High School Athletic Association Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D.

Football Release No. 6 (of 7) - November 25, 2012

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2012 OHSAA Football Tournament Schedule

Friday-Saturday, Nov. 30 & Dec. 1 Future OHSAA Football Finals State Championship Games Friday, November 30 December 6 & 7, 2013* - Canton and Massillon Division VI - 11:00 a.m. - Massillon Division IV - 3:00 p.m. - Canton December 5 & 6, 2014* - , Columbus Division II - 7:00 p.m. - Massillon December 4 & 5, 2015* - Ohio Stadium, Columbus Saturday, December 1 Division III - 11:00 a.m. - Canton Note: The OHSAA football finals will consist of seven divisions beginning in 2013. Game times and dates are to be determined and Division V - 3:00 p.m. - Massillon could span three days. Division I - 7:00 p.m. - Canton

2012 Tournament Information

WHAT: 41st Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments (State Finals/Fifth FOURTEENTH YEAR WITH 192 QUALIFIERS: This is the 14th Round) year that the OHSAA football tournament field consists of 192 total qualifiers. Each of the 24 regions qualified eight teams to the WHEN/WHERE: Friday, Nov. 30 Divisions II, IV and VI; Saturday, tournaments, which consist of five rounds. The first round is the Dec. I Divisions I, III and V; Canton Fawcett Stadium and Massillon regional quarterfinals, and teams that finish first through fourth in Paul Brown Tiger Stadium their regions in the final OHSAA computer rankings serve as hosts. Teams may choose an alternate site to host first-round games and TIMES: Games are at 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. each day. do not need approval from the OHSAA to do so. In bracket order, team one hosts team eight, team four hosts team five, team two FORMAT: Thirty-two teams in six divisions (192 total schools) hosts team seven and team three hosts team six. The OHSAA will qualified for the tournaments, with selections based on the OHSAA designate neutral sites for regional semifinal, regional final and Football Computer Rankings. To qualify for the tournaments, schools state semifinal games, and no rebracketing will occur until the state must have finished first through eighth in their assigned region. semifinals.

ADMISSION: $8.00 per person presale; $10.00 per person at the 2012 OHSAA Football Playoffs gate. Regional Quarterfinals 192 Teams FINAL COMPUTER RATINGS: The final computer ratings appeared Regional Semifinals 96 Teams on the football page at www.ohsaa.org Sunday morning, October Regional Finals 48 Teams 28, 2012. Regional quarterfinals pairings were announced that State Semifinals Teams afternoon. 24 State Finals 12 Teams

www.ohsaa.org 1 OHSAA Football Release No. 6 FOOTBALL SCHOOLS: There were 717 football-playing schools this MEDIA INFORMATION year. The division breakdowns are: Division I: 118 schools (enrollments of 494 or more); FOOTBALL FINALS CREDENTIALS: The media credential Division II: 119 schools (enrollments of 327 through 493); application form for the state football finals is posted on the OHSAA Division III: 120 schools (enrollments of 243 through 326); website under the ‘News & Media’ tab from the main navigation bar. Division IV: 122 schools (enrollments of 172 through 242); The form must be filled out and faxed to Tim Stried at the OHSAA at Division V: 116 schools (enrollments of 120 through 171); 614-267-1677 by Noon on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Division VI: 122 schools (enrollments of 119 or less). Divisions are based on enrollments of males in grades 9 through 11 as FOOTBALL STATS: Media members around the state are reported to the State Department of Education in October 2010. The encouraged to submit any of their area statistical leaders to the 2013 season will begin the new two-year divisional alignment cycle. OHSAA in order to compile a statewide statistical leader board. Media may submit their area leaders in any format to Tim Stried by TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION: Of the current 717 member email at [email protected] or by fax at 614-267-1677. schools playing football, 87-percent have made the tournament at least once in its history. OHSAA RADIO NETWORK: The OHSAA Radio Network will carry The number of first-time participants since 2000 by year include all six football championship games. Stations have the opportunity seven in 2012, eight in 2011, six in 2010, 14 in 2009, 12 in 2008, 14 to opt into affiliate programs in conjunction with the OHSAA Radio in 2007, 10 in 2006, 12 in 2005, 16 in 2004, 12 in 2003, 21 in 2002, Network that will result in a reduction or waiver of broadcast rights 17 in 2001 and 26 in 2000. fees for football playoff games. For more information visit the There are currently 96 member schools playing football who have OHSAA Radio Network home by going to OHSAA.org under News never qualified for the state tournament. & Media or contacting Tim Stried, Director of Information Services at [email protected]. TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE: Total attendance for the OHSAA football tournaments has been over 8.1 million in the last 13 years, when the OHSAA football tournaments moved to the 192 qualifiers and five round playoff format. In 2011 the total tournament attendance (186 games) was 515,249 for an average of 2,770 per game. The state finals (six games) attendance total was 48,695 for an average of 8,116 per game.

FINALS ON SPORTSTIME OHIO: SportsTime Ohio will provide exclusive coverage of the state football finals from Canton and Massillon. STO’s partnership with Time Warner Cable was forged in 2007 to deliver OHSAA programming to over 3.1 million homes statewide.

PLAYOFFS ON TELEVISION: SportsTime Ohio and Time Warner Cable will televise many regional and state semifinal contests during the first four rounds of the OHSAA tournaments. STO/TWC have the exclusive first right of refusal to select contests each round of the tournaments to air on either a live or tape-delayed basis. Other Follow the OHSAA on Twitter @OHSAASports networks have the opportunity to televise regional or state semifinal contests on a tape-delayed basis only if the site can accomodate another broadcast. The television schedule appears at http://www. ohsaa.org/news/features/2012OHSAAFootballTelevisedGames. htm.

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Division I

Toledo Whitmer Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Head Coach: Jerry Bell Head Coach: John Rodenberg Nickname: Panthers Nickname: Fighting Crusaders 2012 Record: 14-0 (AP #3) 2012 Record: 11-3 (AP unranked) 2012 Seed: 2 2012 Seed: 3 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 7 Avon Lake (W, 28-0); 6 Hudson (W, 39-28); 1 Massillon 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 6 Huber Heights Wayne (W, 43-21); 7 Liberty Twp. Washington (W, 49-16); State Semifinal: AP #7 Mentor (W, 62-34) Lakota East (W, 46-20); 1 Cincinnati Colerain (W, 24-21); State Semifinal: AP unranked, State Final: Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (11-3, AP unranked) Pickerington North (W, 26-21) State Championships: None State Final: Toledo Whitmer (14-0, AP #3) State Semifinal Appearance: 6th (12, 11, 10, 88, 87, 79) State Championships: 7 (85, 82, 80, 79, 77, 77, 76, 75) State Final Appearance: 1st (12) State Semifinal Appearance: 14th (12, 97, 93, 89, 85, 82, 81, 80, 79, 77, 76, 75, 74, 73) All-Time Tournament Record: 19-13 State Final Appearance: 12th (12, 97, 93, 89, 85, 82, 81, 80, 79, 77, 76, 75) All-Time Tournament Record: 40-23

Region Year In Last All-Time State Record Region Finish Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Toledo Whitmer (AP #3) 14-0 2 2 14th 2011 19-13 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (AP NR) 11-3 4 3 31st 2011 40-23 7 (1985) WHITMER VS. MOELLER: The 2012 state championship game finals, the others include Cincinnati Colerain, Cincinnati Elder and will be the eighth meeting between the two schools. Moeller holds Cincinnati St. Xavier. a 7-0 advantage over Whitmer in the head-to-head matchup. The two schools have not played since 1993. The latest the two schools 12TH FINAL IN 2012: Moeller is playing in its 12th state have met in the playoffs prior to 2012 was in the 1979 state football championship game and first since 1997. The Crusaders are tied for semifinal. second for most championship game appearances. Newark Catholic leads all schools with 14, followed by Moeller, Cleveland St. Ignatius REPRESENTING TOLEDO: Whitmer is looking to bring home the (12), Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (11) and Versailles (9). city of Toledo’s first Division I football state championship since 1984. Toledo St. Francis DeSales defeated North Canton Hoover LOOKING TO GO UNDEFEATED: Whitmer, 14-0, is one of only 17-14 to win the title that year. five remaining unbeaten teams in the state and is looking to go undefeated for the first time in school history. The 14 wins is also the WELCOME BACK CINCINNATI: Since 2000 the city of Cincinnati most in school history for one season, topping the 13 wins from the has sent a team to the Division I state championship game eight state semifinal team from a year ago. times. Moeller becomes the fourth team in that span to go the

Division II

Toledo Central Catholic Trotwood-Madison Head Coach: Greg Dempsey Head Coach: Maurice Douglass Nickname: Fighting Irish Nickname: Rams 2012 Record: 13-1 (AP #4) 2012 Record: 12-2 (AP #9) 2012 Seed: 2 2012 Seed: 6 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 7 Grafton Midview (W, 50-7); 6 Mansfield Madison (W, 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 3 Cincinnati Mt. Healthy (W, 48-0); 2 Cincinnati Winton 45-7); 4 Avon (W, 42-14); State Semifinal: AP #5 Aurora (W, 20-13) Woods (W, 27-20 OT); 1 Cincinnati Turpin (W, 42-14); State Semifinal: AP unranked, State Final: Trotwood-Madison (12-2, AP #9) New Albany (W, 33-32) State Championships: 1 (05) State Final: Toledo Central Catholic (13-1, AP #4) State Semifinal Appearance: 3rd (12, 05, 77) State Championships: 1 (11) State Final Appearance: 2nd (12, 05) State Semifinal Appearance: 4th (12, 11, 10, 81) All-Time Tournament Record: 13-12 State Final Appearance: 4th (12, 11, 10, 81) All-Time Tournament Record: 18-6

