OHSAA FOOTBALL Weekly Release - November 20, 2016 High School Athletic Association 4080 Roselea Place, Columbus, OH 43214 | Office 614-267-2502 | Fax 614-267-1677 www.OHSAA.org | @OHSAASports | Facebook.com/OHSAA

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Welcome to the Final Four! three No. 2 seeds, six No. 3 seeds, four No. 4 seeds, four No. 5 Twenty-eight regional champions have now advanced to the state seeds, and two No. 7 seeds (Trotwood-Madison in Div. III and Canal semifinals of the 2016 OHSAA football playoffs. Whether they are Winchester Harvest Prep in Div. VII). one of the four schools in the state semifinals for the first time, or the one school that is back for a state-record 25th time, they are all In addition, 31 undefeated teams entered the playoffs. Six now playing for a chance to compete for a state championship in Ohio remain. The state semifinalists by record include: Stadium next weekend. 13-0: 7 teams 12-1: 10 teams 11-2: 4 teams 10-3: 2 teams Division I, II, IV and VI games are Friday at 7:30 p.m., and Division 10-2: 1 team 9-4: 2 teams III, V and VII games are Saturday at 7 p.m. The OHSAA has selected 9-3: 1 team 8-5: 1 team neutral sites based on the best available sites after a number of factors have been evaluated (see later note). Defending State Champions Four defending state champions have advanced to the state semi- Championships Schedule Announced this Week finals, after all seven of them advanced to the regional finals last Since 2013, the time slots for the state championship games are weekend. The four to advance include Cincinnati La Salle (Div. II), not announced until the week of the state semifinals. Some years, Akron Archbishop Hoban (Div. III), Columbus Bishop Hartley (Div. IV) the championships schedule is announced mid-week, but the and Coldwater (Div. V). Three defending state champions fell in the OHSAA can also wait until after the state semifinals are played. regional finals, including Lakewood St. Edward (Div. I), Kirtland (Div. Of the divisions that play on Friday nights during the playoffs (I, II, VI) and Fort Recovery (Div. VII). IV and VI), one will be selected to play its state championship on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m.

Final Four Newcomers Media Information Four schools are making their first appearance in the Final Four. Credentials for Playoff Games They include Powell Olentangy Liberty (Div. I), Whitehouse Anthony For the first four rounds of the playoffs, media must contact the host Wayne (Div. II), Perry (Lake County, Div. IV) and Canal Winchester site’s media coordinator by 3 p.m. Tuesday. Contact information for each Harvest Prep (Div. VII). game is posted within the brackets. Media coordinators will work with the athletic director of the schools and follow the OHSAA’s press box priority seating scale posted at http://bit.ly/2eoqSFS Final Four Experience Newark Catholic is making its state-record 25th appearance in the Playoff Games On TV state semifinals. Newark Catholic also owns state records for most Time Warner Cable SportsChannel will make its playoff game selections years in the playoffs (35) and most playoff wins (72). The list of top by noon on Mondays. TWC has exclusivity of the games it selects. Other Final Four qualifiers includes: games are available for tape-delay telecasts, which can be shown begin- 1. Newark Catholic, 25 ning at 11:30 PM the same day of the game. T-2. Mogadore, 17 T-2. Steubenville, 17 Credentials for the State Championships T-2. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 17 Media must apply by noon on Tuesday, Nov. 29, for credentials using the 5. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 16 OHSAA’s official credential application form. Please contact Tim Stried at T-6. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 15 [email protected] for details. T-6. Maria Stein Marion Local, 15 8. Coldwater, 14 Finalists Media Teleconference Nov. 28 9. Delphos St. John’s, 13 10. Versailles, 12 The OHSAA will conduct a media teleconference featuring the 14 head T-11. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 11 coaches of the state finalists. The teleconference will be Monday, Nov. T-11. Cleveland Benedictine, 11 28, and begins at 10:30 a.m. with Division VII. Each coach will be avail- T-11. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 11 able for 15 minutes. A replay will be available. Media are asked contact T-11. Ironton, 11 Tim Stried ([email protected]) for more information.

