State Championship weekend a week later this year due to having an expanded number of teams from each region making playoffs. BTW, the coaches voted against having 16 teams per region, but the OHSAA decided the majority doesn't rule. It's all about the money - surprise, surprise.
It's estimated that OHSAA took in an additional $1.5 million for the extra games where some 1-win teams were able to get into the playoffs.
Now, you have struggled through five playoff games and won the right to play for a state championship. (Unfortunately, my Archbold Bluestreaks finished with a loss in the third round and finished 12-1 for the season). You get your schedule and realize you will need to spend a night in Canton, feed the team, staff, all involved multiple meals, aaaaaannnnnnnd.... yeah, you are on your own.
OHSAA used to give meal money, pay for some of hotels, but not anymore.
Teams now foot 100% on their own. Van Wert High School last year needed to run fundraisers to cover their costs of a state championship run.
Largest schools are D-1.
D-1 Springfield (244 miles travel) v Lakewood St. Ed's (65) playing at 7:30 Friday night. Springfield likely not getting on a bus for a 4-hour ride home at roughly 11:00-:30.
D-2 Cincy Winton Woods (246) v Akron Hoban (24) Thursday 7:00
D-3 Hamilton Baden (239) v Chardon (61) Friday 3:00 - doable
D-4 Clarksville Clinton Massie (211) v Youngstown Ursiline (58) Friday 10:30
D-5 Versailles (209) v Kirtland (68) Saturday 7:30
D-6 Coldwater (200( v Carey (119) Saturday 3:00
D-7 Newark Catholic (96) v Maria Stein (198) Saturday 10:30
D-5 Versailles and D-6 Coldwater are from the same league. In 2014, the conference, Midwest Athletic Conference, had 3 state champions - D5, 6, 7. St. Henry, home to Jeff Hartings of the PSU '94 team, is in this conference. Archbold is D-6 and has around 50 boys per class. It gives you an idea of the size of the D-5 through D-7 schools. Small schools in the MAC that continue to produce year after year after year in all sports. Link to the league state championship page. Hopefully, I did this correctly.
Why do I post this? Because it is 11:12 at night and I thought I would share.
OL
It's estimated that OHSAA took in an additional $1.5 million for the extra games where some 1-win teams were able to get into the playoffs.
Now, you have struggled through five playoff games and won the right to play for a state championship. (Unfortunately, my Archbold Bluestreaks finished with a loss in the third round and finished 12-1 for the season). You get your schedule and realize you will need to spend a night in Canton, feed the team, staff, all involved multiple meals, aaaaaannnnnnnd.... yeah, you are on your own.
OHSAA used to give meal money, pay for some of hotels, but not anymore.
Teams now foot 100% on their own. Van Wert High School last year needed to run fundraisers to cover their costs of a state championship run.
Largest schools are D-1.
D-1 Springfield (244 miles travel) v Lakewood St. Ed's (65) playing at 7:30 Friday night. Springfield likely not getting on a bus for a 4-hour ride home at roughly 11:00-:30.
D-2 Cincy Winton Woods (246) v Akron Hoban (24) Thursday 7:00
D-3 Hamilton Baden (239) v Chardon (61) Friday 3:00 - doable
D-4 Clarksville Clinton Massie (211) v Youngstown Ursiline (58) Friday 10:30
D-5 Versailles (209) v Kirtland (68) Saturday 7:30
D-6 Coldwater (200( v Carey (119) Saturday 3:00
D-7 Newark Catholic (96) v Maria Stein (198) Saturday 10:30
D-5 Versailles and D-6 Coldwater are from the same league. In 2014, the conference, Midwest Athletic Conference, had 3 state champions - D5, 6, 7. St. Henry, home to Jeff Hartings of the PSU '94 team, is in this conference. Archbold is D-6 and has around 50 boys per class. It gives you an idea of the size of the D-5 through D-7 schools. Small schools in the MAC that continue to produce year after year after year in all sports. Link to the league state championship page. Hopefully, I did this correctly.
Why do I post this? Because it is 11:12 at night and I thought I would share.
OL