself on the back now, but so be it.
Years ago when my grandsons played football at Cardington, in the days of the "old" MOAC, I would give 25 or 30 pounds of ground pork to the booster club at Cardington to feed the team the Thursday before the Pleasant game. Those were good times, everybody was in red and black and you didn't know who was for who until the first score. After the Morrow county teams broke from the MOAC and formed the KMAC with four teams from Knox county the Cardington and Pleasant games came to an end. In addition to helping with the team meal for Cardington I would also take 10 cases of water to the practice field on the first day of 2-a-days. After my grandsons graduated I just continued to bring the water and the ground pork. With the change in leagues I contacted the AD and coach at Mt. Gilead and Cardington. I explained that after my alma mater, Edison, was absorbed into Mt. Gilead my two sisters graduated from Mt. Gilead, two grandsons graduated from Cardington and two granddaughters were in school at Cardington so I had ties to both schools. I proposed feeding both teams together after the game. They thought that was a good idea and so it began. My wife thought we should make some contribution to the schools, I said to the MVPs. I won. Then came the chit-chats with OHSAA and the NCAA about eligibility. To avoid any problems with that I make the $500 check out to the school the MVP will be attending and it is called a scholarship.
Now, if you're still with me, the reason for this thread.
I would like for people to bring up to date the happenings with the players that were named MVPs.
Most, I'm sure, are aware of the 2015 winner from Cardington, Trey Williams and the career he has had at Mt. Union.
2015
Red Trey Williams
Purple Deondte Cook
2016
Red Luke McCarrell
Purple Jonah Barnett
2017
Red Dan Kill
Purple Hunter Trimmer
2018
Red Trey Brininger (10th grade when selected
Purple Mason Mollohan
2019
Red Nate Hickman (10th grade)
Purple Brady Mermann
Thanks for your input
