News Release - Football Ohio High School Athletic Association 4080 Roselea Place Columbus, OH 43214 Main: 614-267-2502 Fax: 614-267-1677 www.ohsaa.org Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D.

Football Release No. 7 (of 7) — Dec. 6, 2010 Contact — Tim Stried, Director of Information Services, [email protected]

2010 OHSAA Football Tournament Schedule

Friday-Saturday, Nov. 5-6 Friday-Saturday, Nov. 26-27 Regional Quarterfinals State Semifinals • Regional seeds 1, 2, 3 & 4 to host seeds • Sites announced Nov. 21 5, 6, 7 & 8 • Friday 7:30 p.m. - Div II, IV, VI • Friday 7:30 p.m. - Div. II, IV, VI • Saturday 7 p.m. - Div. I, III, V Watch all six OHSAA football state championship games on • Saturday 7 p.m. - Div. I, III, V SportsTime Ohio, the official television partner of the OHSAA. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 3-4 For programming information visit www.stohd.com Friday-Saturday, Nov. 12-13 State Championship Games Regional Semifinals Friday, December 3 • Sites announced Nov. 7 Division IV - 11:00 a.m. - Massillon • Friday 7:30 p.m. - Div II, IV, VI Division VI - 3:00 p.m. - Canton • Saturday 7 p.m. - Div. I, III, V Division II - 7:00 p.m. - Massillon

Friday-Saturday, Nov. 19-20 Saturday, December 4 Regional Finals Division V - 11:00 a.m. - Canton The OHSAA Radio Network will broadcast all six OHSAA foot- • Sites announced Nov. 14 Division III - 3:00 p.m. - Massillon ball state championship games live. For more information visit • Friday 7:30 p.m. - Div II, IV, VI Division I - 7:00 p.m. - Canton www.ohsaa.org/news/Radio/radiohome.asp • Saturday 7p.m. - Div. I, III, V 2010 Tournament Information and Notes

WHAT: 39th Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments (State Finals/ FIRST TIME STATE CHAMPIONS: Lakewood St. Edward (Div. Fifth Round) I) and Maple Heights (Div. II) both claimed their first football state championships over the weekend. St. Edward’s does so in its WHEN/WHERE: Friday, Dec. 3 Division IV (11 a.m. at Massillon), fourth-trip to the title game, while Maple Heights did so in its VI (3 p.m. at Canton) and II (7 p.m. at Massillon); Saturday, Dec. second. 4 Division V (11 a.m. at Canton), III (3 p.m. at Massillon) and I (7 p.m. at Canton). THREE-PEAT: Youngstown Ursuline becomes the sixth school in OHSAA history to win three consecutive titles. The Irish join Cincinnati Moeller, Cleveland St. Ignatius, Delphos St. John’s, FORMAT: Thirty-two teams in six divisions (192 total schools) Newark Catholic, and Versailles in accomplishing the feat. qualified for the tournaments, with selections based on the OHSAA Football Computer Rankings. To qualify for the tournaments, BLUE JAYS SET OHSAA CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS: schools must have finished first through eighth in their assigned Delphos St. John’s scored 11 offensive , which set an region. OHSAA record for most touchdowns in a championship game in all divisions. The Blue Jays also set records for most points in an FOOTBALL STATS: Media members around the state are encouraged to submit their area statistical leaders from the OHSAA playoff and championship game (77) and largest margin regular-season to the OHSAA in order to compile a statewide of victory in a championship game for all divisions (71-points). statistical leader board. Media may submit their area leaders in any format to the OHSAA by email at [email protected] or by fax at 614-267-1677. The list is now posted on the football page at ohsaa.org. OHSAA Sports Information Staff Bob Goldring, Associate Commissioner Tim Stried, Director of Information Services Brenda Murray, Coordinator of Publications and Web Site Brian Day, Paul Seiter, Brad Pettiford, Interns Main Office Phone: 614-267-2502, Fax: 614-267-1677

www.ohsaa.org 1 OHSAA Football Release No. 7 2010 State Championships in Review

2010 REVIEW: 39th Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments, Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, 2010 Fawcett Stadium, Canton (Divisions I, V and VI) and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon (Divisions II, III and IV).

2010 DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 DIVISION II STATE CHAMPIONSHIP December 4, 2010 (at Canton Fawcett Stadium) December 3, 2010 (at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium) Huber Heights Wayne 7 0 14 7--- 28 Record: (11-4) Trotwood-Madison 20 6 7 0-- 33 Record: (12-3) Lakewood St. Edward 7 0 14 14--- 35 Record: (15-0) Maple Heights 7 12 12 14-- 45 Record: (15-0) Coaches: Ray Finotti (Lakewood St. Edward); Jay Minton (Huber Coaches: Todd Filtz (Maple Heights); Maurice Douglass Heights Wayne) (Trotwood-Madison)

In a hard fought OHSAA Division I state championship game, third- Maple Heights got off to a slow start out of the gate, but quickly found ranked Lakewood St. Edward outlasted unranked Huber Heights Wayne its groove as the Mustangs overcame a 19-point deficit and accelerated 35-28 to win its first state title Saturday at Canton Fawcett Stadium. past Trotwood-Madison for a 45-33 victory Friday at Massillon Paul Brown Stadium in the OHSAA Division II football state championship game. St. Edward overcame a 14-point second-half deficit to win, tying the record for largest comeback to win in a Division I championship game. The state Maple Heights senior quarterback Shaq Washington, who accounted championship is the Eagles first in football, as they had previously been to for seven touchdowns in the game, scampered 19 yards into the end the championship game three other times. They finish the season 15-0. zone with 46 seconds left in the fourth quarter to seal the game for the Mustangs. The Eagles started the scoring with a meticulous 8:32 drive to start the first quarter, capped off by senior running back Reggie Terrell punching it The end zone was a familiar spot for Washington, as the dynamic in for a one-yard . Wayne answered later in the quarter when quarterback reached pay dirt on the ground four times in the game. He senior quarterback Braxton Miller, the Division I Offensive Player of the finished the game with 29 carries for 174 yards. The four touchdowns tied Year, slashed his way to the end zone for a 17-yard rushing touchdown. the Division II record for rushing touchdowns and most touchdowns for an individual in the state finals. Washington also completed 11 of 19 passes The score remained tied 7-7 through a back-and-forth second quarter. for 216 yards and three touchdowns.

The third quarter began with a bang, with Miller connecting twice for The primary receiving target for the Mustangs was senior receiver touchdown passes to put Wayne up 21-7. The first went to senior receiver Andre Stubbs, whose seven catches for 170 yards and two touchdowns Seth Stuart, the second to junior receiver Marshall Peterson. set an individual record for most receiving yards in a Division II state championship game. Stubbs’ 80-yard touchdown reception in the second St. Edward responded with 21 unanswered points. Eagles senior receiver quarter set a new record for longest scoring pass play in the Division II Patrick Barry collected a 10-yard touchdown reception from senior state championship game. quarterback Kevin Burke, followed by an immediate of Miller by senior linebacker Avery Bailey. Senior running back Terrell Bates tied Trailing 26-7 in the first half, Maple Heights was able to muster together the game at 21, on a 15-yard touchdown run less than a minute after the several long scoring drives to catch up and eventually zoom past Trotwood- turnover. Burke added one more touchdown, diving into the end zone to Madison. In the process, the Mustangs set a new record for largest deficit cap off a six-yard run. The extra-point attempt failed after a penalty moved overcome to win a championship in Division II. the kick back 10 yards. Trotwood-Madison took an early 13-0 lead before Maple Heights could Wayne countered, relying on Miller one more time, scoring from two yards successfully run a play from scrimmage. The Rams offense was paced by out to take the lead 28-27 in the fourth quarter. senior running back Antwan Gilbert, who rushed 28 times for 179 yards. He also scored on an electrifying 45-yard punt return to start the second St. Edward, determined to persevere, took the ball 60 yards on seven quarter. plays, scoring with 1:32 left in the game. Bates provided the game- winning score on a 17-yard run from scrimmage. The Eagles converted a The Rams were able to hold onto their lead until 9:41 remained in the two-point conversion to go up by seven when Burke connected with junior fourth quarter, when Maple Heights took a 37-33 lead on a two-yard run receiver Quincy Jones in the back corner of the end zone. by Washington.

