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Welcome to the State Championships! St. Xavier, who face off Friday night, met in the 2001 state champi- The season began in August with 716 teams suiting up for the onship game in Canton in front of 19,129 fans, which ranks seventh 2016 football season. Now 14 teams remain in Week 15 as we among Div. I state championship game attendance records (for a have reached the state championships in Ohio Stadium. Thirteen single-game ticket). of the 14 finalists have been to the title game at least once in their school’s history, while Cuyahoga Heights (Div. VI) is in the state State Championships Schedule championship game for the first time. Thursday, Dec. 1 7:30 PM — Div. II: Massillon Perry (13-1) vs. Cincinnati La Salle (12-2) State Championship Story Lines and Fun Facts Ohio Stadium is hosting the state championships for the third- Friday, Dec. 2 straight year before the finals go back to Canton and the new Tom 10:00 AM — Div. VI: Cuyahoga Heights (14-0) vs. Maria Stein Marion Local (13-1) Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (formerly Fawcett Stadium) in 2017 3:00 PM — Div. IV: Columbus Bishop Hartley (12-2) vs. Steubenville (13-1) 8:00 PM — Div. I: Cincinnati St. Xavier (9-5) vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius (13-1) and 2018. Note that all seven title games will be in Canton (see later note). Saturday, Dec. 3 10:00 AM — Div. VII: Minster (10-4) vs. Warren John F. Kennedy (13-1) When Cleveland St. Ignatius and Cincinnati St. Xavier meet on Fri- 3:00 PM — Div. III: Trotwood-Madison (12-2) vs. Akron Arch. Hoban (13-1) day night, it will mark the first time that the Div. I state champion- 8:00 PM — Div. V: Canton Central Catholic (10-3) vs. Coldwater (13-1) ship game hasn’t been on a Saturday since 1991 when it was played on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. (St. Ignatius beat Centerville). Ticket Information Fans are encouraged to buy their playoff tickets in advance at the The Division VI matchup is only state championship game featuring participating schools, which keep a percentage of the revenue. For two No. 1 seeds. Three of the title games are rematches from the state championship games, tickets are $10 presale and $12 or $15 2015 state championships (in Div. II, IV and V). Trotwood-Madison (Div. III) is attempting to become the third No. 7 seed to win a state title since the OHSAA expanded the playoff field to eight teams per Media Information region in 1999. Only one team that was ranked No. 1 in the final Credentials for the State Championships Associated Press polls has advanced to the state championship Media must apply by noon on Tuesday, Nov. 29, for credentials using the games (Maria Stein Marion Local in Div. VI). Coldwater (Div. V) is OHSAA’s official credential application form. Please contact Tim Stried at attempting to win its fifth-straight championship and 25th-consecu- [email protected] for details. tive playoff game, which would be a state record. Postgame Press Conferences Television reporters and radio sideline reporters (for stations that are The 2016 state championships include four of the state’s all-time still broadcasting live) may get a quick sound bite on the field after BOTH playoff wins leaders, including No. 2 Cleveland Ignatius (70), No. 3 trophy presentations have taken place. All other media must utilize the Coldwater (69), No. 4 Maria Stein Marion Local (66) and Steuben- postgame press conferences under the south stands. ville (61). Newark Catholic leads the state with 72 playoff wins, but was knocked off in the state semifinals by Cuyahoga Heights, which Finalists Media Teleconference Nov. 28 is now in the state championship game for the first time in school The OHSAA will conduct a media teleconference featuring the 14 head coaches of the state finalists. The teleconference will be Monday, Nov. history. 28, and begins at 10:30 a.m. with Division VII. Each coach will be avail- able for 15 minutes. A replay will be available. Media are asked contact For the third-straight season, the Midwest Athletic Conference has Tim Stried ([email protected]) for more information. sent three teams to the state championship games, including Cold- water in Div. V, Marion Local in Div. VI and Minster in Div. VII. Those Championship Games on TV, Online and Radio three schools all won state titles in 2014, marking the first time a Time Warner Cable SportsChannel will televise all seven state champion- conference produced three state champions in the same season. A ship games live, while also providing live streaming at straight line spanning 19 miles could connect Minster, Marion Local www.TWCSportsChannel.com. The OHSAA Radio Network will broadcast and Coldwater high schools. Those three schools own a combined all seven games live for its 45+ affiliates and online at OHSAA.org. 16 state football championships.
Attendance Records May Fall The record for the state championships total attendance is 65,663 set in 2001. Speaking of 2001, Cleveland St. Ignatius and Cincinnati Twitter.com/OHSAASports Facebook.com/OHSAA at the gate. All-session ticket books are still available for the state Coldwater and CCC have met in the Div. V state championship game championship games at http://go.osu.edu/OHSAAFBTix. All-session the last three years. ticket books in the club level, which are the chair-back seats on the west side of the stadium, are $105 each (good for all seven games) Consecutive Playoff Wins and also permit indoor access in the Huntington Club before, during Last, year, Maria Stein Marion Local reached the state champion- and after each game. All-session reserved ticket books on the east ship game for the fifth-straight year and set a new OHSAA record side of the stadium, which don’t include indoor access, are $84 for consecutive playoff victories with 24 before falling to Kirtland each. Single game tickets will go on sale November 22 and cost $10 in the Div. VI state championship game. Now, fellow-MAC member at the state finalist schools, or at the gate before each game for $15 and four-time defending state champion Coldwater has tied that re- (club level) and $12 (reserved). Suites are also available on a first- cord with 24 straight playoff wins entering the state championship come-first-served basis. Email [email protected] for details. game against Canton Central Catholic. No. School Years Three-Part Geography Lesson * denotes streak is still active. Updated Nov. 27, 2016 A straight line could connect Minster, Marion Local and Coldwater high schools and it would span only 19 miles. Those three schools 24 Maria Stein Marion Local 2011‐12‐13‐14-15 own a combined total of 16 state titles. All three schools have *24 Coldwater 2012‐13‐14-15-16 advanced to the state championships, which they also did in 2014 23 Cleveland St. Ignatius 1991‐92‐93‐94‐95‐96 when they made the Midwest Athletic Conference the first league 17 Youngstown Ursuline 2008‐09‐10‐12 to win three state football titles in the same season. 17 Newark Catholic 84‐85‐86‐87‐88 16 Delphos St. John’s 1997‐98‐99‐2000 Just five miles separates La Salle and St. Xavier along North Bend 15 Versailles 1993‐94‐95‐96 Road in Cincinnati. La Salle is in Green Township (Cincinnati’s West 13 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 1975‐76‐77‐79‐80‐81 Side) and St. Xavier is considered Springfield Township (more cen- tral part of city). Courtesy Mike Dyer, WCPO-TV Building on History See pages 11-18 in this release for the playoff histories of each Canton Central Catholic and Massillon Perry have different street school that has advanced to the state semifinals. addresses, but both of their football stadiums sit on 13th Street and are located 1.9 miles apart. Playoff Streaks Coldwater owns the longest active streak of qualifying for the Defending State Champions playoffs at 20 straight years. In fact, the Cavaliers have been to the Four defending state champions are back in Ohio Stadium seeking state championship game the last seven years. Newark Catholic to defend their titles, including Cincinnati La Salle (Div. II), Akron owns the record with eight straight title game appearances from Archbishop Hoban (Div. III), Columbus Bishop Hartley (Div. IV) and 1980-87 followed by Cleveland St. Ignatius with six in a row from Coldwater (Div. V). All seven state champions advanced to the 1991-96. Until 2012, Columbus St. Francis DeSales had owned the regional finals. longest active streak at 18-straight years, but the Stallions missed the playoffs that season. After Coldwater, the second-longest active Most OHSAA State Championship Game Appearances streak is held by Mogadore at 18 straight playoff years. The all-time (Updated Nov. 27, 2016) longest streak of consecutive years making the playoffs is 22 years 1. Newark Catholic, 14 by Cleveland St. Ignatius from 1988 through 2009. T-2. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 13 T-2. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 13 School Consecutive Years in Playoffs (Years) T-4. Coldwater, 12 * denotes active streak T-4. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 12 Cleveland St. Ignatius 22 (1988-2009) 6. Maria Stein Marion Local, 11 * Coldwater 20 (1997-2016) 7. Versailles, 9 Columbus St. Francis DeSales 18 (1994-2011) OHSAA FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS * Mogadore 18 (1999-2016) 1. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 11 Akron Manchester 15 (1991-2005) 2. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 9 * Kettering Archbishop Alter 16 (2001-2016) T-3. Maria Stein Marion Local, 8 * Steubenville 16 (2001-2016) T-3. Newark Catholic, 8 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 14 (2002-2015) T-3. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 8 Cin. Archbishop Moeller 13 (2002-2014) 6. Cleveland Benedictine, 7 T-7. Coldwater, 6 Proving the Pollsters T-7. Delphos St. John’s, 6 Three of the seven teams that won Associated Press poll champion- T-7. St. Henry, 6 ships at the end of October advanced to last week’s state semi- T-7. Versailles, 6 finals, including Toledo Central Catholic (Div. III), Kettering Arch- T-7. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 6 bishop Alter (Div. IV) and Maria Stein Marion Local (Div. VI). Only Marion Local has advanced to the state finals. Twenty of the 28 Rematches in Division II, IV and V state semifinalists were ranked in the final poll. All four semifinalists The Division II, IV and V state championship games are all rematch- in Divisions III and IV were ranked. Thirty four of the 70 teams that es from 2015. Last year in Div. II, Cincinnati La Salle beat Massillon appeared in the final Associated Press poll reached the regional Perry 42-0. In Div. IV, Columbus Bishop Hartley beat Steubenville finals last weekend. See page 7 of this packet. 31-28. And in Div. V, Coldwater beat Canton Central Catholic 35-18. All 70 teams that appeared in the final AP poll earned a playoff had its first double-championship weekend as Coldwater won the berth. Those 70 teams went 58-12 in the first round of the playoffs. Division IV title in Canton and Delphos St. John’s won the Division VI Of those 58 wins, 55 were home games for the ranked team, while state title a few hours later in Massillon. The MAC had two cham- three ranked teams won on the road in the first round, including pions in 2006, 2007, 2012 and 2013. In 2014, the MAC made state Trotwood-Madison (Div. III), Columbus Bishop Hartley (Div. IV), history in becoming the first conference to win three state football Swanton (Div. V) and Fort Recovery (Div. VII). championship titles in the same season Coldwater, Minster and Marion Local swept Divisions V, VI and VII. Last year, the only teams to be ranked No. 1 in the final poll and go on to win a state championship were Lakewood St. Edward in Div. I Since the OHSAA created the seventh division, the MAC has won and Coldwater in Div. V. every state championship in the small-school division. Marion Local won the first two back-to-back in 2013 and 2014 with Fort Recovery In the Beginning… to Seven Divisions winning last season. Minster is back representing the MAC in the When the OHSAA created the football playoffs in 1972, there were Div. VII title game this weekend. three divisions (called Class A, AA and AAA) and only one playoff qualifier per region (12 total playoff qualifiers). Now in its 45th The MAC is 65-2 in first round playoff games against non-MAC year, the postseason has expanded to seven divisions and 224 total schools since the playoffs expanded to eight qualifiers per region in playoff qualifiers. Expansion occurred in 1980 to five divisions and 1999. (The two losses include a Versailles loss to Lima Central Cath- two qualifiers per region, and then again in 1985 to four qualifiers olic in 2005 and a Delphos St. John’s loss to Arlington in 2014.) The per region. In 1994, a sixth division was added, while in 1999, the MAC is 51-13 against non-MAC schools in OHSAA regional cham- number of qualifiers per region increased to eight. The playoffs pionship games. The MAC is now 36-7 in state semifinal games expanded to seven divisions in 2013. against non-MAC schools.
