OHSAA FOOTBALL. Weekly Release - November 13, Media Information

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1 OHSAA FOOTBALL Weekly Release - November 13, 2016 Ohio High School Athletic Association 4080 Roselea Place, Columbus, OH Office Fax Facebook.com/OHSAA Contact: Tim Stried, Director of Communications, tstried@ohsaa.org Welcome to the Regional Finals! Regional boundary lines were drawn back in June, and now the championship games in those regions have arrived as the third round of the OHSAA football playoffs are this weekend. Division I, II, IV and VI games are Friday at 7:30 p.m., and Division III, V and VII games are Saturday at 7 p.m. The OHSAA has selected neutral sites based on the best available sites after a number of factors have been evaluated. The regional playoffs follow bracket format, with the top team on the bracket designated as the home team (see brackets posted at OHSAA.org). State Semifinal Pairings Later this week, the OHSAA will announce how the regional champions in several divisions will be paired in the state semifinals Nov The regional champion pairings in some divisions, however, will not be determined until after the regional finals this weekend. Note that state semifinal pairings are based on geography. Fifteen is the Number Fifteen of the 28 No. 1 seeds have advanced to the regional final. The playoffs began with 31 undefeated teams. Fifteen remain. Media Credentials for the Regional Finals The regional playoff brackets posted at OHSAA.org include the contact information for media coordinators at each site. Media are to contact the host site media coordinators before 3 p.m. Tuesday, at which time the media coordinators will determine approved credentials using the OHSAA s press box priority seating scale posted on the football page at OHSAA.org. Note that only Time Warner Cable SportsChannel can provide live video, and TWC has exclusivity of the games it selects (see later note). All other play-by-play video telecasts cannot begin until 11:30 p.m. Playoff Format and Schedule Unless otherwise noted, Divisions I, II, IV and VI play at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays during the playoffs, while Divisions III, V and VII play at 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Occasionally, that schedule changes during the first round is due to the host site having to share the stadium with another school (high school or college) or the site not having lights. In rounds two through four, any changes are typically due to a site hosting a playoff double-header. Of the four divisions that play their playoff games on Friday nights, one will be selected to play its state championship game on Thursday, Dec. 1. The other three will play their state championship games on Friday, Dec. 2. Divisions III, V and VII will play their state championship games on Saturday, Dec. 3. The OHSAA will announce the state championship game schedule for Divisions I, II, IV and VI at approximately 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25, while the championship schedule for Divisions III, V and VII will be announced at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26. The announcements will be made on the OHSAA s twitter account (@OHSAASports) and in the weekly release on Sunday, Nov. 27. In the Beginning to Seven Divisions When the OHSAA created the football playoffs in 1972, there were three divisions (called Class A, AA and AAA) and only one playoff qualifier per region (12 total playoff qualifiers). Now in its 45th year, the postseason has expanded to seven divisions and 224 total playoff qualifiers. Expansion occurred in 1980 to five divisions and two qualifiers per region, and then again in 1985 to four qualifiers per region. In 1994, a sixth division was added, while in 1999, the number of qualifiers per region increased to eight. The playoffs expanded to seven divisions in OHSAA Football by the Numbers 716 High schools in Ohio that played football in Divisions for the playoffs 72 Schools in Division I 108 Average number of schools in Division II through VII 32 Playoff qualifiers per division 4 Playoff qualifiers per region 224 Total playoff qualifiers 31.3 Percentage of football playing schools that qualify Regional Quarterfinals (Nov. 4-5): During the first round, the higher seed will host the playoff game at its home stadium or the stadium Media Information Credentials for Playoff Games For the first four rounds of the playoffs, media must contact the host site s media coordinator by 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Contact information for the media coordinator for each game will be posted within the brackets at OHSAA.org. Media coordinators will work with the athletic director of the schools and follow the OHSAA s press box priority seating scale posted at Playoff Games On TV Time Warner Cable SportsChannel will make its playoff game selections by noon on Mondays. TWC has exclusivity of the games it selects. Other games are available for tape-delay telecasts, which can be shown beginning at 11:30 PM the same day of the game. Twitter.com/OHSAASports Facebook.com/OHSAA