Region Year In Last All-Time State Record Region Finish Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Toledo Central Catholic (AP #4) 13-1 6 2 14th 2011 13-12 1 (2005) Trotwood-Madison (AP #9) 12-2 8 6 8th 2011 18-6 1 (2011)

LOOKING FOR BACK-TO-BACK TITLES: Trotwood-Madison TROTWOOD-MADISON’S GREEN: Trotwood-Madison’s Isreal returns to Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium for the third year in Green ran the ball 35 times for 327 yards and six touchdowns in the a row and is looking to repeat as state champion in Division II. The 2011 state championship game as a junior. Green set all divisions Rams defeated Avon 42-28 to win their first state championship in records for most points (36), most touchdowns and most rushing 2011 after finishing as runner-up in 2010. touchdowns (6), along with the Division II record for rushing yards in a state championship game. REPRESENTING TOLEDO PART TWO: Toledo Central Catholic is one of two schools representing Toledo in the 2012 football finals. FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING: Central Catholic and Trotwood- Whitmer is the other (see Div. I note). The Irish have brought back Madison are meeting in the state championship game for the first the most recent title, and one of only three, to the city winning the time. Division II title in 2005, defeating Canfield 31-29.

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Division III

Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Bellevue Head Coach: Dan Boarman Head Coach: Ed Nasonti Nickname: Fighting Irish Nickname: Redmen 2012 Record: 12-2 (AP #9) 2012 Record: 13-1 (AP #7) 2012 Seed: 6 2012 Seed: 2 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 3 Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (W, 49-23); 7 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 7 Elida (W, 19-14); 6 Sandusky Perkins (W, 28-27); 1 Hubbard (W, 54-14); 1 Chagrin Falls (W, 34-7); State Semifinal: AP unranked, Dover (W, Napoleon (W, 35-20); State Semifinal: AP #4, Dayton Thurgood Marshall (W, 34-33) 48-13) State Final: Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (12-2, AP #9) State Final: Bellevue (13-1, AP #7) State Championships: None State Championships: 4 (88, 82, 81, 72) State Semifinal Appearance: 3rd (12, 01, 96) State Semifinal Appearance: 9th (12, 01, 91, 88, 82, 81, 79, 74, 72) State Final Appearance: 1st (12) State Final Appearance: 6th (12, 88, 82, 81, 79, 72) All-Time Tournament Record: 13-13 All-Time Tournament Record: 28-12

Region Year In Last All-Time State Record Region Finish Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (AP #9) 12-2 9 6 17th 2011 28-12 4 (1988) Bellevue (AP #7) 13-1 10 2 14th 2011 13-13

FOR THE FIRST TIME: Bellevue is making an appearance in SUCCESS IN THE FINALS: St. Vincent-St. Mary has had success the state title game in football for the first time. The Redmen had once it has made it to the state championship game in its history. reached the final four two other times in 1996 and 2001, but were The Irish are 4-1 in title games, their lone state runner-up trophy unable advance to the championship game. coming in a 1979 loss to Ironton 7-6.

LONG ROAD BACK: Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary returns to the state FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING: St. Vincent-St. Mary and championship game in football for its sixth time. The Irish haven’t Bellevue are meeting in the state championship game for the first appeared in a title game since 1988 when they defeated Ironton 14- time. In the 2001 state semifinals, St. Vincent-St. Mary and Bellevue 12 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. both qualified, but did not meet. Bellevue was in Division III and St. Vincent-St. Mary was in Division IV. BEATING #1: In its road to the championship game Bellevue defeated AP #1 Napoleon 35-20 in its regional semifinal game. The Redmen went on to defeat AP #4 Dayton Thurgood Marshall 34-33 in the state semifinal.

Division IV

St. Clairsville Clarksville Clinton-Massie Head Coach: Brett McLean Head Coach: Dan McSurley Nickname: Red Devils Nickname: Falcons 2012 Record: 14-0 (AP #7) 2012 Record: 14-0 (AP #4) 2012 Seed: 1 2012 Seed: 1 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 8 Cadiz Harrison Central (W, 41-6); 5 Piketon (W, 59-27); 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 8 Cincinnati Madeira (W, 48-7); 4 Batavia (W, 42-13); 7 3 Johnstown-Monroe (W, 37-29); State Semifinal: AP #3, Creston Norwayne (W, 40-27) West Milton Milton-Union (W, 35-7); State Semifinal: AP #1, Columbus Bishop Hartley State Final: Clarksville Clinton-Massie (14-0, AP #4) (W, 45-21) State Championships: None State Final: St. Clairsville (14-0, AP #7) State Semifinal Appearance: 3rd (12, 86, 83) State Championships: None State Final Appearance: 1st (12) State Semifinal Appearance: 2nd (12, 11) All-Time Tournament Record: 11-8 State Final Appearance: 1st (12) All-Time Tournament Record: 16-11

Region Year In Last All-Time State Record Region Finish Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) St. Clairsville (AP #7) 14-0 15 1 9th 2011 11-8 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (AP #4) 14-0 16 1 12th 2011 16-11

A GAME OF FIRSTS: St. Clairsville and Clarksville Clinton-Massie PUTTING UP RECORD POINTS: Pending verification of the point are both making their first state championship game appearance in totals, Div. IV state finalist Clarksville Clinton-Massie has scored 776 2012. St. Clairsville had previously made the state semifinals two points this season going into the championship game, which breaks other times, but not since the 1980s, while Clarksville Clinton-Massie the state record for points in a season set initially by Marion Pleasant made the semifinals last year but was defeated by Kenton 36-6. in 2001.

TAKING DOWN THE CHAMP: St. Clairsville defeated defending NO SLOUCH EITHER: St. Clairsville’s offense has been busy champion Creston Norwayne 40-27 in it state semifinal game. The as well, producing 677 points during the 2012 football season. Red Devils held Norwayne to a season low 27 points, while going Combined the Red Devils and Falcons have amassed 1,453 points for 430 yards through the air on offense. Norwayne was previously going into the state championship game. undefeated and ranked number-three in the AP poll. MATCHUP OF UNDEFEATEDS: Both St. Clairsville and Clarksville BEATING #1: In its state semifinal game Clarksville Clinton-Massie Clinton-Massie come into the championship game with undefeated defeated AP #1 Columbus Bishop Hartley 45-21 to advance to the records of 14-0. championship game. 4 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 6 2012 OHSAA Football State Finalists

Division V

Kirtland Coldwater Head Coach: Tiger LaVerde Head Coach: Chip Otten Nickname: Hornets Nickname: Cavaliers 2012 Record: 14-0 (AP #2) 2012 Record: 14-0 (AP #1) 2012 Seed: 1 2012 Seed: 1 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 8 Beverly Fort Frye (W, 49-7); 4 Columbiana Crestview 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 8 Casstown Miami East (W, 42-7); 4 West Liberty-Salem (W, 28-14); 7 Youngstown Ursuline (W, 38-37); State Semifinal: AP unranked, Baltimore (W, 41-22); 3 Covington (W, 20-0); State Semifinal: AP unranked, Findlay Liberty- Liberty Union (W, 41-7) Benton (W, 38-0) State Final: Coldwater (14-0, AP #1) State Final: Kirtland (14-0, AP #2) State Championships: 1 (11) State Championships: 2 (07, 05) State Semifinal Appearance: 2nd (12, 11) State Semifinal Appearance: 10th (12, 11, 10, 09, 07, 05, 04, 00, 98, 95) State Final Appearance: 2nd (12, 11) State Final Appearance: 8th (12, 11, 10, 09, 07, 05, 00, 98) All-Time Tournament Record: 13-6 All-Time Tournament Record: 49-15

Region Year In Last All-Time State Record Region Finish Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Kirtland (AP #2) 14-0 17 1 8th 2011 13-6 1 (2011) Coldwater (AP #1) 14-0 20 1 18th 2011 49-15 2 (2007)

THE REMATCH: Coldwater and Kirtland will face off for the second BACK-TO-BACK APPEARANCES...TITLES?: Kirtland made its straight year in the Division V championship game at Massillon Paul first state semifinal and final appearance in 2011 and wound up with Brown Tiger Stadium. Kirtland defeated Coldwater 28-7 in 2011 to its first state championship. The Hornets look to go two-for-two in win its first football state championship. appearances and titles in the 2012 championship game.

#1 VS. #2: The matchup between Coldwater and Kirtland is the FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW: Coldwater is in the title game for only championship game that features the AP number-one versus the fourth year in a row and sixth time in the last eight years. The number-two. The Division V game is also the only game that impressive run has produced two state championships and three features a number one or two team in a championship game. runner-up trophies. (See page six for a note regarding other schools that have played in four or more consecutive state championship PERFECT SEASON AT STAKE: Both Coldwater and Kirtland come games.) into the championship game with undefeated records of 14-0.

