Chris Wright Gets NBA Shot

Trotwood's Chris Wright will be playing his first NBA season game on Christmas day in California. Wright, who led the Trotwood Rams to the state basketball tournament two years in a row, got the call up on December 10th. He has been working out with the Golden State Warriors in Oakland California and was retained by the team after an impressive show in their preseason.

Wright will retain his old Trotwood jersey number '33' on the new uniform. He also played under the '33' during his four years at the University of Dayton.

The Warriors will face the LA Clippers on December 25th at 7:30. The game is scheduled to air live on ESPN. The Clippers were undefeated in both their preseason appearances while the Warriors lost their only preseason outing to the Kings.

You can follow the links to the complete season schedule from Wright's player page http://www.nba.com/playerfile/chris_wright/index.html?nav=page

What a great Christmas present for Chris and all his friends in Trotwood.

Trotwood's Green Sets State Record For TDs

Trotwood's Israel Green will go down in the state football championship record books thanks to incredible blocking on the line allowing him 35 carries in Friday's win over Avon. Green racked up 326 yards of the night's 436 and made all six touchdowns for the Trotwood-Madison Rams.

With 30 seconds to go in the first half Israel Green (3) takes
this one to the 4 yard line and a TD on the next play.

Trotwood's 42-28 win over the Avon Eagles included a few missed extra points. To compensate Trotwood made a few 2 point conversions. The first was by Mike Mccray in the first half.

All alone Mike Mccray takes this conversion in for two bringing
the score to 20-7 in the first half.

The post game celebration was was frenzied out on the field. The Rams did manage to settle down for at least one victory picture.

Earlier the seniors gathered with Coach Maurice Douglass on the podium to accept the trophy.

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Trotwood Takes 2011 State Football Trophy

At the showdown in Masillon the Trotwood Rams captured the Division II state football title Friday night. The 48-27 hard fought win against the Avon Eagles ended Trotwood's 15-0 season with the elusive holy grail of Ohio football.

This was Trotwood's third visit to the state finals (1982, 2010,2011) and their first ever win.

Senior lineman Mather Cash examines the state trophy.

Senior Mike Simpson (QB) tries to get past Avon's Tyler Lance.

Junior Mike Mccray gets away from Avon's Ryan Rogers with this sideline run.



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Rams Shake Trotwood On March To State

There is a vibration shaking the Trotwood community this week. You can especially feel it as you drive up Union Road past the high school. But you can also feel it at home, in the stores, and even in the neighboring communities.

For the second straight year the Trotwood-Madison Rams are heading to the state football championship finals.

Now this distinction does not come lightly. Nor is it lost on Coach Maurice Douglass who (as a Trotwood senior) helped lead his 1981 Trotwood team to the state final. And most of all it is treasured by each of the nearly 120 Division II high schools accross Ohio.

But at times during last Fridays game against Columbus' Marion-Franklin the vibrations went a little dim as Trotwood's 20-6 halftime lead was eroded. You could feel the thunder return in the fourth quarter as the Rams seem to come back alive and the seat warmers were empty on the Northmant Stadium bleachers, the fans never sat down again. The Rams won 47-44.

The Trotwood Rams Football Team is on the march to Masillon waving their 14-0 record to face Avon Friday night for the state championship trophy. Busses (seats available for $35) will carry fans, along with many carpools hastily arranged for the 3 and-a-half hour trek across Ohio.

Signs wishing the team good luck appeared in stores around town. The morning talk at the coffee shops is about the Rams offense and defensive tactics.
The vibrations are turning into a rumble. And a win Friday night could result in a magnitude 8 shake. Trotwood has good reason to celebrate either way.

(There will be a welcome back pep rally at the high school Saturday at 4:30pm.)

Rams Now 3-0, 2011 Off To Big Start

It is time to really start paying attention to the Trotwood-Madison 2011 football season.  After this week's win against Beavercreek the Rams stand undefeated 3-0. After Trotwood's runner-up finish at last fall's state championship both coaches and players are have their eyes on getting through the regular season and into the playoffs once again.


Meanwhile Trotwood grad Roy Roundtree is enjoying his senior year at Michigan and found himself in the spot light with the game winning catch last Saturday. Here is an excerpt from the AP story:

For the third straight season, the University of Michigan football team overtook Notre Dame in the final 30 seconds, as junior quarterback Denard Robinson (Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach) completed a 16-yard pass to senior/junior wide receiver Roy Roundtree (Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison) with two seconds remaining to give the Wolverines a 35-31 comeback victory in the Under the Lights contest on Saturday (Sept. 10) inside Michigan Stadium. In front of a record crowd of 114,804 fans, the Wolverines clawed their way back into the game from a 14-0 deficit in the first quarter, tallying 28 fourth-quarter points.

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