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Ohio high school football playoffs | Canton South vs. Glenville score | Wildcats' season ends

mike popovich, canton repository
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WADSWORTH — A season of firsts continued for the Canton South Wildcats on Friday night. The Wildcats played in their first Ohio High School Athletic Association state semifinal. A month after completing their first 10-0 regular season and week after winning their first regional title, the Wildcats met Glenville in a Division IV state semifinal. The Tarblooders, the defending state champion in Division IV, proved to be too much for Canton South and Ohio Mr. Football finalist Poochie Snyder.

Here's how the game unfolded Friday night through our live updates on the matchup:

Glenville beats Canton South 42-21

The best season in Canton South history comes to an end in the state semifinals.

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Canton South's Ethan Fricke cuts Glenville's lead to 42-21

Ethan Fricke scores what may be the final touchdown of this historic Wildcats season on a 1-yard run.

D'Shawntae Jones helps Glenville take command

Game, set and match for the Tarblooders, who will get to defend their state title next week.

D'Shawntae Jones runs it in from 20 yards out to give Glenville a 42-14 lead with 6:42 left. He has been in the end zone a lot tonight.

Poochie Snyder keeps Canton South's hopes alive

Just when it appeared he would get sacked, Canton South quarterback Poochie Snyder scores on a 30-yard touchdown run to cut Glenville's lead to 36-14.

Snyder alertly kept running when the whistle wasn't blown.

Glenville takes advantage of another Canton South turnover

Canton South's first drive of the second half ended with an interception, its second in as many possessions.

Just like they did at the end of the first half, the Tarblooders took advantage of a Wildcats turnover. Ruel Tomlinson's 21-yard touchdown pass to Jamari Townsend increases their lead to 36-7.

Double pass at end of first half extends Glenville lead

It was a disastrous final 50 seconds in the first half for Canton South.

After a rare Poochie Snyder interception, Glenville drove downfield scored on the final play of the half. D'Shawntae Jones' touchdown throw to Damarion Witten on double pass gave Glenville a 28-7 lead.

Glenville leads Canton South 22-7 late in the first half

The Tarblooders regained momentum when quarterback Ruel Tomlinson scored on a 2-yard run with 50 seconds left in the first half.

Glenville's scoring drive came after Wildcats receiver Tavon Castle appeared to be denied a first down after a third-down catch. Canton South punted after forward progress was not given.

Poochie Snyder-to-Tre Wilson connection gets Canton South on the board

Tre Wilson gets open in the clear. That's bad news for Glenville.

Poochie Snyder easily connects with Wilson on a 49-yard touchdown pass. Canton South cuts the Tarblooders' lead to 14-7.

D'Shawntae Jones strikes again for Glenville

Oh boy. It's D'Shawntae Jones again. This time he races 38 yards for his second touchdown of the night. The two-point conversion pass gives Glenville a 14-0 lead.

Glenville quickly grabs lead

Well, that didn't take long. The Tarblooders drive 55 yards on the game's first possession and open the scoring on D'Shawntae Jones' 9-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion run comes up short.

