Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Series Scores - Columbus, OH

Ohio & California High School Football Scores
Sunday, August 30, 2009

Dublin Coffman (OH) 52 Olentangy Liberty (OH) 0
Pickerington Central (OH) 28 Orange Lutheran (CA) 14 OC Register game story

Ohio High School Football Scoreboard - Week 1

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

Defending Division I champ St. Ignatius picked-up where it left off Saturday night with a 14-13 win over Cleveland-area arch-rival Glenville. The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Bob Fortuna has a game wrap. St. Ignatius' win streak is now at 15. The Wildcats last loss was in the 2008 season-opener to Glenville.

Ohio High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 29, 2009

Akron Springfield 23, Ellet 13
Barberton 35, Cuyahoga Falls 14
Brunswick 29, Mansfield 6
Cleveland Central Catholic 39, Columbia 7
Cloverleaf 28, Medina Buckeye 21
Copley 14, Massillon Jackson 6
CVCA 19, East Canton 18
Canton McKinley 81, East Tech 0
Elder 49 East St. Louis (IL) 28 Enquirer game story
Euclid 21, #6 Strongsville 14 Plain Dealer game story
Heath 41 Middletown Madison 14
Highland 34, Rocky River 7
Hilliard 34, Rocky River 7
Hilliard-Davidson 21 Westerville South 20
Hudson 42, Medina 25
Independence 30, Streetsboro 16
John Marshall 24, Toledo Scott 14
Kent Roosevelt 38, Kenston 0
Lakewood 28, Berea 6
Lake Catholic 44, Villa Angela-St. Joseph 21
Moeller 45 Winton Woods 34
Monroe 41 Meadowdale 0
Nordonia 34, at Tallmadge 19
Parma 26, Midpark 23
Padua 3, Olmsted Falls 2
Revere 28, Akron East 14
Southview 14, Sandusky 6
Solon 19, Shaker Heights 0 Plain Dealer game story
Springfield 35 Hamilton 28
St. Ignatius 14, Glenville 14
St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 57 Upper Arlington 2
Timken 14, Lutheran East 0
Wadsworth 21, Stow 7
Warrensville Hts. 18, Holy Name 6

Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Series Scores - Columbus, OH

Ohio & Florida High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 29, 2009


St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 57 Upper Arlington 2 SunSentinel.com game story
Hilliard-Davidson 21 Westerville South 20

Ohio High School Football Scoreboard - Week 1

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Earlier in the week, one published report noted that St. Xavier head coach Steve Specht was excited to be flying under the radar coming into the 2009 season. After Friday night's 16-0 shutout of crosstown rival and nationally-ranked Colerain, the Bombers are back on the radar. Check-out the Enquirer wrap-up story.

St. X will get another big test next week when it takes on Indianapolis Cathedral. Cathedral is off to a 2-0 start beating the Carmel and Warren Central...both teams were ranked #1 in 5A. Cathedral is the top team in 4A.

