1991 OHSAA State Championship - Lake Catholic Cougars (12-1) vs. C.A.P.E. Crusaders (13-0)

1991 OHSAA Playoffs: Division 3 State Championship - Lake Catholic High School's (located in Mentor, Ohio) varsity football team faced off against Cincinnati Academy of Physical Education (C.A.P.E.) (located in Cincinnati, Ohio) on Saturday, November 30, 1991 in the Division 3 State Championship game. This was a week 14 game that took place at 3:30 PM at the neutral site of Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon, Ohio. Lake Catholic entered the game having gone 9-1 during the regular season and winning the North Coast League crown. Their only loss came in week five to the eventual Division 1 State Champions, St. Ignatius High School, by a score of 20-17. They entered the Division 3 Region 9 playoffs as the number two seed. They won their regional semifinal matchup against third-seeded Ashtabula Harbor High School by a score of 30-7. Lake Catholic would go on to blank the top seed in the regional final, Girard High School, by a score of 33-0. To get to the championship game they defeated St. Vincent-St. Mary High School by a final score of 35-14. They entered this game on an eight-game winning streak (regular and postseason combined). C.A.P.E. entered having gone 10-0 during the regular season and winning the Cincinnati Hills League crown. They entered the Division 3 Region 12 playoffs as the number four seed. In their regional semifinal game they defeated top-seeded Archbishop Alter High School by a score of 26-9. Against third-seeded Bellbrook High School, in the regional championship game, they won 37-15. They would go on to win their state semifinal matchup against St. Francis DeSales High School by a score of 18-13. They entered this game on a 13 game winning streak (regular and postseason combined). Lake Catholic (a Division 3 school) came into the game with a record of 12-1. They won their state semifinal match-up, the previous week, against St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (a Division 3 State Semifinalist with a final record of 10-3 in 1991) by a score of 35-14. Lake Catholic would go on to finish the season with a 13-1 record in 1991. They would qualify for the Division 3 playoffs and win the Division 3 State Championship game against Cincinnati Academy of Physical Education (C.A.P.E.) by a score of 45-20. Cincinnati Academy of Physical Education (C.A.P.E.) (a Division 3 school) came into the game with a record of 13-0. They won their state semifinal match-up, the previous week, against St. Francis DeSales High School (a Division 3 State Semifinalist with a final record of 9-4 in 1991), by a score of 18-13. C.A.P.E. would go on to finish the season with a 13-1 record in 1991. They would qualify for the Division 3 playoffs and lose in the State Championship game to Lake Catholic High School by score of 45-20. Final Score: Lake Catholic Cougars - 45 C.A.P.E. Crusaders - 20 Televised Game (Has Sound)