Stark County high school football fans should mark July 24 on their calendars. A full day of 7-on-7 passing scrimmages will take place at Fawcett Stadium and Don Scott Field leading up to The Repository East-West All-Star Football Game.
Jeffrey John made the presentation to the OHSAA for Columbus to host the state football championships. He spent many years fighting for Stark County. Now John pulled out all the stops to try to take the games from the very area where he helped keep them for 20 years. Does Columbus’ proposal make more dollars and sense for the OHSAA?
This is the first of three stories taking a look at the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s bid process for the state football championships. This story details Stark County’s proposal and the man in charged of making that proposal, Rob Steinberg.