Ohio High School Football Scores
Friday, August 28, 2009

Albany Alexander 35, Reedsville Eastern 21
Alliance Marlington 6, Louisville Aquinas 3
Amanda-Clearcreek 14, Newark Cath. 0
Anna 14, Sidney Lehman 3
Ansonia 52, Ft. Recovery 48
Antwerp 20, Edon 0
Arcadia 48, Fostoria St. Wendelin 0
Archbold 35, Defiance Ayersville 6
Arlington 35, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 14
Ashland 49, Willard 9
Ashland Crestview 20, W. Salem NW 7
Ashtabula Edgewood 27, Warren Champion 15
Athens 21, Gallipolis Gallia 0
Aurora 42, Avon 14
Bainbridge Paint Valley 34, Hamilton New Miami 0
Barnesville 21, New Concord John Glenn 14
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 41, Bloomdale Elmwood 12
Batavia Amelia 28, Batavia 0
Bay Village Bay 6, Orange 0
Beavercreek 60, Riverside Stebbins 0
Bellefontaine 45, Wapakoneta 0
Beloit W. Branch 24, Ravenna SE 14
Berlin Center Western Reserve 59, Vienna Mathews 6
Beverly Ft. Frye 48, Hannibal River 17
Bluffton 20, Cory-Rawson 14
Brookville 41, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 8
Bryan 35, Van Wert 7
Burton Berkshire 25, Andover Pymatuning Valley 8
Cadiz Harrison Cent. 22, Uhrichsville Claymont 0
Caldwell 14, Newcomerstown 0
Camden Preble Shawnee 33, New Paris National Trail 12
Campbell Memorial 34, Toronto 0
Can. GlenOak 21, H.D. Woodson, D.C. 0
Cardington-Lincoln 33, Centerburg 22
Carey 28, Upper Sandusky 0
Carlisle 20, Franklin 7
Centerville 24, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 6
Chagrin Falls 42, Mantua Crestwood 7
Chardon NDCL 27, Cle. Benedictine 16
Chillicothe 17, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 9
Chillicothe Unioto 21, McArthur Vinton County 12
Chillicothe Zane Trace 52, Ironton Rock Hill 13
Cin. Anderson 41, Cin. Taft 6
Cin. Country Day 21, Batavia Clermont NE 7
Cin. La Salle 7, Cin. Oak Hills 3
Cin. Madeira 13, Cin. Shroder 6
Cin. McNicholas 28, Cin. Indian Hill 21
Cin. N. College Hill 39, Reading 7
Cin. NW 62, Cin. Finneytown 21
Cin. St. Xavier 16, Cin. Colerain 0
Cin. Summit Country Day 14, Williamsburg 0
Cin. Sycamore 27, Cin. Glen Este 21, OT
Cin. Turpin 34, Loveland 17
Cin. Walnut Hills 14, Cin. Purcell Marian 9
Cin. Withrow 21, Trenton Edgewood 7
Cin. Wyoming 39, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 3
Circleville Logan Elm 22, Washington C.H. 7
Clarksville Clinton-Massie 58, Blanchester 0
Clayton Northmont 13, W. Chester Lakota W. 6
Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 44, Pomeroy Meigs 42
Coldwater 29, Kenton 26
Cols. Africentric 6, Marion Elgin 0
Cols. Brookhaven 26, Cols. Marion-Franklin 18
Cols. Mifflin 7, Southeastern 0
Cols. Northland 26, Cle. Hts. 20
Cols. Watterson 21, Akr. SVSM 7
Columbiana 41, Steubenville Cath. Cent. 40
Columbiana Crestview 51, Oak Glen, W.Va. 6
Conneaut 13, Southington Chalker 12
Convoy Crestview 26, Rockford Parkway 6
Corning Miller 35, Beallsville 28
Cortland Lakeview 34, Struthers 14
Coshocton 55, Howard E. Knox 9
Crooksville 12, Sugar Grove Berne Union 0
Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 21, Newark Licking Valley 0
Cuyahoga Hts. 42, Cle. Lincoln W. 0
Day. Carroll 20, Xenia 7
Day. Christian 33, Jamestown Greeneview 19
Defiance Tinora 35, Liberty Center 7
Delaware Hayes 37, Delaware Buckeye Valley 8
Delphos Jefferson 40, Lima Perry 13
Dresden Tri-Valley 24, Warsaw River View 0
E. Central, Ind. 28, Harrison 6
E. Liverpool 20, Lisbon Beaver 14
E. Palestine 12, Salineville Southern 6
Eaton 40, Oxford Talawanda 14
Edgerton 20, W. Unity Hilltop 18
Elida 49, Findlay Liberty-Benton 14
Elyria Cath. 35, Cle. Collinwood 0
Fairview 56, Rocky River Lutheran W. 7
Franklin Furnace Green 28, Manchester 14
Fremont Ross 24, Tol. Start 7
Fremont St. Joseph 40, Oregon Stritch 7
Ft. Loramie 21, Minster 6
Garfield Hts. Trinity 28, Brookfield 0
Gates Mills Hawken 27, Hunting Valley University 13
Geneva 32, Kirtland 23
Genoa Area 60, Rossford 0
Germantown Valley View 21, Day. Dunbar 13
Gibsonburg 34, Tol. Ottawa Hills 7
Girard 42, Salem 34
Grafton Midview 35, Lorain Admiral King 14
Greenfield McClain 46, Frankfort Adena 20
Hamilton Badin 30, Cin. Woodward 8
Hamilton Ross 21, Goshen 14
Hamler Patrick Henry 45, Leipsic 14
Haviland Wayne Trace 23, Paulding 12
Hicksville 36, Montpelier 6
Hilliard Darby def. Tol. Libbey, forfeit
Hillsboro 41, Mt. Orab WesternBrown 32
Huron 31, Vermilion 7
Ironton 24, Wheelersburg 8
