Kirtland defeated Dalton, 41-6, to win an eighth straight regional title.
Danny Alfieri scored on touchdown runs of 32,14, 44, and 1 yard and John Silvestro and Sebastian Becker each ran for one score in the Division VI, Region 21 championship game.
Alfieri finished the game with 23 carries for 202 yards.
With the win, the Hornets improved to 14-0 on the season and will face Galion Northmor in a state Final Four contest on Friday at Minerva High School.
Perry’s season came to an end in a Division IV, Region 13 championship game loss to Glenville, but it took overtime to send the Pirates home.
Glenville led 6-0 at halftime but the Pirates evened things up in the third quarter.
In overtime, the Pirates failed to reach the end zone, which opened the door for the Tarblooders, who found paydirt on their first play of the extra frame to end the game with a 12-6 victory.
Walter Moses completed 12-of-22 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown.
Cuyahoga Heights also saw its postseason run come to an end via a 44-14 setback to Jeromesville Hillsdale in a Division VII, Region 25 championship game.
Hillsdale led 21-0 early and the Red Wolves never recovered.
Cuyahoga Heights scored in both the second and fourth quarters thanks to a Gavin Chamberlin two-yard run and a Zach Shafer four-yard touchdown throw to Kurtis Van Divner.
Shafer completed 8-of-17 passes for 109 yards and he ran for 54 yards on 12 carries.


