Ohio High School Athletic Association Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D. Football Release No. 7 (of 7) - December 4, 2012 4080 Roselea Place • Columbus, Ohio 43214 • 614-267-2502• Fax: 614-267-1677 • www.ohsaa.org Contact: Tim Stried, Director of Information Services, [email protected] OHSAA Football Tournament Information FUTURE OHSAA FOOTBALL FINALS 2012 State Football Championships December 6 & 7, 2013* - Canton and Massillon Friday-Saturday, Nov. 30 & Dec. 1 December 5 & 6, 2014* - Ohio Stadium, Columbus Canton & Massillon December 4 & 5, 2015* - Ohio Stadium, Columbus Friday, November 30 Note: The OHSAA football finals will consist of seven divisions beginning in 2013. Game times and dates are to be determined and could span three days. Division VI Maria Stein Marion Local (13-2, AP #7) def. Newark Catholic (12-3, AP #9), 28-21 2012 41st Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments at Masillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 5,509 FINAL COMPUTER RATINGS: The final computer ratings appeared on the football page at www.ohsaa.org Sunday morning, October 28, 2012. Regional quarterfinals Division IV pairings were announced that afternoon. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (15-0, AP #4) def. St. Clairsville (14-1, AP #7), 46-36 at Canton Fawcett Stadium, Attendance: 8,676 FOURTEENTH YEAR WITH 192 QUALIFIERS: This is the 14th year that the OHSAA football tournament field consisted of 192 total qualifiers. Each of the 24 Division II regions qualified eight teams to the tournaments, which consisted of five rounds. Toledo Central Catholic (14-1, AP #4) def. Trotwood-Madison (12-3, AP #9), 16-12 The first round is the regional quarterfinals, and teams that finish first through fourth at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 4,897 in their regions in the final OHSAA computer rankings served as hosts. Teams may choose an alternate site to host first-round games and do not need approval from the OHSAA to do so. In bracket order, team one hosts team eight, team four hosts Saturday, December 1 team five, team two hosts team seven and team three hosts team six.The OHSAA will designate neutral sites for regional semifinal, regional final and state semifinal Division III games, and no rebracketing occured until the state semifinals. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (13-2, AP #9) def. Bellevue (13-2, AP #7), 42-21 at Canton Fawcett Stadium, Attendance: 9,109 2012 OHSAA Football Playoffs Division V Regional Quarterfinals 192 Teams Coldwater (15-0, AP #1) def. Kirtland (14-1, AP #2), 10-9 at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 6,886 Regional Semifinals 96 Teams Regional Finals 48 Teams Division I State Semifinals 24 Teams Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (12-3, AP unranked) def. Toledo Whitmer (14-1, AP #3), 20-12 at Canton Fawcett Stadium, Attendance: 8,834 State Finals 12 Teams MEDIA COVERAGE FOOTBALL SCHOOLS: There were 717 football-playing schools this year. The FINALS ON SPORTSTIME OHIO: SportsTime Ohio provides exclusive coverage division breakdowns are: of the state football finals from Canton and Massillon. Division I: 118 schools (enrollments of 494 or more); STO’s partnership with Time Warner Cable was forged in 2007 to deliver OHSAA Division II: 119 schools (enrollments of 327 through 493); programming to over 3.1 million homes statewide. Division III: 120 schools (enrollments of 243 through 326); Division IV: 122 schools (enrollments of 172 through 242); PLAYOFFS ON TELEVISION: SportsTime Ohio and Time Warner Cable Division V: 116 schools (enrollments of 120 through 171); televised many regional and state semifinal contests during the first four rounds of Division VI: 122 schools (enrollments of 119 or less). the OHSAA tournaments. The television schedule appears at http://www.ohsaa. Divisions are based on enrollments of males in grades 9 through 11 as reported to org/news/features/2012OHSAAFootballTelevisedGames.htm. the State Department of Education in October 2010. The 2013 season will begin the new two-year divisional alignment cycle. OHSAA RADIO NETWORK: The OHSAA Radio Network carried all six state football championship games live.For more information visit the OHSAA Radio TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION: Of the current 717 member schools playing Network home by going to OHSAA.org under News & Media. football, 87-percent have made the tournament at least once in its history. The number of first-time participants since 2000 by year include seven in 2012, eight in 2011, six in 2010, 14 in 2009, 12 in 2008, 14 in 2007, 10 in 2006, 12 in 2005, 16 in 2004, 12 in 2003, 21 in 2002, 17 in 2001 and 26 in 2000. There are currently 96 member schools playing football who have never qualified for the state tournament. @OHSAASports www.ohsaa.org 1 OHSAA Football Release No. 7 2012 OHSAA Football State