News Release - Football 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. 4 (of 7) — Nov. 14, 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. 2010 Tournament Information and Notes

WHAT: 39th Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments (Regional Finals/ TWELFTH YEAR WITH 192 QUALIFIERS: This is the 12th year that Third Round) the OHSAA football tournament field consists of 192 total qualifiers. Each of the 24 regions qualified eight teams to the tournaments, which WHEN/WHERE: Friday, Nov. 19 Divisions II, IV and VI; Saturday, consist of five rounds. The first round is the regional quarterfinals, Nov. 20 Divisions I, III and V; neutral sites as selected by the and teams that finish first through fourth in their regions in the final OHSAA. OHSAA computer rankings serve as hosts. Teams may choose an alternate site to host first-round games and do not need approval TIMES: Regional games on Friday begin at 7:30; games on Saturday from the OHSAA to do so. In bracket order, team one hosts team begin at 7:00. eight, team four hosts team five, team two hosts team seven and team three hosts team six. The OHSAA will designate neutral sites FORMAT: Thirty-two teams in six divisions (192 total schools) for regional semifinal, regional final and state semifinal games, and qualified for the tournaments, with selections based on the OHSAA no rebracketing will occur until the state semifinals. Football Computer Rankings. To qualify for the tournaments, schools must have finished first through eighth in their assigned region. STATE SEMIFINAL REGIONAL PAIRINGS POSTED: Regional pairings for the football state semifinals November 26-27 have been ADMISSION: $7.00 per person presale; $9.00 per person at the posted on the football page at OHSAA.org. gate.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS/PAIRINGS UPDATE: Media members desiring credentials for the first four rounds should contact the host OHSAA Sports Information Staff site manager or media coordinator. An updated list of game sites, Bob Goldring, Associate Commissioner site managers and media coordinators can be seen at www.ohsaa. Tim Stried, Director of Information Services org. To find the updated pairings, go to the “Sports” dropdown box in Brenda Murray, Coordinator of Publications and Web Site the left-hand corner of the home page followed by “Football.” 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. 4 FOOTBALL STATS: Media members around the state are MOST TOURNAMENT WINS: There are now 20 schools that have encouraged to submit any of their area statistical leaders to the at least 30 OHSAA tournament victories. Youngstown Ursuline OHSAA in order to compile a statewide statistical leader board. collected its 30th tournament victory with its first-round win over Media may submit their area leaders in any format to the OHSAA by North Lima South Range. Cincinnati St. Xavier joined the 30-win email at [email protected] or by fax at 614-267-1677. club with a win over Cincinnati Colerain in the regional semifinals. Newark Catholic leads the state with 62 playoff wins. Rounding out HOW THE SEEDS FARED: Of the 24 teams that earned a number the top five are Cle. St. Ignatius (55), Youngstown Cardinal Mooney one seed in the playoffs, 10 are still alive. No number one seeds (51), Col. St. Francis DeSales (47) and Steubenville and Versailles from Div. II advanced beyond the regional semifinal round. There tied at 45. Entering the playoffs, 14 of those 19 30-win schools are are five regional final matchups pitting a one-seed vs. a two-seed. in the 2010 playoffs. Regions four and 16 have finals matchups comprised of two teams that are both seeded five or lower. Two eight-seeded teams have ANNUAL CONTENDERS: There are 11 schools that have at advanced to the regional finals - Huber Heights Wayne in Division I least 20 appearances in the OHSAA football tournaments. Div. I: and Minster in Division VI. Cleveland St. Ignatius (22) and Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (29). Div. III: Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (24), Columbus St. Francis FIRST-TIME PARTICIPANTS MAKE QUICK EXITS: Six schools DeSales (21), Columbus Bishop Watterson (21) and Steubenville made their first appearances in the OHSAA football playoffs and (23). Div. IV: Orrville (21) and Ironton (28). Div. V: Wheelersburg (23). all six fell in the first round. Columbus Northland (Division I, Region Div. VI: Mogadore (24) and Newark Catholic (31). All 11 schools, with 3), Cleveland John F. Kennedy (Division II, Region 6), Cincinnati the exception of Cleveland St. Ignatius, made the playoffs in 2010. Taft (Division IV, Region 16), Hanoverton United (Division V, Region Columbus St. Francis DeSales now has the longest consecutive 17), Lancaster Fairfield Christian Academy (Division VI, Region 23) playoff streak as the Stallions are back in for the 17th straight season. and Salineville Southern (Division VI, Region 23) made their playoff Cleveland St. Ignatius failed to qualify for the first time since 1987, debuts in 2010. ending its state-leading streak of 22-straight playoff appearances. The number of first-time participants since 2000 by year include six in 2010, 14 in 2009, 12 in 2008, 14 in 2007, 10 in 2006, 12 in FOOTBALL FINALS CREDENTIALS: The media credential request 2005, 16 in 2004, 12 in 2003, 21 in 2002, 17 in 2001 and 26 in form for the state football finals is posted on the OHSAA website 2000. under the ‘News & Media’ tab from the main navigation bar. The There are now 104 member schools playing football which have form must be filled out and faxed to Tim Stried at the OHSAA at 614- never qualified for the state tournament. 267-1677 by Tues., Nov. 30.