Division VI

Newark Catholic Maria Stein Marion Local Head Coach: Bill Franks Head Coach: Tim Goodwin Nickname: Green Wave Nickname: Flyers 2012 Record: 12-2 (AP #9) 2012 Record: 12-2 (AP #7) 2012 Seed: 2 2012 Seed: 3 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 7 Lancaster Fairfield Christian (W, 41-14); 3 Glouster 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 6 Bradford (W, 53-27); 2 Minster (W, 41-34); 4 St. Henry Trimble (W, 20-13); 1 Danville (W, 48-46); State Semifinal: AP #1, Mogadore (W, 38-21) (W, 28-21); State Semifinal: AP #2, McComb (W, 34-28 3OT) State Final: Maria Stein Marion Local (12-2, AP #7) State Final: Newark Catholic (12-2, AP #9) State Championships: 8 (07, 91, 87, 86, 85, 84, 82, 78) State Championships: 5 (11, 07, 06, 01, 00) State Semifinal Appearance: 24th (12, 07, 05, 03, 02, 00, 93, 92, 91, 90, 88, 87, 86, 85, State Semifinal Appearance: 11th (12, 11, 09, 08, 07, 06, 03, 01, 00, 99, 81) 84, 83, 82, 81, 80, 78, 76, 75, 74, 73) State Final Appearance: 7th (12, 11, 07, 06, 03, 01, 00) State Final Appearance: 14th (12, 07, 92, 91, 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81, 80, 78, 75) All-Time Tournament Record: 47-9 All-Time Tournament Record: 67-23

Region Year In Last All-Time State Record Region Finish Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Newark Catholic (AP #9) 12-2 23 2 32nd 2010 67-23 8 (2007) Maria Stein Marion Local (AP #7) 12-2 24 3 15th 2011 47-9 5 (2011)

STEEPED IN TRADITION: Newark Catholic is making its OHSAA HEAVY ON THE HARDWARE: Between these two schools they will record 14th state championship game appearance. The Green Wave have now played in 21 state championship games (NC-14, ML-7) have won eight titles, which is tied for second with Youngstown and have won 13 titles (NC-8, ML-5) before the 2012 game. They Cardinal Mooney. Newark Catholic is first in games played and wins also have 35 state semifinal appearances between them (NC-24, in the playoffs with 90 and 67, respectively. ML-11).

RECENT TRADITION: Maria Stein Marion Local is making its FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING: Newark Catholic and Marion seventh state championship game appearance since 2000. The Local are meeting in the state championship game for the first time. Flyers have won five championships in those seven appearances, Both schools qualified for the state tournament together in 1981 but the last coming a year ago. played in opposite semfinal games. Marion Local was defeated in its semfinal, while Newark Catholic advanced to the final, falling toTiffin BACK-TO-BACK FOR A THIRD TIME?: Marion Local defeated New Calvert 3-0 in the championship game. Washington Buckeye Central 61-21 in 2011 and will look for back-to- back state championships. The Flyers accomplished the feat for the first time in 2000 and 2001 and the second time in 2006 and 2007. www.ohsaa.org 5 OHSAA Football Release No. 6 2012 OHSAA Football Playoff Notes

The 2012 football season has arrived at Week 15, where 12 RECORD-SETTING OFFENSE FROM CLINTON-MASSIE: Pending teams remain alive in the playoffs out of the 717 schools that play verification of the point totals, Div. IV state finalist Clarksville Clinton- football in Ohio. Those 12 teams will meet this weekend in the state Massie has scored 776 points this season, which breaks the state championships November 30 and December 1 in historic Canton record for points in a season set initially by Marion Pleasant in 2001. Fawcett Stadium and Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. MAC ATTACK: Coldwater and Maria Stein Marion Local, two The 2012 state finals feature many intriguing matchups and include Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) schools, have continued the a mix of both traditional powers and newcomers to the spotlight of conference’s streak of having at least one team play in a state the state championships. championship game every year since 2003. MAC teams have gone on to win 11 state championships in those nine years (Delphos St. DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS: Three of the six defending John’s 3, Maria Stein Marion Local 3, Coldwater 2, St. Henry 2, state champions have reached the state finals, including Trotwood- Versailles 1). Coldwater (14-0) plays Kirtland (14-0) in the Division V Madison (12-2) in Div. II, Kirtland (14-0) in Div. V and Maria Stein state final game, while Maria Stein Marion Local (12-2) will take on Marion Local (12-2) in Div. VI. (Div. IV defending state champion Newark Catholic (12-2) in the Division VI state final game. Creston Norwayne lost to St. Clairsville in the state semifinal, Div. I defending state champion Cleveland St. Ignatius lost in triple MAC NOTE #2: For the 10th time since 1999, the Midwest Athletic overtime to Mentor in the regional finals (see later note), while Conference has two teams playing for State Championships. The defending Div. III state champion Youngstown Cardinal Mooney did MAC has brought home two state titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007. not qualify for the playoffs.) The next MAC title in any sport will be the 100th in the history of the conference that debuted in 1973. NOTING THE UNDEFEATED: There are currently five unbeaten teams heading into the state finals, including undefeated matchups STARK COUNTY STADIUMS TOP THE LIST: Canton Fawcett in the Div. IV and Div. V title games.There are no undefeated teams Stadium and Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium were named No. remaining in Div. II and III. 1 and 10, respectively, among the nation’s best high school football stadiums, as voted by ESPN.com in 2009. Both stadiums have been FIRST STATE TITLE APPEARANCE: Four schools are playing named “Famous High School Venues” by the National Federation of in their first football state final. In Div. I Toledo Whitmer makes the State High School Associations. championship for the first time in its sixth state final four appearance, Div. III Bellevue is making its first appearance in the three final four THREE SCHOOLS MADE FIRST TRIP TO SEMIFINALS: Three appearances and in Div. IV both schools are making their first title schools made their first appearance in the state semifinals, including game appearance. St. Clairsville in its third trip to the final four and Pickerington North in Div. I, Dayton Thurgood Marshall in Div. III Clarksville Clinton-Massie in its second final four appearance. and Dover in Div. III. In fact, this year marked only the second time Pickerington North had qualified for the playoffs and it marked the TITLE GAME REMATCH: Coldwater (14-0, AP #1) and Kirtland first time the school had won a playoff game since the Pickerington (14-0, AP#2) will face off for the second straight year in the Division school district split into North and Central in the mid-1990s. V championship game at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. Pickerington Central is credited with 13 playoff appearances and Kirtland defeated Coldwater 28-7 in 2011 to win its first football state was the Div. I runner-up last year. Pickerington North defeated championship. The last time a championship game rematch occured Pickerington Central this year in the regional quarterfinals. Dover, was in 2000 and 2001 in Division VI the teams being Maria Stein meanwhile, is in the state semifinals for the first time despite making Marion Local and Mogadore, with Marion Local winning both games. its 16th playoff appearance this year.

A FAMILIAR FEELING: In addition to the three defending state HISTORICAL MATCH-UP IN DIVISION VI: The state semifinal champions that return to the final, three other schools from the match-up in Division VI between Newark Catholic and Mogadore 2011 state semifinals have won to advance to a state championship featured the two schools that have made the most state semifinal game. They include Toledo Whitmer (14-0) in Div. I, Clarksville appearances in OHSAA football history. This year marked the Clinton-Massie (14-0) in Div. IV and Coldwater (14-0) in Div. V. In 21st time that Newark Catholic has been to the semifinals, while addition to those six schools the state finals are a familiar setting Mogadore made its 16th appearance in the semifinals. Newark for several other teams even though they were not there last year. Catholic owns eight state titles, while Mogadore owns three. Newark They include Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller in Div. I (12th state final Catholic made its state-leading 32nd playoff appearance in 2012. appearance, first since 1997), Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary in Div. III The Green Wave also own the state record with 66 playoff wins. (sixth appearance, first since 1988) and Newark Catholic in Div. VI Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (31), Ironton (30), Mogadore (26) and (14th appearance, last in 2007). Coldwater is the state finals for the Steubenville (25), which all qualified for the playoffs, and round out eighth time and the fourth year in a row. the top-five of most appearances.

FOUR IN A ROW CLUB: Coldwater is now the seventh school AND JUST AS NOTEWORTHY IN DIVISION VI: When it comes to in OHSAA history to play in four or more consecutive football state all-time best playoff winning percentage, Delphos St. John’s owns championship games. Newark Catholic owns the record with eight that record with a .845 winning percentage (49-9), but the Blue straight title game appearances (1980-87) followed by Cleveland St. Jays were knocked out of the playoffs this year in the regional finals Ignatius with six in a row (1991-96). Five schools have advanced to the by McComb, which is making its second appearance in the state title game four straight years, including Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller semifinals and first since 1983. McComb faced defending state (1979-82), Versailles (1993-96), Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (2004- champion Maria Stein Marion Local in the state semifinals, which 07), Youngstown Ursuline (2007-10) and now Coldwater (2009-12). ranks second behind Delphos St. John’s on the best playoff winning Considering that the OHSAA expanded the number of playoff qualifiers to percentage list at .839 (47-9). 8 teams per region in 1999 and thus creating the potential for a 15 game season, Coldwater becomes the first school to play 60 games in four TRIPLE OVERTIME: In the Div. I, Region 1 regional final game years. Cardinal Mooney played 58 and Ursuline 59 in their four year runs. between Mentor and Cleveland St. Ignatius it took three overtimes to

