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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association will be adding a seventh tournament division in football beginning in 2013, Commissioner Daniel B. Ross has announced. The addition of a seventh division was approved by the OHSAA’s Board of Directors by a 6 to 3 vote during its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday.
The plan will place the top 10 percent of schools based on enrollment in Division I, with the remaining 644 schools divided evenly among the next six divisions. This will leave 72 schools in Division I with the other six divisions averaging approximately 108 schools. Each of the seven divisions will continue to qualify 32 teams to the tournament. Currently, the six OHSAA football divisions are comprised of an average of 120 schools per division.
The plan for adopting an additional division was in response to a concern by some OHSAA member schools about the enrollment disparity that exists in Division I, where the current range is 494 males at the lower end of the division to 1,164 at the top. Based on current enrollment data, the lower end of Division I would increase to 600 males. Committee meetings were held to address the issue and the recommendation to add a seventh division came from the committee.
“Adding a seventh division not only helps address the enrollment disparity in Division I, but it also will create 32 more tournament opportunities for student-athletes, their schools and their communities, many of which have never or rarely experienced the playoffs,” Ross said. “The committee members believe that this is an issue unique to football, especially since not all schools qualify for the OHSAA football tournament.”
A separate committee, comprised of OHSAA Board and staff members, school administrators and officers of the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association, will be formed to finalize the details of this plan. Among the details to be determined: adjustments to the Harbin Computer Ratings with the addition of another division; regional breakdowns and assignments for Division I, and dates in which specific divisions will play their tournament contests, including logistics of an additional state tournament contest.
Approval of an “athletic count” formula, which is included within a competitive balance proposal that OHSAA member school principals will vote on during the annual referendum process that will occur between May 1 and 15, would also be factored in before placing schools into their respective tournament divisions.
The next two-year cycle for reassigning schools to tournament divisions begins in the fall of 2013. Based on current enrollment figures, a sample of the football tournament divisional enrollment ranges when adding a seventh division would be (again, keeping in mind that this will change before the 2013 season): Division I – 600 to 1,164; Division II – 410 to 599; Division III – 288 to 409; Division IV – 216 to 287; Division V – 159 to 215; Division VI – 114 to 158, and Division VII – 30 to 111. The current football tournament divisional enrollment ranges, which run through through 2012, are: Division I – 494 to 1,164; Division II – 327 to 493; Division III – 243 to 326; Division IV – 172 to 242; Division V – 120 to 171, and Division VI – 30 to 119.
This is the first time the OHSAA has expanded the number of football tournament divisions since 1994, when a sixth division was added. Five years later, the number of tournament qualifiers in each division expanded from 16 to 32. When the tournament first began in 1972, there were three football tournament divisions, and expansion to five divisions occurred in 1980.
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Boys Basketball State Tournament
Saturday, March 24 - Championship Finals
Division IV
Berlin Hiland (27-1) def. Jackson Center (27-1) Score 68-36
Division III
Cincinnati Summit Country Day (26-1) def. Portsmouth (25-3) Score 53-37
Division II
Dayton Dunbar (28-0) def. Elida (24-4) Score 54-52
Division I
Pickerington High School Central (26-2) def. Toledo Whitmer (24-3) Score 45-40
Thursday, March 22 - Semifinals
Division IV Game #1
Jackson Center (27-0) def. Columbus Africentric Early College (22-4) Score 53-50
Division IV Game #2
Berlin Hiland (26-1) def. Arlington (23-4) Score 46-37
Division III Game #1
