The Loveland Tigers have been voted the Week 6 Gold Star Team of the Week after rallying their supporters to win one of the most competitive races of the season.
Loveland earned 27.90% of the vote with 525 votes, finishing ahead of Ross, which received 22.74% (428 votes), and Summit Country Day, which finished third with 21.68% (408 votes).
The Tigers earned their nomination after defeating Walnut Hills, 49-42, to pick up their second victory of the season. Loveland scored a season-high 49 points in the win.
It was a wide-open race throughout the voting period. Only 117 votes separated Loveland from third-place Summit Country Day, while Ross finished just 97 votes behind the Tigers.
The Week 6 poll featured 10 teams and generated 1,882 total votes.
As this week’s winner, Loveland will receive a special award presented at the school by Gold Star and TriStateFootball.com.
It also turned into a clean sweep for Loveland this week. The Tigers produced the winning Mella Player of the Week as well, marking the first time this season that the Gold Star Team of the Week and Mella Player of the Week have come from the same school.
Thanks to everyone who voted and to Gold Star for supporting high school football throughout the Tri-State.
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