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decide an outcome. Mentor defeated the defending state champion Division III saw undefeated Bryan (11-0, Reg. 10, #4) and The Wildcats by attempting a two-point conversion rather than kicking Plains Athens (10-1, Reg. 12, #3) win. an extra point in the third overtime. The decision paid off for the In Division IV, Richwood North Union (11-0, Reg. 14, #4), Piketon Cardinals and sent them to the state semifinals for the third time with (9-2, Reg. 15, #5) and Batavia (11-0, Reg. 16, #4). a 57-56 win. The triple overtime game is the 11th in OHSAA playoff Accomplishing the feat in Division V was Columbia Station history. Four games have gone longer all-time in the playoffs (two Columbia (10-1, Reg. 18, #3) and Cincinnati Summit Country Day into five overtimes and two into four overtimes). A total of five games (11-0, Reg. 20, #2). have gone into at least one overtime period in the 2012 playoffs. GAINING MOMENTUM: Four of the teams that were outside the top-eight that earned their way into the playoffs with a win in week OFFENSIVE OUTBURST: In the Division I, Region 1 regional 10 of the regular season won their first round playoff game. semifinal, fourth-seed Mentor took down previously undefeated In Division I Liberty Twp. Lakota East did so by defeating number-one seed Lakewood St. Edward 63-56. The 119 points is Springboro 45-28. In Division III Hubbard (8-3, Reg. 9, #7) defeated tied for second for a playoff game combined scoring record. The Niles McKinley 39-27, Poland Seminary upended Alliance Marlington record of 123 points came in a 2003 regional final, in which Newark 38-0 and Springfield Shawnee (8-3, Reg. 12, #7) took down Licking Valley defeated Germantown Valley View 63-60. Kettering Archbishop Alter 42-34. Shawnee is the 2011 Division III state runner-up. ANNUAL CONTENDERS: Entering this season, Columbus St. Liberty Twp. Lakota East, Hubbard, Poland Seminary and Francis DeSales held the longest active streak of consecutive years Springfield Shawnee all were unable to advance past their second making the playoffs at 18 years, until the Stallions did not qualify round opponents. for the playoffs in 2012. The new active streak belongs to Div. V state semifinalist Coldwater, which made the playoffs for the 17th PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE: With a round-one win St. consecutive year in 2012 and is in the semifinals for the 10th time Henry qualified for the top-10 in playoff winning percentage for (see earlier note). The second-longest streak is held by Mogadore in schools having played 50 or more playoff games. The Redskins sit Div. VI at 14 straight playoff years. They are in the state semifinals with exactly 50 games played and a record of 42-8, placing them for the 16th time. The longest streak all-time of consecutive years second on the list with a winning percentage of .840. The complete making the playoffs is 22 years by Cleveland St. Ignatius. That top-10 list along with other playoff history information is on page 14. streak started in 1988 and was broken in 2010 when the Wildcats St. Henry won its second round game improving its playoff record did not qualify for the playoffs. St. Ignatius returned to the playoffs in to 43-8 going into the third round of the 2012 playoffs. 2011 and won the Division I state title. WELCOME TO THE POSTSEASON: The lone remaining team TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE: Total attendance for the OHSAA making its first postseason trip, Liberty Twp. Lakota East was football tournaments has been over 8.1 million in the last 13 defeated in the second round by Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 46- years, when the OHSAA football tournaments moved to the 192 20. qualifiers and five round playoff format. In 2011 the total tournament One of the seven schools that earned their first postseason bid in attendance (186 games) was 515,249 for an average of 2,770 per 2012 remains going into round two. Liberty Twp. Lakota East (Div. I, game. The state finals (six games) attendance total was 48,695 for Reg. 4 #7, 8-3) defeated Springboro 45-28 to advance and claim its an average of 8,116 per game. first playoff victory. The Thunderhawks jumped from 11th to seventh after week 10 to qualify for the playoffs. 1 vs. 2 IN THE REGION: Of the 24 regions in the OHSAA football The six schools that made the playoffs but did not advance were, playoffs, only five regional championship games saw the one-seed Ashtabula Edgewood (Div. IV, Reg. 13 #8, 6-4), Cleveland John Hay playing the two-seed. They included Region 2 in Div. I (Massillon (Div. III, Reg. 9 #4, 8-3), Zanesville Maysville (Div. III, Reg. 11 #6, Washington vs. Toledo Whitmer), Region 10 in Div. III (Napoleon 9-2), , Miamisburg Dayton Christian (Div. V, Reg. 20 #5, 10-1), New vs. Bellevue), Regions 13 and 14 in Div. IV (Brookfield vs. Creston Lebanon Dixie (Div. V, Reg. 20 #6, 7-4) and North Robinson Colonel Norwayne and Columbus Bishop Hartley vs. Ottawa-Glandorf) and Crawford (Div. VI, Reg. 23 #6, 8-3). Region 23 in Div. VI (Danville vs. Newark Catholic). Going into the final week of the regular season there were nine schools ranked in the top-eight of their region that had never made RESTORING ORDER: Of the 24 regions in the OHSAA football a postseason appearance. Two of those schools dropped out of the playoffs, only four regions saw the top four seeds all win their top-eight in the rankings with two more making the jump to earn their regional quarterfinal game. Of note, Region 14 (Div. IV) and 20 (Div. bid. V) did so with all undefeated teams. Also doing so were Regions 23 and 24 in Division VI. WELCOME BACK TO THE POSTSEASON: Of the six schools that made a return to the playoffs for the first time in 20 years or more in PLAYOFF UPSETS: Twenty-five of the 96 first round playoff games 2012, none advanced past the first round. can be deemed an upset. Two eight-seeds upended a one-seed, The six schools were Bradford (Div. VI, Reg. 24, 8-2) qualified for eight seven-seeds defeated a two-seed and 10 six-seeds were the first time since 1982. The other schools are Westlake (1989), victorious over a three-seed. Only five #5 seeds defeated a four- Cincinnati Northwest (1990), Akron Ellet (1991), Fairport Harbor seed in round one. Fairport Harding (1991) and Streetsboro (1992). Division II, region five, #8 Chagrin Falls Kenston (7-4) defeated #1 Tallmadge 26-23 to advance to the second round. In Division STILL SEARCHING FOR PLAYOFF WIN NO. 1: 24 schools that III, region 11, #8 Poland Seminary (8-3) took down #1 Alliance qualified for the playoffs in 2012 will have to look to next year for Marlington 38-0. postseason victory number one, after first round losses. score their first postseason victory. Six of those schools were first time FIRST ROUND WIN, FIRST PLAYOFF WIN: Ten schools recorded qualifiers. their first playoff win with a victory in round one. In Division I, North Ten schools did record their first playoff victory noted above, with Royalton (10-1, Reg. 1, #6), Pickerington North (10-1, Reg. 3, one of those being a first time qualifier. #4) and Liberty Twp. Lakota East (8-3, Reg. 4, #7). Lakota East accomplished the feat in its first playoff game. www.ohsaa.org 7 OHSAA Football Release No. 6 2012 OHSAA Football Regional Results & State Pairings

Division I - Regional Quarterfinal Results Division I - Regional Final Results Region 1 Region 1 1 Lakewood St. Edward 50, 8 Mayfield 27 4 Mentor 57, 2 Cleveland St. Ignatius 56 3OT 2 Cle. St. Ignatius 35, 7 Austintown-Fitch 26 Region 2 6 North Royalton 38, 3 Willoughby South 35 2 Toledo Whitmer 49, 1 Massillon Washington 16 4 Mentor 45, 5 Warren G. Harding 35 Region 3 Region 2 4 Pickerington North 21, 7 Hilliard Davidson 0 1 Massillon Washington 63, 8 Macedonia Nordonia 34 Region 4 2 Toledo Whitmer 28, 7 Avon Lake 0 3 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 24, 1 Cincinnati Colerain 21 6 Hudson 38, 3 Canton GlenOak 6 5 Canton McKinley 36, 4 North Canton Hoover 29 Region 3 1 Hilliard Darby 31, 8 Westerville South 10 7 Hilliard Davidson 17, 2 Dublin Coffman 14 Division I - State Semifinal Parings 3 Lewis Center Olentangy 21, 6 Dublin Scioto 17 Saturday, November 24, 7:00 p.m. 4 Pickerington North 24, 5 Pickerington Central 0 Region 4 1 Cin. Colerain 35, 8 Cin. St. Xavier 14 2 Toledo Whitmer (AP #3) 62, 4 Mentor (AP #7) 34 7 Liberty Twp. Lakota East 45, 2 Springboro 28 at Mansfield Arlin Field 3 Cin. Archbishop Moeller 43, 6 Huber Heights Wayne 21 4 Cin. Elder 49, 5 Cin. Sycamore 42 3 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (AP NR) 26, 4 Pickerington North (AP NR) 21 at Dayton Division I - Regional Semifinal Results Region 1 4 Mentor 63, 1 Lakewood St. Edward 56 2 Cleveland St. Ignatius 56, 6 North Royalton 0 Region 2 Division I - State Championship 1 Massillon Washington 28, 5 Canton McKinley 19 Saturday, December 1, 7:00 p.m. 2 Toledo Whitmer 39, 6 Hudson 28 at Canton Fawcett Stadium Region 3 Home Team Listed First 4 Pickerington North 24, 1 Hilliard Darby 14 7 Hilliard Davidson 29, 3 Lewis Center Olentangy 14 Region 4 Toledo Whitmer (14-0, AP #3) vs. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (11-3, AP NR) 1 Cincinnati Colerain 35, 4 Cincinnati Elder 34 (OT) 3 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 46, 7 Liberty Twp. Lakota East 20

