Football Release No. 1 (Of 7) - October 25, 2011

Ohio High School AthleƟ c AssociaƟ on Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D.

Football Release No. 1 (of 7) - October 25, 2011

40804 Roselea Place • Columbus, Ohio 43214 • 614-267-2502• Fax: 614-267-1677 • www.ohsaa.org Contact: Tim Stried, Director of InformaƟ on Services, [email protected]

2011 OHSAA Football Tournament Schedule

Friday-Saturday, Nov. 4-5 Friday-Saturday, Nov. 25-26 Regional Quarterﬁ nals State Semiﬁ nals • Regional seeds 1, 2, 3 & 4 to host seeds 5, 6, 7 & 8 • Sites announced Nov. 20 • Friday 7:30 p.m. - Div. II, III, V • Friday 7:30 p.m. - Div II, III, V • Saturday 7 p.m. - Div. I, IV, VI • Saturday 7 p.m. - Div. I, IV, VI

Friday-Saturday, Nov. 11-12 Friday-Saturday, Dec. 2-3 Regional Semiﬁ nals State Championship Games • Sites announced Nov. 6 Friday, December 2 • Friday 7:30 p.m. - Div II, III, V Division V - 11:00 a.m. - Massillon • Saturday 7 p.m. - Div. I, IV, VI Division III - 3:00 p.m. - Canton Division II - 7:00 p.m. - Massillon Friday-Saturday, Nov. 18-19 Regional Finals Saturday, December 3 • Sites announced Nov. 13 Division VI - 11:00 a.m. - Canton • Friday 7:30 p.m. - Div II, III, V Division IV - 3:00 p.m. - Massillon • Saturday 7 p.m. - Div. I, IV, VI Division I - 7:00 p.m. - Canton

2011 Tournament Information

WHAT: 40th Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments (Regional THIRTEENTH YEAR WITH 192 QUALIFIERS: This is the 13th Quarterfi nals/First Round) year that the OHSAA football tournament fi eld consists of 192 total qualifi ers. Each of the 24 regions will qualify eight teams to WHEN/WHERE: Friday, Nov. 4 Divisions II, III and V; Saturday, Nov. the tournaments, which consist of fi ve rounds. The fi rst round is the 5 Divisions I, IV and VI; Schools that fi nished fi rst, second, third or regional quarterfi nals, and teams that fi nish fi rst through fourth in fourth in the fi nal OHSAA computer rankings to host. their regions in the fi nal OHSAA computer rankings serve as hosts. Teams may choose an alternate site to host fi rst-round games and TIMES: Regional games on Friday begin at 7:30; games on Saturday do not need approval from the OHSAA to do so. In bracket order, begin at 7:00. team one hosts team eight, team four hosts team fi ve, team two hosts team seven and team three hosts team six. The OHSAA will FORMAT: Thirty-two teams in six divisions (192 total schools) will designate neutral sites for regional semifi nal, regional fi nal and qualify for the tournaments, with selections based on the OHSAA state semifi nal games, and no rebracketing will occur until the state Football Computer Rankings. To qualify for the tournaments, schools semifi nals. must have fi nished fi rst through eighth in their assigned region. FOOTBALL SCHOOLS: There were 717 football-playing schools ADMISSION: $7.00 per person presale; $9.00 per person at the this year. The division breakdowns are: gate. Division I: 118 schools (enrollments of 494 or more); Division II: 119 schools (enrollments of 327 through 493); FINAL COMPUTER RATINGS: The fi nal computer ratings will Division III: 120 schools (enrollments of 243 through 326); appear on the football page at www.ohsaa.org Sunday morning, Division IV: 122 schools (enrollments of 172 through 242); October 30, 2011. Regional quarterfi nals pairings will be Division V: 116 schools (enrollments of 120 through 171); announced that afternoon. The fi nal computer ratings and regional Division VI: 122 schools (enrollments of 119 or less). quarterfi nal pairings will also be loaded to the AP Marketplace for Divisions are based on enrollments of males in grades 9 through 11 AP members. as reported to the State Department of Education in October 2010.

www.ohsaa.org 1 OHSAA Football Release No. 1 TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION: Of the current 717 member in Canton and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon. Tickets can be schools playing football, 85-percent have made the tournament one ordered on-line at www.ohsaafootball.com. Ticket books are $48.50 or more times in its history. for the six games. Also available are prepaid two-day parking passes The number of fi rst-time participants since 2000 by year include for $10.00, prepaid two-day motor home parking passes for $20.00 six in 2010, 14 in 2009, 12 in 2008, 14 in 2007, 10 in 2006, 12 in and state tournament souvenir programs for $4.00 (a savings of 2005, 16 in 2004, 12 in 2003, 21 in 2002, 17 in 2001 and 26 in 2000. $1.00 from the price at the games). Priority seating will be assigned There are currently 104 member schools playing football who on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. There is a $6.50 postage and have never qualifi ed for the state tournament. handling fee per order. You can order your tickets by phone at 330- 458-2084 or for additional information, contact the Canton/Stark TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE: Total attendance for the OHSAA County Convention & Visitors’ Bureau at 1-800-533-4302. football tournaments has been over 7.6 million in the last 12 years. In 2010 the total tournament attendance (186 games) was 483,179 FINALS ON STO: SportsTime Ohio and Time Warner Cable will for an average of 2,598 per game. The state fi nals (six games) provide exclusive coverage of the state football fi nals from Canton attendance total was 35,783 for an average of 5,964 per game. and Massillon. The companies will also televise up to eight regional and state semifi nal contests during the fi rst four rounds of the OHSAA ANNUAL CONTENDERS: Columbus St. Francis DeSales holds tournaments. STO/TWC have the exclusive fi rst right of refusal to the longest active streak of consecutive years making the playoffs. select contests each round of the tournaments to air on either a live The Stallions made their 17th straight appearance in 2010. Currently or tape-delayed basis. Other networks will have the opportunity to DeSales is fi fth in Region 10 with a 5-3 record. The longest streak of televise other regional or state semifi nal contests not selected by consecutive years making the playoffs ever is 22 years by Cleveland STO/TWC on a tape-delayed basis only. St. Ignatius. This streak started in 1988 and was broken in 2010 STO’s partnership with Time Warner Cable was forged to deliver when the Wildcats failed to qualify for the playoffs. OHSAA programming to over 3.1 million homes statewide. There are 10 schools that have at least 20 appearances in the OHSAA football tournaments. Div. I: Cincinnati MEDIA INFORMATION Archbishop Moeller (29) and Cleveland St. Ignatius (22). MEDIA CREDENTIALS/PAIRINGS UPDATE: Media members Div. III: Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (24), Steubenville (23) desiring credentials for the fi rst four rounds should contact the host Columbus St. Francis DeSales (21) and Columbus Bishop Watterson site manager or media coordinator. An updated list of game sites, (21). Div. IV: Ironton (28) and Orrville (21). Div. V: Wheelersburg (23). site managers or media coordinators will be posted on the OHSAA Div. VI: Newark Catholic (31) and Mogadore (24). web site (www.ohsaa.org) no later than Tuesday, Nov. 1. To fi nd the updated pairings, go to the “Sports” dropdown box in the left-hand MOST TOURNAMENT WINS: Entering the 2011 playoffs there corner of the home page followed by “Football.” The fi nal computer are 21 schools that have at least 30 OHSAA tournament victories. rankings are available at the same area of the web site. Kettering Archbishop Alter, Youngstown Ursuline and Cincinnati St. Xavier achieved the 30-win mark during the 2010 tournament. FOOTBALL FINALS CREDENTIALS: The media credential Newark Catholic leads the state with 62 playoff wins. Rounding out application form for the state football fi nals is posted on the OHSAA the top fi ve are Cle. St. Ignatius (55), Youngstown Cardinal Mooney website under the ‘News & Media’ tab from the main navigation bar. (51), Cols. St. Francis DeSales (47) and Steubenville and Versailles The form must be fi lled out and faxed to Tim Stried at the OHSAA at tied at 45. 614-267-1677 by Noon on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

NOTING THE UNDEFEATED: There are currently 45 unbeaten FOOTBALL STATS: Media members around the state are teams going into the ﬁ nal week of the 2011 regular season. Three encouraged to submit any of their area statistical leaders to the undefeated teams are currently ranked seventh in the computer OHSAA in order to compile a statewide statistical leader board. rankings in their region. Those teams are Ravenna Southeastern Media may submit their area leaders in any format to Tim Stried by (Region 9), Jackson (Region 12) and Ashland Crestview (Region email at [email protected] or by fax at 614-267-1677. 19). One undefeated team is ranked eighth in its region, Oberlin Firelands (Region 9) and one is ranked ninth, Jeromesville Hillsdale OHSAA RADIO NETWORK: The OHSAA Radio Network will carry (Region 19). The last undefeated team to miss the playoffs was all six football championship games. Stations have the opportunity to Newcomerstown in 2001. opt into one of two programs in conjunction with the OHSAA Radio Network that will result in a reduction or waiver of broadcast rights DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS: If they continue to win, it appears fees for football playoff games. For more information visit the OHSAA that four of the six defending state champions will return to the state Radio Network home by going to OHSAA.org under News & Media tournament. Those four champions are Lakewood St. Edward (7-2) or contacting Tim Stried, Director of Information Services at tstried@ in Division I, Maple Heights (8-0) in Division II, Columbus Bishop ohsaa.org Hartley (8-0) in Division IV, and Delphos St. John’s (6-3) in Division VI. In Div. III Columbus Bishop Watterson (3-6) sits 12th in Region 10 and in Div. V Youngstown Ursuline (3-6) is 17th in Region 17. The top eight teams in each region advance to the playoffs.