OHSAA Football by the Numbers The MAC currently owns 115 various OHSAA state team champion- 716 – High schools in Ohio that played football in 2016 ships. 7 – Divisions for the playoffs 72 – Schools in Division I Final Four Experience 108 – Average number of schools in Division II through VII Newark Catholic made its state-record 25th appearance in the state 32 – Playoff qualifiers per division semifinals. Newark Catholic also owns state records for most years 4 – Playoff qualifiers per region in the playoffs (35) and most playoff wins (72). The list of top Final 224 – Total playoff qualifiers Four qualifiers includes: 31.3 – Percentage of football playing schools that qualify 1. Newark Catholic, 25 T-2. Mogadore, 17 T-2. Steubenville, 17 Championship Games in Columbus and Stark County T-2. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 17 After hosting the OHSAA state championship games in Columbus 5. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 16 throughout the 1980s, natural grass was installed in Ohio Stadium T-6. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 15 in Columbus in 1990 and OSU asked the OHSAA to move its football T-6. Maria Stein Marion Local, 15 state championship games to another location. The OHSAA found a 8. Coldwater, 14 9. Delphos St. John’s, 13 home in Stark County, with Canton Fawcett Stadium and Massillon 10. Versailles, 12 Paul Brown Tiger Stadium sharing the state championship games T-11. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 11 for 24 years until 2014 when the finals returned to the ‘Shoe. T-11. Cleveland Benedictine, 11 T-11. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 11 The current contract for the OHSAA football state championship T-11. Ironton, 11 games initially included two years at Ohio Stadium (2014 and 2015), and an additional year was added for 2016 due to the stadi- First Round Results by Seed um renovations underway in Canton. The OHSAA intends to move In the first round of the playoffs, the higher seeds (home teams) the finals back to Stark County for 2017 and 2018 before returning went 80-32. Five No. 8 seeds won at No. 1 seeds, including Avon to Columbus in 2019. Lake in Div. II (27-26 at Avon), Akron East in Div. III (50-37 at Mar- lington), Philo in Div. IV (42-7 at Heath), Garrettsville Garfield in Div. MAC Builds on Success V (31-21 at Canfield South Range) and Columbus Bishop Ready in (By Gary Rasberry, Celina Daily Standard) The Midwest Athletic Con- Div. VI (28-21 at Hannibal River). ference started in 1973, but it wasn’t until 1989 that the conference 2016 Regional Quarterfinal Results by Seed: began its run of football dominance of the smaller divisions. From No. 1 seeds: 23-5 (No. 8 seeds: 5-23) 1989, when Minster won the conference’s first state title, to last No. 2 seeds: 19-9 (No. 7 seeds: 9-19) year when Fort Recovery won its first-ever state title and Coldwater No. 3 seeds: 21-7 (No. 6 seeds: 7-21) captured its sixth since 2005, the MAC has been regular visitors No. 4 seeds: 17-11 (No. 5 seeds: 11-17) to the state championships game. In that span, the MAC has been Last year in the first round of the playoffs, the higher seeds (home missing from State Championship Weekend only three years (1991, teams) went 81-31 and four No. 1 seeds lost. In 2014, the higher 1993 and 2002). In 2003, Versailles, a five-time state champion seeds teams (home teams) went 88-24 and none of the No. 1 seeds before joining in the MAC in 2000, won its first MAC state football in Div. II through VII lost in the first round. title, starting a streak where the MAC has brought home at least one title from either Stark County (Massillon or Canton) or Ohio Eight Teams Make School History Stadium every season except the 2009 season. In 2005, the MAC Entering the 2016 season, 70 OHSAA member schools had never made the football playoffs. That number shrunk by eight in 2016 as Hilliard Bradley (Div. I), Columbus West (Div. II), Akron East (Div. III), Week 10 Movers Bellefontaine Ben Logan (Div. IV), Cincinnati Aiken (Div. V), Lakeside Many schools needed to win their final regular-season game to Danbury (VIII), McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley (Div. VII) and Cincin- clinch a playoff berth. But several schools needed to win and get nati Hillcrest Academy (Div. VII) all made the playoffs for the first some help to vault into the Top 8 in their region after being outside time in their school’s history. Last year, another eight schools made the playoff field last week. The biggest movers were West Liber- the playoffs for the first time, including Toledo Start (Div. I), Dayton ty-Salem in Div. IV, Region 15, which was 13th in its region last Belmont (Div. III), Lewistown Indian Lake (Div. IV), Byesville Mead- week, and Bay Village Bay in Div. III, Region 10, which was also 13th owbrook (Div. IV), Magnolia Sandy Valley (Div. V), Bidwell River last week. Elsewhere, Dayton Belmont in Div. III, Region 12, was Valley (Div. V), Bethel-Tate (Div. V) and North Jackson Jackson-Mil- 11th in its region last week and lost its Week 10 game, but moved ton (Div. VII). The number of first-time playoff participants since up to No. 8 due to forfeitures of another team. Blanchester (Div. V, 2000 includes eight in 2016, eight in 2015, 10 in 2014, two in 2013, Region 20), was 11th last week and moved up to eighth in the final seven in 2012, eight in 2011, six in 2010, 14 in 2009, 12 in 2008, 14 ratings. Four other schools were 10th in their region last week and in 2007, 10 in 2006, 12 in 2005, 16 in 2004, 12 in 2003, 21 in 2002, moved up into the playoff field this week, including Parma Heights 17 in 2001 and 26 in 2000. Holy Name (Div. IV, Region 13), Jeromesville Hillsdale (Div. VI, Re- gion 21), Defiance Tinora (Div. VI, Region 22) and Canal Winchester Since 1999 when the number of regional qualifiers was expanded Harvest Prep (Div. VII, Region 27). to 32 teams per division and the first-round game has been played at the higher seed, 209 schools have made their school’s first play- Welcome Back off appearance. In those games, the playoff newcomers went 26-23 Several schools were back in the playoffs this year after being out of (.531) at home, 19-128 (.129) when playing on the road and 3-10 the postseason for several years. The logest of which is by Barber- (.231) when playing at a neutral site. ton, which was back for the first time since 1998. In 2015, several schools made the playoffs after long abbsences, including Burton Final Four Newcomers Berkshire (Div. V, Region 15, last appearance was in 1981), Holland Four schools made their first appearance in the Final Four last Springfield (Div. II, Region 4, last appearance was in 1994) and weekend, and all four fell. They include Powell Olentangy Liberty Swanton (Div. V, Region 16, last appearance was in 1995). In 2013, (Div. I), Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (Div. II), Perry (Lake County, Norwalk was back in the playoffs for the first time since winning a Div. IV) and Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (Div. VII). state championship in 1974.
State Semifinalists By Seed and Record Playoff Format and Schedule Only 15 No. 1 seeds advanced to the regional final, and only nine of Unless otherwise noted, Divisions I, II, IV and VI play at 7:30 p.m. them won their region. The state semifinalists by regional seed in- on Fridays during the playoffs, while Divisions III, V and VII play at 7 cluded nine No. 1 seeds, three No. 2 seeds, six No. 3 seeds, four No. p.m. on Saturdays. Occasionally, that schedule changes during the 4 seeds, four No. 5 seeds, and two No. 7 seeds (Trotwood-Madison first round is due to the host site having to share the stadium with in Div. III and Canal Winchester Harvest Prep in Div. VII). another school (high school or college) or the site not having lights. In rounds two through four, any changes are typically due to a site Speaking of Making History... hosting a playoff double-header. While eight schools made the playoffs for the first time, Newark Catholic has now made the playoffs for a state record 35th time. Division II Finalists Continue to Be the New Kids on the Block OHSAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES When the OHSAA expanded the football playoffs to seven divisions 1. Newark Catholic, 35 in 2013 and made Division I smaller (only the largest 72 schools in 2. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 33 the state), one of the resulting effects was that many schools that 3. Ironton, 33 used to be “small” Div. I schools were now in Div. II. Since then, 4. Mogadore, 30 many Div. II schools have made their schools’ deepest playoff runs. 5. Steubenville, 29 That began with Loveland in 2013 and continued with Cincinnati La Salle in 2014 and 2015. Both schools not only won their first-ever Regional Semifinals (Nov. 11-12), Regional Finals (Nov. 18-19) and playoff games those seasons, but went on to win the Div. II state State Semifinals (Nov. 25-26): Neutral sites are selected by the title. That fact was evidenced again in 2015 as the Div. II state semi- OHSAA. There are many factors that go into determining playoff finalist Massillon Perry made its first appearance in the Final Four. sites, such as quality of field surface, seating capacity, quality of lighting, size of locker rooms and distance from field, press box size, Before the Playoffs… parking spaces available, and a separate locker room for officials. Historians have found that in most years since 1895, the media or After all those factors are taken into consideration, it must be con- a specific organization named an Ohio high school football state firmed that the site is available and willing to host a playoff game champion. The Associated Press began its polls in 1947 and the on the date needed. OHSAA created the playoffs in 1972. The research of mythical state champions dating back to 1895 has been compiled on the football First Round Success page at OHSAA.org. Two schools have an amazing success rate in the first round of the playoffs. St. Henry has been in the playoffs 16 times and is 16-0 in first-round playoff games. Cincinnati Colerain is 19-0, although one of its first-round games (1995) was later forfeited. In addition, three schools won their first-round playoff game nine straight years before losing, including Germantown Valley View, Mogadore and Newark Licking Valley. OHSAA Playoff Leaders OHSAA Playoff Notes OHSAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES (updated for 2016 qualifiers) Fewest OHSAA Playoff Wins With a State Title 1. Newark Catholic, 35 (Entering 2016 Season) 2. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 33 3 – Parma Heights Holy Name (3-2 all-time, won 1975 title) 3. Ironton, 33 3 – Garfield Heights Trinity (3-5 all-time won 1980 title) 3 – Norwalk (3-2 all-time, won 1974 title) 4. Mogadore, 30 4 – Galion (4-6 all-time, won 1985 title) 5. Steubenville, 29 4 – Warren Western Reserve (4-3 all-time, won 1972 title) T-6. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 28 5 – Fairfield (5-5 all-time, won 1986 title) T-6. Wheelersburg, 28 6 – Fort Recovery (6-1 all-time, won 2015 state title) 8. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 27 6 – Brecksville-Broadview Heights (6-8 all-time, won 1983 title) 9. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 25 6 – Brookfield (6-4 all-time, won 1978 title) 10. Canton McKinley, 24 6 – Lima Senior (6-6 all-time, won 1996 title) 11. Massillon Washington, 23 6 – Lisbon David Anderson (6-4 all-time, won 1995 title) 6 – Loveland (6-3 all-time, won 2013 title) tie-12. Coldwater 22 7 – six schools (Beloit West Branch, Carey, Cincinnati Purcell Marian, Crooksville, tie-12. Orrville, 22 Nelsonville-York and Wauseon) OHSAA PLAYOFF WINS (updated Nov. 27, 2016) 1. Newark Catholic, 72 Most OHSAA Playoff Wins Without a State Title (Entering the 2016 playoffs) 2. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 70 29 – Shadyside 3. Coldwater, 69 28 – Massillon Washington 4. Maria Stein Marion Local, 66 26 – Mentor 5. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 62 26 – Newark Licking Valley 6. Steubenville, 61 25 – Pickerington Central 7. Mogadore, 57 22 – Solon 8. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 54 22 – Huber Heights Wayne 9. Delphos St. John’s, 52 21 – Cleveland Glenville 20 – Uniontown Lake 10. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 49 19 – Danville T-11. Versailles, 45 18 – Bellaire T-11. Ironton, 45 18 – Chagrin Falls 13. St. Henry 44 18 – Sidney Lehman Catholic 14. Cleveland Benedictine 43 17 – Findlay Liberty-Benton 17 – Huron OHSAA PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE (updated Nov. 27, 2016) 17 – Toledo Whitmer (minimum 50 playoff games) 16 – Dublin Coffman 1. Maria Stein Marion Local, 66-10, .868 16 – Akron Manchester 2. Delphos St. John’s, 52-11, .825 3. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 70-15, .824 Most Recent Schools to Win State Title in First Year in Playoffs 4. Coldwater, 69-15, .821 Dublin Scioto - 1995 5. St. Henry, 44-10, .815 Wauseon - 1993 Cleveland St. Ignatius - 1988 6. Versailles, 45-12, .790 Akron Buchtel - 1987 7. Cleveland Benedictine, 43-13, .768 Cincinnati Purcell Marian - 1986 8. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 62-20, .756 Galion - 1985 9. Newark Catholic, 72-26, .735 10. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 40-15, .727 Most OHSAA State Semifinal Appearances (Updated for 2016) 11. Steubenville, 61-23, .726 1. Newark Catholic, 25 12. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 54-22, .711 T-2. Mogadore, 17 T-2. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 17 OHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS T-4. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 16 1. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 11 T-4. Steubenville, 16 2. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 9 T-6. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 15 T-3. Maria Stein Marion Local, 8 T-6. Maria Stein Marion Local, 15 8. Coldwater, 14 T-3. Newark Catholic, 8 9. Delphos St. John’s, 13 T-3. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 8 10. Versailles, 12 6. Cleveland Benedictine, 7 T-11. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 11 T-7. Coldwater, 6 T-11. Cleveland Benedictine, 11 T-7. Delphos St. John’s, 6 T-11. Ironton, 11 T-7. St. Henry, 6 T-7. Versailles, 6 Most OHSAA State Championship Game Appearances T-7. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 6 (Updated Nov. 27, 2016) 1. Newark Catholic, 14 OHSAA STATE RUNNERS-UP T-2. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 13 T-1. Ironton, 6 T-2. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 13 T-1. Newark Catholic, 6 T-4. Coldwater, 12 T-3. Coldwater, 5 T-4. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 12 T-3. Mogadore, 5 6. Maria Stein Marion Local, 11 7. Versailles, 9 T-3. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 5 T-8. Cleveland Benedictine, 8 T-6. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 4 T-8. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 8 T-8. Ironton, 8 T-8. St. Henry, 8 Associated Press Final Poll (November 1, 2016)
DIVISION I Division IV Division VII 1. Cincinnati Colerain (20) 10-0 246 1. Kettering Archbishop Alter 10-0 215 1. Covington 10-0 233 2. Huber Heights Wayne (1) 9-0-1 220 2. Perry 10-0 186 2. Norwalk St. Paul 10-0 230 3. Powell Olentangy Liberty (2) 10-0 192 3. Heath 10-0 172 3. McComb 9-1 183 4. Cleveland St. Ignatius (3) 9-1 175 4. Cincinnati Wyoming 10-0 170 4. Warren John F. Kennedy 9-1 180 5. Pickerington Central 9-1 148 5. Steubenville 9-1 133 5. Troy Christian 9-1 119 6. Solon 9-1 125 6. Peninsula Woodridge 10-0 96 6. Waterford 9-1 102 7. Stow Munroe-Falls 9-1 107 7. Mantua Crestwood 9-1 86 7. Monroeville 9-1 93 8. Hilliard Bradley 9-1 79 8. Cols. Bishop Hartley 8-2 78 8. Mogadore 8-2 85 9. Lakewood St. Edward 7-2 61 9. Johnstown-Monroe 9-1 73 9. Portsmouth Sciotoville Community 10-0 77 10. Dublin Jerome 9-1 52 10. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 7-2 64 10. Glouster Trimble 8-2 25 Others receiving 12 or more points: None Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Clinton Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Massie (1) 56. 12, Port Clinton 29. 13, Lew- Shadyside 20. 12, Toronto 19. Division II istown Indian Lake 20. 14, Struthers (1) 15. 1. Avon 10-0 236 2. Cincinnati Turpin 10-0 198 Division V 3. Chardon 10-0 180 1. Wheelersburg 10-0 230 4. Holland Springfield 10-0 173 2. Coldwater 9-1 222 5. Cincinnati La Salle 8-2 150 3. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 10-0 184 6. Troy 9-1 117 4. Sugarcreek Garaway 10-0 171 7. Warren G Harding 9-1 114 5. Creston Norwayne 9-1 141 8. Aurora 9-1 99 6. Milan Edison 9-1 120 9. Grafton Midview 9-1 79 7. Pemberville Eastwood 9-1 94 10. Massillon Perry 8-2 42 8. Swanton 9-1 84 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Mas- 9. Canfield South Range 9-1 76 Playoff Qualifiers By Record Since 2013 sillon Washington 22. 10. Coshocton 9-1 31 2016 2015 2014 2013 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Orwell Record Division III Grand Valley 16. 12, Carlisle 13. Teams Teams Teams Teams 1. Toledo Central Catholic 10-0 246 10-0 29 21 37 35 2. Cols. St. Francis DeSales 10-0 226 Division VI 9-0 1 1 2 1 3. Akron Hoban 9-1 181 1. Maria Stein Marion Local 9-1 233 9-0-1 1 0 0 0 4. Alliance Marlington 10-0 143 2. Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights 10-0 207 9-1 50 66 43 57 Franklin 10-0 143 3. Hamler Patrick Henry 10-0 191 8-1-1 0 0 0 0 6. Bexley 10-0 121 4. Bucyrus Wynford 10-0 161 8-1 2 6 0 1 7. Sandusky 9-1 89 5. Mechanicsburg 10-0 142 8-2 53 54 55 63 8. Wapakoneta 9-1 85 6. Kirtland 9-1 124 7-2 4 5 3 4 9. St. Marys Memorial 9-1 64 7. Defiance Ayersville 10-0 93 7-3 63 36 49 34 10. Trotwood-Madison 8-2 48 8. Beverly Ft. Frye 10-0 84 6-2 0 1 0 0 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cols. 9. Delphos Jefferson 9-1 44 2 3 1 1 Hamilton Township 14. 10. Hannibal River 10-0 34 6-3 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, 6-3-1 0 0 0 0 Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 25. 12, New 6-4 17 22 28 22 Middletown Springfield (1) 22. 13, Chesa- 5-5 2 5 4 4 peake 14. t14, Lisbon David Anderson 12. t14, 5-4 0 1 1 0 Spencerville 12. 4-6 0 2 1 1 4-5 0 1 0 1 3-6 0 0 0 0 224 224 224 224
Playoff Qualifiers By Won-Loss Record, 2000-2012
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 State Champions by Regional Seed Since the OHSAA OHSAA STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS BY CONFERENCE Note: Schools are listed by current conference, in alphabetical order. Expansion to Eight Qualifiers Per Region in 1999 Akron City Series: Akron Buchtel (2) TOTAL: 2 No. 1 Seeds: 46 All-American Conference: Poland Seminary (1) TOTAL: 1 No. 2 Seeds: 24 Blanchard Valley Conference: Dola Hardin Northern (1), McComb (1) TOTAL: 2 No. 3 Seeds: 14 Central Catholic League: Columbus Bishop Hartley (3), Columbus Bishop Ready (1), Columbus Bishop Watterson (2), Columbus St. Francis DeSales (3) TOTAL : 9 No. 4 Seeds: 5 Chagrin Valley Conference: Aurora (1), Kirtland (3) TOTAL: 4 No. 5 Seeds: 5 Cincinnati Hills League: Cincinnati Wyoming (1) TOTAL: 1 No. 6 Seeds: 2 Columbus City League: Columbus Brookhaven (1) TOTAL: 1 Eastern Cincinnati Conference: Loveland (1) TOTAL: 1 No. 7 Seeds: 2 (Cle. St. Ignatius in 2001 & Piqua in 2006) Federal League: Canton McKinley (3) TOTAL: 3 No. 8 Seeds: 1 (St. Henry in 2004) Firelands Conference: Norwalk St. Paul (1) TOTAL: 1 Fort Ancient Valley Conference: Cincinnati Anderson (1), Cincinnati Winton Woods (1) TOTAL: 2 Schools to Play in Consecutive Football State Cham- Greater Catholic League: Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (9), Cincinnati Elder (2), Cin- cinnati Purcell Marian (1), Cincinnati St. Xavier (2), Dayton Chaminade Julienne (1), pionship Games in Different Divisions Hamilton Badin (1), Kettering Archbishop Alter (2), Middletown Bishop Fenwick (2), Cleveland Benedictine: 1980 (Div. III, W) and 1981 (Div. II, W) Cincinnati La Salle (2) TOTAL: 22 Greater Miami Conference: Cincinnati Colerain (1), Cincinnati Princeton (3), Fairfield Cincinnati Academy of Physical Education: 1985 (Div. IV, W) and 1986 (1) TOTAL: 5 (Div. III, W) Greater Western Ohio Conference: Lebanon (1), Piqua (1), Trotwood-Madison (1) Cincinnati Academy of Physical Education: 1991 (Div. III, L) and 1992 TOTAL: 3 (Div. IV, W) Inter Tri-County League: Lisbon David Anderson (1) TOTAL: 1 Versailles: 1993 (Div. IV, W), 1994 (Div. V, W), 1995 (Div. IV, W) and 1996 Lake Erie League: Maple Heights (1), Warren G. Harding (2) TOTAL: 3 Licking County League: Newark Catholic (8), TOTAL: 8 (Div. V, L) Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference: Marion Pleasant (3) TOTAL: 3 Columbus Bishop Watterson: 2001 (Div. II, L) and 2002 (Div. III, W) Mid-State League: Amanda-Clearcreek (2), Gahanna Columbus Academy (2), West Kenton: 2002 (Div. IV, W) and 2003 (Div. III, L) Jefferson (2) TOTAL: 6 Maria Stein Marion Local: 2006 (Div. VI, W) and 2007 (Div. V, W) Midland Athletic League: Carey (1), Tiffin Calvert (2) TOTAL: 3 Maria Stein Marion Local: 2012 (Div. VI, W) and 2013 (Div. VII, W) Midwest Athletic Conference: Coldwater (6), Delphos St. John’s (6), Fort Recovery (1), Maria Stein Marion Local (8), Minster (2), St. Henry (6), Versailles (6*) TOTAL: 35* Maria Stein Marion Local: 2014 (Div. VII, W) and 2015 (Div. VI, L) * Only one of Versailles’ state championships came while in the MAC Muskingum Valley League: Crooksville (1) TOTAL: 1 North Coast League: Akron Archbishop Hoban (1), Bedford St. Peter Chanel (1), Cleve- Best Records that Didn’t Qualify for the Playoffs land Benedictine (7), Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (1), Garfield Heights Trinity (1), Shown with division, region, record and