NOTEBOOK Canfield vs. Toledo CC

Record player: Canfield senior Angelo Babbaro became the first player in Division II history to return a kickoff for a touchdown when he ran back a kick 92 yards with 7:48 left in the first quarter. The record for all divisions is 95 yards, set by Elyria Catholic's Bryan Thomas against Brookville in a Div. III final in 1976. Babbaro, who also had a 4-yard touchdown run, left the game with a knee injury midway through the second quarter and finished with eight carries for 30 yards. He finished with single-season school records for carries (276), yards (1,931) and TDs (31).Attendance: The attendance for Friday night's game was 8,924, more than half of them Canfield fans. "Our fans have been great all year," said Pavlansky. "Tonight was no different." The all-time record for a Division II state final is 17,015, set in Galion's 6-0 win over Cardinal Mooney. That game was part of a doubleheader with Division I. The all-time single-game finals record in Division II is 15,517, set in the 1991 game between Fostoria and Uniontown Lake. Mooney also holds the all-time attendance record for a single state finals game. A total of 29,720 attended the 1973 Class AAA final between Mooney and Warren Western Reserve at the Akron Rubber Bowl. The Cardinals won that game 14-3 for their first of five state titles.High score: The game was expected to be a defensive struggle but turned into one of the highest-scoring games of Canfield's season. Toledo Central Catholic's 31 points were the second-most scored against the Cardinals this season. Only Chaney, which lost to the Cards 49-35 in week four, scored more. The 29 points scored by Canfield were the most given up by the Irish this season. The previous high was 24, scored by Oregon Clay in a 31-24 loss to the Irish in week eight.Good sports: As Canfield players and fans drove west on U.S. 224, they observed a "Good luck Cards" sign in front of Western Reserve High School in Berlin Center. The sign was made of paper cups in the fence.Chalk marks: The kickoff was 7:06 p.m. with a temperature of 22 degrees. The game ended at 9:53 and took 2 hours, 47 minutes to complete.
Record player: Canfield senior Angelo Babbaro became the first player in Division II history to return a kickoff for a touchdown when he ran back a kick 92 yards with 7:48 left in the first quarter. The record for all divisions is 95 yards, set by Elyria Catholic's Bryan Thomas against Brookville in a Div. III final in 1976. Babbaro, who also had a 4-yard touchdown run, left the game with a knee injury midway through the second quarter and finished with eight carries for 30 yards. He finished with single-season school records for carries (276), yards (1,931) and TDs (31).Attendance: The attendance for Friday night's game was 8,924, more than half of them Canfield fans. "Our fans have been great all year," said Pavlansky. "Tonight was no different." The all-time record for a Division II state final is 17,015, set in Galion's 6-0 win over Cardinal Mooney. That game was part of a doubleheader with Division I. The all-time single-game finals record in Division II is 15,517, set in the 1991 game between Fostoria and Uniontown Lake. Mooney also holds the all-time attendance record for a single state finals game. A total of 29,720 attended the 1973 Class AAA final between Mooney and Warren Western Reserve at the Akron Rubber Bowl. The Cardinals won that game 14-3 for their first of five state titles.High score: The game was expected to be a defensive struggle but turned into one of the highest-scoring games of Canfield's season. Toledo Central Catholic's 31 points were the second-most scored against the Cardinals this season. Only Chaney, which lost to the Cards 49-35 in week four, scored more. The 29 points scored by Canfield were the most given up by the Irish this season. The previous high was 24, scored by Oregon Clay in a 31-24 loss to the Irish in week eight.Good sports: As Canfield players and fans drove west on U.S. 224, they observed a "Good luck Cards" sign in front of Western Reserve High School in Berlin Center. The sign was made of paper cups in the fence.Chalk marks: The kickoff was 7:06 p.m. with a temperature of 22 degrees. The game ended at 9:53 and took 2 hours, 47 minutes to complete.