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OHSAA releases tournnament info
oshaa.org
The following is a breakdown of tournament football parings and a
review of the past 14 years of football pyayoff information since the
OHSAA went from the top four in the respective regions to the current
eight team format.
Also is the breakdown of the finals and radio and television
information.
FOURTEENTH YEAR WITH 192 QUALIFIERS: This is the 14th year that the
OHSAA football tournament field consists of 192 total qualifiers. Each
of the 24 regions qualified eight teams to the tournaments, which
consist of five rounds. The first round is the regional quarterfinals,
and teams that finish first through fourth in their regions in the
final OHSAA computer rankings serve 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 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 games, and no
rebracketing will occur until the state semifinals.
WHAT:
41st Annual OHSAA Football Tournaments (Regional Finals/ Third Round)
WHEN/WHERE:
Friday, Nov. 16 Divisions II, IV and VI; Saturday, Nov. 17 Divisions I,
III and V; Neutral sites
TIMES:
Regional games on Friday begin at 7:30; games on Saturday begin at 7:00.
FORMAT:
Thirty-two teams in six divisions (192 total schools) qualified for the
tournaments, with selections based on the OHSAA Football Computer
Rankings. To qualify for the tournaments, schools must have finished
first through eighth in their assigned region.
ADMISSION:
$7.00 per person presale; $9.00 per person at the gate.
FINAL COMPUTER RATINGS:
The final computer ratings appeared on the football page at
www.ohsaa.org Sunday morning, October 28, 2012. Regional quarterfinals
pairings were announced that afternoon.
FOOTBALL SCHOOLS:
There were 717 football-playing schools this year. The division
breakdowns are:
Division I: 118 schools (enrollments of 494 or more);
Division II: 119 schools (enrollments of 327 through 493);
Division III: 120 schools (enrollments of 243 through 326);
Division IV: 122 schools (enrollments of 172 through 242);
Division V: 116 schools (enrollments of 120 through 171);
Division VI: 122 schools (enrollments of 119 or less).
Divisions are based on enrollments of males in grades 9 through 11 as
reported to the State Department of Education in October 2010. The 2013
season will begin the new two-year divisional alignment cycle.
TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION:
Of the current 717 member schools playing 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.
TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE
: Total attendance for the OHSAA football tournaments has been over 8.1
million in the last 13 years, when the OHSAA football tournaments moved
to the 192 qualifiers and five round playoff format. In 2011 the total
tournament attendance (186 games) was 515,249 for an average of 2,770
per game. The state finals (six games) attendance total was 48,695 for
an average of 8,116 per game.
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 finals are Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at
Fawcett Stadium in Canton and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon.
Tickets can be ordered on-line at www.ohsaafootball.com. There are
three different ticket packages available. Ticket books for all six
games are $48.50. Priority seating will be assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis. There is a $6.50 postage and handling fee per
order. Also available, are prepaid parking passes for cars and
recreational vehicles. You can order your tickets by phone at
330-458-2084 or for additional information, contact the Canton/Stark
County Convention & Visitors’ Bureau at 1-800-533-4302.
PLAYOFFS ON TELEVISION:
SportsTime Ohio and Time Warner Cable will televise many regional and
state semifinal contests during the first four rounds of the OHSAA
tournaments. STO/TWC have the exclusive first right of refusal to
select contests each round of the tournaments to air on either a live
or tape-delayed basis. Other networks have the opportunity to televise
regional or state semifinal contests on a tape-delayed basis only if
the site can accomodate another broadcast. The television schedule
appears at
http://www.ohsaa.org/news/features/2012OHSAAFootballTelevisedGames.htm.
FINALS ON SPORTSTIME OHIO:
SportsTime Ohio and Time Warner Cable will provide exclusive coverage
of the state football finals from Canton and Massillon.
STO’s partnership with Time Warner Cable was forged in 2007 to deliver
OHSAA programming to over 3.1 million homes statewide.
