Death Vally

As promised from the last blog I'll continue the series on some of the best Ohio football teams and facilities by introducing you to the Big Red of Stuebenville. Again I'll start by informing you of some things that will make it very obvious that the Stuebenville football program has to be considered when talking about teams with an elite status. Stubenville ranks 7th in all-time playoff appearances in the state compiling a record of 42-18 and 3 state titles. Even more impressive than that is the 67-game regular season winning streak including 53 home wins during the impressive streak that was snapped just this past season. Now we'll move on to what makes the stadium where all those wins took place so special. Just for starters there is a 12 foot high fire breathing horse on top of the scoreboard that has hydraulic movement and a flame that blasts 6 feet into the air after every Big Red score. Another feature that would make you look towards the scoreboard is the video replay that has been in use since 1997. The in ground irrigation system was put in during 1999 but pro grass synthetic turf has since installed in 2004. Watching and playing the games are obviously something special but the newly upgraded surround sound system was put in during 2009 that makes listening to the game a treat as well. Most fans that live in Stuebenville say that there is no other atmosphere in all of sports. this may very well may be confirmed by 10,000 cheering fans attending a game in a town that has a population of 10,015. Many towns in Ohio Bleed the colors of their high school teams and it's very clear that Big Red fans Bleed red with all their hearts.