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OHSAA releases 3rd-round football playoff pairings
Nov. 17, 2013 2:36 PM

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When he initially looked at the playoff pairings earlier this month, Moeller football coach John Rodenberg had a sense his squad could play Colerain in the Division I regional semifinal. And though Rodenberg wasn’t quite sure if Moeller would get past St. Xavier and Elder in the first two rounds, the Crusaders will play the Cardinals for a second straight year in the postseason this Saturday night in a highly-anticipated game.

Saturday marks the seventh time the two schools will meet in the football postseason since 2003.

Colerain (12-0) is ranked No. 12 nationally by USA Today and No. 1 in the season’s final Associated Press state poll.

Moeller (11-1), the reigning Division I state champion, is ranked No. 5 in the AP state poll and has been ranked among USA Today’s “Next 25” during the season. Colerain is ranked No. 1 in the Enquirer Division I area coaches’ poll and Moeller is No. 2.

Not only are some players different this season, but Colerain and Moeller play in the regional semifinal and at Mason at 7 p.m. Saturday. The teams had played in the regional final at Nippert Stadium in 2012.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the third round pairings and host sites Sunday afternoon.

Colerain and Moeller will play at Mason because of the anticipated crowd size and how it relates to the rental costs of the facilities, according to OHSAA spokesman Tim Stried.

The rental fee at Mason is significantly less than Nippert Stadium for the anticipated crowd size of this game, Stried said. Mason holds just over 7,000, according to the OHSAA.

Rodenberg said the Crusaders honestly don’t care where the game is per se and he routinely downplays any extra anticipation with any particular opponent due to the team's strength of schedule weekly.

Moeller defeated Elder 24-0 on Nov. 16 at Nippert Stadium in the regional quarterfinal. Senior quarterback Gus Ragland rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns. The Moeller defense shined including senior strong safety Sam Hubbard (Ohio State verbal commit) with 10 tackles. Senior linebacker Will Mercurio had two interceptions.

Rodenberg said Hubbard’s closing speed has paid dividends all year.

“Sam is really stepping it up,” Rodenberg said. “He’s been fantastic this season.”

Colerain defeated Pickerington Central 38-20 Saturday night at Welcome Stadium.

Colerain coach Tom Bolden told Enquirer contributor Tom Ramstetter Saturday night Moeller will be a challenge.

"We've got our hands full, there is no question about that," Bolden said. "They're very good. They're more than very good -- they're an awesome football team. We're going to to have our hands full and we're going to have to dig down and find something extra to beat them because they're a phenomenal football team."

Colerain senior fullback DeTuan Smith rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns for the Cardinals against Pickerington Central. Senior quarterback Kelvin Cook rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown.

The Cardinals’ defense was led by several players including senior linebacker Aric Johnson and senior defensive lineman Demetrius Colbert who each had a sack.

Senior linebacker Tegray Scales had a key interception late in the first half Saturday night. Scales is a highly-recruited player who remains undecided on a college program.

“That was huge,” Bolden said. “You talk about the play of the game and that was it. That’s what he does. He is a phenomenal football player and some college is going to get a great one. That play alone just kind of sums him up. When you need a play, he makes plays and that’s what great football players do.”

The winner of Saturday’s game plays the winner of Hilliard Davidson (12-0) and Huber Heights Wayne (11-1) in the Region 2 final Nov. 30 or what is being also called the state semifinals this season.

Also this week, in Division II, Loveland (12-0) plays Mount Healthy (11-1) this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Lockland in the Region 6 final.

In Division IV, Clinton-Massie (11-1) plays Alter (11-1) in the Region 14 final at Welcome Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

In Division V, Badin (10-2) plays West Jefferson (11-1) in the Region 18 final at Clayton Northmont at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Playoff pairings follow the regional bracket format as determined by the final computer ratings released Sunday, Nov. 3. A total of 224 schools qualified for the postseason out of the 714 that played football this season (31.4 percent). First round games were played Nov. 8-9 at the home site of the higher seed, or the site of the higher seed’s choosing. Neutral sites for all other rounds are determined by the OHSAA.

Beginning this season, there are seven divisions in the football playoffs. The largest 72 schools are in Division I, which is divided into two regions. The top 16 teams in both Division I regions have qualified for the playoffs. There are approximately 108 schools each in Divisions II through VII, which are each divided into four regions. The top eight teams in each region in those divisions have qualified for the playoffs.

