SEO STATE CHAMPS (ALL TIME + TIDBITS)

[FANOSPORTS]

School Districts bordering I-70 & Rt.23 (minus Columbus schools that do):
1923-1956 "A" large, "B" small
1957-1970 "AA" large, "A" small /medium
1971-1987 "AAA large, "AA" medium, "A" small
1988- Now. I, II, III , IV large to small

Zanesville- 1926 A, 1955 A, 1995 I ( All big school titles)
Portsmouth - 1931 A, 1961 AA, 1978 AA, 1988 II (big and medium)
Lancaster St. Mary - 1930 B
Waterloo - 1934 B, 1935 B (Symmes Valley district today)
Glenford - 1941 B (Sheridan district today)
Somerset - 1942 B (Sheridan district today)
South Webster - 2006 IV
Chillicothe - 2008 II
Oak Hill - 2009 IV
New Concord JG - 2016 II

Others that have won State titles going thru Southeast regional hosting sites over the years:
Hillsboro Marshall, Dresden (Tri -Valley today), Indian Valley South, Hiland, Bishop Ready, Father Wehrle and Warsaw River View.

Tidbit: The SE District has expanded west over the years to include part of the I-71, Rt 50 and Rt 35 corridors as we all know. In this area there have been 3 champs above that played another SE team in the State title game : Hillsboro Marshall - Manchester (1928), Lancaster St. Mary - Rome (1930 , Fairland district now) and Somerset - Bremen (1942, Fairfield Union now)

[LucasDavenport]

Always appreciate the history.

Near misses that I can remember.

1980. AA
Hamilton Ross 45 Portsmouth 44. Final

1984 AA
Akron ST V ST M 75 Wheelersburg 71 Final

1989 D3
Cincinnati N College Hill 72 Wheelersburg 69 2OT Semi
Akron Hoban 52 Cincinnati N College Hill 49 2OT Final

1993 D3
Campbell Memorial 47 Belpre 39 Final

1996 D3
Miami East 68 North Adams 66 Semi
Miami East 58 Archbold 53 Final

2005 D3
Cincinnati N College Hill 71 Ironton 65 Final

2007 D3
Cincinnati N College Hill 69 Wheelersburg 66 OT Semi
Cincinnati N College Hill 50 Liberty Benton 45 Final

2013 D3
Ottawa Glandorf 61 Ironton 60 Semi
Ottawa Glandorf 67 Versailles 46 Final

Since 1980 these are the teams that the SouthEast District has sent to Columbus who truly had a chance to bring home the hardware.

[bunt pirate]

Always appreciate the history.

Near misses that I can remember.

1980. AA
Hamilton Ross 45 Portsmouth 44. Final

1984 AA
Akron ST V ST M 75 Wheelersburg 71 Final

1989 D3
Cincinnati N College Hill 72 Wheelersburg 69 2OT Semi
Akron Hoban 52 Cincinnati N College Hill 49 2OT Final

1993 D3
Campbell Memorial 47 Belpre 39 Final

1996 D3
Miami East 68 North Adams 66 Semi
Miami East 58 Archbold 53 Final

2005 D3
Cincinnati N College Hill 71 Ironton 65 Final

2007 D3
Cincinnati N College Hill 69 Wheelersburg 66 OT Semi
Cincinnati N College Hill 50 Liberty Benton 45 Final

2013 D3
Ottawa Glandorf 61 Ironton 60 Semi
Ottawa Glandorf 67 Versailles 46 Final

Since 1980 these are the teams that the SouthEast District has sent to Columbus who truly had a chance to bring home the hardware.

Lucas,

With you living in South Webster school district... I can’t believe you forgot about the 2004 South Webster team that lost in the semis to Holgate on a prayer of a buzzer beater. Holgate went on to win the state title.

[LucasDavenport]

Didn’t want to bring it up ....

Nephew on that team. That shot broke a lot of hearts.

[Ironman92]

The North Adams semi in 1996

Nice call refs smh.

Not sure Seaman will ever reproduce another such team

[Raider6309]

The North Adams semi in 1996

Nice call refs smh.