2 of its choosing. The No. 8 seed will play at the No. 1 seed, the No. 7 seed at No. 2, etc. Regional Semifinals (Nov ), Regional Finals (Nov ) and State Semifinals (Nov ): Neutral sites are selected by the OHSAA. There are many factors that go into determining playoff sites, such as quality of field surface, seating capacity, quality of lighting, size of locker rooms and distance from field, press box size, parking spaces available, and a separate locker room for officials. After all those factors are taken into consideration, it must be confirmed that the site is available and willing to host a playoff game on the date needed. Ticket Information Fans are encouraged to buy their playoff tickets in advance at the participating schools, which keep a percentage of the revenue. For regional playoff games, tickets are $8 presale and $9 at the gate. All-session ticket books are currently on sale for the state championship games at All-session ticket books in the club level, which are the chair-back seats on the west side of the stadium, are $105 each (good for all seven games) and also permit indoor access in the Huntington Club before, during and after each game. All-session reserved ticket books on the east side of the stadium, which don t include indoor access, are $84 each. Single game tickets will go on sale November 22 and cost $10 at the state finalist schools, or at the gate before each game for $15 (club level) and $12 (reserved). Regional Finalists by Seed The following seeds have advanced to the regional finals: No No. 2-7 No No. 4-7 No. 5-6 No. 6-3 No. 7-4 (Cin. Sycamore, Trotwood, Chardon NDCL, Harvest Prep) No. 8-1 (Garrettsville Garfield) First Round Results by Seed the first round of the playoffs, the higher seeds (home teams) went Five No. 8 seeds won at No. 1 seeds, including Avon Lake in Div. II (27-26 at Avon), Akron East in Div. III (50-37 at Marlington), Philo in Div. IV (42-7 at Heath), Garrettsville Garfield in Div. V (31-21 at Canfield South Range) and Columbus Bishop Ready in Div. VI (28-21 at Hannibal River) Regional Quarterfinal Results by Seed: No. 1 seeds: 23-5 (No. 8 seeds: 5-23) No. 2 seeds: 19-9 (No. 7 seeds: 9-19) No. 3 seeds: 21-7 (No. 6 seeds: 7-21) No. 4 seeds: (No. 5 seeds: 11-17) Last year in the first round of the playoffs, the higher seeds (home teams) went and four No. 1 seeds lost. In 2014, the higher seeds teams (home teams) went and none of the No. 1 seeds in Div. II through VII lost in the first round. Building on History See pages in this release for the playoff histories of each school that has qualified for the 2016 playoffs. Championship Games in Ohio Stadium After hosting the OHSAA state championship games in Columbus throughout the 1980s, natural grass was installed in Ohio Stadium in Columbus in the spring of 1990 and OSU asked the OHSAA to move its football state championship games to another location. The OHSAA found a home in Stark County, with Canton Fawcett Stadium and Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium sharing the state championship games for 24 years until 2014 when the finals returned to the Shoe. The current contract for the OHSAA football state championship games initially included two years at Ohio Stadium (2014 and 2015), and an additional year was added for 2016 due to the stadium renovations underway in Canton. There is currently no contract in place for the football finals after 2016, but the OHSAA intends to move the finals back to Stark County for 2017 and Setting Up the State Championships Since 2013, the time slots for the state championship games are not announced until the night of the state semifinals. Of the divisions that play their playoff games on Friday nights during the playoffs (I, II, IV and VI), one will be selected to play its state championship on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The schedule for the state championship games is as follows: Thursday, Dec. 1 7:30 p.m. Either Div. I, II, IV or VI Friday, Dec a.m. Either Div. I, II, IV or VI 3 p.m. Either Div. I, II, IV or VI 8 p.m. Either Div. I, II, IV or VI Saturday, Dec a.m. Either Div. III, V or VII 3 p.m. Either Div. III, V or VII 8 p.m. Either Div. III, V or VII Defending State Champions All seven state champions from 2015 have advanced to the regional finals. They include Lakewood St. Edward (Div. I), Cincinnati La Salle (Div. II), Akron Archbishop Hoban (Div. III), Columbus Bishop Hartley (Div. IV), Coldwater (Div. V), Kirtland (Div. VI) and Fort Recovery (Div. VII). Consecutive Playoff Wins Not only did Maria Stein Marion Local reach the state championship game for the fifth-straight year in 2015, the Flyers set a new OHSAA record for consecutive playoff victories with 24 before falling to Kirtland in the Div. VI state championship game. Not far behind is fellow-mac member and four-time defending state champion Coldwater with 22-straight playoff wins. No. School Years * denotes streak is still active. Updated Nov. 13, Maria Stein Marion Local Cleveland St. Ignatius *22 Coldwater Youngstown Ursuline Newark Catholic Delphos St. John s Versailles Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller MAC Builds on Success The highly successful Midwest Athletic Conference is now 65-2 in first round playoff games against non-mac schools since the