regional computer rating finish Mentor Lake Catholic (3), Parma Heights Holy Name (1), Warren John F. Kennedy (1) TOTAL: 16 2016 North Central Conference: Galion (1) TOTAL: 1 Dresden Tri-Valley 9-1 (Div. II, Region 7, finished 9th) Northeastern Buckeye Conference: Beloit West Branch (1) TOTAL: 1 Upper Arlington 8-2 (Div. I, Region 3, finished 9th) Northern Buckeye Conference: Fostoria (2) TOTAL: 2 Akron Ellet 8-2 (Div. II, Region 5, finished 10th) Northern Lakes Leauge: Sylvania Southview (1) TOTAL: 1 Wooster 8-2 (Div. II, Region 7, finished 10th) Northern Ohio League: Norwalk (1) TOTAL: 1 Toledo Woodward 8-2 (Div. III, Region 10, finished 9th) Northwest Conference: Columbus Grove (1) TOTAL: 1 Norwood 8-2 (Div. III, Region 12, finished 10th) Northwest Ohio Athletic League: Archbold (1), Hamler Patrick Henry (1), Liberty Center Cincinnati Marietmont 8-2 (Div. IV, Region 16, finished 10th) (1), Wauseon (1) TOTAL: 4 Ohio Capital Conference: Dublin Scioto (1), Hilliard Davidson (2), Sunbury Big Walnut (1), Upper Arlington (1) TOTAL: 5 2015 Ohio Cardinal Conference: Orrville (1) TOTAL: 1 Logan 8-2 (Div. II, Region 5, finished 10th) Ohio Valley Athletic Conference: Steubenville (3), Steubenville Catholic Central (1) Akron Buchtel 8-2 (Div. III, Region 7, finished 9th) TOTAL: 4 Cleveland John Hay (Div. III, Region 8, finished 9th) Portage Trail Conference: Mogadore (3) TOTAL: 3 Zanesville Maysville (Div. IV, Region 13, finished 10th) Premier Athletic Conference: Chardon (1) TOTAL: 1 Total number of teams to win 7 or more games and miss the playoffs: 39 Sandusky Bay Conference: Clyde (1), Sandusky Perkins (1) TOTAL: 2 SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO LEAGUE: Clarksville Clinton-Massie (2) TOTAL: 2 2014 Southern Ohio Conference: Wheelersburg (1) TOTAL: 1 Shown with division, region, record and regional computer rating finish Southwestern Buckeye League: Germantown Valley View (3) TOTAL: 3 Div. VI Region 20 Gibsonburg 9-1 (10th) Southwestern Conference: Avon Lake (1), Brecksville-Broadview Heights (1), Olmsted Number of 8-2 teams to miss the playoffs: 14 Falls (1) TOTAL: 3 Number of 7-3 teams to miss the playoffs: 23 Steel Valley Conference: Youngstown Ursuline (4) TOTAL: 4 Number of 7-2 teams to miss the playoffs: 1 Three Rivers Athletic Conference: Lima Senior (1), Toledo Central Catholic (3), Toledo St. Francis deSales (2) TOTAL: 6 Tri-Valley Conference: Nelsonville-York (1) TOTAL: 1 2013 Wayne county athletic league: Creston Norwayne (1) Total: 1 Shown with division, region, record and regional computer rating finish Western Buckeye League: Defiance (1), Kenton (2), St. Marys Memorial (3) TOTAL: 6 Div. II Region 4 Toledo Bowsher 8-2 (11th) West Shore Conference: Elyria Catholic (3) TOTAL: 3 Div. II Region 5 Lewis Center Olentangy 8-2 (11th) Div. III Region 7 Norton 8-2 (12th) INDEPENDENTS: Div. III Region 10 New Richmond 9-1 (9th) Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (6), Brookfield (1), Canton Central Catholic (2), Cleveland Div. IV Region 11 Fairview Park Fairview 8-2 (10th) St. Ignatius (11), Cleveland St. Joseph (1), Ironton (2), Lakewood St. Edward (3), Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (8) TOTAL: 35
Last undefeated team to miss the playoffs: Newcomerstown in 2001 Cincinnati Academy of Physcial Education (3, defunct) Warren Western Reserve (1, no longer an OHSAA member school)
TOTAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 229 Most-Used Playoff Host Sites in Ohio Entering the 2016 playoffs Playoff Games on TV Time Warner Cable (TWC) is the official television partner of the Dayton Welcome Stadium 163 OHSAA and will televise several playoff games every weekend. Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium 143 TWC will announce its playoff selections by noon on Mondays. Canton Fawcett Stadium 134 Akron Rubber Bowl 86 Their coverage of those games is exclusive and some games will Lima Stadium 87 be shown live. TWC will televise the state championship games Berea Baldwin Wallace George Finnie Stadium 80 live December 1, 2 and 3. During the playoffs, other telecasts can Parma Byers Field 78 begin at 11:30 PM the same night as the game. Findlay Donnell Stadium 75 Zanesville Sulsberger Memorial Stadium 64 Championships on the OHSAA Radio Network Mansfield Senior Arlin Field 62 Now in its seventh year, the OHSAA Radio Network will broad- Ohio Stadium 61 cast the football state championship games. Stations that com- Troy Memorial Stadium 58 mit to carry several state championship game broadcasts from the network will have their rights fees waived throughout the playoffs. The championship games will be available from Skyview Largest High School Stadiums in Ohio Satellite and online. Please contact Tim Stried at the OHSAA for Canton Fawcett Stadium - Under Construction 22,375 more information. Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium 16,884 Dayton Welcome Stadium 11,300 Playoff Preview Show Coming November 1 Parma Byers Field 11,200 The OHSAA Radio Network will distribute a 55-minute playoff Upper Arlington Marv Moorhead Stadium 10,750 preview show on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The show will include two Troy Memorial Stadium 10,500 local breaks and will break down each division, with pairings and The Pit - Cincinnati Elder 10,000 analysis. Austintown Fitch Greenwood Chevrolet Falcon Stadium 9,209 Steubenville Harding Stadium 9,106 Brunswick AutoMart Stadium 9,000 Mansfield Arlin Field 9,000 Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field 9,000 OHSAA Football Postseason History Euclid Sparky DiBiaso Stadium 8,500 Warren Mollenkopf Stadium 8,500 Regions/ Qualifiers/ Qualifiers/ Total Playing Years Divisions Division Region Division Qualifiers Schools* Centerville Stadium 8,000 1972-79 3 4 1 4 12 715 Cincinnati Lockland Stadium 8,000 1980-84 5 4 2 8 40 720 Middletown Cris Carter Field at Barnitz Stadium 8,000 1985-93 5 4 4 16 80 719 Niles McKinley Bo Rein Stadium 8,000 1994-98 6 4 4 16 96 703 1999-2012 6 4 8 32 192 709 Lakewood First Federal Lakewood Stadium 7,500 2013- 7 2 Div. I 16 Div. I 32 224 714 Sidney Memorial Stadium 7,500 4 Div. II-VII 8 Div. II-VII Portsmouth Clark Athletic Complex 7,300 * Number at beginning of expansion
Other Historical Resources Available on the Football Page at OHSAA.org Past Tournament Results Regions/ Qualifiers/ Qualifiers/ Total Playing Years Divisions Division Region Division Qualifiers Schools* All-Time State Championship Results 1972-79 3 4 1 4 12 715 All-Time State Football Tournament Database 1980-84 5 4 2 8 40 720 1985-93 5 4 4 16 80 719 All-Time AP Poll Champions & All-Ohio Teams 1994-98 6 4 4 16 96 703 OHSAA Football State Record Book 1999-2012 6 4 8 32 192 709 2013- 7 2 Div. I 16 Div. I 32 224 714 Looking Back at the OHSAA Football Championships 4 Div. II-VII 8 Div. II-VII Early Ohio High School State Football Champions Compiled * Number at beginning of expansion
Other Historical Resources Available on the Football Page at OHSAA.org Past Tournament Results All-Time State Championship Results All-Time State Football Tournament Database All-Time AP Poll Champions & All-Ohio Teams OHSAA Football State Record Book Looking Back at the OHSAA Football Championships Early Ohio High School State Football Champions Compiled Skyview Networks to Provide Satellite Dis- Coaches to Lead Multiple Teams to Football State tribution of OHSAA Radio Network Football Championship Games Tom Lombardo - Mentor Lake Catholic (won 2001 D3) and Lakewood St. Championship Broadcasts Edward (won 2015 D1) Satellite provider for Ohio’s pro teams to distribute OHSAA foot- ball finals from Ohio Stadium Dec. 1-3 John Gibbons - Mentor Lake Catholic (won 1991 and 1992 D3) and Lake- wood St. Edward (runner-up 2003 D1) COLUMBUS, Ohio – Skyview Networks, the radio broadcast satellite Thom McDaniels - Canton McKinley (runner-up 1985 D1, won 1997 D1) provider for Ohio’s professional sports teams including the Cavs, Blue and Warren G. Harding (runner-up 2002) Jackets, Reds, Indians, Bengals and Browns, will once again distrib- ute the OHSAA Radio Network broad-casts of the 2016 football state Ed Glass - Warren G. Harding (won 1974 Classs AAA) and North Canton championship games. The football championship broadcasts, which had Hoover (runner-up 1984 D1) 41 affiliates last year, return to Ohio Stadium in Columbus December 1, 2 and 3. Schools to Win Football and Boys Basketball State “Skyview Networks is pleased to partner with the OHSAA Radio Championships in the Same School Year Network to deliver state championship broadcasts to its affiliates,” 1972-73 Marion Pleasant said Matt Stys, Vice President of Business Development for Skyview 1990-91 St. Henry Networks. “The football state championships in Ohio are a prestigious 1996-97 Cleveland Benedictine event and we are proud to add that to our client base, which includes hun-dreds of college and professional teams, many of which are in Ohio. Schools to Win Football and Boys Basketball State The OHSAA Radio Network continues to grow every year and we look forward to being a part of that growth and service.” Championships in the same Calendar Year St. Henry in 1990, Football (14-0) and Basketball (25-1) Specializing in news and sports programming, Skyview Networks was Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2001, Football (11-4) and Basketball (25-2) St. Henry in 2004, Football (14-1) and Basketball (22-5) formed in 1995 to provide broadcast services in the form of distribution, Lakewood St. Edward in 2014, Boys Basketball (26-2) and Football (13-2) automation, and inventory management, as well as content for the radio industry. Com-bining cutting-edge technology, extensive resources and unmatched industry expertise, Skyview Networks is the partner of Schools That Have Won Football and Baseball State choice for advertisers, radio stations and sports organizations through- Championships in the Same School Year out North America. 1973-74 Middletown Bishop Fenwick 1987-88 Newark Catholic Skyview Networks is already the satellite provider of the aforemen- 1988-89 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary tioned professional teams in Ohio along with ABC News Radio and ABC 1990-91 Hamilton Badin Sports Radio, meaning that most stations in Ohio already have Skyview 1993-94 Steubenville Catholic Central Networks receivers and can automate the broadcasts. 2001-02 Cleveland St. Ignatius 2012-13 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller The OHSAA Radio Network, which has been carried by 76 stations 2013-14 Coldwater across Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, was created in 2010 to provide exceptional radio broadcasts of selected OHSAA state tournaments and Schools That Have Won Football and Boys Soccer partner with local affiliates to carry those broadcasts, along with public State Championships in the Same School Year service announcements and promotional messages. Stations that carry 1997 Columbus St. Francis DeSales broadcasts receive discounts or waivers for the rights fees they would 2008 Cleveland St. Ignatius normally pay to broadcast OHSAA regional and state tournaments. 2011 Cleveland St. Ignatius