Division II - Regional Final Results Division II - Regional Quarterfinal Results Region 5 Region 5 3 Aurora 34, 4 Chardon 14 8 Chagrin Falls Kenston 26, 1 Tallmadge 23 Region 6 2 Kent Roosevelt 24, 7 Akron Ellet 7 2 Toledo Central Catholic 42, 4 Avon 14 3 Aurora 35, 6 New Philadelphia 32 Region 7 4 Chardon 42, 5 Warren Howland 16 4 New Albany 32, 3 Columbus Marion-Franklin 30 Region 6 Region 8 1 Tiffin Columbian 28, 8 Mansfield Senior 16 6 Trotwood-Madison 42, 1 Cincinnati Turpin 14 2 Toledo Central Catholic 50, 7 Grafton Midview 7 6 Mansfield Madison 14, 3 Westlake 7 (OT) 4 Avon 28, 5 Perrysburg 11 Region 7 1 Dresden Tri-Valley 47, 8 New Carlisle Tecumseh 29 Division II - State Semifinal Pairings 7 Canal Winchester 21, 2 Zanesville 16 Friday, November 23, 7:30 p.m. 3 Cols. Marion-Franklin 46, 6 Pataskala Licking Heights 14 4 New Albany 25, 5 Cols. Beechcroft 6 Region 8 2 Toledo Central Catholic (AP #4) 20, 3 Aurora (AP #5) 13 1 Cin. Turpin 26, 8 Tipp City Tippecanoe 3 at Huron Memorial Stadium 2 Cin. Winton Woods 50, 7 Trenton Edgewood 7 6 Trotwood-Madison 48, 3 Cin. Mount Healthy 0 6 Trotwood-Madison (AP #9) 33, 4 New Albany (AP NR) 32 4 Franklin 34, 5 Cin. Northwest 28 at Piqua Alexander Stadium-Purk Field

Division II - Regional Semifinal Results Region 5 4 Chardon 34, 8 Chagrin Falls Kenston 15 Division II - State Championship 3 Aurora 27, 2 Kent Roosevelt 13 Region 6 Friday, November 30, 7:00 p.m. 4 Avon 24, 1 Tiffin Columbian 14 at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium 2 Toledo Central Catholic 45, 6 Mansfield Madison 7 Home Team Listed First Region 7 4 New Albany 42, 1 Dresden Tri-Valley 35 Toledo Central Catholic (13-1, AP #4) vs. Trotwood-Madison (12-2, AP #9) 3 Columbus Marion Franklin 44, 7 Canal Winchester 14 Region 8 1 Cincinnati Turpin 42, 4 Franklin 14 6 Trotwood-Madison 27, Cincinnati Winton Woods 20 (OT)

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Division III - Regional Quarterfinal Results Division III - Regional Final Results Region 9 Region 9 1 Chagrin Falls 60, 8 Peninsula Woodridge 28 6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 34, 1 Chagrin Falls 7 7 Hubbard 39, 2 Niles McKinley 27 Region 10 6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 49, 3 Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 23 2 Bellevue 35, 1 Napoleon 20 5 Ravenna 13, 4 Cle. John Hay 12 Region 11 Region 10 4 Dover 48, 2 Millersburg West Holmes 21 1 Napoleon 30, 8 Caledonia River Valley 6 Region 12 2 Bellevue 19, 7 Elida 14 1 Dayton Thurgood Marshall 60, 3 The Plains Athens 21 6 Sandusky Perkins 42, 3 Urbana 14 4 Bryan 41, 5 Cols. Bishop Watterson 24 Region 11 8 Poland Seminary 38, 1 Alliance Marlington 0 Division III - State Semifinal Pairings 2 Millersburg West Holmes 35, 7 Wintersville Indian Creek 7 Saturday, November 24, 7:00 p.m. 3 Steubenville 28, 6 Zanesville Maysville 0 4 Dover 27, 5 Granville 24 Region 12 6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (AP #9) 48, 4 Dover (AP NR) 13 1 Dayton Thurgood Marshall 67, 8 Circleville Logan Elm 22 at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium 7 Springfield Shawnee 42, 2 Kettering Archbishop Alter 34 3 The Plains Athens 63, 6 Circleville 28 2 Bellevue (AP #7) 34, 1 Dayton Thurgood Marshall (AP #4) 33 4 Gallipolis Gallia Academy 37, 5 Cin. Archbishop McNicholas 35 at Selby Stadium

Division III - Regional Semifinal Results Region 9 1 Chagrin Falls 49, 5 Ravenna 21 6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 54, 7 Hubbard 14 Division III - State Championship Region 10 Saturday, December 1, 11:00 a.m. 1 Napoleon 21, 4 Bryan 20 2 Bellevue 28, 6 Sandusky Perkins 27 at Canton Fawcett Stadium Region 11 Home Team Listed First 4 Dover 35, 8 Poland Seminary 17 2 Millersburg West Holmes 35, 3 Steubenville 7 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (12-2, AP #9) vs. Bellevue (13-1, AP #7) Region 12 1 Dayton Thurgood Marshall 68, 4 Gallipolis Gallia Academy 9 3 The Plains Athens 36, 7 Springfield Shawnee 35

Division IV - Regional Quarterfinal Results Division IV - Regional Final Results Region 13 Region 13 1 Brookfield 38, 8 Ashtabula Edgewood 14 2 Creston Norwayne 49, 1 Brookfield 28 2 Creston Norwayne 48, 7 West Salem Northwestern 7 Region 14 6 Youngstown Liberty 48, 3 Streetsboro 35 1 Columbus Bishop Hartley 41, 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 31 4 Akron Manchester 21, 5 Gates Mills Hawken 14 Region 14 Region 15 1 Cols. Bishop Hartley 63, 8 Upper Sandusky 19 1 St. Clairsville 37, 3 Johnstown-Monroe 29 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 72, 7 Lorain Clearview 0 Region 16 3 Genoa Area 42, 6 Cols. Bishop Ready 21 1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 35, 7 West Milton Milton-Union 7 4 Richwood North Union 40, 5 Galion 21 Region 15 1 St. Clairsville 41, 8 Cadiz Harrison Central 6 Division IV - State Semifinal Pairings 2 Ironton 41, 7 Bloom-Carroll 16 Friday, November 23, 7:30 p.m. 3 Johnstown-Monroe 24, 6 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 21 5 Piketon 49, 4 Minford 27 Region 16 1 St. Clairsville (AP #7) 40, 2 Creston Norwayne (AP #3) 27 1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 48, 8 Cin. Madeira 7 at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium 7 West Milton Milton-Union 46, 2 Williamsport Westfall 14 3 Norwood 21, 6 Middletown Bishop Fenwick 14 1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (AP #4) 45, 1 Columbus Bishop Hartley (AP #1) 21 4 Batavia 46, 5 Cin. Hills Christian Academy 27 at Clayton Northmont Good Samaritan Stadium

Division IV - Regional Semifinal Results Region 13 1 Brookfield 55, 4 Akron Manchester 14 2 Creston Norwayne 54, 6 Youngstown Liberty 7 Division IV - State Championship Region 14 1 Columbus Bishop Hartley 43, 4 Richwood North Union 0 Friday, November 30, 3:00 p.m. 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 41, 3 Genoa Area 12 at Canton Fawcett Stadium Region 15 Home Team Listed First 1 St. Clairsville 59, 5 Piketon 27 3 Johnstown-Monroe 42, 2 Ironton 7 St. Clairsville (14-0, AP #7) vs. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (14-0, AP #4) Region 16 1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 42, 4 Batavia 13 7 West Milton Milton-Union 51, 3 Norwood 8

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Division V - Regional Quarterfinal Results Division V - Regional Final Results Region 17 Region 17 1 Kirtland 49, 8 Beverly Fort Frye 7 1 Kirtland 38, 7 Youngstown Ursuline 37 7 Youngstown Ursuline 64, 2 Sugarcreek Garaway 48 Region 18 3 Cuyahoga Heights 42, 6 Bellaire 14 4 Findlay Liberty-Benton 22, 7 Hamler Patrick Henry 21 4 Columbiana Crestview 51, 5 Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 50 Region 19 Region 18 6 Baltimore Liberty Union 26, 1 Lucasville Valley 14 1 Lima Central Catholic 42, 8 Collins Western Reserve 14 Region 20 7 Hamler Patrick Henry 20, 2 Northwood 19 1 Coldwater 20, 3 Covington 0 3 Columbia Station Columbia 39, 6 Archbold 34 4 Findlay Liberty-Benton 16, 5 Liberty Center 7 Region 19 1 Lucasville Valley 41, 8 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 16 2 Oak Hill 29, 7 Jeromesville Hillsdale 26 Division V - State Semifinal Pairings 6 Baltimore Liberty Union 24, 3 Wheelersburg 13 Saturday, November 24, 7:00 p.m. 4 Bucyrus Wynford 24, 5 Loudonville 0 Region 20 1 Coldwater 72, 8 Casstown Miami East 7 1 Kirtland (AP #2) 41, 6 Baltimore Liberty Union (AP NR) 7 2 Cincinnati Summit Country Day 35, 7 North Lewisburg Triad 27 at Canton Fawcett Stadium 3 Covington 55, 6 New Lebanon Dixie 18 4 West Liberty-Salem 28, 5 Miamisburg Dayton Christian 14 1 Coldwater (AP #1) 38, 4 Findlay Liberty-Benton (AP NR) 0 at Lima Stadium Division V - Regional Semifinal Results Region 17 1 Kirtland 28, 4 Columbiana Crestview 14 7 Youngstown Ursuline 44, 3 Cuyahoga Heights 15 Division V - State Championship Region 18 4 Findlay Liberty-Benton 24, 1 Lima Central Catholic 17 (OT) Saturday, December 1, 3:00 p.m. 7 Hamler Patrick Henry 56, 3 Columbia Columbia Station 15 at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium Region 19 Home Team Listed First 1 Lucasville Valley 21, 4 Bucyrus Wynford 9 6 Baltimore Liberty Union 22, 2 Oak Hill 21 Kirtland (14-0, AP #2) vs. Coldwater (14-0, AP #1) Region 20 1 Coldwater 41, 4 West Liberty-Salem 22 3 Covington 58, 2 Cincinnati Summit Country Day 14

