STAFF REPORT
Howland High’s upset victory over Poland has vaulted the Tigers into contention for a playoff berth, according to the latest OHSAA football computer ratings, released Tuesday.
Howland is 4-3 but rated No. 7 in Division II, Region 5.
The Tigers are one of 14 area teams rated in the top 10 in their respective region.
The top eight teams in each region advance to the playoffs. The four teams in each region will play host to a first-round game.
Five teams are in position to be a home team for the first-round games.
Ursuline (7-0) is in first place in Div. V, Region 17. The Fighting Irish play host to Akron Buchtel (No. 10 in Div. II, Region 5) Thursday at Stambaugh Stadium.
Also in Region 17 Crestview (6-1) is No. 5 and South Range (5-2) is No. 6.
Poland (6-1), despite that loss to Howland, fell only to No. 2 in Div. III, Region 11.
Also in Div. III, Liberty (7-0) is in third place in Region 9; Hubbard (6-1), whose only loss is to Poland, is No. 5, and Lakeview is No. 10.
Cardinal Mooney (6-1) is in fourth place in Div. IV, Region 13. The Cardinals play host to Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (6-1), which is in second place in Region 13.
McDonald (7-0) is fourth in Div. VI, Region 21. The Blue Devils are followed by Western Reserve (6-1) in fifth, Columbiana (5-2) in sixth, Leetonia (6-1) in seventh and Springfield (4-3) in eighth.
Western Reserve plays host to Leetonia Friday night.
In Div. I, Region 1, Boardman (5-2) is ninth. The Spartans visit Canton GlenOak (6-1), which is first in Div. I, Region 2, Friday.
This year’s playoff schedule will feature Div. II, IV and VI games on Fridays, and Div. I, III and V on Saturdays.
The championships are scheduled for Nov. 28-29 at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon and Fawcett Stadium in Canton.
Howland High’s upset victory over Poland has vaulted the Tigers into contention for a playoff berth, according to the latest OHSAA football computer ratings, released Tuesday.
Howland is 4-3 but rated No. 7 in Division II, Region 5.
The Tigers are one of 14 area teams rated in the top 10 in their respective region.
The top eight teams in each region advance to the playoffs. The four teams in each region will play host to a first-round game.
Five teams are in position to be a home team for the first-round games.
Ursuline (7-0) is in first place in Div. V, Region 17. The Fighting Irish play host to Akron Buchtel (No. 10 in Div. II, Region 5) Thursday at Stambaugh Stadium.
Also in Region 17 Crestview (6-1) is No. 5 and South Range (5-2) is No. 6.
Poland (6-1), despite that loss to Howland, fell only to No. 2 in Div. III, Region 11.
Also in Div. III, Liberty (7-0) is in third place in Region 9; Hubbard (6-1), whose only loss is to Poland, is No. 5, and Lakeview is No. 10.
Cardinal Mooney (6-1) is in fourth place in Div. IV, Region 13. The Cardinals play host to Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (6-1), which is in second place in Region 13.
McDonald (7-0) is fourth in Div. VI, Region 21. The Blue Devils are followed by Western Reserve (6-1) in fifth, Columbiana (5-2) in sixth, Leetonia (6-1) in seventh and Springfield (4-3) in eighth.
Western Reserve plays host to Leetonia Friday night.
In Div. I, Region 1, Boardman (5-2) is ninth. The Spartans visit Canton GlenOak (6-1), which is first in Div. I, Region 2, Friday.
This year’s playoff schedule will feature Div. II, IV and VI games on Fridays, and Div. I, III and V on Saturdays.
The championships are scheduled for Nov. 28-29 at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon and Fawcett Stadium in Canton.
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Anyone feel bad that Girard could finish 10-0 and still not make the playoffs? I think this stinks!! Why does the state of Ohio still use the computer rankings?? Why not reward the teams that win 7 or more games? Let's take last year, for example, 192 teams make the playoffs every year. With last year's 7 win teams, you come up with 240 teams. Instead of doing 6 Divisions, use 8 Divisions. Then divide each division into 32 teams, based on school enrollment. 8 divisions, 32 teams in each division, 256 teams should make the playoffs. So they would have been short 16 teams from the required 7 wins. Take all the 6 win teams and find out the teams that won games against those 240 playoff qualifiers, then narrow it down after that by combined wins by opponents who they beat. It has to be something more fair than the system they have now. According to last year, 4 teams that finished 9-1 did not make the playoffs (2%). 12 teams that finished 8-2 did not make the playoffs (6%). If you ask me, 9-1 is a great season and they should be rewarded. Teams can't help it if their conference is having a bad year. 8-2 is a pretty good year too, and should be rewarded. It works in the state of Michigan. Florida is totally different. Conference (they call them districts) champs and runners-up only make the playoffs. Each division is divided into 16 "Districts" by enrollment. They have 8 Divisions.
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