Playoff Preview Show The OHSAA Radio Network will produce and distribute a football playoff preview show on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The 55 minute show will include two local breaks and will go around the state to preview each division. A link to the show will be emailed to stations for download. Division I State Finalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Cleveland St. Ignatius 13-1 1 4 27th 2014 70-15 15 11 (2011) Cincinnati St. Xavier 9-5 4 5 23rd 2015 40-20 7 2 (2007)
Division I Regional Quarterfinal Noting St. Ignatius Noting St. Xavier Scores Compiled from St. Ignatius Game Notes St. Xavier is attempting to become the first Cle. St. Ignatius 35, Massillon Jackson 0 five-loss team to win a state championship. The Cin. Colerain 35, Springboro 14 - St. Ignatius has scored 30 or more points in Bombers are the second team with five losses Cin. St. Xavier 35, Fairfield 14 12 of its 14 games, rushing for an average of to reach a state championship game (Columbus St. Francis DeSales in Div. III in 2001, lost to Steu- Cin. Sycamore 42, Lebanon 20 229 yards per contest. St. Ignatius head coach benville). Only three teams with four losses have Dublin Coffman 24, Hilliard Davidson 3 Chuck Kyle believes his offensive line is the biggest in Wildcat history, with the average won football state championships. One of those Dublin Jerome 42, Findlay 7 was Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2001 over St. Xavier, Wildcat lineman standing at 6’3”, 297 pounds. Huber Hts. Wayne 52, Lancaster 7 37-6, in Canton. (The other two four-loss state Lakewood St. Edward 42, Euclid 7 champs were Columbus Bishop Watterson in Lorain 34, Lewis Center Olentangy 14 - Since the OHSAA expanded the playoff field 2002 and Youngstown Cardinal Mooney in 2011.) Mason 21, Cin. Elder 20 and added the regional quarterfinal round in Medina 38, Tol. Whitmer 31 1999, Cleveland St. Ignatius is 5-0 in the state St. Xavier trailed entering the fourth quarter in its Pickerington Cent. 35, Akr. Springfield 14 semifinals. The Wildcats are 70-15 overall in last three playoff games. (Courtesy Adam Baum, Pickerington N. 49, Hilliard Bradley 21 the playoffs and boast a 12-1 record when Cincinnati Enquirer) Powell Olentangy Liberty 24, Lewis Center reaching the fourth round of the playoffs. Olentangy Orange 17 The Bombers have two playoff victories in OT Solon 39, Can. Glenoak 10 - The St. Ignatius defense, which runs out of a (Colerain & Sycamore, respectively). Played in Stow-Munroe Falls 35, Can. McKinley 10 3-3-5 scheme, has recorded five shutouts this three OT games this season, most of any state season and surrenders just 10.1 points per final team. Division I Regional Semifinal Scores contest. Cin. St. Xavier 29, Cin. Colerain 23 - St. Ignatius holds a 2-0 edge against Cincinna- Following notes By Mike Dyer, WCPO-TV Cin. Sycamore 20, Mason 7 -St. Xavier is making its first state final appear- Cle. St. Ignatius 31, Solon 17 ti St. Xavier in state championship matchups, with the Wildcats earning the 2001 Division ance since 2007. Coach Steve Specht has coached Huber Hts. Wayne 52, Dublin Coffman 10 the Bombers since 2004. He also won a state title I state championship by a final score of 37-6 Lakewood St. Edward 41, Stow-Munroe Falls in 2005. Specht, a 1986 St. Xavier graduate, is and also defeating the Bombers in the 1992 35 117-45 in his career at St. X. Lorain 30, Dublin Jerome 14 Division I state final, 24-14. St. Xavier holds a Pickerington Cent. 38, Pickerington N. 24 12-11 edge in the all-time series between the -Ohio State coach Urban Meyer coached Specht Powell Olentangy Liberty 45, Medina 27 two teams. while at St. Xavier. Meyer was an assistant coach for the Bombers in 1986 - Specht’s senior year. Division I Regional Final Scores Specht was a running back and defensive back. Cin. St. Xavier 35, Cin. Sycamore 28, OT -St. Xavier senior DB Delan Stallworth is com- Cle. St. Ignatius 38, Lakewood St. Edward 31, mitted to Princeton University. Senior QB Sean OT Clifford is committed to Penn State. Clifford is Pickerington Cent. 17, Huber Hts. Wayne 14 an Under Armour All-American. Senior offensive Powell Olentangy Liberty 24, Lorain 20 lineman Matt Bockhorst (Clemson commit) is also an Under Armour All-American but he is out for Division I State Semifinal Scores the season with a torn ACL he suffered in July. Cin. St. Xavier 29, Pickerington Cent. 27 Cle. St. Ignatius 24, Powell Olentangy Liberty Postseason All-Time Series -St. Xavier has 52 overall team state champion- 14 Division I ships in school history. 2001 D-I SF – St. Ignatius 37, St. Xavier 6 -St. Xavier junior QB Chase Wolf is the son of CBS 1992 D-I SF – St. Ignatius 24, St. Xavier 14 college basketball analyst Steve Wolf and the grandson of former Cincinnati Royals (NBA) coach Division II Charley Wolf. 2015 D-II SF – La Salle 42, Massillon Perry 0 -Also, Charley Wolf was on the receiving end of Division IV many of quarterback George Ratterman’s passes 2015 D-IV SF – Hartley 31, Steubenville 28 at St. Xavier in the 1940s. St. X had previous- ly been nicknamed the Conquerors, but the Division V “bombs” thrown to Wolf from Ratterman led to a new nickname, Bombers, for Charley’s senior 2015 D-V SF – Coldwater 35, CCC 18 year in 1943-44. 2014 D-V SF – Coldwater 62, CCC 21 Division II State Finalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Massillon Perry 12-2 7 1 8th 2015 14-7 3 0 Cincinnati La Salle 12-2 8 3 7th 2015 13-4 3 2 (2015)
Division II Regional Quarterfinal Noting La Salle Noting Perry Scores By Mike Dyer, WCPO-TV By Chris Easterling, Massillon Independent Aurora 40, Barberton 13 Avon Lake 27, Avon 26 -La Salle won the GCL South title outright for * Is just the 4th Stark County team to make Chardon 56, Bedford 6 the first time in program history this season. consecutive state championship games. The Cin. La Salle 23, Trenton Edgewood 21 La Salle has played football season since others: St. Thomas Aquinas (1984-85), Canton Cin. Turpin 40, Harrison 14 1962. The GCL South was rated the nation’s McKinley (1997-98) and Canton Central Catho- Cols. Franklin Hts. 40, Pataskala Licking Hts. second best conference by MaxPreps earlier lic (2014-present). 32 this season. http://www.wcpo.com/sports/ Dublin Scioto 31, Massillon Washington 21 high-school-sports/ohio-high-school-sports/ * Both games Perry lost during the regular sea- Hudson 29, Copley 25 gcl-south-rated-nations-second-best-football- son - to Canton Central Catholic in Week 2 and Massillon Perry 21, Uniontown Lake 7 conference-this-season Massillon Jackson Week 4 - it was driving for Miamisburg 28, Kings Mills Kings 24 the go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter New Albany 31, Cols. West 0 -La Salle has won two state football titles - the before fumbling inside the opponent’s 10 yard Olmsted Falls 31, Grafton Midview 28 same amount as its basketball team (1996 and line. Troy 41, Cin. Anderson 35 2011). Warren Harding 56, Brecksville-Broadview * Dropped down to Division II last season for the Hts. 48 -La Salle has just one college commit in this se- first time in school history. Had been Division 1/ Westlake 48, Holland Springfield 41, OT nior class of late November. Defensive lineman Class AAA previously. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 21, Cle. Glen- Ethan Campbell is committed to Yale. ville 7 * Head coach Keith Wakefield is in the fourth year Also... of his second stint as the head coach at Perry. In those four years, they have gone from 0-10 Division II Regional Semifinal La Salle has won 14 straight playoff games and has scored at least 30 points in 11 of them. to 6-5 to 12-3 to now 12-2 and back to the state championship game. In his 1st go-around, from Scores (Courtesy TriStateFootball.com) Cin. La Salle 34, Cin. Turpin 3 1982-2003, saw Perry go 157-42, win 11 Federal League championships, make four playoff appear- Hudson 14, Aurora 7 Jim Hilvert is in his second season as the Lancers ances and a regional title. Massillon Perry 66, Cols. Franklin Hts. 28 coach. He was previously the Thomas More Miamisburg 28, Troy 21 College coach. New Albany 31, Dublin Scioto 7 Olmsted Falls 49, Westlake 21 Warren Harding 49, Chardon 31 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 14, Avon Lake 6
Division II Regional Final Scores Cin. La Salle 45, Miamisburg 14 Hudson 24, Warren Harding 21 Massillon Perry 17, New Albany 6 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 38, Olmsted Falls 31 Postseason All-Time Series Division II State Semifinal Scores Division I Cin. La Salle 35, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 2001 D-I SF – St. Ignatius 37, St. Xavier 6 0 1992 D-I SF – St. Ignatius 24, St. Xavier 14 Massillon Perry 14, Hudson 3 Division II 2015 D-II SF – La Salle 42, Massillon Perry 0
Division IV 2015 D-IV SF – Hartley 31, Steubenville 28
Division V 2015 D-V SF – Coldwater 35, CCC 18 2014 D-V SF – Coldwater 62, CCC 21 Division III State Finalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Akron Archbishop Hoban 13-1 9 2 12th 2015 23-10 4 1 (2015) Trotwood-Madison 12-2 12 7 12th 2015 32-10 8 1 (2011)
