STATE FOOTBALL This weekend’s other championships

DIVISION VII

No. 6 McComb 28, Glouster Trimble 3

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No. 6 McComb (14-1) defeated Glouster Trimble (13-2) in the 2018 OHSAA Division VII football state championship. Of the Panther’s 238 total yards on offense, 216 came on the ground, while the defense held Trimble to 151 total yards and compiled 11 tackles for loss for -44 yards, three interceptions and seven pass breakups. The teams’ combined yardage is the lowest in the seven-year history of the Division VII championship game. Listed as a wide receiver, senior Tanner Schroeder was a weapon in all facets of the offense, just as he had been all season. Schroeder led the Panthers in rushing with 107 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, completed two passes for 10 yards, had one reception for 12 yards and was successful on all four extra point attempts.

DIVISION I

No. 9 Lakewood St. Edward 24, No. 1 Cincinnati Colerain 10

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No. 9 Lakewood St. Edward (11-3) defeated No. 1 Cincinnati Colerain (14-1) in the 2018 OHSAA Division I football state championship. The Eagles’ 24-10 victory is the third state championship in the past five seasons and fourth title overall. In a dominant second half for St. Edward, the Eagles outgained the Cardinals 214 yards to 80 and outscored them 17-0.

Division III

No. 4 Chagrin Falls Kenston 42, No. 1 Kettering Alter 6

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Fourth-ranked Chagrin Falls Kenston (14-1) led 21-6 at halftime and scored three additional touchdowns in the second half to defeat top-ranked Kettering Archbishop Alter (13-2). It’s the Bombers’ first OHSAA football state championship in three trips to the title game. Jon Tomcufcik was the catalyst for the Bomber’s offense, finishing the game with 285 yards passing and three touchdowns. Kenston opened the second half scoring with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Tomcufcik to junior Tyler Mintz. Following Mintz’s touchdown, Porter scored a pair of 11-yard touchdown runs.

Division II

No. 1 Akron Hoban 42, No. 3 Massillon 28

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No. 1 Akron Archbishop Hoban (15-0) used a 34-point first-half outburst on its way to claiming its fourth-straight state title. The Knights first undefeated season gives them back-to-back Division II state champions after winning the Division III title in 2015 and 2016. The two teams combined for 847 yards of total offense, surpassing the existing OHSAA Division II state championship game record by 29 yards.

Hoban joins Newark Catholic (1984-87), Cleveland St. Ignatius (1991-95), Maria Stein Marion Local (2011-14) and Coldwater (2012-15) as the only teams in OHSAA history to win four straight titles.

Division VI

No. 1 Kirtland 16, No. 3 Maria Stein Marion Local 7

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In a rematch of the 2015 and 2017 state title games, No. 1 Kirtland defeated No. 3 Maria Stein Marion Local to win the OHSAA Division VI football state championship. Marion Local (13-2) stuffed the Kirtland run to open the second quarter but were flagged for encroachment, giving Kirtland a first and goal from the one. The Hornets took advantage as senior running back Jake Neibecker ran it in to give Kirtland a 7-0 lead. Neibecker was the game’s leading rusher, finishing with 107 yards on 17 carries. The lone score in the second half came on Kirtland’s first possession. The Hornets converted a 32-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Mario Rodin.

Division V

Orrville 49, No. 4 Johnstown Monroe 34

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Behind a prolific rushing attack, the Orrville Red Riders (13-2) defeated No. 4 Johnstown-Monroe to win the 2018 OHSAA Division V football state championship. Five different players rushed for at least 74 yards and at least one touchdown. The offenses combined for 710 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground, breaking the previous OHSAA football championship game record by 92 yards. In addition, the two teams tied OHSAA Division V state championship game records with 12 touchdowns and 83 points. All-Ohio senior quarterback Caden Calhoun ran it in from 10 yards out to give Johnstown a 7-0 lead with 1:13 left in the first quarter. Following Calhoun’s touchdown run, Orrville went on a 21-0 run with a trio of long touchdown runs by senior quarterback Logan Domer. Domer scored on a 36-yard run early in the second quarter, a 60-yard run midway through the second, and a 61-yard run one minute into the second half. Orrville now has two state championships, the first coming in 1998.

Associated Press