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Canton Fawcett
Stadium has a seating capacity of 23,360 and, along with nearby
Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, will host the OHSAA football
state championships through 2011.
OHSAA Extends Football Finals Contract with Stark County Through
2011
Association picks up options for 2010 and 2011 championships in
Massillon and Canton
COLUMBUS, Ohio –
The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors today
voted to pick up both option years on its contract with the
Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitors Bureau to host the state
football finals in Massillon and Canton in 2010 and 2011. The 2009
finals will mark the last in a three-year contract that included the
two option years approved Thursday.
The 9-0 vote took place at the
Board’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting at the OHSAA central
office in Columbus. The contract will come up for bid again in the
spring of 2010. The finals have been held exclusively in Stark
County since 1991.
“The Board of Directors, upon
evaluation of the state football championships, is pleased to
approve the option years of 2010 and 2011 to remain in Canton and
Massillon,” Mike Richards, OHSAA Board President, said. “The
hospitality extended to our participating schools and their fans by
these hosts truly make for an outstanding experience.”
The six championship games will
continue to rotate between Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium
(capacity 16,392) and Canton Fawcett Stadium (capacity 22,360). The
two stadiums, which both have artificial turf and are less than 12
miles apart, have evenly split the six championship games since
2000.
“We are thrilled that the Board of
Directors has taken the opportunity to exercise the two option years
on our contract with Stark County,” said Dan Ross, OHSAA
commissioner. “Anyone who has been to Canton and Massillon knows
what a special weekend it is and we are excited to remain there
through 2011.”
The 2009 football finals are
scheduled for Dec. 4-5 and will be held the first weekend of
December in both 2010 and 2011.
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