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Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COLUMBUS —\u00a0The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the bracket pairings for next week\u2019s football state semifinals. 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\u2019s regional seed, state rank and won-lost record do not factor into the state semifinal bracket pairings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state championship games will be hosted at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton December 4-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OHSAA Football State Semifinal Bracket Pairings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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All games on Friday, November 28, at 7 p.m. <\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Home team listed first.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division I State Semifinals \u2013 November 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Region 2 vs. Region 4 at TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Region 1 vs. Region 3 at TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    State Championship: Friday, December 5, 7:30 p.m. (winner of Region 2 vs. Region 4 will be home team)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Division I Regional Finals \u2013 Friday, November 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Region 1 – No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (10-2) vs. No. 2 Mentor (12-0) at Parma Byers Field at Robert Boulton Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Region 2 – No. 1 Middletown (10-2) vs. No. 6 Huber Heights Wayne (9-4) at Trotwood-Madison High School Attorney Michael L. Wright SportsPlex<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Region 3 – No. 1 Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (12-0) vs. No. 2 Pickerington Central (11-1) at Columbus Historic Crew Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Region 4 – No. 1 Cincinnati Elder (12-0) vs. No. 3 Cincinnati St. Xavier (9-2) at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Division II State Semifinals \u2013 November 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Region 6 vs. Region 5 at TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Region 8 vs. Region 7 at TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      State Championship: Thursday, December 4, 7 p.m. (winner of Region 6 vs. Region 5 will be home team)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Division II Regional Finals \u2013 Friday, November 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Region 5 – No. 1 Akron Archbishop Hoban (10-1) vs. No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (10-1) at Bedford High School Bearcat Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Region 6 – No. 1 Medina Highland (12-0) vs. No. 3 Avon (11-1) at Brunswick High School Brunswick Auto Mart Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Region 7 – No. 1 Sunbury Big Walnut (11-1) vs. No. 3 Massillon Washington (9-3) at Zanesville High School Sulsberger Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Region 8 – No. 1 Cincinnati Anderson (12-0) vs. No. 3 Trotwood-Madison (8-3) at West Chester Lakota West High School Firebird Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Division III State Semifinals \u2013 November 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Region 10 vs. Region 9 at TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Region 12 vs. Region 11 at TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        State Championship: Friday, December 5, 3 p.m. (winner of Region 10 vs. Region 9 will be home team)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Division III Regional Finals \u2013 Friday, November 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Region 9 – No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (11-0) vs. No. 4 Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (10-1) at Twinsburg High School Tiger Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Region 10 – No. 5 Rocky River (11-2) vs. No. 6 Toledo Central Catholic (9-4) at Clyde High School Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Region 11 – No. 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson (11-0) vs. No. 3 Steubenville (9-2) at Newark High School White Field<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Region 12 – No. 1 London (12-0) vs. No. 2 Tipp City Tippecanoe (12-0) at Fairborn High School Skyhawk Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Division IV State Semifinals \u2013 November 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        • Region 15 vs. Region 13 at TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Region 14 vs. Region 16 at TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

             State Championship: Friday, December 5, 10:30 a.m. (winner of Region 15 vs. Region 13 will be home team)   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Division IV Regional Finals \u2013 Friday, November 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Region 13 – No. 1 Perry (10-2) vs. No. 2 Cleveland Glenville (9-3) at Ravenna High School Portage Community Bank Stadium\/Harry Gilchrist Field<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Region 14 – No. 1 Shelby (12-0) vs. No. 2 Galion (11-1) at Mansfield Arlin Field<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Region 15 – No. 1 New Lexington (11-1) vs. No. 2 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (11-0) at Coshocton High School Stewart Field<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Region 16 – No. 1 Cincinnati Indian Hill (12-0) vs. No. 2 Germantown Valley View (11-1) at Fairfield High School Alumni Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Division V State Semifinals \u2013 November 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Region 19 vs. Region 17 at TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Region 18 vs. Region 20 at TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 7:30 p.m. (winner of Region 19 vs. Region 17 will be home team)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Division V Regional Finals \u2013 Friday, November 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Region 17 – No. 1 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (9-2) vs. No. 2 Girard (12-0) at Canfield South Range High School Rominger Athletic Complex<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Region 18 – No. 1 Liberty Center (12-0) vs. No. 3 Genoa Area (11-1) at Fostoria High School Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Region 19 – No. 1 Wheelersburg (12-0) vs. No. 3 Nelsonville-York (12-0) at Hamilton Township High School Alumni Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Region 20 – No. 2 Lewistown Indian Lake (10-2) vs. No. 8 Richwood North Union (9-4) at Marysville High School IMPACT Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Division VI State Semifinals \u2013 November 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \n
            • Region 23 vs. Region 21 at TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Region 22 vs. Region 24 at TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                 State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 3 p.m. (winner of Region 23 vs. Region 21 will be home team)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Division VI Regional Finals \u2013 Friday, November 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Region 21 – No. 1 Kirtland (12-0) vs. No. 7 Sugarcreek Garaway (10-2) at Louisville High School Leopard Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Region 22 – No. 2 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (11-1) vs. No. 9 Carey (9-4) at Findlay Donnell Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Region 23 – No. 3 West Jefferson (11-1) vs. No. 5 North Robinson Colonel Crawford (12-1) at Marengo Highland High School Covrett Stadium Fishburn Family Field<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Region 24 – No. 5 Coldwater (9-4) vs. No. 6 Anna (10-3) at Piqua High School Alexander Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Division VII State Semifinals \u2013 November 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • Region 26 vs. Region 28 at TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Region 25 vs. Region 27 at TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                   State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 10:30 a.m. (winner of Region 26 vs. Region 28 will be home team)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Division VII Regional Finals \u2013 Friday, November 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Region 25 – No. 1 McDonald (12-0) vs. No. 3 Mogadore (11-1) at Macedonia Nordonia High School Boliantz Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Region 26 – No. 3 Leipsic (11-1) vs. No. 4 Columbus Grove (9-3) at Lima Shawnee High School Shawnee Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Region 27 – No. 1 Jeromesville Hillsdale (11-1) vs. No. 11 Danville (8-5) at West Lafayette Ridgewood High School Generals Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Region 28 – No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (12-0) vs. No. 2 St. Henry (11-1) at Wapakoneta High School Mercy Health VFW Post 8445 Field<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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