No. 59 Avon beats No. 167 Anderson for Ohio DII high school football championship

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Avon wins Ohio high school football championship in Division II

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 6, 2024

Avon is celebrating its first-ever Ohio high school football championship. Thursday night, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, the Eagles beat Anderson 20-13 in a battle between to 15-0 teams ranked in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by N FL Play Football.

This one wasn’t decided until the final play when No. 59 Avon knocked-down an Anderson pass in the end zone.

Division II State Championship 🏆 🏈

*Final Score*
Avon – 20
Anderson – 13

The final pass attempt is broken up in the end zone!

For the first time in school history, the Avon Eagles are state champions! 🦅 @NEOSportsInside pic.twitter.com/cPJ5vnfcVj
— NEO Zone HS Sports (@NEOZoneHS) December 6, 2024

Anderson, ranked No. 167 nationally, was looking for its second overall state championship. The Raptors only title was in 2007.

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The hardware is coming home 🏆🏈 #ThisHSFootball pic.twitter.com/nMNCKVcp6T
— Cleveland Browns Youth Football (@BrownsYouthFB) December 6, 2024

🏈 #OHSAA FOOTBALL: Congratulations to Avon, the 2024 Division II state champion! pic.twitter.com/sdkTpLJnC4
— OHSAA Sports (@OHSAASports) December 6, 2024

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Jeff Fisher

Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.