Division VI - Regional Quarterfinal Results Division VI - Regional Final Results Region 21 Region 21 1 Mogadore 49, 8 Steubenville Catholic Central 24 1 Mogadore 42, 6 Youngstown Christian 20 2 Malvern 21, 7 Fairport Harbor Fairport Harding 0 Region 22 6 Youngstown Christian School 20, 3 Warren John F Kennedy 14 1 McComb 28, 6 Delphos St. John’s 21 5 Berlin Center Western Reserve 19, 4 Shadyside 18 Region 23 Region 22 2 Newark Catholic 48, 1 Danville 46 1 McComb 14, 8 Arlington 0 Region 24 2 Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic 27, 7 Toledo Ottawa Hills 3 3 Maria Stein Marion Local 28, 4 St. Henry 21 6 Delphos St. John’s 34, 3 Leipsic 29 5 Tiffin Calvert 56, 4 Norwalk St. Paul 27 Region 23 1 Danville 30, 8 Hannibal River 6 2 Newark Catholic 41, 7 Lancaster Fairfield Christian Academy 14 Division VI - State Semifinal Pairings 3 Glouster Trimble 41, 6 North Robinson Colonel Crawford 6 Friday, November 23, 7:30 p.m. 4 Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans 26, 5 Willow Wood Symmes Valley 3 Region 24 2 Newark Catholic (AP #9) 38, 1 Mogadore (AP #1) 21 1 Ada 50, 8 Waynesfield-Goshen 15 at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium 2 Minster 48, 7 Lewisburg Tri-County North 7 3 Maria Stein Marion Local 53, 6 Bradford 27 3 Maria Stein Marion Local (AP #7) 34,1 McComb (AP #2) 28 (3OT) 4 St. Henry 45, 5 Fort Loramie 21 at Wapakoneta Harmon Field Division VI - Regional Semifinal Results Region 21 1 Mogadore 28, 5 Berlin Center Western Reserve 7 6 Youngstown Christian 25, 2 Malvern 20 Division VI - State Championship Region 22 Friday, November 30, 11:00 a.m. 1 McComb 42, 5 Tiffin Calvert 0 6 Delphos St. John’s 54, 2 Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic 21 at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium Region 23 Home Team Listed First 1 Danville 28, 4 Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans 14 2 Newark Catholic 20, Glouster Trimble 13 Newark Catholic (12-2, AP #9) vs. Maria Stein Marion Local (12-2, AP #7) Region 24 4 St. Henry 40, 1 Ada 35 3 Maria Stein Marion Local 41, 2 Minster 34

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October 29, 2012 - How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the final weeklyAssociated Press poll of 2012, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): Teams in BOLD are still in the playoffs.

DIVISION I Record Poll Points DIVISION IV Record Poll Points 1. Lakewood St. Edward (21)...... 10-0...... 243 1. Columbus Bishop Hartley (15)..... 10-0...... 219 2. Cincinnati Colerain (3)...... 10-0...... 212 2. Ottawa-Glandorf (1)...... 10-0...... 187 3. Toledo Whitmer...... 10-0...... 178 3. Creston Norwayne (5)...... 10-0...... 183 4. Cleveland St. Ignatius (1)...... 9-1...... 171 4. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (1)... 10-0...... 175 5. Willoughby South...... 10-0...... 130 5. Genoa Area...... 10-0...... 146 6. Hilliard Darby ...... 10-0...... 111 6. Brookfield (1)...... 10-0...... 129 7. Mentor...... 9-1...... 80 7. St. Clairsville (1)...... 10-0...... 125 8. Austintown-Fitch...... 9-1...... 59 8. Richwood North Union...... 10-0...... 73 9. Dublin Coffman...... 9-1...... 57 9. Williamsport Westfall...... 9-1...... 48 10. Massillon Washington...... 9-1...... 48 10. Galion...... 9-1...... 25 Others receiving 12 or more points: Springboro, Pickerington Others receiving 12 or more points: Middletown Bishop Fenwick, North Batavia, Columbus Bishop Ready

DIVISION II Record Poll Points DIVISION V Record Poll Points 1. Cincinnati Turpin (13) ...... 10-0...... 222 1. Coldwater (16)...... 10-0...... 237 2. Tiffin Columbian (4)...... 10-0...... 204 2. Kirtland (8)...... 10-0...... 215 3. Dresden Tri-Valley (5)...... 10-0...... 179 3. Lima Central Catholic (1)...... 10-0...... 188 4. Toledo Central Catholic (1)...... 9-1...... 133 4. Sugarcreek Garaway...... 10-0...... 140 5. Aurora (2)...... 9-1...... 124 5. Columbiana Crestview...... 10-0...... 128 6. Zanesville...... 9-1...... 107 6. Northwood ...... 10-0...... 110 7. Pataskala Licking Heights...... 10-0...... 102 7. Covington...... 10-0...... 90 8. Avon...... 9-1...... 91 8. Lucasville Valley...... 10-0...... 50 9. Trotwood-Madison...... 8-2...... 48 9. Cincinnati Summit Country Day... 10-0...... 44 10. Mansfield Senior...... 8-2...... 22 10. Cuyahoga Heights...... 9-1...... 43 Others receiving 12 or more points: Columbus Marion- 11. Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas...... 9-1...... 43 Franklin, Westlake, Mansfield Madison, Kent Roosevelt Others receiving 12 or more points:Youngstown Ursuiline, Miamisburg Dayton Christian, West Liberty-Salem DIVISION III Record Poll Points 1. Napoleon (14)...... 9-0-1...... 214 DIVISION VI Record Poll Points 2. Chagrin Falls (4)...... 9-1...... 187 1. Mogadore (20)...... 10-0...... 239 3. Bryan (2)...... 10-0...... 179 2. McComb (4)...... 10-0...... 213 4. Dayton Thurgood Marshall (2)...... 9-1...... 155 3. Shadyside...... 10-0...... 143 5. Kettering Archbishop Alter...... 8-1-1...... 134 4. Malvern...... 9-1...... 139 6. Millersburg West Holmes...... 9-1...... 112 5. Ada...... 9-1...... 117 7. Bellevue...... 9-1...... 108 6. Fremont St. Joseph Cent.Cath...... 9-1...... 114 8. Urbana...... 9-1...... 65 7. Maria Stein Marion Local...... 8-2...... 103 9. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (1).... 8-2...... 57 8. Warren John F. Kennedy...... 9-1...... 74 10. Alliance Marlington...... 8-2...... 33 9. Newark Catholic...... 8-2...... 70 Others receiving 12 or more points: Steubenville, Sandusky 10. Leipsic...... 8-2...... 34 Perkins, The Plains Athens (1), Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Others receiving 12 or more points: Danville (1), Minster, Latin, Dover Glouster Trimble, Norwalk St. Paul

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Division I Division II Games scheduled for 7 p.m. unless noted, Saturday, Nov. 17 Games tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 Home team listed first and appears on the top of the bracket. Home team listed first and appears on the top of the bracket.

Region 1 Region 5 4 Mentor (11-1) vs. 2 Cleveland St. Ignatius (11-1) 4 Chardon (10-2) vs. 3 Aurora (11-1) at Parma Byers Field at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium

Region 2 Region 6 1 Massillon Washington (11-1) vs. 2 Toledo Whitmer (12-0) 4 Avon (11-1) vs. 2 Toledo Central Catholic (11-1) at Mansfield Arlin Field at Clyde Robert Bishop Jr. Stadium

Region 3 Region 7 4 Pickerington North (11-1) vs. 7 Hilliard Davidson (10-2) 4 New Albany (10-2) vs. 3 Columbus Marion-Franklin (11-1) at Ohio Wesleyan University Selby Stadium at Gahanna Lincoln Stadium

Region 4 Region 8 1 Cincinnati Colerain (12-0) vs. 3 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (9-3) 1 Cincinnati Turpin (12-0) vs. 6 Trotwood-Madison (10-2) at University of Cincinnati , 7:30 p.m. at Kings Stadium

Division III Division IV Games tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 Games tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 Home team listed first and appears on the top of the bracket. Home team listed first and appears on the top of the bracket.

