High School football regional quarterfinal scores: Massillon, McKinley win big, Green knocks off North Canton Hoover
One week into the expanded Ohio High School Athletic Association football playoffs produced no major surprises for the Stark County qualifiers. In fact, in games featuring area teams, only No. 9 Poland beating No. 8 Fairless was an upset, according to the seeds.
The result: Four Stark County teams remain alive in the postseason along with assorted other area teams, including Green, Malvern and unbeaten West Branch.
This week's regional quarterfinals are highlighted locally by two Federal League rematches of recent games, Jackson at McKinley and Green at Hoover.
McKinley won at Jackson in Week 8, handing the Polar Bears their first loss of 2021. Hoover won at Green in Week 9, helping the Vikings clinch what became an outright Federal League title.
More Ohio High School Football: Fans guide to OHSAA football state playoffs: Breaking down area regions
A look at the full weekend schedule follows below, both locally and statewide. All games start at 7. Return here Friday night for live scoring updates.
FRIDAY, NOV. 5
Division 1, Region 1
FINAL: Jackson 28, McKinley 62
Canton McKinley Football: Harold Fannin Jr. helps McKinley overwhelm Jackson in OHSAA playoffs at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Division 2, Region 7
FINAL: Westerville South 19, 4 Massillon 50
Massillon Tigers Football: Freddie Lenix Jr., defense lead Massillon to OHSAA playoffs win over Westerville South
FINAL: Green 14, 2 Hoover 10
Green Bulldogs Football: Green football is all grown up: Bulldogs knock off North Canton Hoover in OHSAA regional quarterfinal
Division IV, Region 13
FINAL: Poland Seminary 21, West Branch 33
Division IV, Region 15
FINAL: Carrollton 9, St. Clairsville 38
SATURDAY, NOV. 6
Division V, Region 17
8 Manchester (7-4) at 1 Kirtland (10-0)
Division VII, Region 25
8 Malvern (9-2) at 1 Lucas (9-1)
5 Independence (9-2) at 4 Dalton (9-2)
Friday's Stark-area high school football box scores
MCKINLEY 62, JACKSON 28
Division 1, Region 1
Jackson - 14 - 7 - 0 - 7 — 28
McKinley - 21 - 21 - 14 - 6 — 62
First quarter
J-Craig 65 run (Paxos kick), 11:42
M-Shelton 93 kickoff return (Saad kick), 11:28
M-Fannin 17 pass from A.Williams (Saad kick), 10:24
M-A.Williams 3 run (Saad kick), 3:01
J-Geissinger 1 run (Paxos kick), :16
Second quarter
M-Fannin 78 run (Saad kick), 11:52
M-Fannin 33 fumble return (Saad kick), 10:02
J-Geissinger 4 run (Paxos kick), 8:02
M-K.Williams 1 run (Saad kick), 2:13
Third quarter
M-K.Williams 80 run (Saad kick), 11:48
M-K.Williams 2 run (Saad kick), 8:28
Fourth quarter
M-K.Williams 3 run (kick failed), 9:24
J-Geissinger 1 run (Paxos kick), 4:15
TEAM STATS
Jack — McK
First downs: 22 — 25
Rushes-Yds: 37-367 — 47-396
Passing Yds: 123 — 73
Comp-Att-Int: 9-18-0 — 5-8-0
Punts-Avg.: 1-50 — 1-54
Fumbles-Lost: 5-4 — 1-0
Penalties-Yds: 8- 95 — 4-35
Time of Poss.: 21:03 — 26:57
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
PASSING—Jackson, Geissinger 9-18-123-0. McKinley, A.Williams 3-5-47-0, Rode 2-3-26-0.
RUSHING—Jackson, Craig 20-262, Geissinger 13-53, Davide 3-5, McKinney 1-47. McKinley, Fannin 1-78, K.Williams 29-177, A.Williams 6-71, Rode 4-29, Mackey 2-11, Col.Ruffin 2-6, Ferguson 3-6, Saad 1-15.