Wayne had one more opportunity to tie the game, but was thwarted when Both teams lit up the scoreboard all night, scoring a combined total of 78 Miller was intercepted on fourth down by St. Edward senior defensive points to set a new Division II record for most combined points in a state back Cory Blackstock to ultimately seal the victory. championship game.

Miller led the Warriors offensively completing 15 of 24 passes for 200 The win capped off a perfect 15-0 season for the fourth-ranked Mustangs. yards and two touchdowns. He also ran the ball 15 times for 64 yards and It was Maple Heights’ first state championship in school history. two touchdowns. Unranked Trotwood-Madison finishes the season with a 12-3 record and For St. Edward, Burke completed nine of 13 passes for 89 yards and a its second runner-up finish in school history. touchdown. In addition, he ran for a team-high 130 yards and a touchdown. Bates ran 21 times for 92 yards and two touchdowns.

Wayne now has two state championship game appearances, finishing as the runner-up in both. The Warriors finish the season 11-4.

2 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 7 2010 State Championships in Review

2010 REVIEW: 39th Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments, Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, 2010 Fawcett Stadium, Canton (Divisions I, V and VI) and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon (Divisions II, III and IV).

2010 DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 DIVISION IV STATE CHAMPIONSHIP December 4, 2009 (at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium) December 3, 2009 (at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium) Columbus Bishop Watterson 6 0 0 7--- 13 Record: (13-1) Columbus Bishop Hartley 14 6 0 14--- 34 Record: (13-2) Akron Buchtel 0 6 6 0--- 12 Record: (11-4) Chagrin Falls 0 7 6 0--- 13 Record: (13-2) Coaches: Dan Blejac (Bishop Watterson; Ricky Powers (Akron Coaches: Brad Burchfield (Bishop Hartley); Mark Iammarino Buchtel) (Chagrin Falls)

Despite committing six turnovers, third-ranked Columbus Bishop Columbus Bishop Hartley took control of the game early and remained Watterson prevailed over unranked Akron Buchtel, 13-12, to win the in the driver’s seat for its entirety, as the Hawks defeated Chagrin Falls 34- OHSAA Division III football state championship Saturday at Massillon 13 to claim the Division IV state football championship Friday at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.

Buchtel had two opportunities to retake the lead during the last four Bishop Hartley scored on its first three possessions of the game, minutes of the game, but were turned away both times by a stingy with the offensive onslaught beginning on the Hawks’ first play from Bishop Watterson defense that truly guided the Eagles to the win. Senior scrimmage when senior running back Omar Lane scampered 52 yards linebacker Matt Redfield recorded a team-high eight tackles, and junior for a touchdown. Four minutes later, Hawks senior quarterback Austin linebacker Craig Fada pitched in with six tackles and a sack. Underwood connected with receiver sophomore Jawuan Woodley on a 43-yard touchdown pass. Senior running back Noah Key, the Division IV A game that was a defensive struggle, consumed by turnovers and empty co-offensive player of the year, capped off the first half scoring for Bishop possessions by both teams, turned into a nail-biter late in the game as the Hartley, as he was able to take a carry to the outside and streak 60 yards two sides swapped leads in the fourth quarter. up the sideline for a touchdown.

Bishop Watterson took a 6-0 lead with 2:55 remaining in the first quarter In the second quarter, Chagrin Falls scored on an 11-yard screen pass on a one-yard run by senior quarterback Patrick Rhomberg. from sophomore quarterback Tommy Iammarino to sophomore running back Bradley Munday to cut the deficit to 20-7 at halftime. Neither offense was able to put together a scoring drive for the remainder of the first half, but Buchtel’s opportunistic defense took advantage of an Chagrin Falls scored late in the third quarter, as sophomore running back errant Bishop Watterson pass, as junior Jarrod Wilson Kurt Vidmer scored on a two-yard run to pull the Tigers within a touchdown returned an interception 82 yards for a score as time expired in the first at 20-13. half. Bishop Hartley quickly responded, as Underwood hit sophomore receiver The play set a new Division III state championship game record for Jacob Matuska with a 10-yard toss in the back of the end zone. The Hawks longest interception return for a touchdown. It also marked Wilson’s fourth then put the game away for good, as Noah Key recovered a successful consecutive game with a defensive touchdown, and the 14th time the onside kick immediately following the score. Minutes later, Key rushed for Griffins’ defense put points on the board this season. a 17-yard touchdown, giving Bishop Hartley its 34-13 lead.

Buchtel took its first lead of the game late in the third quarter, as senior Bishop Hartley outgained Chagrin Falls offensively, with 378 yards of total quarterback Steve Parker connected with senior Tyler Jones for an eight- offense compared to the Tigers’ 159 yards. Most of the damage was done yard touchdown reception. The Griffins were not able to hold the lead, as on the ground, as the Hawks finished with 299 rushing yards. Bishop Watterson’s game-clinching score came on a three-yard rushing touchdown by senior running back Ray Cook with 10:50 left in the fourth Noah Key led the way for Bishop Hartley, rushing 24 times for 130 yards quarter. and two touchdowns. In addition to his offensive production and recovered onside kick, he also added an interception on the defensive side of the Bishop Watterson senior defensive back Brad Mccurdy sealed the victory ball. Lane carried the ball six times for 117 yards and one touchdown. with an interception with two minutes left in regulation. Chagrin Falls, unranked at the end of the regular-season, finished as the The win gave Bishop Watterson a final record of 13-1 and earned the state runner-up for the second year in a row, losing to Kettering Archbishop Eagles their second state championship in school history. Alter in the 2009 championship game. The Tigers finished the season at 13-2. Two-time state champion Buchtel finished as runner-up for the third time and completed its season at 11-4. The win capped off a 13-2 season for Bishop Hartley, which was also unranked, and gave the Hawks their second football state championship in school history. Bishop Hartley won its first state title in 1986.

www.ohsaa.org 3 OHSAA Football Release No. 7 2010 State Championships in Review

2010 REVIEW: 39th Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments, Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, 2010 Fawcett Stadium, Canton (Divisions I, V and VI) and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon (Divisions II, III and IV).

2010 DIVISION V STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 DIVISION VI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP December 4, 2009 (at Canton Fawcett Stadium) December 3, 2009 (at Canton Fawcett Stadium) Coldwater 7 0 7 7--- 21 Record: (11-4) Delphos St. John’s 14 21 14 28-- 77 Record: (15-0) Youngstown Ursuline 15 29 7 0--- 51 Record: (15-0) Shadyside 0 0 0 6--- 6 Record: (13-2) Coaches: Dan Reardon (Youngstown Ursuline); Chip Otten Coaches: Todd Schulte (Delphos St. John’s); Mark Holenka (Coldwater) (Shadyside)

