Past State Tournament Results Year Class Winning School Losing School Score Location 1972 AAA SF Cincinnati Princeton Massillon Washington (10-1) 17-14 Ohio Stadium, Columbus SF Warren Western Reserve Toledo Scott (8-2) 23-15 Ohio Stadium, Columbus F Warren Western Reserve Cincinnati Princeton 37-6 Akron Rubber Bowl (12-0, Coach Joseph Novak) (10-1-1, Coach Pat Mancuso) AA SF Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Uniontown Lake (8-3) 42-6 Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium SF Columbus Bishop Watterson Reading (10-1) 12-6 Troy F Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Columbus Bishop Watterson 28-7 Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium (10-2, Coach John Cistone) (10-1, Coach Ron Shay) A SF Marion Pleasant Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley (6-4-1) 36-14 Mansfield SF Lorain Clearview Middletown Bishop Fenwick (6-4-1) 18-0 Upper Arlington F Marion Pleasant Lorain Clearview 20-14 Ohio Wesleyan University (11-0, Coach Don Kay) (10-2, Coach Wayne Ross) 1973 AAA SF Youngstown Cardinal Mooney Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (10-1) 34-7 Cincinnati SF Warren Western Reserve Bowling Green (10-1) 30-0 Akron Rubber Bowl F Youngstown Cardinal Mooney Warren Western Reserve 14-3 Akron Rubber Bowl (11-1, Coach Don Bucci) (11-1, Coach Joseph Novak) AA SF Ironton Reading (10-1) 7-0 Lancaster SF Cleveland Benedictine Lima Central Catholic (7-3-1) 23-0 Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium F Cleveland Benedictine Ironton 38-13 Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium (8-2-2, Coach Augie Bossu) (11-1, Coach Bob Lutz) A SF Montpelier Newark Catholic (9-1) 19-8 Mansfield SF Middletown Bishop Fenwick Ashtabula St. John (7-3) 16-0 Upper Arlington F Middletown Bishop Fenwick Montpelier 27-7 Ohio Wesleyan University (11-1, Coach Jerry Harkrader) (9-2, Coach Hobert Krouse) 1974 AAA SF Upper Arlington New Philadelphia (9-1-1) 27-7 Ohio Stadium, Columbus SF Warren Harding Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (10-1) 20-10 Ohio Stadium, Columbus F Warren Harding Upper Arlington 41-8 Akron Rubber Bowl (11-1, Coach Ed Glass) (11-1, Coach Pete Corey) AA SF Norwalk Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (9-2) 20-7 Akron Rubber Bowl SF Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas Cincinnati Mariemont (9-2) 19-7 Dayton Welcome Stadium F Norwalk Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 27-17 Dayton Welcome Stadium (11-1, Coach Robert Hart) (9-1-2, Coach Frank Sakal) A SF Middletown Bishop Fenwick Newark Catholic (9-2) 34-6 Lancaster SF Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic Windham (9-1-1) 6-0 Lancaster F Middletown Bishop Fenwick Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic 21-0 Upper Arlington (11-0-1, Coach Jerry Harkrader) (9-3, Coach Rick Wonderly) 1975 AAA SF Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Findlay (10-1) 28-16 Dayton SF Lakewood St. Edward Newark (10-1) 19-7 Akron Rubber Bowl F Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Lakewood St. Edward 14-12 Akron Rubber Bowl (12-0, Coach Gerry Faust) (11-1, Coach Mike Currence) AA SF Cleveland Holy Name Oregon Cardinal Stritch (7-4) 35-0 Berea George Finnie Stadium SF Cincinnati Wyoming Ironton (9-2) 26-7 Dayton Welcome Stadium F Cleveland