RECEIVING—Jackson, Kistler 5-73, Phillips 2-21, Lesco 1-5, Craig 1-24. McKinley, K.Williams 1-20, Fannin 1-17, Co.Ruffin 1-32, Mackey 1-6, Foster 1-(minus 2).
Records: Jackson 9-3; McKinley 8-4.
GREEN 14, HOOVER 10
Division 2, Region 7
Green - 0 - 7 - 7 - 0 — 14
Hoover - 3 - 7 - 0 - 0 — 10
First quarter
H—R.Smart 37 field goal, 4:17
Second quarter
G—T.Martin 22 pass from Van Horn (Noirot kick), 7:16
H—Logan 3 run (R.Smart kick), 3:59
Third quarter
G—Van Horn 1 run (Noirot kick), :15
TEAM STATS
GRE — HOO
First downs: 13 — 20
Rushes-Yds: 19-54 — 53-254
Passing Yds: 228 — 41
Comp-Att-Int: 18-27-0 — 5-12-1
Punts-Avg.: 5-43.0 — 4-41.3
Fumbles-Lost: 1-1 — 0-0
Penalties-Yds: 5-40 — 4-25
Time of Poss.: 17:14 — 30:46
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
PASSING—Green, Van Horn 18-27-228-0. Hoover, Dyrlund 5-12-41-1.
RUSHING—Green, Van Horn 13-36, Simmer 5-16, T.Martin 1-2. Hoover, L.Roach 28-179, Dyrlund 16-35, Baxter 4-30, Logan 3-8, Ashby 1-2, Bugara 1-0.
RECEIVING—Green, Simmer 4-83, A.Martin 5-57, Schaal 3-48, T.Martin 6-40. Hoover, Reed 1-15, Hackett 2-13, Bugara 1-12, Ashby 1-1.
Records: Green 9-3; Hoover 9-3.
MASSILLON 50, WESTERVILLE SOUTH 19
Division 2, Region 7
South- 6 - 7 - 6 - 0 — 19
Massillon - 14 - 14 - 15 - 7 — 50
First quarter
M-Lenix 53 run (Hendricks kick)
M-McElroy 17 run (Hendricks kick)
WS-Wills 21 pass from Birtha (Run failed)
Second quarter
M-Brawley 40 pass from Slaughter (Hendricks kick)
M-McElroy 1 run (Hendricks kick)
WS-Saunders 5 pass from Birtha (Bates kick)
Third quarter
M-Welch 1 pass from Slaughter (Hendricks kick)
M-Lenix 84 run (McElroy run)
WS-Phillips 24 run (Run failed)
Fourth quarter
M-Banks 18 pass from Slaughter (Hendricks kick)
TEAM STATS
WS — M
First downs: 16 — 20
Rushes-Yds: 32-181 — 37-279
Passing Yds: 151 — 189
Comp-Att-Int: 17-28-1 — 15-21-0
Punts-Avg.: 3-25.7 — 2-35.5
Fumbles-Lost: 0-0 — 2-0
Penalties-Yds: 5-55 — 4-30
Time of Poss.: 26:07 — 21:53
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
PASSING—South, Birtha 17-27-1-151 2 TDs, Team 0-1-0-0. Massillon, Slaughter 12-18-0-168 3 TDs, McElroy 3-3-0-21.
RUSHING—South, Phillips 14-98 TD, Armstrong 16-84. Massillon, Lenix 22-226 2 TDs, McElroy 8-47 2 TDs, Beasley 4-16.
RECEIVING—South, Saunders 7-43 TD, Jo. Wheeler 3-17, Ta. Colvin 2-26, Ja. Wheeler 2-9, Phillips 1-26, Willis 1-21 TD, Ty Colvin 1-9. Massillon, Brawley 6-70 TD, Banks 5-89 TD, Campbell 2-17, Miller 1-12, Welch 1-1 TD.
Records: South 8-3; Massillon 10-2.