3 playoffs expanded to eight qualifiers per region in (The two losses include a Versailles loss to Lima Central Catholic in 2005 and a Delphos St. John s loss to Arlington in 2014.) The MAC is against non-mac schools in OHSAA regional championship games. The MAC is now 33-7 in state semifinal games against non-mac schools. In 2014, the MAC became the first league to have three of its members win football state championships in the same season (Coldwater in Div. V, Minster in Div. VI and Maria Stein Marion Local in Div. VII). The MAC had won two state championships in the same season five times, but never three titles. In 2015, three MAC schools again played in state championship games, with Coldwater winning in Div. V and Fort Recovery winning in Div. VII, while Marion Local fell to Kirtland in Div. VI. Those three communities, all located in Mercer County, are all less than 15 miles apart. Hugging the Ohio-Indiana state line, Mercer County has a total population of 40,784 (as of 2013). The MAC currently owns 114 various OHSAA state team championships. Proving the Pollsters Thirty four of the 70 teams that appeared in the final Associated Press poll are still alive in the playoffs. Four of the seven teams that won poll championships are still playing, including Toledo Central Catholic (Div. III), Kettering Archbishop Alter (Div. IV), Wheelersburg (Div. V) and Maria Stein Marion Local (Div. VI). The final AP polls appear on page 7 of this packet. All 70 teams that appeared in the final AP poll earned a playoff berth. Those 70 teams went in the first round of the playoffs. Of those 58 wins, 55 were home games for the ranked team, while three ranked teams won on the road in the first round, including Trotwood-Madison (Div. III), Columbus Bishop Hartley (Div. IV), Swanton (Div. V) and Fort Recovery (Div. VII). Last year, the only teams to be ranked No. 1 in the final poll and go on to win a state championship were Lakewood St. Edward in Div. I and Coldwater in Div. V. Seven Make School History Entering the 2016 season, 70 OHSAA member schools had never made the football playoffs. That number shrunk by eight last week, as Hilliard Bradley (Div. I), Columbus West (Div. II), Akron East (Div. III), Bellefontaine Ben Logan (Div. IV), Cincinnati Aiken (Div. V), Lakeside Danbury (VIII), McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley (Div. VII) and Cincinnati Hillcrest Academy (Div. VII) all made the playoffs for the first time in their school s history. Last year, another eight schools made the playoffs for the first time, including Toledo Start (Div. I), Dayton Belmont (Div. III), Lewistown Indian Lake (Div. IV), Byesville Meadowbrook (Div. IV), Magnolia Sandy Valley (Div. V), Bidwell River Valley (Div. V), Bethel-Tate (Div. V) and North Jackson Jackson-Milton (Div. VII). The number of first-time playoff participants since 2000 includes eight in 2016, eight in 2015, 10 in 2014, two in 2013, 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 Since 1999 when the number of regional qualifiers was expanded 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 playoff appearance. In those games, the playoff newcomers went (.531) at home, (.129) when playing on the road and 3-10 (.231) when playing at a neutral site. Speaking of Making History... While eight schools made the playoffs for the first time, Newark Catholic has now made the playoffs for a state record 35th time. OHSAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1. Newark Catholic, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, Ironton, Mogadore, Steubenville, 29 Playoff Streaks Coldwater owns the longest active streak of qualifying for the playoffs at 20 straight years. In fact, the Cavaliers have been to the state championship game the last seven years. Newark Catholic owns the record with eight straight title game appearances from followed by Cleveland St. Ignatius with six in a row from Until 2012, Columbus St. Francis DeSales had owned the longest active 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 School Consecutive Years in Playoffs (Years) * denotes active streak Cleveland St. Ignatius 22 ( ) * Coldwater 20 ( ) Columbus St. Francis DeSales 18 ( ) * Mogadore 18 ( ) Akron Manchester 15 ( ) * Kettering Archbishop Alter 16 ( ) * Steubenville 16 ( ) Clarksville Clinton-Massie 14 ( ) Cin. Archbishop Moeller 13 ( ) First Round Success Two schools have an amazing success rate in the first round of the playoffs. St. Henry has been in the playoffs 16 times and is 16-0 in first-round playoff games. Cincinnati Colerain is 19-0, although one of its first-round games (1995) was later forfeited. In addition, three schools won their first-round playoff game nine straight years before losing, including Germantown Valley View, Mogadore and Newark Licking Valley. 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,

4 Region 21), Defiance Tinora (Div. VI, Region 22) and Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (Div. VII, Region 27). Welcome Back Several schools are back in the playoffs this year after being out of the postseason for several years. The logest of which is by Barberton, which is back for the first time since 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 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 Both schools not only won their first-ever playoff games those seasons, but went on to win the Div. II state title. That fact was evidenced again in 2015 as the Div. II state semifinalist Massillon Perry made its first appearance in the final four. Before the Playoffs Historians have found that in most years since 1895, the media or a specific organization named an Ohio high school football state champion. The Associated Press began its polls in 1947 and the OHSAA created the playoffs in The research of mythical state champions dating back to 1895 has been compiled on the football page at OHSAA.org.