SEARCHING FOR PLAYOFF WIN NO. 1: In addition to the six STATE FOOTBALL FINALS TICKET BOOKS ON SALE: Ticket schools that made their first playoff appearances, there were 21 books for all six state football championship games are currently other schools in the 192-school 2010 playoff field looking for their on sale through the Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitors’ first victory in the playoffs. Seven of those 21 schools wereable Bureau. The state football finals are Dec. 3 and 4 at Fawcett to accomplish the feat. Medina, Springfield, Cincinnati Mt. Healthy, Stadium in Canton and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon. Elida, Alliance Marlington, Creston Norwayne and Thompson Tickets can be ordered on-line at www.ohsaafbfinals.com. Ticket Ledgemont all scored their first playoff wins in school history in the books are $48.00 for the six games. Also available are prepaid regional quaterfinals. Of those teams, only Alliance Marlington was two-day parking passes for $10.00, prepaid two-day motor home able to advance to the regional finals. parking passes for $20.00 and state tournament souvenir programs for $4.00 (a savings of $1.00 from the price at the games). Priority MAN VS. COMPUTER: Every team ranked in the Top-10 of the final seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. There Associated Press statewide polls qualified for the tournaments. Of will be a $3.00 ticket processing fee per order and a $2.00 postage those 60 teams (10 ranked in each division), 43 teams played in the fee per order. For additional information, contact the Canton/Stark regional semifinal round. Of those teams, only 23 won to advance County Convention & Visitors’ Bureau at 1-800-533-4302 or 330- to the regional finals. 454-1439.

NOTING THE UNDEFEATED: Thirty-seven schools completed FINALS ON STO: SportsTime Ohio and Time Warner Cable will undefeated regular seasons, all of which made the playoffs. The provide exclusive coverage of the state football finals from Canton 37 schools marks the most undefeated teams in a season since and Massillon. The companies will also televise up to eight regional the playoffs expanded in 1999. After the regional semifinal round, and state semifinal contests during the first four rounds of the OHSAA 17 of those 37 remain. There are four matchups in the regional final tournaments. STO/TWC have the exclusive first right of refusal to round of undefeated teams: Solon vs. Lakewood St. Edward and select contests each round of the tournaments to air on either a live Pickerington Central vs. Hilliard Davidson in Div. I; Youngstown or tape-delayed basis. Other networks will have the opportunity to Ursuline vs. Kirtland in Div. V; and Delphos St. John’s vs. McComb televise other regional or state semifinal contests not selected by in Div. VI. There are four undefeated teams in Div. I, V and VI, two STO/TWC on a tape-delayed basis only. undefeated teams in Div. III and IV, and only one remaining in Div. STO’s partnership with Time Warner Cable was forged to deliver II. OHSAA programming to over 3.1 million homes statewide.