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Moeller rolls Colerain IMO. They are just way too big and physical and they aren't slow by anymeans. One of the best Olines I've seen in a long time.
Why is that game at Mason HS and not Nippert or even PBS.
(11-18-2013 04:53 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote: [ -> ]Why is that game at Mason HS and not Nippert or even PBS.

Money.
(11-18-2013 04:53 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote: [ -> ]Why is that game at Mason HS and not Nippert or even PBS.

Apparently the OHHSA did not want to pay the rental fees for Nippert. Mason is much cheaper.

Anyone been to Lockland Stadium? Thinking of heading over there Friday night watch my alma matter take on Mt Healthy. Haven't seen Loveland play since I was a high school senior 11 years ago.
(11-18-2013 04:56 PM)bearcatmark Wrote: [ -> ]
(11-18-2013 04:53 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote: [ -> ]Why is that game at Mason HS and not Nippert or even PBS.

Apparently the OHHSA did not want to pay the rental fees for Nippert. Mason is much cheaper.

Anyone been to Lockland Stadium? Thinking of heading over there Friday night watch my alma matter take on Mt Healthy. Haven't seen Loveland play since I was a high school senior 11 years ago.

Haven't been there in a lotta years, but when I was there it was quite nice. It is where they used to (do they still?) play the East-West All-Star game.
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The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the third round pairings and host sites on Sunday afternoon.

Colerain and Moeller will play at Mason because of the anticipated crowd size and how it relates to the rental costs of the facilities, according to OHSAA spokesman Tim Stried.

The rental fee at Mason is significantly less than Nippert Stadium for the anticipated crowd size of this game, Stried said. Mason holds just over 7,000, according to the OHSAA.

Rodenberg said the Crusaders honestly don’t care where the game is per se and he routinely downplays any extra anticipation with any particular opponent due to the team’s strength of schedule weekly.

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Personally, I think it will be a much larger crowd than 7,000. I would imagine if they had unlimited (PBS, Nippert) space that they would draw in the 12-15K neighborhood. Colerain really travels well and so does Moeller.
Portune: Play Moeller-Colerain game at Paul Brown Stadium
Nov. 18, 2013 5:18 PM

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Colerain and Moeller played at Nippert Stadium in a Division I regional final last season. / Enquirer file photo/Joseph Fuqua II

Written by
Sharon Coolidge

Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune says Mason High School’s stadium is not big enough to accommodate the crowd that will come out for the Moeller/Colerain high school football playoff game.

So he’s suggesting the game be moved to Paul Brown Stadium, which is owned by Hamilton County.

The Bengals have confirmed to county officials the stadium would be available this weekend. A team spokesman said they’re waiting to hear from the parties involved.

The county owns the stadium, but the Bengals have to sign off on any event that happens there.

And those events aren’t free.

Portune e-mailed the Ohio High School Athletic Association:

“The OHSAA and Hamilton County have enjoyed a good relationship over the years, including staging collaboratively the greatest single day football playoff doubleheader in 2001 that was attended by over 47,000 fans,” he wrote. “I am a graduate alum of Colerain High School and my colleague commissioner Chris Monzel [the President of the Board] is a graduate alum of Moeller. Both schools have a rich and successful history of playoff competition. Both will each bring a fan base larger than the capacity of Mason’s stadium. As such, scheduling this regional playoff game at Mason will fail to afford a large number of local fans to opportunity to attend and cheer their team to victory.”

It is a Bengals bye week, Portune pointed out.

“In short, scheduling the game at PBS gives Cincinnati High School Football a great game in a first class venue making capable an attendance that is sure to benefit the OHSAA financially more than it could otherwise make at Mason,” Portune added. “Please let me know who is involved in making this decision for the OHSAA so that I may discuss the details further of our proposal and of this unique opportunity for High School sports in the state.”

In the letter Portune describes Moeller as “perennial east side parochial school power” and Colerain High School as “perennial west side public school power.”

Colerain (12-0) plays Moeller (11-1) in a Division I regional semifinal scheduled for Mason at 7 p.m. Saturday. After the OHSAA announced the venue early Sunday afternoon, several fans voiced concern on Twitter about whether Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium could hold the anticipated crowd.

Mason holds just over 7,000, according to the OHSAA. Nippert Stadium – the site of last year’s Division I regional final between Colerain and Moeller - holds 35,000.

