High school football playoff pairings released

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) has released the pairings for the second round of the state’s high school football playoffs.

Regional quarterfinal games will be played at the home field of each division’s top four seeds and are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. unless otherwise specified.

For the third year in a row, the top 16 teams in each region made the playoffs, totaling 448 schools across Ohio.

The state championship games are scheduled for Dec. 5-7 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, the schedule for which is:

• Thursday, Dec. 5 – Division II at 7 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 6 – Division VII at 10:30 a.m.
• Friday, Dec. 6 – Division III at 3 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 6 – Division I at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 7 – Division VI at 10:30 a.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 7 – Division V at 3 p.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 7 – Division IV at 7:30 p.m.

For ticket information, click here; tickets for that week’s playoff games go on sale on Mondays.

The schedule for this week’s playoff games is below.

Division I

Region 1

• 8. Strongsville (7-4) at 1. Mentor (11-0)
• 7. Lakewood St. Edward (6-5) at 2. Toledo Whitmer (9-2)
• 11. Berea-Midpark (4-7) at 3. Perrysburg (9-2)
• 5. Canton McKinley (7-4) at 4. Massillon Jackson (8-3)

Region 2

• 8. Huber Heights Wayne (6-5) at 1. Kettering Fairmont (9-2)
• 7. Springboro (7-4) at 2. Centerville (8-3)
• 13. Hilliard Bradley (3-8) at 5. Hilliard Davidson (7-4)
• 14. Dublin Coffman (3-8) at 6. Lebanon (7-4)

Region 3

• 8. Groveport (7-4) at 1. Olentangy Liberty (9-2)
• 7. Pickerington North (9-2) at 2. Pickerington Central (9-2)
• 6. Olentangy Berlin (9-2) at 3. Gahanna (9-2)
• 15. Upper Arlington (9-2) at 4. Olentangy Orange (9-2)

Region 4

• 8. Lakota East (8-3) at 1. Cincinnati Moeller (10-1)
• 7. Cincinnati Elder (6-5) at 2. Lakota West (10-1)
• 6. Cincinnati St. Xavier (8-3) at 3. Cin. Winton Woods (10-1)
• 5. Hamilton (9-2) at 4. Cincinnati Princeton (9-2)

Division II

Region 5

• 9. Hudson (6-5) at 1. Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesuit (11-0)
• 7. Uniontown Lake (7-4) at 2. Akron .Hoban (9-2)
• 6. Uniontown Green (7-4) at 3. Macedonia Nordonia (9-2)
• 5. Warren G. Harding (8-3) at 4. Austintown-Fitch (8-3)

Region 6

• 8. Olmsted Falls (8-3) at 1. Avon (11-0)
• 10. Toledo St. Francis (8-3) at 2. Medina Highland (11-0)
• 11. Sandusky (7-4) at 3. Anthony Wayne (11-0)
• 5. Wadsworth (10-1) at 4. North Ridgeville (9-2)

Region 7

• 9. Massillon Perry (6-5) at 1. Big Walnut (10-1)
• 6. Canal Winchester (8-3) at 3. Massillon Washington (8-2)
• 5. DeSales (9-2) at 4. Ashland (11-0)
• 15. Worthington Kilbourne (5-6) at 7. Teays Valley (7-4)

Region 8

• 8. Vandalia Butler (9-2) at 1. Cincinnati Anderson (11-0)
• 7. Kings Mills Kings (9-2) at 2. Cincinnati La Salle (9-2)
• 6. Harrison (9-2) at 3. Xenia (10-1)
• 5. Cin. Mount Healthy (9-2) at 4. Hamilton Badin (9-2)

Division III

Region 9

• 9. Cleveland VASJ (8-2) at 1. Youngstown Ursuline (10-1)
• 5. Geneva (10-1) at 4. Aurora (10-1)
• 10. Maple Heights (8-3) at 2. Gilmour Academy (10-1)
• 6. Chardon (8-2) at 3. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (9-2)

Region 10

• 9. Richfield Revere (7-4) at 1. Tol. Central Catholic (10-1)
• 12. Lexington (6-5) at 4. Rocky River (8-3)
• 7. Padua Franciscan (6-5) at 2. Medina Buckeye (10-1)
• 6. Defiance (7-4) at 3. Cleveland Benedictine (9-2)

Region 11

• 8. Jackson (9-2) at 1. Watterson (11-0)
• 5. Bloom-Carroll (9-2) at 4. Licking Valley (10-1)
• 7. Athens (10-1) at 2. Steubenville (10-0)
• 11. Dover (8-3) at Tri-Valley (11-0)

Region 12

• 8. St. Marys Memorial (9-2) at 1. Tippecanoe (11-0)
• 12. Chaminade Julienne (6-5) at 4. London (11-0)
• 10. Wilmington (7-4) at 2. Wapakoneta (11-0)
• 6. Cincinnati McNicholas (9-2) at 3. Bellbrook (10-1)

Division IV

Region 13

• 9. Mogadore Field (9-2) at 1. Mentor Lake Catholic (11-0)
• 5. Cleveland Glenville (8-3) at 4. West Branch (11-0)
• 7. Struthers (8-2) at 2. Perry (10-1)
• 6. Canal Fulton NW (9-2) at 3. Streetsboro (11-0)

