Mooney44Cards;1001700 wrote:Another tidbit:
Mooney has now made the playoffs 9 years in a row, reaching the finals 6 times, winning 4 and losing 2.
In the 3 years that Mooney did not reach the finals, they were eliminated by the eventual state runner-up (2003 - Cleveland VASJ, 2008 - Steubenville, 2010 - Akron Buchtel).
I'd like to expand on this point a bit since I looked back a bit further.
Mooney has 25 playoff appearances dating back to 1973. 11 times they played in the state championship, which leaves 14 appearances where they didn't make the final weekend. Only
twice in those 14 appearances did Mooney lose to a team that did not play in the state championship game.
Schools that beat Mooney but
lost the state championship game:
1989 - Campbell Memorial
1990 - Richfield Revere
1995 - Bellaire
1996 - Bellaire
1999 - Ironton
2003 - Villa Angela-St. Joe's
2008 - Steubenville
2010 - Akron Buchtel
Teams that beat Mooney and
won the state championship game:
1992 - Mentor Lake Catholic
1988 - Akron St. Vincent - St. Mary*
1981 - Cleveland Benedictine
1976 - Cincinnati Moeller
*Note: this is the last time ASVSM has beaten Mooney, despite 17 meetings since that game
The only 2 teams to
not reach the state finals after beating Mooney are:
1994 - Cleveland Benedictine
1986 - Campbell Memorial