Playoff Preview: Hopewell-Loudon at McDonald

Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 7 PM
Division VI Playoffs - First Round
Hopewell Loudon (8-2) at McDonald (10-0)

Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains
Head Coach: Brian Colatruglio
2009: 5-2, 8-2
Playoff Appearances: 9
State Runner-Up: 2008 (VI), 2007 (VI)
Notes: The Chieftains make their eighth straight trip to the post season...Hopewell has won 15 consecutive road games.

2009 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result
8/28/09	at Elmwood	W 41-12
9/4/09	at Otsego	W 41-0
9/11/09	Northwood	W 41-22
9/18/09	Mohawk	W 28-6
9/25/09	St. Joseph Central Catholic	L 26-27
10/2/09	at Seneca East	W 26-21
10/9/09	Carey	L 7-14
10/16/09	Calvert	W 14-7
10/23/09	at North Baltimore	W 40-8
10/30/09	at Lakota	W 49-33

McDonald Blue Devils
Head Coach: Dan Williams, 10^th Year
2009:  7-0, 10-0
Playoff Appearances: 12
Playoff Record: 10-11
State Runner-Ups: 1989 (V), 1994 (VI)
Notes: McDonald has a current 11-game home winning streak. This will be the Blue Devils 4th straight trip to the post season. McDonald's dynamic running back Nick Cupan has scored 26 touchdowns this season.

2009 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result
8/28/09	Springfield	W 29-20
9/4/09	At Windham	W 42-6
9/11/09	At Mineral Ridge	W 21-8
9/18/09	At Lowellville	W 50-6
9/25/09	Wellsville	W 50-12
10/2/09	At Jackson Milton	W 35-0
10/9/09	Sebring	W 42-0
10/16/09	Western Reserve	W 24-11
10/23/09	At Southern Local	W 14-7
10/30/09	Leetonia	W 48-7

Region 21 First Round Games
#8 Hopewell-Loudon (8-2) at #1 McDonald (10-0)
#5 Dalton (9-1) at #4 Bucyrus Wynford (10-0)
#6 Warren JFK at #3 Mogadore (9-1)
#7 Western Reserve (9-1) at #2 Norwalk St. Paul (10-0)