WEST BRANCH 33, POLAND 21
Division IV, Region 13
Poland - 7 - 0 - 0 - 14 — 21
West Branch - 7 - 7 - 7 - 12 — 33
First quarter
WB-Wilson 30 pass from DeShields (Tolson kick), 6:35
P-Fulton 1 run (Stefancin kick), :21
Second quarter
WB-Marra 4 run (Tolson kick), 10:17
Third quarter
WB-Wilson 4 pass from DeShields (Tolson kick), :44
Fourth quarter
P-Dedo 76 pass from Fulton (Stefancin kick), 5:59
P-Parker 3 run (Stefancin kick), 2:31
WB-DeShields 60 run (conversion failed), 2:13
TEAM STATS
POL — WB
First downs: 17 — 19
Rushes-Yds: 37-277 — 29-177
Passing Yds: 224 — 214
Comp-Att-Int: 14-25-0 — 18-26-0
Punts-Avg.: 1-43.0 — 1-28.0
Fumbles-Lost: 0-0 — 0-0
Penalty yards: 43 — 28
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
PASSING—Poland, Fulton 14-25-224-0. West Branch, DeShields 18-26-214-0.
RUSHING—Poland, Fulton 22-218, Parker 8-38, Colosimo 3-16, Smith 2-6, Dedo 1-0, Wess 1-(minus 1). West Branch, DeShields 17-134, Marra 10-47, TEAM 1-(minus 2).
RECEIVING—Poland, Dedo 7-158, D’Angelo 3-41, Smith 1-15, Harrell 1-7, Melone 1-3, Parker 1-0. West Branch, Wilson 8-133, Hendershott 6-45, Martig 2-19, Marra 2-17.
Records: Poland 8-4; West Branch 12-0.
OHSAA Football Playoffs – Regional Quarterfinal Pairings
Here's a look at the rest of the schedules for the state's second-round games:
Division I, II, III and IV games are Friday. Division V, VI and VII games are Saturday. All games kick off at 7 p.m. Games listed with regional seed and overall record.
Division I, Region 1
9 Berea-Midpark (7-4) at 1 St. Edward (9-1)
7 Cleveland Heights (9-2) at 2 Medina (11-0)
6 St. Ignatius (7-4) at 3 Stow (9-2)
Division I, Region 2
8 Perrysburg (8-3) at 1 Marysville (10-0)
5 Centerville (8-3) at 4 Toledo Whitmer (9-2)
7 Dublin Jerome (7-4) at 2 Springfield (9-1)
14 Dublin Coffman (4-7) at 6 Findlay (8-3)
Division I, Region 3
9 Reynoldsburg (5-5) at 1 Upper Arlington (11-0)
5 Hilliard Darby (8-3) at 4 New Albany (11-0)
7 Hilliard Bradley (6-5) at 2 Pickerington Central (10-1)
6 Pickerington North (8-3) at 3 Gahanna Lincoln (7-2)
Division I, Region 4
8 Fairfield (6-4) at 1 Cincinnati Moeller (8-3)
12 Cincinnati Sycamore (6-5) at 4 Cincinnati Princeton (10-1)
7 Cincinnati Elder (5-5) at 2 Cincinnati St. Xavier (9-2)
6 Milford (7-4) at 3 Lakota West (9-1)
Division II, Region 5
8 Painesville Riverside (7-4) at 1 Benedictine (7-2)
5 Walsh Jesuit (9-2) at 4 Hudson (9-2)
7 Willoughby South (8-3) at 2 Nordonia (9-2)
