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Heights High Football Team Headed To Playoffs
The Heights Tigers punched their tickets to the postseason on Friday night.
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — The postseason hopes of the Heights High football team rested on a final week of play. The Tigers needed to defeat Maple Heights in the final salvo of the regular season. And the team delivered.
The Tigers beat Maple Heights 21-12 on Friday night. Heights High claimed the Lake Erie League championship with the win, secured a postseason birth, and swept their way through league play to claim their league title.
The Tigers will likely play Mentor High, the top seed in Division I, Region 1. This is Heights High's first trip to the postseason since 2015.
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“January of this year we set a goal to be LEL champs and qualify for the playoffs in the state’s toughest region,” Heights coach Mac Stephens said on the team's website. “The players and staff did a great job in getting the team prepared for Maple Heights and because of the effort put forth by all we came out victorious against a well-coached team in Maple Heights.”
Stephens added that anything can happen in the postseason.
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The Mentor Cardinals are currently undefeated and finished their season with a drumming of Strongsville High on Friday, winning 56-21. Defeating Mentor will be a significant challenge for the 9-1 Tigers.
Congratulations to @MacStephens and @GoHeightsTigers on defeating @MHMustangsFB to claim the @LakeErieLeague Title and Punching their tickets to the OHSAA Playoffs for the first time since 2015!
— Lake Erie League (@LakeErieLeague) November 2, 2019
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