Region 9 Region 13 1 Chagrin Falls (11-1) vs. 6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (10-2) 1 Brookfield (12-0) vs. 2 Creston Norwayne (12-0) at Solon Stewart Field at Stow Ron Marhofer Auto Family Field

Region 10 Region 14 1 Napoleon (11-0-1) vs. 2 Bellevue (11-1) 1 Columbus Bishop Hartley (12-0) vs. 2 Ottawa-Glandorf (12-0) at Findlay Donnell Stadium at Piqua Alexander Stadium-Purk Field

Region 11 Region 15 4 Dover (10-2) vs. 2 Millersburg West Holmes (11-1) 1 St. Clairsville (12-0) vs. 3 Johnstown-Monroe (10-2) at Canton Fawcett Stadium at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium

Region 12 Region 16 1 Dayton Thurgood Marshall (11-1) vs. 3 The Plains Athens (11-1) 1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (12-0) vs. 7 West Milton Milton-Union (10-2) at Reynoldsburg Raider Stadium at Centerville Stadium

Division V Division VI Games tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 Games tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 Home team listed first and appears on the top of the bracket. Home team listed first and appears on the top of the bracket.

Region 17 Region 21 1 Kirtland (12-0) vs. 7 Youngstown Ursuline (8-4) 1 Mogadore (12-0) vs. 6 Youngstown Christian (9-2) at Aurora Veterans Stadium at Ravenna Gilcrest Field

Region 18 Region 22 4 Findlay Liberty-Benton (11-1) vs. 7 Hamler Patrick Henry (10-2) 1 McComb (12-0) vs. 6 Delphos St. John’s (8-4) at Lima Stadium at Findlay Donnell Stadium

Region 19 Region 23 1 Lucasville Valley (12-0) vs. 6 Baltimore Liberty Union (10-2) 1 Danville (11-1) vs. 2 Newark Catholic (10-2) at Nelsonville Boston Field at Westerville Central Warhawk Field

Region 20 Region 24 1 Coldwater (12-0) vs. 3 Covington (12-0) 4 St. Henry (9-3) vs. 3 Maria Stein Marion Local (10-2) at Dayton Welcome Stadium at Wapakoneta Harmon Field

12 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 6 2012 OHSAA Regional Semifinal Pairings (Nov. 9-10)

Division I Division II Games scheduled for 7 p.m. unless noted, Saturday, Nov. 10 Games tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 Home team listed first and apperas on the top of the bracket. Home team listed first and apperas on the top of the bracket. Region 1 Region 5 1 Lakewood St. Edward (11-0) vs. 4 Mentor (10-1) at Parma Byers Field 8 Chagrin Falls Kenston (7-4) vs. 4 Chardon (9-2) 2 Cle. St. Ignatius (10-1) vs. 6 North Royalton (10-1) at Lakewood Stadium at Mentor Jerome T. Osborne Sr. Stadium Region 2 2 Kent Roosevelt (10-1) vs. 3 Aurora (10-1) 1 Massillon Washington (10-1) vs. 5 Canton McKinley (8-2) at Hudson Memorial Stadium-Murdough Field at Kent State University Dix Stadium Region 6 2 Toledo Whitmer (11-0) vs. 6 Hudson (9-2) 1 Tiffin Columbian (11-0) vs. 4 Avon (10-1) at Sandusky Strobel Field at Cedar Point Stadium at Fremont Ross Harmon Field at Don Paul Stadium Region 3 2 Toledo Central Catholic (10-1) vs. 6 Mansfield Madison (10-1) 1 Hilliard Darby (11-0) vs. 4 Pickerington North (10-1) at Sandusky Perkins Firelands Regional Medical Center Stadium at Gahanna Lincoln Stadium Region 7 7 Hilliard Davidson (9-2) vs. 3 Lewis Center Olentangy (10-1) 1 Dresden Tri-Valley (11-0) vs. 4 New Albany (9-2) at Upper Arlington Marv Moorehead Memorial Stadium at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium Region 4 7 Canal Winchester (9-2) vs. 3 Cols. Marion-Franklin (10-1) 1 Cin. Colerain (11-0) vs. 4 Cin. Elder (8-3) at Hamilton Twp. Alumni Field at University of Cincinnati Nippert Stadium, 6:00 p.m. Region 8 7 Liberty Township Lakota East (8-3) vs. 3 Cin. Archbishop Moeller (8-3) 1 Cin. Turpin (11-0) vs. 4 Franklin (10-1) at University of Cincinnati Nippert Stadium, 2:00 p.m. at Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium 2 Cin. Winton Woods (8-3) vs. 6 Trotwood-Madison (9-2) at Trenton Edgewood Kumler Field

Division III Division IV Games tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 Games tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 Home team listed first and apperas on the top of the bracket. Home team listed first and apperas on the top of the bracket. Region 9 Region 13 1 Chagrin Falls (10-1) vs. 5 Ravenna (7-4) at Solon Stewart Field 1 Brookfield (11-0) vs. 4 Akron Manchester (8-3) at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium 7 Hubbard (8-3) vs. 6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (9-2) 2 Creston Norwayne (11-0) vs. 6 Youngstown Liberty (9-2) at Austintown-Fitch Falcon Stadium at Uniontown Lake Alumni Field Region 10 Region 14 1 Napoleon (10-0-1) vs. 4 Bryan (11-0) 1 Cols. Bishop Hartley (11-0) vs. 4 Richwood North Union (11-0) at Toledo Central Catholic Gallagher Athletic Complex at Ohio Wesleyan Univ. Selby Field 2 Bellevue (10-1) vs. 6 Sandusky Perkins (10-1) 2 Ottawa-Glandorf (11-0) vs. 3 Genoa Area (11-0) at Clyde Robert Bishop Jr. Stadium at Findlay Donnell Stadium Region 11 Region 15 8 Poland Seminary (8-3) vs. 4 Dover (9-2) at Green Infocision Field 1 St. Clairsville (11-0) vs. 5 Piketon (9-2) at Logan Chieftain Stadium 2 Millersburg West Holmes (10-1) vs. 3 Steubenville (9-2) 2 Ironton (7-3) vs. 3 Johnstown-Monroe (9-2) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium at Athens Scott Riggs and Family Stadium Region 12 Region 16 1 Dayton Thurgood Marshall (10-1) vs. 4 Gallipolis Gallia Academy (9-2) 1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (11-0) vs. 4 Batavia (11-0) at Kings Stadium at Western Brown HS Kibler Stadium at Larosa’s Field 7 West Milton Milton-Union (9-2) vs. 3 Norwood (10-1) 7 Springfield Shawnee (8-3) vs. 3 The Plains Athens (10-1) at Kettering Fairmont Roush Stadium at Hamilton Twp. Alumni Field

Division V Division VI Games tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 Games tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 Home team listed first and apperas on the top of the bracket. Home team listed first and apperas on the top of the bracket. Region 17 Region 21 1 Kirtland (11-0) vs. 4 Columbiana Crestview (11-0) 1 Mogadore (11-0) vs. 5 Berlin Center Western Reserve (9-2) at Warren G. Harding Mollenkopf Stadium at Ravenna Gilcrest Field 7 Youngstown Ursuline (7-4) vs. 3 Cuyahoga Heights (10-1) 2 Malvern (10-1) vs. 6 Youngstown Christian School (8-2) at Infocision Field at Copley Stadium at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary John Cistone Field – Green Street Stadium Region 18 Region 22 1 Lima Central Catholic (11-0) vs. 4 Findlay Liberty-Benton (10-1) 1 McComb (11-0) vs. 5 Tiffin Calvert (7-4) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field at Millbury Lake Community Stadium 7 Hamler Patrick Henry (9-2) vs. 3 Columbia Station Columbia (10-1) 2 Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic (10-1) vs. 6 Delphos St. John’s (7-4) at Fremont Ross Harmon Field at Don Paul Stadium at Bowling Green State Univ. Doyt L. Perry Stadium (edit 11/5) Region 19 Region 23 1 Lucasville Valley (11-0) vs. 4 Bucyrus Wynford (9-2) 1 Danville (10-1) vs. 4 Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans (8-3) at Reynoldsburg Raider Stadium at Gahanna Lincoln Stadium 2 Oak Hill (9-2) vs. 6 Baltimore Liberty Union (9-2) 2 Newark Catholic (9-2) vs. 3 Glouster Trimble (10-1) at Nelsonville-York Boston Field at Sheridan Paul Culver Jr. Stadium Region 20 Region 24 1 Coldwater (11-0) vs. 4 West Liberty-Salem (11-0) 1 Ada (10-1) vs. 4 St. Henry (8-3) at Lima Stadium at Piqua Alexander Stadium-Purk Field 2 Minster (9-2) vs. 3 Maria Stein Marion Local (9-2) 2 Cincinnati Summit Country Day (11-0) vs. 3 Covington (11-0) at Piqua Alexander Stadium-Purk Field at Centerville Stadium