In a rematch of last year’s championship game, top-ranked Youngstown Top-ranked Delphos St. John’s imposed itself early and never looked Ursuline claimed its third-straight OHSAA Division V football state back, defeating 10th-ranked Shadyside 77-6 in the OHSAA Division VI championship Saturday, defeating unranked Coldwater 51-21 at Canton football state championship game Friday at Canton Fawcett Stadium. Fawcett Stadium. St. John’s scored 11 offensive touchdowns, which sets an OHSAA The two schools combined for a Division V championship game record 10 record for most touchdowns in a championship game in all divisions. touchdowns, which is second only to Delphos St. John’s and Shadyside, The Blue Jays also set records for most points in an OHSAA playoff and which scored 11 between them the night before in the Division VI championship game (77) and largest margin of victory in a championship championship. game for all divisions (71-points). In addition, St. John’s set a Division VI championship game record rushing for 416 yards as a team. This mark is Ursuline (15-0) becomes the sixth school in OHSAA history to win three fourth overall in all divisions. St. John’s 552 yards of total offense is third consecutive football state championships. The title was the Irish’s fourth overall for all divisions in championship games. in school history, their first coming in 2000. Defensively, St. John’s forced Shadyside into turning the ball over seven Ursuline displayed a high-powered offense all game, setting multiple times. Six of those seven turnovers were , with Ty Bergfeld championship game records. The Irish posted the Division V record for recording three of his own. most points in a quarter, tallying 29 in the second. In addition, Ursuline surpassed its own record-setting output of 508 yards of offense in 2009, The Blue Jays were led offensively by senior running back Evan Burgei, registering 611 yards of total offense. who ran 17 times for 123 yards and three touchdowns, also collecting one receiving touchdown. Blue Jays senior quarterback Jordan Leininger Ursuline senior quarterback Paul Kempe becomes only the second threw two touchdown passes in addition to rushing 13 times for 101 yards quarterback in OHSAA history to ever lead his team to three consecutive and two touchdowns. Senior running back Ty Bergfeld caught two passes state championships, the other being Jason Turner, who led Versailles to for 49 yards and a touchdown. Other Blue Jay touchdowns were scored titles in 1993, ’94, and ’95. Kempe finished the game six-for-nine passing by juniors Jordan Bergfeld and Chris Will along with sophomores Mark for a 119 yards, throwing for one touchdown and running for another. Bogg and Brock Bonifas.

Coldwater persisted all afternoon, refusing to relent after falling behind Determined not to be shut-out, Shadyside scored on a 13-yard rushing early. Senior receiver Ross Klenke collected seven catches for 125 yards touchdown in the fourth-quarter by senior running back Evan Marling, but and three touchdowns to lead the way for the Cavaliers. Klenke’s three failed to convert the extra-point. touchdown grabs sets the mark for most receiving touchdowns by an individual in the Division V championship game. Individual state championship records for St. John’s were set by Evan Burgei, who recorded a Division VI championship game record for most Akise Teague, Ohio’s 2010 Mr. Football, led the Ursuline offense, setting touchdowns with four, and tied the mark for most rushing touchdowns (3). the record for most touchdowns in a Division V championship game Running back Chris Will set the mark for longest run for a touchdown in and tying the record for all divisions, scoring five times. Teague tied the the Division VI championship game with his 75-yard dash in the fourth previous record (four) in the first half and went on to finish the day with 19 quarter. carries for 249 yards and four receptions for 94 yards. St. John’s claimed its sixth state championship overall and second in the Coldwater, which owns two state titles, becomes state runner-up for the last three years. The Blue Jays are now the fourth school with six OHSAA fourth-time in school history and second year in a row. The Cavaliers football titles. St. John’s finishes their season 15-0. finish the season with a 12-3 record. Shadyside becomes the state runner-up for the second time in school history, finishing with a record of 13-2.

