Regional semifinal football pairings set

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COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the pairings for the third round of the football playoffs. The higher seeded teams will host the regional semifinals on Friday, November 14. All games kick off Friday at 7 p.m.

The better seeded team will serve as the host through the first three rounds of the playoffs. The regional playoffs follow bracket format. Rebracketing will occur for the state semifinals.

Neutral sites will be used beginning in the regional finals on Friday, November 21. The state semifinals will be on Friday, November 28, with the state championship games then hosted at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton December 4-6.

Two Western Buckeye League team are left in the playoffs. In Division III, Region 10, Wapakoneta will host 2024 state runner-up Toledo Central Catholic. In addition to being last year’s runner-up, the Fighting Irish won state titles in 2023 and 2022. In Division IV, Region 14, Bath will travel to Shelby to face Assocated Press poll champion Shelby.

The Northwest Conference has two teams still playing in Division VII, Region 26 – Columbus Grove and Lima Central Catholic, and they’ll meet at Spartan Stadium in Lima. It’s a rematch of a Week No. 9 won by Columbus Grove 33-25.

Paulding is the only remaining Green Meadows Conference team and the Panthers, fresh off their first ever playoff win, will host Carey in Division VI, Region 22 action.

Half of the Midwest Athletic Conference – five teams – are in the regional semfinals. In Division VI, Region 24, Coldwater will play at Tri-Village and Anna will play at Springfield Northeastern. In Division VII, Region 28, four-time defending state champion Marion Local will host Fort Recovery in a rematch of a Week No. 7 game won by the Flyers 41-7. St. Henry will host Cedarville.

OHSAA football regional semifinal playoff pairings

Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, November 14, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise. Area teams are listed in bold.  

Division I

Region 1

No. 4 Toledo Whitmer (9-2) at No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (9-2)

No. 3 Canton McKinley (9-2) at No. 2 Mentor (11-0)

Region 2

No. 5 Springfield (8-4) at No. 1 Middletown (9-2)

No. 6 Huber Heights Wayne (8-4) at No. 2 Troy (9-2)

Region 3

No. 5 Powell Olentangy Liberty (8-4) at No. 1 Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (11-0)

No. 6 Upper Arlington (10-2) at No. 2 Pickerington Central (10-1)

Region 4

No. 4 Cincinnati Princeton (9-2) at No. 1 Cincinnati Elder (11-0)

No. 3 Cincinnati St. Xavier (8-2) at No. 2 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (8-3)

Division II

Region 5

No. 5 Hudson (10-2) at No. 1 Akron Archbishop Hoban (9-1)

No. 3 Austintown Fitch (9-1) at No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (9-1)

Region 6

No. 4 North Ridgeville (10-1) at No. 1 Medina Highland (11-0)

No. 3 Avon (10-1) at No. 2 Wadsworth (11-0)

Region 7

No. 4 Canal Winchester (10-1) at No. 1 Sunbury Big Walnut (10-1)

No. 3 Massillon Washington (8-3) at No. 2 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (9-2)

Region 8

No. 5 Cincinnati La Salle (9-3) at No. 1 Cincinnati Anderson (11-0)

No. 7 Harrison (9-3) at No. 3 Trotwood-Madison (7-3)

Division III

Region 9

No. 4 Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (9-1) at No. 1 Canfield (10-1)

No. 6 Akron East (10-2) at No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (10-0)

Region 10

No. 5 Rocky River (10-2) at No. 1 Medina Buckeye (11-0)

No. 6 Toledo Central Catholic (8-4) at No. 2 Wapakoneta (11-0)

Region 11

No. 4 Dresden Tri-Valley (9-2) at No. 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson (10-0)

No. 3 Steubenville (8-2) at No. 2 Newark Licking Valley (11-0)

Region 12

No. 4 Jackson (9-2) at No. 1 London (11-0)

No. 3 Hamilton Badin (10-1) at No. 2 Tipp City Tippecanoe (11-0)

Division IV

Region 13

No. 4 Beloit West Branch (10-1) at No. 1 Perry (9-2)

No. 3 Mentor Lake Catholic (9-2) at No. 2 Cleveland Glenville (8-3)

Region 14

No. 4 Lima Bath (9-2) at No. 1 Shelby (11-0)

No. 6 Sandusky Perkins (9-3) at No. 2 Galion (10-1)

Region 15

No. 4 Chillicothe Unioto (11-0) at No. 1 New Lexington (10-1)

No. 3 Plain City Jonathan Alder (10-1) at No. 2 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (10-0)

Region 16

No. 4 Cincinnati Taft (11-0) at No. 1 Cincinnati Indian Hill (11-0)

No. 3 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (10-1) at No. 2 Germantown Valley View (10-1)

Division V

Region 17

No. 4 Garrettsville Garfield (9-2) at No. 1 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (8-2)

No. 3 Poland Seminary (9-2) at No. 2 Girard (11-0)

Region 18

No. 5 Findlay Liberty-Benton (12-0) at No. 1 Liberty Center (11-0)

No. 3 Genoa Area (10-1) at No. 2 Wooster Triway (10-1)

Region 19

No. 4 Barnesville (9-2) at No. 1 Wheelersburg (11-0)

No. 3 Nelsonville-York (11-0) at No. 2 Gahanna Columbus Academy (9-2)

Region 20

No. 8 Richwood North Union (8-4) at No. 5 Carlisle (10-2) 

No. 11 Cincinnati Mariemont (8-4) at No. 2 Lewistown Indian Lake (9-2)

Division VI

Region 21

No. 5 Smithville (10-2) at No. 1 Kirtland (11-0)

No. 7 Sugarcreek Garaway (9-2) at No. 6 Dalton (9-3)

Region 22

No. 9 Carey (8-4) at No. 4 Paulding (11-0)

No. 3 Archbold (9-2) at No. 2 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (10-1)

Region 23

No. 5 North Robinson Colonel Crawford (11-1) at No. 1 Centerburg (10-1)

No. 3 West Jefferson (10-1) at No. 2 Beverly Fort Frye (9-1)

Region 24

No. 5 Coldwater (8-4) at No. 1 New Madison Tri-Village (11-0)

No. 6 Anna (9-3) at No. 2 Springfield Northeastern (10-1)

Division VII

Region 25

No. 4 Monroeville (9-2) at No. 1 McDonald (11-0)

No. 7 East Canton (10-2) at No. 3 Mogadore (10-1)

Region 26

No. 4 Columbus Grove (8-3) at No. 1 Lima Central Catholic (10-1)

No. 7 Pandora-Gilboa (9-3) at No. 3 Leipsic (10-1)

Region 27

No. 4 Willow Wood Symmes Valley (9-2) at No. 1 Jeromesville Hillsdale (10-1)

No. 11 Danville (7-5) at No. 2 Waterford (9-2)

Region 28

No. 12 Fort Recovery (7-5) at No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-0)

No. 11 Cedarville (7-5) at No. 2 St. Henry (10-1)

2025 playoff brackets, Spectrum and NFHS Network coverage, playoff information and more: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Football/Football-2025/2025-OHSAA-Football-Tournament-Coverage.