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. Both stadiums have
been named "Famous High School Venues" by the National Federation of
State High School Associations.
2012 OHSAA Football
Playoff Notes
DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS:
The five defending state champions that qualified for the 2012 football
playoffs still remain after round two.
Cleveland St. Ignatius (Div. I, Reg. 1 #2, 10-1), Trotwood-Madison
(Div. II, Reg. 8 #6, 9-2), Creston Norwayne (Div. IV, Reg. 13 #2,
11-0), Kirtland (Div. V, Reg. 17 #1, 11-0) and Maria Stein Marion Local
(Div. VI, Reg. 24 #3, 9-2) all defeated their opening round and second
round opponents.
Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (Div. III, Reg. 11, 3-6) finished 19th in
its region and did not qualify for the playoffs.
WEEK 10 MOVERS:
The four remaining week 10 movers that made it to the second round of
the playoffs were defeated.
Nine of the 13 schools that made their move in the last week of the
regular season to make it into the playoffs did not advance into the
second round.
The largest jump in Week 10 was made by Mayfield (Div. I, Reg. 1, 6-4),
which jumped six spots from 14th to eighth in the region.
WELCOME TO THE POSTSEASON:
The lone remaining team making its first postseason trip, Liberty Twp.
Lakota East was defeated in the second round by Cincinnati Archbishop
Moeller 46-20.
One of the seven schools that earned their first postseason bid in 2012
remains going into round two. Liberty Twp. Lakota East (Div. I, Reg. 4
#7, 8-3) defeated Springboro 45-28 to advance and claim its first
playoff victory. The Thunderhawks jumped from 11th to seventh after
week 10 to qualify for the playoffs.
The six schools that made the playoffs but did not advance were,
Ashtabula Edgewood (Div. IV, Reg. 13 #8, 6-4), Cleveland John Hay (Div.
III, Reg. 9 #4, 8-3), Zanesville Maysville (Div. III, Reg. 11 #6, 9-2),
, Miamisburg Dayton Christian (Div. V, Reg. 20 #5, 10-1), New Lebanon
Dixie (Div. V, Reg. 20 #6, 7-4) and North Robinson Colonel Crawford
(Div. VI, Reg. 23 #6, 8-3).
Going into the final week of the regular season there were nine schools
ranked in the top-eight of their region that had never made a
postseason appearance. Two of those schools dropped out of the
top-eight in the rankings with two more making the jump to earn their
bid.
ANNUAL CONTENDERS:
Columbus St. Francis DeSales held the longest active streak of
consecutive years making the playoffs at 18 years, until the Stallions
did not qualify for the playoffs in 2012.
The new active streak belongs to Coldwater, which has made the playoffs
for the 17th consecutive year in 2012. The Cavaliers are undefeated at
11-0 and ranked first in Division V, Region 20. The second longest
streak is held by Mogadore (Div. VI, Reg. 21 #1, 11-0) at 14 straight
playoff years.
The longest streak all-time of consecutive years making the playoffs is
22 years by Cleveland St. Ignatius. This streak started in 1988 and was
broken in 2010 when the Wildcats failed to qualify for the playoffs.
St. Ignatius returned to the playoffs in 2011 and won the Division I
state title.
Newark Catholic (Div. VI, Reg. 23 #2, 9-2) is making its leading 32nd
playoff appearance in 2012. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (31), Ironton
(30), Mogadore (26) and Steubenville (25) all qualified for the
playoffs as well, and round out the top-five of most appearances.
Coldwater, Mogadore, Cleveland St. Ignatius, Newark Catholic,
Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller all advance to the third round of the
2012 playoffs. Ironton and Steubenville were defeated in the second
round.
WELCOME BACK TO THE POSTSEASON:
Of the six schools that made a return to the playoffs for the first
time in 20 years or more in 2012, none advanced past the first round.
