Ohio High School Athletic Association Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D. Football Weekly Release November 10, 2013 4080 Roselea Place • Columbus, Ohio 43214 • 614-267-2502• Fax: 614-267-1677 • www.ohsaa.org Contact: Tim Stried, Director of Information Services, [email protected] Welcome to the Second Round p.m. on Saturdays. Typically, any deviation to that schedule during The field of 224 schools that qualified for the OHSAA football post- the first round is due to a scheduled playoff double-header at that season Nov. 3 has now been cut in half as the playoffs move onto site, the host site having to share the stadium with another school the second round. This second round is the regional semifinals in (high school or college) or the site not having lights. Divisions II through VII and the regional quarterfinals in Division I. Of the four divisions that play on their playoff games on Friday First round games were played at the home site of the higher seed, nights, one will be selected to play its state championship game on or the site of the higher seed’s choosing. Beginning with the second Thursday, Dec. 5, at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium (see later round, all sites are determined by the OHSAA based on site hosting note). specifications (see later note) and availability. The regional playoffs will follow bracket format, which includes four Ticket Information rounds in Division I and three rounds in Divisions II through VII. The Fans are encouraged to buy their playoff tickets in advance at the OHSAA office will then determine the pairings for the state semifi- participating schools, which get to keep a percentage of the reve- nals in Divisions II through VII. nue. For regional playoff games, tickets are $7 presale and $9 at the gate. For the state semifinals and state finals, tickets are $8 presale In Division I, the regional finals also serve as the state semifinals. and $10 at the gate. Ticket packages for the state championship The winner of Region 1 (northern half of the state) will face the games are available from www.OHSAAfootball.com/tickets. Twitter Bytes from @OHSAASports In the Beginning… to Seven Divisions When the OHSAA created the football playoffs in 1972, there were Friday Night, Nov. 8 three divisions (called Class A, AA and AAA) and only one playoff #OHSAA FOOTBALL: Home teams went 45-18 tonight. Road winners: 3 in D-II, 5 in D-III, 3 in D-IV, 7 in D-VI. qualifier per region (12 total playoff qualifiers). Now in its 42nd year, the postseason has expanded to seven divisions and 224 total #OHSAA FOOTBALL: 3 overtime games tonight. Road team won 2 of them playoff qualifiers. Expansion occurred in 1980 to five divisions and (Poland & Spring. Shawnee). two qualifiers per region, and then again in 1985 to four qualifiers #OHSAA FOOTBALL: 1 home OT winner-Tiffin Columbian. Beat Norwalk per region. In 1994, a sixth division was added, while in 1999, the (2OT). Norwalk was in playoffs for 1st time since winning state in 1974 number of qualifiers per region increased to eight. #OHSAA FOOTBALL: High Scorers - Thurgood Marshall 76, Athens 74, Toledo Central Catholic 69, Clyde 62. OHSAA Football by the Numbers #OHSAA FOOTBALL: 9 teams notched their school’s 1st playoff win to- 714 – High schools in Ohio that played football in 2013 night (will be noted in release Sun.). 7 – Divisions for the playoffs #OHSAA FOOTBALL: 18 road winners tonight included 3 #7 seeds (Trot- 72 – Schools in Division I wood, Ada, Summit CD) & 1 #8 seed (Steubenville). 108 – Schools in Division II through VII 32 – Playoff qualifiers per division Saturday Night, Nov. 9 2 – Regions in Division I (16 playoff qualifiers per region) #OHSAA FOOTBALL: Home teams went 35-14 tonight Div I, V & VII. Over- 4 – Regions in Divisions II through VII (8 qualifiers per region) all 1st round home teams went 80-32. Last year 25 road wins in 1st round 224 – Total playoff qualifiers 31.4 – Percentage of football playing schools that now qualify for #OHSAA FOOTBALL: 2 #8 seeds won tonight - Delphos St. John’s & the playoffs Doylestown Chippewa. Three #8 seeds won overall in 1st round (2 last year) Statwide Football Broadcasts List Posted #OHSAA FOOTBALL: In Div. I, 3 double-digit seeds won: #11 Cle. St. Ignati- A list of football broadcasts around Ohio is posted on the football us, #13 Dublin Coffman and #14 Pickerington Central page at www.OHSAA.org. The list is sorted by city and includes #OHSAA FOOTBALL: 4 teams notched their school’s 1st playoff win to- information about how stations can opt out of playoff broadcast night (13 overall in 1st round). rights fees. #OHSAA FOOTBALL: Div. V, Region 16 - all four