Ohio high school football playoffs | OHSAA releases state semifinal bracket pairings

COLUMBUS – If the powerful Hoban and Massillon high school football teams are to meet this year in the state playoffs, it will not be until the Division II state championship game in Canton. Same with an all-Summit County matchup of Walsh Jesuit vs. Green or Hoban vs. Green.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the bracket pairings for next week’s football state semifinals. According to the OHSAA, the geography of the schools involved in each region is the primary factor in determining how the regional champions will be paired in the state semifinals.

A team’s won-lost record, regional seed and state rank do not factor into the state semifinal bracket pairings.

The way the geography sets up in Division II, the Hoban-Walsh Jesuit winner plays the Highland-Avon winner. The Massillon-Green winner plays either Cincinnati Anderson or Cincinnati Withrow. All four of those regional finals are Friday, along with the regional championships from elsewhere around the state.

Pairings for this Friday’s regional finals are included below. Locations for the state semifinals will be announced on Saturday following the regional finals Friday night.

OHSAA Football State Semifinal Bracket Pairings

All games on Friday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. Designated home team region listed first. Regional final pairings also included below. First pairing listed will be the designated home team in the state championship game.

Division I state semifinals – Friday, Nov. 24

• Region 2 vs. Region 4 at TBA

• Region 1 vs. Region 3 at TBA

Division I Regional Finals – Friday, Nov. 17

• Region 1 - 1 St. Edward (11-1) vs. 6 Medina (9-3) at Parma Byers Field

• Region 2 - 6 Dublin Coffman (9-3) vs. 12 Springfield (8-5) at Hilliard Darby HS

• Region 3 - 2 Hilliard Bradley (12-1) vs. 4 Upper Arlington (10-3) at Historic Crew Stadium

• Region 4 - 3 Lakota West (11-2) vs. 5 Cincinnati Moeller (9-4) at Mason

Division II state semifinals – Friday, Nov. 24

• Region 7 vs. Region 8 at TBA

• Region 5 vs. Region 6 at TBA

Division II Regional Finals – Friday, Nov. 17

• Region 5 - 1 Hoban (11-1) vs. 2 Walsh Jesuit (12-1) at University of Akron

• Region 6 - 1 Avon (13-0) vs. 3 Medina Highland (11-2) at Strongsville

• Region 7 - 1 Massillon (13-0) vs. 3 Green (10-3) at North Canton Memorial Stadium

• Region 8 - 1 Cincinnati Anderson (12-1) vs. 3 Cincinnati Withrow (12-1) at Cincinnati Princeton

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Division III state semifinals – Friday, Nov. 24

• Region 9 vs. Region 10 at TBA

• Region 11 vs. Region 12 at TBA

Division III Regional Finals – Friday, Nov. 17

• Region 9 - 1 Youngstown Ursulina (13-0) vs. 7 Chardon (10-3) at Ravenna

• Region 10 - 1 Toledo Central Catholic (13-0) vs. 3 Tiffin Columbian (11-2) at Clyde

• Region 11 - 1 Columbus Watterson (12-1) vs. 7 Bellefontaine (11-2) at Marion Harding

• Region 12 - 1 Hamilton Badin (13-0) vs. 6 Celina (11-2) at Trotwood-Madison

Division IV state semifinals – Friday, Nov. 24

• Region 13 vs. Region 14 at TBA

• Region 15 vs. Region 16 at TBA

Division IV Regional Finals – Friday, Nov. 17

• Region 13 - 1 Canton South (13-0) vs. 6 Struthers (10-3) at Tallmadge HS

• Region 14 - 1 Sandusky Perkins (12-0) vs. 2 Glenville (10-2) at Elyria

• Region 15 - 1 Steubenville (12-1) vs. 2 Sheridan (12-1) at New Philadelphia

• Region 16 - 4 Kettering Alter (10-3) vs. 6 Cincinnati Wyoming (12-1) at Monroe

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Division V state semifinals – Friday, Nov. 24

• Region 17 vs. Region 19 at TBA

• Region 18 vs. Region 20 at TBA

Division V Regional Finals – Friday, Nov. 17

• Region 17 - 1 Perry (13-0) vs. 2 South Range (12-1) at Twinsburg

• Region 18 - 1 Liberty Center (13-0) vs. 6 Coldwater (12-1) at Lima HS

• Region 19 - 4 Harvest Prep (11-1) vs. 7 Wheelersburg (9-3) at Athens HS

• Region 20 - 1 Valley View (12-1) vs. 2 Waynesville (11-2) at Springboro

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Division VI state semifinals – Friday, Nov. 24

• Region 21 vs. Region 23 at TBA

• Region 22 vs. Region 24 at TBA

Division VI Regional Finals – Friday, Nov. 17

• Region 21 - 1 Kirtland (12-1) vs. 3 Mogadore (10-2) at Nordonia

• Region 22 - 1 Columbus Grove (11-2) vs. 2 Bluffton (12-1) at Findlay

• Region 23 - 1 Garaway (13-0) vs. 2 West Jefferson (12-1) at Zanesville

• Region 24 - 2 Versailles (11-2) vs 8 Anna (8-5) Sidney

Division VII state semifinals – Friday, Nov. 24

• Region 26 vs. Region 28 at TBA

• Region 25 vs. Region 27 at TBA

Division VII Regional Finals – Friday, Nov. 17

• Region 25 - 1 Dalton (11-1) vs. 2 Danville (13-0) at Dover Crater Stadium

• Region 26 - 5 Hamler Henry (11-2) vs. 6 McComb (11-2) at Napoleon

• Region 27 - 1 Reedsville Eastern (12-1) vs. 3 Caldwell (10-3) at Vincent Warren

• Region 28 - 1 Marion Local (13-0) vs. 2 Ansonia (13-0) at Piqua HS

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