Championships Division I - Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (12-3, AP unranked) def. Toledo Whitmer (14-1, AP #3), 20-12 Toledo Whitmer Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Head Coach: Jerry Bell Head Coach: John Rodenberg Nickname: Panthers Nickname: Fighting Crusaders 2012 Record: 14-1 (AP #3); 2012 Tournament Seed: 2 2012 Record: 12-3 (AP unranked); 2012 Tournament Seed: 3 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 7 Avon Lake (W, 28-0); 6 Hudson (W, 39-28); 1 Massillon 2012 Tournament: Regionals: 6 Huber Heights Wayne (W, 43-21); 7 Liberty Twp. Washington (W, 49-16); State Semifinal: AP #7 Mentor (W, 62-34); State Final: Lost to Lakota East (W, 46-20); 1 Cincinnati Colerain (W, 24-21); State Semifinal: AP unranked, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 20-12 Pickerington North (W, 26-21); State Final: Defeated Toledo Whitmer, 20-12 State Championships: None State Championships: 8 (12, 85, 82, 80, 79, 77, 77, 76, 75) State Runner-up: 1 (12) State Runner-Up: 4 (97, 93, 89, 81) State Final Appearance: 1st (12) State Final Appearance: 12th (12, 97, 93, 89, 85, 82, 81, 80, 79, 77, 76, 75) State Semifinal Appearance: 6th (12, 11, 10, 88, 87, 79) State Semifinal Appearance: 14th (12, 97, 93, 89, 85, 82, 81, 80, 79, 77, 76, 75, 74, 73) All-Time Tournament Record: 19-14 All-Time Tournament Record: 41-23 Region Year In Last All-Time State Record Region Finish Tournament Appearance Tournament Record Championships (Last) Toledo Whitmer (AP #3) 14-1 2 2 14th 2011 19-14 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (AP NR) 12-3 4 3 31st 2011 41-23 8 (2012) Cincinnati Moeller Outlasts Toledo Whitmer 20-12 to Claim passes for 76 yards and also garnered 68 rushing yards on 22 carries. Eighth State Title Moeller kicker Matt Reiniger was also instrumental in the contest, Crusaders tied for second all-time for most football state titles connecting on two field goals and two PAT attempts. CANTON – Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller knocked off previously The Crusaders were led on the defensive end by their senior All-Ohio undefeated and third-ranked Toledo Whitmer 20-12 in the 2012 OHSAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Shane Jones, who totaled 7.5 tackles. Division I football state championship game Saturday night in front of 8,834 fans at Canton Fawcett Stadium. The twin brother duo of Nick and Nate Holley provided the majority of the offense for Whitmer. Nick completed 12 of 20 pass attempts for 196 The title, which is Moeller’s eighth overall but first since 1985, comes in yards and rushed for 92 yards on 23 carries. Nate, who also contributed the Crusaders’ 12th state final appearance and ties them with Newark eight tackles on the defensive end, connected with his brother on eight Catholic and Youngstown Cardinal Mooney for the second-most all-time. passes to tally 135 yards in his final game. Micha Dzikowski also scored Cleveland St. Ignatius, the 2011 Division I state champion, holds the a touchdown in the first quarter on a 37-yard reception. record with 11 state titles. The six-game, two-day attendance at the OHSAA 2012 football state Before the championship game, Whitmer had outscored its opponents championships was 43,911, down 4,784 from 2011. 614-153 and, despite its unfamiliarity with tightly contested contests, was able to amass 304 total yards to match Moeller’s impressive passing and rushing combination of 161 and 154 yards, respectively. Whitmer also assembled 17 first downs to keep pace with Moeller’s 20. The Crusaders were led by their senior quarterback, Spence Iacovone, who accounted for 161 passing yards on 15 of 19 attempts. His main target the majority of the evening was Keith Watkins, who caught eight Division I Notes AFTER THE FINAL... GOING INTO THE FINAL... A TRADITION REKINDLED: The 2012 championship is Moeller’s eighth state WHITMER VS. MOELLER: The 2012 state championship game will be the eighth football title and first since 1985. The eight titles is now tied for second with meeting between the two schools. Moeller holds a 7-0 advantage over Whitmer in Newark Catholic and Youngstown Cardinal Mooney for most in OHSAA history. the head-to-head matchup. The two schools have not played since 1993. The latest Cleveland St. Ignatius has the most titles with 11.The Crusaders have played in 12 the two schools have met in the playoffs prior to 2012 was in the 1979 state football championship games spanning five decades and now have a state championship in semifinal. three of those decades. REPRESENTING TOLEDO: Whitmer is looking to bring home the city of Toledo’s MOELLER AGAINST THE CHAMPS: The Crusaders played six out of state first Division I football state championship since 1984. Toledo St. Francis DeSales opponents during the regular season finishing 6-0 against those schools. Four of defeated North Canton Hoover 17-14 to win the title that year.