WORTH THE WAIT: Two schools that had suffered long droughts in FOOTBALL SCHOOLS: There were 715 football-playing schools between playoff appearances collected a win in the first round. No. 8 this year. The division breakdowns are: seed Sandusky (Div. II) upset top-seeded Avon in its first appearance Division I: 119 schools (enrollments of 518 or more); since 1990. Elida (Div. III) downed Tipp City Tippecanoe in its first Division II: 116 schools (enrollments of 348 through 517); appearance since 1982. Both teams lost in the regional semifinals. Division III: 119 schools (enrollments of 252 through 347); Division IV: 119 schools (enrollments of 177 through 251); DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS: Five of the six state champions Division V: 120 schools (enrollments of 125 through 176); from 2009 returned to the playoffs to defend their state titles this Division VI: 122 schools (enrollments of 124 or less). year. Only four of those teams remain, however, as Cincinnati Winton Divisions are based on enrollments of males in grades 9 through 11 Woods (Div. II) lost in the regional semifinals. Hilliard Davidson (Div. as reported to the State Department of Education in October 2008. I), Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (Div. III), Kettering Archbishop Alter (Div. IV) and Youngstown Ursuline (Div. V) all were victorious in the TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE: Total attendance for the OHSAA regional semifinals to keep their quest for a repeat alive. Norwalk St. football tournaments has been nearly 6.5 million in the last 10 years. Paul (Div. VI) finished the season 7-3 and ninth in Region 21 and In 2009 the total tournament attendance (186 games) was 561,416 for failed to qualify for the playoffs. an average of 3,018 per game. The state finals (six games) attendance total was 39,027 for an average of 6,504 per game.

2 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 4 Final Regular Season Associated Press State Football Poll

November 1, 2010 - How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football 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 regional 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, Others receiving 12 or more points: Ironton, Chagrin Falls, Heath, Toledo 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

www.ohsaa.org 3 OHSAA Football Release No. 4 2010 OHSAA Regional Final Pairings and Sites

Division I - All Games at 7 p.m. Saturday Unless Otherwise Noted Region 1 1 Solon (12-0) vs. 3 Lakewood St. Edward (12-0), Parma Byers Field Region 2 4 Toledo St. John’s Jesuit (11-1) vs. 3 Toledo Whitmer (11-1), Bowling Green State University Doyt Perry Stadium Region 3 1 Pickerington Central (11-0) vs. 2 Hilliard Davidson (12-0), Upper Arlington Marv Moorehead Stadium Region 4 8 Huber Heights Wayne (9-3) vs. 6 Cincinnati St. Xavier (7-4), Dayton

Division I Regional Final Results Division I Regional Semifinal Results Division I Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 1 Region 1 Results will be posted November, 21. 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 4 Austintown-Fitch 42, 5 Willoughby South 35 (OT) Region 2 3 Toledo Whitmer 35, 7 Twinsburg 14 Region 2 8 Medina 31, 1 Canton McKinley 28 4 Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 24, 8 Medina 6 7 Twinsburg 24, 2 Sylvania Southview 21 3 Toledo Whitmer 28, 6 Massillon Washington 24 Region 3 4 Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 45, 5 Fremont Ross 35 1 Pickerington Central 30, 4 Westerville South 0 Region 3 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 - All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday Unless Otherwise Noted Region 5 4 Ashland (10-2) vs. 2 Mentor Lake Catholic (11-1), Brunswick High School Judy Kirsch Field Region 6 5 Maple Heights (12-0) vs. 3 Olmsted Falls (9-3), Baldwin-Wallace Tressel Field at George Finnie Stadium Region 7 5 Sunbury Big Walnut (10-2) vs. 3 Uniontown Lake (9-3), Ashland University Jack Miller Stadium Region 8 4 Trotwood-Madison (10-2) vs. 2 Kings Mills Kings (11-1), Princeton High School Mancuso Field

Division II Regional Final Results Division II Regional Semifinal Results Division II Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 5 Region 5 Results will be posted November, 21. 2 Mentor Lake Catholic 24, 6 Warren Howland 7 1 Tallmadge 41, 8 Kent Roosevelt 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 3 Olmsted Falls 56, 7 Maumee 28 Region 6 8 Sandusky 42, 1 Avon 35 5 Maple Heights 61, 8 Sandusky 27 7 Maumee 20, 2 Avon Lake 13 3 Olmsted Falls 41, 6 Cleveland John F. Kennedy 12 Region 7 5 Maple Heights 34, 4 Toledo Central Catholic 14 3 Uniontown Lake 42, 7 Dresden Tri-Valley 28 Region 7 5 Sunbury Big Walnut 24, 1 Columbus Marion- 1 Columbus Marion-Franklin 49, 8 Zanesville 19 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

4 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 4 2010 OHSAA Regional Final Pairings and Sites

