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Veteran Wayne coach sees similarities with ‘99 Warriors
HUBER HEIGHTS - Longtime Wayne assistant football coach Mike Garringer has seen a lot of great players and teams. And he likes what he sees in this year’s team.
“I compare this team to the ‘99 team,” said Garringer, a football coach at Wayne since ‘69 and the Warriors former wrestling coach.
The Warriors suffered a 35-14 late-season loss to unbeaten Centerville that year, recovered and were D-I state runners-up, falling 24-10 to Cleveland St. Ignatius in the state final.
The Elks were knocked out of the 1999 postseason 49-42 by Cincinnati Elder in a regional semifinal.
“It took the loss to Centerville that year to rejuvenate us,” recalled Garringer, a defensive line coach. “And it carried us on into the playoffs and to the state championship.
“This team has been built the same way, although the momentum has been building from the beginning of the season to the end as opposed to where we hit a plateau in the middle of ’99 and a loss motivated us.”
In 2005 Wayne and Centerville also played twice. The Warriors posted a convincing 38-0 regular-season victory. In the regional semifinal Wayne overcame an 18-point deficit to win 29-28 at Paul Brown Stadium.
Wayne (8-3) plays Centerville (9-2) in a D-I, Region 4 semifinal at 7 p.m. Saturday at Welcome Stadium.
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