6 Austintown Fitch (7-3) at 3 Hoban (7-3)
Division II, Region 6
8 Anthony Wayne (9-2) at 1 Medina Highland (10-1)
12 Toledo St. John’s Jesuit (5-5) at 4 Toledo Central Catholic (9-2)
7 Fremont Ross (8-3) at 2 Avon (9-2)
6 Olmsted Falls (9-2) at 3 Barberton (10-1)
Division II, Region 7
9 Canal Winchester (7-4) at 1 Big Walnut (11-0)
14 Wooster (6-5) at 6 Dublin Scioto (8-3)
Division II, Region 8
8 Cincinnati Withrow (9-1) at 1 Piqua (10-0)
13 Riverside Stebbins (6-4) at 5 Trenton Edgewood (8-2)
7 Cincinnati Winton Woods (8-3) at 2 Kings Mills Kings (11-0)
6 Cincinnati La Salle (6-4) at 3 Cincinnati Anderson (9-2)
Division III, Region 9
8 Streetsboro (8-2) at 1 Chardon (11-0)
5 Hubbard (10-1) at 4 Canfield (10-1)
7 Aurora (9-2) at 2 Dover (10-0)
6 Steubenville (9-2) at 3 Kenston (10-1)
Division III, Region 10
8 Holy Name (5-5) at 1 Norton (10-0)
5 Parma Padua (8-2) at 4 Mansfield (9-2)
7 Tiffin Columbian (7-4) at 2 West Holmes (11-0)
6 Medina Buckeye (8-3) at 3 Rocky River (8-3)
Division III, Region 11
8 Columbus DeSales (7-4) at 1 Granville (10-0)
5 Columbus Hartley (9-2) at 4 London (9-2)
7 Columbus Eastmoor (7-3) at 2 Jackson (9-2)
14 Bellefontaine (7-4) at 6 Western Brown (9-2)
Division III, Region 12
9 Lima Shawnee (7-4) at 1 Hamilton Badin (10-0)
13 Dayton Chaminade Julienne (4-5) at 5 St. Mary’s Memorial (9-2)
15 Kettering Alter (6-5) at 7 Tippecanoe (9-2)
6 Wapakoneta (9-2) at 3 Bellbrook (9-2)
Division IV, Region 13
12 Girard (7-4) at 4 Perry (9-2)
7 Cleveland Glenville (8-3) at 2 Cleveland VA-SJ (7-1)
6 Salem (8-3) at 3 Youngstown Ursuline (7-3)
Division IV, Region 14
16 Milan Edison (6-5) at 9 Sandusky Perkins (8-3)
5 Keystone (9-1) at 4 Port Clinton (10-1)
7 Shelby (9-2) at 2 Clyde (9-2)
11 Wauseon (8-3) at 3 Van Wert (10-1)
Division IV, Region 15
8 Marengo Highland (8-3) at 1 Bloom-Carroll (11-0)
5 Indian Valley (7-2) at 4 Heath (9-2)
6 Meadowbrook (9-2) at 3 John Glenn (7-3)
Division IV, Region 16
8 St. Paris Graham (6-3) at 1 Cincinnati Wyoming (11-0)
5 Waverly (9-1) at 4 Clinton-Massie (9-1)
7 Milton-Union (10-1) at 2 Eaton (10-1)
6 Bethel-Tate (9-1) at 3 Cincinnati McNicholas (9-1)
Division V, Region 17
5 Bellaire (10-1) at 4 Garrettsville Garfield (11-0)
7 Crestwood (7-3) at 2 South Range (11-0)
6 Ravenna Southeast (9-1) at 3 Garaway (11-0)
Division V, Region 18
8 Eastwood (7-2) at 1 Otsego (10-0)
13 Waynedale (6-5) at 5 Ottawa-Glandorf (8-3)