4 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 7 2010 State Tournament Information and Notes WHICH SEEDS REMAIN: Of the 12 teams that earned a berth in Columbus St. Francis DeSales now has the longest consecutive state championship games, there are four one seeds, one two seed, playoff streak as the Stallions are back in for the 17th straight season. two three seeds, two four seeds, two five seeds and an eight seed. Cleveland St. Ignatius failed to qualify for the first time since 1987, The Div. VI matchup between Shadyside and Delphos St. John’s is ending its state-leading streak of 22-straight playoff appearances. the only game between two top seeds. FIRST-TIME PARTICIPANTS MAKE QUICK EXITS: Six schools CINDERLLA STORY: Huber Heights Wayne lost its first two games made their first appearances in the OHSAA football playoffs and all of the regular season and got into the Div. I tournament as an eight six fell in the first round. Columbus Northland (Division I, Region 3), seed with three losses. The Warriors have become the sixth team Cleveland John F. Kennedy (Division II, Region 6), Cincinnati Taft with an eight seed to advance to a state title game since the playoffs (Division IV, Region 16), Hanoverton United (Division V, Region expanded to eight teams per region in 1999. The only eight seed to 17), Lancaster Fairfield Christian Academy (Division VI, Region 23) win a state championship was St. Henry in 2004. and Salineville Southern (Division VI, Region 23) made their playoff debuts in 2010. MAN VS. COMPUTER: Every team ranked in the Top-10 of the final The number of first-time participants since 2000 by year include Associated Press statewide polls qualified for the tournaments. There six in 2010, 14 in 2009, 12 in 2008, 14 in 2007, 10 in 2006, 12 in 2005, are six ranked teams playing for state titles this weekend. Youngstown 16 in 2004, 12 in 2003, 21 in 2002, 17 in 2001 and 26 in 2000. Ursuline (Div. V) and Delphos St. John’s (Div. VI) are the only two There are now 104 member schools playing football which have state poll champions still alive. There is only one matchup of ranked never qualified for the state tournament. teams (Div. VI), while the Div. IV championship features two unranked teams. See page 10 for the AP polls. TWELFTH YEAR WITH 192 QUALIFIERS: This is the 12th year that the OHSAA football tournament field consists of 192 total qualifiers. DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS: Five of the six state champions Each of the 24 regions qualified eight teams to the tournaments, which from 2009 returned to the playoffs to defend their state titles this consist of five rounds. The first round is the regional quarterfinals, and year. Youngstown Ursuline (Div. V) is the only team still alive that can teams that finish first through fourth in their regions in the final OHSAA defend its state championship. Hilliard Davidson (Div. I) and Kettering computer rankings serve as hosts. Teams may choose an alternate Archbishop Alter (Div. IV) fell in the state semifinal round. Other defending champions Cincinnati Winton Woods (Div. II) lost in the site to host first-round games and do not need approval from the regional semifinals and Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (Div. III) lost in OHSAA to do so. In bracket order, team one hosts team eight, team the regional finals. Norwalk St. Paul (Div. VI) finished the season 7-3 four hosts team five, team two hosts team seven and team three hosts and ninth in Region 21 and failed to qualify for the playoffs. team six. The OHSAA designates neutral sites for regional semifinal, regional final and state semifinal games, and no rebracketing will TAKE TWO: Oddly enough, four of the six state championship games occur until the state semifinals. feature 2009 state runner-up teams. Maple Heights (Div. II), Chagrin Falls (Div. IV), Coldwater (Div. V) and Delphos St. John’s (Div. VI) all FOOTBALL SCHOOLS: There were 715 football-playing schools this have a chance this year to claim the title after losing in the final a year year. The division breakdowns are: ago. Coldwater gets a chance to do it against the team it lost to in Division I: 119 schools (enrollments of 518 or more); 2009 when the Cavaliers face Youngstown Ursuline. Division II: 116 schools (enrollments of 348 through 517); Division III: 119 schools (enrollments of 252 through 347); MAC ATTACK: Speaking of Coldwater and Delphos St. John’s, Division IV: 119 schools (enrollments of 177 through 251); the two Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) schools continue the Division V: 120 schools (enrollments of 125 through 176); conference’s streak of having a team play in a state championship Division VI: 122 schools (enrollments of 124 or less). game every year since 2003. MAC teams have won nine state Divisions are based on enrollments of males in grades 9 through 11 championships in those eight years (Delphos St. John’s 2, Maria Stein as reported to the State Department of Education in October 2008. Marion Local 2, Coldwater 2, St. Henry 2, Versailles 1). Of the Top-10 schools in state football tournament winning percentage, there are TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE: Total attendance for the OHSAA five MAC schools (see page 9). football tournaments has been nearly 6.5 million in the last 10 years. In 2009 the total tournament attendance (186 games) was 561,416 for an NOTING THE UNDEFEATED: Thirty-seven schools completed average of 3,018 per game. The state finals (six games) attendance total undefeated regular seasons, all of which made the playoffs. The 37 was 39,027 for an average of 6,504 per game. schools marks the most undefeated teams in a season since the playoffs expanded in 1999. There are only four undefeated teams remaining: Lakewood St. Edward (Div. I), Maple Heights (Div. II), STATE FOOTBALL FINALS TICKET BOOKS ON SALE: Ticket Youngstown Ursuline (Div. V) and Delphos St. John’s (Div. VI). books for all six state football championship games are currently on sale through the Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitors’ MOST TOURNAMENT WINS: There are now 21 schools that have Bureau. The state football finals are Dec. 3 and 4 at Fawcett Stadium at least 30 OHSAA tournament victories. Kettering Archbishop Alter in Canton and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon. Tickets can be collected its 30th tournament victory with its regional final win over ordered on-line at www.ohsaafbfinals.com. Ticket books are $48.00 Kenton. Alter joins Youngstown Ursuline and Cincinnati St. Xavier for the six games. Also available are prepaid two-day parking passes in achieving the 30-win mark during the 2010 tournament. Newark for $10.00, prepaid two-day motor home parking passes for $20.00 Catholic leads the state with 62 playoff wins. Rounding out the top and state tournament souvenir programs for $4.00 (a savings of $1.00 five are Cle. St. Ignatius (55), Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (51), Col. from the price at the games). Priority seating will be assigned on a St. Francis DeSales (47) and Steubenville and Versailles tied at 45. first-come, first-served basis. There will be a $3.00 ticket processing A win in the state championship game for Akron Buchtel would make fee per order and a $2.00 postage fee per order. For additional the Griffins the 22nd team on the list. information, contact the Canton/Stark County Convention & Visitors’ Bureau at 1-800-533-4302 or 330-454-1439. ANNUAL CONTENDERS: There are 11 schools that have at least 20 appearances in the OHSAA football tournaments. Div. I: FINALS ON STO: SportsTime Ohio and Time Warner Cable will Cleveland St. Ignatius (22) and Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (29). provide exclusive coverage of the state football finals from Canton Div. III: Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (24), Columbus St. Francis and Massillon. STO’s partnership with Time Warner Cable was DeSales (21), Columbus Bishop Watterson (21) and Steubenville forged to deliver OHSAA programming to over 3.1 million homes (23). Div. IV: Orrville (21) and Ironton (28). Div. V: Wheelersburg (23). statewide. Div. VI: Mogadore (24) and Newark Catholic (31). All 11 schools, with the exception of Cleveland St. Ignatius, made the playoffs in 2010. www.ohsaa.org 5 OHSAA Football Release No. 7 2010 OHSAA Football State Finals Notes and Previews Division I Division II Lakewood St. Edward Maple Heights Head Coach: Rick Finotti Head Coach: Todd Filtz Nickname: Eagles Nickname: Mustangs 2010 Record: 14-0 2010 Record: 14-0 2010 Seed: 3 2010 Seed: 5 Wins in 2010 Tournament: Wins in 2010 Tournament: Regionals: 6 Mentor (35-21), 2 Cleveland Glenville Regional: 4 Toledo Central Catholic (34-14), (42-22), 1 Solon (42-14) 8 Sandusky (61-27), 3 Olmsted Falls (48-16) State Semifinal: Toledo Whitmer (23-13) State Semifinal: Mentor Lake Catholic (27-17) State Championships: None State Championships: None State Final Appearance: 4th State Final Appearance: 2nd All-Time Tournament Record: 20-15 All-Time Tournament Record: 10-7 Huber Heights Wayne Trotwood-Madison Head Coach: Jay Minton Head Coach: Maurice Douglass Nickname: Warriors Nickname: Rams 2010 Record: 11-3 2010 Record: 12-2 2010 Seed: 8 2010 Seed: 4 Wins in 2010 Tournament: Wins in 2010 Tournament: Regional: 1 Middletown (21-0), 5 Centerville (36-33), Regional: 5 Harrison (39-15), 1 Cincinnati Winton 6 Cincinnati St. Xavier (28-24) Woods (42-23), 2 Kings Mills Kings (53-24) State Semifinal: Hilliard Davidson (28-14) State Semifinal: Uniontown Lake (34-27) State Championships: None State Championships: None State Final Appearance: 2nd State Final Appearance: 2nd All-Time Tournament Record: 12-13 All-Time Tournament Record: 9-5 An undefeated team takes on an unlikely foe in the After falling to Cincinnati Winton Woods a year ago in Div. I state championship game, when third-ranked Lakewood the state championship, No. 4 Maple Heights has stormed back St. Edward faces unranked Huber Heights Wayne. After losing into the Div. II state title game to face unranked Trotwood- its first two games of the season, Wayne has stormed to the Madison. Maple Heights brings an undefeated record into the state title game as an eight seed out of Region 4, only the contest, scoring 42 points a game with an average margin of sixth eighth seed to reach a state final since the tournament victory of 30. The 592 points the Mustangs have racked up in expanded to eight teams per region in 1999. The only eight 2010 puts them at 18th all-time in Ohio high school history. seed to go on to win the state championship was St. Henry in As it did a year ago, Maple Heights downed Mentor 2004. Lake Catholic in the state semifinal, this time by a 27-17 Wayne rushed out to a 21-point halftime lead score. The Mustangs were led by senior QB Shaq Washington, against Hilliard Davidson in the state semifinal en route to who gained 127 of his 151 rushing yards in the second half. the Warriors’ 28-14 defeat of the defending state champions. Washington threw for another 154 yards and two scores, while Senior RB Anthone Taylor rushed for 182 yards and a score, also rushing for two touchdowns. Seniors DeVonte Ransom, while senior QB Braxton Miller threw for two touchdowns and who has rushed for 1,914 yards and 23 scores on the season, ran for another. Taylor has gained 1,533 yards on the season, Andre Stubbs and Dana Day also lead the Mustangs’ prolific while Miller has thrown for just shy of 2,000 yards and 15 offense. touchdowns on the year. This will mark the Warriors second Trotwood-Madison enters the state championship state final appearance, after finishing as runner-up in 1999. game for the second time in school history and first since After finishing 4-6 and missing the playoffs in 2009, 1981, a squad that finished as state runner-up and included Lakewood St. Edward will get its fourth crack at a state current head coach Maurice Douglass. The tournament trail championship, after finishing as runner-up in its three previous for Trotwood has seen the Rams knock out defending state appearances. The Eagles are powerful on both sides of the ball, champion Cincinnati Winton Woods in the regional semifinals averaging 38 points a game and only giving up 11 a contest. and erase a 20-point halftime deficit to score the go-ahead Senior QB Kevin Burke, a 1,000 yard rusher and a 1,500 yard touchdown with five seconds remaining in the state semifinal passer, and senior RBs Reggie Terrell and Terrell Bates star against Uniontown Lake. Senior RB Antwan Gilbert, who has behind a big offensive line. rushed for 2,113 yards and 25 touchdowns on the year, has Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Fawcett Stadium in been nearly unstoppable in the postseason, scoring 13 times Canton. and averaging nearly nine yards per carry in the playoffs.