5 2016 Regional Final Pairings and Schedule 2016 OHSAA Football Playoffs Regional Final Pairings Home Team Listed First. Pairings are shown with seeds and overall records. Division I Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 Home Team Listed First Region 1 4 Cleveland St. Ignatius (11-1) vs. 2 Lakewood St. Edward (9-2) at Bedford Bearcat Stadium Region 2 1 Powell Olentangy Liberty (12-0) vs. 3 Lorain (10-2) at Mansfield Madison Ram Field at StarTek Stadium Region 3 1 Huber Heights Wayne (11-0-1) vs. 3 Pickerington Central (11-1) at London Bowlus Field Region 4 5 Cincinnati St. Xavier (7-5) vs. 7 Cincinnati Sycamore (8-4) at Hamilton Virgil M. Schwarm Stadium Division II Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 Home Team Listed First Region 5 4 Hudson (10-2) vs. 3 Warren G. Harding (11-1) at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium Region 6 4 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (9-3) vs. 6 Olmsted Falls (9-3) at Sandusky Perkins Firelands Regional Medical Center Stadium Region 7 1 Massillon Perry (10-2) vs. 3 New Albany (9-3) at Mansfield Arlin Field Region 8 4 Miamisburg (10-2) vs. 3 Cincinnati La Salle (10-2) at Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium Division III Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 Home Team Listed First Region 9 5 New Philadelphia (10-2) vs. 2 Akron Archbishop Hoban (11-1) at Canal Fulton Northwest Jim Schalmo Field at Dr. Martin Smilek Stadium Region 10 1 Toledo Central Catholic (12-0) vs. 6 Lexington (9-3) at Tiffin Columbian Frost-Kalnow Stadium Region 11 1 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (12-0) vs. 3 Columbus Hamilton Township (10-2) at Upper Arlington Marv Moorehead Stadium Division IV Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 Home Team Listed First Region 13 1 Perry (12-0) vs. 7 Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (9-3) at Mentor Jerome T. Osborne Stadium Region 14 5 Columbus Bishop Hartley (9-2) vs. 2 Ottawa-Glandorf (11-1) at Bellefontaine AcuSport Stadium Region 15 4 Shelby (11-1) vs. 2 Steubenville (11-1) at Massillon Washington Paul Brown Tiger Stadium Region 16 1 Cincinnati Wyoming (12-0) vs. 3 Kettering Archbishop Alter (12-0) at Monroe Hornet Stadium Division V Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 Home Team Listed First Region 17 8 Garrettsville Garfield (9-3) vs. 3 Canton Central Catholic (8-3) at Uniontown Lake Alumni Field Region 18 1 Creston Norwayne (11-1) vs. 3 Milan Edison (11-1) at Medina Ken Dukes Stadium Region 19 1 Wheelersburg (12-0) vs. 3 Coshocton (10-1) at Athens High School R. Basil Rutter Field Region 20 1 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (12-0) vs. 2 Coldwater (11-1) at Northmont Good Samaritan Stadium, Matt Dudon Memorial Field Division VI Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 Home Team Listed First Region 21 1 Cuyahoga Heights (12-0) vs. 3 Kirtland (11-1) at Solon Stewart Field Region 22 1 Hamler Patrick Henry (12-0) vs. 3 Defiance Ayersville (12-0) at Napoleon Charles Buckenmeyer Stadium Region 23 5 Newark Catholic (8-4) vs. 2 Beverly Ft. Frye (12-0) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium Region 24 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-1) vs. 3 Mechanicsburg (12-0) at Sidney Memorial Stadium Region 12 4 St. Marys Memorial (11-1) vs. 7 Trotwood-Madison (10-2) at Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field

6 2016 Regional Final Pairings and Schedule Division VII Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 Home Team Listed First Region 25 1 Norwalk St. Paul (12-0) vs. 3 Warren John F. Kennedy (11-1) at Strongsville Pat Catan Stadium Region 26 1 McComb (11-1) vs. 6 Convoy Crestview (9-3) at Lima Spartan Stadium Region 27 1 Waterford (11-1) vs. 7 Canal Winchester Harvest Preparatory (9-3) at Logan Chieftain Stadium Region 28 5 Fort Recovery (8-4) vs. 3 Minster (8-4) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field

7 Associated Press Final Poll, November 1, 2016 DIVISION I 1. Cincinnati Colerain (20) Huber Heights Wayne (1) Powell Olentangy Liberty (2) Cleveland St. Ignatius (3) Pickerington Central Solon Stow Munroe-Falls Hilliard Bradley Lakewood St. Edward Dublin Jerome Others receiving 12 or more points: None Division II 1. Avon Cincinnati Turpin Chardon Holland Springfield Cincinnati La Salle Troy Warren G Harding Aurora Grafton Midview Massillon Perry Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Massillon Washington 22. Division III 1. Toledo Central Catholic Cols. St. Francis DeSales Akron Hoban Alliance Marlington Franklin Bexley Sandusky Wapakoneta St. Marys Memorial Trotwood-Madison Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cols. Hamilton Township 14. Division IV 1. Kettering Archbishop Alter Perry Heath Cincinnati Wyoming Steubenville Peninsula Woodridge Mantua Crestwood Cols. Bishop Hartley Johnstown-Monroe Youngstown Cardinal Mooney Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Clinton Massie (1) , Port Clinton , Lewistown Indian Lake , Struthers (1) 15. Division V 1. Wheelersburg Coldwater Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Sugarcreek Garaway Creston Norwayne Milan Edison Pemberville Eastwood Swanton Canfield South Range Coshocton Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Orwell Grand Valley , Carlisle 13. Division VI 1. Maria Stein Marion Local Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights Hamler Patrick Henry Bucyrus Wynford Mechanicsburg Kirtland Defiance Ayersville Beverly Ft. Frye Delphos Jefferson Hannibal River Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas , New Middletown Springfield (1) , Chesapeake 14. t14, Lisbon David Anderson 12. t14, Spencerville 12. Division VII 1. Covington Norwalk St. Paul McComb Warren John F. Kennedy Troy Christian Waterford Monroeville Mogadore Portsmouth Sciotoville Community Glouster Trimble Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Shadyside , Toronto 19. Playoff Qualifiers By Record Since 2013 Record Playoff Qualifiers By Won-Loss Record, Record Total

