WOODSFIELD – When neighboring high school football teams get together on the gridiron, you can throw all the records and past history right out of the window.

According to Barnesville (4-0) head coach Blake Allen, that is the case in Friday night’s matchup as the Shamrocks head to Monroe Park to meet Monroe Central (1-3).

However, Seminoles’ head coach Jonathan Calder isn’t so sure about that.

“These are fun games,” Allen said. “Take a pause, throw all the records out and all that stuff, this week we’re only focusing on Monroe Central. It doesn’t matter what either team has done up to this point.”

Calder said, “Honestly, until we start competing with them again, it’s not much of a rivalry. For a long time, it was a great rivalry and the game seemed like it could go either way every yea

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