State Semifinalists By Seed and Record Only nine of the 28 No. 1 seeds won their region this past weekend. Last week, 15 of the 28 No. 1 seeds advanced to the regional final. The state semifinalists by regional seed include nine No. 1 seeds, Twitter.com/OHSAASports Facebook.com/OHSAA Media Credentials for the State Semifinals Ticket Information The playoff brackets posted at OHSAA.org include the contact in- Fans are encouraged to buy their playoff tickets in advance at the formation for media coordinators at each site. Media are to contact participating schools, which keep a percentage of the revenue. For the host site media coordinators before 3 p.m. Tuesday, at which state semifinal games, tickets are $8 presale and $10 at the gate. time the media coordinators will determine approved credentials All-session ticket books are on sale for the state championship using the OHSAA’s press box priority seating scale posted on the games at http://go.osu.edu/OHSAAFBTix. All-session ticket books football page at OHSAA.org. Note that only Time Warner Cable in the club level, which are the chair-back seats on the west side SportsChannel can provide live video, and TWC has exclusivity of of the stadium, are $105 each (good for all seven games) and also the games it selects (see later note). All other play-by-play video permit indoor access in the Huntington Club before, during and telecasts cannot begin until 11:30 p.m. after each game. All-session reserved ticket books on the east side of the stadium, which don’t include indoor access, are $84 each. Playoff Format and Schedule Single game tickets will go on sale November 22 and cost $10 at the Unless otherwise noted, Divisions I, II, IV and VI play at 7:30 p.m. state finalist schools, or at the gate before each game for $15 (club on Fridays during the playoffs, while Divisions III, V and VII play at 7 level) and $12 (reserved). p.m. on Saturdays. Occasionally, that schedule changes during the first round is due to the host site having to share the stadium with Building on History another school (high school or college) or the site not having lights. See pages 11-18 in this release for the playoff histories of each In rounds two through four, any changes are typically due to a site school that has advanced to the state semifinals. hosting a playoff double-header. Proving the Pollsters Of the four divisions that play their playoff games on Friday nights, Three of the seven teams that won Associated Press poll cham- one will be selected to play its state championship game on pionships at the end of October are still playing, including Toledo Thursday, Dec. 1. The other three will play their state champion- Central Catholic (Div. III), Kettering Archbishop Alter (Div. IV) and ship games on Friday, Dec. 2. Divisions III, V and VII will play their Maria Stein Marion Local (Div. VI). Twenty of the 28 state semifinal- state championship games on Saturday, Dec. 3. The OHSAA will ists were ranked in the final poll. All four semifinalists in Divisions announce the state championship game schedule for Divisions I, III and IV were ranked. Thirty four of the 70 teams that appeared in II, IV and VI at approximately 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25, while the the final Associated Press poll reached the regional finals last week- championship schedule for Divisions III, V and VII will be announced end. The final AP polls appear on page 7 of this packet. at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26. The announcements will be made on the OHSAA’s twitter account (@OHSAASports) and All 70 teams that appeared in the final AP poll earned a playoff in the weekly release on Sunday, Nov. 27. berth. Those 70 teams went 58-12 in the first round of the playoffs. Of those 58 wins, 55 were home games for the ranked team, while In the Beginning… to Seven Divisions three ranked teams won on the road in the first round, including When the OHSAA created the football playoffs in 1972, there were Trotwood-Madison (Div. III), Columbus Bishop Hartley (Div. IV), three divisions (called Class A, AA and AAA) and only one playoff Swanton (Div. V) and Fort Recovery (Div. VII). qualifier per region (12 total playoff qualifiers). Now in its 45th year, the postseason has expanded to seven divisions and 224 total Last year, the only teams to be ranked No. 1 in the final poll and go playoff qualifiers. Expansion occurred in 1980 to five divisions and on to win a state championship were Lakewood St. Edward in Div. I two qualifiers per region, and then again in 1985 to four qualifiers and Coldwater in Div. V. per region. In 1994, a sixth division was added, while in 1999, the number of qualifiers per region increased to eight. The playoffs Setting Up the State Championships expanded to seven divisions in 2013. Since 2013, the time slots for the state championship games are not announced until the night of the state semifinals on the OHSAA’s OHSAA Football by the Numbers Twitter account (@OHSAASports). Of the divisions that play their 716 – High schools in Ohio that played football in 2016 playoff games on Friday nights during the playoffs (I, II, IV and VI), 7 – Divisions for the playoffs one will be selected to play its state championship on Thursday, 72 – Schools in Division I Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The schedule for the state championship games 108 – Average number of schools in Division II through VII is as follows: 32 – Playoff qualifiers per division 4 – Playoff qualifiers per region Thursday, Dec. 1 224 – Total playoff qualifiers 7:30 p.m. – Either Div. I, II, IV or VI 31.3 – Percentage of football playing schools that qualify Friday, Dec. 2 10 a.m. – Either Div. I, II, IV or VI Regional Semifinals (Nov. 11-12), Regional Finals (Nov. 18-19) and 3 p.m. – Either Div. I, II, IV or VI State Semifinals (Nov. 25-26): Neutral sites are selected by the 8 p.m. – Either Div. I, II, IV or VI OHSAA. There are many factors that go into determining playoff Saturday, Dec. 3 sites, such as quality of field surface, seating capacity, quality of 10 a.m. – Either Div. III, V or VII lighting, size of locker rooms and distance from field, press box size, 3 p.m. – Either Div. III, V or VII parking spaces available, and a separate locker room for officials. 