Division III - All Games at 7 p.m. Saturday Unless Otherwise Noted Region 9 4 Akron Buchtel (9-3) vs. 6 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (7-4), Ravenna Stadium Region 10 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson (10-1) vs. 3 Tiffin Columbian (11-1), Selby Field Region 11 1 Alliance Marlington (12-0) vs. 7 Dover (10-2), Canton Fawcett Stadium Region 12 4 Eaton (12-0) vs. 2 Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas (10-2), Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium

Division III Regional Final Results Division III Regional Semifinal Results Division III Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 9 Region 9 Results will be posted November, 21. 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 Vincent-St. Mary 20 6 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 28, 3 Mogadore Field 0 4 Akron Buchtel 20, 5 Poland Seminary 18 Region 10 Region 10 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson 21, 5 Elida 7 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson 14, 8 Columbus St. Francis 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 11 5 Elida 26, 4 Tipp City Tippecanoe 21 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 - All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday Unless Otherwise Noted Region 13 1 Akron Manchester (12-0) vs. 2 Chagrin Falls (11-1), Nordonia Bill Boliantz Stadium Region 14 4 Genoa Area (12-0) vs. 3 Orrville (9-3), Avon Lake Memorial Stadium Region 15 1 Ironton (10-2) vs. 3 Columbus Bishop Hartley (10-2), Logan Chieftain Stadium Region 16 5 Kenton (11-1) vs. 6 Kettering Archbishop Alter (10-2), Wapakoneta Harmon Field

Division IV Regional Final Results Division IV Regional Semifinal Results Division IV Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 13 Region 13 Results will be posted November, 21. 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 5 Campbell Memorial 7, 4 Martins Ferry 0 Region 14 3 Orrville 22, 2 Elyria Catholic 14 Region 14 1 Bellville Clear Fork 49, 8 Mansfield Ontario 7 4 Genoa Area 38, 1 Bellville Clear Fork 29 2 Elyria Catholic 28, 7 Huron 21 3 Orrville 27, 6 Wooster Triway 25 Region 15 4 Genoa Area 7, 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 6 1 Ironton 43, 4 Sparta Highland 7 Region 15 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 - All Games at 7 p.m. Saturday Unless Otherwise Noted Region 17 1 Youngstown Ursuline (12-0) vs. 2 Kirtland (12-0), Aurora Veterans Stadium Region 18 4 Lima Central Catholic (11-1) vs. 7 Jeromesville Hillsdale (11-1), Findlay Donnell Stadium Region 19 1 Oak Hill (11-1) vs. 2 Fredericktown (12-0), Columbus Hamilton Township Hamilton Field Region 20 5 Coldwater (9-3) vs. 2 West Jefferson (12-0), Northmont Good Samaritan Stadium

Division V Regional Final Results Division V Regional Semifinal Results Division V Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 17 Region 17 Results will be posted November, 21. 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 5 Creston Norwayne 26, 4 Columbiana Crestview 20 (OT) Region 18 Region 18 7 Jeromesville Hillsdale 48, 3 Hamler Patrick 1 Archbold 49, 8 Northwood 0 Henry 41 7 Jeromesville Hillsdale 47, 2 Collins Western Reserve 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 19 Region 19 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 - All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday Unless Otherwise Noted Region 21 5 McDonald (10-2) vs. 2 Mogadore (12-0), Twinsburg Tiger Stadium Region 22 1 Delphos St. John’s (12-0) vs. 2 McComb (12-0), Findlay Donnell Stadium Region 23 1 Shadyside (11-1) vs. 2 Bridgeport (12-0), St. Clairsville Red Devil Stadium Region 24 8 Minster (7-5) vs. 2 Sidney Lehman Catholic (11-1), Piqua Alexander Stadium

Division VI Regional Final Results Division VI Regional Semifinal Results Division VI Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 21 Region 21 Results will be posted November, 21. 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 5 McDonald 13, 4 Berlin Center Western Reserve 7 Region 22 1 Delphos St. John’s 42, 4 Ada 14 Region 22 1 Delphos St. John’s 73, 8 Edgerton 21 2 McComb 39, 3 Sycamore Mohawk 7 2 McComb 60, 7 Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic 0 3 Sycamore Mohawk 27, 6 Toledo Christian 24 Region 23 4 Ada 45, 5 Leipsic 35 1 Shadyside 41, 5 Malvern 20 Region 23 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

6 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 4 State Football Qualifiers By Record

