High school football playoff pairings released
Nov 03, 2024
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.
High school football scores and highlights for Columbus and central Ohio, Nov. 1, 2024
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 Madison (7-4) at 1. Powell Olentangy Liberty (9-2)
7. Pickerington North (9-2) at 2. Pickerington Central (9-2)
6. Delaware Olentangy Berlin (9-2) at 3. Gahanna Lincoln (9-2)
15. Upper Arlington (9-2) at 4. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (9-2)
Region 4
8. Liberty Township Lakota East (8-3) at 1. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (10-1)
7. Cincinnati Elder (6-5) at 2. West Chester Lakota West (10-1)
6. Cincinnati St. Xavier (8-3) at 3. Cincinnati Winton Woods (10-1)
5. Hamilton (9-2) at 4. Cincinnati Princeton (9-2)
Division II
Region 5
9. Hudson (6-5) at 1. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (11-0)
7. Uniontown Lake (7-4) at 2. Akron Archbishop 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 de Sales (8-3) at 2. Medina Highland (11-0)
11. Sandusky (7-4) at 3. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (11-0)
5. Wadsworth (10-1) at 4. North Ridgeville (9-2)
Region 7
9. Massillon Perry (6-5) at 1. Sunbury Big Walnut (10-1)
6. Canal Winchester (8-3) at 3. Massillon Washington (8-2)
5. Columbus St. Francis DeSales (9-2) at 4. Ashland (11-0)
15. Worthington Kilbourne (5-6) at 7. Ashville 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. Cincinnati Mount Healthy (9-2) at 4. Hamilton Badin (9-2)
Division III
Region 9
9. Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (8-2) at 1. Youngstown Ursuline (10-1)
5. Geneva (10-1) at 4. Aurora (10-1)
10. Maple Heights (8-3) at 2. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (10-1)
6. Chardon (8-2) at 3. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (9-2)
Region 10
9. Richfield Revere (7-4) at 1. Toledo Central Catholic (10-1)
12. Lexington (6-5) at 4. Rocky River (8-3)
7. Parma 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. Columbus Bishop Watterson (11-0)
5. Carroll Bloom-Carroll (9-2) at 4. Newark Licking Valley (10-1)
7. The Plains Athens (10-1) at 2. Steubenville (10-0)
11. Dover (8-3) at Dresden Tri-Valley (11-0)
Region 12
8. St. Marys Memorial (9-2) at 1. Tipp City Tippecanoe (11-0)
12. Dayton Chaminade Julienne (6-5) at 4. London (11-0)
10. Wilmington (7-4) at 2. Wapakoneta (11-0)
6. Cincinnati Archbishop 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. Beloit West Branch (11-0)
7. Struthers (8-2) at 2. Perry (10-1)
6. Canal Fulton Northwest (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 Bay (7-4)
10. Ottawa-Glandorf (6-5) at 2. Shelby (11-0)
6. Clyde (8-3) at 3. Ontario (10-1)
Region 15
8. Columbus Bishop Ready (7-4) at 1. St. Clairsville (11-0)
13. Millersburg West Holmes (6-5) at 12. East Liverpool (7-4)
10. Waverly (6-5) at 2. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (11-0)
6. Circleville Logan Elm (8-3) at 3. New Lexington (10-1)
Region 16
9. Cincinnati Indian Hill (8-3) at 1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (9-2)
13. Brookville (7-4) at 5. Cincinnati Taft (9-2)
10. Kettering Archbishop Alter (6-5) at 2. Cincinnati Wyoming (11-0)
6. Cleves Taylor (9-2) at 3. Germantown Valley View (9-2)
Division V
Region 17
8. Girard (7-4) at 1. Canfield 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. Findlay 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. Gahanna Columbus Academy (10-1) at 4. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (8-2)
7. Zanesville West Muskingum (8-2) at 2. Proctorville Fairland (10-1)
14. Wheelersburg (7-4) at 11. Belmont Union Local (9-2)
Region 20
9. Lima Bath (6-5) at 1. Jamestown Greeneview (11-0)
5. Lewistown Indian Lake (9-2) at 4. Camden Preble Shawnee (10-1)
7. Casstown 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 Station Columbia (9-2)
7. Toronto (8-3) at 2. New Middletown Springfield (9-2)
3. Andover Pymatuning Valley (10-1) at 6. Dalton (8-3)
Region 22
9. Attica Seneca East (7-4) at 1. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (10-0)
12. Carey (6-5) at 4. Hamler 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. North Robinson Colonel Crawford (9-2) at 1. Columbus Grandview Heights (10-0)
5. Waterford (9-2) at 4. Beverly Fort Frye (8-3)
10. Centerburg (8-3) at2. Galion Northmor (11-0)
11. Newcomerstown (9-2) at 3. West Lafayette Ridgewood (10-1)
Region 24
8. Springfield Northeastern (7-4) at 1. Coldwater (10-1) – 7:30 p.m. kickoff
5. St. Bernard Elmwood Place (9-2) at 4. Portsmouth West (8-3)
7. Ironton Rock Hill (8-3) at 2. Cincinnati Country Day (10-1)
11. Cincinnati Purcell Marian (5-5) at 3. Anna (8-3)
Division VII
Region 25
9. Cuyahoga Heights (6-4) at 1. Berlin Center Western Reserve (10-1)
5. Warren John F. Kennedy (9-2) at 4. Monroeville (10-1)
7. Windham (10-1) at 2. Jeromesville 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 at 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 at 7 p.m.
7. Crown City South Gallia (8-3) at 2. Beaver Eastern (11-0)
6. Glouster Trimble (7-4) at 3. Bowerston Conotton Valley (8-3)
Region 28
9. New Madison Tri-Village (9-2) at 1. Maria Stein 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 College Prep (8-2)