8 p.m. – Either Div. III, V or VII After all those factors are taken into consideration, it must be con- firmed that the site is available and willing to host a playoff game Championship Games in Columbus and Stark County on the date needed. After hosting the OHSAA state championship games in Columbus throughout the 1980s, natural grass was installed in Ohio Stadium V (31-21 at Canfield South Range) and Columbus Bishop Ready in in Columbus in 1990 and OSU asked the OHSAA to move its football Div. VI (28-21 at Hannibal River). state championship games to another location. The OHSAA found a 2016 Regional Quarterfinal Results by Seed: home in Stark County, with Canton Fawcett Stadium and Massillon No. 1 seeds: 23-5 (No. 8 seeds: 5-23) Paul Brown Tiger Stadium sharing the state championship games No. 2 seeds: 19-9 (No. 7 seeds: 9-19) for 24 years until 2014 when the finals returned to the ‘Shoe. No. 3 seeds: 21-7 (No. 6 seeds: 7-21) No. 4 seeds: 17-11 (No. 5 seeds: 11-17) The current contract for the OHSAA football state championship Last year in the first round of the playoffs, the higher seeds (home games initially included two years at Ohio Stadium (2014 and teams) went 81-31 and four No. 1 seeds lost. In 2014, the higher 2015), and an additional year was added for 2016 due to the stadi- seeds teams (home teams) went 88-24 and none of the No. 1 seeds um renovations underway in Canton. The OHSAA intends to move in Div. II through VII lost in the first round. the finals back to Stark County for 2017 and 2018 before returning to Columbus in 2019. Seven Teams Make School History Entering the 2016 season, 70 OHSAA member schools had never Consecutive Playoff Wins made the football playoffs. That number shrunk by eight last week, Not only did Maria Stein Marion Local reach the state champion- as Hilliard Bradley (Div. I), Columbus West (Div. II), Akron East (Div. ship game for the fifth-straight year in 2015, the Flyers set a new III), Bellefontaine Ben Logan (Div. IV), Cincinnati Aiken (Div. V), OHSAA record for consecutive playoff victories with 24 before Lakeside Danbury (VIII), McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley (Div. VII) and falling to Kirtland in the Div. VI state championship game. Not far Cincinnati Hillcrest Academy (Div. VII) all made the playoffs for the behind is fellow-MAC member and four-time defending state cham- first time in their school’s history. Last year, another eight schools pion Coldwater with 23 straight playoff wins. made the playoffs for the first time, including Toledo Start (Div. I), Dayton Belmont (Div. III), Lewistown Indian Lake (Div. IV), Byesville No. School Years Meadowbrook (Div. IV), Magnolia Sandy Valley (Div. V), Bidwell * denotes streak is still active. Updated Nov. 20, 2016 River Valley (Div. V), Bethel-Tate (Div. V) and North Jackson Jack- 24 Maria Stein Marion Local 2011‐12‐13‐14-15 son-Milton (Div. VII). The number of first-time playoff participants *23 Coldwater 2012‐13‐14-15-16 since 2000 includes eight in 2016, eight in 2015, 10 in 2014, two 23 Cleveland St. Ignatius 1991‐92‐93‐94‐95‐96 in 2013, seven in 2012, eight in 2011, six in 2010, 14 in 2009, 12 in 17 Youngstown Ursuline 2008‐09‐10‐12 2008, 14 in 2007, 10 in 2006, 12 in 2005, 16 in 2004, 12 in 2003, 21 17 Newark Catholic 84‐85‐86‐87‐88 in 2002, 17 in 2001 and 26 in 2000. 16 Delphos St. John’s 1997‐98‐99‐2000 15 Versailles 1993‐94‐95‐96 Since 1999 when the number of regional qualifiers was expanded 13 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 1975‐76‐77‐79‐80‐81 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- MAC Builds on Success off appearance. In those games, the playoff newcomers went 26-23 The highly successful Midwest Athletic Conference is now 65-2 (.531) at home, 19-128 (.129) when playing on the road and 3-10 in first round playoff games against non-MAC schools since the (.231) when playing at a neutral site. playoffs expanded to eight qualifiers per region in 1999. (The two losses include a Versailles loss to Lima Central Catholic in 2005 and Speaking of Making History... a Delphos St. John’s loss to Arlington in 2014.) The MAC is 51-13 While eight schools made the playoffs for the first time, Newark against non-MAC schools in OHSAA regional championship games. Catholic has now made the playoffs for a state record 35th time. The MAC is 33-7 in state semifinal games against non-MAC schools. OHSAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1. Newark Catholic, 35 In 2014, the MAC became the first league to have three of its 2. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 33 members win football state championships in the same season 3. Ironton, 33 (Coldwater in Div. V, Minster in Div. VI and Maria Stein Marion 4. Mogadore, 30 Local in Div. VII). The MAC had won two state championships in the 5. Steubenville, 29 same season five times, but never three titles. In 2015, three MAC schools again played in state championship games, with Coldwa- First Round Success ter winning in Div. V and Fort Recovery winning in Div. VII, while Two schools have an amazing success rate in the first round of the Marion Local fell to Kirtland in Div. VI. Those three communities, all playoffs. St. Henry has been in the playoffs 16 times and is 16-0 located in Mercer County, are all less than 15 miles apart. Hugging in first-round playoff games. Cincinnati Colerain is 19-0, although the Ohio-Indiana state line, Mercer County has a total population of one of its first-round games (1995) was later forfeited. In addition, 40,784 (as of 2013). three schools won their first-round playoff game nine straight years before losing, including Germantown Valley View, Mogadore and The MAC currently owns 115 various OHSAA state team champion- Newark Licking Valley. ships. Playoff Streaks First Round Results by Seed Coldwater owns the longest active streak of qualifying for the play- In the first round of the playoffs, the higher seeds (home teams) offs at 20 straight years. In fact, the Cavaliers have been to the state went 80-32. Five No. 8 seeds won at No. 1 seeds, including Avon championship game the last seven years. Newark Catholic owns Lake in Div. II (27-26 at Avon), Akron East in Div. III (50-37 at Mar- the record with eight straight title game appearances from 1980-87 lington), Philo in Div. IV (42-7 at Heath), Garrettsville Garfield in Div. followed by Cleveland St. Ignatius with six in a row from 1991-96. Until 2012, Columbus St. Francis DeSales had owned the longest ac- tive streak at 18-straight years, but the Stallions missed the playoffs that season. After Coldwater, the second-longest active streak is held by Mogadore at 18 straight playoff years. The all-time longest streak of consecutive years making the playoffs is 22 years by Cleveland St. Ignatius from 1988 through 2009.

