High School Football Division II State Championship Preview: Akron Hoban vs Cincinnati Winton Woods

By Corey Perez

Division II State Championship

#5 Akron Hoban (13-1) vs #2 Cincinnati Winton Woods (13-1)

hursday 7:30pm

#5 Akron Hoban (13-1)

• Going for 3rd straight State title
  • Last two titles were in Division III (2015, 2016)
• Only loss was to Division I regional finalist Cleveland St. Ignatius in week 1
• Five players have orally committed to play Division 1 college football

 

Year	Position	Player	College
Senior	WR/ DB	Garrett Houser	Navy
Senior	DE	Daeshon Martin	Cincinnati
Senior	DB/WR	Nate Bauer	Toledo
Senior	OL	R.J Kelly	Akron
Junior	OL	Nolan Rumler	Michigan

 

Playoff Results:

• Def Mayfield 56-27
• Def Brush 49-0
• Def Barberton 42-13
• Def Avon 30-6

 

Stats:

Rushing	Tyris Dickerson	228 carries 1,673 yards 17 TDs
Passing	Shane Hamm	114-164 2,101 yards 24 TDs
Receiving	Garrett Houser	41 catches 1,039 12 TDs

#2 Cincinnati Winton Woods (13-1)

• Trailed 21-0 last week versus Massillon Washington, until they scored 8 unanswered touchdowns to win 56-21.
• First state final appearance since 2009
  • A 42-12 victory over Maple Heights
  • Head coach Andre Parker was the defensive coordinator in 2009
• Senior Kenny Maybury has several Division II offers
• Senior LB Christopher Oats has offers from:
  • Ohio State
  • Michigan State
  • Oklahoma
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisville
  • Miami
  • Cincinnati
  • Michigan
• Junior WR/KR Rae’Quan Prince is being recruited by Cincinnati and several MAC schools

Playoff Results:

• Def Chillicothe 62-27
• Cincinnati Anderson 42-21
• Cincinnati La Salle 16-14
• Massillon Washington 56-21

Stats:

 

Rushing	Miyan Williams	210 carries 1,427 yards 16 TDs	Kenny Maybury	148 carries 416 yards 12 TDs
Passing	Kenny Maybury	113-201 2,107 yards 17 TDs
Receiving	Cornell Beachem	41 catches 692 yards 4 TDs	Rae’Quan Prince	31 catches 787 yards 7 TDs