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

www.ohsaa.org 7 OHSAA Football Release No. 4 2010 State Tournament, Regional Final Qualifiers Region Year In Last All-Time State Division I Record Region Finsh Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Solon 12-0 1 1 16th 2009 20-15 Lakewood St. Edward 12-0 1 3 16th 2008 18-15

Toledo Whitmer 11-1 2 3 12th 2009 11-11 Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 11-1 2 5 11th 2007 11-11

Pickerington Central 11-0 3 1 11th 2009 19-10 Hilliard Davidson 12-0 3 2 11th 2009 24-8 2 (2009)

Cincinnati St. Xavier 7-4 4 6 17th 2009 30-14 2 (2007) Huber Heights Wayne 9-3 4 8 14th 2009 10-13

Region Year In Last All-Time State Division II Record Region Finsh Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Mentor Lake Catholic 11-1 5 2 18th 2009 33-14 3 (2001) Ashland 10-2 5 4 6th 2009 9-5

Olmsted Falls 9-3 6 3 10th 2006 12-8 1 (2000) Maple Heights 12-0 6 5 8th 2009 8-7

Uniontown Lake 9-3 7 3 16th 2007 19-15 Sunbury Big Walnut 10-2 7 5 7th 2008 14-5 1 (2007)

Kings Mills Kings 11-1 8 2 8th 2008 8-7 Trotwood-Madison 10-2 8 4 6th 2009 7-5

Region Year In Last All-Time State Division III Record Region Finsh Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Akron Buchtel 9-3 9 4 13th 2005 27-10 2 (1988) Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 7-4 9 6 24th 2009 51-16 7 (2009)

Columbus Bishop Watterson 10-1 10 1 21st 2009 36-19 1 (2002) Tiffin Columbian 11-1 10 3 11th 2008 7-10

Alliance Marlington 12-0 11 1 4th 2009 2-3 Dover 10-2 11 7 14th 2009 10-13

Cincinnati Arch. McNicholas 10-2 12 2 8th 2003 6-7 Eaton 12-0 12 4 7th 2009 3-6

8 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 4 2010 State Tournament, Regional Final Qualifiers Region Year In Last All-Time State Division IV Record Region Finsh Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Akron Manchester 12-0 13 1 18th 2009 12-17 Chagrin Falls 11-1 13 2 8th 2009 10-7

Orrville 9-3 14 3 21st 2009 27-19 1 (1998) Genoa Area 12-0 14 4 4th 2009 7-3

Ironton 10-2 15 1 28th 2009 42-25 2 (1989) Columbus Bishop Hartley 10-2 15 3 9th 2008 13-7 1 (1986)

Kenton 11-1 16 5 8th 2009 18-5 2 (2002) Kettering Archbishop Alter 10-2 16 6 16th 2009 29-13 2 (2009)

Region Year In Last All-Time State Division V Record Region Finsh Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Youngstown Ursuline 12-0 17 1 16th 2009 31-12 3 (2009) Kirtland 12-0 17 2 6th 2008 4-5

Lima Central Catholic 11-1 18 4 7th 2009 8-6 Jeromesville Hillsdale 11-1 18 7 2nd 2009 3-1

Oak Hill 11-1 19 1 2nd 2009 3-1 Fredericktown 12-0 19 2 6th 2009 8-5

West Jefferson 12-0 20 2 16th 2009 14-13 2 (1982) Coldwater 9-3 20 5 16th 2009 39-13 2 (2007)

Region Year In Last All-Time State Division VI Record Region Finsh Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Mogadore 12-0 21 2 24th 2009 45-20 3 (2002) McDonald 10-2 21 5 13th 2009 12-12

Delphos St. John’s 12-0 22 1 13th 2009 41-7 5 (2008) McComb 12-0 22 2 14th 2008 13-12 1 (1983)

Shadyside 11-1 23 1 12th 2009 21-11 Bridgeport 12-0 23 2 4th 2009 4-3

Sidney Lehman Catholic 11-1 24 2 11th 2009 13-10 Minster 7-5 24 8 10th 2001 11-8 1 (1989)

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2009 REVIEW: 38th Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments, Dec. 4 and Dec. 5, 2009 Fawcett Stadium, Canton (Divisions I, IV and V) and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon (Divisions II, III and VI).

