Loveland Tigers vaulted over the hump

with a convincing 49-20 win over West Clermont

By Chuck Gibson

LOVELAND, OH (September 11, 2021)  – Friday Night Lights finally shone bright for Loveland Tiger Football in a 49-20 win over West Clermont Wolves.

Loveland Tiger faithful celebrate 1st win of 2021 season at West Clermont (Provided)

The Tigers collected their first win of the 2021 high school football season in convincing fashion on the road at West Clermont Friday, September 10. The Tigers and their fans celebrated the victory with great joy following a hard fought close loss at Turpin just one week ago. Coach Cruse had a positive look after that tough loss and was rewarded for his confidence in the team. Cruse expressed belief the team was ready to “get over the hump” following the close game a week ago. Not only did the Tigers get over the hump, they cleared the hurdle in strong fashion with the win over the Wolves. 

Tiger coaches and players anticipate the victory during the closing minutes Friday, September 10 (Provided)

The victory puts the Tigers in the win column and evens their Eastern Cincinnati Conference (ECC) record at 1-1. Overall the Tigers stand at 1-3 after the first four games of the season. The loss drops West Clermont to an even 1-1 in ECC play while their overall record falls to 1-3 in their first four matchups of the season.

The Tigers will return home triumphant to take on the Milford Eagles at Tiger Stadium on the campus of Loveland High School next Friday, September 17, at 7 p.m.

Loveland coaches address a happy and victorious squad after their 49-20 win at West Clermont Friday, September 10. (Provided)

The Tigers will seek their second consecutive ECC win against an Eagle team standing undefeated at 2-0 in ECC play after defeating Turpin 20-13 Friday night and Walnut Hills the week before. Milford is 3-1 overall with their only defeat coming at the hands of the Lakota East Red Hawks 0-35.  

Check http://www.lovelandtigers.org for more about Loveland High School Athletics

Check http://www.eccsports.com for results, standings, and more.

Here are all the results from week four action in the ECC: 

Kings won against Anderson 35-28
Winton Woods over Lebanon 17-13
Walnut Hills beat Little Miami 27-21
Milford downed Turpin 20-13
Loveland defeated West Clermont 49-20

Standings  
  CONFERENCE OVERALL
TEAMS W-L PCT PF PA W-L PCT PF PA STRK
Kings 2 – 0 1.000 49 41 4 – 0 1.000 114 59 W4
Milford 2 – 0 1.000 54 21 3 – 1 .750 95 70 W2
Turpin 1 – 1 .500 51 54 3 – 1 .750 114 75 L1
Anderson 1 – 1 .500 71 77 2 – 2 .500 145 157 L1
Walnut Hills 1 – 1 .500 35 55 2 – 2 .500 57 89 W1
Winton Woods 1 – 1 .500 30 27 2 – 2 .500 55 48 W1
Loveland 1 – 1 .500 83 58 1 – 3 .250 138 168 W1
West Clermont 1 – 1 .500 39 66 1 – 3 .250 74 154 L1
Little Miami 0 – 2 .000 63 70 2 – 2 .500 134 86 L2
Lebanon 0 – 2 .000 30 36 0 – 3 .000 44 71 L3