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Trotwood 42, Avon 28; final
MASSILLON - Isreal Green elevated his game to the spectacular by scoring a record six touchdowns to lead Trotwood-Madison to a 42-28 defeat of Avon in the Division II high school state football championship Friday night at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.
Green’s TDs were an all-time, all-division state title game record, as were his 326 yards rushing. That surpassed the D-II state title game rushing record held by none other than Chaminade Julienne’s Javon Ringer, who went for 251 when the Eagles won the 2002 title. Green had four TDs and 229 yards rushing at halftime,
Trailing by 21, Avon bunched two scores to pull within seven midway through the fourth quarter. Trailing 28-7 at one point, the Eagles’ comeback is reminiscent of last week when Columbus Marion-Franklin rallied from a 40-16 halftime deficit yet lost to Trotwood, 47-44.
Green answered that with his fourth short TD run.
Green dashed 38 untouched yards on 4th-and-1 with 6:22 left in the third quarter for his fifth score. That tied him with two others for the most TD in a title game, all divisions.
The junior running back scored his fourth TD, a 4-yard run, with just 0:31 left in the half to deflate the undermanned Eagles. The Rams (14-0) scored 28 unanswered points after trailing 7-0.
Avon (13-1) struck just 20 seconds after Green’s fourth score when Justin O’Rourke fired a 17-yard TD pass to Jacob Mullins. The quick strike was set up by a nifty 43-yard hook-and-ladder play that fooled the Rams.
Green tallied his third touchdown, a 1-yarder, with 8:10 left in the half to put Trotwood up 20-7.
Green, apparently stopped near the sideline, instead spun off several would-be tacklers and dashed 74 yards for his second score.
He also set up his own 1-yard touchdown run with a 54-yard gallop on the play before to pull Trotwood within 7-6 midway through the first quarter.
Green was unstoppable, especially in the first quarter when he rushed for 173 yards.
Ralph Smith returned a deflected pass 67 yards for a touchdown to give Avon a 7-0 lead. Rams quarterback Michael Simpson fired toward Dalin Bird, but Smith tipped the pass forward and then snared it and raced untouched to score.
Earlier today Kirtland defeated Coldwater 28-7 to win the D-V state title and Youngstown Mooney beat Springfield Shawnee 21-14 for the D-III title.
The Divisions I, IV and VI title games are Saturday.
Trotwood: 12….16…..7…..7…..-….42
Avon……..: .7…….7…..7…..7…..-….28
A: Ralph Smith 67 interception return (Brad Young kick); 8:45, 1st Q.
T: Isreal Green 1 run (kick fail); 4:23, 1st Q.
T: Green 74 run (kick fail); 2:17, 1st Q.
T: Green 1 run (Michael McCray pass from Michael Simpson); 8:10, 2nd Q.
T: Green 4 run (Ashton Jackson run); 0:31, 2nd Q.
A: Jacob Mullins 17 pass from Justin O’Rourke (Young kick); 0:11, 2nd Q.
T: Green 38 run (Eric Cospy kick); 6:22, 3rd Q.
A: Matt Eckahrdt 6 pass from O’Rourke (Young kick); 2:46, 3rd Q.
T: Green 1 run (Cospy kick); 6:35, 4th Q.
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By Ann
December 2, 2011 8:02 PM | Link to this
Congrats to the RAMS! Playing a super game & leading into the 2nd quarter. Hard work does pay off!
By Miche V. White
December 2, 2011 9:03 PM | Link to this
Way to go Rams. Another half to play. Let’s do this.
By Old Coach
December 2, 2011 9:35 PM | Link to this
Would love to see Trotwood win the championship, but their poor pass defensive and sloppy tackling is letting Avon get back in it. Come on, tighten up that D!!
By Chris
December 2, 2011 9:35 PM | Link to this
You are a hater. Not just charter schools. Why are hating the Rams?
By Andrew Livingston
December 2, 2011 10:22 PM | Link to this
Listened to the game on the internet, couldn’t get to the game because I live in England. My dad was a coach at TM back in the day, and if I’m not mistaken this is the 30th anniversary of TM’s first foray into the playoffs in 1981. Lost in the final 27-7 to Cleveland Benedictine. Or was it 1982? Long time ago anyways! Way to go you Ram Rods!!!
By Ray walk
December 2, 2011 11:55 PM | Link to this
Congrat$ rams isreal (izzy) green love u nef
By Tasha
December 3, 2011 1:00 AM | Link to this
Congratulations to Trotwood High School for winning the State Championship!! My son play for the 3rd grade Trotwood Wee Rams Football team and they have won 3 straight super bowl championships Trotwood representing all over the state!!
By Samantha
December 3, 2011 7:57 AM | Link to this
Whoever the haters are cracking on Trotwood’s academic skills, for the record their team has about a 3.2 GPA. I don’t usually say things like this on here but you need to go suck it.
By The old Ball Coach
December 3, 2011 8:21 AM | Link to this
To null , U and people like U are what wrong with this country today .U know nothing about these kids other than than they are black .These are great kids, they are not THUGS and crooks.I Coached these these kids from Pee wee level and i know their parents ( they are hard working people ) and i will not let a Low Life like you try to paint all these kids with the same brush .and just for the record their is TRASH every where (look at PENN-STATE)even better look in the MIRROR U RACIST pile of TRASH!!!!!!!!! Dont hide behind test scores and the type of house or job u have as the measure of what you are , because at the end of the day you are still Trash for saying this about KIDS you dont Know……..
