Akron Hoban romps to Division II football title
The rubber match belonged to Akron Hoban. So, too, did the Division II football state championship trophy.
Shane Hamm accounted for five touchdowns to lead Hoban to a 35-6 win over Massillon Washington on the Tigers' home field Friday night.
Hoban and Washington met for the third consecutive year in the playoffs, with Hoban winning for the second time in a state title game.
The game was played at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium because of a site change made the day before by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. All six state title games this weekend were moved from Fortress Obetz because of Franklin County's stay-at-home advisory.
Hoban jumped on top early to run to its fifth state championship in six years. The only year the Knights didn't win the title was last year, when they lost to the Tigers in the regional finals.
Hamm, who has quarterbacked Hoban to three titles in his four-year career, threw four touchdown passes in the game — two to Kharion Davis. Hamm also ran for a score for the Knights (11-0). Hamm hit 9 of 10 passes for 172 yards. Washington (10-2) was held to a season-low 32 net rushing yards on 28 carries and 136 total yards.
NEW BREMEN 31, WARREN JOHN F. KENNEDY 0: David Homan scored on a 45-yard punt return as New Bremen (10-2) blew open the Division VII championship game on Friday with 17 unanswered points in the third quarter.
New Bremen, making its first state title game appearance, limited Kennedy (9-3) to 133 total yards.
KIRTLAND 38, IRONTON 0: Mason Sullivan threw a 50-yard touchdown pass and ran for a 17-yard score in the second half as Kirtland (11-0) pulled away from Ironton (11-1) to win the Division V championship Saturday for its third straight title.