6 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 7 2010 OHSAA Football State Finals Notes and Previews Division III Division IV Akron Buchtel Chagrin Falls Head Coach: Ricky Powers Head Coach: Mark Iammarino Nickname: Griffins Nickname: Tigers 2010 Record: 11-3 2010 Record: 13-1 2010 Seed: 4 2010 Seed: 2 Wins in 2010 Tournament: Wins in 2010 Tournament: Regional: 5 Poland Seminary (20-18), 1 Parma Padua Regional: 7 Garrettsville Garfield (22-7), 6 Cortland Franciscan (32-21), 6 Youngstown Mooney (35-10) Lakeview (54-28), 1 Akron Manchester (37-14) State Semifinal: Alliance Marlington (52-8) State Semifinal: Orrville (21-3) State Championships: 1987, 1988 State Championships: None State Final Appearance: 5th State Final Appearance: 2nd All-Time Tournament Record: 29-10 All-Time Tournament Record: 12-7 Columbus Bishop Watterson Columbus Bishop Hartley Head Coach: Dan Bjelac Head Coach: Brad Burchfield Nickname: Eagles Nickname: Hawks 2010 Record: 12-1 2010 Record: 12-2 2010 Seed: 1 2010 Seed: 3 Wins in 2010 Tournament: Wins in 2010 Tournament: Regional: 8 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (14-7), Regional: 6 Amanda-Clearcreek (40-21), 2 Heath (39-26), 5 Elida (21-7), 3 Tiffin Columbian (18-7) 1 Ironton (26-20) State Semifinal: Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas (20-7) State Semifinal: Kettering Archbishop Alter (29-28) State Championships: 2002 State Championships: 1986 State Final Appearance: 5th State Final Appearance: 3rd All-Time Tournament Record: 38-19 All-Time Tournament Record: 15-7

Two teams making their fifth state championship A new state champion will be crowned in Div. IV appearance square off in Div. III when unranked Akron Buchtel as unranked Columbus Bishop Hartley took down two-time faces No. 3 Columbus Bishop Watterson. Akron Buchtel will defending state champion Kettering Archbishop Alter in the state be looking for its third state title after winning back-to-back semifinals to face another unranked team in Chagrin Falls in the championships in 1987 and 1988, while Watterson is playing state title game. Bishop Hartley was an extra point away from for its second title and first since 2002. tying the score against Alter with two minutes remaining, but After facing a tough regular-season schedule with only instead elected to go for the two-point conversion and converted, one Div. III team, Akron Buchtel seems to be peaking at the giving the Hawks the 29-28 victory and their third state title right time. The Griffins knocked out defending state champion appearance in school history. Bishop Hartley won the state Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 35-10 in the regional final, championship in 1986 and was runner-up in 1984. before racing past top-ranked Alliance Marlington 52-8 in the Bishop Hartley’s almost exclusive running attack is state semifinal. Buchtel outgained Marlington 425 yards to 157 led by senior RB Noah Key, who rushed for 1,810 yards and 26 touchdowns in the regular season. Key has continued to put up yards behind the legs of QB Steve Parker and his connection big numbers in the playoffs, running for 274, 242, 179 and 239 with WR Corey Smith. Parker ran for 129 yards and threw for yards in the Hawks’ four tournament games. He has found the 205 yards and three scores. Smith caught five balls for 170 end zone 37 times this season via the rush, a school record and yards and two touchdowns giving the senior 45 catches, 1,057 12th all-time in Ohio high school history. yards and 15 touchdowns on the season. Chagrin Falls used a stout defense in the state semifinals Columbus Bishop Watterson reaches the state against Orrville to reach the state championship game for the championship game behind stout defensive efforts in the second consecutive year. In their 21-3 victory, the Tigers allowed postseason. The Eagles have allowed seven points in each only 121 yards, forced five turnovers and collected three sacks of their four tournament games and have only allowed eight against the Red Riders. Chagrin Falls, in search of its first state points per game the entire season. Watterson’s steady offense title, reached the state final last year before falling to Archbishop is led by QB Patrick Rhomberg and RBs Ray Cook and Matt Alter. Despite its repeat appearance, the Tigers feature several Redfield. new faces, having graduated 22 seniors from a year ago and Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Paul Brown Tiger having overcome several key injuries, including one to senior Stadium in Massillon. all-purpose standout Marc Geraci. Senior QB Timmy Porter leads a balanced offense attack with several contributors including sophomores Bradley Munday and Jack Campbell and seniors Spencer Diedrich and Jack Hinman.

www.ohsaa.org 7 OHSAA Football Release No. 7 2010 OHSAA Football State Finals Notes and Previews Division V Division VI Youngstown Ursuline Shadyside Head Coach: Dan Reardon Head Coach: Mark Holenka Nickname: Fighting Irish Nickname: Tigers 2010 Record: 14-0 2010 Record: 13-1 2010 Seed: 1 2010 Seed: 1 Wins in 2010 Tournament: Wins in 2010 Tournament: Regional: 8 North Lima South Range (55-22), Regional: 8 Glouster Trimble (36-20), 5 Malvern (41-20), 5 Creston Norwayne (42-0), 2 Kirtland (48-0) 2 Bridgeport (28-0) State Semifinal: Lima Central Catholic (51-36) State Semifinal: Mogadore (28-13) State Championships: 2000, 2008, 2009 State Championships: None State Final Appearance: 5th State Final Appearance: 2nd All-Time Tournament Record: 33-12 All-Time Tournament Record: 23-11 Coldwater Delphos St. John’s Head Coach: Chip Otten Head Coach: Todd Schulte Nickname: Cavaliers Nickname: Blue Jays 2010 Record: 11-3 2010 Record: 14-0 2010 Seed: 5 2010 Seed: 1 Wins in 2010 Tournament: Wins in 2010 Tournament: Regional: 4 Anna (27-17), 8 Hamilton Badin (13-7 OT), Regional: 8 Edgerton (73-21), 4 Ada (42-7), 2 West Jefferson (44-12) 2 McComb (56-20) State Semifinal: Fredericktown (26-6) State Semifinal: Sidney Lehman Catholic (49-7) State Championships: 2005, 2007 State Championships: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2008 State Final Appearance: 6th State Final Appearance: 7th All-Time Tournament Record: 41-13 All-Time Tournament Record: 43-7 The Div. V state championship game will be a rematch Delphos St. John’s, one of the most decorated small of the 2009 and 2000 state title tilts, when No. 1 Youngstown school football programs in Ohio, returns to the Div. VI state Ursuline faces unranked Coldwater. When the two teams get championship for the third consecutive year to face off against together in state championship games, state title game records 10th-ranked Shadyside. The Blue Jays won their fifth state title tend to fall. Ursuline’s 49-37 win in 2000 set 11 Div. IV records, in 2008 before falling to Norwalk St. Paul in 2009. The Blue while Ursuline’s 55-22 victory in 2009 set 15 Div. V state Jays’ 43 OHSAA playoff victories is good for seventh all-time, championship game marks. and their five state titles have all come since 1997. St. John’s, Ursuline has dominated opponents in 2010, winning which has been atop the AP state poll every week, has rolled with an average margin of victory of nearly 28 points. The through the postseason, outscoring its opponents 220-55. The rushing attack for the Irish is led by RB Akise Teague, who ran Blue Jays are powerful on both sides of the ball, scoring 40 for 269 and five scores in their state semifinal victory over Lima points a game, while only allowing 10. Central Catholic, and RB Tramain Thigpen, who also pitched Senior QB Jordan Leininger, senior RB Evan Burgei and in two scores. This marks the fifth state final appearance for junior RB Jordan Bergfield provide the Blue Jays with a strong Ursuline and its fourth consecutive. The Irish will try to join ground game that averages over 270 rushing yards a game. Cleveland St. Ignatius, Newark Catholic, Cincinnati Archbishop Senior LB Chris Pohlman, Ohio’s 2009 Div. VI Defensive Player Moeller and Versailles as the only programs in history to win of the Year, leads the St. John defense. three consecutive state championships. Shadyside returns to the state championship game After losing two of its first three regular-season for the second time in school history, after a 2006 runner-up games, Coldwater has reached the state championship for the finish. The Tigers bring a strong running game to the contest sixth time, hoping to claim its third state title. The Cavaliers’ as well, averaging nearly 230 yards a game on the ground. state titles have come in 2007 and 2005. Coldwater is led by Shadyside is led by senior RB Brendon Sedinger, who has QB Ethan Bettinger and WR Reese Klenke, who has 96 catches, rushed for 1,632 yards on the season and 17 scores. Sedinger 1,625 yards and 20 touchdowns on the season. Klenke also became the school’s all-time leading rusher in last week’s 28- pitched in a safety and an interception in the Cavaliers 26-6 13 state semifinal win over second-ranked Mogadore. Senior state semifinal victory over No. 3 Fredericktown. QB Ellis Brown guides the Shadyside offense, having thrown 17 Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. at Fawcett Stadium in Canton. touchdowns to only three interceptions. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. Friday at Fawcett Stadium in Canton.