Region 14

• 8. Vermilion (9-2) at 1. Sandusky Perkins (10-1)
• 13. Napolean (6-5) at 5. Bay Village (7-4)
• 10. Ottawa-Glandorf (6-5) at 2. Shelby (11-0)
• 6. Clyde (8-3) at 3. Ontario (10-1)

Region 15

• 8. Ready (7-4) at 1. St. Clairsville (11-0)
• 13. West Holmes (6-5) at 12. East Liverpool (7-4)
• 10. Waverly (6-5) at 2. Indian Valley (11-0)
• 6. Logan Elm (8-3) at 3. New Lexington (10-1)

Region 16

• 9. Cin. Indian Hill (8-3) at 1. Clinton-Massie (9-2)
• 13. Brookville (7-4) at 5. Cincinnati Taft (9-2) 
• 10. Kettering Alter (6-5) at 2. Cincinnati Wyoming (11-0)
• 6. Cleves Taylor (9-2) at 3. Valley View (9-2)

Division V

Region 17

• 8. Girard (7-4) at 1. South Range (11-0)
• 5. Sugarcreek Garaway (9-2) at 4. Garrettsville Garfield (10-1)
• 7. Burton Berkshire (8-3) at 2. Akron Manchester (10-1)
• 11. Martins Ferry (10-1) at 3. Poland Seminary (9-2)

Region 18

• 8. Wooster Triway (8-3) at 1. Milan Edison (11-0)
• 5. Pemberville Eastwood (10-1) at 4. Creston Norwayne (10-1)
• 7. Liberty-Benton (10-1) at 2. Liberty Center (11-0)
• 6. LaGrange Keystone (10-1) at 3. Oak Harbor (11-0)

Region 19 

• 8. Portsmouth (8-3) at 1. Ironton (10-1)
• 5. Columbus Academy (10-1) at 4. Harvest Prep (8-2)
• 7. West Muskingum (8-2) at 2. Proctorville Fairland (10-1)
• 14. Wheelersburg (7-4) at 11. Union Local (9-2) 

Region 20

• 9. Lima Bath (6-5) at 1. Jamestown Greeneview (11-0)
• 5. Indian Lake (9-2) at 4. Preble Shawnee (10-1)
• 7. Miami East (8-3) at 2. West Liberty-Salem (10-1)
• 11. Cincinnati Madeira (6-5) at 3. Waynesville (8-3)

Division VI

Region 21

• 9. Smithville (8-3) at 1. Kirtland (11-0)
• 12. Mogadore (6-5) at 4. Columbia (9-2)
• 7. Toronto (8-3) at 2. New Middletown Springfield (9-2) 
• 3. Pymatuning Valley (10-1) at 6. Dalton (8-3)

Region 22

• 9. Attica Seneca East (7-4) at 1. Hopewell-Loudon (10-0)
• 12. Carey (6-5) at 4. Patrick Henry (9-2)
• 7. Huron (7-4) at 2. Bluffton (10-1)
• 6. Sherwood Fairview (9-2) at 3. Toledo Ottawa Hills (9-1)

Region 23

• 9. Colonel Crawford (9-2) at 1. Grandview (10-0)
• 5. Waterford (9-2) at 4. Fort Frye (8-3)
• 10. Centerburg (8-3) at 2. Northmor (11-0)
• 11. Newcomerstown (9-2) at 3. Ridgewood (10-1)

Region 24

• 8. Springfield NE (7-4) at 1. Coldwater (10-1), 7:30 p.m. 
• 5. Elmwood Place (9-2) at 4. Portsmouth West (8-3)
• 7. Rock Hill (8-3) at 2. Cincinnati Country Day (10-1)
• 11. Cin. Purcell Marian (5-5) at 3. Anna (8-3)

Division VII

Region 25

• 9. Cuyahoga Heights (6-4) at 1. BC Western Reserve (10-1)
• 5. Warren JFK (9-2) at 4. Monroeville (10-1)
• 7. Windham (10-1) at 2. Hillsdale (10-1)
• 11. Lowellville (7-4) at 3. Malvern (10-1)

Region 26

• 8. Lima Central Catholic (8-3) at 1. Columbus Grove (11-0)
• 12. McComb (8-3) at 4. Sycamore Mohawk (9-2)
• 15. Delphos St. John’s (4-7) at 7. Tiffin Calvert (7-4), Saturday, 5 p.m. 
• 11. Leipsic (7-4) at 3. Gibsonburg (9-2)

Region 27

• 8. Portsmouth Notre Dame (6-5) at 1. Danville (9-2)
• 5. Corning Miller (9-2) at 4. Steubenville Catholic Central (8-3), Saturday, 7 p.m.
• 7. South Gallia (8-3) at 2. Beaver Eastern (11-0)
• 6. Glouster Trimble (7-4) at 3. Conotton Valley (8-3)

Region 28

• 9. Tri-Village (9-2) at 1. Marion Local (11-0)
• 5. Sidney Lehman Catholic (9-2) at 4. Ansonia (10-1)
•  7. St. Henry (7-4) at 2. Minster (9-2)
• 11. Fort Loramie (6-5) at 3. Cincinnati Prep (8-2)