Ohio high school football: OHSAA state finals schedule, stats, brackets, recaps, scores & more

Division I State Final
Full bracket can be found here - 2021 OHSAA High School Football Playoff Brackets (Ohio) Division I

• No. 1 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) vs. No. 2 Springfield (OH)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 23
    (#1) St. Edward
  • 13
    (#2) Springfield

  12/03 Final

Despite being stuffed at the 1-yardline four straight plays on the game’s opening possession, St. Edward opened up a 16-0 halftime lead en route to winning its fifth D-I state title (all since 2010) with a 23-13 win over Springfield in the last of Friday’s three championship games. The Eagles (15-1) held Springfield (13-2) to minus-30 yards rushing and kept the Wildcats scoreless on three of their five trips to the red-zone. Springfield’s Te'sean Smoot did complete 29-of-43 passes for 349 yards and a touchdown but was sacked five times. He also ran for a score. Springfield receivers Shawn Thigpen and Anthony Brown had 105 and 103 yards receiving, respectively. St. Edward ran for 270 yards, led by Daniel Enovitch who had 210 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries. Christian Ramos added a touchdown pass to Connor Goodall. Wyatt Gedeon (eight tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks) and Dwight Harvey (six tackles, 3.5 TFL, two sacks) led the Eagles defense. Christian McMillian had a game-high 14 tackles for Springfield, while Delian Bradley had 11 tackles, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble. Jokell Brown added 10 tackles and a forced fumble. The Wildcats were playing in their first state final after reaching the state semis the last two years.

Division II State Final 
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• No. 7 Winton Woods (Cincinnati, OH) vs. No. 3 Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH)

  Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 21
    (#7) Winton Woods
  • 10
    (#3) Archbishop Hoban

  12/02 Final

Utilizing a rushing attack that churned out 288 yards and a defense that allowed 3 points, Winton Woods (13-3) captured the Division II state title on Thursday with a 21-10 win over Akron Hoban (12-4) at Tom Benson HOF Stadium. The victory was the Warriors’ ninth straight after starting the season 4-3. Winton Woods also won the 2009 D-II state title and lost to Hoban 42-14 in the 2017 state final. Ty’rek Spikes led Winton Woods with 153 yards rushing and a touchdown, while Austin "Buddy" Ellery had 87 yards and a TD and K.C. Spears had 54 yards and a TD. Hoban’s touchdown came on a 21-yard third-quarter fumble return by Caleb Kepler. Kepler led the Knights with eight tackles, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Lorenzo Hudson had a game-high 10 tackles and an interception for Winton Woods. Hoban converted just 2-of-11 third downs and allowed four sacks. Lamar Sperling led the Knights with 121 yards rushing.

Full bracket can be found here - 2021 OHSAA High School Football Playoff Brackets (Ohio) Division III

• No. 1 Badin (Hamilton, OH) vs. No. 1 Chardon (OH)

  Friday 3:00pm (Local time)

  • 14
    (#1) Badin
  • 21
    (#1) Chardon

  12/03 Final

Sean Carr’s 2-yard touchdown run with 1:05 to play proved to be the winning score as Chardon defended its D-III state title with a 21-14 win over Hamilton Badin at Tom Benson HOF Stadium in the second of three Friday games. The Hilltoppers ran their win streak to 28 games and became the first team in Ohio history to finish a season 16-0. The OHSAA expanded the playoffs this year, adding an extra week. Chardon also won a state title in 1994. Badin (14-1) was making its first appearance in the state final since winning it's lone title 1990. Chardon’s defense dominated, limiting Badin to 143 total yards and recording eight tackles-for-loss. The Rams converted 1-of-12 third downs and mustered minus-1 yard of offense in the fourth quarter. The Hilltoppers, led by Andrew Bruce (88 yards rushing, TD) and Alex Henry (54 yards rushing, 36-yard TD pass to Nathanael Sulka), finished with 233 yards. Jack Walsh led Badin with 97 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries. Ely Emmons (Badin), Brody Dotson (Chardon) and Christian Hall (Chardon) tied for game-high honors in tackles with 11 each.

Full bracket can be found here - 2021 OHSAA High School Football Playoff Brackets (Ohio) Division IV

• No. 3 Ursuline (Youngstown, OH) vs. No. 4 Clinton-Massie (Clarksville, OH)

  Friday 10:30am (Local time)