STADIUMS TOP THE LIST: Canton Fawcett Stadium and Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium were named No. 1 and 10, respectively, among the nation’s best high school football stadiums, as voted by ESPN.com in 2009.

STATE FOOTBALL FINALS TICKET BOOKS ON SALE: Ticket books for all six state football championship games are currently on sale through the Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau. The state football ﬁ nals are Dec. 2 and 3 at Fawcett Stadium

2 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 1 Associated Press State Football Poll

October 25, 2011 - How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the seventh weekly Associated Press poll of 2011, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (ﬁ rst-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I Record Poll Points DIVISION IV Record Poll Points 1. Mentor (29) ...... 9-0...... 324 1. Kenton (21)...... 9-0...... 308 2. Hilliard Davidson ...... 8-0 ...... 245 2. Cols. Bishop Hartley ...... 9-0 ...... 292 3. Toledo Whitmer (4) ...... 9-0...... 244 3. Genoa Area ...... 9-0...... 235 4. Cin. Colerain...... 8-1...... 181 4. Waynesville (1) ...... 9-0...... 211 5. MIddletown ...... 8-1...... 157 5. Cin. Madeira ...... 9-0...... 184 6. Cin. St. Xavier ...... 7-2...... 152 6. Pemberville Eastwood ...... 9-0 ...... 170 7. Lakewood St. Edward ...... 7-2 ...... 144 7. Johnstown-Monroe (1) ...... 9-0 ...... 134 8. Canton GlenOak...... 8-1 ...... 195 8. Girard (1) ...... 8-1...... 78 9. Cin. Archbishop Moeller ...... 7-2 ...... 87 9. St. Clairsville ...... 8-1...... 54 10. Cle. St. Ignatius ...... 7-2...... 54 10. Day. Chaminade Julienne ...... 7-2 ...... 37 Others receiving 12 or more points: Solon, Sylvania Southview, Others receiving 12 or more points: Ottawa-Glandorf, Creston Troy, Dublin Coffman Norwayne, Middletown Bishop Fenwick, Martins Ferry

DIVISION II Record Poll Points DIVISION V Record Poll Points 1. Avon (14) ...... 9-0...... 283 1. Lima Central Catholic (14)...... 9-0 ...... 277 2. Trotwood Madison (10) ...... 9-0 ...... 263 2. Kirtland (8) ...... 9-0...... 270 3. Maple Heights (5) ...... 9-0 ...... 261 3. Marion Pleasant (4) ...... 9-0 ...... 231 4. Kings Mills Kings ...... 9-0...... 232 4. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (2) ...... 9-0 ...... 216 5. Warren Howland (2) ...... 9-0 ...... 187 5. Liberty Center (1) ...... 9-0...... 179 6. Cols. Marion Franklin ...... 9-0 ...... 155 6. Bucyrus Wynford (1) ...... 9-0 ...... 168 7. Wapakoneta (2) ...... 9-0...... 133 7. Coldwater (1) ...... 7-2...... 134 8. Tipp City Tippecanoe ...... 9-0 ...... 89 8. Nelsonville-York (1) ...... 9-0 ...... 101 9. Aurora...... 8-1...... 67 9. West Liberty-Salem ...... 9-0 ...... 71 10. Cuyhoga Falls Walsh Jesuit ...... 7-1 ...... 59 10. Lucasville Valley ...... 9-0 ...... 38 Others receiving 12 or more points: Dresden Tri-Valley, Others receiving 12 or more points: Woodsfi eld Monroe Central, Franklin, Madison Jeromesville Hillsdale, Cols. Grandview Heights, Covington, Findlay Liberty-Benton DIVISION III Record Poll Points 1. Steubenville (22) ...... 9-0 ...... 305 DIVISION VI Record Poll Points 2. Kettering Archbishop Alter (4)...... 9-0 ...... 252 1. Berlin Ctr. Western Reserve (24) ...... 9-0 ...... 307 3. Plain City Jonathan Alder (3) ...... 9-0 ...... 251 2. Thompson Ledgemont (9) ...... 9-0 ...... 264 4. Chagrin Falls (1) ...... 9-0...... 232 3. Ada ...... 8-1...... 205 5. Mentor Lake Catholic ...... 8-1 ...... 166 4. Delphos St. John’s (1) ...... 6-3 ...... 189 6. Minerva (2) ...... 9-0...... 156 5. Malvern...... 8-1...... 176 7. Springfi eld Shawnee ...... 9-0 ...... 95 6. Marion Stein Marion Local (1) ...... 7-2 ...... 176 8. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary ...... 8-1 ...... 89 7. Fort Loramie ...... 8-1...... 146 9. Circleville Logan Elm ...... 9-0 ...... 39 8. Leipsic (1) ...... 8-1...... 124 10. Thornville Sheridan ...... 8-1 ...... 35 9. Youngstown Christian ...... 8-1 ...... 67 Others receiving 12 or more points: Jackson, Dover, Day. 10. Tiffi n Calvert ...... 7-2...... 46 Thurgood Marshall, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, Alliance Others receiving 12 or more points: Willow Wood Symmes Marlington, Athens Valley, Springfi eld Catholic Central, Danville

OHSAA SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF Bob Goldring Associate Commissioner for Operations Tim Stried Director of Information Services Brenda Murray Coordinator of Website and Publications Paul Seiter Kristin Daugherty Sports Information Graduate Intern Sports Information Graduate Intern

www.ohsaa.org 3 OHSAA Football Release No. 1 State Football Qualifiers By Record

Listed below are the number of teams that qualiﬁ ed for the tournaments by record since the tournament was expanded to include the Top 8 teams in each region.

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 Record Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams Teams 10-0 37 30 34 29 25 28 21 26 29 26 28 29 9-0 2010 2 1 41 2212 9-1 45 49 49 52 58 55 54 56 53 48 52 59 8-1 1213 4 0 43 0324 8-2 59 59 54 58 48 51 60 51 53 57 51 43 7-2 1211 2 0 35 1341 7-3 35 40 36 35 32 36 28 39 41 40 34 40 6-2 0010 1 0 00 0000 6-3 1121 1 1 10 0321 6-3-1 0000 0 0 10 0000 6-4 4 7 11 12 14 18 12 9 8 6 13 12 5-5 4221 4 0 41 4351 5-4 3000 1 1 00 0000 4-6 0000 0 0 01 1000 4-5 0000 0 1 00 0000 3-6 0000 0 0 00 0100 Total 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192

State Football Attendance

Total attendance for the OHSAA football tournaments has been over 7.6 million in the last 12 years. Listed below is the total attendance for all rounds of the tournaments, attendance for the six state championship games and per game averages for those past 12 seasons, which is when the OHSAA football tournaments have had 192 qualiﬁ ers and ﬁ ve rounds:

Total Tournament State Finals Year Attendance Per Game Average Per Game Average Attendance (6 games) (186 games) 1999 752, 247 4,044 60,111 10,002 2000 679,707 3,654 57,678 9.613 2001 811,409 4,362 65,663 10,944 2002 669,432 3,599 65,584 10,931 2003 686,411 3,690 60,586 10,098 2004 624,825 3,359 52,799 8,800 2005 691,741 3,529 59,410 9,902 2006 568,230 3,055 48,932 8,155 2007 585,423 3,147 50,972 8,495 2008 516,466 2,777 48,420 8,070 2009 561,416 3,018 39,027 6,504 2010 483,179 2,598 35,783 5,964

State Football Attendance Records

State Finals, All Divisions Combined State Finals (Single game) 1. 2001, Canton Fawcett Stadium & Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium— 1. 1973, Akron Rubber Bowl—29,720 65,663 (6 games) (Youngstown Cardinal Mooney vs. Warren Western Reserve) 2. 2002, Canton Fawcett Stadium & Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium— 2. 1980, Nippert Stadium, University of Cincinnati—22,751 65,584 (6 games) (Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller vs. Massillon Washington) 3. 1997, Canton Fawcett Stadium & Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium— 3. 2002, Canton Fawcett Stadium—20,328 60,935 (6 games) (Cincinnati Elder vs. Warren G. Harding) 4. 2003, Canton Fawcett Stadium & Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium— 4. 1981, Akron Rubber Bowl—20,325 60,586 (6 games) (Canton McKinley vs. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller) 5. 1999, Canton Fawcett Stadium & Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium— Note: 1982, Ohio Stadium, The Ohio State University, Columbus—31,409 60,011 (6 games) (Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller vs. Massillon Washington & Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary vs. Ironton) Doubleheader Division I and Division III

4 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 1 2010 State Championships in Review

2010 REVIEW: 39th Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments, Dec. 3 and Dec. 4 2010, Fawcett Stadium, Canton (Divisions I, V and VI) and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon (Divisions II, III and IV).