2009 DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 DIVISION II STATE CHAMPIONSHIP December 5, 2009 (at Canton Fawcett Stadium) December 4, 2009 (at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium) Hilliard Davidson 0 0 8 8----16 Record: (13-1) Cincinnati Winton Woods 7 14 14 7----42 Record: (13-2) Cleveland Glenville 0 0 15 0---15 Record: (13-2) Maple Heights 0 6 0 6---12 Record: (12-3) Coaches: Brian White (Hilliard Davidson); Ted Ginn Sr. (Cleveland Coaches: Troy Everhart (Cincinnati Winton Woods); Todd Filtz Glenville) (Maple Heights)

Ninth-ranked Hilliard Davidson scored a touchdown and the go- Sixth-ranked Cincinnati Winton Woods collected its first football ahead two-point conversion with just over one minute remaining state title Friday night in Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium with to lift the Wildcats over sixth-ranked Cleveland Glenville 16-15 in a 42-12 victory over unranked Maple Heights. The Warriors finish the Div. I title game Saturday night at Canton Fawcett Stadium. the season with a 13-2 record, winning their last nine games. After Davidson stopped the Tarblooders on fourth down with Led by senior quarterback Dominique Brown, the Warriors three minutes left in the game and down 15-8, senior quarterback took a 14-point lead during the second quarter and never looked Jake Trubiano scampered 73 yards to the Glenville three yard back. After Maple Heights closed the score to 14-6 with under five line to set up a two-yard touchdown run by senior running back minutes to go in the second quarter, Winton Woods went on to Spencer Delande. Just as the Wildcats did to win the state title score 28 unanswered points en route to the victory. in 2006, coach Brian White elected to go for two instead of the Brown finished the game with 200 total yards, 172 onthe traditional point-after attempt to tie the game. ground, four rushing touchdowns and another through the air. It paid off as Trubiano took a pitch and ran around the left side During the five tournament games, Brown collected 855 yards on for the score to put Davidson ahead 16-15. Delande intercepted 94 carries and 16 touchdowns. Senior RB Jeremiah Goins also a long Glenville pass in the end zone on the Tarblooders’ next picked up 155 yards rushing in the game for the Warriors. possession to seal the victory. In its first trip to a state championship game, Winton Woods The teams traded punts and missed scoring opportunities as left its mark in the record book, setting a new standard for Division they battled to a scoreless tie in the first half. Davidson got on II rushing yards with 376. Brown’s four touchdowns and 24 points the board first when junior running back Rico Butler ran for a 24- tie the current records for Division II set by Javon Ringer of yard score in the third quarter. Glenville responded with a 10-yard Dayton Chaminade-Julienne in 2002. The 42 points scored by touchdown run by junior quarterback Cardale Jones. Both teams the Warriors matches their season average, having scored a total converted two-point conversions after their first scores to make of 633 for the season, eighth most all-time for a season in OHSAA the score 8-8. history. On Davidson’s next offensive play, Glenville recovered a Maple Heights junior quarterback Shaq Washington completed fumble and turned it into a touchdown when junior receiver 16 passes for 214 yards and ran for a touchdown. Senior running Nicholas Davis scooped up a teammates’ fumble for a two-yard back Devonte Ransom collected 127 yards on 17 carries with one touchdown score. That proved to be Glenville’s last score as touchdown. Hilliard Davidson stymied the next two Tarblooder possessions to Maple Heights totaled 381 yards of offense, but converted force turnovers on downs. only one third-down in the game, halting scoring opportunities. Davidson gained all 250 of its total yards on the ground, 196 The 785 total yards collected by both teams ties the record set by of those yards coming from Trubiano. His opposite number, Cincinnati Anderson and Louisville in 2007. Glenville quarterback Cardale Jones, completed 16 passes out of 31 attempts for 210 yards. The two quarterbacks accounted for 434 of the 528 total yards in the game. Davidson, only three years removed from its first state title in 2006, finishes the season at 13-1 while Glenville falls to 13-2 in its first state championship appearance. A moment of silence was held prior to the game in memory of Hilliard Davidson sophomore football player Art Lane, who was killed in an accident Friday.

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2009 REVIEW: 38th Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments, Dec. 4 and Dec. 5, 2009 Fawcett Stadium, Canton (Divisions I, IV and V) and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon (Divisions II, III and VI).