8 OHSAA Playoff Leaders OHSAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES (updated for 2016 qualifiers) 1. Newark Catholic, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, Ironton, Mogadore, Steubenville, 29 T-6. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 28 T-6. Wheelersburg, Cleveland St. Ignatius, Columbus St. Francis DeSales, Canton McKinley, Massillon Washington, 23 tie-12. Coldwater 22 tie-12. Orrville, 22 OHSAA PLAYOFF WINS (updated Nov. 13, 2016) 1. Newark Catholic, Cleveland St. Ignatius, Coldwater, Maria Stein Marion Local, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, Steubenville, Mogadore, Columbus St. Francis DeSales, Delphos St. John s, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 49 T-11. Versailles, 45 T-11. Ironton, St. Henry Cleveland Benedictine 43 OHSAA PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE (updated Nov. 13, 2016) (minimum 50 playoff games) 1. Maria Stein Marion Local, 64-10, Delphos St. John s, 52-11, Cleveland St. Ignatius, 68-15, Coldwater, 67-15, St. Henry, 44-10, Versailles, 45-12, Cleveland Benedictine, 43-13, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 62-20, Newark Catholic, 71-25, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 40-15, Steubenville, 59-23, Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 53-21,.716 OHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Cleveland St. Ignatius, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 9 T-3. Maria Stein Marion Local, 8 T-3. Newark Catholic, 8 T-3. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 8 6. Cleveland Benedictine, 7 T-7. Coldwater, 6 T-7. Delphos St. John s, 6 T-7. St. Henry, 6 T-7. Versailles, 6 T-7. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 6 OHSAA STATE RUNNERS-UP T-1. Ironton, 6 T-1. Newark Catholic, 6 T-3. Coldwater, 5 T-3. Mogadore, 5 T-3. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 5 T-6. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 4 OHSAA Playoff Notes Fewest OHSAA Playoff Wins With a State Title (Entering 2016 Season) 3 Parma Heights Holy Name (3-2 all-time, won 1975 title) 3 Garfield Heights Trinity (3-5 all-time won 1980 title) 3 Norwalk (3-2 all-time, won 1974 title) 4 Galion (4-6 all-time, won 1985 title) 4 Warren Western Reserve (4-3 all-time, won 1972 title) 5 Fairfield (5-5 all-time, won 1986 title) 6 Fort Recover (6-1 all-time, won 2015 state title) 6 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (6-8 all-time, won 1983 title) 6 Brookfield (6-4 all-time, won 1978 title) 6 Lima Senior (6-6 all-time, won 1996 title) 6 Lisbon David Anderson (6-4 all-time, won 1995 title) 6 Loveland (6-3 all-time, won 2013 title) 7 six schools (Beloit West Branch, Carey, Cincinnati Purcell Marian, Crooksville, Nelsonville-York and Wauseon) Most OHSAA Playoff Wins Without a State Title (Entering the 2016 playoffs) 29 Shadyside 28 Massillon Washington 26 Mentor 26 Newark Licking Valley 25 Pickerington Central 22 Solon 22 Huber Heights Wayne 21 Cleveland Glenville 20 Uniontown Lake 19 Danville 18 Bellaire 18 Chagrin Falls 18 Sidney Lehman Catholic 17 Findlay Liberty-Benton 17 Huron 17 Toledo Whitmer 16 Dublin Coffman 16 Akron Manchester Most Recent Schools to Win State Title in First Year in Playoffs Dublin Scioto Wauseon Cleveland St. Ignatius Akron Buchtel Cincinnati Purcell Marian Galion Most OHSAA State Semifinal Appearances (Entering 2016 Season) 1. Newark Catholic, 24 T-2. Mogadore, 17 T-2. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, Steubenville, 15 T-6. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 14 T-6. Maria Stein Marion Local, 14 T-8. Delphos St. John s, 13 T-8. Coldwater, Versailles, 12 T-11. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 11 T-11. Cleveland Benedictine, 11 T-11. Ironton, 11 Most OHSAA State Championship Game Appearances (Entering 2016) 1. Newark Catholic, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 13 T-3. Cleveland St. Ignatius, 12 T-3. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, Coldwater, Maria Stein Marion Local, Versailles, 9 T-8. Cleveland Benedictine, 8 T-8. Columbus St. Francis DeSales, 8 T-8. Ironton, 8 T-8. St. Henry, 8

9 State Champions by Regional Seed Since the OHSAA Expansion to Eight Qualifiers Per Region in 1999 No. 1 Seeds: 46 No. 2 Seeds: 24 No. 3 Seeds: 14 No. 4 Seeds: 5 No. 5 Seeds: 5 No. 6 Seeds: 2 No. 7 Seeds: 2 (Cle. St. Ignatius in 2001 & Piqua in 2006) No. 8 Seeds: 1 (St. Henry in 2004) Schools to Play in Consecutive Football State Championship Games in Different Divisions Cleveland Benedictine: 1980 (Div. III, W) and 1981 (Div. II, W) Cincinnati Academy of Physical Education: 1985 (Div. IV, W) and 1986 (Div. III, W) Cincinnati Academy of Physical Education: 1991 (Div. III, L) and 1992 (Div. IV, W) Versailles: 1993 (Div. IV, W), 1994 (Div. V, W), 1995 (Div. IV, W) and 1996 (Div. V, L) Columbus Bishop Watterson: 2001 (Div. II, L) and 2002 (Div. III, W) Kenton: 2002 (Div. IV, W) and 2003 (Div. III, L) Maria Stein Marion Local: 2006 (Div. VI, W) and 2007 (Div. V, W) Maria Stein Marion Local: 2012 (Div. VI, W) and 2013 (Div. VII, W) Maria Stein Marion Local: 2014 (Div. VII, W) and 2015 (Div. VI, L) Best Records that Didn t Qualify for the Playoffs Shown with division, region, record and regional computer rating finish 2016 Dresden Tri-Valley 9-1 (Div. II, Region 7, finished 9th) Upper Arlington 8-2 (Div. I, Region 3, finished 9th) Akron Ellet 8-2 (Div. II, Region 5, finished 10th) Wooster 8-2 (Div. II, Region 