114 high school football games affected by new mercy rule in week #1

It's week two of the high school football season and there's been a lot of conversation concerning the new mercy rule in Ohio.

It calls for the clock to run continuously when one team is up by 30 points in the second half.

In week one of the season, 114 of the 375 statewide games were affected by the new rule, including 13 here in the Mahoning Valley.

A spokesman for the Ohio High School Athletic Association says the majority of comments they have received have been favorable.

The association will evaluate the rule at the end of the season and increasing from 30 points is a possibility.