REQUEST FOR COVERAGE
PRESS CONFERENCE FOR 2014 OHIO HIGH SCHOOL
STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ohio Stadium will host football state championships for the first time since 1989
Single-Game Tickets Now On-Sale
WHAT:
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)
State Football Championships will be hosted at Ohio
Stadium for the first time in 25 years this week,
beginning on Thursday through Saturday. Game times
for the seven championship games are listed below:
WHO:
The following speakers will be available to the media
to talk about the significance of the state
championships returning to Columbus:
 Dr. Dan Ross | Commissioner – Ohio High
School Athletic Association
 Linda Logan | Executive Director – Greater
Columbus Sports Commission
WHEN:
WHERE:
Tuesday, December 2 @ 2:00 p.m.
Ohio Stadium | Southeast Tower | Home Media Room
RSVP:
Please RSVP to [email protected] if you are planning to attend. Media
should enter Ohio Stadium through the Recruit Room entrance located near Gate 32 on
the east side of the stadium and park in the Tuttle Park Place Garage.
State Championships Schedule (home team listed first)
Thursday, December 4 – Game 1
 Division III | 7:30 p.m. (Gates open at 6:30 p.m.)
 Athens (14-0) vs. Toledo Central Catholic (12-2)
Friday, December 5 – Game 2
 Division IV | 10:00 a.m. (Gates open at 9:00 a.m.)
 Cleveland Benedictine (13-1) vs. Kettering Archbishop Alter (14-0)
Friday, December 5 – Game 3
 Division VI | 3:00 p.m. (Gates open at 2:00 p.m.)
 Kirtland (14-0) vs. Minster (11-3)
Friday, December 5 – Game 4
 Division II | 8:00 p.m. (Gates open at 7:00 p.m.)
 Macedeonia Nordonia (14-0) vs. Cincinnati LaSalle (13-1)
Saturday December 6 – Game 5
 Division VII | 10:00 a.m. (Gates open at 9:00 a.m.)
 Norwalk St. Paul (13-1) vs. Maria Stein Marion Local (14-0)
Saturday December 6 – Game 6
 Division I | 3:00 p.m. (Gates open at 2:00 p.m.)
 Huber Heights Wayne (13-1) vs. Lakewood St. Edward (12-2)
Saturday December 6 – Game 7
 Division V | 8:00 p.m. (Gates open at 7:00 p.m.)
 Canton
Central
Catholic
(14-0)
vs.
Coldwater
1)
(12-
Additional Championship Notes
 Three of the 2014 state finalists previously played state championship games in Ohio Stadium,
including Lakewood St. Edward, Canton Central Catholic and Minster. See the team capsules on
pages 7-10.
 Three defending state champions are back to defend their title, including Coldwater (Div. V),
Kirtland (Div. VI) and Maria Stein Marion Local (Div. VII). Coldwater is playing in the state
championship game for the sixth straight season (titles in 2012 and 2013). Kirtland (two titles in
a three-year span) and Marion Local (three-time defending state champ) are playing in the state
championship game for the fourth straight season. Marion Local has won 19 straight playoff
games (record is 23 by Cleveland St. Ignatius from 1991-96).
 In Div. II, Cincinnati LaSalle hadn’t won a playoff game before this season. LaSalle joins Athens in
Div. III as schools that won their first regional championship this season and are in the state
championship games for the first time.
 All 14 finalists were ranked in the Top 10 of the final Associated Press regular-season poll. Four
poll champs will now try to win a state title on the field, including Kettering Archbishop Alter
(Div. IV), Canton Central Catholic (Div. V), Kirtland (Div. VI) and Marion Local (Div. VII). There is
one match-up of No. 1 vs. No. 2 ranked teams, that coming in Div. V (Canton Central Catholic vs.
Coldwater).
 Div. I state final is a rematch of the 2010 championship game, won by Lakewood St. Edward 3528.
 After 24 years in Stark County, the OHSAA football state championship games will return to
Columbus on the campus of The Ohio State University in 2014 and 2015. From 1982-1989, 37
state football championships were hosted in Ohio Stadium, but the games needed to find a new
home in 1990 when natural grass was installed in the stadium. Columbus last hosted the games
at Ohio Stadium in 1989 and the 2014 games will represent an estimated $4 million dollars in
visitor spending for the city.
Tickets
All-session tickets are available for each of the seven division championships at $105 or $84 each. The
$105 ticket includes reserved seating with a priority location in a chair-back seat with access to the
Huntington Club during and between each game. Ohio Stadium is cleared after every game and fans with
the $105 all-session tickets will not have to exit and re-enter. Single-game tickets are $15 for Club
Seats or $12 for Stadium Seats and provide access to only one of the seven championship games. The
$15 Club Seats will give fans access to the Huntington Club during the game only.
Fans can purchase tickets on-site at Gate 5 at Ohio Stadium, at participating schools and via
Ticketmaster.com
at
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Ohsaa-Boys-State-Football-Finalstickets/artist/1979202?tm_link=seo_bc_name.
Parking
All parking lots on campus will be open at 7 a.m. on game day. Vehicles parked overnight in lots without
proper parking permits on display are subject to be towed. Fans can visit the following links for the
unique parking map for each day.
Thursday Parking Map | Friday Parking Map | Saturday Parking Map
DAY OF GAME LOTS: Parking is available day of game on a first-come, first-served basis. The charge for
these lots is $5 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Those holding current valid Ohio State Parking
Permits (A, B, C, etc.) may park in these lots free of charge. On Friday, shuttle service to Ohio Stadium is
available free of charge for guests who park on west campus (parking lots west of SR 315). On Friday,
shuttle service to Ohio Stadium is available free of charge for guests who park on west campus (parking
lots west of SR 315). Parking in the lots around the Schottenstein Center will NOT be available on
Saturday due to an OSU Men’s Basketball Game that day.
DISABILITY LOTS: Disability Parking will be located in the West Stadium Lot. The charge for these lots
is $5 on Thursday and Friday and $10 on Saturday. This area will be accessible, while space is available,
from Cannon Drive. A current state issued disability placard, along with registration, and the person who
owns the placard must be in the vehicle to enter the parking area. Officers may validate ownership of the
placard at any time.
RV LOTS: All RV parking on The Ohio State University campus is sold in advance of game day through
the Athletic Department website at the following link: http://go.osu.edu/OHSAAFBRVParking. The RV
Parking Lot is located on Fred Taylor Drive across the street from Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium and all
RV parking spaces are numbered and pre-assigned. RV parking passes WILL NOT be for sale on game
days.
Tailgating
For fans tailgating, vehicle and tailgate must fit within the 8 ½’ x 15’ space provided. Any vehicles larger
than the above will be asked to purchase an RV pass or park at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.
For more information on the championship games, including Ohio Stadium policies, visit
http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/2014/2014FTcoverage.htm or the Sports Commission’s FAQ
page.
CONTACTS:
Bruce Wimbish | Greater Columbus Sports Commission | 614-632-7600 |
[email protected]
Tim Stried | Ohio High School Athletic Association | 614-267-2502 x124 | [email protected]