Division III – Columbus Bishop Watterson 13, Akron Buchtel 12 Coldwater persisted all afternoon, refusing to relent after falling behind ear- (DJOHV7DNH7KHLU3HUFKDWRS2+6$$'LYLVLRQ,,,)RRWEDOO ly. Senior receiver Ross Klenke collected seven catches for 125 yards and three &ROXPEXV%LVKRS:DWWHUVRQGHIHDWV$NURQ%XFKWHO touchdowns to lead the way for the Cavaliers. Klenke’s three touchdown grabs Despite committing six turnovers, third-ranked Columbus Bishop Watterson sets the mark for most receiving touchdowns by an individual in the Division V prevailed over unranked Akron Buchtel, 13-12, to win the OHSAA Division III championship game. football state championship Saturday at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. Akise Teague, Ohio’s 2010 Mr. Football, led the Ursuline offense, setting the Buchtel had two opportunities to retake the lead during the last four minutes of record for most touchdowns in a Division V championship game and tying the the game, but were turned away both times by a stingy Bishop Watterson defense UHFRUGIRUDOOGLYLVLRQVVFRULQJÀYHWLPHV7HDJXHWLHGWKHSUHYLRXVUHFRUG IRXU WKDWWUXO\JXLGHGWKH(DJOHVWRWKHZLQ6HQLRUOLQHEDFNHU0DWW5HGÀHOGUHFRUGHG LQWKHÀUVWKDOIDQGZHQWRQWRÀQLVKWKHGD\ZLWKFDUULHVIRU\DUGVDQGIRXU a team-high eight tackles, and junior linebacker Craig Fada pitched in with six receptions for 94 yards. tackles and a sack. Coldwater, which owns two state titles, becomes state runner-up for the fourth- A game that was a defensive struggle, consumed by turnovers and empty pos- WLPHLQVFKRROKLVWRU\DQGVHFRQG\HDULQDURZ7KH&DYDOLHUVÀQLVKWKHVHDVRQ sessions by both teams, turned into a nail-biter late in the game as the two sides with a 12-3 record. swapped leads in the fourth quarter. %LVKRS:DWWHUVRQWRRNDOHDGZLWKUHPDLQLQJLQWKHÀUVWTXDUWHURQD Division II – Maple Heights 45, Trotwood-Madison 33 one-yard run by senior quarterback Patrick Rhomberg. 0DSOH+HLJKWV&RPSOHWHV%LJ&RPHEDFN:LQV'LYLVLRQ,,&KDPSLRQVKLS Neither offense was able to put together a scoring drive for the remainder of the :DVKLQJWRQ·VVHYHQWRXFKGRZQVOHDG0DSOH+HLJKWVWRÀUVWVWDWHWLWOH ÀUVWKDOIEXW%XFKWHO·VRSSRUWXQLVWLFGHIHQVHWRRNDGYDQWDJHRIDQHUUDQW%LVKRS Maple Heights got off to a slow start out of the gate, but quickly found its Watterson pass, as junior defensive back Jarrod Wilson returned an interception 82 JURRYHDVWKH0XVWDQJVRYHUFDPHDSRLQWGHÀFLWDQGDFFHOHUDWHGSDVW7URW- \DUGVIRUDVFRUHDVWLPHH[SLUHGLQWKHÀUVWKDOI wood-Madison for a 45-33 victory Friday at Massillon Paul Brown Stadium in the The play set a new Division III state championship game record for longest OHSAA Division II football state championship game. interception return for a touchdown. It also marked Wilson’s fourth consecutive Maple Heights senior quarterback Shaq Washington, who accounted for seven JDPHZLWKDGHIHQVLYHWRXFKGRZQDQGWKHWKWLPHWKH*ULIÀQV·GHIHQVHSXW touchdowns in the game, scampered 19 yards into the end zone with 46 seconds points on the board this season. left in the fourth quarter to seal the game for the Mustangs. %XFKWHOWRRNLWVÀUVWOHDGRIWKHJDPHODWHLQWKHWKLUGTXDUWHUDVVHQLRUTXDU- The end zone was a familiar spot for Washington, as the dynamic quarterback terback Steve Parker connected with senior Tyler Jones for an eight-yard touch- UHDFKHGSD\GLUWRQWKHJURXQGIRXUWLPHVLQWKHJDPH+HÀQLVKHGWKHJDPHZLWK GRZQUHFHSWLRQ7KH*ULIÀQVZHUHQRWDEOHWRKROGWKHOHDGDV%LVKRS:DWWHUVRQ·V 29 carries for 174 yards. The four touchdowns tied the Division II record for rush- game-clinching score came on a three-yard rushing touchdown by senior running LQJWRXFKGRZQVDQGPRVWWRXFKGRZQVIRUDQLQGLYLGXDOLQWKHVWDWHÀQDOV:DVK- back Ray Cook with 10:50 left in the fourth quarter. ington also completed 11 of 19 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns. Bishop Watterson senior defensive back Brad McCurdy sealed the victory with The primary receiving target for the Mustangs was senior receiver Andre an interception with two minutes left in regulation. Stubbs, whose seven catches for 170 yards and two touchdowns set an individual 7KHZLQJDYH%LVKRS:DWWHUVRQDÀQDOUHFRUGRIDQGHDUQHGWKH(DJOHV record for most receiving yards in a Division II state championship game. Stubbs’ their second state championship in school history. 80-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter set a new record for longest 7ZRWLPHVWDWHFKDPSLRQ%XFKWHOÀQLVKHGDVUXQQHUXSIRUWKHWKLUGWLPHDQG scoring pass play in the Division II state championship game. completed its season at 11-4. 7UDLOLQJLQWKHÀUVWKDOI0DSOH+HLJKWVZDVDEOHWRPXVWHUWRJHWKHUVHYHUDO long scoring drives to catch up and eventually zoom past Trotwood-Madison. In Division V – Youngstown Ursuline 51, Coldwater 21 WKHSURFHVVWKH0XVWDQJVVHWDQHZUHFRUGIRUODUJHVWGHÀFLWRYHUFRPHWRZLQD &KDPSLRQVKLS*ROG%HORQJVWRWKH,ULVK championship in Division II.