Jefferson Area 32, Orwell Grand Valley 14
Kansas Lakota 26, Northwood 0
Kettering Alter 47, Kettering Fairmont 21
Lancaster Fairfield Union 29, New Lexington 28, OT
Lancaster Fisher Cath. 39, Danville 34
Leavittsburg LaBrae 47, Gates Mills Gilmour 8
Lebanon 45, Kings Mills Kings 17
Lewistown Indian Lake 12, Spencerville 0
Lima Bath 24, Lafayette Allen E. 13
Lima Sr. 49, Celina 14
Lockland 19, Bethel-Tate 14
Logan 33, Lancaster 14
London 28, Urbana 20
London Madison Plains 45, Cedarville 7
Lorain Clearview 27, Castalia Margaretta 14
Louisville 28, Ravenna 0
Lucasville Valley 42, Chillicothe Huntington 0
Lyndhurst Brush 45, Eastlake N. 34
Malvern 45, Lowellville 7
Maple Hts. 28, Avon Lake 16
Maria Stein Marion Local 20, Lima Shawnee 16
Marietta 59, McConnelsville Morgan 20
Mason 20, Trotwood-Madison 17
Massillon Perry 27, Cols. Linden McKinley 0
Maumee 51, Tol. Waite 0
Mayfield 34, Bedford 0
McComb 20, Tiffin Calvert 6
McDonald 29, Springfield 20
McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 52, Lakeside Danbury 6
Mentor 28, Lakewood St. Edward 15
Metamora Evergreen 41, Tontogany Otsego 14
Miamisburg 13, Bellbrook 0
Middletown 48, Cin. Aiken 0
Middletown Fenwick 54, Cin. Mariemont 13
Milan Edison 35, Norwalk 19
Milford 43, Cin. Hughes 0
Millbury Lake 24, Swanton 3
Milton-Union 48, Casstown Miami E. 16
Minerva 44, Hanoverton United 27
Minford 42, Cheshire River Valley 0
Mogadore 28, Mineral Ridge 21
Monroeville 33, LaGrange Keystone 24
Morrow Little Miami 41, Day. Belmont 13
N. Baltimore 38, Holgate 12
N. Bend Taylor 15, Ludlow, Ky. 6
N. Can. Hoover 34, Coolidge, D.C. 6
N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 33, Windham 12
N. Robinson Col. Crawford 33, New London 12
N. Royalton 41, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 13
Nelsonville-York 7, Glouster Trimble 6
New Bremen 29, Covington 22
New Lebanon Dixie 28, W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 21
New Richmond 61, Cin. Deer Park 14
New Washington Buckeye Cent. 14, Greenwich S. Cent. 9
Niles McKinley 16, Cle. John Adams 12
Norwood 30, Campbell Co., Ky. 20
Oak Harbor 14, Holland Springfield 0
Oak Hill 37, Chesapeake 14
Oberlin 40, Cols. South 0
Oberlin Firelands 34, Sheffield Brookside 0
Oregon Clay 16, Sylvania Northview 3
Ottawa-Glandorf 22, Fostoria 0
Painesville Harvey 14, Wickliffe 13
Pandora-Gilboa 31, Columbus Grove 6
Parma Normandy 24, Madison 14
Pataskala Licking Hts. 58, Philo 13
Pemberville Eastwood 32, Clyde 21
Perry 31, Painesville Riverside 14
Perrysburg 28, Tol. Bowsher 6
Piqua 84, Day. Ponitz Tech. 14
Port Clinton 34, Elmore Woodmore 26
Portsmouth 24, S. Point 14
Portsmouth W. 15, Proctorville Fairland 14
Rayland Buckeye 24, Martins Ferry 21
Richmond, Ind. 27, Cin. Western Hills 25
Rootstown 47, Sebring McKinley 0
Sandusky Perkins 34, Bellevue 12
Sarahsville Shenandoah 20, New Matamoras Frontier 12
Sidney 14, St. Marys Memorial 0
Spring. NE 44, Spring. Kenton Ridge 29
Spring. Shawnee 14, Spring. Cath. Cent. 7
Springboro 13, Fairfield 10, OT
St. Bernard Roger Bacon 34, Cin. Mt. Healthy 32
St. Clairsville 30, Richmond Edison 8
St. Paris Graham 28, Tipp City Tippecanoe 3
Thompson Ledgemont 19, Fairport Harbor Harding 18
Tipp City Bethel 21, Day. Northridge 7
Tol. Cent. Cath. 41, Bowling Green 20
Tol. Christian 50, Delta 43
Tol. Rogers 32, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 28
Tol. Whitmer 35, Tiffin Columbian 7
Troy Christian 56, Cin. Christian 11
Vandalia Butler 14, Greenville 3
Vanlue 34, Ridgeway Ridgemont 12
Versailles 33, Day. Oakwood 14
Vincent Warren 41, Belpre 0
W. Carrollton 20, Wilmington 13
W. Jefferson 28, Mechanicsburg 14
W. Liberty-Salem 41, Arcanum 7
Wahama, W.Va. 48, Lore City Buckeye Trail 29
Warren Howland 34, Ashtabula Lakeside 24
Washington C.H. Miami Trace 14, Circleville 11
Waterford 22, Crown City S. Gallia 6
Wauseon 49, Sherwood Fairview 14
Waynesfield-Goshen 24, N. Lewisburg Triad 10
Wellsville 24, Strasburg-Franklin 17
Williamsport Westfall 26, Ashville Teays Valley 14
Willoughby S. 34, Alliance 7
Willow Wood Symmes Valley 26, Racine Southern 6
Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 49, Stewart Federal Hocking 0
Youngs. Austintown-Fitch 62, Youngs. Chaney 7
Youngs. Liberty 17, Youngs. East 6
Youngs. Mooney 23, Youngs. Boardman 17
Zanesville 51, Newark 6
Zanesville W. Muskingum 41, Hebron Lakewood 0

