2018 Playoff news and notes. State Finals Edition!

[LucasDavenport]

Just to add on to LD's excellent post.

For those that don't know Marion Local is the same league as Coldwater, Minster and Ft. Recovery. Their league is 10-4 in state championship games since 2013. One loss came when two of the teams meet in the Finals. One loss was to Canton Central Catholic. The other two are to Kirtland.

This will be the first time since Ohio went to 7 divisions in football (2013) that the MAC has not placed a team in the State Finals in Division 7.

The MAC has 2 schools left — both in D6 R24. Coldwater and Marion Local.

Minster lost to Convoy Crestview in Week 12

St Henry lost to Coldwater in Week 12

Anna lost to Elyria Catholic in Week 11.

Anna is in the MAC in football only. New Knoxville has soccer and not football and is in the MAC in every sport but football.

Marion Local
Coldwater
New Bremen
St Henry
Delphos St Johns
Rockford Parkway
Versailles
Minster
Fort Recovery
New Knoxville
Anna

Ohio Top 6 All time leaders in Winning Percentage

1) Marion Local 74-10 .881
2) Delphos St Johns 54-12 .818
3) Coldwater 73-17 .811
4) St Henry 45-11 .804
5) Cleveland St Ignatius 72-18 .800
6) Versailles 45-12 .790

Superman: This is from page 5 of this thread. I have the MAC as 10-3 since 2013. I can’t find your reference to when 2 MAC teams played in the State Finals. I have their losses to Canton Central Catholic, Kirtland and Warren JFK.

The MAC is 14-5 since 2010 with 2 of the losses coming to Kirtland.

Even more impressive is their State Semi Record since 2010: The MAC is 19-2 in State Semis and those 2 losses were self inflicted as Marion Local defeated Delphos St Johns twice in State Semis (2011: 21-14 and 2013: 35-6)

Our friends from McComb know the strength of The MAC very well as they account for 3 of the 19.

2012: Marion Local 34 McComb 28 State Semi
2015: Fort Recovery 35 McComb 14 State Semi
2016: Minster 27 McComb 23 State Semi

This might be why they are feeling a little frisky this year as The MAC is not in their path.

[Superman]

My bad, I didn't see your earlier post.

Also the MAC vs MAC championship didn't happen. For some reason I had Minster as losing in the state championship in 2015. Based on the fact that the MAC won in Division 5,6, and 7 that year, I assumed they lost to another MAC team. Mea Culpa sir.

[LucasDavenport]

My bad, I didn't see your earlier post.

Also the MAC vs MAC championship didn't happen. For some reason I had Minster as losing in the state championship in 2015. Based on the fact that the MAC won in Division 5,6, and 7 that year, I assumed they lost to another MAC team. Mea Culpa sir.

No problem at all! I’ve read your posts and you are one of our good ones.

I guess there is 1 problem... you’ve made me curios to research the MAC all time results in The Final 4. Probably see that later tonight.

Thanks for adding to the discussion!!

[Superman]

Thank you. I really enjoy your posts.

[LucasDavenport]

Here are my picks: I apologize if I pick your team for a Saturday Matchup.

Last week 8-0 on Friday. 1-5 on Saturday.

Akron Hoban
Kenston
Kirtland
Colerain
McComb
Orrville
Wyoming

Scooter Sunshine Happy Mcgavin said I wasn’t allowed to pick Trimble. I honored his wishes. I will definitely be cheering for Trimble on Saturday Morning and if schedule allows heading up to see this one.

Late tonight I will finish up the News and Notes for the Friday and Saturday Finals. The D2 notes are on the bottom of page 8. Not Division VIII. Page VIII.

[6-4-3=2o]

I'm too lazy to read through 9 pages. Anyone know if DirectTV has the games on? If so, what channel? Thanks

[Superman]

I'm too lazy to read through 9 pages. Anyone know if DirectTV has the games on? If so, what channel? Thanks

No just Spectrum. You can pay for them online. You can watch them through the Spectrum app if you know someone who will give you their login.

[carbon_dated]

Anybody got the log in. i'd like to watch for free,

[6-4-3=2o]

Dang it, thanks for the info.

