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Lancers, Ramblers roll, Trojans win thriller in high school football playoffs (FNL part one – 11-6-26)
Friday Night Lights part one: High school football playoffs: 4A semifinals: General McLane 55 – Harbor Creek 14 Cathedral Prep 37 – Oil City 0 6A subregionals: McDowell 47 – Altoona 41 (F/2OT) State College 55 – Erie 0 3A quarterfinals: Fort LeBoeuf 35 – Corry 27 Grove City 42 – North East 6 OHL: […]
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Ohio high school football playoff win erased after unusual ineligible-player scheme
An unusual situation in Ohio has led to one high school football program having to forfeit its opening playoff win and the losing team getting another opportunity in the postseason. According to a report from Josh Weir of The Canton Repository — part of the USA TODAY Network — Liberty (Youngstown, OH) has been removed from the playoffs after the team used an ineligible player in the team's 26-16 opening round win over Canton Central Catholic. 19News received further information, learning that the disqualification stems from an ineligible player swapping jerseys with an eligible player and playing in the game. The report noted that Canton Central Catholic head coach Jeff Lindesmith was told that a fan of Liberty informed a Canton Central Catholic staff member of the swap. Liberty's athletic director Todd Smith was informed of the situation by that staff member shortly after. Smith later reported the situation to the OHSAA, leading to Liberty's disqualification. The Panthers entered the game with a 10-1 record and with the win, had advanced to a highly-anticipated second-round meeting with unbeaten Perry (OH). Now they'll have to look towards the 2027 season. Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic (7-4) now gets a new life in
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(9) Canton CC at (1) Perry football: Preview capsule for Division V regional quarterfinal
Last week: Perry was idle, Canton CC lost to Liberty but advanced via disqualification. On deck: Winner faces the winner of (4) Garrettsville and (5) Conneaut on Nov. 13 in a regional semifinal. For the record: The top-ranked Division IV team in the state (Perry) now plays a team that...