Cincinnati Summit Country Day (25-1) def. Bedford St. Peter Chanel (23-5) Score 49-41
Division III Game #2
Portsmouth (24-2) def. Ottawa-Glandorf (19-7) Score 74-66
Friday, March 23 - Semifinals
Division II Game #1
Dayton Dunbar (27-0) def. Mentor Lake Catholic (23-3) Score 75-60
Division II Game #2
Elida (24-3) def. St. Clairsville (23-3) Score 61-27
Division I Game #1
Toledo Whitmer (24-2) def. Lakewood St. Edward (18-8) Score 62-51
Division I Game #2
Pickerington High School Central (25-2) def. Fairfield (21-4) Score 60-45
Girls Basketball State Tournament
Saturday, March 17 - Finals
Division IV
Arlington (27-1) def. Berlin Hiland (19-9) Score 52-37
Division III
Columbus Africentric Early College (23-4) def. Anna (27-1) Score 70-66 (OT)
Division II
Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (23-1) def. Millersburg West Holmes (24-4) Score 53-41
Division I
Twinsburg (25-3) def. Kettering Fairmont (24-4) Score 57-51
Thursday, March 15 - Semifinals
Division IV Game #1
Arlington (26-1) def. Mansfield St. Peter's (21-5) Score 55-44
Division IV Game #2
Berlin Hiland (19-8) def. New Madison Tri-Village (25-2) Score 53-47
Division III Game #1
Columbus Africentric Early College (22-4) def. Smithville (26-1) Score 57-37
Division III Game #2
Anna (27-0) def. Findlay Liberty-Benton ( 23-3) Score 58-41
Friday, March 16 - Semifinals
Division II Game #1
Millersburg West Holmes (24-3) def. Lima Bath (23-3) Score 35-29
Division II Game #2
Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (21-5) vs. Bellbrook (22-5) Score 48-34
Division I Game #1
Kettering Fairmont (24-3) def. Toledo Notre Dame Academy (22-5) Score 54-45
Division I Game #2
Reynoldsburg (26-0) vs. Twinsburg (23-3) Score 49-41
Weekly Football Polls (Released 11/02/11)
Division I Poll (Discuss)
1 Hilliard Davidson (Hilliard) (9-0) [404] (17)
2 Whitmer (Toledo) (10-0) [387] (18)
3 Colerain (Cincinnati) (9-1) [268] (2)
4 Mentor (Mentor) (9-1) [260] (2)
5 St Xavier (Cincinnati) (7-3) [206] (2)
6 St Ignatius (Cleveland) (8-2) [200] (2)
7 Middletown (Middletown) (9-1) [174] (2)
8 St Edward (Lakewood) (7-3) [139] (1)
9 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) (7-3) [119] (1)
10 GlenOak (Canton) (9-1) [84]
Others - Solon (Solon) (9-1), Cleveland Heights (Cleveland Heights) (9-0), Canton McKinley (Canton) (8-2), Dublin Coffman (Dublin) (8-2), Sylvania Southview (Sylvania) (9-1)
Division II Poll (Discuss)
1 Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (10-0) [162] (11)
2 Kings (Kings Mills) (10-0) [121] (2)
3 Marion-Franklin (Columbus) (10-0) [90] (1)
4 Avon (Avon) (9-1) [82] (1)
5 Aurora (Aurora) (9-1) [73]
6 Howland (Warren) (9-0) [68] (1)
7 Maple Heights (Maple Heights) (8-1) [66]
8 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) (8-1) [60] (2)
9 Beechcroft (Columbus) (9-1) [32]
10 Big Walnut (Sunbury) (8-2) [25]
Others - Tri-Valley (Dresden) (9-1), Franklin (Franklin) (9-1), Sandusky (Sandusky) (9-1), Wapakoneta (Wapakoneta) (9-1), Tallmadge (Tallmadge) (8-2)
Division III Poll (Discuss)
1 Steubenville (Steubenville) (10-0) [162] (8)
2 Archbishop Alter (Kettering) (10-0) [149] (4)
3 Jonathan Alder (Plain City) (10-0) [129] (1)
4 Chagrin Falls (Chagrin Falls) (10-0) [121] (2)
5 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (6-3) [120]
6 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (9-1) [116] (2)
7 Minerva (Minerva) (10-0) [64] (1)
8 Shawnee (Springfield) (10-0) [61]
9 Dover (Dover) (9-1) [55] (1)
10 Columbus St Francis DeSales (Columbus) (6-3) [54]
Others - St Vincent-St Mary (Akron) (8-2), Jackson (Jackson) (10-0), Athens (The Plains) (10-0), Benedictine (Cleveland) (7-3), Ravenna (Ravenna) (8-2)
Division IV Poll (Discuss)
1 Kenton (Kenton) (10-0) [160] (10)
2 Bishop Hartley (Columbus) (9-0) [141] (3)
3 Waynesville (Waynesville) (10-0) [119] (1)
4 Eastwood (Pemberville) (10-0) [104] (1)
5 Madeira (Cincinnati) (10-0) [84] (1)
6 Genoa Area (Genoa) (9-1) [65]
7 Clinton-Massie (Clarksville) (8-2) [60] (1)
8 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (10-0) [45]
9 St Clairsville (St Clairsville) (9-1) [44] (1)
10 Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton) (7-3) [28]
Others - Girard (Girard) (9-1), Amanda-Clearcreek (Amanda) (8-2), Brookfield (Brookfield) (9-1), Canton Central Catholic (Canton) (8-2), Norwayne (Creston) (9-1)
Division V Poll (Discuss)
1 Lima Central Catholic (Lima) (10-0) [103] (3)