www.ohsaa.org 13 OHSAA Football Release No. 6 OHSAA Football Playoff History

OHSAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES: (updated 10/28/2012) OHSAA STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS BY CONFERENCE 1. Newark Catholic, 32 Note: Schools are listed by current conference and conferences are listed in 2. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 31 alphabetical order. 3. Ironton, 30 4. Mogadore, 26 AKRON CITY SERIES: Akron Buchtel (2) TOTAL: 2 T-5. Steubenville, 25 ALL-AMERICAN CONFERENCE: Poland Seminary (1) TOTAL: 1 T-5. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 25 BLANCHARD VALLEY CONFERENCE: Dola Hardin Northern (1), McComb (1) T-7. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 24 TOTAL: 2 T-7. Wheelersburg, 24 CENTRAL CATHOLIC LEAGUE: Columbus Bishop Hartley (2), Columbus T-9. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 22 Bishop Ready (1), Columbus Bishop Watterson (2), Columbus St. Francis T-9. Orrville, 22 DeSales (3) TOTAL : 8 CHAGRIN VALLEY CONFERENCE: Aurora (1), Kirtland (1) TOTAL: 2 OHSAA PLAYOFF WINS: (updated 11/25/2012) CINCINNATI HILLS LEAGUE: Cincinnati Wyoming (1) TOTAL: 1 1. Newark Catholic, 67 COLUMBUS CITY LEAGUE: Columbus Brookhaven (1) TOTAL: 1 2. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 63 FEDERAL LEAGUE: Canton McKinley (3) TOTAL: 3 3. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 56 FIRELANDS CONFERENCE: Norwalk St. Paul (1) TOTAL: 1 T-4. Coldwater, 49 FORT ANCIENT VALLEY CONFERENCE: Cincinnati Anderson (1), Cincinnati T-4. Delphos St. John’s, 49 Winton Woods (1) TOTAL: 2 T-4. Mogadore, 49 GREATER CATHOLIC LEAGUE: Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (7), Cincinnati T-7. Maria Stein Marion Local, 47 Elder (2), Cincinnati Purcell Marian (1), Cincinnati St. Xavier (2), Dayton T-7. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 47 Chaminade Julienne (1), Hamilton Badin (1), Kettering Archbishop Alter (2), T-7. Steubenville, 47 Middletown Bishop Fenwick (2) TOTAL: 18 T-10. Versailles, 44 GREATER MIAMI CONFERENCE: Cincinnati Colerain (1), Cincinnati Princeton T-10. Ironton, 44 (3), Fairfield (1) TOTAL: 5 GREATER WESTERN OHIO CONFERENCE: Lebanon (1), Piqua (1), Trotwood- OHSAA PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE: (updated 11/25/2012) Madison (1) TOTAL: 3 (minimum 50 playoff games) INDEPENDENT - Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (4), Brookfield (1), Canton Central 1. Delphos St. John’s, 49-9, .845 Catholic (2), Cleveland St. Ignatius (11), Cleveland St. Joseph (1), Ironton (2), 2. Maria Stein Marion Local, 47-9, .839 Lakewood St. Edward (1), Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Youngstown 3. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 63-13, .829 Cardinal Mooney (8) TOTAL: 31 4. St. Henry, 43-9, .827 INTER TRI-COUNTY LEAGUE: Lisbon David Anderson (1) TOTAL: 1 5. Versailles, 44-11, .800 LAKE ERIE LEAGUE: Maple Heights (1), Warren G. Harding (2) TOTAL: 3 6. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 56-17, .767 MID-OHIO ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Marion Pleasant (3) TOTAL: 3 7. Coldwater, 49-15, .766 MID-STATE LEAGUE: Amanda-Clearcreek (2), Gahanna Columbus Academy (2), Newark Catholic (8), West Jefferson (2) TOTAL: 14 8. Newark Catholic, 67-23, .744 Carey (1), Tiffin Calvert (2) TOTAL: 3 9. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 47-19, .712 MIDLAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Coldwater (2), Delphos St. John’s (6), 10. Steubenville, 47-22, .681 MIDWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE: Maria Stein Marion Local (5), Minster (1), St. Henry (6), Versailles (6) TOTAL: 26 OHSAA STATE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS: MUSKINGUM VALLEY LEAGUE: Crooksville (1) TOTAL: 1 1. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 11 NORTH COAST LEAGUE: Bedford St. Peter Chanel (1), Cleveland Benedictine T-2. Newark Catholic, 8 (6), Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (1), Garfield Heights Trinity (1), Mentor T-2. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 8 Lake Catholic (3), Parma Heights Holy Name (1), Warren John F. Kennedy 4. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 7 (1) TOTAL: 14 T-5. Cleveland Benedictine, 6 NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE: Galion (1) TOTAL: 1 T-5. Delphos St. John’s, 6 NORTHEASTERN BUCKEYE CONFERENCE: Beloit West Branch (1) TOTAL: 1 T-5. St. Henry, 6 NORTHERN BUCKEYE CONFERENCE: Fostoria (2) TOTAL: 2 T-5. Versailles, 6 NORTHERN LAKES LEAUGE: Sylvania Southview (1) TOTAL: 1 9. Maria Stein Marion Local, 5 NORTHERN OHIO LEAGUE: Norwalk (1) TOTAL: 1 T-10. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 4 NORTHWEST CONFERENCE: Columbus Grove (1) TOTAL: 1 T-10. Youngstown Ursuline, 4 NORTHWEST OHIO ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Archbold (1), Hamler Patrick Henry (1), Liberty Center (1), Wauseon (1) TOTAL: 4 OHSAA STATE TOURNAMENT RUNNERS-UP: OHIO CAPITAL CONFERENCE: Dublin Scioto (1), Hilliard Davidson (2), 1. Ironton, 6 Sunbury Big Walnut (1), Upper Arlington (1) TOTAL: 5 T-2. Coldwater, 5 OHIO CARDINAL CONFERENCE: Orrville (1) TOTAL: 1 T-2. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 5 OHIO VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE: Steubenville (3), Steubenville T-2. Newark Catholic, 5 Catholic Central (1) TOTAL: 4 T-5. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 4 PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE: Mogadore (3) TOTAL: 3 T-5. Mogadore, 4 PREMIER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE: Chardon (1) TOTAL: 1 T-7. 14 schools with 3: Akron Buchtel, Amanda-Clearcreek, Canton McKinley, SANDUSKY BAY CONFERENCE: Clyde (1), Sandusky Perkins (1) TOTAL: 2 Cincinnati Princeton, Cincinnati St. Xavier, Columbus Bishop Watterson, SOUTHERN OHIO CONFERENCE: Wheelersburg (1) TOTAL: 1 Lakewood St. Edward, Massillon Washington, Norwalk St. Paul, Orrville, SOUTHWESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE: Germantown Valley View (3) TOTAL: 3 Steubenville, Uniontown Lake, Versailles, Warren John F. Kennedy SOUTHWESTERN CONFERENCE: Avon Lake (1), Brecksville-Broadview Heights (1), Olmsted Falls (1) TOTAL: 3 STEEL VALLEY CONFERENCE: Youngstown Ursuline (4) TOTAL: 4 OHSAA THREE RIVERS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE: Lima Senior (1), Toledo Central SPORTS INFORMATION Catholic (1), Toledo St. Francis deSales (2) TOTAL: 4 TRI-VALLEY CONFERENCE: Nelsonville-York (1) TOTAL: 1 STAFF WAYNE COUNTY ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Creston Norwayne (1) TOTAL: 1 WESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE: Defiance (1), Kenton (2), St. Marys Memorial Bob Goldring, Associate Commissioner of Operations (3) TOTAL: 6 Tim Stried, Director of Information Services WEST SHORE CONFERENCE: Elyria Catholic (3) TOTAL: 3 Brenda Murray OTHER SCHOOLS: , Coordinator of Website and myOHSAA Cincinnati Academy of Physcial Education (3, defunct) Kristin Daugherty, Administrative Liaison Sports Information Warren Western Reserve (1, defunct) Paul Seiter, Sports Information Assistant TOTAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 202 14 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 6 Football Playoff Qualifiers By Record

Listed below are the number of teams that qualified for the tournaments by record since 2000, the tournament was expanded to include the Top 8 teams in each region in 1999. 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Record Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams 10-0 34 32 37 30 34 29 25 28 21 26 29 26 28 9-0 0 4 2 0 1 0 2 1 4 1 2 2 1 9-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-1 47 45 45 49 49 52 58 55 54 56 53 48 52 8-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-1 1 3 1 2 1 3 4 0 4 3 0 3 2 8-2 58 54 59 59 54 58 48 51 60 51 53 57 51 7-2 6 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 3 5 1 3 4 7-3 28 40 35 40 36 35 32 36 28 39 41 40 34 6-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 6-3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6-4 11 8 4 7 11 12 14 18 12 9 8 6 13 5-5 1 2 4 2 2 1 4 0 4 1 4 3 5 5-4 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192

Football Playoff Attendance

Total attendance for the OHSAA football tournaments has been over 8.1 million in the last 13 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 13 seasons, which is when the OHSAA football tournaments moved to the 192 qualifiers and five round playoff format: 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 2010 483,179 2,598 35,737 5,956 2011 515,249 2,770 48, 695 8,116

State Football Attendance Records

State Finals, All Divisions Combined State Finals (Single game) 1. 2001, Canton Fawcett Stadium & Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium— 1. 1973, Akron —29,720 65,663 (6 games) (Youngstown Cardinal Mooney vs. Warren Western Reserve) 2. 2002, Canton Fawcett Stadium & Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium— 2. 1980, Nippert Stadium, University of Cincinnati—22,751 65,584 (6 games) (Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller vs. Massillon Washington) 3. 1997, Canton Fawcett Stadium & Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium— 3. 2002, Canton Fawcett Stadium—20,328 60,935 (6 games) (Cincinnati Elder vs. Warren G. Harding) 4. 2003, Canton Fawcett Stadium & Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium— 4. 1981, Akron Rubber Bowl—20,325 60,586 (6 games) (Canton McKinley vs. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller) 5. 1999, Canton Fawcett Stadium & Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium— Note: 1982, Ohio Stadium, The Ohio State University, Columbus—31,409 60,011 (6 games) (Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller vs. Massillon Washington & Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary vs. Ironton) Doubleheader Division I and Division III www.ohsaa.org 15 OHSAA Football Release No. 6