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Saturday, November 1, 2008
One Region 4 semi could be in Dayton
Without a Centerville win tonight, it may not matter. But OHSAA Assistant Commissioner Hank Zaborniak said an all-Dayton Division I, Region 4 semifinal could potentially be moved to Welcome Stadium.
The No. 6-seeded Elks face No. 3 Elder at The Pit tonight, Nov 1. The winner will take on the victor between No. 2 Northmont and No. 7 Fairmont.
The other bracket features No. 1 Colerain against No. 8 Moeller and No. 4 Wayne hosting No. 5 Cincinnati Woodward.
Earlier this season, Zaborniak announced the Region 4 semifinals would be held in a doubleheader format at the University of Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium.
“We set it up because of the last few years we’ve had three out of four semifinal teams have been Cincinnati teams,” Zaborniak said. “We wanted to have one placed locked in.”
That drew at least the curiosity, if not the ire, of Centerville coach Ron Ullery and Northmont coach Lance Schneider.
“If it’s us and Centerville and they don’t put that at Welcome … ” Schneider said. ” You don’t think they’ve bowed (before) to the Cincinnati Catholic schools? That game should be up in Dayton where it belongs.”
In 2005, the Centerville-Wayne regional semifinal rematch was played at Paul Brown Stadium, in part because that facility was already paid for.
“If you have three Dayton teams in the regional semis, why on earth would the thing be in Cincinnati?” Ullery asked. “That’s just not right. Then you’re not thinking about the kids, fans and communities. But, we’ve got to wait until the first week is over.”
When asked about the possibility of Centerville winning and setting up a GWOC rematch in the regional semifinals, Zaborniak this week said there is a contingency plan.
“We’ll know better on Sunday morning,” Zaborniak said. “We would not want to make two Dayton teams go to Cincinnati if we have the option.”
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