%LVKRS+DUWOH\VFRUHGRQLWVÀUVWWKUHHSRVVHVVLRQVRIWKHJDPHZLWKWKHRI- Individual state championship records for St. John’s were set by Evan Burgei, IHQVLYHRQVODXJKWEHJLQQLQJRQWKH+DZNV·ÀUVWSOD\IURPVFULPPDJHZKHQVHQLRU who recorded a Division VI championship game record for most touchdowns with running back Omar Lane scampered 52 yards for a touchdown. Four minutes later, four, and tied the mark for most rushing touchdowns (3). Running back Chris Will Hawks senior quarterback Austin Underwood connected with receiver sophomore set the mark for longest run for a touchdown in the Division VI championship Jawuan Woodley on a 43-yard touchdown pass. Senior running back Noah Key, game with his 75-yard dash in the fourth quarter. WKH'LYLVLRQ,9FRRIIHQVLYHSOD\HURIWKH\HDUFDSSHGRIIWKHÀUVWKDOIVFRULQJIRU St. John’s claimed its sixth state championship overall and second in the last Bishop Hartley, as he was able to take a carry to the outside and streak 60 yards up three years. The Blue Jays are now the fourth school with six OHSAA football the sideline for a touchdown. WLWOHV6W-RKQ·VÀQLVKHVWKHLUVHDVRQ In the second quarter, Chagrin Falls scored on an 11-yard screen pass from Shadyside becomes the state runner-up for the second time in school history, sophomore quarterback Tommy Iammarino to sophomore running back Bradley ÀQLVKLQJZLWKDUHFRUGRI 0XQGD\WRFXWWKHGHÀFLWWRDWKDOIWLPH Chagrin Falls scored late in the third quarter, as sophomore running back Kurt Division I – Lakewood St. Edward 35, Huber Heights Wayne 28 Vidmer scored on a two-yard run to pull the Tigers within a touchdown at 20-13. /DNHZRRG6W(GZDUG'HOLYHUV)LUVW)RRWEDOO&KDPSLRQVKLS Bishop Hartley quickly responded, as Underwood hit sophomore receiver Ja- (DJOHVGHIHDW+XEHU+HLJKWV:D\QHWRZLQWKHLUÀUVWVWDWHFKDPSLRQVKLS cob Matuska with a 10-yard toss in the back of the end zone. The Hawks then put In a hard fought OHSAA Division I state championship game, third-ranked the game away for good, as Noah Key recovered a successful onside kick imme- Lakewood St. Edward outlasted unranked Huber Heights Wayne 35-28 to win its diately following the score. Minutes later, Key rushed for a 17-yard touchdown, ÀUVWVWDWHWLWOH6DWXUGD\DW&DQWRQ)DZFHWW6WDGLXP giving Bishop Hartley its 34-13 lead. 6W(GZDUGRYHUFDPHDSRLQWVHFRQGKDOIGHÀFLWWRZLQW\LQJWKHUHFRUGIRU Bishop Hartley outgained Chagrin Falls offensively, with 378 yards of total largest comeback to win in a Division I championship game. The state champion- offense compared to the Tigers’ 159 yards. Most of the damage was done on the VKLSLVWKH(DJOHVÀUVWLQIRRWEDOODVWKH\KDGSUHYLRXVO\EHHQWRWKHFKDPSLRQVKLS JURXQGDVWKH+DZNVÀQLVKHGZLWKUXVKLQJ\DUGV JDPHWKUHHRWKHUWLPHV7KH\ÀQLVKWKHVHDVRQ Noah Key led the way for Bishop Hartley, rushing 24 times for 130 yards and 7KH(DJOHVVWDUWHGWKHVFRULQJZLWKDPHWLFXORXVGULYHWRVWDUWWKHÀUVW two touchdowns. In addition to his offensive production and recovered onside quarter, capped off by senior running back Reggie Terrell punching it in for a one- kick, he also added an interception on the defensive side of the ball. Lane carried yard touchdown. Wayne answered later in the quarter when senior quarterback the ball six times for 117 yards and one touchdown. Braxton Miller, the Division I Offensive Player of the Year, slashed his way to the &KDJULQ)DOOVXQUDQNHGDWWKHHQGRIWKHUHJXODUVHDVRQÀQLVKHGDVWKHVWDWH end zone for a 17-yard rushing touchdown. runner-up for the second year in a row, losing to Kettering Archbishop Alter in the The score remained tied 7-7 through a back-and-forth second quarter. FKDPSLRQVKLSJDPH7KH7LJHUVÀQLVKHGWKHVHDVRQDW The third quarter began with a bang, with Miller connecting twice for touch- The win capped off a 13-2 season for Bishop Hartley, which was also unranked, GRZQSDVVHVWRSXW:D\QHXS7KHÀUVWZHQWWRVHQLRUUHFHLYHU6HWK6WXDUW and gave the Hawks their second football state championship in school history. the second to junior receiver Marshall Peterson. %LVKRS+DUWOH\ZRQLWVÀUVWVWDWHWLWOHLQ St. Edward responded with 21 unanswered points. Eagles senior receiver Pat- rick Barry collected a 10-yard touchdown reception from senior quarterback Kev- Division VI – Delphos St. John’s 77, Shadyside 6 in Burke, followed by an immediate interception of Miller by senior linebacker %OXH-D\V:LQ&KDPSLRQVKLSLQ5HFRUG6HWWLQJ)DVKLRQ Avery Bailey. Senior running back Terrell Bates tied the game at 21, on a 15-yard 'HOSKRV6W-RKQ·VGHIHDWV6KDG\VLGH touchdown run less than a minute after the turnover. Burke added one more touch- Top-ranked Delphos St. John’s imposed itself early and never looked back, down, diving into the end zone to cap off a six-yard run. The extra-point attempt defeating 10th-ranked Shadyside 77-6 in the OHSAA Division VI football state failed after a penalty moved the kick back 10 yards. championship game Friday at Canton Fawcett Stadium. Wayne countered, relying on Miller one more time, scoring from two yards out St. John’s scored 11 offensive touchdowns, which sets an OHSAA record for to take the lead 28-27 in the fourth quarter. most touchdowns in a championship game in all divisions. The Blue Jays also set St. Edward, determined to persevere, took the ball 60 yards on seven plays, records for most points in an OHSAA playoff and championship game (77) and scoring with 1:32 left in the game. Bates provided the game-winning score on a largest margin of victory in a championship game for all divisions (71 points). In 17-yard run from scrimmage. The Eagles converted a two-point conversion to go addition, St. John’s set a Division VI championship game record rushing for 416 up by seven when Burke connected with junior receiver Quincy Jones in the back yards as a team. This mark is fourth overall in all divisions. St. John’s 552 yards of corner of the end zone. total offense is third overall for all divisions in championship games. Wayne had one more opportunity to tie the game, but was thwarted when Miller Defensively, St. John’s forced Shadyside into turning the ball over seven times. was intercepted on fourth down by St. Edward senior defensive back Cory Black- Six of those seven turnovers were interceptions, with Ty Bergfeld recording three stock to ultimately seal the victory. of his own. Miller led the Warriors offensively completing 15 of 24 passes for 200 yards The Blue Jays were led offensively by senior running back Evan Burgei, who and two touchdowns. He also ran the ball 15 times for 64 yards and two touch- ran 17 times for 123 yards and three touchdowns, also collecting one receiving downs. touchdown. Blue Jays senior quarterback Jordan Leininger threw two touchdown For St. Edward, Burke completed nine of 13 passes for 89 yards and a touch- passes in addition to rushing 13 times for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Senior down. In addition, he ran for a team-high 130 yards and a touchdown. Bates ran running back Ty Bergfeld caught two passes for 49 yards and a touchdown. Other 21 times for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Blue Jay touchdowns were scored by juniors Jordan Bergfeld and Chris Will along :D\QHQRZ KDV WZR VWDWH FKDPSLRQVKLS JDPH DSSHDUDQFHV ÀQLVKLQJ DV WKH with sophomores Mark Bogg and Brock Bonifas. UXQQHUXSLQERWK7KH:DUULRUVÀQLVKWKHVHDVRQ Determined not to be shut-out, Shadyside scored on a 13-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth-quarter by senior running back Evan Marling, but failed to convert the extra-point. 6L[*DPH7RWDO$WWHQGDQFH 35,783

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DIVISION I STATE SEMIFINALS 1RYHPEHU at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium Toledo Whitmer 0 7 0 6 — 13 (12-2) Lakewood St. Edward 7 0 9 7 — 23 (14-0) Scoring: 1st Terrell Bates 7 yd run (Mike DiNunzio kick), 11-78 3:39, WHITMER 0 - ST EDWARD 7 2nd Denzel Brown 11 yd pass from Alex Palicki (J Kenczewica kick), 9-59 3:02, WHITMER 7 - ST EDWARD 7 3rd Kevin Burke 22 yd run (Mike DiNunzio kick blocked), 4-40 1:48, WHITMER 7 - ST EDWARD 13 0LNH'L1XQ]LR\GÀHOGJRDO:+,70(567(':$5' 4th Quincy Jones 8 yd pass from Kevin Burke (Mike DiNunzio kick), 11-33 3:50, WHITMER 7 - ST EDWARD 23 Alex Palicki 6 yd run (Alex Palicki pass failed), 5-25 1:14, WHITMER 13 - ST EDWARD 23 2IÀFLDOV Referee Anthony Montana; Umpire Anthony Jordan; Linesman David Warren; Line Judge Jeff Berry; Back Judge Robert Sutyak; Scorer Jim Barkan Coaches: Joe Palka (Toledo Whitmer); Rick Finotti (Lakewood St. Edward) Attendance: 3,426