10 Genoa Area (6-5) at 2 Elyria Catholic (9-2)
6 Liberty-Benton (8-2) at 3 Elmwood (9-1)
Division V, Region 19
9 Portsmouth (8-3) at 1 Ironton (10-1)
5 Wheelersburg (8-3) at 4 Ridgewood (10-1)
7 Amanda-Clearcreek (7-4) at 2 Harvest Prep (7-2)
6 Columbus Academy (7-4) at 3 Piketon (10-0)
Division V, Region 20
9 Springfield Shawnee (7-4) at 1 Cincinnati Taft (8-2)
13 Carlisle (6-5) at 5 Versailles (10-1)
7 Cincinnati Mariemont (8-3) at 2 Roger Bacon (8-2)
11 Williamsburg (7-4) at 3 Preble Shawnee (11-0)
Division VI, Region 21
9 Brookfield (7-3) at 1 Leavittsburg LaBrae (10-1)
12 Hillsdale (7-4) at 4 Mogadore (8-3)
7 Black River (8-3) at 2 Columbia Station (10-1)
6 Norwayne (8-3) at 3 New Middletown Springfield (10-1)
Division VI, Region 22
9 Collins Western Reserve (7-3) at 1 Archbold (11-0)
5 Liberty Center (9-2) at 4 Columbus Grove (11-0)
7 Colonel Crawford (10-1) at 2 Ashland Crestview (11-0)
6 Defiance Tinora (10-1) at 3 Carey (10-1)
Division VI, Region 23
8 Nelsonville-York (8-3) at 1 Fort Frye (8-1)
12 Columbus KIPP (7-4) at 4 Barnesville (9-1)
10 Worthington Christian (8-2) at 2 Proctorville Fairland (9-1)
6 Galion Northmor (9-2) at 3 West Jefferson (10-1)
Division VI, Region 24
8 Jamestown Greeneview (7-4) at 1 Mechanicsburg (11-0)
5 Cincinnati Country Day (8-2) at 4 Coldwater (9-2)
10 Fairbanks (6-5) at 2 Allen East (8-3)
14 Fort Recovery (4-7) at 11 Anna (5-6)
Division VII, Region 25
7 Southern Local (8-3) at 2 Norwalk St. Paul (9-1)
6 Cuyahoga Heights (6-3) at 3 Warren JFK (7-2)
Division VII, Region 26
8 Waynesfield-Goshen (9-2) at 1 Hopewell-Loudon (10-1)
5 Leipsic (8-3) at 4 McComb (10-1)
7 Antwerp (9-2) at 2 Edon (10-1)
6 Upper Scioto Valley (10-1) at 3 Lima Central Catholic (9-2)
Division VII, Region 27
8 Caldwell (6-4) at 1 Newark Catholic (10-1)
5 Glouster Trimble (8-2) at 4 East Knox (9-2)
7 Hannibal River (7-4) at 2 Berne Union (10-0)
6 Waterford (8-2) at 3 Shadyside (9-1)
Division VII, Region 28
8 Fort Loramie (5-6) at 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-0)
5 Cincinnati College Prep (8-2) at 4 De Graff Riverside (8-3)
7 New Bremen (8-3) at 2 Tri-Village (10-1)
14 Troy Christian (7-4) at 6 St. Henry (8-3)
Stark-area OHSAA high school football playoffs first-round scores
Division I, Region 1
FINAL: Solon 20, McKinley 41
Canton McKinley Football: McKinley football's Antonio Hall: 'We ruined their perfect season. Jackson would love to end ours.'