Division III Regional Quarterfinal Noting Trotwood Noting Hoban Scores By Marc Pendleton, Dayton Daily News By Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal Akr. East 50, Alliance Marlington 37 Jeff Graham is the second straight former NFL vet- + A win in Saturday’s final would give the Knights Akr. Hoban 37, Warren Howland 0 eran to serve as Trotwood-Madison’s head football two Division III state titles in a row and an-other 14-1 Cols. Beechcroft 19, Cols. Eastmoor 15 coach. Maurice Douglass guided the Rams from season. Hoban opened in 1953. The school’s first Cols. Bexley 31, Whitehall-Yearling 21 2001-13 and Graham since. Douglass, also a Trot- season in varsity football was in 1955. Last year was Cols. DeSales 55, Thornville Sheridan 13 wood alum who played on the 1981 Class AA state the Knights first appearance in a football state title Cols. Hamilton Twp. 19, Chillicothe 6 runner-ups, was a defensive back with the Bears game. Hunting Valley University 49, Bowling Green from 1986-94 and spent his final season with the 45 Giants. Graham, an Alter High School grad, excelled + Hoban’s offense features senior running back Todd Lexington 29, Clyde 28, OT as a wide receiver at Ohio State University. He played Sibley, a Pittsburgh recruit, and senior quarterback 11 NFL seasons from 1991-2001 with the Steelers, Danny Clark, a Kentucky recruit. Junior RJ Kelly and New Philadelphia 17, Medina Buckeye 4 Bears, Jets, Eagles and Chargers. Another Trotwood sophomore Nolan Rumler are two offensive linemen New Richmond 35, Cin. Mt. Healthy 33 grad who played with Douglass on the ’81 state run- with several college scholarship offers. Sandusky 42, Ashland 7 ner-ups is Don Martindale, who was promoted from St. Marys Memorial 42, Day. Belmont 8 linebackers coach to the Baltimore Ravens’ defensive + The Hoban first-string defense has not allowed an St. Vincent-St. Mary 42, Dover 7 coordinator this season. opponent to score on it in the second half all season. Tipp City Tippecanoe 40, Franklin 35 The Knights defense is led by Jabari Taylor, Arison Tol. Cent. Cath. 41, Bay Village Bay 7 Trotwood was assigned to the Greater Western Ohio Sanders, Daeshon Martin, John Bozzelli, Nate Bauer Trotwood-Madison 41, Wapakoneta 7 Conference National West Division this fall following and Will Collier. an expansion and realignment. With the additions of Tipp City Tippecanoe and Riverside Stebbins, both + Hoban senior kicker Grant Kersh was born in Find- Division III Regional Semifinal Scores of which left the Central Buckeye Conference, the lay, lived in Ottawa for a bit and then his father’s job Akron Archbishop Hoban 21, Akron St. Vin- GWOC expanded to 20 teams. A fourth division was moved the family over to England. The family lived cent-St. Mary 7 added and renamed the GWOC American North and their for four years while Grant was in grade school Cols. DeSales 38, Cols. Beechcroft 12 South and National East and West. and he and his brother, Dane, played rugby. The Cols. Hamilton Twp. 26, Cols. Bexley 20 family moved back to the United States and now live Football, boys basketball and boys track and field in Kent. Grant and his brother, Dane, started playing Lexington 30, Sandusky 19 have been the staples of Trotwood-Madison success football when they returned to USA. Dane was a New Philadelphia 27, Akr. East 20 this millennia. The football team has played in eight starting senior linebacker on last year’s Hoban state St. Marys Memorial 55, Franklin 31 consecutive state semifinals, played in four straight championship team. Tol. Cent. Cath. 56, Hunting Valley University state finals from 2010-13 and won the 2011 Division 13 II state championship. The boys basketball team was + Hoban’s lone loss this season is to Lakewood St. Trotwood-Madison 47, New Richmond 10 the D-I state runner-up in 2006 and also made the Edward, the Division I state champion in 2014 and final four in 2014. The boys track and field team has 2015. had numerus individual and relay D-I state champi- Division III Regional Final Scores ons, excelling in sprints and the 1,600-meter relay. + Hoban overcame a 14-3 halftime deficit against Akr. Hoban 34, New Philadelphia 3 DeSales in a DIII state semifinal and rallied to win Cols. DeSales 49, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 6 Trotwood-Madison is the only high school in the 23-14. Tol. Cent. Cath. 19, Lexington 0 Dayton area that has an indoor pool on its campus. Trotwood-Madison 34, St. Marys Memorial Trotwood often hosts GWOC and sectional swim- + Hoban has beat rival Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 27 ming and diving championships. the past four times the teams have met in football. The teams met twice each in 2015 and 2016. That’s Also... regular season and playoffs, with all four games at Division III State Semifinal Scores In the state semifinals, Trotwood didn’t give up a first the University of Akron. The teams had never played Akr. Hoban 23, Cols. DeSales 14 down to defending state runner-up Toledo Central against each other in the football playoffs until last Trotwood-Madison 36, Tol. Cent. Cath. 0 Catholic until there was 2:10 left in the third quarter. year.
Trotwood has the highest avg. points per playoff + Olympian Harry “Butch” Reynolds is one of Ho- game of all finals teams (39.5). ban’s most famous alumni.
Trotwood is attempting to become the third No. 7 + This is Hoban’s sixth season with 10 or more wins. seed to win a state championship. State Champions Hoban football teams with 10 or more wins: 1998, by Regional Seed Since the OHSAA Expansion to 2001, 2002, 2005, 2015 and 2016. Hoban was 9-3 in Eight Qualifiers Per Region in 1999: 1999, 2000 & 2004. No. 1 Seeds: 46 No. 2 Seeds: 24 No. 3 Seeds: 14 No. 4 Seeds: 5 + Brothers Tony Sutton and Tyrell Sutton are two No. 5 Seeds: 5 No. 6 Seeds: 2 recent standout running backs who played at Hoban. Tony graduated from Hoban in 2001 and Tyrell No. 7 Seeds: 2 (Cle. St. Ignatius in 2001 & Piqua in graduated from Hoban in 2005. Tyrell is still the 2006) all-time leader in Ohio in rushing yards (9,426 yards, No. 8 Seeds: 1 (St. Henry in 2004) 2001-04). Division IV State Finalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Steubenville 13-1 15 2 29th 2015 60-25 17th 3 (2006) Columbus Bishop Hartley 12-2 14 5 15th 2015 36-11 9th 3 (2015)
Division IV Regional Quarterfinal Noting Steubenville Noting Hartley Scores By Mike Mathison, Steubenville Herald-Star Chardon NDCL 28, Mantua Crestwood 27 Cin. Wyoming 56, Chillicothe Unioto 0 Steubenville’s defense is a +12 in turnover - Hartley’s only two losses of the season came Clarksville Clinton-Massie 26, Cin. Taft 12 margin in the playoffs. The oppositions have at the hands of two Division III regional cham- Cols. Hartley 35, Plain City Jonathan Alder 21 run the ball 175 times for 674 yards (3.85 ypc) pions—Toledo Central Catholic & Columbus St. Germantown Valley View 34, Waverly 0 in the four playoff games. They have 15 fum- Francis DeSales—who had a combined 26-2 Johnstown-Monroe 44, Cambridge 17 bles and Big Red has recovered 11 of them. record this year. The Hawks lost those two Kettering Alter 54, Cin. Indian Hill 28 games by only a combined 10 points. Lewistown Indian Lake 34, Caledonia River Big Red is in a state championship game for Valley 7 the eighth time in school history. It has been in - Hartley beat the No. 1 ranked team in the Ottawa-Glandorf 49, Bellevue 34 back-to-back state championship games three state, Kettering Archbishop Alter, in the state Peninsula Woodridge 18, Struthers 6 times and have played the same opponent semifinal. Perry 49, Parma Hts. Holy Name 35 three times -- Akron Buchtel, Kettering Alter Philo 42, Heath 7 and now Bishop Hartley. - Running Back Marquette Dixon has rushed Port Clinton 41, Bellefontaine Benjamin for 2,484 yards and 36 touchdowns this sea- Logan 28 This will be the 58th game for the Steubenville son. He also plays linebacker and had recorded Shelby 56, Bloom-Carroll 13 seniors (out of a possible 60) in four years, 5.5 tackles for loss prior to the state semifinals. Steubenville 34, Wintersville Indian Creek 14 meaning they have practiced for almost six Dixon ran for a career-high 238 yards on 42 Youngs. Mooney 27, Hubbard 9 seasons. That same group will be suiting up for carries in the state semifinal game against its 44th game in the last three years (45 games Kettering Archbishop Alter. Division IV Regional Semifinal Scores being the maximum). Chardon NDCL 17, Youngs. Mooney 12 - Hartley has reached the state semifinals in Cin. Wyoming 29, Germantown Valley View Steubenville has four plays of 85 yards or more each of the last five seasons. 12 for touchdowns in the playoffs. Cols. Hartley 44, Port Clinton 7 Kettering Alter 28, Clarksville Clinton-Massie Big Red’s defense has allowed the last 0 three opponents -- Perry, Shelby and John- Ottawa-Glandorf 33, Lewistown Indian Lake stown-Monroe -- an average of 26.93 points Postseason All-Time Series under its scoring average. 28 Division I Perry 42, Peninsula Woodridge 41 2001 D-I SF – St. Ignatius 37, St. Xavier 6 21 years after his father Jose Davis led Bellaire Shelby 40, Philo 12 1992 D-I SF – St. Ignatius 24, St. Xavier 14 Steubenville 26, Johnstown-Monroe 8 to a Division IV state championship game, junior quarterback Javon Davis has helped lead Big Red to a Division IV state title game. Division II Division IV Regional Final Scores In 1995, Bellaire lost 50-44 in double OT to 2015 D-II SF – La Salle 42, Massillon Perry 0 Cols. Hartley 38, Ottawa-Glandorf 35 Versailles. The younger Davis is 50-for-73 for Kettering Alter 35, Cin. Wyoming 7 837 yards, 7 TDs and 0 INTs in the playoffs. Division IV Perry 22, Chardon NDCL 9 2015 D-IV SF – Hartley 31, Steubenville 28 Steubenville 29, Shelby 15 According to veteran coach Reno Saccoccia in a preseason article published Aug. 14, the play- Division V Division IV State Semifinal Scores offs are something he and his staff “hardly ever 2015 D-V SF – Coldwater 35, CCC 18 Cols. Hartley 14, Kettering Alter 7 talk about, especially during the summer.” 2014 D-V SF – Coldwater 62, CCC 21 Steubenville 51, Perry 27 “During this time, we tell our kids we want to prepare for 15 weeks. If we are going to do that, it means we have to have more than five or six players,” Saccoccia said. “Attrition has a lot to do with how far you go during the season. No team is ever going to avoid injuries altogether. You have to have a next-man-up mentality. We’ve done a pretty good job of that. It doesn’t matter what grade a player is in, if they’re in the lineup for us, we expect them to do a good job. The expectations of the staff and players is the same -- if you’re in the game, you need to do your job.” Division V State Finalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Canton Central Catholic 10-3 17 3 14th 2015 28-11 6 2 (2000) Coldwater 13-1 20 2 22nd 2015 69-15 14 6 (2015)
Division V Regional Quarterfinal Noting Canton Central Catholic Noting Coldwater Scores By Chris Easterling, Massillon Independent By Gary Rasberry, Celina Daily Standard Can. Cent. Cath. 28, Akr. Manchester 7 Cin. Hills Christian Academy 42, Blanchester 0 * Is the first Stark County team to make three The Cavaliers return to the state championship Coldwater 47, Brookville 13 consecutive state championship games. That game after losing 19 starters and 22 seniors Coshocton 34, Ironton 11 gives it five all-time title-game appearances, from last season’s 15-0 title team. The team Creston Norwayne 28, Genoa Area 6 second only to Canton McKinley’s six in Stark adopted the slogan “P.T.W.” (Prove Them Garrettsville Garfield 31, Canfield S. Range 21 County history. Wrong) to counter the thoughts of many that Jamestown Greeneview 21, Carlisle 20 the Cavaliers would see not only their state Leavittsburg LaBrae 29, Wickliffe 26 * Head coach Jeff Lindesmith has now reached championship streak snapped, but also their Milan Edison 30, Gahanna Cols. Academy 14 the state championship game in each of his longest active streak of consecutive playoff Milton-Union 58, Cin. Aiken 21 first three years as a head coach. He was also appearances. Nelsonville-York 69, Chillicothe Zane Trace 22 an assistant on both of Central Catholic’s other Pemberville Eastwood 35, Marion Pleasant title-game appearances, both of which result- Coldwater not only easily earned their 20th 28 ed in titles straight playoff appearance, but won a share Sugarcreek Garaway 47, Baltimore Liberty of the MAC title with an 8-1 record (sharing Union 14 By Chris Beaven, Canton Repository the