Kirtland has reached the state championship game in eight straight seasons, winning state titles in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2023 in that stretch. Overall, Kirtland has seven state championships.

CANTON — The Kirtland and Coldwater high school football teams kicked off Day 3 of the 2024 OHSAA state championships this morning with the Division VI title game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

Since 2011, the Hornets are 12-0 in state semifinal games. Northmor is playing Kirtland Friday at 7 p.m. at Minerva High School in a D-VI state semifinal. So the Knights know what they are up against.

A game-by-game look a Kirtland’s playoff run to the Division VI state championship. Kirtland 49, Columbiana 6 This one was over early, as the host Pirates were out to a 42-0 lead at the half and ...

The seven OHSAA football State championship games will be played in Canton at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium from Nov. 30-Dec. 2. The Division VI state championship will be on Friday, Dec. 1 at ...

We achieved great things together.” Kirtland marched 16 plays to the Garaway 14 on the game’s opening drive. But Garaway (14-1) blocked a 31-yard field goal attempt.

Kirtland loves to pound the football with its rushing attack under 17th-year head coach Tiger LaVerde. “ (LaVerde) is a one-on-one guy (with the running game),” said Wallick.

But a deeper look reveals that while Perry and Kirtland hang a ton of points on the board, the Pirates scoring 38.9 points per game and the Hornets averaging 41.3, the teams hang their hats on ...

Oct. 1—If anyone wanted to know how the Kirtland football team would react to losing its first regular-season game since 2016, they got their answer. Put it this way. The worst place to be is on ...