Not sure Seaman will ever reproduce another such team

I wasn’t there but most people say that shot was in his hands way after the buzzer went off. But you can never put the game in the hands of the officials. They always screw it up

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Didn’t want to bring it up ....

Nephew on that team. That shot broke a lot of hearts.

The reason I have PTSD on the buzzer shot. Nick was so close to blocking that garbage.

[FANOSPORTS]

The North Adams semi in 1996

Nice call refs smh.

Not sure Seaman will ever reproduce another such team

I was there sitting in court seats, the ball was still on his fingers as the clock struck 0:00. I loved St. John Arena and most games over the years were sellouts. I'll never forget the sellout attendance number, 13,276 (not including SRO numbers with courtside extras and interior hallways being jammed with the "pass" bodies) and there is not a bad seat in the house.

[Hoopie74]

Lynchburg-clay twice .A few years ago and back in the early 90 s I believe. Not in the southeast but was in SHAC for years, Georgetown in Brown County who won State about 6 years ago.

[LucasDavenport]

The North Adams semi in 1996

Nice call refs smh.

Not sure Seaman will ever reproduce another such team

I was there sitting in court seats, the ball was still on his fingers as the clock struck 0:00. I loved St. John Arena and most games over the years were sellouts. I'll never forget the sellout attendance number, 13,276 (not including SRO numbers with courtside extras and interior hallways being jammed with the "pass" bodies) and there is not a bad seat in the house.

Dom Tiberi on channel 10 did a segment on it that night.

It’s when I started thinking that it’s more fun to call a basket good then no good.

Charge is more fun to call then block.

Out is more fun to call then safe.

A great ref/umpire doesn’t make a spectacle out of any of these calls. If he does then you can count on him to make the one call more than the other. To this day I rank a ref on how much he sells the charge call. If he sells it with all he’s worth then don’t drive the lane.

[trojandave]

Good info, LucasDavenport. Just to add a few things about Portsmouth's state tournament history.......the Trojans are 8-1 in their last 9 state semifinal games (wins in 1931, 1934, 1961, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, loss in 2011, win in 2012) The loss in 2011, was to Cleveland Central Catholic, which beat PHS 58-47. Portsmouth had not lost a state semifinal game since 1929, when Dover beat the Trojans in the Final 4 semifinals. Dover also beat PHS in the Final 4 semifinals in 1927. PHS has an 8-3 record overall in state semifinal games.

Portsmouth's 1988 state championship was in D2, not AA as was posted above. That D2 state title was the very first D2 state title because that was the first year the OHSAA expanded to 4 divisions.

Here is a quick summary of Portsmouth's state tournament history and where the Trojans rank in the state all time:

Number of state appearances: 15 (4th).....Akron SVSM's 2019 appearance gives them 16
Number of state tournament games played: 27 (3rd) Akron SVSM has 25 going into the 2019 state tournament
Number of decades making the state tournament: 8 (2nd) Canton McKinley is 1st with 9
Number of state tournament games won: 16 (tied for 4th).....16-11 overall record.....tied for wins with Middletown
Number of state championship games played: 8 (tied for 5th)....4-4 record......behind Canton McKinley, Cleve.VASJ, Akron SVSM, Middletown
Number of state championships: 4 (tied for 6th) tied with St.Henry, Newark, Cincinnati Moeller, Dayton Stivers
Number of Final 4 wins: 12 (tied for 5th); state tournament has also been in Elite 8 and Sweet 16 format.

Portsmouth ranks 5th or higher in all but one category, that being state titles, in which PHS is tied for 6th.

Portsmouth is also the last SE district school to win a game in the state tournament, that being a 74-66 win over Ottawa-Glandorf in the 2012 D3 semifinals. O-G won the D3 state title in 2013, beating Ironton 61-60.

[art_vandelay]

The North Adams semi in 1996

Nice call refs smh.

Not sure Seaman will ever reproduce another such team

I see what you did there! But I was at that game and remember thinking what a shame b/c North Adams will likely never have a team that talented ever again. Should have won it all. Still think it would make a great ESPN 30/30 piece.*

[formerfcfan]

1930 Lancaster St. Mary (now Fisher)! 34-3 victory in that one. Epic.

Lost the next year to Austintown Fitch in OT. Oh, if only Fitch was a big school then!