record with fellow state title game qualifier Sullivan Black River 48, Orwell Grand Valley Third year head coach Jeff Lindesmith will be Marion Local, whom the Cavaliers beat 17-14 24 coaching in his 10th state title game in football or in front of a full house at Booster Stadium in Swanton 40, W. Salem NW 29 baseball as an assistant or head coach at Central. Maria Stein in a game where the winner of the Wheelersburg 37, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 6 He is 12-2 in playoff games as Central’s head 50/50 raffle took home more than $14,000. football coach. Division V Regional Semifinal Scores The Cavaliers enter the game with a 24-playoff Can. Cent. Cath. 30, Sullivan Black River 0 game winning streak, tying the mark set by Cin. Hills Christian Academy 45, Milton-Union Marion Local last season. The win also moves 28 Coldwater’s playoff record to 69-15 and a win- Coldwater 27, Jamestown Greeneview 24 ning percentage of .821, fourth behind Marion Coshocton 23, Sugarcreek Garaway 20 Local (66-10, .868), Delphos St. John’s (52-11, Creston Norwayne 28, Swanton 21 .825) and Cleveland St. Ignatius (70-15, .824). Garrettsville Garfield 33, Leavittsburg LaBrae Consecutive Playoff Wins 28 No. School Years Milan Edison 28, Pemberville Eastwood 7 * denotes streak is still active. Updated Nov. 27, 2016 Wheelersburg 38, Nelsonville-York 6 24 Maria Stein Marion Local 2011‐12‐13‐14-15 *24 Coldwater 2012‐13‐14-15-16 23 Cleveland St. Ignatius 1991‐92‐93‐94‐95‐96 Division V Regional Final Scores 17 Youngstown Ursuline 2008‐09‐10‐12 Can. Cent. Cath. 40, Garrettsville Garfield 13 17 Newark Catholic 84‐85‐86‐87‐88 Coldwater 35, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 21 16 Delphos St. John’s 1997‐98‐99‐2000 Coshocton 30, Wheelersburg 20 15 Versailles 1993‐94‐95‐96 Milan Edison 27, Creston Norwayne 20 Postseason All-Time Series 13 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Division I 1975‐76‐77‐79‐80‐81 2001 D-I SF – St. Ignatius 37, St. Xavier 6 Division V State Semifinal Scores Playoff Streaks Can. Cent. Cath. 24, Milan Edison 14 1992 D-I SF – St. Ignatius 24, St. Xavier 14 Coldwater owns the longest active streak of qualifying for the playoffs at 20 straight years. In fact, the Cavaliers Coldwater 33, Coshocton 14 Division II have been to the state championship game the last seven years. Newark Catholic owns the record with eight 2015 D-II SF – La Salle 42, Massillon Perry 0 straight title game appearances from 1980-87 followed by Cleveland St. Ignatius with six in a row from 1991-96. Division IV School 2015 D-IV SF – Hartley 31, Steubenville 28 Consecutive Years in Playoffs (Years) * denotes active streak Cleveland St. Ignatius 22 (1988-2009) Division V * Coldwater 20 (1997-2016) 2015 D-V SF – Coldwater 35, CCC 18 Columbus St. Francis DeSales 18 (1994-2011) * Mogadore 18 (1999-2016) 2014 D-V SF – Coldwater 62, CCC 21 Akron Manchester 15 (1991-2005) * Kettering Archbishop Alter 16 (2001-2016) * Steubenville 16 (2001-2016) Clarksville Clinton-Massie 14 (2002-2015) Cin. Archbishop Moeller 13 (2002-2014) Division VI State Finalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Cuyahoga Heights 14-0 21 1 19th 2015 20-18 2 0 Maria Stein Marion Local 13-1 24 1 19th 2015 65-10 15 8 (2014)
Division VI Regional Quarterfinal Noting Cuyahoga Heights Noting Marion Local Scores By Matt Goul, Cleveland.com By Gary Rasberry, Celina Daily Standard Barnesville 41, Chesapeake 22 Beverly Ft. Frye 44, Centerburg 6 There’s a family affair at Cuyahoga Heights, The Flyers came into 2016 with a determination Bucyrus Wynford 22, Gibsonburg 6 where coach Al Martin has sons Jordan and after losing in the state championship game for Cols. Ready 28, Hannibal River 21 Taylor on the roster. Starting quarterback Brett just the second time in 10 appearances. Cuyahoga Hts. 24, Jeromesville Hillsdale 7 Lowther’s father, Mark Lowther, is an assis- Tim Goodwin, who went over the 200th win mark Defiance Ayersville 49, Attica Seneca E. 0 tant coach. Junior running back/safety Lucas in Week Four, lost only to defending Division V Delphos Jefferson 41, Cin. Summit Country D’Orazio’s family name is synonymous with Cuyahoga Heights. His older brother, Zach, state champion Coldwater 17-14 in Week Three Day 10 in one of the most anticipated games in the state went on to play at Akron and had a summer Hamler Patrick Henry 39, Defiance Tinora 0 that week. The Flyers rebounded to the loss to roster stint last year with the New England Kirtland 21, Dalton 0 the rival Cavaliers in dominating fashion. After Liberty Center 28, N. Robinson Col. Crawford Patriots. beating Minster 44-6 and Versailles 28-7 the next 20 two games, the Flyers posted five straight shut- Louisville Aquinas 21, Lisbon David Anderson When Cuyahoga Heights beat Kirtland in Week outs to end the season, allowing just 44 points 18 9 of the regular season, it marked the first in the 10-game regular season. Only Dayton Maria Stein Marion Local 34, W. Liberty-Sa- win by any Chagrin Valley Conference team Chaminade-Julienne (34-14) in Week One and lem 7 against Kirtland since 2009. The last team? Coldwater (17-14 in Week Three) were able to Mechanicsburg 39, Casstown Miami E. 6 Cuyahoga Heights. Both Lucas D’Orazio and score more than a touchdown on the Flyers in the New Middletown Springfield 40, Columbia Brett Lowther watched from the sidelines, as regular season. In the playoffs, the Flyers have Station Columbia 39, 2 OT Zach led the Redskins’ win. This year, they not outscored opponents 118-29. Newark Cath. 21, Bellaire 20 only beat Kirtland but shut out the Hornets St. Henry 37, Spencerville 22 twice. D’Orazio’s father Dan also coaches on the team. Another D’Orazio, Zach, played at Also... John Carroll. - Is the only Associated Press 2016 poll champ Division VI Regional Semifinal Scores that has advanced to the state championships. Beverly Ft. Frye 40, Barnesville 19 Al Martin also doubles as the girls basketball Cuyahoga Hts. 34, Louisville Aquinas 0 - Had seven shutouts in regular season (most of coach, which adds to a busy November for Defiance Ayersville 30, Bucyrus Wynford 6 any finals team) him. Hamler Patrick Henry 21, Liberty Center 3 - Ended regular season with 5 straight shutouts Kirtland 35, Columbia Station Columbia 13 (beat opponents a combined 200-0). Maria Stein Marion Local 22, St. Henry 0 Also... Cuyahoga Heights allowed the fewest average Mechanicsburg 56, Delphos Jefferson 20 OHSAA PLAYOFF WINS (updated Nov. 27, 2016) amount of points per playoff game of any Newark Cath. 20, Cols. Ready 14, OT 1. Newark Catholic, 72 finals team (5.25 with two shutouts) 2. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 70 Division VI Regional Final Scores 3. Coldwater, 69 Cuyahoga Heights is the only undefeated foot- 4. Maria Stein Marion Local, 66 Cuyahoga Hts. 17, Kirtland 0 ball team left in the state of Ohio (high school, 5. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 62 Hamler Patrick Henry 21, Defiance Ayersville college or pro). 6. Steubenville, 61 19 7. Mogadore, 57 Maria Stein Marion Local 26, Mechanicsburg 8. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 54 15 9. Delphos St. John’s, 52 Newark Cath. 41, Beverly Ft. Frye 7 10. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 49 T-11. Versailles, 45 T-11. Ironton, 45 Division VI State Semifinal Scores 13. St. Henry 44 Cuyahoga Hts. 30, Newark Cath. 14 Maria Stein Marion Local 36, Hamler Patrick OHSAA PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE Henry 7 (Updated Nov. 27, 2016. Minimum 50 playoff games) 1. Maria Stein Marion Local, 66-10, .868 2. Delphos St. John’s, 52-11, .825 3. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 70-15, .824 4. Coldwater, 69-15, .821 5. St. Henry, 44-10, .815 6. Versailles, 45-12, .790 7. Cleveland Benedictine, 43-13, .768 8. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 62-20, .756 9. Newark Catholic, 72-26, .735 10. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 40-15, .727 11. Steubenville, 61-23, .726 12. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 54-22, .711 Division VII State Finalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Warren John F Kennedy 13-1 25 3 21st 2015 32-19 7 1 (1991) Minster 10-4 28 3 15th 2015 25-12 4 2 (2014)
Division VII Regional Quarterfinal Noting Minster Noting Warren JFK Scores By Gary Rasberry, Celina Daily Standard Arlington 21, Lucas 19 Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 40, Shadyside The Wildcats were 2-4 after six weeks of the Jeff Bayuk has been the head coach at Warren 37 regular season and were in position to miss JFK for 27 years and owns 181 wins. Convoy Crestview 54, Tiffin Calvert 20 the playoffs for the first time since 2013. Covington 49, Cin. Hillcrest 0 Minster responded by handing Coldwater its JFK has only given up 14+ points once this Danville 55, Portsmouth Sciotoville 27 only loss fo the season by a 33-18 score to season and has six shutouts. Ft. Recovery 58, Ada 21 start a four-game win streak to end the regular Glouster Trimble 21, Racine Southern 6 season at 6-4 and not only make the playoffs, Opponents have scored only a combined 92 Hicksville 33, Leipsic 16 but also earn a home game. Minster avenged a points against the Eagles this season through McComb 56, Lakeside Danbury 8 regular season loss to Fort Recovery by beating 14 games (avg. of 6.6 points/game) McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 27, Troy Chris- the defending Division VII state champions 35- tian 21 33 before rallying in the final minutes to beat JFK is only giving up an average of 5.75 points Minster 33, Sidney Lehman 15 McComb 27-23 to advance to its second state per game in the playoffs Mogadore 55, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 6 championship game in three seasons. Monroeville 55, Windham 6 Norwalk St. Paul 56, E. Can. 20 Quarterback Jared Huelsman, who replaced a Following notes from John Vargo, Warren Warren JFK 38, Toronto 0 3,000-yard passer in Josh Nixon, became the Tribune Chronicle Waterford 13, Zanesville Rosecrans 9 first Wildcat signal caller to rush and pass for JFK held Harvest Prep to just 44 total yards of 1,000 yards in the same season. Running back offense in state semifinal. Held Daniel Bangura Division VII Regional Semifinal Scores Bryce Schmiesing, who moved to running back (Ohio’s first 4,000-yard rusher) to just 76 yards, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 44, Danville after two straight seasons of being a 1,000- 61 of them coming on Harvest Prep’s last 21 yard receiver, is over 1,000 rushing this season. offensive drive. (Harvest Prep QB had -37 yards Convoy Crestview 28, Arlington 7 rushing) (Courtesy Warren Tribune) Ft. Recovery 42, Covington 14 McComb 42, Hicksville 0 Also... Norwalk St. Paul’s leading rushers Derek Gross Minster 41, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 8 Minster led McComb 21-0 in its state semifi- and Colton Service were limited to a combined Norwalk St. Paul 24, Monroeville 0 nal game Saturday night before giving up 23 14 carries for 15 yards in the regional final Warren JFK 16, Mogadore 3 straight points to trail in the fourth quarter against JFK. The two had combined for more Waterford 22, Glouster Trimble 0 before rallying for a 27-23 win. than 3,000 yards heading into that game. “When they saw over 3,000 yards rushing between those two guys, they take that kind of Division VII Regional Final Scores stuff as a challenge,” Bayuk said. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 29, Waterford 15 In the last two games, JFK has had four defen- McComb 35, Convoy Crestview 28, 2OT sive touchdown (three against St. Paul). Minster 35, Ft. Recovery 33 Warren JFK 48, Norwalk St. Paul 13 Evan Boyd has had more than 300 yards rush- ing in the Eagles’ last two games. Division VII State Semifinal Scores Minster 27, McComb 23 Warren JFK 48, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 7 General Media Notes for Fall 2016