1RYHPEHU DW'D\WRQ:HOFRPH6WDGLXP Hilliard Davidson 0 7 7 0 — 14 (13-1) Huber Heights Wayne 7 21 0 0 — 28 (11-3) Scoring: 1st Antone Taylor 14 yd run (Marshall Newsome kick), 9-80 3:46 DAVIDSON 0 - WAYNE 7 2nd Braxton Miller 3 yd run (Marshall Newsome kick), DAVIDSON 0 - WAYNE 14 Jordan Morgan 14 yd pass from Braxton Miller (Marshall Newsome kick), 9-65 4:05 DAVIDSON 0 - WAYNE 21 Jimmy Curtis 11 yd run (JD Detmer kick) 5-68 2:28 DAVIDSON 7 - WAYNE 21 Marcus Bonner 18 yd pass from Braxton Miller (Marshall Newsome kick), DAVIDSON 7 - WAYNE 28 3rd Alex Mickley 1 yd run (JD Detmer kick), 5-92 1:52 DAVIDSON 14 - WAYNE 28 2IÀFLDOV Referee John Evans; Umpire Kevin Heneghan; Linesman Larry Dixon; Line Judge Chad Adams; Back Judge John Wolfe Jr. Coaches: Brian White (Hilliard Davidson); Jay Minton (Huber Heights Wayne) Attendance: 5,208 DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 'HFHPEHU DW&DQWRQ)DZFHWW6WDGLXP Huber Heights Wayne 7 0 14 7 — 28 (11-4) Lakewood St. Edward 7 0 14 14 — 35 (15-0) Scoring: 1st Reggie Terrell 1 Yd Run (Mike Dinunzio Kick), 16-59 8:32, Wayne 0 - St. Edward 7 Braxton Miller 17 Yd Run (M Newsome Kick), 8-79 3:22, Wayne 7 - St. Edward 7 3rd Seth Stuart 57 Yd Pass From Braxton Miller (M Newsome Kick), 5-69 1:58, Wayne 14 - St. Edward 7 M Peterson 22 Yd Pass From Braxton Miller (M Newsome Kick), 6-61 2:38, Wayne 21 - St. Edward 7 Jack Walsh 10 Yd Pass From Kevin Burke (Mike Dinunzio Kick), 9-73 3:26, Wayne 21 - St. Edward 14 Terrell Bates 15 Yd Run (Mike Dinunzio Kick), 2-18 0:41, Wayne 21 - St. Edward 21 4th Kevin Burke 6 Yd Run (Mike Dinunzio Kick Failed), 4-80 1:15, Wayne 21 - St. Edward 27 Braxton Miller 2 Yd Run (M Newsome Kick), 15-81 7:12, Wayne 28 - St. Edward 27 Terrell Bates 17 Yd Run (Quincy Jones Pass From Kevin Burke), 7-60 0:56, Wayne 28 - St. Edward 35 2IÀFLDOV Referee Kein Katalias; Umpire Rick Mielcarek; Linesman Grant Henderson; Line Judge Pat Masterlasco; Back Judge Andrew Stage; Scorer Jim Barkan Jr. Coaches: Rick Finotti (Lakewood St. Edward); Jay Minton (Huber Heights Wayne) Attendance: 9,431

DIVISION I — LAKEWOOD ST. EDWARD Front (from left): Matt Byrne, Michael Benesh, Spencer Downey, Trent Rivera, Darryl Render, Gerry Schubert, Aude Fagapane, Henry Hilow, Quincy Jones. Row 2: Jordan Mount, Matt Henthorn, Shane McManamon, Deonte Gibson, Avery Bailey, Reggie Terrell, Terrell Bates, Cory Blackstock, Ryan Rieck, Don Pavlov, Dalton Morris. 5RZ Mason Morrow, Chad Bushley, Mike Dinunzio, Mike Barno, Frank Finotti, Jake Wilhelm, Kevin Burke, Phil Smith, Brandon Cardinal, Alex D’Angelo, Kevin Burrant, Joe Loshavio. 5RZ Geoff Toney, Chris Cameron, Jacob Simonson, Richie Altieri, Rob Coury, Kirkland Bryant, Kevin Cleary, Matt Mohline, Romulo Glean, James Beirne, Pat Barry Jr. Row 5: Frank Conroy, Antony Santillo, Ceth Wyan, Sam Grant, Ryan Giachetti, Geoff Mogus, Colin McManamon, Ben Kreiger, Tom Lally, Jamie Mindek. 5RZ Owen Williams, Tyler Orlosky, Ben Kuhar, Kyle Kalis, Brandon Jackson, Chris Connors, Joe Palange, Sam Martello, Joe Dever, Dan Gaertner, Bill Ginley. 5RZ Trainer Steve Hart, Dan Scanlon, Bill Rockwell, Pat Conochan, Tom Kenny, Rick Iosue, Matt Levindofske, Max Berger, Equipment Manager TJ Gallagher. Row 8: Dave Jacobs, Pete Pappas, John Jaeckin, Head Coach Rick Finotti, Matt Minnillo, Bernard Russ, Jon Hunek, Billy Finucan. Not Pictured: John Webb, Jon Medovich, and TJ O’Brien.

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DIVISION II STATE SEMIFINALS 1RYHPEHU DW%HDUFDW6WDGLXP%HGIRUG6WHZDUW)LHOG Mentor Lake Catholic 7 3 0 7 — 17 (12-2) Maple Heights 0 6 14 7 — 27 (14-0) Scoring: 1st Bryan Blondeaux 26 yd run (Kresimir Ivkovic kick), LC 7 - MH 0 QG .UHVLPLU,YNRYLF\GÀHOGJRDO/&0+ 3rd Dana Day 30 yd pass from Shaquille Washington (kick blocked), LC 10 - MH 6 LeVon Perkins 7 yd pass from Shaquille Washington (Clark kick), LC 10 - MH 13 Shaquille Washington 1 yd run (Kadeem Clark kick), LC 10 - MH 20 4th Richie Sanders 39 yd run (Kresimir Ivkovic kick), LC 17 - MH 20 Shaquille Washinton 1 yd run (Kadeem Clark kick), LC 17 - MH 27 Coaches: Todd Filtz (Maple Heights); Mike Bell (Mentor Lake Catholic)

1RYHPEHU DW*DKDQQD/LQFROQ+LJK6FKRRO6WDGLXP Uniontown Lake 0 27 0 0 — 27 (10-4) Trotwood-Madison 7 0 13 14 — 34 (12-2) Scoring: 1st Antwan Gilbert 2 run (Massan Makupson kick), TM-7, UL-0 2nd Jarrod Daugherty 22 run (Matt Gallegly kick), TM-7, UL-7 Daugherty 66 pass from Jon Spohn (Gallegly kick), TM-7, UL-14 Dan Reed 19 pass from Spohn (Gallegly kick), TM-7, UL-21 Jim Luther 2 run (kick fail), TM-7, UL-27 3rd Gilbert 1 run (kick fail), TM-13, UL -27 Marcus Graham 1 run (Makupson kick), TM-20, UL-27 4th A.J. Jordan 6 pass from Graham (Makupson kick), TM-27, UL-27 Michael McCray 2 pass from Graham (Makupson kick), TM-34, UL-27 Coaches: Jeff Durbin (Uniontown Lake); Maurice Douglass (Trotwood-Madison)

DIVISION II STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 'HFHPEHU DW0DVVLOORQ3DXO%URZQ7LJHU6WDGLXP Trotwood-Madison 20 6 7 0 — 33 (12-3) Maple Heights 7 12 12 14 — 45 (15-0) Scoring: 1st Renon Lorenzo 32 yd pass from Marcus Graham (Mazzan Makupson kick blocked), 3-72 1:03, T-MAD 6 - M-HGT 0 Marcus Graham 1 yd run (Mazzan Makupson kick), 7-42 3:00, T-MAD 13 - M-HGT 0 Dana Day 13 yd pass from Shaq Washington (Kadeem Clark kick), 6-23 2:34, T-MAD 13 - M-HGT 7 Marcus Graham 9 yd run (Mazzan Makupson kick), 9-60 3:53, T-MAD 20 - M-HGT 7 2nd Antwan Gilbert 45 yd punt return (Mazzan Makupson kick failed), , T-MAD 26 - M-HGT 7 Andre Stubbs 11 yd pass from Shaq Washington (Kadeem Clark kick failed), 9-69 2:57, T-MAD 26 - M-HGT 13 Andre Stubbs 80 yd pass from Shaq Washington (Kadeem Clark kick blockd), 3-98 0:59, T-MAD 26 - M-HGT 19 3rd Shaq Washington 9 yd run (Kadeem Clark kick blockd), 9-49 2:55, T-MAD 26 - M-HGT 25 AJ Jordan 17 yd pass from Marcus Graham (Mazzan Makupson kick), 11-69 5:06, T-MAD 33 - M-HGT 25 Shaq Washington 4 yd run (Shaq Washington rush failed), 6-60 1:31, T-MAD 33 - M-HGT 31 4th Shaq Washington 2 yd run (Shaq Washington pass failed), 5-67 2:05, T-MAD 33 - M-HGT 37 Shaq Washington 19 yd run (Devocre Ransom rush), 12-79 6:29, T-MAD 33 - M-HGT 45 2IÀFLDOV Referee John Evans; Umpire Kevion Heneghan; Linesman Larry Dixon; Line Judge Chad Adams; Back Judge John Wolfe Jr.; Scorer Jim Barkan Jr. Coaches: Todd Filtz (Maple Heights); Maurice Douglass (Trotwood-Madison) Attendance: 3,987