Cincinnati High School Football Powers Open Season Against Each Other

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

No easing into the 2009 high school football season for Colerain and St. Xavier. The two Cincinnati powerhouses open the season tonight in the 12th Skyline Crosstown Showdown at Nippert Stadium. Colerain is ranked #13 by USA Today. St. X is trying to bounce back from a 4-6 season. Here's a preview from the Enquirer.

Ohio High School Football Scoreboard - Week 1

Ohio High School Football Scores
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Archbishop Hoban 31 Akron Garfield 28
Chaminade Julienne 10 Troy 0
West Geauga 39 Chardon 7

Defending Division I Champ St. Ignatius Ready for 2009

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

Thursday Night Lights kicks-off the 2009 high school football season in Ohio tonight. In Division I, most feel the Cincinnati-area teams like Elder and Colerain are the favorites to win the state's biggest classification championship. However, you can never count-out Cleveland-area powers Glenville and 2008 state champ St. Ignatius.

St. Ignatius Football Preview

Glenville football preview

St. Xavier Prepares For One of the Toughest Schedules in America

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

No one can ever accuse St. Xavier of having a cupcake schedule. Once again this year, the Bombers will play what is arguably the toughest schedule in the country.

It all gets started August 28th when St. X plays cross-town rival Colerain. After that and on consecutive weekends, the Bombers play defending Indiana 4A champ Indianapolis Cathedral (9/5), 2008 Kentucky 6A semifinalist St. Xavier (9/11), defending Kentucky 6A champ Trinity (9/18), 2008 Kentucky 5A champ Highlands (9/25) and finally Elder, which is ranked #13 in the PrepNation.com pre-season rankings.

Just for good measure, the Bombers will face defending Ohio Division I champ St. Ignatius on October 24.

Now for the good news, quarterback Luke Massa is back for his senior season after a disappointing junior year that ended with a broken collarbone in the middle of last season. As a sophomore Massa led St. X to the Division I title.

So with last year's disappointing 4-6 record behind them, the Cincinnati Enquirer looks at what is ahead as St. X attempts to regain its form and challenge Elder for the Greater Catholic League South title.

Cleveland Plain Dealer Releases Pre-Season Top 25

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

The Cleveland Plain Dealer continues to pump-out tons of high school football info as we approach the start of the 2009 season and today you can check-out the paper's great preview for the northeast part of the state. The preview looks at every team in every league.

Included in the preview is the Plain Dealer's Top 25 Pre-Season Poll.

1. St. Ignatius
2. Glenville
3. Solon
4. Mentor
5. Brunswick
6. Strongsville
7. Twinsburg
8. Avon Lake
9. Mayfield
10. Lake Catholic
11. St. Vincent-St. Mary
12. Wadsworth
13. Archbishop Hoban
14. Euclid
15. Walsh Jesuit
16. Shaw
17. Maple Heights
18. Akron Garfield
19. Padua
20. St. Edward
21. Green
22. Willoughby South
23. Madison
24. Elyrian Catholic
25. Chagrin Falls

Cleveland-Area High School Football Previews

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

When it comes to high school football coverage in the Buckeye State, you can't beat the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

According to the previews that have been coming-out over the past week, it looks like defending Division I champ St. Ignatius and Glenville should be fighting it out for bragging right again this year. Glenville has plenty back from last year's squad that took-down St. Ignatius in Week 1, but then lost to the Wildcats 8-7 on November 8th.