road teams won (Chippe- wa, Huron, Loudonville & Coldwater). Playoff Format and Schedule #OHSAA FOOTBALL: Tonight’s high scorers: Bishop Hartley (64), Marion Unless otherwise noted, Divisions II, III, IV and VI play at 7:30 p.m. Local (63), Chippewa (62), North Union (56). on Fridays during the playoffs, while Divisions I, V and VII play at 7 OHSAA Weekly Football Release - November 10, 2013 winner of Region 2 (southern half of the state) in the Division I state Playoff Streaks championship game Dec. 7 (time TBA). Coldwater owns the longest active streak of qualifying for the play- offs at 18-straight years. In fact, the Cavaliers have been to the state Playoff Site Selection Process championship game the last four years, making them the first team There are many factors that go into determining playoff sites, such in OHSAA history to play 60 games in a four-year stretch. (Newark as quality of field surface, seating capacity, quality of stadium Catholic owns the record with eight straight title game appearances lighting, size of locker rooms, press box size, parking spaces avail- (1980-87) followed by Cleveland St. Ignatius with six in a row (1991- able, and a separate locker room for officials. After all those factors 96).) Until last year, Columbus St. Francis DeSales had owned the are taken into consideration, it must be confirmed that the site is longest active streak at 18-straight years, but the Stallions missed available and willing to host a playoff game on the date needed. The the playoffs in 2012. The second-longest active streak is held by OHSAA does not own any athletic facilities and thus must rely on Mogadore at 15 straight playoff years. The al-time longest streak of sites being available. consecutive years making the playoffs is 22 years by Cleveland St. Ignatius. That streak started in 1988 and was broken in 2010 when First Round Playoff Upsets the Wildcats did not qualify for the playoffs. St. Ignatius returned to In the first round of the playoffs, the home teams went 80-32. Last the playoffs in 2011 and won the Division I state title. year, there were 25 first-round road winners. This year, three No. 8 seeds won at the No. 1 seed in the first round, including Delphos St. Welcome Back John’s, Doylestown Chippewa and Steubenville. Last year, two No. 8 Norwalk was back in the playoffs for the first time since winning a seeds upended a No. 1 seed in the first round. state championship in 1974, which marked the longest gap between playoff appearances of 2013 postseason participants. Cleveland Fifteen Schools Make History Central Catholic returned to the playoffs for the first time since 1982 In the first round, 13 teams notched their school’s first playoff vic- and Beachwood was back in for the first time since 1989. All three tory, including Bedford, Perrysburg, Cin. Northwest, Caledonia River teams lost in the first round. Last year, six schools returned to the Valley, Duncan Falls Philo, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley, Zanesville playoffs after a hiatus of 10 or more years, led by Bradford, which Maysville, Convoy Crestview, Casstown Miami East, Caldwell, Na- qualified for the first time since 1982. varre Fairless, Westerville Central and Cleveland Heights. Setting Up the State Championships In addition, two teams qualified for the playoffs for the first time For the first time in the 42 years of the OHSAA football playoffs, the in their school’s history, inlcuding New Paris National Trail (Div. VI) time slots for the state championship games will not be announced and Racine Southern (Div. VII). Both schools lost in the first round. until after the state semifinals. This is due to the expansion to seven There are now 88 OHSAA member schools that have never made divisions and one state championship game being played on Thurs- the football playoffs. The number of first-time playoff participants day night, Dec. 5. Of the divisions that play on Friday nights during since 2000 includes two in 2013, seven in 2012, eight in 2011, six in the playoffs (II, III, IV and VI), one will be selected to play its state 2010, 14 in 2009, 12 in 2008, 14 in 2007, 10 in 2006, 12 in 2005, 16 championship Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadi- in 2004, 12 in 2003, 21 in 2002, 17 in 2001 and 26 in 2000. um. The schedule for the state championship games is as follows: Building on History Thursday, Dec. 5 See pages 8-15 for the playoff histories of all teams in the playoffs. 7 p.m. at Massillon – Either Div. II, III, IV or VI Friday, Dec. 6 Week 10 Movers 11 a.m. at Canton – Either Div. II, III, IV or VI Seven schools won their final regular-season game to jump into the 3 p.m.