Massillon 7, Hoban 2: Live updates recap of Ohio high school football DII state championship

Get live score updates and highlights from the 2023 Division II OHSAA high school football state championship game

What should be one of the best high school football state championship games in the country has finally arrived.

Archbishop Hoban and Massillon face off in the Division II Ohio high school football state championship game on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. Massillon comes into the game ranked No. 20 in the country in the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national rankings.

Massillon takes home first playoff state title with win over Archbishop Hoban

These two teams are familiar foes. Archbishop Hoban and Massillon have faced each other in the postseason five times in the past six years. Hoban has won three of the previous four games - 41-20 in the 2022 state semifinals, 35-6 in the 2020 state championship game and 42-28 in the 2018 state championship game. 

SBLive's Ryan Isley is on the sideline to bring you full coverage from the game, including live updates, video highlights, photos and a game story.

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Follow along below for live updates from the Ohio Division II football state championship game:

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FOURTH QUARTER UPDATES

FINAL: MASSILLON 7, HOBAN 2

Massillon's defense shuts down Hoban to capture the Division II state championship. Stay with SBLive for video highlights, a full game story, photos and much more.

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TURNOVER! Hoban goes for it on 4th down and 8 from Massillon's 17-yard line and the pass falls incomplete in the end zone. Massillon takes over with a 7-2 lead and 1:45 to play.

Hoban pass incomplete on 4th down with 145 left

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HOBAN DRIVING: Hoban has a first and 10 on the Massillon 19-yard line with 3:45 left in the game, still trailing 7-2.

MASSILLON 7, HOBAN 2: With 7:33 left in the fourth quarter, Hoban takes its final timeout of the game. The Knights have the ball and are running out of time.

The fourth quarter gets underway with Massillon still leading 7-2. It was a scoreless third quarter, and the only touchdown of the game came midway through the second quarter.

THIRD QUARTER UPDATES

MASSILLON 7, HOBAN 2, end of 3rd quarter.

MASSILLON 7, HOBAN 2: We're midway through the third quarter and the defenses are still dominating. Hoban has burned two timeouts, which could be a factor late in this game.

Massillon will have the ball to start the second half, leading 7-2.

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HALFTIME: MASSILLON 7, HOBAN 2.

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SECOND QUARTER UPDATES

SAFETY! After a beautiful punt to the one-yard line, Hoban gets on the scoreboard with a safety to make it 7-2 with 1:40 left in the first half.

TOUCHDOWN MASSILLON! The Tigers take a 7-0 lead on a 6-yard touchdown run by Mylen Lenix with 6 minutes left in the second quarter.

BLOCKED PUNT! Massillon blocks a Hoban punt and takes over near midfield early in the second quarter.

FIRST QUARTER UPDATES

MASSILLON 0, HOBAN 0, end of 1st quarter: It's a defensive battle to start the Division II state championship game.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS: Massillon's first drive ends with an incomplete pass in the end zone on fourth down. Hoban takes over in its own territory with the score still 0-0.

FUMBLE! Massillon snuffs out Hoban's first possession by forcing and recovering a fumble. Still 0-0.

Massillon vs. Archbishop Hoban kicked off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Hoban has the ball to start the game.

PREGAME UPDATES

The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. ET. Stay tuned for live updates and highlights.