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#54 / #5 Ben Blankenship

Captain

Offense:

t / te

Defense: lb
Ht: 6-1
Wt. 195
1st team SOC 1992 1993
 1st team SE District 1992, 1993,
Honorable Mention State 1992, 1993

Briefly describe your best win at Wheelersburg

 

1992 Portsmouth at Wheelersburg. It was one of the largest crowds I have ever seen at Ed Miller Stadium. The game was a defensive battle with hard-hitting and a lot of trash talking. I can remember May, J. Hawes and myself singing "The Brady Bunch" to the Portsmouth offensive lineman and I'm sure they were wondering "what the hell are these guys thinking..."

 

 Briefly describe your toughest loss at Wheelersburg

 

My final game of my senior year at Portsmouth. We were 9-0 and riding high but still needing a win to get in to the division III playoffs and Portsmouth was 3-6 and had a terrible year but was actually a very talented team. We could never really get into a rhythm and Portsmouth took us out behind the wood shed and handed our assess to us. It was a tough loss to end my high school career.

 

 Describe the most memorable event while playing at Wheelersburg

 

Bringing #1 Huntington East to Ed Miller Stadium in 1992 and dominating the game from start to finish. I believe the final score was 49-6.