7, finished 10th) Toledo Woodward 8-2 (Div. III, Region 10, finished 9th) Norwood 8-2 (Div. III, Region 12, finished 10th) Cincinnati Marietmont 8-2 (Div. IV, Region 16, finished 10th) 2015 Logan 8-2 (Div. II, Region 5, finished 10th) Akron Buchtel 8-2 (Div. III, Region 7, finished 9th) Cleveland John Hay (Div. III, Region 8, finished 9th) Zanesville Maysville (Div. IV, Region 13, finished 10th) Total number of teams to win 7 or more games and miss the playoffs: Shown with division, region, record and regional computer rating finish Div. VI Region 20 Gibsonburg 9-1 (10th) Number of 8-2 teams to miss the playoffs: 14 Number of 7-3 teams to miss the playoffs: 23 Number of 7-2 teams to miss the playoffs: Shown with division, region, record and regional computer rating finish Div. II Region 4 Toledo Bowsher 8-2 (11th) Div. II Region 5 Lewis Center Olentangy 8-2 (11th) Div. III Region 7 Norton 8-2 (12th) Div. III Region 10 New Richmond 9-1 (9th) Div. IV Region 11 Fairview Park Fairview 8-2 (10th) Last undefeated team to miss the playoffs: Newcomerstown in 2001 OHSAA STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS BY CONFERENCE Note: Schools are listed by current conference, in alphabetical order. Akron City Series: Akron Buchtel (2) TOTAL: 2 All-American Conference: Poland Seminary (1) TOTAL: 1 Blanchard Valley Conference: Dola Hardin Northern (1), McComb (1) TOTAL: 2 Central Catholic League: Columbus Bishop Hartley (3), Columbus Bishop Ready (1), Columbus Bishop Watterson (2), Columbus St. Francis DeSales (3) TOTAL : 9 Chagrin Valley Conference: Aurora (1), Kirtland (3) TOTAL: 4 Cincinnati Hills League: Cincinnati Wyoming (1) TOTAL: 1 Columbus City League: Columbus Brookhaven (1) TOTAL: 1 Eastern Cincinnati Conference: Loveland (1) TOTAL: 1 Federal League: Canton McKinley (3) TOTAL: 3 Firelands Conference: Norwalk St. Paul (1) TOTAL: 1 Fort Ancient Valley Conference: Cincinnati Anderson (1), Cincinnati Winton Woods (1) TOTAL: 2 Greater Catholic League: Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (9), Cincinnati Elder (2), Cincinnati Purcell Marian (1), Cincinnati St. Xavier (2), Dayton Chaminade Julienne (1), Hamilton Badin (1), Kettering Archbishop Alter (2), Middletown Bishop Fenwick (2), Cincinnati La Salle (2) TOTAL: 22 Greater Miami Conference: Cincinnati Colerain (1), Cincinnati Princeton (3), Fairfield (1) TOTAL: 5 Greater Western Ohio Conference: Lebanon (1), Piqua (1), Trotwood-Madison (1) TOTAL: 3 Inter Tri-County League: Lisbon David Anderson (1) TOTAL: 1 Lake Erie League: Maple Heights (1), Warren G. Harding (2) TOTAL: 3 Licking County League: Newark Catholic (8), TOTAL: 8 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference: Marion Pleasant (3) TOTAL: 3 Mid-State League: Amanda-Clearcreek (2), Gahanna Columbus Academy (2), West Jefferson (2) TOTAL: 6 Midland Athletic League: Carey (1), Tiffin Calvert (2) TOTAL: 3 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* * Only one of Versailles state championships came while in the MAC Muskingum Valley League: Crooksville (1) TOTAL: 1 North Coast League: Akron Archbishop Hoban (1), Bedford St. Peter Chanel (1), Cleveland Benedictine (7), Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (1), Garfield Heights Trinity (1), Mentor Lake Catholic (3), Parma Heights Holy Name (1), Warren John F. Kennedy (1) TOTAL: 16 North Central Conference: Galion (1) TOTAL: 1 Northeastern Buckeye Conference: Beloit West Branch (1) TOTAL: 1 Northern Buckeye Conference: Fostoria (2) TOTAL: 2 Northern Lakes Leauge: Sylvania Southview (1) TOTAL: 1 Northern Ohio League: Norwalk (1) TOTAL: 1 Northwest Conference: Columbus Grove (1) TOTAL: 1 Northwest Ohio Athletic League: Archbold (1), Hamler Patrick Henry (1), Liberty Center (1), Wauseon (1) TOTAL: 4 Ohio Capital Conference: Dublin Scioto (1), Hilliard Davidson (2), Sunbury Big Walnut (1), Upper Arlington (1) TOTAL: 5 Ohio Cardinal Conference: Orrville (1) TOTAL: 1 Ohio Valley Athletic Conference: Steubenville (3), Steubenville Catholic Central (1) TOTAL: 4 Portage Trail Conference: Mogadore (3) TOTAL: 3 Premier Athletic Conference: Chardon (1) TOTAL: 1 Sandusky Bay Conference: Clyde (1), Sandusky Perkins (1) TOTAL: 2 SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO LEAGUE: Clarksville Clinton-Massie (2) TOTAL: 2 Southern Ohio Conference: Wheelersburg (1) TOTAL: 1 Southwestern Buckeye League: Germantown Valley View (3) TOTAL: 3 Southwestern Conference: Avon Lake (1), Brecksville-Broadview Heights (1), Olmsted Falls (1) TOTAL: 3 Steel Valley Conference: Youngstown Ursuline (4) TOTAL: 4 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 Wayne county athletic league: Creston Norwayne (1) Total: 1 Western Buckeye League: Defiance (1), Kenton (2), St. Marys Memorial (3) TOTAL: 6 West Shore Conference: Elyria Catholic (3) TOTAL: 3 INDEPENDENTS: Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (6), Brookfield (1), Canton Central Catholic (2), Cleveland St. Ignatius (11), Cleveland St. Joseph (1), Ironton (2), Lakewood St. Edward (3), Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (8) TOTAL: 35 Cincinnati Academy of Physcial Education (3, defunct) Warren Western Reserve (1, no longer an OHSAA member school) TOTAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 229