School Consecutive Years in Playoffs (Years) * denotes active streak Cleveland St. Ignatius 22 (1988-2009) * Coldwater 20 (1997-2016) Columbus St. Francis DeSales 18 (1994-2011) * Mogadore 18 (1999-2016) 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)

Week 10 Movers Many schools needed to win their final regular-season game to clinch a playoff berth. But several schools needed to win and get some help to vault into the Top 8 in their region after being outside the playoff field last week. The biggest movers were West Liberty-Salem in Div. IV, Region 15, which was 13th in its region last week, and Bay Village Bay in Div. III, Region 10, which was also 13th last week. Elsewhere, Dayton Belmont in Div. III, Region 12, was 11th in its region last week and lost its Week 10 game, but moved up to No. 8 due to forfeitures of another team. Blanchester (Div. V, Region 20), was 11th last week and moved up to eighth in the final ratings. Four other schools were 10th in their region last week and moved up into the playoff field this week, including Parma Heights Holy Name (Div. IV, Region 13), Jeromesville Hillsdale (Div. VI, Region 21), Defiance Tinora (Div. VI, Region 22) and Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (Div. VII, Region 27).

Welcome Back Several schools were back in the playoffs this year after being out of the postseason for several years. The logest of which is by Barberton, which was back for the first time since 1998. In 2015, several schools made the playoffs after long abbsences, including Burton Berkshire (Div. V, Region 15, last appearance was in 1981), Holland Springfield (Div. II, Region 4, last appearance was in 1994) and Swanton (Div. V, Region 16, last appearance was in 1995). In 2013, Norwalk was back in the playoffs for the first time since winning a state championship in 1974.

Division II Finalists Continue to Be the New Kids on the Block When the OHSAA expanded the football playoffs to seven divisions in 2013 and made Division I smaller (including only the largest 72 schools in the state), one of the resulting effects was that many schools that used to be “small” Div. I schools were now in Div. II. Since then, many Div. II schools have made their schools’ deepest playoff runs. That began with Loveland in 2013 and continued with Cincinnati La Salle in 2014. Both schools not only won their first-ever playoff games those seasons, but went on to win the Div. II state title. 2016 State Semifinal Pairings and Schedule

2016 OHSAA Football Playoffs – State Semifinal Pairings Division V – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 Home Team Listed First Home Team Listed First Pairings are shown with regional seeds and overall re- Region 18 vs. Region 17 cords 3 Milan Edison (12-1) vs. 3 Canton Central Catholic (9-3) at Strongsville Pat Catan Stadium Division I – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 Home Team Listed First Region 20 vs. Region 19 2 Coldwater (12-1) vs. 3 Coshocton (12-1) vs. at Lewis Center Olentangy Region 1 vs. Region 2 Braves Stadium 4 Cleveland St. Ignatius (12-1) vs. 1 Powell Olentangy Liberty (13-0) at Mansfield Arlin Stadium Division VI – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 Region 3 vs. Region 4 Home Team Listed First 3 Pickerington Central (12-1) vs. 5 Cincinnati St. Xavier (8-5) at Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field Region 21 vs. Region 23 1 Cuyahoga Heights (13-0) vs. 5 Newark Catholic (9-4) at Orrville Red Rider Stadium Division II – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 Home Team Listed First Region 22 vs. Region 24 1 Hamler Patrick Henry (13-0) vs. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (12-1) at Region 7 vs. Region 5 Lima Spartan Stadium 1 Massillon Perry (11-2) vs. 4 Hudson (11-2) at Uniontown Lake Alumni Field Division VII – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 Region 6 vs. Region 8 Home Team Listed First 4 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (10-3) vs. 3 Cincinnati La Salle (11-2) at Sidney Memorial Stadium Region 25 vs. Region 27 3 Warren John F. Kennedy (12-1) vs. 7 Canal Winchester Harvest Prepa- ratory (10-3) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium Division III – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 Home Team Listed First Region 28 vs. Region 26 3 Minster (9-4) vs. 1 McComb (12-1) vs. at Wapakoneta Harmon Field Region 11 vs. Region 9 1 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (13-0) vs. 2 Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-1) vs. at Mansfield Arlin Stadium

Region 10 vs. Region 12 1 Toledo Central Catholic (13-0) vs. 7 Trotwood-Madison (11-2) at Lima Spartan Stadium

Division IV – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 Home Team Listed First

Region 15 vs. Region 13 2 Steubenville (12-1) vs. 1 Perry (13-0) at Youngstown Boardman New Spartan Stadium