[LucasDavenport]

Good call on not searching through the 9 pages. The answer to your question wasn’t in there.

[Burg_Grad_77]

Who won today's game?

[softballfan2112]

Hoban

[LucasDavenport]

Akron Hoban 42 Massillon Washington 28

[LucasDavenport]

Stars from tonight’s game

[LucasDavenport]

Stats continued

Hoban on left

[LucasDavenport]

D3 State Championship

Friday, 11/30 3:00pm

#1 Kettering Alter (13-1) v #4 Chagrin Falls Kenston (13-1)

Kettering Alter is 2-2 in State Championship games with wins in 2008 and 2009

Kenston is 0-2 in State Championship Games losing in 1986 to Cape 7-6 and in 1995 to Clyde 3-0

Their routes to The Title game:

Kettering Alter 14 Mt Healthy 12
Kettering Alter 13 Hamilton Badin 0
Kettering Alter 21 Wapakoneta 7
Kettering Alter 34 Norwalk 13

Kenston 48 Millersburg West Holmes 34
Kenston 40 Medina Buckeye 21
Kenston 33 Canfield 7
Kenston 40 Eastmoor 7

[LucasDavenport]

D1 State Championship Game

Friday, 11/30 8:00pm

#1 Cincinnati Colerain (14-0) v #9 Lakewood St Edward (10-3)

St Edward has won 3 state championships

Colerain has won 1 state championship

St Edward lost to St Ignatius and Mentor in the regular season only to avenge those losses in Weeks 11 and 13

Colerain entered the playoffs as the only undefeated team left in D1.

For a full view of the Cincinnati v Northeast Ohio Playoff History turn back to page 8 of this thread.

[Happy McGavin]

Here are my picks: I apologize if I pick your team for a Saturday Matchup.

Last week 8-0 on Friday. 1-5 on Saturday.

Akron Hoban
Kenston
Kirtland
Colerain
McComb
Orrville
Wyoming

Scooter Sunshine Happy Mcgavin said I wasn’t allowed to pick Trimble. I honored his wishes. I will definitely be cheering for Trimble on Saturday Morning and if schedule allows heading up to see this one.

Late tonight I will finish up the News and Notes for the Friday and Saturday Finals. The D2 notes are on the bottom of page 8. Not Division VIII. Page VIII.

Thank you, sir. Lol

[LucasDavenport]

Friday, 11/30 10:00am

Division 6 Final

14-0 Kirtland v 13-1 Marion Local

Rematch from 2017 which Marion Local won 34-11

Kirtland defeated Marion Local 22-20 in D6 Championship in 2015

#1 Kirtland v #3 Marion Local

Kirtland is 3-3 in State Finals

Marion Local is 10-2 in State Finals.

Kirtland’s 14th appearance (37-10 all-time)

Marion Local’s 21st appearance (76-10 all time)

Marion Local only had 1 playoff appearance before 1999 (1981) and since then have gone 240-43 with 10 state titles. In that stretch Marion Local has only missed the playoffs once (2004 went 4-6) and have appeared in the last 8 finals. 1999 was the year they hired Tim Goodwin as their Head Coach.

2011 — D5 Finals — Kirtland 28 Coldwater 7
2011 — D6 Finals — Marion Local 61 New Washington Buckeye Central 21
2012 — D5 Finals — Coldwater 10 Kirtland 9
2012 — D6 Finals — Marion Local 28 Newark Catholic 21
2013 — D6 Finals — Kirtland 44 Haviland Wayne Trace 16
2013 — D7 Finals — Marion Local 33 Trimble 0
2014 — D6 Finals — Minster 46 Kirtland 42
2014 — D7 Finals — Marion Local 41 Norwalk St Paul 0
2015 — D6 Finals — Kirtland 22 Marion Local 20
2016 — D6 Finals — Marion Local 21 Cuyahoga Heights 17
2017 — D6 Finals — Marion Local 34 Kirtland 11

Hopefully this game is as good as most believe it will be!

[LucasDavenport]

Attendance for Thursday Nights D2 Final

16,213