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Amos vs. AMW and Middeltown vs. winless Hamilton

For Middie seniors, Butler Bowl still THE game

By John Bombatch, Middletown Journal
Wednesday, October 13, 2004


After Tuesday's football practice, Middie players Chris Wright, Andre Amos and Cordelle Thompson were just about to hop into a friend's car and head on home. Then, when someone wanted to talk about Friday's Butler Bowl matchup with rival Hamilton, the three players didn't mind hanging around for a little while longer.

With their friends waiting in an idling blue sedan, the three Middies talked about how big the Butler Bowl really is.

"To me, the Butler Bowl means a lot," Amos said. "It's like a championship game to us. And knowing that it's my final time playing Hamilton, it just means that much more. It means I'll be going out and playing just that much harder."

Amos has verbally committed to play college football at The Ohio State University next season. He and senior teammates Wright and Thompson spend a lot of time on the field together, both offensively and defensively. The three play as defensive backs on defense, and return punts and kickoffs on special teams on occasion too.

It's their voices you'd normally hear pumping their teammates up on the sidelines.

"It's like the Super Bowl for us," Wright said of the Butler Bowl. "Ever since I was a little kid, the game with Hamilton was always like the championship. It didn't matter what kind of a season you had, as long as you beat Hamilton.

"They're coming into our house, and I'll be playing it like it's my last game. I plan on going out there and making something happen."

Understanding both the importance of Friday's game, and the price of gasoline, the driver of the sedan finally turned the car's engine off.

The mere fact that this will be the final time the seniors will play against Big Blue simply adds to the excitement for these guys.

"We feel pressure in every game, to lead by example and to lead our team," said Thompson, "so we shouldn't feel any added pressure for this game. It's our job to go out there and lead by example and to make sure we are all on our assignments."

Wright agreed.

"Yeah, with me being the quarterback, I face pressure all the time," he said. "I think it's more of a heart thing. ... I think every game's exciting to play, but you've got to put that little something extra into it when you're playing Hamilton."

The senior quarterback leads the Greater Miami Conference in passing with 1,183 yards gained through the air thus far. The catalyst to the Middie offense, Wright also is ranked 11th in rushing with an 81 yards per game average.

Thompson and Amos are 2-3 respectively in the GMC in pass receiving. Thompson has 18 catches for 397 yards and a pair of touchdowns, Amos has 22 catches for 361 yards and five scores.

The three Middies, along with senior tailback Cameron Donalson, are each ranked in the GMC's top 20 for all-purpose yardage, but no yards will be as important as the ones Friday night at Barnitz Stadium.

"The stadium will be packed, everything will be louder," Amos said, "so just making that big play is more exciting because it's the Butler Bowl and it's against Hamilton."

They know that Hamilton feels the same way. Records don't matter when the Butler Bowl comes around. Through seven games, Middletown has two wins this season; the Big Blue have yet to win.

"Records are thrown out the window for this game," said Amos.

"They can be 0-and-9 for this one, and we know they'll be just as fired up as we are," Wright added.

"Yeah, it's Hamilton. Let's play some football," said Thompson.

'Nuf said.
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Amos at the game this weekend
 
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Bucktastic said:
"and is waiting things out."

What does this mean? Does it mean he is re-thinking his verbal??
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Nothing wrong with his stepping back a bit...once the shit finally is off the fan blades, he'll see that all the accusations were untrue and will remain firm in his commitment.
 
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middieboy513 said:
Is there any chance that amos gets moved to corner back at osu. He had seven picks this season.
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I think it will depend on whether osu gets a commit from another cb or a wr in this class. if by some miracle selwyn lymon would come to osu, amos could definately move to defense.

actually in an unrealted note, i think that unless lymon commits to purdue this weekend, if osu gets him here for an official visit, we have a good chance. let teddy ballgame host him.
 
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I think he may be the sleeper in this class, not because he's an under the radar recruit, but there hasn't been much talk of him lately..

I think he'll be a very good buckeye for whatever position he chooses.
 
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