Whoever wins the Ding Dong Bell keeps it forever

R.J. Steinline, left, held PHS record with 57 tackles in 1955. Rick Steinline, right, helped lead PHS to an undefeated season in 1962.
R.J. Steinline, left, held PHS record with 57 tackles in 1955. Rick Steinline, right, helped lead PHS to an undefeated season in 1962.

Perrysburg High School’s first football game with archadversary Maumee High School was played on a Friday afternoon, October 12, 1917. The game collapsed in the third quarter into an on field, whole-hog brawl. It was an accurate preview of a rivalry that extends to this day. Incidentally, MHS was winning 46-0. Sadly, October 21, 2022, will mark the last game with our fine-furred rivals across the …