Region 16 vs. Region 14 3 Kettering Archbishop Alter (13-0) vs. 5 Columbus Bishop Hartley (10-2) at London Bowlus Field 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. 20, 2016) 1. Newark Catholic, 72 Most OHSAA Playoff Wins Without a State Title (Entering the 2016 playoffs) 2. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 69 29 – Shadyside 3. Coldwater, 68 28 – Massillon Washington 4. Maria Stein Marion Local, 65 26 – Mentor 5. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 62 26 – Newark Licking Valley 6. Steubenville, 60 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. 20, 2016) 17 – Toledo Whitmer (minimum 50 playoff games) 16 – Dublin Coffman 1. Maria Stein Marion Local, 65-10, .867 16 – Akron Manchester 2. Delphos St. John’s, 52-11, .825 3. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 69-15, .821 Most Recent Schools to Win State Title in First Year in Playoffs 4. Coldwater, 68-15, .819 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, 72-25, .742 10. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 40-15, .727 Most OHSAA State Semifinal Appearances (Updated Nov. 20, 2016) 11. Steubenville, 60-23, .723 1. Newark Catholic, 25 12. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 54-21, .720 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 (Entering 2016) T-7. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 6 1. Newark Catholic, 14 2. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 13 OHSAA STATE RUNNERS-UP T-3. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 12 T-1. Ironton, 6 T-3. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 12 T-1. Newark Catholic, 6 5. Coldwater, 11 T-3. Coldwater, 5 6. Maria Stein Marion Local, 10 7. Versailles, 9 T-3. Mogadore, 5 T-8. Cleveland Benedictine, 8 T-3. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 5 T-8. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 8 T-6. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 4 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 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 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 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) : 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 : 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) : 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 : 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) : 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) 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 : 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) : 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 : 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 : Defiance (1), Kenton (2), St. Marys Memorial (3) TOTAL: 6 Div. II Region 4 Toledo Bowsher 8-2 (11th) : 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 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 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 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. General Media Notes for Fall 2016

For Immediate Release – Oct. 10, 2016 OHSAA Radio Network Set for Football Championships Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Communications, [email protected] The OHSAA Radio Network will broadcast all seven football state cham- pionship games Dec. 1-3. The broadcasts are free for stations to carry and can result in waived broadcast fees for local stations throughout the MEDIA ADVISORY: OHSAA Fall Tournaments playoffs. Program logs are created for each game so local stations can Information insert their own inventory if they desire. The broadcast feed is available through Skyview Satellite, or an online link. Contact Tim Stried for more OHSAA News and Media Center: http://ohsaa.org/news-media information, or visit: http://ohsaa.org/news/radio

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, , 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 , girls 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. Division I State Semifinalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Cleveland St. Ignatius 12-1 1 4 27th 2014 69-15 15th 11 (2011) Powell Olentangy Liberty 13-0 2 1 9th 2015 6-8 1st 0

Pickerington Central 12-1 3 3 17th 2015 28-16 5th 0 Cincinnati St. Xavier 8-5 4 5 23rd 2015 39-20 7th 2 (2007)

Division I Regional Quarterfinal Scores State Semifinal Qualifiers Cle. St. Ignatius 35, Massillon Jackson 0 Playoff Rematch Information Cin. Colerain 35, Springboro 14 Cin. St. Xavier 35, Fairfield 14 Cin. Sycamore 42, Lebanon 20 Division I Dublin Coffman 24, Hilliard Davidson 3 2011 Div. I SSF - Pick Central 14, St. Xaver 7 Dublin Jerome 42, Findlay 7 Huber Hts. Wayne 52, Lancaster 7 Division II Lakewood St. Edward 42, Euclid 7 2014 Div. I R1 - Hudson 29, Massillon Perry 0 Lorain 34, Lewis Center Olentangy 14 2015 Div. II SSF - Massillon Perry 10, Hudson 7 Mason 21, Cin. Elder 20 Medina 38, Tol. Whitmer 31 Division III Pickerington Cent. 35, Akr. Springfield 14 2012 Div. II SF - TCC 16, Trotwood 12 Pickerington N. 49, Hilliard Bradley 21 Powell Olentangy Liberty 24, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 17 2014 Div. III SSF - TCC 41, Trotwood 17 Solon 39, Can. Glenoak 10 2015 Div. III SSF - TCC 21, Trotwood 13 Stow-Munroe Falls 35, Can. McKinley 10 Division IV Division I Regional Semifinal Scores 2010 Div. IV SSF - Hartley 29, Alter 28 Cin. St. Xavier 29, Cin. Colerain 23 2008 Div. IV RF - Steubenville 35, Perry 17 Cin. Sycamore 20, Mason 7 Cle. St. Ignatius 31, Solon 17 Division V Huber Hts. Wayne 52, Dublin Coffman 10 2015 Div. V SSF - Canton Central Catholic 17, Edison 14 Lakewood St. Edward 41, Stow-Munroe Falls 35 Lorain 30, Dublin Jerome 14 Division VI Pickerington Cent. 38, Pickerington N. 24 Powell Olentangy Liberty 45, Medina 27 2007 Div. V SSF - Marion Local 42, Patrick Henry 20

Division I Regional Final Scores Division VII - NONE Cin. St. Xavier 35, Cin. Sycamore 28, OT Cle. St. Ignatius 38, Lakewood St. Edward 31, OT Pickerington Cent. 17, Huber Hts. Wayne 14 Powell Olentangy Liberty 24, Lorain 20 Division II State Semifinalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Hudson 11-2 5 4 10th 2015 14-9 3rd 0 Massillon Perry 11-2 7 1 8th 2015 13-7 3rd 0

Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 10-3 6 4 7th 2011 4-6 1st 0 Cincinnati La Salle 11-2 8 3 7th 2015 13-4 3rd 2 (2015)

Division II Regional Quarterfinal Scores State Semifinal Qualifiers Aurora 40, Barberton 13 Playoff Rematch Information Avon Lake 27, Avon 26 Chardon 56, Bedford 6 Cin. La Salle 23, Trenton Edgewood 21 Division I Cin. Turpin 40, Harrison 14 2011 Div. I SSF - Pick Central 14, St. Xaver 7 Cols. Franklin Hts. 40, Pataskala Licking Hts. 32 Dublin Scioto 31, Massillon Washington 21 Division II Hudson 29, Copley 25 2014 Div. I R1 - Hudson 29, Massillon Perry 0 Massillon Perry 21, Uniontown Lake 7 2015 Div. II SSF - Massillon Perry 10, Hudson 7 Miamisburg 28, Kings Mills Kings 24 New Albany 31, Cols. West 0 Division III Olmsted Falls 31, Grafton Midview 28 2012 Div. II SF - TCC 16, Trotwood 12 Troy 41, Cin. Anderson 35 Warren Harding 56, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 48 2014 Div. III SSF - TCC 41, Trotwood 17 Westlake 48, Holland Springfield 41, OT 2015 Div. III SSF - TCC 21, Trotwood 13 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 21, Cle. Glenville 7 Division IV Division II Regional Semifinal Scores 2010 Div. IV SSF - Hartley 29, Alter 28 Cin. La Salle 34, Cin. Turpin 3 2008 Div. IV RF - Steubenville 35, Perry 17 Hudson 14, Aurora 7 Massillon Perry 66, Cols. Franklin Hts. 28 Division V Miamisburg 28, Troy 21 2015 Div. V SSF - Canton Central Catholic 17, Edison 14 New Albany 31, Dublin Scioto 7 Olmsted Falls 49, Westlake 21 Division VI Warren Harding 49, Chardon 31 2007 Div. V SSF - Marion Local 42, Patrick Henry 20 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 14, Avon Lake 6 Division VII - NONE 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 Division III State Semifinalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Akron Archbishop Hoban 12-1 9 2 12th 2015 22-10 4th 1 (2015) Columbus St. Francis DeSales 13-0 11 1 25th 2015 54-21 11th 3 (1998)

Toledo Central Catholic 13-0 10 1 18th 2015 28-14 6th 3 (2014) Trotwood-Madison 11-2 12 7 12th 2015 31-10 8th 1 (2011)

Division III Regional Quarterfinal Scores State Semifinal Qualifiers Akr. East 50, Alliance Marlington 37 Playoff Rematch Information Akr. Hoban 37, Warren Howland 0 Cols. Beechcroft 19, Cols. Eastmoor 15 Cols. Bexley 31, Whitehall-Yearling 21 Division I Cols. DeSales 55, Thornville Sheridan 13 2011 Div. I SSF - Pick Central 14, St. Xaver 7 Cols. Hamilton Twp. 19, Chillicothe 6 Hunting Valley University 49, Green 45 Division II Lexington 29, Clyde 28, OT 2014 Div. I R1 - Hudson 29, Massillon Perry 0 New Philadelphia 17, Medina Buckeye 4 2015 Div. II SSF - Massillon Perry 10, Hudson 7 New Richmond 35, Cin. Mt. Healthy 33 Sandusky 42, Ashland 7 Division III St. Marys Memorial 42, Day. Belmont 8 2012 Div. II SF - TCC 16, Trotwood 12 St. Vincent-St. Mary 42, Dover 7 Tipp City Tippecanoe 40, Franklin 35 2014 Div. III SSF - TCC 41, Trotwood 17 Tol. Cent. Cath. 41, Bay Village Bay 7 2015 Div. III SSF - TCC 21, Trotwood 13 Trotwood-Madison 41, Wapakoneta 7 Division IV Division III Regional Semifinal Scores 2010 Div. IV SSF - Hartley 29, Alter 28 Akron Archbishop Hoban 21, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 7 2008 Div. IV RF - Steubenville 35, Perry 17 Cols. DeSales 38, Cols. Beechcroft 12 Cols. Hamilton Twp. 26, Cols. Bexley 20 Division V Lexington 30, Sandusky 19 2015 Div. V SSF - Canton Central Catholic 17, Edison 14 New Philadelphia 27, Akr. East 20 St. Marys Memorial 55, Franklin 31 Division VI Tol. Cent. Cath. 56, Hunting Valley University 13 Trotwood-Madison 47, New Richmond 10 2007 Div. V SSF - Marion Local 42, Patrick Henry 20

Division III Regional Final Scores Division VII - NONE Akr. Hoban 34, New Philadelphia 3 Cols. DeSales 49, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 6 Tol. Cent. Cath. 19, Lexington 0 Trotwood-Madison 34, St. Marys Memorial 27 Division IV State Semifinalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Perry 13-0 13 1 13th 2015 8-12 1st 0 Steubenville 12-1 15 2 29th 2015 60-25 17th 3 (2006)

Columbus Bishop Hartley 10-2 14 5 15th 2015 36-11 9th 3 (2015) Kettering Archbishop Alter 13-0 16 5 22nd 2015 40-19 10th 2 (2009)

