The Shoreline Showdown

Huron Memorial Stadium will be the site of the 1^st “Shoreline Showdown” this Friday evening.  The Sandusky Blue Streaks will travel east to take on their lakefront neighbors, the Huron Tigers, in the first meeting of these teams in 100 years.  In his anthology entitled, Huron Football: Volume 1, A History of Huron, Ohio’s Football Program 1939-1979, Dave Brown states that Huron and Sandusky last met in football in 1914.  The outcome was not too good for Huron- a 98-0 loss for the Tigers.

 

Huron’s Athletic Director, Steve Camella, has been working on bringing these two teams together for about two years.  Camella explained that Sandusky’s enrollment is down, making the school a more comparable rival for Huron.  Since the schools are in close proximity to each other and both towns are on the lakeshore, Camella dubbed the game, the “Shoreline Showdown”.  This will be the first game of the season for both teams which, historically, is a difficult game to draw crowds.  Both schools hope this burgeoning rivalry will bring spectators out to watch the teams play.  Sandusky and Huron have committed to beginning their football seasons playing each other for the next two years, thus continuing the Shoreline Showdown.

Camella is hopeful that this will be the start of a wonderful, new tradition.  “I am looking forward to a competitive and entertaining game.” he stated.  The game will begin at 7 PM, and gates open at 5:30 PM.  Pre-sale tickets are available at the high school until the end of the school day on Friday.  The forecast looks great for Friday evening, so get out and support your Huron Tigers!