Ironton High School Explained

Ironton High School
Address:	1701 South 7th Street
Zipcode:	45638
Country:	United States
Type:	Public high school
District:	Ironton City Schools
Superintendent:	James Payne
Principal:	Jeff Hairston
Enrollment:	390 (2018–19)^[1]
Staff:	25.03 (FTE)
Ratio:	15.58
Athletics Conference:	Ohio Valley Conference
Fight Song:	Men of Ironton
Rivals:	Portsmouth Trojans, Ashland Tomcats, Wheelersburg Pirates
Free Label3:	Athletic Director
Free Text3:	Trevon Pendleton
Sports:	Tennis, Football, Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Bowling, Golf, Cross Country, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling, Cheerleading, Swimming
Nickname:	Fighting Tigers^[2]
Colors:	Orange and black

Ironton High School (IHS) is a public high school in Ironton, Ohio, United States. It is the only public high school in the Ironton City School District.

Athletics

The Ironton Fighting Tigers are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Currently, the other members of the conference include Chesapeake High School (Panthers), Coal Grove High School (Hornets), Fairland High School (Dragons), South Point High School (Pointers), Rock Hill High School (Redmen), Portsmouth High School (Trojans), Gallia Academy High School (Blue Devils).

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

• Boys Football – 1979, 1989 ^[3]
• Boys Baseball – 1972 ^[4]
• Boys Golf – 1995, 1996, 1997 ^[5]

See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

Football

The Ironton Football team was coached by Bob Lutz prior to 2012. Lutz set the record for the most career wins in Ohio High School Football with 381 wins and also led them to their two State Championships in 1979 and 1989. In the last two seasons (2019 & 2020) they have been in the state championship game under head coach Trevon Pendleton in his first 3 seasons as head coach.

Baseball

Mike Burcham was Bob Lutz longtime assistant and coached Ironton to its only State Baseball Championship in 1972.

Basketball

The Boys Basketball have been to the Final Four for 3 times and they played for the State Championship game in 2005 when they lost to North College Hill.

The Girls Basketball have been to the Final Four 4 times. They finish the regular season 22-0 in the 2015/2016 Season.

Notable alumni

• Coy Bacon, former NFL player
• George McAfee, former NFL player, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Clint McElroy, radio personality and podcaster^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ironton High School. National Center for Education Statistics. February 24, 2021.
2. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory. 2010-04-02. OHSAA. https://web.archive.org/web/20101105071137/http://cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=760. 2010-11-05. dead.
3. Web site: Yappi Sports Football. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105137/http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html. 2007-01-13. dead.
4. Web site: Yappi Sports Baseball. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070308100827/http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html. 2007-03-08. dead.
5. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2006-12-31. OHSAA.
6. Web site: Huntington Quarterly Articles Issue 73 Clint McElroy. Mayne. Rick. www.huntingtonquarterly.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180623141023/https://www.huntingtonquarterly.com/articles/issue73/mcelroy.php. 2018-06-23. 2018-08-27. dead.