Pickerington High School Central

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Pickerington High School Central
Address
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300 Opportunity Way

Pickerington
,
(Fairfield County)
,
Ohio
43147

United States
Coordinates39°52′34″N 82°45′20″W / 39.87611°N 82.75556°W / 39.87611; -82.75556Coordinates: 39°52′34″N 82°45′20″W / 39.87611°N 82.75556°W / 39.87611; -82.75556
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Established1940
School districtPickerington Local School District
SuperintendentChris Briggs
PrincipalStacy Tennenbaum[1]
Staff89.09 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,773 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.90[2]
Color(s)Purple and White ][3]    
Athletics conferenceOhio Capital Conference[3]
Team nameTigers[3]
Athletic DirectorScott Barrett[3]
RivalsPickerington High School North, Reynoldsburg High School, Lancaster High School
WebsitePLSD Website

Pickerington High School Central is a public high school in Pickerington, Ohio. It is one of two high schools in the Pickerington Local School District. In the city of Pickerington, it is referred to simply as Central and their mascot is the Tiger. In 2003, "Pickerington High School" split into two high schools, Pickerington High School Central and Pickerington High School North. Construction of Pickerington High School, which currently houses Pickerington High School Central was completed in the fall of 1991. The high schools which previously served the Pickerington community were Pickerington High School (1940 - 2003) and Violet Township High School (1906 - 1939). Before 1906, there were many schools in the Pickerington/Violet Township area. The Pickerington School (c.1883), a two-story, two-room school was built to replace the original building. Heritage Elementary is now housed in the Pickerington School. The school has sports programs that include football, boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling, boys tennis, girls tennis, boys soccer, girls soccer, boys golf, girls golf, cross country, cheerleading, track and field, baseball, softball, and Marching Band.

Athletics[]

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships[]

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

USA Today National Championships[]

Football rivalries[]

Pickerington Central athletic logo

The Battle of 256: Pickerington High School (Central) and Reynoldsburg High School have one of the longest continuing rivalries in Central Ohio. The schools have faced off in football every year since 1981. The Tigers have won 14 of the last 14 games. In 2005, sponsored by the local Wal-Mart, the Reynoldsburg/Pickerington game became known as the "Battle of 256", as Pickerington and Reynoldsburg are the largest cities to sit on Ohio State Route 256. A large metal football shaped trophy is awarded to the winning school each year. Reynoldsburg and Pickerington Central met in the playoffs for the first time in its rivalries history, with Pickerington Central winning 20-14.

Football: Central vs Reynoldsburg (1981 to Present)
# Date Winner Score Loser Score Series Location
1 1981 Reynoldsburg 24 Pickerington 22 RHS 1-0 Reynoldsburg
2 1982 Reynoldsburg 19 Pickerington 7 RHS 2-0 Pickerington
3 1983 Reynoldsburg 13 Pickerington 10 RHS 3-0 Reynoldsburg
4 1984 Pickerington 12 Reynoldsburg 6 RHS 3-1 Pickerington
5 1985 Reynoldsburg 20 Pickerington 12 RHS 4-1 Reynoldsburg
6 1986 Pickerington 34 Reynoldsburg 31 RHS 4–2 Pickerington
7 1987 Pickerington 17 Reynoldsburg 7 RHS 4-3 Pickerington
8 1988 Reynoldsburg 6 Pickerington 3 RHS 5-3 Reynoldsburg
9 1989 Reynoldsburg 17 Pickerington 13 RHS 6-3 Pickerington
10 1990 Pickerington 13 Reynoldsburg 7 RHS 6-4 Reynoldsburg
11 1991 Pickerington 28 Reynoldsburg 14 RHS 6-5 Pickerington
12 1992 Pickerington 17 Reynoldsburg 0 Tied 6-6 Reynoldsburg
13 1993 Pickerington 22 Reynoldsburg 3 PHS 7-6 Pickerington
14 1994 Pickerington 27 Reynoldsburg 14 PHS 8-6 Reynoldsburg
15 1995 Pickerington 33 Reynoldsburg 32 PHS 9-6 Reynoldsburg
16 1996 Pickerington 22 Reynoldsburg 2 PHS 10-6 Pickerington
17 1997 Reynoldsburg 26 Pickerington 11 PHS 10-7 Reynoldsburg
18 1998 Reynoldsburg 33 Pickerington 29 PHS 10-8 Pickerington
19 1999 Pickerington 7 Reynoldsburg 6 PHS 11-8 Pickerington
20 2000 Pickerington 21 Reynoldsburg 11 PHS 12-8 Reynoldsburg
21 2001 Reynoldsburg 30 Pickerington 14 PHS 12-9 Columbus (Crew Stadium)
22 2002 Pickerington 21 Reynoldsburg 7 PHS 13-9 Columbus (Crew Stadium)
23 2003 Central 45 Reynoldsburg 20 Central 14-9 Columbus (Crew Stadium)
24 2004 Central 29 Reynoldsburg 12 Central 15-9 Columbus (Crew Stadium)
25 2005 Central 28 Reynoldsburg 7 Central 16-9 Pickerington
26 2006 Central 34 Reynoldsburg 0 Central 17-9 Reynoldsburg
27 2007 Central 14 Reynoldsburg 7 Central 18-9 Pickerington
28 2008 Central 28 Reynoldsburg 0 Central 19-9 Reynoldsburg
29 2009 Central 27 Reynoldsburg 7 Central 20-9 Pickerington
30 2010 Central 45 Reynoldsburg 0 Central 21-9 Reynoldsburg
31 2011 Central 42 Reynoldsburg 14 Central 22-9 Pickerington
32 2012 Central 21 Reynoldsburg 20 Central 23-9 Reynoldsburg
33 2013 Central 28 Reynoldsburg 17 Central 24-9 Pickerington
34 2014 Central 23 Reynoldsburg 13 Central 25-9 Reynoldsburg
35 2015 Central 29 Reynoldsburg 21 Central 26-9 Pickerington
36 2016 Central 43 Reynoldsburg 21 Central 27-9 Reynoldsburg
37 2017 Central 41 Reynoldsburg 7 Central 28-9 Pickerington
38 2018 Reynoldsburg 24 Central 21 Central 28-10 Reynoldsburg
39 2019 Central 40 Reynoldsburg 14 Central 29-10 Pickerington
40 2019 Central 20 Reynoldsburg 14 Central 30-10 Pickerington