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Your source for state tournament media credentials, press releases, feature story links, photography regulations, OHSAA Radio Network Additional Media Notes – Fall 2016 information, media regulations, tournament broadcast rates, record books, historical information and much more. Official TV Partner Time Warner Cable Sports Channel is the official TV partner of the Updated Sports Information Posted Weekly at www.OHSAA.org OHSAA, which has exclusivity over the tournament contest that it se- Each sport page at www.OHSAA.org contains information updated lects. Details are forthcoming. weekly, such as state coaches polls and tournament information and brackets (for team sports). The sport pages also contain regulations, Regional Pairings Released Oct. 30 rules changes, officiating bulletins and more. The OHSAA will release regional pairings in football, volleyball, girls In addition, the football page also contains composite schedules for soccer and boys soccer on Sunday, Oct. 30. In addition, a weekly football all schools, a statewide broadcast list, weekly polls and notebooks from playoff notes packet will be released every Sunday. the Associated Press, TV schedules and weekly computer points. State Tournament Credentials Credentials for Sectional, District and Regional Tournament Contests Media are to request credentials in advance for the cross country, Please contact the site manager for credentials to sectional, district soccer, volleyball and football state tournaments at the link above. The and regional tournament contests, as well as state semifinal contests in OHSAA will email a confirmation memo to each media outlet when pro- soccer and football. Contact information can be found on the respective cessing state tournament credential requests. The memo contains im- sport page at OHSAA.org and on the brackets for soccer, volleyball and portant information such as parking details, credential pick-up locations, football. etc. For the golf, girls tennis and field hockey state tournaments, media shall show company identification on site to pick up credentials. OHSAA Fall Sports State Tournaments Media Information and Credentials: http://ohsaa.org/news/credentials Feature Stories Request No Registration Application Required For: Media are asked to email Tim Stried links to their feature stories about Division II & III Golf – Oct. 14 & 15 at OSU Scarlet (BD2) and Gray sportsmanship or overcoming adversity for posting on the OHSAA’s (GD2) Golf Courses and NorthStar Golf Club (BD3), Sunbury social media platforms and elsewhere. Division I Golf – Oct. 21 & 22 at OSU Scarlet (BD1) and Gray (GD1) Golf Courses Not Yet a Member of the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association? Click Girls Tennis – Oct. 21 & 22 at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason here for more information. (indoor facilities TBA if raining) Interested in the Rebirth of the Ohio Sportscasters Association? Click Field Hockey – Nov. 4 & 5 at Upper Arlington High School here for more information.
Registration Application Required For: Other Links: Cross Country – Nov. 5 at National Trail Raceway in Hebron (applica- - Working with the Media Brochure tion deadline is Tues., Nov. 1 at 6 p.m.) - OHSAA Magazine Volleyball – Nov. 10-12 at Wright State University’s Nutter Center - OHSAA Radio Network (application deadline is Tues., Nov. 8 at noon) - OHSAA Monday Minute Soccer Finals – Nov. 12 & 13 at MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus (applica- tion deadline is Thurs., Nov. 10 at noon) Tim Stried Note that the OHSAA soccer state championships are on Saturday Director of Communications and Sunday this year due to a United States Men’s National Team con- Ohio High School Athletic Association test at MAPFRE Stadium on Friday, Nov. 11. Office: 614-267-2502, ext. 124 Football – Dec. 1-3 at Ohio Stadium, The Ohio State University, Colum- [email protected] bus www.ohsaa.org - Application deadline: Tues., Nov. 29 at noon www.Twitter.com/OHSAASports - Radio stations: Learn more about the OHSAA Radio Network’s cover- www.Facebook.com/OHSAA age of the football state championships (see additional note below). Fax: 614-267-1677 Affiliates can have waived broadcast fees throughout the playoffs by carrying two or more state championship broadcasts. All-Time OHSAA Postseason Games in Ohio Stadium
Class/ Year Round Div. Winning Team Losing Team Score Attend. 1972 State Semifinal AAA Cincinnati Princeton Massillon Washington 17-14 n/a 1972 State Semifinal AAA Warren Western Reserve Toledo Scot 23-15 n/a 1974 State Semifinal AAA Upper Arlington New Philadelphia 27-7 16,943 1974 State Semifinal AAA Warren Harding Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 20-10 16,943 1982 State Championship I Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Massillon Washington 35-14 31,409 1982 State Championship III Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Ironton 21-14 31,409 1983 State Championship I Cincinnati Princeton Akron Garfield 23-6 39,027 1983 State Championship II Brecksville-Broadview Heights Celina 12-6 39,027 1983 State Championship III Elyria Catholic Urbana 14-9 39,027 1983 State Championship IV Columbus Bishop Ready Orrville 43-15 39,027 1983 State Championship V McComb Newark Catholic 6-0 39,027 1984 State Championship I Toledo St. Francis DeSales North Canton Hoover 17-14 12,000 1984 State Championship II Steubenville Whitehall-Yearling 12-9 (ot) 9,000 1984 State Championship III Elyria Catholic Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas 45-20 7,000 1984 State Championship IV Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas Columbus Bishop Hartley 23-0 5,000 1984 State Championship V Newark Catholic Middletown Bishop Fenwick 14-6 4,000 1985 State Championship I Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Canton McKinley 35-11 10,624 1985 State Championship II Galion Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 6-0 17,015 1985 State Championship III Columbus St. Francis DeSales Orrville 21-13 15,116 1985 State Championship IV Cin. Acad. of Physical Ed. Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 27-0 17,015 1985 State Championship V Newark Catholic Delphos Jefferson 19-0 15,116 1986 State Championship I Fairfield Lakewood St. Edward 21-20 8,555 1986 State Championship II Cincinnati Purcell Willoughby South 26-7 12,627 1986 State Championship III Cin. Acad. of Physical Ed. Chagrin Falls Kenston 7-6 12,295 1986 State Championship IV Columbus Bishop Hartley Castalia Margaretta 47-0 12,293 1986 State Championship V Newark Catholic Defiance Ayersville 28-27 12,627 1987 State Semifinal I Cincinnati Princeton Toledo Whitmer 55-6 4,329 1987 State Semifinal II Steubenville Kettering Bishop Alter 28-10 5,022 1987 State Semifinal IV Gahanna Columbus Academy Versailles 38-7 4,435 1987 State Semifinal V Newark Catholic Middletown Bishop Fenwick 21-0 3,188 1987 State Championship I Cincinnati Princeton Youngstown Boardman 14-7 6,565 1987 State Championship II Akron Buchtel Steubenville 26-14 12,156 1987 State Championship III Youngstown Cardinal Mooney Thornville Sheridan 30-7 12,156 1987 State Championship IV Gahanna Columbus Academy Gates Mills Hawken 21-0 13,255 1987 State Championship V Newark Catholic Mogadore 16-13 13,255 1988 State Semifinal II Steubenville Harrison 27-21 12,733 1988 State Semifinal III Ironton Urbana 28-7 12,733 1988 State Championship I Cleveland St. Ignatius Cincinnati Princeton 10-7 10,115 1988 State Championship II Akron Buchtel Steubenville 28-21 (2ot) 11,123 1988 State Championship III Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Ironton 14-12 14,369 1988 State Championship IV Canton Central Catholic Versailles 21-6 14,369 1988 State Championship V Archbold Mogadore 42-14 11,123 1989 State Championship I Cleveland St. Ignatius Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 34-28 17,667 1989 State Championship II Cleveland St. Joseph Fostoria 21-14 13,679 1989 State Championship III Ironton Campbell Memorial 12-7 12,245 1989 State Championship IV Wheelersburg Warren John F. Kennedy 14-7 13,679 1989 State Championship V Minster McDonald 16-7 12,245 2014 State Championship III Toledo Central Catholic Athens 56-52 10,713 2014 State Championship IV Cleveland Benedictine Kettering Archbishop Alter 21-14 6,620 2014 State Championship VI Minster Kirtland 46-42 7,361 2014 State Championship II Cincinnati La Salle Macedonia Nordonia 55-20 9,570 2014 State Championship VII Maria Stein Marion Local Norwalk St. Paul 41-0 7,192 2014 State Championship I Lakewood St. Edward Huber Heights Wayne 31-21 10,917 2014 State Championship V Coldwater Canton Central Catholic 62-21 7,000 2015 State Championship III Akron Archbishop Hoban Toledo Central Catholic 33-20 7,553 2015 State Championship V Coldwater Canton Central Catholic 35-18 7,200 2015 State Championship VII Fort Recovery Mogadore 33-14 7,957 2015 State Championship II Cincinnati La Salle Massillon Perry 42-0 11,168 2015 State Championship VI Kirtland Maria Stein Marion Local 22-20 7,034 2015 State Championship I Lakewood St. Edward Huber Heights Wayne 45-35 11,036 2015 State Championship IV Columbus Bishop Hartley Steubenville 31-28 10,141
Attendance Notes 1974 – Both state semifinal games combined 1982 – Both championship games combined 1983 – All five championship games combined 1984 – All championship game attendance numbers are estimates 1985 – Div. II & IV championship games combined; Div. III & V championship games combined 1986 – Div. II & V championship games combined; Div. III & IV championship games combined 1987 – Div. II & III championship games combined; Div. IV & V championship games combined 1988 – Div. II & III State Semifinal games combined; Div. II & V championship games combined; Div. III & IV championship games combined 1989 – Div. II & IV championship games combined; Div. III & V championship games combined