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Friday night we play rival St. Cloud for the 101st time qualifying the game as the 5th oldest rivalry in Florida and 20th oldest in the entire nation.  Still wish it were played as our final game as in years past, but as has been expressed in another thread "The Times they are A Changing".  The past couple of decades it hasn't been as competitive as most folks would want and this year that trend will probably continue unfortunately not in St. Cloud's favor.  The kids will play hard on both sides as tradition demands that effort and pride.  Will be there with my oldest son plus possibly other family/friends and will post results later that night.  GO KOWBOYS!!


Posted
1 hour ago, nolebull813 said:

Not sure where you got top 20 oldest rivalry, it’s not even in the top 150 oldest rivalries 

That was taken from our local paper (Osceola News Gazette - 09/11/2024) and describe as one of the "20 longest running continuous rivalries" in the US.   That is where I got it if you want to check, so no intent to mislead but 101 years is pretty long.   

Posted
31 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:

No possibility St Cloud comes within 4 touchdowns. 

Thanks for your view, but according to some on this forum when it comes to rivalries you never know no matter how lousy the opponent. :D

Posted
46 minutes ago, Ray Icaza said:

Thanks for your view, but according to some on this forum when it comes to rivalries you never know no matter how lousy the opponent. :D

Haha no excuses. I never understood when someone says “they are rivals” or “it was raining”  as a reason for why the game between a superior team and inferior team was close. 
 

It’s the same for everyone. It doesn’t rain only on the losing team. The losing rival isn’t the only team the game means something to. 

Posted
1 hour ago, Ray Icaza said:

That was taken from our local paper (Osceola News Gazette - 09/11/2024) and describe as one of the "20 longest running continuous rivalries" in the US.   That is where I got it if you want to check, so no intent to mislead but 101 years is pretty long.   

You original post just said “oldest” not “longest running continuous”

huge difference. No biggie. Either way it’s awesome that they can play this long. These are the games that mean the most. Regardless of how bad one of the teams are. 
 

I got Osceola 41, St Cloud 7

Posted
33 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:

You original post just said “oldest” not “longest running continuous”

 

huge difference. No biggie. Either way it’s awesome that they can play this long. These are the games that mean the most. Regardless of how bad one of the teams are. 
 

 

I got Osceola 41, St Cloud 7

You're sticking to the trend as of late and it certainly may end up that way.  My thing is not to disparage the other team nor pound our chest by beating an inferior team by 40+ as we play them because of the aforementioned tradition.  My take is if they get points it will be late vs subs as it is pretty clear they won't be able to run it and last week we chased the South Dade QB all over the place but he had wheels.  Passing wise they will have to dink and dunk as Logan King (QB) will not be able to escape the pressure. Our staff will reward subs with playing time if it does get out of hand early. 

Posted
35 minutes ago, Ray Icaza said:

You're sticking to the trend as of late and it certainly may end up that way.  My thing is not to disparage the other team nor pound our chest by beating an inferior team by 40+ as we play them because of the aforementioned tradition.  My take is if they get points it will be late vs subs as it is pretty clear they won't be able to run it and last week we chased the South Dade QB all over the place but he had wheels.  Passing wise they will have to dink and dunk as Logan King (QB) will not be able to escape the pressure. Our staff will reward subs with playing time if it does get out of hand early. 

Ok so 48-3 then. 

Posted
2 hours ago, nolebull813 said:

I wish I could the early history of each team. I have all the results for Osceola from 1948-2024, and St Cloud I got all the scores from 1946-2024. 

I need the scores before those years. I got some sprinkled in but not enough 

Scores taken from back of T-Shirts sold at the 100th Edition of the Game.

1925 - St. Cloud 6, Osceola 0             1937 - Osceola 13, St. Cloud 0           1950 - St. Cloud 14, Osceola 6          

1926 - Osceola 9, St. Cloud 0             1938 - St. Cloud 13, Osceola 7           1951 - St. Cloud 19, Osceola 0

1927 - Osceola 13, St. Cloud 0           1939 - St. Cloud 13, Osceola 8           1952 - Osceola 32, St. Cloud 19

1927 - Osceola 0, St. Cloud 0            1940 - Osceola 7, St. Cloud 0             1953 - Osceola 7, St. Cloud 6

1928 - Osceola 19, St. Cloud 6          1941 - St. Cloud 13, Osceola 6            1954 - St. Cloud 19, Osceola 7

1929 - Osceola 7, St. Cloud 0            1942 - No game, World War II            1955 - Osceola 26, St. Cloud 14

