Lakota West football coach Tom Bolden will make a return trip to Colerain High School on Friday night as the Greater Miami Conference programs meet in the regular season for the first time since Bolden left Colerain in December 2018.
WILL PLAY AT COLERAIN IN AGREATER MIAMI CONFERENCEFOOTBALL SHOWDOWN FRIDAY NIGHT.WCPO 9 SPORTS REPORTER MIKEDYER EXPLAINS WHY THE SEASONOPENER IS EXTRA SPECIAL FORLAKOTA WEST COACH TOM BOLDEN.COLERAIN'S CARDINAL STADIUMWILL HAVE NO SHORTAGE OFSTORYLINES FRIDAY NIGHT.YES,THE UNIQUE SEASON WILL BEGINDURING THE COVID-19PANDEMIC.BUT, THERE IS ALSOTHE FACT THAT LAKOTA WESTCOACH TOM BOLDEN WILL FACE HISFORMER TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIMEIN THE REGULARSEASON.LAKOTA WEST COACH TOMBOLDEN "JUST THROW THAT ON TOPOF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITHTHIS YEAR.
I'M GOING TO WALKIN THERE AND HOPEFULLY I DON'TWALK OVER TOWARD THE OTHERSIDELINE."THE OTHER SIDELINE CONSISTS OFTHE COLERAIN CARDINALS.
THEYARE THE REIGNING GMC CHAMPIONS.BOLDEN, A 1988 COLERAINGRADUATE, LED COLERAIN TO 12CONSECUTIVE GMC TITLES IN 12YEARS FROM 2007 TO2018.
COLERAIN SENIOR RUNNINGBACK/CORNERBACK FREDDIEJOHNSON "A LOT OF EMOTIONSSEEING COACH 'B' ON THE OTHERSIDE.
THAT'S GOING TO MEAN ALOT.
HE WAS LIKE MY FIRSTCOACH WHEN I CAME HERE.
HESHOWED ME THEWAY."THIS YEAR'S SENIORS WERESOPHOMORES DURING COLERAIN'S2018 STATE RUNNER-UP FINISH.AWEEK AFTER THAT STATE FINAL,BOLDEN ACCEPTED THE LAKOTAWEST POSITION AND OPENED A NEWCHAPTER IN GMCFOOTBALL.
LAKOTA WEST COACHTOM BOLDEN "IT'S GOING TO BE ADIFFERENT VIEW FOR SURE.
ANDLOVE THOSE KIDS DEARLY.
THATSENIOR CLASS - I WAS THEREWITH THEM.
SO IT'S GOING TO BEDIFFERENT."THERE ARE HIGH EXPECTATIONSFOR COLERAIN AND LAKOTA WESTTHIS FALL.
THE TALENT LEVEL ISALWAYS SIGNIFICANT.BOTH TEAMSARE READY TO COMPETE WITH ADASH OF IRONY ACCOMPANYINGTHEM FRIDAYNIGHT.
LAKOTA WEST SENIORLINEBACKER JACKSON KUWATCH "IKNOW HE WANTS US TO BE FOCUSEDON THE GAME AND NOT LET ALLTHAT STUFF GET TO HIM.
I'MSURE HE WILL BRING SOMETHINGUP ABOUT IT IN PRACTICE THISWEEK."COLERAIN SENIOR LINEBACKERMICHAEL BESS JR. "IT'S VERYEXCITING.
COACH BOLDEN WAS MYFIRST COACH MY SOPHOMORE YEAR.HE WILL ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHINGIN MY HEART FOR HERE INCOLERAIN BUT WE ARE READY FORTHAT FRIDAY NIGHT."MIKE DYER,WCPO 9 SPORTSááásponsor stinger
The high school football season kicksoff in Ohio on Friday, Aug. 28.