To check-out the Plain Dealer's previews, just click on conference or league name.

Chagrin Valley Conference - Chagrin Division
Aurora, Chagrin Falls, Kenston, Perry, West Geauga, Wickliffe
Chagrin Valley Conference - Metro Division
Beachwood, Cuyahoga Heights, Hawken, Independence, Richmond Heights
Chagrin Valley Conference - Valley Division
Berkshire, Cardinal, Fairport Harbor, Kirtland, Newbury
Lake Erie League - Erie Division
Admiral King, Bedford, Shaw, Southview, Warrensville Heights
Lake Erie League - Lake Division
Northeast Ohio Conference - Lake Division
Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Maple Heights, Mentor, Shaker Heights
Brush, Garfield Heights, Normandy, North Royalton, Parma, Valley Forge
Northeast Ohio Conference - River Division
Cuyahoga Falls, Elyria, Hudson, Lakewood, Stow, Twinsburg
Northeast Ohio Conference - Valley Division
Brunswick, Mayfield, Medina, Nordonia, Solon, Strongsville
Senate Athletic League
Cleveland South, Collinwood, East High, East Tech, Glenville, John Adams, John Hay, John F. Kennedy, John Marshall, Lincoln West, Rhodes

Big 33 Classic Featured on ESPN's E:60

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

The 52nd Big 33 game in June added to the excitement that surrounds what many, including myself, consider THE BEST high school football all-star game in America. Ohio beat Pennsylvania 38-31, snapping a two-game PA win streak.

ESPN's E:60 recently did a great feature on the game that has featured names such as Montana, Namath and Marino...and, as I always point out has had at least one alum play in every Super Bowl.

Click here to watch the video from E:60.

Below are the highlights from this year's game...

Portsmouth Gets New Stadium

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle
On the surface, the story that Portsmouth High is getting a new football stadium this year, wasn't a big deal. I was just going to post it and move on.

Then I did a little research, and I found a story that I believe will all of the Ohio Huddle readers will like.

Portsmouth is a proud football town in southern Ohio. On September 5th, the brand new $10 million Clark Athletic Complex will be christened when the Trojans host Portsmouth West. However, the stadium that is being left behind, is what I find the most interesting part of the story.

For years the Portsmouth Trojans played at historic Spartan Stadium that was built in 1930. It was the home field of the NFL's Portsmouth Spartans from 1930-33. The original name of the field was Universal Stadium.

While Green Bay is the last small town standing in the NFL, Portsmouth in the 30's had that professional football feel until the team was sold and was moved to Detroit in 1934 to become the Lions. In fact, in my research I found an interesting tie between Portsmouth and the Packers.

On December 4, 1933, the Spartans beat the world champion Packers 19-0 in what is considered the most famous game at Universal Stadium. What made it great was the fact that Portsmouth only had only eleven players. The game became simply known at "The Iron Man Game".

I bet you didn't know this!

To learn more about the old stadium, click here to read a story about its historical designation in the state of Ohio.

Below is video from a July 14th naming ceremony. The athletic complex was made possible by a generous grant from the Clyde and Maycel Foundation.

Cox Communications' 2009 High School Football Game of the Week

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle











Cox Communications will air ten live high school football games from the Cleveland-area this fall. Below is the list of games that will air on Channel 45.

August 28 - Padua vs. Olmsted Falls
September 4 -St. Edward vs. Euclid
September 11 - Brecksville vs. Normandy
September 18 -Lakewood vs. Valley Forge
September 25 - Walsh Jesuit vs. Padua
October 2 -Normandy vs. Valley Forge
October 9 - Normandy vs. Parma
October 16 - Berea vs. Olmsted Falls
October 23 - North Royalton vs. Parma
October 30 -Rocky River vs. Fairview

Texas Tops Florida in Vote for Top High School Football State; Ohio Finishes 3rd

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

The Lone Star State received the first vote cast in The High School Football Huddle's Question of the Week "What is the Best State for High School Football", and Texas never looked back in claiming the top spot in our voters minds.

Texas captured 42% of the vote to easily outdistanced second place Florida, which received 25% of the votes. Finishing in third was Ohio with 13% of the votes cast...followed by Georgia 10%, California finished in a tie for fifth with 7% each.

Thanks to everyone for taking part in the vote. Look for our new Question of the Week on Monday.