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Friday, November 30, 2012

Cleveland Heights Youth Football Team Will Compete in Sixth Grade National Championship

The team, which includes fifth- and sixth-graders, finished undefeated this season. They are asking for your support to help them compete in the national championship in Florida.

Thanks to Vic Gideon, who provided the information below. Congrats and good luck to the team! See below to find out how you can donate to help fund their trip to the championships. The high school season for the Cleveland Heights Tigers football team ended in frustration, culminating in a legal battle that kept them out of the playoffs. But there is a silver lining.   The Heights Tigers fifth and sixth grade team capped an undefeated season in which they only surrendered 12 points by winning the North Coast Youth Football Conference Championship. After winning the AYF Midwest Regional Championship in Michigan, the Tigers qualified to compete for the AYF sixth grade National Championship in Orlando, FL., on Dec. 2. This accomplishment …

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Playoff Hopes For Cleveland Heights And Beachwood Rest in Court Decision: Gridiron Notebook

Cleveland Heights Tigers file temporary restraining order, both schools wait for court decision.

The Cleveland Heights Tigers football team narrowly missed the playoffs and was denied an appeal from the OHSAA, but they’re not punting on fourth-and-long. Cleveland Heights athletic director Kristin Hughes confirmed that the school filed a temporary restraining order against the OHSAA, challenging a JFK forfeit to John Adams that was not observed in the final rankings. The OHSAA denied the Tigers’ initial appeal, which caused Cleveland Heights to file the TRO. Mayfield ultimately wound up with the eighth and final playoff spot in Region 1. The Tigers appealed to the OHSAA on Sunday because it did not observe a forfeit from JFK to John Adams — a team the Cleveland Heights beat. The forfeit would improve John Adams’ record to 5-5, giving …

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