Pickerington High School/Lancaster High School: The annual game between Pickerington Central and Lancaster High School is sometimes referred to as the "Fight for Fairfield County" or the "Battle of 33". This game is between the two largest cities and schools in Fairfield County. Pickerington Central defeated Lancaster for the first time in a number of years during the 2007 season. During the 2007 season PHSC beat Lancaster twice, once during the regular season and once during the OHSAA Regional Quarter-Final game. Central beat Lancaster for the third time in a row during the 2008 season, 31–0.

Football: Central vs Lancaster (1993 to Present)
# Date Winner Score Loser Score Series Location
1 1993 Lancaster 10 Pickerington 9 LHS 1-0 Lancaster
2 1994 Lancaster 14 Pickerington 0 LHS 2-0 Pickerington
3 1995 Lancaster 34 Pickerington 6 LHS 3-0 Lancaster
4 1996 Lancaster 12 Pickerington 0 LHS 4-0 Pickerington
5 1997 Pickerington 38 Lancaster 7 LHS 4-1 Pickerington
6 1998 Pickerington 42 Lancaster 23 LHS 4-2 Lancaster
7 1999 Pickerington 44 Lancaster 27 LHS 4-3 Lancaster
8 2000 Pickerington 42 Lancaster 6 Tied 4-4 Lancaster
9 2001 Pickerington 28 Lancaster 21 PHS 5-4 Lancaster
10 2002 Pickerington 49 Lancaster 34 PHS 6-4 Pickerington
11 2003 Lancaster 28 Central 21 Central 6-5 Lancaster
12 2004 Lancaster 49 Central 22 Tied 6-6 Lancaster
13 2005 Lancaster 35 Central 28 LHS 7-6 Pickerington
14 2006 Lancaster 24 Central 10 LHS 8-6 Lancaster
15 2007 Central 24 Lancaster 13 LHS 8-7 Pickerington
16 2007 Central 21 Lancaster 7 Tied 8-8 Pickerington
17 2008 Central 31 Lancaster 0 Central 9-8 Pickerington
18 2009 Lancaster 17 Central 14 Tied 9-9 Lancaster
19 2010 Central 26 Lancaster 0 Central 10-9 Pickerington
20 2011 Central 21 Lancaster 0 Central 11-9 Lancaster
21 2012 Central 14 Lancaster 10 Central 12-9 Pickerington
22 2013 Central 27 Lancaster 12 Central 13-9 Lancaster
23 2014 Central 27 Lancaster 12 Central 14-9 Pickerington
24 2015 Lancaster 20 Central 14 Central 14-10 Lancaster
25 2016 Central 27 Lancaster 7 Central 15-10 Lancaster
26 2017 Central 14 Lancaster 13 Central 16-10 Pickerington
27 2018 Lancaster 31 Central 30 Central 16-11 Lancaster
28 2019 Central 34 Lancaster 0 Central 17-11 Pickerington
PHSC/PHSN Victory Bell

PHSC vs. PHSN: Pickerington High School North opened for the 2003–04 school year. In 2008, Central and North faced off in football for the first time at Crew Stadium. Addidas sponsored a trophy to commemorate this new rivalry. Nearly 15,000 people attended the game. The Purple and Black trophy supports a Victory Bell. The inaugural bell was awarded to Pickerington High School Central for their 38–7 victory over Pickerington High School North. It is now currently at Central.