By KES
December 3, 2011 10:05 AM | Link to this
To the comments made earlier by The Old Ball Coach—you are 100% correct! It’s too bad the whole greater Dayton area can’t be proud that one of the schools in this area is actually a Division I state football champion. Trotwood High School, the coaching staff, parents, and especially the young men on that team deserves just as much respect as if a Beavercreek, Kettering Fairmont, or whatever football team would earn the championship!
By Yeah Rams
December 3, 2011 10:56 AM | Link to this
Douglas was charged with illegally recruiting athletes to play for his team. Upon review by the Ohio High School Athletic Association, he and his staff were found guilty of the charge. In 2008, he was placed on suspension for three weeks and his offensive coordinator resigned. The school was placed on two year probation.[1] Trotwood hit a suspected recruiting flash point with neighboring rival Northmont. Zebrie Sanders is a 6-6, 275-pound Northmont senior offensive tackle. “Pretty much he just said, ‘Hi,’ and he wanted me to come over and talk to him,” recalled Sanders, who was invited into Douglass’ office last February at a boys basketball game. “He just talked about Northmont and then he said he was going to try and get me to come play for a real school. “He asked if my dad was around. I told him yeah. So (Douglass) said he was going to try and talk to him about some stuff.” Just some of the Senior Transfers to Trotwood: Doug Rippy, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound senior linebacker (from Columbus Linden McKinley) Jamiihr Williams, 6-2, 234, senior linebacker (Lima Senior) Keith-Sean Foster, 6-6, 230, senior two-way lineman (Chaminade-Julienne) Norman Young, 6-1, 175, senior WR/DB (Northridge) Keith Woods, 6-2, 280 senior lineman (Dunbar) Michael Shaw, 6-1, 192, senior running back (Alter) Roy Roundtree, who bolted from Belmont Mike Simpson, sr., QB; a three-year starter at Chaminade Julienne, Meadowdale has lost so many football players to Trotwood — six in three seasons — that Lions coach Bosie Miliner dropped the Rams from his schedule. Douglas after getting beat by Wayne: “That was the worst-officiated game. They took the game out of the kids’ hands,” said Douglass, after spending nearly 30 minutes in the locker room with his players. “They made a lot of calls because the guy on the other sideline, Jay Minton, has been coaching more than me and doesn’t look like me.” Douglass is black, and Minton is white. “That dude right there (pointing to an official) was on Jay Minton’s side and made that call — because Jay Minton said, ‘Make the call,’ ” Douglass said.
By T-Woodie
December 3, 2011 11:24 AM | Link to this
Negs will be negs, regardless. People still love to paint the Rams with one bad broad brush, but they are celebrating, laughing, they made history and they are Champs. Null and yeah, your criticism is lost in our shouting. YEAH RAMS IS RIGHT BABY, STATE CHAMPS!
By KES
December 3, 2011 1:34 PM | Link to this
Amen, OHSAA Amen!
By dodge09
December 3, 2011 1:51 PM | Link to this
@null,the trotwood team won fare and square you FN moron.get your head out of your a*s and get a life fool.these KID ARE NOT THUGS AND CROOKS.THEY ARE WINNERS NOT LOSSERS.AND YOU CANT TAKE THE HEAT STAY OUT OF THE TROTWOODS KITCHEN.YOU MORON.END OF STORY.
By Dayton Football Fan
December 3, 2011 2:17 PM | Link to this
Way to bring it home Rams! Hard work by the staff and players made this happen!
By Ram*alumn
December 3, 2011 5:21 PM | Link to this
What comes out of Trotwood? Well I graduated from college with my Bachelor’s Degree. I am currently in a Graduate Degree Program with a 3.7 gpa, and I graduated from Trotwood. Anyway, Trotwood is not from downtown Dayton (but if it was, who cares anyway). Also, I know quite a few Trotwood football players who graduated from Trotwood and who graduated with honors from Trotwood a few that earned a college degree. Also, I don’t know about most of the other players recruited, but I do know these players often transfer to help get accepted into a university. I don’t see how wanting to go to college is a bad idea, good for those boys who went to college on a football scholarship. Entering a higher education institute is never a bad idea.
By Ram*alumn
December 3, 2011 5:25 PM | Link to this
Ahh I can’t delete that comment from above. How in the world are you supposed to be able to edit in this tiny little text box lol. What comes out of Trotwood? Well I graduated from college with my Bachelor’s Degree. I am currently in a Graduate Degree Program with a 3.7 gpa, and I graduated from Trotwood. Anyway, Trotwood is not from downtown Dayton (but if it was, who cares anyway). Also, I know quite a few Trotwood football players who graduated from Trotwood with honors and then I also know a few that earned a college degree. Also, I don’t know about most of the other players that were “recruited,” but I do know these players often transfer to help get accepted into a university. I don’t see how wanting to go to college is a bad idea, good for those boys who went to college on a football scholarship. Entering a higher education institute is never a bad idea.
By T.T
December 3, 2011 11:27 PM | Link to this
Examine self First who are you to Judge? These students may be your Doctor,Nurse,Lawyer,Parole Officer,Inventors,Teacher,Nurtionists or Surgeron,Be careful who you point the finger at.(you may be there footstol someday) The parens,staff and students work hard to make sure these young women/men are equip on a daily basis for (Jokers like you).We suppose to be proud of all generations, no matter what color they are. green,blue,white,red,black,cream.I pray God will Purge,Cleanse you from your hateful,judgemental, racists ways. (Naysayers). we teach our students to love and respect all…. Were CHAMPS RAMNATION#1;)
By WAYNE MAN
December 4, 2011 7:09 PM | Link to this
Let the haters hate. It just shows how un-happy they are.I fill sorry for them. Good job T-WOOD.Way to bring home a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.