DIVISION II — MAPLE HEIGHTS Front (from left): Head Coach Todd Filtz, Marvin Butler, Tristan Howard, Lorn Stafford, N/A, Deion Blackwell, Mervin McCane, Kyle Harper, Ernest Trammel, Andre Stubbs, Coach Aaron Bubonics. Row 2: Assistant Assistant Coach Ryan Pondexter, DeJuann Graham, Deshon Johnson, Delorean Stafford, N/A, Raheem Duncan, Trent Fair, Bruce Tyus, Donte Mitchell, Tallmadge Dammons, Anthony Burgin, Kadeem Clark, Assistant Coach Donte Darby. 5RZ Assistant Coach Mike Mazurkiewicz, Assistant Coach Bryan Johnson, Elroy Harris, Qua’Shawn Joseph, Claybourne Miller, Donavon Garner, Joshua Konah, Kevin Seay, Alex Jones, Aaron Pipkins, Assistant Coach Mike Sheredy, Assistant Coach Jake Parsons. 5RZAssistant Coach Martin Danial, Dontrael Brown, Rondell Goods, Jack Barnett, N/A, N/A, Michael Hollins, Shaq Washington, John Welcome, Dana Day, Devonte Ransom. Row 5: Raphel Colbert, Lamar Stevenson, Micheal Jenkins, Jerron Williams, N/A, Lavan Boyd, Kendrick Wilbert, Treyvone Swanson, Chris Kline, Bondez Ragland. 5RZ Savon Gibson, Delvonte Sledge, Donovan Stinson, Levon Perkins, Dontell Kennedy, Arieus Towns, Daniel Jones, James Ester, Devin Williams-Revels, Joe Barnett. 5RZ Obrea Williams, Almonte Patrick, Joe Cooper, N/A, N/A, Kennedy Linston, Charles McGrue, Matt Cromika, Christian Colbert, N/A. 8 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 1 2010 State Championships in Review

DIVISION III STATE SEMIFINALS 1RYHPEHU DW&DQWRQ)DZFHWW6WDGLXP Akron Buchtel 0 0 0 8 — 8 (13-1) Alliance Marlington 14 12 13 13 — 52 (11-3) Scoring: 1st Corey Smith 59 yd pass from Steve Parker (Tyler Jones pass failed), 1-59 0:11 A BUCH 6 - MARL 0 TEAM Safety, A BUCH 8 - MARL 0 Chevin Meadows 1 yd run (Chris Davis kick failed), 13-60 4:24 A BUCH 14 - MARL 0 2nd Steve Parker 5 yd run (Marlon Oden rush failed), 3-90 :50 A BUCH 20 -MARL 0 Marlon Oden 21 yd pass from Steve Parker (Steve Parker rush failed), 5-25 1:32 A BUCH 26 - MARL 0 3rd Corey Smith 15 yd pass from Steve Parker (Chris Davis kick), 11-65 5:07 A BUCH 33 - MARL 0 Nate Harris 7 yd run (Chris Davis kick failed) A BUCH 39 - MARL 0 4th Alex Arrington 23 yd interception return (Chris Davis kick) A BUCH 46 - MARL 0 Jarrod Wilson 96 yd fumble recovery (Chris Davis kick blocked) A BUCH 52 - MARL 0 Billy Arnold 11 yd pass from Jesse Carpenter (R. Ljnerode rush), 11-53 4:38 A BUCH 52 - MARL 8 2IÀFLDOV Referee Dave Nash; Umpire Jim Epperly; Linesman Pete Hampton; Line Judge Kevin Mangas; Back Judge Ben Streby; Scorer M.T. George Coaches: Ricky Powers (Akron Buchtel); Ed Miley (Alliance Marlington) Attendance: 5,238

1RYHPEHU DW&OD\WRQ1RUWKPRQW*RRG6DPDULWDQ6WDGLXP Columbus Bishop Watterson 7 13 0 0 — 20 (12-1) Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas 0 0 0 7 — 7 (11-3) Scoring: 1st Mario Dean 17 yd pass from Brad McCurdy (Tim Carter kick), 5-55 2:28 WATT 7 - MCNICH 0 2nd Patrick Rhomberg 1 yd run (Tim Carter kick failed), 4-72 2:18 WATT 13 - MCNICH 0 3rd Ray Cook 19 yd run (Tim Carter kick), 2-51 0:32 WATT 20 - MCNICH 0 WK 'LOORQ6WDQÀHOG\GSDVVIURP0DWW6WDXEDFK 3DWULFN'LVDOYLRNLFN :$770&1,&+ Coaches: Dan Bjelac (Columbus Bishop Watterson); Steve Klonne (Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas) Attendance: 2,127

DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 'HFHPEHU DW0DVVLOORQ3DXO%URZQ7LJHU6WDGLXP Columbus Bishop Watterson 6 0 0 7 — 13 (13-1) Akron Buchtel 0 6 6 0 — 12 (11-4) Scoring: 1st Pat Rhomberg 1 yd run (Tim Carter kick blockd), 9-77 4:23, WATT 6 - A BUCH 0 2nd - Jarrod Wilson 80 yd interception return (Tyler Jones pass failed), WATT 6 - A BUCH 6 3rd - Tyler Jones 20 yd pass from Stephen Parker (Marlon Oden rush failed), 3-20 0:56, WATT 6 - A BUCH 12 4th Ray Cook 3 yd run (Tim Carter kick), 9-55 4:08, WATT 13 - A BUCH 12 2IÀFLDOV Referee John Pickarski; Umpire Steven Grove; Linesman Mike Pickarski; Line Judge John Clay; Back Judge Kraig Host; Scorer Jim Barkan Jr. Coaches: Dan Bjelac (Columbus Bishop Watterson); Ricky Powers (Akron Buchtel) Attendance: 5,920

DIVISION III — COLUMBUS BISHOP WATTERSON Front (from left):-DUHG6LPSVRQ'DQLHO*HOSL$GDP0RQJ$XVWLQ:LDQW%HQ/DZVRQ.HYLQ0RQJ7\OHU0XUDVNL+XQWHU0D\QDUG5D\&RRN7-*LOOHV0DWW5HGÀHOG3DW Rhomberg, Brad McCurdy, Tommy Welch, Daniel Reeves, Justin McCarthy, Tim Carter, Connor Geraghty, Kevin Shubitowski, Jimmy Gallagher, Jay Lorenz, Michael Szaraz, Steven Vagnier. Row 2: Andrew Jefferies, Hank Schaab, Andrew Ticknor, Joe Traini, Christopher Seguin, Jack Gammon, Erik Oman, Isaiah Murray, Craig Fada, Charles McCombs, Michael Wenger, Zack Kerscher, Alex Matacia, Mario Dean, Chase Nutter, David Keel, Brennan Clegg, Anthony Melaragno, Joey Vagnier, Tim Rettig, Mike Novak, Eric Rutkowski. Row Andrew Ohl, Alex Smith, John Nutter, Tim Silleck, Scott Pritchard, Patrick Birch, Joe Winters, Andrew Lorenz, Josh Gresham, Alex Galonka, Dan Jefferies, Austin Greene, Joe Sheikh, George Cleary, Pat Bookman, Andy Elberson, Matt Stafford, Michael Vlahakis, Josh Hoyng, Jenna Auber, Kyla Rader-Morse, Katie Cattell. 5RZ Brian Kennedy, Shawn Dean, Lenny Mills, Mike Roark, Dave Dunlevy, Marc Graf, Matt Belardine, Ron Benjamin, Shawn Gillette, Darrell Tobin, Doug Hoover, Dan Bjelac, Jim Rayl, Jack Poppe, Eric Springer, Brian Mong, Erick Boucher, Nic Miller, Nippy Prease.