10 Most-Used Playoff Host Sites in Ohio Entering the 2016 playoffs Dayton Welcome Stadium 163 Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium 143 Canton Fawcett Stadium 134 Akron Rubber Bowl 86 Lima Stadium 87 Berea Baldwin Wallace George Finnie Stadium 80 Parma Byers Field 78 Findlay Donnell Stadium 75 Zanesville Sulsberger Memorial Stadium 64 Mansfield Senior Arlin Field 62 Ohio Stadium 61 Troy Memorial Stadium 58 Largest High School Stadiums in Ohio Canton Fawcett Stadium - Under Construction 22,375 Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium 16,884 Dayton Welcome Stadium 11,300 Parma Byers Field 11,200 Upper Arlington Marv Moorhead Stadium 10,750 Troy Memorial Stadium 10,500 The Pit - Cincinnati Elder 10,000 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 Euclid Sparky DiBiaso Stadium 8,500 Warren Mollenkopf Stadium 8,500 Centerville Stadium 8,000 Cincinnati Lockland Stadium 8,000 Middletown Cris Carter Field at Barnitz Stadium 8,000 Niles McKinley Bo Rein Stadium 8,000 Lakewood First Federal Lakewood Stadium 7,500 Sidney Memorial Stadium 7,500 Portsmouth Clark Athletic Complex 7,300 Playoff Games on TV Time Warner Cable (TWC) is the official television partner of the OHSAA and will televise several playoff games every weekend. TWC will announce its playoff selections by noon on Mondays. Their coverage of those games is exclusive and some games will be shown live. TWC will televise the state championship games live December 1, 2 and 3. During the playoffs, other telecasts can begin at 11:30 PM the same night as the game. Championships on the OHSAA Radio Network Now in its seventh year, the OHSAA Radio Network will broadcast the football state championship games. Stations that commit 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 Satellite and online. Please contact Tim Stried at the OHSAA for more information. Playoff Preview Show Coming November 1 The OHSAA Radio Network will distribute a 55-minute playoff preview show on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The show will include two local breaks and will break down each division, with pairings and analysis. OHSAA Football Postseason History Regions/ Qualifiers/ Qualifiers/ Total Playing Years Divisions Division Region Division Qualifiers Schools* Div. I 16 Div. I Div. II-VII 8 Div. II-VII * Number at beginning of expansion Regions/ Qualifiers/ Qualifiers/ Total Playing Years Divisions Division Region Division Qualifiers Schools* Div. I 16 Div. I Div. II-VII 8 Div. II-VII * 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 OHSAA Football State Record Book Looking Back at the OHSAA Football Championships Early Ohio High School State Football Champions Compiled 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 OHSAA Football State Record Book Looking Back at the OHSAA Football Championships Early Ohio High School State Football Champions Compiled

11 Skyview Networks to Provide Satellite Distribution of OHSAA Radio Network Football Championship Broadcasts Satellite provider for Ohio s pro teams to distribute OHSAA football finals from Ohio Stadium Dec. 1-3 COLUMBUS, Ohio Skyview Networks, the radio broadcast satellite provider for Ohio s professional sports teams including the Cavs, Blue Jackets, Reds, Indians, Bengals and Browns, will once again distribute the OHSAA Radio Network broad-casts of the 2016 football state championship games. The football championship broadcasts, which had 41 affiliates last year, return to Ohio Stadium in Columbus December 1, 2 and 3. Skyview Networks is pleased to partner with the OHSAA Radio Network to deliver state championship broadcasts to its affiliates, said Matt Stys, Vice President of Business Development for Skyview Networks. The football state championships in Ohio are a prestigious 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. The OHSAA Radio Network continues to grow every year and we look forward to being a part of that growth and service. Schools to Win Football and Boys Basketball State Championships in the Same School Year Marion Pleasant St. Henry Cleveland Benedictine Schools to Win Football and Boys Basketball State Championships in the same Calendar Year St. Henry in 1990, Football (14-0) and Basketball (25-1) Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2001, Football (11-4) and Basketball (25-2) St. Henry in 2004, Football (14-1) and Basketball (22-5) Lakewood St. Edward in 2014, Boys Basketball (26-2) and Football (13-2) Schools That Have Won Football and Baseball State Championships in the Same School Year Middletown Bishop Fenwick Newark Catholic Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Hamilton Badin Steubenville Catholic Central Cleveland St. Ignatius Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Coldwater Specializing in news and sports programming, Skyview Networks was formed in 1995 to provide broadcast services in the form of distribution, 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 choice for advertisers, radio stations and sports organizations throughout North America. Skyview Networks is already the satellite provider of the aforementioned professional teams in Ohio along with ABC News Radio and ABC Sports Radio, meaning that most stations in Ohio already have Skyview Networks receivers and can automate the broadcasts. The OHSAA Radio Network, which has been carried by 76 stations across Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, was created in 2010 to provide exceptional radio broadcasts of selected OHSAA state tournaments and partner with local affiliates to carry those broadcasts, along with public service announcements and promotional messages. Stations that carry broadcasts receive discounts or waivers for the rights fees they would normally pay to broadcast OHSAA regional and state tournaments. 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 ed to stations for download.

