Nordonia Wins First OHSAA Girls Flag Football State Title
The Knights edged Mount Notre Dame 20-19 at Canton’s Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium to claim Ohio’s first sanctioned girls flag championship.
Overview
- Nordonia captured the inaugural OHSAA girls flag football championship Saturday with a 20-19 win over Mount Notre Dame.
- The eight-team, three-round bracket featured the top four qualifiers from the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals regionals in cross-regional quarterfinals.
- Nordonia advanced by defeating defending champion Badin in the quarterfinals and Berkshire in the semifinals.
- OHSAA delayed the opening kickoff due to lightning and resumed play under the 30-minute no-strike safety rule.
- OHSAA said this is the first girls state championship in any sport for Nordonia, marking a milestone for the school and for sanctioned girls flag football in Ohio.