Football: PHSC vs PHSN (2008 to Present)
# Date Winner Score Loser Score Series Location
1 2008 Central 38 North 7 Central 1–0 Columbus (Crew Stadium)
2 2009 Central 7 North 6 Central 2–0 Columbus (Crew Stadium)
3 2009 Central 14 North 12 Central 3–0 Pickerington (Tiger Stadium)
4 2010 Central 42 North 0 Central 4–0 Pickerington (Panther Stadium)
5 2011 Central 24 North 21 Central 5–0 Pickerington (Tiger Stadium)
6 2012 North 37 Central 0 Central 5–1 Pickerington (Tiger Stadium)
7 2012 North 24 Central 0 Central 5–2 Pickerington (Panther Stadium)
8 2013 North 49 Central 14 Central 5–3 Pickerington (Panther Stadium)
9 2014 Central 30 North 23 Central 6-3 Pickerington (Tiger Stadium)
10 2015 Central 37 North 7 Central 7-3 Pickerington (Panther Stadium)
11 2016 Central 17 North 14 Central 8-3 Pickerington (Tiger Stadium)
12 2016 Central 38 North 24 Central 9-3 Gahanna (Wilbur C. Strait Sr. Field)
13 2017 Central 24 North 21 Central 10-3 Pickerington (Panther Stadium)
14 2017 Central 31 North 14 Central 11-3 Columbus (Alumni Stadium)
15 2018 Central 16 North 7 Central 12-3 Gahanna (Wilbur C. Strait Sr. Field)
16 2019 Central 16 North 7 Central 13-3 Pickerington (Panther Stadium)

Pickerington High School Central Marching Tiger Band[]

The band has competed in the Ohio Music Education Association's State Marching Band Competition for many years, consistently reaching the finals, and earning the state's highest honor, a Superior rating.

The band has marched in over 25 nationally televised parades, including five appearances in the Rose Parade (the only band from Ohio to do so) and four appearances in Macy's Parade. The band has performed for three presidents and performed at 16 NFL halftime shows.

National parades[]

  • The Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade – 1983, 1986 & 2012
  • The Dallas Cotton Bowl Parade – 1989
  • The New York Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade – 1990, 1995, 2001, 2009
  • The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade – 1993, 1997, 2006, 2010, 2019
  • The Miami King Orange Jamboree Parade – 1994 & 2000
  • The Atlantic City Miss America Pageant Parade – 1994
  • The Phoenix Fiesta Bowl Parade and National Band Championship – 1999, 2003 & 2014
  • The New York City National Veteran's Day Parade – 2003 & 2007
  • The Columbus Veteran's Day Parade – 2005, 2006 & 2008
  • The Washington 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Vietnam Wall and Parade – 2007
  • The Orlando Citrus Bowl Parade - 2016
  • The band was Grand Champion of the 1994 Miss America Parade, and led the 2001 Macy's Parade and the 25th Anniversary of the Vietnam Wall Parade. They placed third overall in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl Band Championship, and fifth in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl.
  • The band has had professional football game appearances with the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, and Philadelphia Eagles.
  • Other performances include rallies for Senator John McCain (2008), Barack Obama (2008) President George W. Bush at the Nationwide Arena, President Ronald Reagan, President George H. W. Bush, Vice-President James Danforth "Dan" Quayle, Senator Robert Dole, Governor George Voinovich and Mrs. Voinivich, Ohio Democratic Party Election reception, the Boy Scout National Council Meeting featuring Paul Harvey, OSU Skull session before the 2002 Washington State game, 2005 Northwestern game and the 2008 and 2012 Michigan Games, and the Columbus Dispatch OSU vs. Michigan Wigwam Pep Rally.

  • 104th Tournament of Roses Parade, 1993

  • 108th Tournament of Roses Parade, 1997

  • 117th Tournament of Roses Parade, 2006

  • 121st Tournament of Roses Parade, 2010

Notable alumni[]

  • Justin Boren, professional football player
  • Zach Boren, Class of 2011, professional football player
  • Shane Bowen, Class of 2005, professional football coach
  • Taco Charlton, Class of 2013, professional football player
  • Caris LeVert, Class of 2012, professional basketball player
  • Roger Lewis, Class of 2011, professional football player
  • Brian Peters, Class of 2010, professional football player
  • Jae'Sean Tate, Class of 2014, professional basketball player
  • A.J. Trapasso, Class of 2004, professional football player

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ "Stacy Tennenbaum". Pickerington Central High. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Pickerington High School Central". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 31, 2006.
  5. ^ "USA Today Super 25 1999–2000". December 16, 2001. Retrieved May 22, 2010.

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