Division IV Regional Quarterfinal Scores State Semifinal Qualifiers Chardon NDCL 28, Mantua Crestwood 27 Playoff Rematch Information Cin. Wyoming 56, Chillicothe Unioto 0 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 26, Cin. Taft 12 Cols. Hartley 35, Plain City Jonathan Alder 21 Division I Germantown Valley View 34, Waverly 0 2011 Div. I SSF - Pick Central 14, St. Xaver 7 Johnstown-Monroe 44, Cambridge 17 Kettering Alter 54, Cin. Indian Hill 28 Division II Lewistown Indian Lake 34, Caledonia River Valley 7 2014 Div. I R1 - Hudson 29, Massillon Perry 0 Ottawa-Glandorf 49, Bellevue 34 2015 Div. II SSF - Massillon Perry 10, Hudson 7 Peninsula Woodridge 18, Struthers 6 Perry 49, Parma Hts. Holy Name 35 Division III Philo 42, Heath 7 2012 Div. II SF - TCC 16, Trotwood 12 Port Clinton 41, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 28 Shelby 56, Bloom-Carroll 13 2014 Div. III SSF - TCC 41, Trotwood 17 Steubenville 34, Wintersville Indian Creek 14 2015 Div. III SSF - TCC 21, Trotwood 13 Youngs. Mooney 27, Hubbard 9 Division IV Division IV Regional Semifinal Scores 2010 Div. IV SSF - Hartley 29, Alter 28 Chardon NDCL 17, Youngs. Mooney 12 2008 Div. IV RF - Steubenville 35, Perry 17 Cin. Wyoming 29, Germantown Valley View 12 Cols. Hartley 44, Port Clinton 7 Division V Kettering Alter 28, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 0 2015 Div. V SSF - Canton Central Catholic 17, Edison 14 Ottawa-Glandorf 33, Lewistown Indian Lake 28 Perry 42, Peninsula Woodridge 41 Division VI Shelby 40, Philo 12 Steubenville 26, Johnstown-Monroe 8 2007 Div. V SSF - Marion Local 42, Patrick Henry 20

Division IV Regional Final Scores Division VII - NONE Cols. Hartley 38, Ottawa-Glandorf 35 Kettering Alter 35, Cin. Wyoming 7 Perry 22, Chardon NDCL 9 Steubenville 29, Shelby 15 Division V State Semifinalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Canton Central Catholic 9-3 17 3 14th 2015 27-11 6th 2 (2000) Milan Edison 12-1 18 4 4th 2015 6-3 2nd 0

Coshocton 12-1 19 3 15th 2014 14-14 2nd 0 Coldwater 12-1 20 2 22nd 2015 68-15 14th 6 (2015)

Division V Regional Quarterfinal Scores State Semifinal Qualifiers Can. Cent. Cath. 28, Akr. Manchester 7 Playoff Rematch Information Cin. Hills Christian Academy 42, Blanchester 0 Coldwater 47, Brookville 13 Coshocton 34, Ironton 11 Division I Creston Norwayne 28, Genoa Area 6 2011 Div. I SSF - Pick Central 14, St. Xaver 7 Garrettsville Garfield 31, Canfield S. Range 21 Jamestown Greeneview 21, Carlisle 20 Division II Leavittsburg LaBrae 29, Wickliffe 26 2014 Div. I R1 - Hudson 29, Massillon Perry 0 Milan Edison 30, Gahanna Cols. Academy 14 2015 Div. II SSF - Massillon Perry 10, Hudson 7 Milton-Union 58, Cin. Aiken 21 Nelsonville-York 69, Chillicothe Zane Trace 22 Division III Pemberville Eastwood 35, Marion Pleasant 28 Sugarcreek Garaway 47, Baltimore Liberty Union 14 2012 Div. II SF - TCC 16, Trotwood 12 Sullivan Black River 48, Orwell Grand Valley 24 2014 Div. III SSF - TCC 41, Trotwood 17 Swanton 40, W. Salem NW 29 2015 Div. III SSF - TCC 21, Trotwood 13 Wheelersburg 37, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 6 Division IV Division V Regional Semifinal Scores 2010 Div. IV SSF - Hartley 29, Alter 28 Can. Cent. Cath. 30, Sullivan Black River 0 2008 Div. IV RF - Steubenville 35, Perry 17 Cin. Hills Christian Academy 45, Milton-Union 28 Coldwater 27, Jamestown Greeneview 24 Division V Coshocton 23, Sugarcreek Garaway 20 2015 Div. V SSF - Canton Central Catholic 17, Edison 14 Creston Norwayne 28, Swanton 21 Garrettsville Garfield 33, Leavittsburg LaBrae 28 Milan Edison 28, Pemberville Eastwood 7 Division VI Wheelersburg 38, Nelsonville-York 6 2007 Div. V SSF - Marion Local 42, Patrick Henry 20

Division V Regional Final Scores Division VII - NONE Can. Cent. Cath. 40, Garrettsville Garfield 13 Coldwater 35, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 21 Coshocton 30, Wheelersburg 20 Milan Edison 27, Creston Norwayne 20 Division VI State Semifinalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Cuyahoga Heights 13-0 21 1 19th 2015 19-18 2nd 0 Newark Catholic 9-4 23 5 35th 2015 72-26 25th 8 (2007)

