Ohio high school football: 2016 by the numbers

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3 – Teams in Mercer County (population 40,814) that open the season ranked No. 1 in the MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio State Football Rankings. They are: Coldwater (D-V), Marion Local (Maria Stein) (D-VI) and Fort Recovery (D-VII).

4 – Consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons East (Sciotoville) senior running back Akia Brown is trying to record.

5 – Straight state finals Marion Local and Kirtland have played in. The duo met in last year's D-VI state final with Kirtland winning 22-20.



7 – Straight D-V state finals Coldwater has played in. The Cavaliers have won four in a row.

8 – Number of interceptions New Miami (Hamilton) senior defensive back Christian Acus had last year.

17 – Sacks last year for Summit Country Day (Cincinnati) senior defensive lineman Andrew Bissmeyer.

17 – State record for consecutive field goals made, set by Hudson junior kicker Grant Gonya last season.

19 – Straight years Coldwater has been in the playoffs. That is the state's longest current streak.

20 – Sacks recorded last year by North College Hill (Cincinnati) senior defensive end A.J. Hammonds.



20 – Straight playoff wins for Coldwater. The record is 24, set by Marion Local last season with a win in the state semifinals.

21 – Current scholarship offers for Westerville South junior athlete Jaelen Gill. His suitors include Ohio State, Michigan, UCLA, USC and Notre Dame.

22 – Touchdowns that Sidney sophomore quarterback Andre Gordon accounted for as a freshman.

27 – Tackles for loss last season by McComb senior linebacker Jake Crouse.

30 – Tackles for loss last season by Zanesville senior defensive lineman RJ Harris.

31 – Current scholarship offers for Fairfield junior offensive lineman Jackson Carman. His suitors include Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson, USC, Michigan, Oregon and Notre Dame.



33 – Times Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) has qualified for the playoffs. That ranks second all-time.

34 – Times Newark Catholic has qualified for the playoffs. That ranks first all-time.

37 – Rushing touchdowns scored by Carlisle senior running back Ridge Reed the last two years.

46 – Total touchdowns Columbiana senior quarterback Mitch Davidson accounted for last year.

47 – Total touchdowns Indian Hill (Cincinnati) senior quarterback Reed Aichholz accounted for last year.

48 – Total touchdowns Bellevue senior quarterback Alec Foos accounted for last year.



48 – Scholarship offers for Colerain (Cincinnati) senior defensive back Amir Riep, who committed to Ohio State July 23.

49 – Touchdowns that Brecksville-Broadview Heights senior quarterback Luke Strnad has thrown for in two years.

53 – Career touchdowns Kings (Kings Mill) senior quarterback Tyler Knecht has accounted for.

73 – Career rushing touchdowns for Loveland senior running back Luke Waddell, who also has 4,841 career rushing yards. 91 – Career touchdowns Mechanicsburg senior quarterback Kaleb Romero has accounted for.

224 – Number of teams in Ohio that qualify for the playoffs.

460 – Career tackles for Holy Name (Parma Heights) senior linebacker Colin Costanzo.



715 – High schools in Ohio that play football.

2,019 – Rushing yards Springfield (Holland) senior running back Bryant Koback ran for last year. He had 31 touchdowns.

2,059 – Rushing yards Archbishop Hoban (Akron) senior running back Todd Sibley Jr. ran for last year. He had 24 touchdowns.

2,635 – Passing yards last season for Benjamin Logan (Bellefontaine) senior quarterback Trey Wilson. He also threw 37 touchdown passes.

2,963 – Passing yards last season for Mentor senior quarterback Tadas Tatarunas. He threw for 24 touchdowns.

3,039 – Rushing yards Trotwood-Madison junior running back Raveion Hargrove ran for last year. It's the eighth-highest single-season mark in Ohio history. He ran for 39 touchdowns.



4,042 – Career passing yards for Marlington (Alliance) senior quarterback Chris Pennell.

4,114 – Passing yards Hamilton Township (Columbus) senior quarterback Patrick Robinson has thrown for the last two years. He's tossed 38 touchdowns during that span too.

4,606 – Passing yards Ashland senior quarterback Grant Denbow has thrown for the last two years. Touchdowns? He's thrown 42 in two years.

5,022 – Rushing yards Central Catholic (Toledo) senior running back Michael Warren has amassed the last two years. He also scored 59 touchdowns.

5,970 – Career passing yards for Midview (Grafton) senior quarterback Dustin Crum, who also has 71 career touchdown passes.

7,864 – Career passing yards for Garaway (Sugarcreek) senior quarterback RJ Jacobs. He's thrown 89 career touchdown passes.