Holy Name Cincinnati Wyoming 19-14 Akron Rubber Bowl (10-0, Coach Dick Donovan) (9-2, Coach Bob Lewis) A SF Newark Catholic Middletown Bishop Fenwick (7-4) 11-0 Groveport-Madison SF Carey Burton Berkshire (9-1) 26-24 Mansfield F Carey Newark Catholic 15-7 (ot) Akron Rubber Bowl (10-1, Coach Thomas Geschwind) (11-1, Coach J.D. Graham) 1976 AAA SF Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (10-1) 48-0 Dayton Welcome Stadium SF Gahanna Lincoln Lakewood St. Edward (9-2) 28-0 Akron Rubber Bowl F Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Gahanna Lincoln 43-5 Akron Rubber Bowl (12-0, Coach Gerry Faust) (10-1, Coach Neil Billman) AA SF Brookville New Lexington (10-1) 6-0 Dayton Welcome Stadium SF Elyria Catholic Huron (10-1) 14-0 Berea George Finnie Stadium F Elyria Catholic Brookville 34-10 Akron Rubber Bowl (10-1, Coach Jim Rattay) (11-1, Coach John Barsala) A SF West Jefferson Newark Catholic (9-2) 16-9 Upper Arlington SF Ashtabula St. John Fostoria St. Wendelin (6-3-1) 29-7 Lorain George Daniel Field F West Jefferson Ashtabula St. John 21-0 Akron Rubber Bowl (10-1, Coach Gene Keel) (6-4-1, Coach Paul Kopko) 1977 AAA SF Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Toledo Central Catholic (9-2) 42-14 Dayton Welcome Stadium SF Canton McKinley Cleveland St. Joseph (9-2) 13-6 Akron Rubber Bowl F Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Canton McKinley 14-2 Akron Rubber Bowl (12-0, Coach Gerry Faust) (10-2, Coach John Brideweser) AA SF Cincinnati Wyoming Canton Central Catholic (8-2-1) 17-0 Dayton Welcome Stadium SF Elyria Catholic St. Marys Memorial (10-1) 7-6 Berea George Finnie Stadium F Cincinnati Wyoming Elyria Catholic 26-14 Akron Rubber Bowl (11-0, Coach Bob Lewis) (11-1, Coach Jim Rattay) A SF Crooksville West Jefferson (8-1-1) 9-6 Groveport-Madison High School SF Ashtabula St. John Patrick Henry (9-1-1) 21-7 Lorain George Daniel Field F Crooksville Ashtabula St. John 8-7 Akron Rubber Bowl (10-2, Coach Craig Spring) (9-2, Coach Paul Kopko) 1978 AAA SF Berea Zanesville (10-1) 6-3 Akron Rubber Bowl SF Cincinnati Princeton Sandusky (9-2) 13-11 Dayton Welcome Stadium F Cincinnati Princeton Berea 12-10 Dayton Welcome Stadium (11-0, Coach Pat Mancuso) (9-3, Coach Tom Madzy) AA SF Hamilton Badin New Concord (10-1) 7-0 Dayton Welcome Stadium SF Brookfield St. Marys Memorial (10-1) 19-14 Berea George Finnie Stadium F Brookfield Hamilton Badin 28-0 Dayton Welcome Stadium (11-0, Coach John Delserone) (11-1, Coach Terry Malone) A SF Newark Catholic Middletown Bishop Fenwick (8-3) 20-6 Groveport-Madison High School SF Lorain Clearview Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic (8-3) 19-12 Lorain George Daniel Field F Newark Catholic Lorain Clearview 21-0 Dayton Welcome Stadium (12-0, Coach J.D. Graham) (9-3, Coach Tom Hock) www.ohsaa.org 79 Past State Tournament Results Year Div. Winning School Losing School Score Location 1979 AAA SF Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Toledo Whitmer (9-2) 31-7 Dayton Welcome Stadium SF Parma Padua Franciscan Massillon Washington (10-1) 12-0 Akron Rubber Bowl F Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Parma Padua Franciscan 41-7 Akron Rubber Bowl (12-0, Coach Gerry Faust) (10-2, Coach Tom Kohuth) AA SF Ironton Hamilton Badin (9-2) 21-6 Groveport-Madison Stadium