2009 DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 DIVISION IV STATE CHAMPIONSHIP December 4, 2009 (at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium) December 5, 2009 (at Canton Fawcett Stadium) Columbus St. Francis DeSales 0 0 0 7----7 Record: (11-4) Kettering Archbishop Alter 3 6 14 14----37 Record: (15-0) Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 7 14 7 7--35 Record: (15-0) Chagrin Falls 0 0 7 0----7 Record: (14-1) Coaches: Ryan Wiggins (Columbus St. Francis DeSales); P.J. Coaches: Ed Domsitz (Kettering Archbishop Alter); Mark Fecko (Youngstown Cardinal Mooney) Iammarino (Chagrin Falls)

Top-ranked Youngstown Cardinal Mooney capped a perfect 15-0 Top-ranked Kettering Archbishop Alter used a suffocating season with a 35-7 state championship win over No. 5 Columbus defense and a strong ground game to claim its second consecutive St. Francis DeSales Friday at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. Division IV state title and complete an undefeated season after The Division III state title is the seventh in the school’s history, downing third-ranked Chagrin Falls 37-7 Saturday at Canton and the third most football titles for a school in OHSAA history Fawcett Stadium. (Newark Catholic, eight and Cleveland St. Ignatius, 10). Leading 9-0 at the half, Archbishop Alter fumbled on its opening The Cardinals matched their performance against DeSales from drive of the second half, which Chagrin Falls turned into a five- earlier in the year by jumping out to a 14-0 lead in the first half. yard touchdown run by senior running back Chris Gorman to pull Cardinal Mooney’s first score of the game came with 1:11 left in within two points. The Knights responded by dominating the rest the first quarter as senior Ray Vinopal broke loose for a 56-yard of the game, exploding for 28 points to pull away for the victory. run. The Alter defense, allowing just over six points a game all The Cardinals second touchdown of the game came in a less season, was the story in this game. The Knights defense held traditional fashion. After a bad snap that sailed over the head Chagrin Falls, who averaged 33 points entering the contest, of junior punter A.J. Fox, Fox retreated to the ball and booted to 144 total yards, allowed only seven first downs, forced five it down to the 3-yard line where DeSales returner Alex Griffin turnovers, and had an interception return for a touchdown by was immediately tackled, pinning the Stallions deep in their own senior defensive lineman Thomas Armstrong. Senior defensive territory. Mooney recovered the ball on the next play after the back Nolan Plate led the defense with nine total tackles, while Stallions fumbled the snap, and one play later senior Alex Zordich Armstrong had 6.5 and two sacks. put the Cardinals up 14-0 with a one-yard touchdown carry. Offensively, the Knights were led by senior running back Cody Senior running back Braylon Heard accounted for the next Taulbee, who rushed for 126 yards on 16 carries and scored three three Cardinal touchdowns, two on the ground and throwing for touchdowns. Alter averaged 5.5 yards per rush and racked up another on a halfback pass to senior receiver Donald D’Alesio. 210 of its 318 total yards in the second half. For the day, Heard rushed for 183 yards on 28 carries and also In its first state title appearance in school history, Chagrin Falls intercepted a DeSales pass in the second half. suffered its first loss of the season to finish 14-1. Despite five Cardinal Mooney racked up 383 total yards in the game, turnovers by the Knights, Chagrin Falls was unable to move the averaged 7.4 yards a play and converted on nine of 14 third-down ball, converting only five times on 17 third or fourth downs. attempts. The Stallions offense, which had scored a total of 147 points during their four playoff games this season, was bogged down by a Cardinal defense that picked up three sacks and recovered two of the seven Stallion fumbles in the game. For DeSales, junior quarterback Nick Gentile rushed for 107 yards on 26 carries. Senior Jake Edsinger added the only score of the game for DeSales on a seven-yard run in the fourth quarter. The Stallions end the season with an 11-4 record and their fifth state runner-up finish.

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2009 REVIEW: 38th Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments, Dec. 4 and Dec. 5, 2009 Fawcett Stadium, Canton (Divisions I, IV and V) and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon (Divisions II, III and VI).