The six schools were Bradford (Div. VI, Reg. 24, 8-2) has qualified for
the first time since 1982. The other schools are Westlake (1989),
Cincinnati Northwest (1990), Akron Ellet (1991), Fairport Harbor
Fairport Harding (1991) and Streetsboro (1992).
STILL SEARCHING FOR PLAYOFF WIN NO. 1:
24 schools that qualified for the playoffs in 2012 will have to look to
next year for postseason victory number one, after first round losses.
score their first postseason victory. Six of those schools were first
time qualifiers.
Ten schools did record their first playoff victory noted above, with
one of those being a first time qualifier.
2012 OHSAA Regional
Final Pairings
Division II
Games tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 Home team
listed first and appears on the top of the bracket.
Region 5
4 Chardon (10-2) vs. 3 Aurora (11-1)
at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium
Region 6
4 Avon (11-1) vs. 2 Toledo Central Catholic (11-1)
at Clyde Robert Bishop Jr. Stadium
Region 7
4 New Albany (10-2) vs. 3 Columbus Marion-Franklin (11-1)
at Gahanna Lincoln Stadium
Region 8
1 Cincinnati Turpin (12-0) vs. 6 Trotwood-Madison (10-2)
at Kings Stadium
Division I
Games scheduled for 7 p.m. unless noted, Saturday, Nov. 17 Home team
listed first and appears on the top of the bracket.
Region 1
4 Mentor (11-1) vs. 2 Cleveland St. Ignatius (11-1) at Parma Byers Field
Region 2
1 Massillon Washington (11-1) vs. 2 Toledo Whitmer (12-0) at Mansfield
Arlin Field
Region 3
4 Pickerington North (11-1) vs. 7 Hilliard Davidson (10-2) at Ohio
Wesleyan University Selby Stadium
Region 4
1 Cincinnati Colerain (12-0) vs. 3 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (9-3)
at University of Cincinnati Nippert Stadium,
7:30 p.m.
Division III
Games tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 Home team
listed first and appears on the top of the bracket.
Region 9
1 Chagrin Falls (11-1) vs. 6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (10-2)
at Solon Stewart Field
Region 10
1 Napoleon (11-0-1) vs. 2 Bellevue (11-1)
at Findlay Donnell Stadium
Region 11
4 Dover (10-2) vs. 2 Millersburg West Holmes (11-1)
at Canton Fawcett Stadium
Region 12
1 Dayton Thurgood Marshall (11-1) vs. 3 The Plains Athens (11-1)
at Reynoldsburg Raider Stadium
Division IV
Games tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 Home team
listed first and appears on the top of the bracket.
Region 13
1 Brookfield (12-0) vs. 2 Creston Norwayne (12-0)
at Stow Ron Marhofer Auto Family Field
Region 14
1 Columbus Bishop Hartley (12-0) vs. 2 Ottawa-Glandorf (12-0)
at Piqua Alexander Stadium-Purk Field
Region 15
1 St. Clairsville (12-0) vs. 3 Johnstown-Monroe (10-2)
at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium
Region 16
1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (12-0) vs. 7 West Milton Milton-Union
(10-2)
at Centerville Stadium
Division V
Games tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 Home team
listed first and appears on the top of the bracket.
Region 17
1 Kirtland (12-0) vs. 7 Youngstown Ursuline (8-4)
at Aurora Veterans Stadium
Region 18
4 Findlay Liberty-Benton (11-1) vs. 7 Hamler Patrick Henry (10-2)
at Lima Stadium
Region 19
1 Lucasville Valley (12-0) vs. 6 Baltimore Liberty Union (10-2)
at Nelsonville Boston Field
Region 20
1 Coldwater (12-0) vs. 3 Covington (12-0)
at Dayton Welcome Stadium
Division VI
Games tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 Home team
listed first and appears on the top of the bracket.