SF Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Fostoria (9-1-1) 27-7 Mansfield Arlin Field F Ironton Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 7-6 Akron Rubber Bowl (10-1-1, Coach Bob Lutz) (9-2-1, Coach John Cistone) A SF Mogadore Crooksville (8-3) 23-0 Dover Crater Stadium SF Covington Tiffin Calvert (8-2-1) 20-0 Lima Shawnee Stadium F Mogadore Covington 23-17 (2 ot) Akron Rubber Bowl (12-0, Coach Norman Lingle) (10-1-1, Coach Larrie Tisdale) 1980 I SF Massillon Washington Willoughby South (11-1) 21-6 Dayton Welcome Stadium SF Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Upper Arlington (9-2-1) 26-0 Akron Rubber Bowl F Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Massillon Washington 30-7 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium (13-0, Coach Gerry Faust) (10-2-1, Coach Mike Currence) II SF Youngstown Cardinal Mooney Richfield Reserve (10-1-1) 31-6 North Canton Hoover High School SF Lebanon Columbus Bishop Watterson (11-1) 29-7 Springfield Evans Stadium F Youngstown Cardinal Mooney Lebanon 50-0 Upper Arlington (13-0, Coach Don Bucci) (12-1, Coach Jim BandeGrift) III SF Cleveland Benedictine Orrville (10-1) 7-0 Parma Byers Field SF Hamilton Badin New Concord John Glenn (11-1) 21-7 Groveport-Madison Stadium F Cleveland Benedictine Hamilton Badin 9-3 Springfield Evans Stadium (11-1-1, Coach Augie Bossu) (12-1, Coach Terry Malone) IV SF Garfield Heights Trinity Crooksville (10-1-1) 14-6 Dover Crater Stadium SF Cincinnati Mariemont Archbold (11-1) 35-7 Lima Stadium F Garfield Heights Trinity Cincinnati Mariemont 19-14 Columbus Whetstone (12-0-1, Coach Mike Hall) (10-3, Coach Tom Crosby) V SF Tiffin Calvert Mogadore (11-1) 6-0 Mansfield Arlin Field SF Newark Catholic Covington (10-1-1) 14-10 Groveport-Madison Stadium F Tiffin Calvert Newark Catholic 22-0 Mansfield Arlin Field (11-2, Coach Roger Kirkhart) (11-2, Coach J.D. Graham) 1981 I SF Canton McKinley Cleveland St. Joseph (11-1) 24-0 Akron Rubber Bowl SF Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Upper Arlington (11-1) 14-0 Dayton Welcome Stadium F Canton McKinley Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 13-0 Akron Rubber Bowl (13-0, Coach Terry Forbes) (12-1, Coach Ted Bacigalupo) II SF Cleveland Benedictine Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (9-2) 21-17 Akron Rubber Bowl SF Trotwood-Madison Whitehall-Yearling (11-1) 20-7 Dayton Welcome Stadium F Cleveland Benedictine Trotwood-Madison 28-7 Akron Rubber Bowl (13-0, Coach Augie Bossu) (12-1, Coach John Butler) III SF Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Elyria Catholic (8-1-2) 26-6 Parma Byers Field SF Washington Court House Washington Hamilton Badin (10-2) 21-7 Springfield Evans Stadium F Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Washington Court House Washington 48-7 Upper Arlington (12-1, Coach John Cistone) (11-2, Coach Paul Ondrus) IV SF Tontogany Otsego Rootstown (11-1) 30-22 Tiffin Columbian SF Nelsonville-York Wheelersburg (10-3) 14-0 Ironton Tank Stadium F Nelsonville-York Tontogany Otsego 34-16 Groveport-Madison Stadium (13-0, Coach John Boston) (11-2, Coach Dan Cocke) V SF Newark Catholic Mogadore (8-4) 7-0 Canton Fawcett Stadium SF Tiffin Calvert Maria Stein Marion Local (11-1) 27-0 Lima Bath F Tiffin Calvert Newark Catholic 3-0 Akron Rubber Bowl (12-1, Coach Roger Kirkhart) (11-2, Coach J.D.