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| Rams Coach Jeff Graham talks "Rap Diss Song" & reaching State |
All-season Wayne has made it look easy scoring a multitude of points, usually having a "Running clock" by the third quarter because of the blowout rule in high school football which is a 35+ lead.
Last week in the regional finals vs Hilliard Davidson there were all the signs of a upset: Frigid weather, raining off and on, a gusty wind, a tough Defense and a well coached team in Hillard who runs, runs, and yes, runs the ball. As a matter of fact, Hilliard hadn't passed the ball the last 2 games prior to playing Wayne.
Hillard shut down the Wayne Train in the first half (3-3 halftime score) and the game had the look of a low score, grind it out affair that it would take to win, which Wayne hadn't won all year.
Considering that Wayne had cruised to every victory in the 2nd half, this was their first Real Test of the playoffs.
In the 2nd half they outscored Hillard with 2 big TDs, shut down the Hillard squad completely with their D, and gutted out a 20-6 win in front of almost 7,000 fans at Welcome Stadium.
Now while the Wayne faithful didn't quite like the way they won that game, they might wanna get used to it if they plan to hoist a State Championship and complete the most dynamic season in Wayne history.
The pretty wins are probably over, as only 4 teams remain, and Wayne, despite being ranked #5 in the Country by USA Today, are only ranked 3rd in the State, and will face the #1 seeded team this week in Cincy Colerain who dismantled Elder last week 41-11.
After seeing what Wayne was able to do on Saturday night, it shows that they are far beyond the "Flashiness and Style Points" that have been affiliated with them. And that their "D" can stand up and be dominant when it needs to be.
Daryl McCleskey Jr. scored late in the 3rd, Fred Pitts scored in the 4th, and the D locked down for the W.
Can the Wayne Train continue to steamroll to its 2nd consecutive State Championship game?
Rams continue to ride hot player, dispatch of Wapakoneta
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| Rams Coach Jeff Graham talks "Rap Diss Song" & reaching State |
Last year Wapakoneta lost to the Rams in the Regional finals which Trotwood won in 4 OTs; so when Wapak saw that Messiah DeWeaver had transferred, they felt like they could - & would beat the Rams. The my even had a "diss song" rapping & talking about it.
However they had no clue how to stop the new "Star Player" in Raveion Hargrove, which they had no answer for.
Hargrove ran up, down around, and through the Redskins for 320+ yards, 3TDs and took the liberty of dominating from the opening drive after Wapakoneta fumbled on its opening 2 drives.
The Rams seized control and sensing the nervousness of the Redskins, took control with their aggressive D & running game.
In speaking with head coach Jeff Graham, he laughed off the supposed, "Rap Song" that Wapakoneta made and said that his boys heard about it, but was focused on the task at hand, while having a laugh or two in the process.
Wapakoneta has been undefeated the last two years and the only opponent to stop them?
Trotwood.
The irony Is that Trotwood will now have to face a team who has had their number recently in Toledo Central Catholic, who won in OT, and will be looking to get back to the State Championship as well.
Can Trotwood erase the demons of Toledo Central Catholic and get one step away from another Championship game?
We like the Rams chances and their mentals right now, and don't expect a rap song about Toledo Central Catholic anytime soon from the Rams.
We'll just assume they just want to get the job done and in the words of the infamous Jay Z and Swizz Beatz from the hit song,
"On to the next, On on to the next"
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