FINAL: Strongsville 17, Jackson 35
Jackson Polar Bears Football: Jackson running back Brenden Craig leads Polar Bears to football playoff win over Strongsville
FINAL: GlenOak 12, Stow 40
Stow Bulldogs Football: Stow plays role of favorite well in playoff win over GlenOak
Division II, Region 7
FINAL: Worthington Kilbourne 0, Hoover 17
Hoover Vikings Football: North Canton Hoover football defense posts another shutout as Vikings advance past Worthington Kilbourne
FINAL: Col. Independence 22, Massillon 76
Massillon Tigers Football: Austin Brawley, Jalen Slaughter, Freddie Lenix Jr. lead Massillon to its playoff scoring record
FINAL: Lake 10, Westerville South 32
FINAL: Marion Harding 21, Green 53
More Stark County-area football: First-round OHSAA football playoffs roundup: Trey Martin leads Green to rout of Maron Harding
Division IV, Region 13
FINAL: CVCA 8, West Branch 45
West Branch Football: Dru DeShields helps West Branch cruise past CVCA
FINAL: Canton South 20, Young. Ursuline 48
FINAL: Northwest 6, Lake County Perry 42
FINAL: Poland 35, Fairless 14
Fairless Falcons Football: After 'a year they can definitely be proud of,' Winningest football season in Fairless Falcons history ends
Division IV, Region 14
FINAL: Wauseon 41 Triway 7
Triway Tians Football: Disappointing finish - Triway's memorable season ends in ugly playoff loss to Wauseon
Division V, Region 17
FINAL: Sandy Valley 13, Garrettsville Garfield 28
FINAL: Richmond Edison 0, Manchester 50
Manchester Panthers Football: Manchester dominates Richmond Edison in Division V football first-round playoff game
Division VI, Region 21
FINAL: Central Catholic 13, Mogadore 21
FINAL: East Canton 0, Black River 15
Division VII, Region 25
FINAL: Vienna Mathews 0, Dalton 41
FINAL: Lowellville 0, Malvern 34
Stark County-area high school football standings
Federal League Football Standings
x-Hoover ..............6-0...... 9-3
McKinley ..............5-1..... 8-4
Jackson .............. 4-2...... 9-3
Green ...................3-3...... 9-3
Lake .....................2-4...... 5-5
GlenOak .............. 1-5..... 3-7
Perry .................... 0-6...... 2-8
x-Won outright league title
Stark County Independents / Catholic Football Standings
Massillon .................... 10-2
Central Catholic.......... 4-7
Louisville .................... 2-8
St. Thomas Aquinas ... 0-7
PAC-7 Football Standings
x-Fairless .................6-1..... 9-2
x-Triway....................6-1..... 7-2
Northwest ................5-2..... 6-5
Manchester .............5-2..... 7-4
CVCA.......................3-4..... 6-5
Orrville......................2-5..... 2-8
Loudonville...............1-6..... 1-9
Tuslaw .....................0-7..... 1-9
x-Shared league title
Inter-Valley Conference Football Standings
North Division
Malvern .................5-0..... 9-2
East Canton ..........3-1..... 5-4
Buckeye Trail ....... 2-2 .... 4-6
Tusc. Cent.Cath. .. 2-3 .... 3-7
Newcomerstown .. 1-3 .....1-6
Strasburg ............. 0-4 .... 1-8
x-Won division title
South Division
Garaway ............... 5-0 .... 12-0
Ridgewood ........... 4-1 .... 10-2
Indian Valley ......... 3-2 .... 7-3
Sandy Valley ........ 2-3..... 6-5
Claymont .............. 1-4 .... 2-8
Tusky Valley .......... 0-5..... 1-9
x-Won division title
Eastern Buckeye Conference Football Standings
x-West Branch ........ 6-0..... 12-0
Carrollton ................ 4-2..... 8-4
Salem ...................... 3-3..... 8-4
Canton South .......... 3-3..... 7-4
Alliance ................... 3-3..... 3-7
Marlington ............... 2-4..... 3-7
Minerva ................... 0-6..... 0-10
x-Won league title
Looking back on Weeks 1-11 of high school football
Miss any of our earlier coverage this season, here it is:
Stark County Football Week 11: Scoreboard, box scores - See who won first-round playoff games
Stark County Football Week 10: Scoreboard, box scores - See who won in Week 10
Stark County Football Week 9: Scoreboard, box scores - See who won in Week 9
Stark County Football Week 8: Scoreboard, box scores - See who won in Week 8
Stark County Football Week 7: Scoreboard, box scores - See who won in Week 7
Stark County Football Week 6: Scoreboard, box scores - See who won in Week 6
Stark County Football Week 5: Scoreboard, box scores - See who won in Week 5
Stark County Football Week 4: Scoreboard, box scores - See who won in Week 4
Stark County Football Week 3: Scoreboard, box scores - See who won in Week 3
Stark County Football Week 2: Scoreboard, box scores - See who won in Week 2
Stark County Football Week 1: Scoreboard, box scores - See who won in Week 1
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