1977
                       Overall     Conference
  Black River          10-0-0        7-0-0
  Edison                7-3-0        5-2-0
  Monroeville           5-4-0        4-3-0
  New London            6-4-0        4-3-0
  St. Paul              4-6-0        3-4-0
  Western Reserve       4-5-0        3-4-0
  South Central         3-7-0        2-5-0
  Mapleton             0-10-0        0-7-0

  Conference commissioners orignally decided to not count games played against Monroeville in the conference standings because Monroeville schools would close during the football season if a levy did not pass.  That is why South Central played Lakeside in the middle of the season.  The Monroeville levy passed and the commissioners revoked their earlier decision and allowed games played against Monroeville to count.  South Central played Monroeville in Week 10 to complete the conference games.

  Black River is the state Class A poll champion



  Black River
  Coach:  Dennis Steinback
                         BR   Opp
  Keystone                7     6
  South Amherst          47     6
  Edison                 20     0
  Mapleton               41     6
  New London             28     0
  Western Reserve        32     0
  Monroeville            24     0
  St. Paul               48     0
  South Central          40     8
  Mogadore               21     0

  Edison
  Coach:  Jim Whittington
                         Ed   Opp
  Columbia Station       19     6
  Wellington             24     7
  Black River             0    20
  Monroeville             0     3
  Western Reserve        33     6
  St. Paul               24     8
  Mapleton               22     0
  South Central          32     0
  New London              7     0
  Margaretta             14    16

  Mapleton
  Coach:  Doug Molls
                        Map   Opp
  Northwestern            0    34
  Hillsdale               0    20
  Monroeville             0    34
  Black River             6    41
  South Central          12    40
  New London              8    28
  Edison                  0    22
  Western Reserve        18    32
  St. Paul               14    33
  Crestview              18    44

  Monroeville
  Coach:  Doug Short
                         MV   Opp
  Seneca East            21     6
  Sand. St. Marys         7    27
  Mapleton               34     0
  Edison                  3     0
  St. Paul                9     6
  Black River             0    24
  New London             15    25
  Western Reserve         6    18
  South Central          14     8

  New London
  Coach:  Paul Nestor
                         NL   Opp
  Smithville             20    12
  Clearview               0    42
  South Central          14     0
  St. Paul                6    16
  Black River             0    28
  Mapleton               28     8
  Western Reserve        27     7
  Monroeville            25    15
  Edison                  0     7
  Wellington              8     0

  South Central
  Coach:  Dave Katterhenrich
                         SC   Opp
  Plymouth               12    21
  Seneca East            22     0
  New London              0    14
  Western Reserve         6    14
  Mapleton               40    12
  Lakeside               14    42
  St. Paul               23    14
  Edison                  0    32
  Black River             8    40
  Monroeville             8    14
 
  St. Paul
  Coach:  Dick Alge
                         SP   Opp
  Sand. St. Mary         13    20
  Tiffin Calvert          6    30
  Western Reserve        34    12
  New London             16     6
  Monroeville             6     9
  Edison                  8    24
  South Central          14    23
  Black River             0    48
  Mapleton               33    14
  St. Wendelin           12     0

  Western Reserve
  Coach:  Dick Taylor
                         WR   Opp
  South Amherst          33     0
  Lakeside               18    19
  St. Paul               12    34
  South Central          14     6
  Edison                  6    33
  Black River             0    32
  New London              7    27
  Mapleton               32    18
  Monroeville            18     6







All Firelands Conference
  Offense

  John Early       Edison           QB
  Virgil Harris    New London       RB
  Eric Grimm       Black River      RB
  Steve McGuckin   Western Reserve  RB
  John Hall        Black River      OE
  Jim Farnsworth   New London       OE
  Dan Gray         Black River      OG
  Bill Murray      New London       OG
  Ev Riffle        Black River      OT
  Bryan Gibson     St. Paul         OT
  Don Kellar       Edison            C

  Defense

  Don Wilson       Black River      DE
  Ken Leber        Monroeville      DE
  Chris Lavine     Edison           DT
  Todd Dennis      Black River      DT
  Jim Farnsworth   New London       DT
  Ev Riffle        Black River      DT
  Dave Keithley    Mapleton         LB
  Ed Ritz          Edison           LB
  Dan Gray         Black River      LB
  Rick Bauer       Edison           DB
  Keith Ostheimer  Edison           DB
  Virgil Harris    New London       DB
  John Hall        Black River      DB
  Chris Howard     South Central    Punter
  Mickey Hofacker  Monroeville      Kicker

  Denny Steinback  Black River      Coach of the Year