Glenville football’s offensive starters

  • No. Name Class POS HT WT

  • 1 Damarion Witten 12 WR 6’3” 220

  • 5 Ruel Tomlinson 12 QB 6’2” 215

  • 7 D’Shawntae Jones 11 RB 6’0” 225

  • 12 Jamari Townsend 11 WR 5’9” 165

  • 14 Quincy Rogers 11 WR 6’2” 175

  • 19 Pauly Sadler 10 WR 5’11” 160

  • 53 Freddie Johnson 11 LT 6’5” 285

  • 62 Jamari Bryant 10 RT 6’1” 225

  • 71 Marquis Whipple 10 LG 6’3” 305

  • 77 Matthew Gary 11 C 6’3” 285

  • 78 Isaiah Switzer 11 RG 6’6” 315

Glenville football’s defensive starters

  • 2 Bryce West 12 SS 6’0” 185

  • 3 CJ Newell 10 SS 5’10” 170

  • 8 Cincere Johnson 10 LB 6’3” 230

  • 9 Micquan Gravely 12 C 5’10” 165

  • 11 Jordon Johnson 10 C 5’6” 150

  • 17 Aaron Scales 10 FS 5’7” 165

  • 29 Camaron Brown 12 LB 6’1” 215

  • 32 Johnell George 11 DE 6’1” 225

  • 44 Darrell Owens 12 LB 5’11” 220

  • 52 Phillip Sains 12 DT 6’1” 235

  • 54 Anton Nelson 12 DT 6’1” 250

Glenville football’s specialists

  • 1 Damarion Witten 12 Kicker 6’3” 220

  • 3 JC Newell 10 Long Snap 5’10” 170

  • 7 D’Shawntae Jones 12 Punter 6’0” 225

  • 10 Arvell Nelson 10 Holder 6’3” 170

  • 52 Phillip Sains 12 XP/FG Snap 6’1” 235

  • 9 Micquan Gravely 12 PR/KR 5’10” 165

  • 12 Jamari Townsend 11 PR/KR 5’9” 165

Canton South football’s offensive starters

  • LT 78 Jayson Clark 6’ 245 12

  • LG 56 DeAngelo Spear 5’9 250 10

  • C 72 Aiden Geer 5’8” 215 12

  • RG 55 Joe Meyer 5’9” 200 12

  • RT 77 Max Cochran 6’4 280 12

  • TE 87 Luke Johnson 6’2 220 11

  • RB 9 Rome Cox 6’ 225 11

  • WR 3 Tavon Castle 6’1” 175 12

  • WR 22 Tre Wilson 5’8” 180 12

  • WR 1 Tyler Pugh 6’ 180 12

  • QB 19 Poochie Snyder 6’ 180 12

Canton South football’s defensive starters

  • DE 14 A AJ Pierson 6’2 200 12

  • DE 1 Tyler Pugh 6’ 180 12

  • DT 56 DeAngelo Spear 5’9 250 10

  • DT 25 Ethan Fricke 5’9 225 12

  • LB 15 Landen Karovic 5’10 190 12

  • LB 9 Rome Cox 6’ 225 11

  • OLB 11 Zanden Lewis 5’11” 180 12

  • CB 5 Drelyn Thomas 5’7” 150 11

  • CB 10 Josh Fitzgibbon 6’3” 175 11

  • FS 2 Ma’Taeaun Frazier 5’10 180 12

  • WS 7 Lance Long 5’11” 175 11

Canton South football’s specialists

  • K 33 Landon White 5’7” 130 10

  • P 19 Poochie Snyder 6’ 180 12

  • LS 1 Tyler Pugh 6’ 180 12

  • H 19 Poochie Snyder 6’ 180 12

  • PR 3 Tavon Castle 6’1” 175 12

  • KR 3 Tavon Castle 6’1” 175 12

  • KR 22 Tre Wilson 5’8” 180 12

Where is the Canton South vs. Cleveland Glenville OHSAA football playoff game

Tonight's game is at Wadsworth High School's Art Wright Stadium. The game will kick off at 7.

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Canton South quarterback Poochie Snyder gets off a second-half pass over Buchtel defender Antwan Hunt in the OHSAA playoffs, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.
Canton South quarterback Poochie Snyder gets off a second-half pass over Buchtel defender Antwan Hunt in the OHSAA playoffs, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.

A four-year starter for the Wildcats, Snyder is Stark County's career leader in passing yards and touchdown passes. Following the win over West Branch in the regional semifinals, he had 10,670 career passing yards and 118 TD passes. He'd thrown just 22 interceptions in 1,040 career passing attempts, with a career completion percentage of 69.8. Snyder is also a two-time 1,000-yard rusher, including this season, he has 2,906 career rushing yards and 43 TD runs on 319 carries.

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Canton South High School football 2023 game-by-game scores

  • St Clairsville W, 42-40

  • Dover W, 50-40

  • at Sandy Valley W, 35-27

  • Orrville W, 45-14

  • CVCA W, 56-28

  • at Manchester W, 35-14

  • at Triway W, 35-28

  • Fairless W, 41-35

  • at Tuslaw W, 34-3

  • at Northwest W, 48-28

Playoffs 

  • vs. Northwest W, 35-7

  • vs. Buchtel W, 27-26

  • vs. West Branch W, 40-21

  • vs. Struthers W, 35-13

Glenville High School football 2023 game-by-game scores

  • vs. Dinwiddie (Va.) W, 36-13

  • at Olentangy Liberty W, 34-10

  • at Avon L, 16-24

  • Cle. John Adams W, 38-0

  • at IMG Acad. (Fla.) L, 6-28

  • Cle. John Hay W, 54-7

  • Cle. Rhodes W, 42-6

  • at Hoban L, 16-28

  • Cle. John F Kennedy W, 41-0

  • at Cle. John Marshall W, 42-7

  • Playoffs 

  • Bath W, 44-0,

  • Napoleon W, 44-7

  • vs. Shelby W, 50-14

  • vs. Perkins W, 36-26

Canton South football's OHSAA playoff history

The Wildcats are in the playoffs for a fourth straight year and the eighth time overall. They own an 8-7 postseason record all-time, with this year's four playoff wins being the most in one season for the Wildcats. In addition to their current run from 2020-23, they also made the playoffs three straight years from 2006-08 and in 1987. They lost to eventual Division II state champion Buchtel in the first round of the '87 playoffs.

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Glenville football's OHSAA playoff history

The Tarblooders are in the playoffs for the 20th time overall, with all 20 trips coming since 1999. They own an 33-18 postseason record all-time. Glenville won its first state championships a year ago after finishing as a runner-up twice (2009, '13). This is the fifth time the Tarblooders have reached the state semifinals.

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