There is only one road when it come to high school football in West Virginia, and it’s the same path each student-athlete thinks about when first trapping on a helmet in August.
So today let's take a look at the Pro Football Hall of Fame's recently released 25 finalists for induction, a group that is highlighted by the dash-and-crash panache of former Steeler Troy Polamalu.
It must feel like deja vu for Class A as a whole and for No. 1 Doddridge County and No. 3 Pendelton County in particular, since they are tasked with stopping the two most dominant Class A programs this century from making yet another march toward Wheeling Island Stadium.
Bridgeport had already won five state championships by the time Oak Glen qualified for its first playoff game during the 1993 season. It was then a Chris Enochs-led team bested North Marion in the first round of the Class AAA playoffs. They lost the next week to Herbert Hoover.
There is an unhealthy mass of Steeler fans who would delight in seeing Tomlin fired, according to my unscientific findings. It's a pretty boisterous bunch, and I often think these "fans" would rather see the Steelers lose so they can move on from Tomlin. Of course, that's not going to happen. The Rooney family has built this organization on stability, and they know Tomlin's value as an NFL head coach.
