Trivia

SCHOOL NAME: PERRY HIGH SCHOOL
NICKNAME: PANTHERS
SCHOOL COLORS: BLACK, WHITE & GOLD
ADDRESS: 3737 HARSH AVE. SW MASSILLON, OHIO 44646
HOME FIELD: PERRY STADIUM (ON CAMPUS)
OPENED: 1958 EXPANDED: 1961, 1970, 2002, 2006
CAPACITY: 6,800
FIRST YEAR OF ALL VARSITY FOOTBALL: 1957
FIRST 10 GAME SCHEDULE: 1961
HEAD COACH: KEITH WAKEFIELD

PANTHER FOOTBALL TRIVIA

MILESTONE GAMES:
100TH VICTORY; 1974 VS. FAIRLESS 24-0
200TH VICTORY; 1992 VS; CLEVELAND COLLINWOOD 47-25
300TH VICTORY; 2004 VS. HILLIARD DARBY 26-7

Q.WHAT YEAR AND AGAINST WHO WAS THE PANTHERS FIRST VARSITY WIN
A. 1957 IN A 27-6 WIN OVER MARLBORO.

Q. WHO WAS THE PANTHERS FIRST OPPONENT THE NIGHT THEY DEDICATED PERRY STADIUM IN 1958?
A. NORTH CANTON. THE VIKINGS SPOILED THE PANTHERS HOME OPENER ON 9/12/58 DEFEATING THE
PANTHERS 8-0.

Q. WHAT TEAM HOLDS THE RECORD FOR MOST POINTS SCORED IN A SINGLE GAME?
A. THE 1961 PANTHERS SCORED 72 IN A 72-0 WIN OVER CRESTVIEW

Q. WHAT TEAM NEVER GAVE UP A POINT IN PERRY STADIUM
A. THE 1969 PANTHERS POSTED SHUT OUTS IN ALL 5 HOME GAMES

Q. WHAT TEAM HOLDS THE RECORD FOR GIVING UP THE FEWEST POINTS IN A SEASON?
A. THE 1969 PANTHERS ONLY GAVE UP 38 POINTS & REGISTERED 6 SHUTOUTS.

Q. WHO HOLDS THE SINGLE GAME RUSHING YARDAGE RECORD, AND WHO WAS IT AGAINST?
A. KEISHAUN SIMS 349 YDS. VS. TRI VALLEY 2015 (OHSAA PLAYOFFS)

Q. WHAT YEAR DID PERRY WIN THEIR FIRST LEAGUE TITLE?
A. 1961. THE PANTHERS WENT 8-2 UNDER JERRY WAMPFLER AND WAS CO-CHAMPS OF THE STARK
COUNTY “AA” LEAGUE.

Q. WHAT YEAR DID PERRY WIN IT’S FIRST FEDERAL LEAGUE TITLE?
A. 1967, THE PANTHERS WON IT OUTRIGHT UNDER HEAD COACH TOM WINKHART

Q. WHAT QB HOLDS THE SINGLE GAME AND SEASON PASSING YARDAGE RECORDS?
A. CODY MINOR (2010) VS. CANTON SOUTH 244 YDS. AND CODY MINOR 1,530 YDS. (2010)

Q. WHO HOLDS THE CAREER RECORDS IN PASS RECIEVING YARDAGE AND PASSES CAUGHT?
A. DON DOBINA (1968-1970) 1,031 YDS. & 67 PASSES CAUGHT

Q. WHO HOLDS THE RECORD FOR SINGLE SEASON YDS. PER CARRY AVE.?
A. MAX BAKER 8.5 (2018)

Q. WHAT YEAR WAS THE PANTHERS FIRST VICTORY OVER HOOVER IN PERRY STADIUM?
A. 1977, THE PANTHERS WON 13-7. A SIDE NOTE, THE VIKINGS QB WAS NONE OTHER THAN TODD
BLACKLEDGE.

IN 1985, THE FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW OHSAA REGULAR SEASON OVERTIME RULE, THE PANTHERS
PLAYED IN THE FIRST OVERTIME GAME IN OHSAA HISTORY DEFEATING CLEVE. ST. JOE’S 14-7 AT PERRY
STADIUM

Q. WHAT WAS THE MOST POINTS EVER GIVEN UP BY A PERRY TEAM IN A SINGLE GAME?
A. 63, IN 2008 VS. BOARDMAN

Q. WHAT TEAM DO THE PANTHERS HAVE THE MOST TIES WITH?
A. JACKSON -4

Q. WHAT TEAM(S) HAVE THE PANTHERS PLAYED THE MOST OVERTIME GAMES AGAINST?
A. HOOVER-2, JACKSON-2 AND ALLIANCE-2