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DIVISION IV STATE SEMIFINALS 1RYHPEHU DW0HGLQD+LJK6FKRRO.HQ'XNHV6WDGLXP Orrville 0 3 0 0 — 3 (10-4) Chagrin Falls 14 7 0 0 — 21 (13-1) Scoring: 1st Jack Himan 3 yd run (Ricky Vannelli kick) ORRVILLE 0 - CHAGRIN FALLS 7 Jack Campbell 3 yd run (Ricky Vannelli kick) ORRVILLE 0 - CHAGRIN FALLS 14 QG '\ODQ7DQQHU\GÀHOGJRDO2559,//(&+$*5,1)$//6 Brad Mundy 52 yd run (Ricky Vannelli kick) ORRVILLE 3 - CHAGRIN FALLS 21 Coaches: Doug Davault (Orrville); Mark Iammarino (Chagrin Falls)

1RYHPEHU DW3LTXD+LJK6FKRRO$OH[DQGHU6WDGLXP Kettering Archbishop Alter 0 7 7 14 — 28 (11-3) Columbus Bishop Hartley 7 14 0 8 — 29 (12-2) Scoring: 1st Noah Key 44 run (Brent Wahle kick), KA-0, BH-7 2nd Jarrod Vang 51 run (Wahle kick), KA-0, BH-14 Key 62 run (Wahle kick), KA-0, BH-21 Justin Winters 14 pass from Zane Pitzer (Andrew DiMario kick), KA-7, BH-21 3rd Winters 9 run (DiMario kick), KA-14, BH-21 4th Winters 5 run (DiMario kick), KA-21, BH-21 Pitzer 38 run (DiMario kick), KA-28, BH-21 Jawaun Woodley 13 pass from Austin Underwood (Key run), KA-21, BH-29 Coaches: (G'RPVLW] .HWWHULQJ$UFKELVKRS$OWHU %UDG%XUFKÀHOG &ROXPEXV%LVKRS+DUWOH\ Attendance: 1,982

DIVISION IV STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 'HFHPEHU DW0DVVLOORQ3DXO%URZQ7LJHU6WDGLXP Columbus Bishop Hartley 14 6 0 14 — 34 (13-2) Chagrin Falls 0 7 6 0 — 13 (13-2) Scoring: 1st Omar Lane 52 yd run (Brent Wahle kick), 1-52 0:10, B-HART 7 - C-FALLS 0 Jawaun Woodley 43 yd pass from A Underwood (Brent Wahle kick), 6-57 2:48, B-HART 14 - C-FALLS 0 2nd Noah Key 60 yd run (Patrick Randall rush failed), 9-83 3:39, B-HART 20 - C-FALLS 0 Bradley Munday 11 yd pass from T. Iammarino (Ricky Vannelli kick), 9-61 4:19, B-HART 20 - C-FALLS 7 3rd Kurt Vidmer 2 yd run (Ricky Vannelli kick failed), 6-37 2:30, B-HART 20 - C-FALLS 13 4th Jacob Matuska 10 yd pass from A Underwood (Brent Wahle kick), 6-65 2:23, B-HART 27 - C-FALLS 13 Noah Key 17 yd run (Brent Wahle kick), 7-46 3:17, B-HART 34 - C-FALLS 13 2IÀFLDOV Referee Marc Allen; Umpire Bruce Bame; Linesman Randy Adams; Line Judge James Lanese; Back Judge John Jacobs; Scorer Jim Barkan Jr. Coaches: %UDG%XUFKÀHOG (Columbus Bishop Hartley); Mark Iammarino (Chagrin Falls) Attendance: 6,400

DIVISION IV — COLUMBUS BISHOP HARTLEY Front (from left): Evan Jackson, Joey Moore, Brandon Michalak, Alex Heinmiller, Noah Key. Row 2: Joseph Ruggiero, Drake Jones, Jordan Dickerson, Zachary Cashwell, Tom Nutter, Kyle Taylor, Andrew Shanks, Malcolm Branch, Ramsey Breslin, Omar Lane, Austin Underwood, Jarrod Zang. 5RZ Stephen Moore, A. J. Looney, Kyle Harildstad, Eric Selegue, Jared Tesi, Napoleon A. Bell III, Max Gentile, Patrick Randall, Albert Davis Jr. , Matthew Simpson, Zach Freeman. 5RZ Jacob Matuska, Luke Heinmiller, Austin Gault, Christian Baker, Michael Reese, Jacob Vanchure, Anthony Allwein, Alex Rupert, Aaron Winkle, Harrison Xu, Marcellus Calhoun. Row 5: John Howell, Jared Brandewie, Joshua Doneghy, Trevonn Brown, Nicholas King, Ian Maurer, Brandon Sposito, Tyler Schaffer, Solomon Grace, Yonatan Belayneh, Dominique Scott, Ja’Wuan Woodley. 5RZ Jacob Mercier, Ryan Rowland, Nathan Battle, Sam MacKowiak, Sal Reedus, Sam Montgomery, Stephen Lackey, Joey King, Emmanuel Kalala, Alonzo Saxton II, Austin Kirkbride. 5RZ Grant Rathburn, Patrick Moran, Maxwell Steele, Zach Muetzel, Lane Spelman, Reilly McGrath, Nick Boeriu. 5RZWoody Underwood, Chuck Wooten, Derek Downard, 0LNH(YDQV'DYLG.H\%XGG\:KLWH+HDG&RDFK%UDG%XUFKÀHOG&KULV6DZ\HU.HYLQ3HWUHOOD

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DIVISION V STATE SEMIFINALS 1RYHPEHU DW$VKODQG&RPPXQLW\6WDGLXP Youngstown Ursuline 8 14 15 14 — 51 (14-0) Lima Central Catholic 7 13 8 8 — 36 (12-2) Scoring: 1st URSULINE Akise Teague 3 run (Jeff Podolsky kick), 5:31 LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC Bubba Krieg 64 pass from Tyler O’Connor (Tyler O’Connor kick), 4:50 2nd LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC Tyler O’Connor 1 run (Tyler O’Connor kick failed), 7:07 URSULINE AkiseTeague 1 run (Jeff Podolsky kick), 5:47 URSULINE AkiseTeague 26 run (Jeff Podolsky kick), 1:57 LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC Jon Washington 4 run (Tyler O’Connor kick), 0:15. 3rd URSULINE Akise Teague 9 run (Jeff Podolsky kick), 8:08 URSULINE Akise Teague 37 run (Jordan Markota, pass from Jeff Podolsky), 6:17 LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC Jon Washington 2 run (Bubba Krieg run), 2:59 4th URSULINE Tramain Thigpen 4 run (Jeff Podolsky kick), 11:09 LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC Jon Steiger 28 pass from Tyler O’Connor (Bubba Krieg, pass from Tyler O’Connor), 5:55 URSULINE Tramain Thigpen 16 run (Podolsky kick), 1:51 Coaches: Dan Reardon (Youngstown Ursuline); Jerry D. Cooper (Lima Central Catholic)

1RYHPEHU DW&ROXPEXV6W)UDQFLV'H6DOHV$OXPQL6WDGLXP Coldwater 13 8 0 5 — 26 (11-3) Fredericktown 0 0 0 6 — 6 (13-1) Scoring: 1st C: Reese Klenke 60 pass from Ethan Bettinger (Troy Otten kick fail) C: Klenke 2 pass from Bettinger (Otten kick) 2nd C: Kurt Schoenherr 52 pass from Drew Klosterman (Bettinger run) 4th C: Safety C: Otten 36 FG F: Matt Smith 23 pass from Tony Lybarger (pass fail) Coaches: Chip Otten (Coldwater); Brian Baum (Fredericktown)

DIVISION V STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 'HFHPEHU DW&DQWRQ)DZFHWW6WDGLXP Youngstown Ursuline 15 29 7 0 — 51 (15-0) Coldwater 7 0 7 7 — 21 (11-4) Scoring: 1st Akise Teague 73 yd pass from Paul Kempe (Jeff Podolsky rush), 3-80 1:08, COLD 0 - URSULINE 8 Reese Klenke 49 yd pass from Ethan Bettinger (Troy Otten kick), 5-72 1:30, COLD 7 - URSULINE 8 Jesse Curry 53 yd run (Jeff Podolsky kick), 1-53 0:10, COLD 7 - URSULINE 15 2nd Akise Teague 46 yd run (Jeff Podolsky kick), 11-98 4:17, COLD 7 - URSULINE 22 Akise Teague 65 yd run (Jeff Podolsky rush), 2-65 0:20, COLD 7 - URSULINE 30 Akise Teague 17 yd run (Jeff Podolsky kick), 8-63 2:40, COLD 7 - URSULINE 37 Paul Kempe 1 yd run (Jeff Podolsky kick), 13-89 4:09, COLD 7 - URSULINE 44 3rd Reese Klenke 24 yd pass from Aaron Rammel (Troy Otten kick), 6-65 1:46, COLD 14 - URSULINE 44 Akise Teague 42 yd run (Jeff Podolsky kick), 3-49 1:11, COLD 14 - URSULINE 51 4th Reese Klenke 9 yd pass from Ethan Bettinger (Troy Otten kick), 16-94 4:55, COLD 21 - URSULINE 51 2IÀFLDOV 5HIHUHH5RE%UDPPHU8PSLUH0DUN:LGPDQ/LQHVPDQ0DUFXV6WHHOH/LQH-XGJH-%OLFNHQVGHUIHU%DFN-XGJH3&ROÁHVK6FRUHU-LP%DUNDQ-U Coaches: Dan Reardon (Youngstown Ursuline); Chip Otten (Coldwater) Attendance: 4,939