1930 - St. Cloud 6, Osceola 0            1943 - St. Cloud 19, Osceola 6          1956 - St. Cloud 20, Osceola 14

1931 - Osceola 12, St. Cloud 0           1944 - St. Cloud 19, Osceola 0          1957 - Osceola 18, St. Cloud 12

1932- St. Cloud 6, Osceola 0             1945 - Osceola 41, St. Cloud 7          1958 - St. Cloud 14, Osceola 7

1933- Osceola 0, St. Cloud 0             1946 - Osceola 0, St. Cloud 0           1959 - Osceola 34, St. Cloud 14

1934 - Osceola 25, St. Cloud 6          1947 - Osceola 20, St. Cloud 12        1960 - Osceola 20, St. Cloud 7

1935 - Osceola 6, St. Cloud 6            1948 - Osceola 27, St. Cloud 0          1961 - Osceola 45, St. Cloud 0

1936- St. Cloud 6, Osceola 0             1949 - St. Cloud 19, Osceola 0          1962 - St. Cloud 7, Osceola 6

 

This gets you up my freshman year at OHS where our team won 11 consecutive  between 1963 - 1973.   Currently the series stands at 68-28-4.  

Posted
1 hour ago, Ray Icaza said:

Scores taken from back of T-Shirts sold at the 100th Edition of the Game.

1925 - St. Cloud 6, Osceola 0             1937 - Osceola 13, St. Cloud 0           1950 - St. Cloud 14, Osceola 6          

1926 - Osceola 9, St. Cloud 0             1938 - St. Cloud 13, Osceola 7           1951 - St. Cloud 19, Osceola 0

1927 - Osceola 13, St. Cloud 0           1939 - St. Cloud 13, Osceola 8           1952 - Osceola 32, St. Cloud 19

1927 - Osceola 0, St. Cloud 0            1940 - Osceola 7, St. Cloud 0             1953 - Osceola 7, St. Cloud 6

1928 - Osceola 19, St. Cloud 6          1941 - St. Cloud 13, Osceola 6            1954 - St. Cloud 19, Osceola 7

1929 - Osceola 7, St. Cloud 0            1942 - No game, World War II            1955 - Osceola 26, St. Cloud 14

1930 - St. Cloud 6, Osceola 0            1943 - St. Cloud 19, Osceola 6          1956 - St. Cloud 20, Osceola 14

1931 - Osceola 12, St. Cloud 0           1944 - St. Cloud 19, Osceola 0          1957 - Osceola 18, St. Cloud 12

1932- St. Cloud 6, Osceola 0             1945 - Osceola 41, St. Cloud 7          1958 - St. Cloud 14, Osceola 7

1933- Osceola 0, St. Cloud 0             1946 - Osceola 0, St. Cloud 0           1959 - Osceola 34, St. Cloud 14

1934 - Osceola 25, St. Cloud 6          1947 - Osceola 20, St. Cloud 12        1960 - Osceola 20, St. Cloud 7

1935 - Osceola 6, St. Cloud 6            1948 - Osceola 27, St. Cloud 0          1961 - Osceola 45, St. Cloud 0

1936- St. Cloud 6, Osceola 0             1949 - St. Cloud 19, Osceola 0          1962 - St. Cloud 7, Osceola 6

 

This gets you up my freshman year at OHS where our team won 11 consecutive  between 1963 - 1973.   Currently the series stands at 68-28-4.  

I have all these thank you. I think i found it in a newspaper archive. If I find it I’ll send it to you. 

Posted

 