2 Liberty Center (Liberty Center) (10-0) [97] (4)
3 West Liberty-Salem (West Liberty) (10-0) [80] (1)
4 Covington (Covington) (10-0) [70] (4)
5 Kirtland (Kirtland) (10-0) [68] (1)
6 Pleasant (Marion) (10-0) [61] (1)
7 Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom) (10-0) [56]
8 Grandview Heights (Columbus) (10-0) [52]
9 Valley (Lucasville) (10-0) [42] (1)
10 Coldwater (Coldwater) (7-3) [40]
Others - Ursuline (Youngstown) (4-6), Crestview (Ashland) (10-0), Wynford (Bucyrus) (10-0), Versailles (Versailles) (8-2), Patrick Henry (Hamler) (8-2)
Division VI Poll (Discuss)
1 Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (10-0) [110] (7)
2 St Johns (Delphos) (7-3) [106] (4)
3 Marion Local (Maria Stein) (8-2) [100] (1)
4 Ledgemont (Thompson) (10-0) [69]
5 Leipsic (Leipsic) (9-1) [68] (2)
6 Ada (Ada) (8-2) [56]
7 Fort Loramie (Fort Loramie) (9-1) [55]
8 Minster (Minster) (7-3) [46]
9 Malvern (Malvern) (9-1) [39] (1)
10 Calvert (Tiffin) (8-2) [35] (1)
Others - Symmes Valley (Willow Wood) (9-1), Catholic Central (Springfield) (8-2), Youngstown Christian (Youngstown) (9-1), Buckeye Central (New Washington) (8-2), Shadyside (Shadyside) (7-3)
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fourteen of the 15 proposed Ohio High School Athletic Association Constitution and Bylaw revisions passed as voted upon by OHSAA member schools, Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D., has announced. Changes were approved to three Constitution items and 11 Bylaw items.
The bylaw issue that did not pass was a proposal to change how schools are assigned to tournament divisions in the team sports of football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball. Rather than place schools into OHSAA tournament divisions based strictly on male or female enrollment, a recommendation to develop a sport-by-sport athletic count would have begun with enrollment and then potentially added enrollment based on how schools secure students (boundary factor) and a four-year tradition of success factor, while schools could have potentially lost enrollment based on a socioeconomic factor (high school students involved in the free lunch program). The proposed bylaw on this issue to address competitive balance in OHSAA tournaments failed 332 to 303 (52 percent to 48 percent).
“As most of our school administrators and coaches are aware, this change was recommended by an OHSAA Competitive Balance Committee, and we believe this would have been a fairer way to assign schools in team sports to their tournament divisions,” Ross said. “We also stressed to the membership that this was just a starting point for change since a companion OHSAA Sports Regulation would have allowed the Board of Directors to make modifications over time as a standing committee on competitive balance made recommendations.
“Our Board of Directors will have to provide direction on whether to reconvene the OHSAA Competitive Balance Committee to review other ‘competitive balance’ options, so I cannot speculate on whether or not that possibility exists. At the same time, we’re also hearing that discussions to file a petition may be taking place by some member schools that are seeking to separate our tournaments totally between public schools and non-public schools. Again, whether that occurs or not, it’s too early to tell.”
In order for the latter scenario to take place, a petition must be signed by 75 principals, including a minimum of five principals within each of the six OHSAA athletic districts, and submitted to the OHSAA office between August 1 and December 1. Voting on an issue would take place during the first two weeks of May 2012. Two such issues to separate the tournaments failed overwhelmingly in both 1978 (83.9 percent to 16.1 percent, or 637 to 122) and 1993 (66.8 percent to 32.3 percent, or 482 to 240).
All 15 proposals in 2011 were placed up for referendum vote by the OHSAA Board. High school principals had between May 1 and 16 to cast their votes, and a simple majority is all that is required for a proposed amendment to be adopted. The referendum issues that passed become effective August 1 unless noted.
The complete final voting results are available on the OHSAA web site (www.ohsaa.org), and the 2011-12 Constitution and Bylaws will be posted on the site sometime in late June or early July.
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