Mike Dyer contributed.

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LOL @ play the game at Paul Brown Stadium. That would be a waste. That game will get 10,000 MAX. Moeller brings maybe 2-3,000 per game and Colerain maybe 4-5,000. No reason to put the game at a facility like that. This isn't a decade ago when HS football was at its peak in Cincinnati and you had 40-50,000 going to Elder-St X and Elder-Colerain games.
Playing at PBS would still be better than turning away 3000 people using your 10,000 number. Mason seats 7000.
Is Nippert that expensive to rent for the playoffs? Organizers do it for the HS crosstown showdown and it seems
to work.
(11-19-2013 01:01 PM)Marcus Wrote: [ -> ]LOL @ play the game at Paul Brown Stadium. That would be a waste. That game will get 10,000 MAX. Moeller brings maybe 2-3,000 per game and Colerain maybe 4-5,000. No reason to put the game at a facility like that. This isn't a decade ago when HS football was at its peak in Cincinnati and you had 40-50,000 going to Elder-St X and Elder-Colerain games.

Agreed. Nippert seems like a good alternative and even it would only filed to about 40% capacity at best.
Remember OHSAA is Canton based and is made up primarily of people from the NE part of the state. They regularly job teams from SWO.
Colerain-Moeller game can move if $50k revenue guaranteed
Nov. 19, 2013

Written by
Sharon Coolidge

This weekend's Moeller-Colerain High School playoff football game could still move to Paul Brown Stadium.

The decision comes down to whether ticket sales can bring in $100,000.

Hamilton County Commissioners are expected to discuss the issue at Wednesday's 11 a.m. Board of Commissioners meeting.

Hamilton County taxpayers own the stadium, although the Bengals have the final say on any event held there.

Talks to move the game from Mason High School – which many consider too small a venue – started Monday when Portune, a Colerain graduate, publicly pitched the idea.

"While I believe the risks are within acceptable limits for this game and to afford both schools, their students, parents, supporters, fans and friends the unique ... once in a lifetime opportunity of competing in a first class NFL stadium, the final call is not mine," Portune wrote in a letter to the football association.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has agreed to move the game as long as there would still be $50,000 revenue from the game.

"At this point all we know is that the county commissioners are working on some kind of deal to try to get game (at PBS)," said Tim Stried, OHSAA spokesman.

The OHSAA has the final say regarding game venues.

As of Tuesday night 4,600,tickets had been sold, but 7,500 tickets are expected to be sold.

At $7 a ticket, the $50,000 threshold would be met.

But that means additional tickets would have to be sold to cover the cost of opening Paul Brown Stadium, Portune said. That's estimated to cost $50,000.

He pointed out there were 4,500 walk-ins at last Saturday's Elder-Moeller game. At $9 a ticket, that would garner $40,500. Moving the game would take a promise by the county or the team to cover the difference, Portune said.

"There is some risk that all the costs may not be covered, but not so much in my opinion that we shouldn't do this," Portune said.

Preps Editor Mike Dyer contributed to this story

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131...ck_check=1
Seriously doubt they would be able to bring in $100,000 in ticket sales. I just dont see the walk up being much at all. The interest just isn't there like it was in the early 2000's. Moeller only sold 3,000 tickets for the state championship game last year.
Extortion
Why don't they play it Oxford/Yager Stadium? They could set the attendance record for Miami for this season.
Colerain-Moeller to be played in Mason
Nov. 20, 2013 10:49 AM

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Colerain and Moeller met in the regional final last year at Nippert Stadium. / Enquirer file photo

Written by
Mike Dyer

The Colerain vs. Moeller Division I semifinal football game will be played at Mason Saturday as scheduled, both athletic directors told The Enquirer this morning.

Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune made a late push earlier this week to try to get the game at Paul Brown Stadium. Moeller athletic director Mike Asbeck said Portune told him via phone this morning the game would not be at Paul Brown Stadium.

OHSAA spokesman Tim Stried says the game was always at Mason and will stay there unless county commissioners approve a "great deal" for Paul Brown Stadium.

Talks to move the game from Mason High School – which many consider too small a venue – started Monday when Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune, a Colerain graduate, publicly pitched the idea.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association had agreed to move the game as long as there would still be $50,000 revenue from the game.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131...eakingnews
(11-20-2013 09:06 AM)Crewdogz Wrote: [ -> ]Extortion

Yep
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