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Summit County is home to seven state championship teams since the playoff system was implemented in Ohio in 1972. Of these seven state championship teams, four of them are owned by St. Vincent-St. Mary and one of them is owned by Walsh Jesuit. Hoban is known for its eight year run where they qualified for the playoffs every year from 1998-2005. Between these three Summit County parochial schools, there are 32 years of playoff appearances: St. Vincent-St. Mary - 12; Walsh Jesuit - 12; and Archbishop Hoban - 8. The total distance between each school is about 10 miles.
With so much football tradition and history between the three of these schools as well as being so close in proximity to each other, the atmosphere is always exciting when these teams meet up on the gridiron. Many of the football players that walk the halls of these schools grew up together in grade school or playing together in CYO and found one another splitting apart after eighth grade when each boy either followed a family tradition or chose the school that best suited them for their future. Once a year, these boys reunite wearing their respective school colors and look to walk off the field victorious.
STVM and Hoban meet every year at Akron's Rubber Bowl and play for the right to hold on to the Ancient Order of Hibernians Shillelagh trophy for that year. STVM and Walsh use their home stadiums to battle each other for the right to claim possession to "The Bell." One thing is always certain when these teams meet: the game will be played with heart and with a passion unlike any other game.
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