OSCEOLA VS. ST. CLOUD

Osceola leads series,

50-25-4

Year

Winner, score

2002

Osceola, 51-7

2001

Osccola, 31-21

2000

Osceola, 55-0

1999

Osceola, 52-10

1998

Osceola, 34-14

1997

Osceola, 42-28

1996

Osceola, 32-14

1995

St. Cloud, 29-28

1994

St. Cloud, 9-0

1993

Osceola, 10-6

1992

St. Cloud, 13-10

1991

Osccola, 36-15

1990

Osceola, 33-15

1989

Osccola, 30-13

1988

St. Cloud, 31-15

1987

Osceola, 27-0

1986

St. Cloud, 24-7

1985

Osceola, 24-0

1984

St. Cloud, 12-7

1983

Osceola, 49-12

1982

Oscecla, 28-7

1981

Osceola, 21-0

1980

St. Cloud, 48-15

1979

Osceola, 18-15

1978

St. Cloud, 32-25

1977

Oscecla, 18-6

1976

Osceola, 27-21

1975

Osccola, 10-12

1974

St. Cloud, 19-15

1973

Osceola, 28-21

1972

Osceola, 12-7

1971

Oscecla, 20-B

1970

Oscecla, 56-6

1969

Osceola, 28-16

1968

Osceola, 27-7

1967

Osceola, 52-6

1966

Osceola. 40-6

1965

Osceola, 28-0

1964

Osceola, 28-13

1963

Osceola, 34-20

1962

St. Cloud, 7-6

1961

Osceola, 45-D

1960

Osccola, 20-7

1959

Osceola, 34-14

1958

St. Cloud, 14-7

1957

Osceola, 18-12

1956

St. Cloud, 20-14

1955

Osceola. 26-14

1954

St. Cloud, 19-7

1953

Osccola, 7-6

1952

Osceola, 32-19

1951

St. Cloud, 190

1950

St. Cloud, 14-6

1949

St. Cloud, 19-0

1913

Osceola, 27-0

1947

Osceola, 20-12

1916

Tic: 0-0

1945

Osceola, 41-7

1914

St. Cloud, 19-0

1943

St. Cloud, 19-6

1942

no game

1941

St. Cloud, 13-6

1940

Osceola, 7-D

1969

St. Cloud, 13-8

1938

St. Cloud, 13-7

1937

Osccola, 13-0

1936

St. Cloud, 6-D

1935

Tie: 6-6

1964

Osccola, 25-6

1933

Tie: 0-0

1962

St. Cloud, 6-0

1931

Osceola, 12-0

1931

Osceola, 18-0

1930

St. Cloud, 6-0

1929

Osceola, 7-0

1928

Osceola, 19-6

1927

Tie: 0-0

1927

Osccola, 13-0

1926

Osceola, 9-0

1925

St. Cloud, 6-0

Posted
14 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:

How do you post pictures here? It always says the file it too large 

Which is why I typed it out as I took a photo of the back of the T-shirt I picked up at last year's event and when I tried to download here it said the file was too large.  No need to send the file as I have all the scores and only included the ones I thought you asked for.  Correction:  OHS leads series 68-28-4.

Posted
16 minutes ago, Ray Icaza said:

Aren't you forgetting the past 20+ years.  Osceola leads series 68-28-4, but keep diggin'.

I couldn’t find it on a newspaper but I have the results at home. I can type them manually after Osceola wins again tonight 

Posted
1 minute ago, nolebull813 said:

I couldn’t find it on a newspaper but I have the results at home. I can type them manually after Osceola wins again tonight 

No need, just giving you a bit of love back.  Hopefully, we will use Taevion judiciously like we did against So. Dade (8 carries - 80 yards) as he will need to be back close to 100% vs Jones next week.  People that haven't seen him play don't realize the weapon he is and how our offense revolves around the things he can do.  

Posted
2 hours ago, Ray Icaza said:

No need, just giving you a bit of love back.  Hopefully, we will use Taevion judiciously like we did against So. Dade (8 carries - 80 yards) as he will need to be back close to 100% vs Jones next week.  People that haven't seen him play don't realize the weapon he is and how our offense revolves around the things he can do.  

48-3

Posted
4 hours ago, nolebull813 said:

48-3

As it turned out, this last prediction was pretty close as the score ended up 49-6  ........... AT HALFTIME!!  Taevion ripped off a couple of long TD runs on his first 2 touches to set the tone and don't know that they used him much after that.  Running clock for the entire second half so my son and I left once we scored again late in the 3rd qtr. start of 4th, 56-6 as there was a good crowd on both sides.  Their kids fought hard the entire game, but were just outmanned.  Used lots of backups throughout the game and looks like we didn't suffer any critical injuries so really nothing else to add. Unsure of the final score so will not be posting that.   

Posted
20 minutes ago, Ray Icaza said:

As it turned out, this last prediction was pretty close as the score ended up 49-6  ........... AT HALFTIME!!  Taevion ripped off a couple of long TD runs on his first 2 touches to set the tone and don't know that they used him much after that.  Running clock for the entire second half so my son and I left once we scored again late in the 3rd qtr. start of 4th, 56-6 as there was a good crowd on both sides.  Their kids fought hard the entire game, but were just outmanned.  Used lots of backups throughout the game and looks like we didn't suffer any critical injuries so really nothing else to add. Unsure of the final score so will not be posting that.   

Like I said. You could combine the best starting 22 from all 7 other Osceola County teams, and Osceola High would destroy them. 

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