DIVISION V — YOUNGSTOWN URSULINE Front (from left): Jeff Podolsky, Paul Kempe, Mike Zappa, Jordan Markota, Corbin Adams, Zach Conlan, Pete Wearsch, Keil’n Thurston, Frank Dundee, Akise Teague. Row 2: Kevin Cylar, Trevor Smith, Anthony Davis, DaJuan Williams, Ty Vasquez-Atkins, Troy Vasquez-Atkins, Matt McIntire, Jimmy Lower, Craig Ulicny, Jesse Curry, Josh Monroe. 5RZ Albert Page, Martin Mosely, Troy Robinson, Rondel Armour, Alex Viglio, Khallid Pierce, Josh Davis, Dimitri Smith-Traylor, Aaron Page, Shannon Hightower. 5RZ Austin Kennedy, Dillon Starkey, Sean Allen, Shawn Cole, Ronald Green, Chris Durkin, Jermaine Williams, Tramain Thigpen, Rayshawn Wright, Zach Jones, Desmond Brady. Row 5: Tannor Berry, Christopher Meloro, Michael Montalbano, Tahjman Davis, Greg Strohmeyer, Jake Frost, Zach Sheetz, Jordan Davis, George Baal, Raequon Reeves. 5RZ Manager Emma Reardon, Manager Andre Crump, Manager Matthew Reardon, Quantrell Bailey, Vince Yurcho, Ray Klempay, Tim Carlisle, DeNicholas Stoutmyer, Jaquan Miller, Manager Ben Shapiro, Manager Zane Cylar, Manager Zach Larrier, and Manager Michael DeJacimo. 5RZ Head Coach Dan Reardon, Assistant Assistant Coach Mike Cylar, Assistant Coach Larry Kempe, Assistant Coach Brad Turnbull, Assistant Coach Kevin Cylar, Assistant Coach Michael Frasco, Assistant Coach Mike Bartos, Assistant Coach Andrew Frasco, Assistant Coach Matt Green, Assistant Coach John DeSantis, Assistant Coach Lee DeJacimo, Assistant Coach Dominic Cutrone, Assistant Coach Jimmy Mszanski, and Assistant Coach Matt Lyden. www.ohsaa.org 11 OHSAA Football Release No. 1 2010 State Championships in Review

DIVISION VI STATE SEMIFINALS 1RYHPEHU DW6WHXEHQYLOOH+DUGLQ6WDGLXP Shadyside 8 7 12 0 — 28 (13-1) Mogadore 6 0 0 7 — 13 (13-1) Scoring: 1st Evan Marlin 2 yd run (Taylor Brown rush) 1-2:04 MOGA 0 - SHADY 8 $OH[5RHENHQ\GÀHOGJRDO02*$6+$'< $OH[5RHENHQ\GÀHOGJRDO02*$6+$'< 2nd Taylor Brown 53 yd fumble recovery (Cody Hudson kick) MOGA 6 - SHADY 15 3rd Brend Sedinger 10 yd run (Cody Hudson kick blocked), 3-19 1:24 MOGA 6 - SHADY 21 Matt Duda 46 yd pass from Ellis Brown (Cody Hudson kick) 3-45 1:53 MOGA 6 - SHADY 28 4th Jake McAvinew 3 yd run (Alex Roebken kick), 3-31 0:24 MOGA 13 - SHADY 28 Coaches: Mark Holenka (Shadyside); Matt Adorni (Mogadore)

1RYHPEHU DW:DSDNRQHWD+DUPRQ)LHOG Sidney Lehman Catholic 0 0 0 7 — 7 (12-2) Delphos St. John’s 14 14 21 0 — 49 (14-0) Scoring: 1st D: Jordan Leininger 5 run (Josh Rode kick), DSJ-7, LEH-0 D: Leininger 19 run (Rode kick), DSJ-14, LEH-0 2nd D: Tyler Ditto 35 interception (Rode kick), DSJ-21, LEH-0 D: Evan Burgei 4 run (Rode kick), DSJ-28, LEH-0 3rd D: Jordan Bergfeld 14 run (Rode kick), DSJ-35, LEH-0 D: Dylan Dancer 38 interception (Rode kick), DSJ-42, LEH-0 D: Burgei 32 run (Rode kick), DSJ-49, LEH-0 4th LC: Jonathan Slagle 4 run (Barhorst kick), DSJ-49, LEH-7 Coaches: Richard Roll (Sidney Lehman Catholic); Todd Schulte (Delphos St. John’s) DIVISION VI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 'HFHPEHU DW&DQWRQ)DZFHWW6WDGLXP Delphos St. John’s 14 21 14 28 — 77 (15-0) Shadyside 0 0 0 6 — 6 (13-2) Scoring: 1st J Leininger 2 yd run (Josh Rode kick), 9-80 3:11, DSJ 7 - SHADY 0 Evan Burgei 30 yd pass from J Leininger (Josh Rode kick), 6-77 1:43, DSJ 14 - SHADY 0 2nd J Leininger 11 yd run (Josh Rode kick), 4-67 1:22, DSJ 21 - SHADY 0 Ty Bergfeld 36 yd pass from J Leininger (Josh Rode kick), 1-36 0:06, DSJ 28 - SHADY 0 Jordan Bergfeld 26 yd run (Josh Rode kick), 1-26 0:07, DSJ 35 - SHADY 0 3rd Evan Burgei 5 yd run (Josh Rode kick), 2-6 0:44, DSJ 42 - SHADY 0 Evan Burgei 2 yd run (Josh Rode kick), 9-41 4:48, DSJ 49 - SHADY 0 4th Evan Burgei 3 yd run (Andrew Metzger kick), 8-69 3:19, DSJ 56 - SHADY 0 Evan Marling 13 yd run (Cody Hudson kick failed), 7-69 3:07, DSJ 56 - SHADY 6 Chris Will 75 yd run (Josh Rode kick), 2-80 0:49, DSJ 63 - SHADY 6 Mark Boggs 20 yd run (Andrew Metzger kick), 1-20 0:07, DSJ 70 - SHADY 6 Brock Bonifas 13 yd run (Andrew Metzger kick), 1-13 0:07, DSJ 77 - SHADY 6 2IÀFLDOV Referee Anthony Montana; Umpire Anthony Jordan; Linesman David Warren; Line Judge Jeff Berry; Back Judge Robert Sutyak; Scorer Jim Barkan Jr. Coaches: Todd Schulte (Delphos St. John’s); Mark Holenka (Shadyside) Attendance: 5,005

DIVISION VI — DELPHOS ST. JOHN’S Front (from left): Joey Grubenhoff, Alex Recker, Kasey Bonifas, Austin Vogt, A.J. Klausing, Joe Haggard, Cody Brinkman, Seth Knebel, Nate Hoffman. Row 2: Brad Gerberick, Jordan Leininger, Evan Burgei, Tyler Ditto, Ty Bergfeld, Chris Pohlman, Dylan Dancer, Justin Grothouse, Reed Hesseling, Jacob Rode. 5RZ Adam Haunhorst, Brian Lisk, Brice Schulte, Austin Sheeter, Kyle Neumeier, Derek Klaus, Vinny Wiley, Josh Rode, Ben Warnecke, Dylan Krendl, Garth Lucius. 5RZ Austin Jostpille, Elijah Brinkman, Logan Looser, Drew Neumeier, Tanner Calvelage, DeVonn Thomas, Ryan Densel, Jordan Bergfeld, Alex Clark, Aaron Ledyard, David Lindeman, Austin Reindel. Row 5: Mark Boggs, Kody White, Seth Bockey, Aaron Deffenbaugh, Ben Youngpeter, Cole Helms, Chris Will, Alex Wehri, Brock Bonifas, Troy Warnecke, Brett Schwinnen, Justin Thornton, Clay Courtney. 5RZ Austin Wolke, Kent Staup, Will Buettner, Jake Hays, Dalton Nagel, Andrew Grothouse, Jared Knebel, Isaac Altenburger, Andrew Metzger, Dylan Stump, Luke Wrasman. 5RZ Lucas Hoffman, Braysen Schulte, Colin White, Connor Hulihan, Jaret Jackson, Jared Wurst, Adrienne May, Kaiti Myers, Aaron Beck, Madilynn Schulte, Josie Schulte. Row 8: Trainer Tom Lane, Assistant Coach Dave Desenberg, Assistant Coach Adam Lee, Assistant Head Coach Steve Recker, Assistant Coach Dick Clark, Head Coach Todd Schulte, Assistant Coach Dan Metzger, Assistant Coach Neal Miller, Assistant Coach Jerry Burgei, Assistant Coach Jay Leininger, Assistant Coach Jerry Jackson, Assistant Coach Sean Hulihan. 12 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Football Release No. 1