  • 28
    (#3) Ursuline
  • 29
    (#4) Clinton-Massie

  12/03 Final

Rallying from a 28-7 third quarter deficit, Clinton Massie scored a touchdown and converted the ensuing 2-point conversion attempt with 45 seconds left to stun Youngstown Ursuline 29-28 in the D-IV state final Friday in the first of three championships at Tom Benson HOF Stadium. The Falcons (14-1), who won their 14th straight game after opening with a Week 1 loss, captured the program’s third title overall (2012, 2013) in their fourth final appearance (runner-up in 2017). Ursuline (11-4) was in its first state championship since winning three straight from 2008-2010. Massie marched the opening possession 75 yards in 17 plays (took 9:13) to take a 7-0 lead on Carson Van Hoose’s 1-yard TD run on fourth-and-goal. Ursuline responded with 28 unanswered points. Demarcus McElroy led the Irish with 157 yards rushing and two TDs, while Brady Shannon threw for 185 yards and two TDs – one each to Dean Boyd and Jakylan Irving. Massie ran for 345 yards thanks to Colton Trampler (117 yards), Van Hoose (102 yards, TD), Kody Zantene (85 yards, two TDs) and Carter Frank (42 yards). The Falcons attempted just three passes (completed one for three yards). John Edmonds led Ursuline with 16 tackles, while Irving had 11 and Ty'Req Donlow added 10. Zantene and Leyton Bell led Massie with 12 and 10 tackles, respectively. Both teams converted 7-of-13 third downs and two fourth downs. Ursuline had the ball for just 5:51 in the first and fourth quarters combined.

Division V State Final
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• No. 1 Kirtland (OH) vs. No. 5 Versailles (OH)

  Saturday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 16
    (#1) Kirtland
  • 20
    (#5) Versailles

  12/04 Final

Playing in its first state final since 2003, Versailles snapped the nation’s longest winning streak (55 games) by beating Kirtland 20-16 in the last of three state championships (D-V) Saturday at Tom Benson HOF Stadium. The loss was the first for the Hornets senior class. Carson Bey threw for a touchdown and ran for another for the Tigers who won the program’s seventh state title and first without former legendary head coach Al Hetrick (retired in 2005). The teams each had 263 yards of offense. Versailles held a 31:17-14:09 advantage in time of possession. Kirtland was just 1-of-12 on third downs. Michael Osborne caught a a touchdown pass for Versailles, while Jack Osborne ran for one. Lucas Stammen led the defense with 10 tackles. Gage Sullivan and Mason Rus had rushing touchdowns for Kirtland. The Hornets defense was led by Joseph Coleman (13 tackles), Rus (13), Philip Laverde (11) and Ramon Lescano (10).

Division VI State Final
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• No. 4 Coldwater (OH) vs. No. 3 Carey (OH)

  Saturday 3:00pm (Local time)

  • 14
    (#4) Coldwater
  • 26
    (#3) Carey

  12/04 Final

Nicknamed the “Winnebago,” Carey’s Jordan Vallejo (6-2, 265) carried the ball 25 times for 95 yards and two touchdowns and the Blue Devils dominated time of possession (34-34-13:26) en route to winning the D-VI final 26-14 over Coldwater in the second of three Saturday finals at Tom Benson HOF Stadium. The state title is Carey’s second overall and first since 1975. Coldwater, the defending state champion, finished runner-up for the seventh time. The Cavs own eight titles. Carey, which ran 65 plays to Coldwater’s 46, outgained the Cavs 243-39 on the ground and 322-244 overall. Derek Lonsway threw for 79 yards and ran for 81 and a TD for Carey. Coldwater’s touchdowns came via a 1-yard run from Isaac Fullenkamp and a 27-yard pass from Reece Dellinger to Tanner Muhlenkamp. Fullenkamp led the Coldwater defense with 17 tackles, while Jack Broering added 14. Carey had three players – Carter Smiley, Lance Woods and Lonsway – record five tackles. Carey’s Anthony Bell capped the scoring with a 41-yard field goal.

Division VII State Final
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• No. 1 Newark Catholic (Newark, OH) vs. No. 1 Marion Local (Maria Stein, OH)

  Saturday 10:30am (Local time)

  • 7
    (#1) Newark Catholic
  • 42
    (#1) Marion Local

  12/04 Final

Led by Peyton Otte who threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 54 yards and two TDs, Marion Local won its state record 12th football championship with a 42-7 D-VII finals win over Newark Catholic in the first of three championship games Saturday at Tom Benson HOF Stadium. The Flyers had been tied with St. Ignatius for the most state football titles. No other school has more than nine. Marion Local also became the second team in state history to finish 16-0. Chardon, which won the D-III final on Friday, also finished 16-0 in the first season of OHSAA playoff expansion. It was the Flyers eighth state title in 11 years. All their championships have come since 2000. Brady Ronnebaum caught six passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns, while Dylan Fleck had two receptions for 64 yards and a score. Darren Meier ran for 54 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Newark Catholic’s lone score came on a 10-yard pass from Cole Canter to Mason Hackett. Marion Local outgained Newark Catholic 402-148 in total yards. The teams combined for just three penalties. Hackett led the Green Wave defense with nine tackles, while Meier (nine tackles) led the Flyers. Newark Catholic (14-2) was making it’s 15th state final appearance, which is tied with Marion Local for the most all-time, but first since 2012.

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