Region 21
1 Mogadore (12-0) vs. 6 Youngstown Christian (9-2)
at Ravenna Gilcrest Field
Region 22
1 McComb (12-0) vs. 6 Delphos St. John’s (8-4)
at Findlay Donnell Stadium
Region 23
1 Danville (11-1) vs. 2 Newark Catholic (10-2)
at Westerville Central Warhawk Field
Region 24
4 St. Henry (9-3) vs. 3 Maria Stein Marion Local (10-2)
at Wapakoneta Harmon Field
2012 OHSAA Regional
Semifinal Results
Division 1
Region 1
4 Mentor 63, 1 Lakewood St. Edward 56
2 Cleveland St. Ignatius, 6 North Royalton 0
Region 2
1 Massillon Washington 28, 5 Canton McKinley 19
2 Toledo Whitmer 39, 6 Hudson 28
Region 3
4 Pickerington North 24, 1 Hilliard Darby 14
7 Hilliard Davidson 29, 3 Lewis Center Olentangy 14
Region 4
1 Cincinnati Colerain 35, 4 Cincinnati Elder 34 (OT)
3 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 46, 7 Liberty Twp. Lakota East 20
Division II
Region 5
4 Chardon 34, 8 Chagrin Falls Kenston 15
3 Aurora 27, 2 Kent Roosevelt 13
Region 6
4 Avon 24, 1 Tiffin Columbian 14
2 Toledo Central Catholic 45, 6 Mansfield Madison 7
Region 7
4 New Albany 42, 1 Dresden Tri-Valley 35
3 Columbus Marion Franklin 44, 7 Canal Winchester 14
Region 8
1 Cincinnati Turpin 42, 4 Franklin 14
6 Trotwood-Madison 27, Cincinnati Winton Woods 20 (OT)
Division III
Region 9
1 Chagrin Falls 49, 5 Ravenna 21
6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 54, 7 Hubbard 14
Region 10
1 Napoleon 21, 4 Bryan 20
2 Bellevue 28, 6 Sandusky Perkins 27
Region 11
4 Dover 35, 8 Poland Seminary 17
2 Millersburg West Holmes 35, 3 Steubenville 7
Region 12
1 Dayton Thurgood Marshall 68, 4 Gallipolis Gallia Academy 9
3 The Plains Athens 36, 7 Springfield Shawnee 35
Division IV
Region 13
1 Brookfield 55, 4 Akron Manchester 14
2 Creston Norwayne 54, 6 Youngstown Liberty 7
Region 14
1 Columbus Bishop Hartley 43, 4 Richwood North Union 0
2 Ottawa-Glandorf 41, 3 Genoa Area 12
Region 15
1 St. Clairsville 59, 5 Piketon 27
3 Johnstown-Monroe 42, 2 Ironton 7
Region 16
1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 42, 4 Batavia 13
7 West Milton Milton-Union 51, 3 Norwood 8
Division V
Region 17
1 Kirtland 28, 4 Columbiana Crestview 14
7 Youngstown Ursuline 44, 3 Cuyahoga Heights 15
Region 18
4 Findlay Liberty-Benton 24, 1 Lima Central Catholic 17 (OT)
7 Hamler Patrick Henry 56, 3 Columbia Columbia Station 16
Region 19
1 Lucasville Valley 21, 4 Bucyrus Wynford 9
6 Baltimore Liberty Union 22, 2 Oak Hill 21
Region 20
1 Coldwater 41, 4 West Liberty-Salem 22
3 Covington 58, 2 Cincinnati Summit Country Day 14
Division VI
Region 21
1 Mogadore 28, 5 Berlin Center Western Reserve 7
6 Youngstown Christian 25, 2 Malvern 20
Region 22
1 McComb 42, 5 Tiffin Calvert 0
6 Delphos St. John’s 54, 2 Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic 21
Region 23
1 Danville 28, 4 Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans 14
2 Newark Catholic 20, Glouster Trimble 13
Region 24
4 St. Henry 40, 1 Ada 35
3 Maria Stein Marion Local 41, 2 Minster 34
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