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Division I - 7 p.m. Saturday at Canton Fawcett Stadium

State Final Results: Lakewood St. Edward 35, Huber Heights Wayne 28

State Semifinal Results: Lakewood St. Edward 23, Toledo Whitmer 13 Huber Heights Wayne 28, Hilliard Davidson 14

Division I Regional Final Results Division I Regional Semifinal Results Division I Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 1 Region 1 Region 1 3 Lakewood St. Edward 42, 1 Solon 14 1 Solon 41, 4 Austintown-Fitch 0 1 Solon 31, 8 Brecksville-Broadview Heights 7 3 Lakewood St. Edward 42, 2 Clev. Glenville 22 2 Cleveland Glenville 41, 7 Warren G. Harding 6 3 Lakewood St. Edward 35, 6 Mentor 21 Region 2 4 Austintown-Fitch 42, 5 Willoughby South 35 (OT) 3 Toledo Whitmer 14, 4 Toledo St. John’s Jesuit10 Region 2 3 Toledo Whitmer 35, 7 Twinsburg 14 Region 2 8 Medina 31, 1 Canton McKinley 28 Region 3 4 Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 24, 8 Medina 6 7 Twinsburg 24, 2 Sylvania Southview 21 2 Hilliard Davidson 13, 1 Pickerington Central 6 3 Toledo Whitmer 28, 6 Massillon Washington 24 Region 3 4 Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 45, 5 Fremont Ross 35 Region 4 1 Pickerington Central 30, 4 Westerville South 0 Region 3 8 Huber Heights Wayne 28, 6 Cincinnati St. Xavier 24 2 Hilliard Davidson 9, 3 Springfield 0 1 Pickerington Central 24, 8 Troy 8 2 Hilliard Davidson 47, 7 Columbus Northland 6 Region 4 3 Springfield 22, 6 Hilliard Darby 7 8 Huber Heights Wayne 36, 5 Centerville 33, 2OT 4 Westerville South 28, 5 Dublin Coffman 14 6 Cincinnati St. Xavier 24, 2 Cincinnati Colerain 23 Region 4 8 Huber Heights Wayne 21, 1 Middletown 0 2 Cincinnati Colerain 42, 7 Hamilton 14 6 Cincinnati St. Xavier 30, 3 Cincinnati LaSalle 14 5 Centerville 27, 4 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 17

Division II - 7 p.m. Friday at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium

State Final Results: Maple Heights 45, Trotwood-Madison 33

State Semifinal Results: Maple Heights 27, Mentor Lake Catholic 17 Trotwood-Madison 34, Uniontown Lake 27

Division II Regional Final Results Division II Regional Semifinal Results Division II Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 5 Region 5 Region 5 2 Mentor Lake Catholic 24, 6 Warren Howland 7 1 Tallmadge 41, 8 Kent Roosevelt 28 2 Mentor Lake Catholic 35, 4 Ashland 28 4 Ashland 49, 1 Tallmadge 7 2 Mentor Lake Catholic 42, 7 Chagrin Falls Kenston 0 6 Warren Howland 17, 3 Copley 0 4 Ashland 36, 5 Aurora 26 Region 6 Region 6 5 Maple Heights 48, 3 Olmsted Falls 16 3 Olmsted Falls 56, 7 Maumee 28 Region 6 8 Sandusky 42, 1 Avon 35 5 Maple Heights 61, 8 Sandusky 27 Region 7 7 Maumee 20, 2 Avon Lake 13 3 Olmsted Falls 41, 6 Cleveland John F. Kennedy 12 3 Uniontown Lake 42, 5 Sunbury Big Walnut 14 Region 7 5 Maple Heights 34, 4 Toledo Central Catholic 14 3 Uniontown Lake 42, 7 Dresden Tri-Valley 28 Region 8 Region 7 5 Sunbury Big Walnut 24, 1 Columbus Marion- 1 Columbus Marion-Franklin 49, 8 Zanesville 19 4 Trotwood-Madison 53, 2 Kings Mills Kings 24 Franklin 12 7 Dresden Tri-Valley 30, 2 New Albany 27 (2 OT) 3 Uniontown Lake 41, 6 Columbus St. Charles 14 Region 8 5 Sunbury Big Walnut 44, 4 Canal Winchester 20 2 Kings Mills Kings 35, 6 Cincinnati Mt. Healthy 28 Region 8 4 Trotwood-Madison 42, 1 Cincinnati Winton- 1 Cincinnati Winton Woods 40, 8 Dayton Carroll 21 Woods 23 2 Kings Mills Kings 55, 7 New Carlisle Tecumseh 30 6 Cincinnati Mt. Healthy 27, 3 Cincinnati Turpin 17 4 Trotwood-Madison 39, 5 Harrison 15

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Division III - 3 p.m. Saturday at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium

State Final Results: Columbus Bishop Watterson 13, Akron Buchtel 12

State Semifinal Results: Akron Buchtel 52, Alliance Marlington 8 Columbus Bishop Watterson 20, Cincinnnati Archbishop McNicholas 7

Division III Regional Final Results Division III Regional Semifinal Results Division III Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 9 Region 9 Region 9 4 Akron Buchtel 35, 6 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 10 4 Akron Buchtel 32, 1 Parma Padua Franciscan 21 1 Parma Padua Franciscan 51, 8 Hunting Valley University School 27 6 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 27, 7 Akron St.- 7 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 27, 2 Hubbard 19 Region 10 Vincent-St. Mary 20 6 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 28, 3 Mogadore Field 0 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson 18, 3 Tiffin Columbian 7 4 Akron Buchtel 20, 5 Poland Seminary 18 Region 10 Region 10 Region 11 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson 21, 5 Elida 7 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson 14, 8 Columbus St. Francis 1 Alliance Marlington 35, 7 Dover 23 3 Tiffin Columbian 13, 2 Clyde 7 DeSales 7 2 Clyde 21, 7 Shelby 6 3 Tiffin Columbian 17, 6 Columbus Eastmoor Academy 14 Region 12 Region 11 5 Elida 26, 4 Tipp City Tippecanoe 21 2 Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas 39, 4 Eaton 14 1 Alliance Marlington 48, 5 Newark Licking Valley Region 11 21 1 Alliance Marlington 21, 8 Minerva 7 7 Dover 34, 3 Thornville Sheridan 28, OT 7 Dover 31, 2 Steubenville 28 3 Thornville Sheridan 41, 6 Salem 13 5 Newark Licking Valley 29, 4 East Liverpool 3 Region 12 2 Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas 31, 3 St.- Region 12 1 Springfield Shawnee 56, 8 Washington C.H. Washington 20 Bernard Roger Bacon 14 2 Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas 28, 7 Dayton Dunbar 0 4 Eaton 41, 1 Springfield Shawnee 21 3 St. Bernard Roger Bacon 26, 6 Cincinnati Wyoming 21 4 Eaton 26, 5 Jackson 7

Division IV - 11 a.m. Friday at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium

State Final Results: Columbus Bishop Hartley 34, Chagrin Falls 13

State Semifinal Results: Chagrin Falls 21, Orrville 3 Columbus Bishop Hartley 29, Kettering Archbishop Alter 28

Division IV Regional Final Results Division IV Regional Semifinal Results Division IV Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 13 Region 13 Region 13 2 Chagrin Falls 37, 1 Akron Manchester 14 1 Akron Manchester 52, 5 Campbell Memorial 21 1 Akron Manchester 49, 8 Perry 45 2 Chagrin Falls 54, 6 Cortland Lakeview 28 2 Chagrin Falls 22, 7 Garrettsville Garfield 7 6 Cortland Lakeview 42, 3 St. Clairsville 21 Region 14 5 Campbell Memorial 7, 4 Martins Ferry 0 3 Orrville 16, 4 Genoa Area 6 Region 14 3 Orrville 22, 2 Elyria Catholic 14 Region 14 1 Bellville Clear Fork 49, 8 Mansfield Ontario 7 Region 15 4 Genoa Area 38, 1 Bellville Clear Fork 29 2 Elyria Catholic 28, 7 Huron 21 3 Columbus Bishop Hartley 26, 1 Ironton 20 3 Orrville 27, 6 Wooster Triway 25 Region 15 4 Genoa Area 7, 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Region 16 1 Ironton 43, 4 Sparta Highland 7 Region 15 6 Kettering Archbishop Alter 28, 5 Kenton 32 3 Columbus Bishop Hartley 39, 2 Heath 26 1 Ironton 32, 8 Coshocton 12 2 Heath 55, 7 Albany Alexander 14 Region 16 3 Columbus Bishop Hartley 40, 6 Amanda-Clearcreek 21 6 Kettering Arch. Alter 28, 2 Plain City Jonathan- 4 Sparta Highland 38, 5 Portsmouth West 7 Alder 14 Region 16 5 Kenton 36, 1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 28 1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 21, 8 Cincinnati Taft 20 (OT) 2 Plain City Jonathan Alder 45, 7 Waynesville 23 6 Kettering Archbishop Alter 35, 3 Cincinnati North College Hill 14 5 Kenton 62, 4 Carlisle 20

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Division V - 11 a.m. Saturday at Canton Fawcett Stadium

State Final Results: Youngstown Ursuline 51, Coldwater 21

State Semifinal Results: Youngstown Ursuline 51, Lima Central Catholic 36 Coldwater 26, Fredericktown 6

Division V Regional Final Results Division V Regional Semifinal Results Division V Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 17 Region 17 Region 17 1 Youngstown Ursuline 48, 2 Kirtland 0 1 Youngstown Ursuline 42, 5 Creston Norwayne 0 1 Youngstown Ursuline 55, 8 North Lima South Range 22 2 Kirtland 48, 7 Independence 0 2 Kirtland 31, 3 Cuyahoga Heights 10 3 Cuyahoga Heights 35, 6 Hanoverton United 7 Region 18 5 Creston Norwayne 26, 4 Columbiana Crestview 20 (OT) 4 Lima Central Catholic 28, 7 Jeromesville Hillsdale 19 Region 18 Region 18 7 Jeromesville Hillsdale 48, 3 Hamler Patrick 1 Archbold 49, 8 Northwood 0 Region 19 Henry 41 7 Jeromesville Hillsdale 47, 2 Collins Western Reserve 21 2 Fredericktown 28, 1 Oak Hill 21 4 Lima Central Catholic 34, 1 Archbold 14 3 Hamler Patrick Henry 35, 6 Columbia Station Columbia 12 4 Lima Central Catholic 21, 5 Defiance Tinora 20 Region 20 Region 19 Region 19 5 Coldwater 44, 2 West Jefferson 12 1 Oak Hill 31, 4 Minford 27 1 Oak Hill 42, 8 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 12 2 Fredericktown 36, 3 Wheelersburg 13 2 Fredericktown 36, 7 Woodsfield Monroe Central 7 3 Wheelersburg 21, 6 West Lafayette Ridgewood 12 4 Minford 27, 5 Nelsonville-York 6 Region 20 2 West Jefferson 24, 3 Cincinnati Hills Christian- Region 20 8 Hamilton Badin 23, 1 Richwood North Union 0 Academy 12 2 West Jefferson 43, 7 Cincinnati Summit Country Day 6 5 Coldwater 13, 8 Hamilton Badin 7 3 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 21, 6 Lees Creek East Clinton 20 5 Coldwater 27, 4 Anna 17

Division VI - 3 p.m. Friday at Canton Fawcett Stadium

State Final Results: Delphos St. John’s 77, Shadyside 6

State Semifinal Results: Shadyside 28, Mogadore 13 Delphos St. John’s 49, Sidney Lehman Catholic 7

Division VI Regional Final Results Division VI Regional Semifinal Results Division VI Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 21 Region 21 Region 21 2 Mogadore 28, 5 McDonald 14 2 Mogadore 17, 3 Thompson Ledgemont 12 8 Dalton 34, 1 Bucyrus Wynford 21 5 McDonald 52, 8 Dalton 28 2 Mogadore 37, 7 New Washington Buckeye Central 21 3 Thompson Ledgemont 47, 6 Monroeville 21 Region 22 5 McDonald 13, 4 Berlin Center Western Reserve 7 1 Delphos St. John’s 56, 2 McComb 20 Region 22 1 Delphos St. John’s 42, 4 Ada 14 Region 22 1 Delphos St. John’s 73, 8 Edgerton 21 Region 23 2 McComb 39, 3 Sycamore Mohawk 7 2 McComb 60, 7 Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic 0 1 Shadyside 28, 2 Bridgeport 0 3 Sycamore Mohawk 27, 6 Toledo Christian 24 Region 23 4 Ada 45, 5 Leipsic 35 Region 24 1 Shadyside 41, 5 Malvern 20 Region 23 2 Sidney Lehman Catholic 27, 8 Minster 14 2 Bridgeport 21, 3 Newark Catholic 20 1 Shadyside 36, 8 Glouster Trimble 20 2 Bridgeport 31, 7 Salineville Southern 20 Region 24 3 Newark Catholic 28, 6 Lancaster Fairfield Christian Academy 0 8 Minster 30, 5 Maria Stein Marion Local 26 5 Malvern 48, 4 Willow Wood Symmes Valley 28 2 Sidney Lehman Catholic 49, 3 Covington 27 Region 24 8 Minster 44, 1 Springfield Catholic Central 21 2 Sidney Lehman Catholic 42, 7 Lockland 0 3 Covington 49, 6 Ansonia 6 5 Maria Stein Marion Local 49, 4 Fort Loramie 7

www.ohsaa.org 11 OHSAA Football Release No. 7 A Look at the 2010 State Final Qualifiers Region Year In Last All-Time State Record Region Finsh Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Lakewood St. Edward 15-0 1 3 16th 2008 21-15 1 (2010) I Huber Heights Wayne 11-4 4 8 14th 2009 12-14

Maple Heights 15-0 6 5 8th 2009 11-7 1 (2010) II Trotwood-Madison 12-3 8 4 6th 2009 9-6

Akron Buchtel 11-4 9 4 13th 2005 29-11 2 (1988) III Columbus Bishop Watterson 13-1 10 1 21st 2009 39-19 2 (2010)

Chagrin Falls 13-2 13 2 8th 2009 12-8 IV Columbus Bishop Hartley 13-2 15 3 9th 2008 16-7 2 (2010)

Youngstown Ursuline 15-0 17 1 16th 2009 34-12 4 (2010) V Coldwater 11-4 20 5 16th 2009 41-14 2 (2007)

Shadyside 13-2 23 1 12th 2009 23-12 VI Delphos St. John’s 15-0 22 1 13th 2009 44-7 6 (2010)