2009 DIVISION V STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 DIVISION VI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP December 4, 2009 (at Canton Fawcett Stadium) December 5, 2009 (at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium) Coldwater 7 6 6 6----25 Record: (13-2) Delphos St. John’s 0 7 14 0----21 Record: (14-1) Youngstown Ursuline 0 27 7 21---55 Record: (11-3) Norwalk St. Paul 7 3 0 14---24 Record: (15-0) Coaches: John Reed (Coldwater); Dan Reardon (Youngstown Coaches: Todd Schulte (Delphos St. John’s); John Livengood Ursuline) (Norwalk St. Paul)

The first two state titles handed out on Friday at the Ohio High A Norwalk St. Paul touchdown with five seconds left in the game School Athletic Association football championships have both gave the fourth-ranked Flyers their first Division VI state title in gone to Youngstown schools from the Steel Valley Conference four tries as St. Paul defeated top ranked Delphos St. John’s 24- after unranked Youngstown Ursuline (11-3) downed No. 2 21 Saturday in Massillon. It was the third meeting between these Coldwater 55-25 in the Div. V final at Canton Fawcett Stadium. two teams in a state final, with Delphos St. John’s winning the Youngstown Cardinal Mooney won the Div. III title earlier in the previous two match-ups and falling for the first time in six title day. The title marks the second consecutive state title for Ursuline games overall. and third overall. On the third straight attempt from inside the one-yard line, St. The game was a rematch of the 2000 Div. IV state title game Paul senior quarterback Eric Schwieterman snuck the ball over that Ursuline won 49-37. Eleven Div. IV state title records were set the goal line giving the Flyers a 24-21 lead. Schwieterman led in that game and the Irish and Cavaliers combined to rewrite the an inspiring 98-yard drive over the last four minutes of the game Div. V record book this time around as 15 new state championship to give the Flyers the game-winning touchdown. The St. Paul records were set. defense held the Blue Jays out of the end zone on fourth and Down 7-0 at the end of the first quarter, Youngstown Ursuline goal from the three to regain possession of the ball to setup the scored on the first play of the second quarter on a 26-yard final drive. touchdown run by junior Akise Teague en route to a Div. V record It was a tale of two halves as the Flyers held St. John’s to just 27 points in the quarter. Senior receiver and defensive back Chris 46 yards of total offense in the first half, but an 86-yard kick-off Collins scored touchdowns on back-to-back series, one on a 59- return for a touchdown by sophomore Jordan Bergfeld put the yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Paul Kempe and Blue Jays on the board. The return was just two-yards shy of the the other on a 41-yard interception return for a score. championship game record of 88 yards set by St. Paul the last The scoring continued for the Fighting Irish in the second time these teams met in the state finals in 1999. half, highlighted by an 85-yard run by senior running back Aaron St. Johns scored on its opening drive of the second half to take Edwards and an 80-yard scamper by Teague. Ursuline rushed for a 14-10 lead. The Blue Jays forced the Flyers to punt on their 393 of its Div. V state championship game record 508 total yards next possession and junior Tyler Bergfeld returned the punt 89 and was led on the ground by senior Allen Jones’ 155 yards and yards to the St. Paul seven yard line. Junior running back Jordan Akise Teague’s 112 yards and three scores. The 55 points, fourth Leininger put the ball in the end zone from the two yards out, all-time in state championship history, and the eight touchdowns increasing the Blue Jays’ lead to 11 points. scored by the Irish were both Div. V state title records. The Flyers drove the ball down the field on their next possession, Coldwater (13-2) was led by senior quarterback Keith Wenning, capping it with a Schwieterman one-yard touchdown run and who set Div. V state title records for most passing yards (414), cutting the lead to 21-17. The touchdown was the second in the most passes attempted (54), and most passes completed (40). game for Schwieterman, who earlier broke loose for a 73-yard The 40 completions marked the most passes completed in any touchdown run, the longest touchdown run in Division VI title division in OHSAA state championship history. Wenning’s favorite game history. targets were senior receiver Adam Rammel, who caught a Div. For the game, Schwieterman’s three touchdown performance V record 14 balls and junior Kurt Schoenherr, who caught 10 tied the Division VI record for touchdowns, rushing touchdowns passes. and points. He totaled 147 yards on the ground on 30 carries The schools combined for several other Div. V state and completed eight passes for 187 yards. 108 of those yards, championship records including most points (80), most including two long passes during the final drive, went to senior touchdowns (12), pass completions (49) and total yards (982). Justin Wilde. Leininger ran for a total of 98 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown, giving him 31 touchdowns on the season for St. John’s. The Blue Jays only gained 176 yards in the game compared to the 430 yards the Flyers collected, but managed to stay in the game thanks to 219 special teams return yards.

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