CANTON — It is finally game day.
The Shelby Whippets (14-0) take on the Glenville Tarblooders (11-3) for the Division IV Ohio High School Athletic Association Football State Championship at 10:30 a.m. Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.
The Whippets are searching for the program’s first state championship, while Glenville is trying to win three in four years.
Follow along right here as we post constant updates from all of the action. Drive by drive, play by play, you can keep up with everything you need to know from this game.
Plays:
Glenville punts after avoiding turnover
Glenville punts after a fumble on a third-down play put them at their own 40-yard line. Shelby will take over.
Shelby can’t take advantage of good field position. Turns it over on downs.
Plays: First and 10: False start penalty. | First and 15: Incomplete pass. | Second and 10: Brayden DeVito pass to Avery Lambert for a gain of 4. | Third and 11: Incomplete pass. | Fourth and 11: Michael Shepherd run for 2 yards. Turnover on downs.
Glenville punts after gaining nine yards of offense on first drive
The Tarblooders gained nine yards on their first possession of the game and will be forced to punt from their own 18-yard line. Shelby will take over.
Shelby punts on first drive after recording a first down
Plays: First and 10: Incomplete pass. | Second and 10: Brayden DeVito runs for three yards. | Third and 7: Brayden DeVito throws to Brady Bowman for 9 yards. First down. | First and 10: Incomplete pass. | Second and 10: Incomplete pass. | Third and 10: Brayden DeVito sacked for a loss of seven yards. | Fourth and 17: Punt.
Glenville wins the toss and defers
The Shelby Whippets will start with the football after Glenville wins the opening coin flip and defers to the second half. The Shelby offense that has scored 30 points in 15 straight games and 40 in four straight will play offense to open the game.
Shelby vs Glenville for the Division IV state championship
The 2025 Shelby Whippets are historic. For the first time in program history, the Whippets will play for a state football championship thanks to a dominating 42-7 win over Indian Hill in the semifinals. At 14-0, the Whippets now have the program record for wins in a single season as well as overall winning streak.
The Tarblooders are back in the state championship game for the fifth time in program history and are looking for a third state title in four years after winning it in 2022 and 2023.
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