OHSAA Football State Tournament History

2010 remaining teams in bold

OHSAA State Tournament Appearances OHSAA State Tournament Championships 1. 31 - Newark Catholic 1. 10 - Cleveland St. Ignatius 2. 29 - Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 2. 8 - Newark Catholic 3. 28 - Ironton t-3. 7 - Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller t-4. 24 - Mogadore t-3. 7 - Youngstown Cardinal Mooney t-4. 24 - Youngstown Cardinal Mooney t-5. 6 - Cleveland Benedictine t-6. 23 - Steubenville t-5. 6 - St. Henry t-6. 23 - Wheelersburg t-5. 6 - Versailles 8. 22 - Cleveland St. Ignatius t-5. 6 - Delphos St. John’s t-9. 21 - Columbus Bishop Watterson t-9. 21 - Columbus St. Francis DeSales t-9. 21 - Orrville

OHSAA State Tournament Wins State Tournament Winning Percentage 1. 63 - Newark Catholic (minimum 30 wins) 2. 56 - Cleveland St. Ignatius 1. .860 - Delphos St. John’s 3. 51 - Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 2. .837 - St. Henry 4. 47 - Columbus St. Francis DeSales 3. .824 - Cleveland St. Ignatius 5. 46 - Mogadore 4. .811 - Versailles 6. 45 - Steubenville 5. .808 - Maria Stein Marion Local 7. 44 - Delphos St. John’s 6. .773 - Cleveland Benedictine 8. 43 - Versailles 7. .745 - Coldwater 9. 42 - Ironton 8. .739 - Youngstown Ursuline t-10. 41 - St. Henry 9. .733 - Newark Catholic t-10. 41 - Coldwater 10. .723 - Columbus St. Francis DeSales

12 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 7 Final Regular Season Associated Press State Football Poll

November 1, 2010 - How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio teams in the final weeklyAssociated Press poll of 2010, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses). Note: Bold teams have advanced to the 2010 state finals.

DIVISION I Record Poll Points DIVISION IV Record Poll Points 1. Cleveland Glenville (16)...... 10-0...... 264 1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (19)...... 10-0...... 262 2. Cincinnati Colerain (3)...... 10-0...... 227 2. Akron Manchester (6)...... 10-0...... 256 3. Lakewood St. Edward (4)...... 10-0...... 226 3. Genoa Area (1)...... 10-0...... 174 4. Hilliard Davidson (2)...... 10-0...... 201 4. Plain City Jonathan Alder (1)...... 9-1...... 150 5. Middletown (2)...... 10-0...... 171 5. Cincinnati North College Hill...... 10-0...... 146 6. Pickerington Central (2)...... 9-0...... 148 6. Kenton...... 9-1...... 143 7. Solon (1)...... 10-0...... 130 7. Bellville Clear Fork (1)...... 9-1...... 93 8. Sylvania Southview...... 10-0...... 81 8. Kettering Archbishop Alter (1)...... 8-2...... 89 9. Austintown-Fitch...... 9-1...... 53 9. Carlisle (1)...... 10-0...... 88 10. Cincinnati LaSalle...... 9-1...... 33 10. Elyria Catholic...... 9-1...... 70 Others receiving 12 or more points: Canton McKinley, Springfield, Toledo Others receiving 12 or more points: Ironton, Chagrin Falls, Heath, Whitmer Martins Ferry, Campbell Memorial

DIVISION II Record Poll Points DIVISION V Record Poll Points 1. Columbus Marion-Franklin (17) ...... 10-0...... 270 1. Youngstown Ursuline (25)...... 10-0...... 293 2. Avon (2)...... 10-0...... 218 2. Kirtland (2)...... 10-0...... 229 3. New Albany (3)...... 10-0...... 213 3. Fredericktown (1)...... 10-0...... 206 4. Maple Heights (3)...... 10-0...... 187 4. Archbold...... 10-0...... 202 5. Cincinnati Winton Woods (2)...... 9-1...... 159 5. Richwood North Union (2)...... 10-0...... 174 6. Mentor Lake Catholic (2)...... 9-1...... 156 6. Collins Western Reserve ...... 10-0...... 128 7. Warren Howland (1)...... 10-0...... 154 7. West Lafayette Ridgewood ...... 10-0...... 93 8. Tallmadge...... 10-0...... 117 8. Defiance Tinora...... 10-0...... 83 9. Cincinnati Turpin...... 9-1...... 57 9. Hamler Patrick Henry...... 9-1...... 45 10. Kings Mills Kings...... 9-1...... 41 10. Cuyahoga Heights...... 9-1...... 41 Others receiving 12 or more points: Zanesville, Toledo Central Others receiving 12 or more points: West Jefferson, Oak Hill, Lima Catholic Central Catholic, Anna

DIVISION III Record Poll Points DIVISION VI Record Poll Points 1. Alliance Marlington (18)...... 10-0...... 276 1. Delphos St. John’s (27)...... 10-0...... 289 2. Thornville Sheridan (3)...... 10-0...... 238 2. Mogadore (1)...... 10-0...... 233 3. Columbus Bishop Watterson (4).8-1...... 206 3. Bucyrus Wynford...... 10-0...... 194 4. Eaton (2)...... 10-0...... 194 4. McComb...... 10-0...... 179 5. Steubenville (1)...... 8-2...... 178 5. Covington...... 10-0...... 130 6. Tiffin Columbian...... 9-1...... 128 6. Springfield Catholic Central...... 9-1...... 109 7. Springfield Shawnee...... 9-1...... 124 7. Maria Stein Marion Local...... 8-2...... 103 8. Clyde...... 9-1...... 95 8. Bridgeport...... 10-0...... 101 9. Cincinnati Wyoming...... 9-1...... 34 9. Ada...... 9-1...... 74 10. East Liverpool (1)...... 8-2...... 26 10. Shadyside...... 9-1...... 72 Others receiving 12 or more points: Cincinnati Archbishop Others receiving 12 or more points: Thompson Ledgemont, Sidney McNicholas, Tipp City Tippecanoe, Jackson (1), Newark Licking Lehman Catholic, Berlin Center Western Reserve (1), Willow Wood Valley, Parma Padua Franciscan, Minerva Symmes Valley

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Listed below are the number of teams that qualified for the tournaments by record since the tournament was expanded to include the Top 8 teams in each region.

Record 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 10-0 37 30 34 29 25 28 21 26 29 26 28 29 9-0 2 0 1 0 2 1 4 1 2 2 1 2 9-1 45 49 49 52 58 55 54 56 53 48 52 59 8-1 1 2 1 3 4 0 4 3 0 3 2 4 8-2 59 59 54 58 48 51 60 51 53 57 51 43 7-2 1 2 1 1 2 0 3 5 1 3 4 1 7-3 35 40 36 35 32 36 28 39 41 40 34 40 6-2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 6-3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6-4 4 7 11 12 14 18 12 9 8 6 13 12 5-5 4 2 2 1 4 0 4 1 4 3 5 1 5-4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192

State Football Attendance

Total attendance for the OHSAA football tournaments has been nearly 6.5 million in the last 10 years. Listed below is the total attendance for all rounds of the tournaments, attendance for the six state championship games and per game averages for those past eight seasons, which is when the OHSAA football tournaments have had 192 qualifiers and five rounds: Total Tournament State Finals Year Attendance Per Game Average Per Game Average Attendance (6 games) (186 games) 1999 752, 247 4,044 60,111 10,002 2000 679,707 3,654 57,678 9.613 2001 811,409 4,362 65,663 10,944 2002 669,432 3,599 65,584 10,931 2003 686,411 3,690 60,586 10,098 2004 624,825 3,359 52,799 8,800 2005 691,741 3,529 59,410 9,902 2006 568,230 3,055 48,932 8,155 2007 585,423 3,147 50,972 8,495 2008 516,466 2,777 48,420 8,070 2009 561,416 3,018 39,027 6,504

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