A little championship game trivia

[Gray Fighting Tiger]

At this point, I doubt many of us need anything to get us fired up for football season, but here's a look back that may be of interest...

(Following is believed to be true but cannot be guaranteed)

Most state titles
9 Cleveland St. Ignatius
8 Newark Catholic
7 Cincinnati Moeller
6 Versailles
6 Youngstown Mooney
6 St. Henry
6 Cleveland Benedictine
4 Delphos St. John's
4 Maria Stein Marion Local
4 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary
3 (11 teams with 3 each)

Most appearances in the finals
13 Newark Catholic (8-5)
11 Cincinnati Moeller (7-4)
10 Cleveland St. Ignatius (9-1)
9 Versailles (6-3)
9 Youngstown Mooney (6-3)
8 St. Henry (6-2)
8 Ironton (2-6)
7 Cleveland Benedictine (6-1)
7 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (3-4)
7 Mogadore (3-4)
6 Canton McKinley (3-3)
6 Cincinnati Princeton (3-3)
5 (5 teams with 5 each)

There have been over 720 teams that have competed over the period 1972-2007. Of those, 159 have made it to one or more championship games, with 91 winning at least one title.

[Lamont Cranston]

Interesting... among the schools with 4 or more titles, only 3 are public schools. And, all 3 of em come from the MAC.

[earp]

I only see 2 MAC teams on that list!St.Henry and Versailles!Whos the other one you were talking about?

[friday_nite_fan]

Interesting... among the schools with 4 or more titles, only 3 are public schools. And, all 3 of em come from the MAC.

The funny thing is, the MAC conference in western Ohio for high schools is probably better than the MAC conference for the colleges!! I would think that Coldwater would be on that list somewhere also. Last year at the state finals when they beat Cardinal-Mooney was one of the best football games I have ever been to.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, THINK THOSE CATHOLIC TEAMS DON'T RECRUIT, YOU ARE CRAZY. NOTHING AGAINST MY CATHOLIC FRIENDS, OF WHICH I HAVE MANY. IT'S JUST A FACT. PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINPLY CANNOT HANG WITH THESE GIANT SCHOOLS.

[friday_nite_fan]

I only see 2 MAC teams on that list!St.Henry and Versailles!Whos the other one you were talking about?

Maria Stein Marion Local is the 3rd team on the list from the MAC.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH APPEARENCES. TO BE LISTED, HECK, I DUNNO.

[Gray Fighting Tiger]

I only see 2 MAC teams on that list!St.Henry and Versailles!Whos the other one you were talking about?

Maria Stein Marion Local is the 3rd team on the list from the MAC.

You are correct.

Coldwater has been in 4 finals (1998,2000,2005,2007), winning twice (2005 and 2007).

[friday_nite_fan]

I only see 2 MAC teams on that list!St.Henry and Versailles!Whos the other one you were talking about?

Maria Stein Marion Local is the 3rd team on the list from the MAC.

You are correct.

Coldwater has been in 4 finals (1998,2000,2005,2007), winning twice (2005 and 2007).

WOW. I would have thought they had been in more than 4. It was awfully nice watching them beat Cardinal-Mooney last year!!

[biggdowgg]

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, THINK THOSE CATHOLIC TEAMS DON'T RECRUIT, YOU ARE CRAZY. NOTHING AGAINST MY CATHOLIC FRIENDS, OF WHICH I HAVE MANY. IT'S JUST A FACT. PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINPLY CANNOT HANG WITH THESE GIANT SCHOOLS.

not sure, with open enrollment now a days, its all about the same?

[loganlocos]

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, THINK THOSE CATHOLIC TEAMS DON'T RECRUIT, YOU ARE CRAZY. NOTHING AGAINST MY CATHOLIC FRIENDS, OF WHICH I HAVE MANY. IT'S JUST A FACT. PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINPLY CANNOT HANG WITH THESE GIANT SCHOOLS.

Catholic schools "recruit" as much as public schools. Kids go to the parochial schools the same reason they go to Ironton, bait.

Tradition, coaching, fan base, etc. Plus, you get one HECK of an education at a lot of those schools.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

IS THERE A WAITING LIST AT IRONTON. YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, YOU ARE IN COLUMBUS EVERYDAY.

[West Legend]

well i hate to burst your bubble, but Massilon has won the most state titles with 22

some of them were voted

[JohnKnight]

http://ohiosportsgeography.tadherold.co ... y%20v2.pdf

Yeah I don't know how anyone could say the Private schools have an advantage, LOL!!!!!!