Hamler Patrick Henry 13-0 22 1 16th 2012 27-14 6th 1 (2005) Maria Stein Marion Local 12-1 24 1 19th 2015 64-10 15th 8 (2014)

Division VI Regional Quarterfinal Scores State Semifinal Qualifiers Barnesville 41, Chesapeake 22 Playoff Rematch Information Beverly Ft. Frye 44, Centerburg 6 Bucyrus Wynford 22, Gibsonburg 6 Cols. Ready 28, Hannibal River 21 Division I Cuyahoga Hts. 24, Jeromesville Hillsdale 7 2011 Div. I SSF - Pick Central 14, St. Xaver 7 Defiance Ayersville 49, Attica Seneca E. 0 Delphos Jefferson 41, Cin. Summit Country Day 10 Division II Hamler Patrick Henry 39, Defiance Tinora 0 2014 Div. I R1 - Hudson 29, Massillon Perry 0 Kirtland 21, Dalton 0 2015 Div. II SSF - Massillon Perry 10, Hudson 7 Liberty Center 28, N. Robinson Col. Crawford 20 Louisville Aquinas 21, Lisbon David Anderson 18 Division III Maria Stein Marion Local 34, W. Liberty-Salem 7 2012 Div. II SF - TCC 16, Trotwood 12 Mechanicsburg 39, Casstown Miami E. 6 New Middletown Springfield 40, Columbia Station Columbia 39, 2 OT 2014 Div. III SSF - TCC 41, Trotwood 17 Newark Cath. 21, Bellaire 20 2015 Div. III SSF - TCC 21, Trotwood 13 St. Henry 37, Spencerville 22 Division IV Division VI Regional Semifinal Scores 2010 Div. IV SSF - Hartley 29, Alter 28 Beverly Ft. Frye 40, Barnesville 19 2008 Div. IV RF - Steubenville 35, Perry 17 Cuyahoga Hts. 34, Louisville Aquinas 0 Defiance Ayersville 30, Bucyrus Wynford 6 Division V Hamler Patrick Henry 21, Liberty Center 3 2015 Div. V SSF - Canton Central Catholic 17, Edison 14 Kirtland 35, Columbia Station Columbia 13 Maria Stein Marion Local 22, St. Henry 0 Division VI Mechanicsburg 56, Delphos Jefferson 20 Newark Cath. 20, Cols. Ready 14, OT 2007 Div. V SSF - Marion Local 42, Patrick Henry 20

Division VI Regional Final Scores Division VII - NONE Cuyahoga Hts. 17, Kirtland 0 Hamler Patrick Henry 21, Defiance Ayersville 19 Maria Stein Marion Local 26, Mechanicsburg 15 Newark Cath. 41, Beverly Ft. Frye 7 Division VII State Semifinalists Region Year In Last Playoff State State School Record Region Rank Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Warren John F Kennedy 12-1 25 3 21st 2015 31-19 7th 1 (1991) Canal Winchester Harvest Prep. 10-3 27 7 3rd 2015 4-2 1st 0

McComb 12-1 26 1 20th 2015 24-18 4th 1 (1983) Minster 9-4 28 3 15th 2015 24-12 4th 2 (2014)

Division VII Regional Quarterfinal Scores State Semifinal Qualifiers Arlington 21, Lucas 19 Playoff Rematch Information Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 40, Shadyside 37 Convoy Crestview 54, Tiffin Calvert 20 Covington 49, Cin. Hillcrest 0 Division I Danville 55, Portsmouth Sciotoville 27 2011 Div. I SSF - Pick Central 14, St. Xaver 7 Ft. Recovery 58, Ada 21 Glouster Trimble 21, Racine Southern 6 Division II Hicksville 33, Leipsic 16 2014 Div. I R1 - Hudson 29, Massillon Perry 0 McComb 56, Lakeside Danbury 8 2015 Div. II SSF - Massillon Perry 10, Hudson 7 McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 27, Troy Christian 21 Minster 33, Sidney Lehman 15 Division III Mogadore 55, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 6 2012 Div. II SF - TCC 16, Trotwood 12 Monroeville 55, Windham 6 Norwalk St. Paul 56, E. Can. 20 2014 Div. III SSF - TCC 41, Trotwood 17 Warren JFK 38, Toronto 0 2015 Div. III SSF - TCC 21, Trotwood 13 Waterford 13, Zanesville Rosecrans 9 Division IV Division VII Regional Semifinal Scores 2010 Div. IV SSF - Hartley 29, Alter 28 Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 44, Danville 21 2008 Div. IV RF - Steubenville 35, Perry 17 Convoy Crestview 28, Arlington 7 Ft. Recovery 42, Covington 14 Division V McComb 42, Hicksville 0 2015 Div. V SSF - Canton Central Catholic 17, Edison 14 Minster 41, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 8 Norwalk St. Paul 24, Monroeville 0 Division VI Warren JFK 16, Mogadore 3 Waterford 22, Glouster Trimble 0 2007 Div. V SSF - Marion Local 42, Patrick Henry 20

Division VII Regional Final Scores Division VII - NONE Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 29, Waterford 15 McComb 35, Convoy Crestview 28, 2OT Minster 35, Ft. Recovery 33 Warren JFK 48, Norwalk St. Paul 13