12 General Media Notes for Fall 2016 For Immediate Release Oct. 10, 2016 Contact Tim Stried, Director of Communications, MEDIA ADVISORY: OHSAA Fall Tournaments Information OHSAA News and Media Center: Your source for state tournament media credentials, press releases, feature story links, photography regulations, OHSAA Radio Network information, media regulations, tournament broadcast rates, record books, historical information and much more. Updated Sports Information Posted Weekly at Each sport page at contains information updated weekly, such as state coaches polls and tournament information and brackets (for team sports). The sport pages also contain regulations, rules changes, officiating bulletins and more. In addition, the football page also contains composite schedules for all schools, a statewide broadcast list, weekly polls and notebooks from the Associated Press, TV schedules and weekly computer points. Credentials for Sectional, District and Regional Tournament Contests Please contact the site manager for credentials to sectional, district and regional tournament contests, as well as state semifinal contests in soccer and football. Contact information can be found on the respective sport page at OHSAA.org and on the brackets for soccer, volleyball and football. OHSAA Fall Sports State Tournaments Media Information and Credentials: No Registration Application Required For: Division II & III Golf Oct. 14 & 15 at OSU Scarlet (BD2) and Gray (GD2) Golf Courses and NorthStar Golf Club (BD3), Sunbury Division I Golf Oct. 21 & 22 at OSU Scarlet (BD1) and Gray (GD1) Golf Courses Girls Tennis Oct. 21 & 22 at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason (indoor facilities TBA if raining) Field Hockey Nov. 4 & 5 at Upper Arlington High School Registration Application Required For: Cross Country Nov. 5 at National Trail Raceway in Hebron (application deadline is Tues., Nov. 1 at 6 p.m.) Volleyball Nov at Wright State University s Nutter Center (application deadline is Tues., Nov. 8 at noon) Soccer Finals Nov. 12 & 13 at MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus (application deadline is Thurs., Nov. 10 at noon) Note that the OHSAA soccer state championships are on Saturday and Sunday this year due to a United States Men s National Team contest at MAPFRE Stadium on Friday, Nov. 11. Football Dec. 1-3 at Ohio Stadium, The Ohio State University, Columbus - Application deadline: Tues., Nov. 29 at noon - Radio stations: Learn more about the OHSAA Radio Network s coverage of the football state championships (see additional note below). Affiliates can have waived broadcast fees throughout the playoffs by carrying two or more state championship broadcasts. OHSAA Radio Network Set for Football Championships The OHSAA Radio Network will broadcast all seven football state championship games Dec The broadcasts are free for stations to carry and can result in waived broadcast fees for local stations throughout the playoffs. Program logs are created for each game so local stations can insert their own inventory if they desire. The broadcast feed is available through Skyview Satellite, or an online link. Contact Tim Stried for more information, or visit: Additional Media Notes Fall 2016 Official TV Partner Time Warner Cable Sports Channel is the official TV partner of the OHSAA, which has exclusivity over the tournament contest that it selects. Details are forthcoming. Regional Pairings Released Oct. 30 The OHSAA will release regional pairings in football, volleyball, girls soccer and boys soccer on Sunday, Oct. 30. In addition, a weekly football playoff notes packet will be released every Sunday. State Tournament Credentials Media are to request credentials in advance for the cross country, soccer, volleyball and football state tournaments at the link above. The OHSAA will a confirmation memo to each media outlet when processing state tournament credential requests. The memo contains important information such as parking details, credential pick-up locations, etc. For the golf, girls tennis and field hockey state tournaments, media shall show company identification on site to pick up credentials. Feature Stories Request Media are asked to Tim Stried links to their feature stories about sportsmanship or overcoming adversity for posting on the OHSAA s social media platforms and elsewhere. Not Yet a Member of the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association? Click here for more information. Interested in the Rebirth of the Ohio Sportscasters Association? Click here for more information. Other Links: - Working with the Media Brochure - OHSAA Magazine - OHSAA Radio Network - OHSAA Monday Minute Tim Stried Director of Communications Ohio High School Athletic Association Office: , ext. 124 tstried@ohsaa.org Fax:

13 Division I, Region 1 Lakewood St. Edward nd (2015) Cleveland St. Ignatius th (2011) Division I, Region 2 School Record Region Finish Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Powell Olentangy Liberty th Lorain nd Division I, Region 3 School Record Region Finish Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Huber Heights Wayne th Pickerington Central th Division I, Region 4 School Record Region Finish Tournament Appearance Record Semifinal Apps Champs (Last) Cincinnati St. Xavier rd (2007) Cincinnati Sycamore th Division I Regional Quarterfinal Scores Cle. St. Ignatius 35, Massillon Jackson 0 Cin. Colerain 35, Springboro 14 Cin. St. Xavier 35, Fairfield 14 Cin. Sycamore 42, Lebanon 20 Dublin Coffman 24, Hilliard Davidson 3 Dublin Jerome 42, Findlay 7 Huber Hts. Wayne 52, Lancaster 7 Lakewood St. Edward 42, Euclid 7 Lorain 34, Lewis Center Olentangy 14 Mason 21, Cin. Elder 20 Medina 38, Tol. Whitmer 31 Pickerington Cent. 35, Akr. Springfield 14 Pickerington N. 49, Hilliard Bradley 21 Powell Olentangy Liberty 24, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 17 Solon 39, Can. Glenoak 10 Stow-Munroe Falls 35, Can. McKinley 10 Division I Regional Semifinal Scores Cin. St. Xavier 29, Cin. Colerain 23 Cin. Sycamore 20, Mason 7 Cle. St. Ignatius 31, Solon 17 Huber Hts. Wayne 52, Dublin Coffman 10 Lakewood St. Edward 41, Stow-Munroe Falls 35 Lorain 30, Dublin Jerome 14 Pickerington Cent. 38, Pickerington N. 24 Powell Olentangy Liberty 45, Medina 27