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An OHSAA Playoff update for D VII Region 28.

Three schools who qualified in Region 28 Lockland (who opted out on Thursday, would have been the 16 seed), Cedarville and New Miami who were up next and are the #16 and #17 seeds have all declined their invitations to play in the postseason against Marion Local.

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Fort Recovery (2-8) has accepted a playoff berth and will play at Marion Local on Friday night. On October 4th the Flyers beat the Indians 62-0.

(10-27-24) The 2024 OHSAA Football Regional Brackets for all seven divisions were released today.

Regional Brackets  |  Ohio Football Brackets

OHSAA Football First-Round Playoff Pairings
Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, November 1, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise.

Division I

Region 1

16. Cleveland St. Ignatius (1-9) at 1. Mentor (10-0)

15. Cleveland John Marshall (2-8) at 2. Toledo Whitmer (8-2)

14. Medina (2-8) at 3. Perrysburg (8-2)

13. Brunswick (3-7) at 4. Massillon Jackson (7-3)

12. Parma Normandy (3-7) at 5. Canton McKinley (6-4)

11. Berea-Midpark (3-7) at 6. Lorain (9-1)

10. Findlay (4-6) at 7. Lakewood St. Edward (5-5)

9. Cleveland Heights (6-4) at 8. Strongsville (6-4)

Region 2

16. Grove City Central Crossing (1-9) at 1. Kettering Fairmont (8-2)

15. Beavercreek (3-7) at 2. Centerville (7-3)

14. Dublin Coffman (2-8) at 3. Galloway Westland (8-2)

13. Hilliard Bradley (2-8) at 4. Springfield (6-4)

12. Marysville (3-7) at 5. Hilliard Davidson (6-4)

11. Clayton Northmont (2-8) at 6. Lebanon (6-4)

10. Dublin Jerome (4-6) at 7. Springboro (6-4)

9. Middletown (5-5) at 8. Huber Heights Wayne (5-5)

Region 3

16. Lancaster (3-7) at 1. Powell Olentangy Liberty (8-2)

15. Pataskala Watkins Memorial (3-7) at 2. Pickerington Central (8-2)

14. Reynoldsburg (4-6) at 3. Gahanna Lincoln (8-2)

13. Lewis Center Olentangy (8-2) at 4. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (8-2)

12. Newark (7-3) at 5. Upper Arlington (8-2)

11. Grove City (7-3) at 6. Delaware Olentangy Berlin (8-2)

10. Westerville North (6-4) at 7. Pickerington North (8-2)

9. Delaware Hayes (7-3) at 8. Groveport Madison (6-4)

Region 4

16. Cincinnati Sycamore (1-9) at 1. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (9-1)

15. Cincinnati Walnut Hills (1-9) at 2. West Chester Lakota West (9-1)

14. Morrow Little Miami (1-9) at 3. Cincinnati Winton Woods (9-1)

13. Fairfield (2-8) at 4. Cincinnati Princeton (8-2)

12. Cincinnati Oak Hills (4-6) at 5. Hamilton (8-2)

11. Milford (4-6) at 6. Cincinnati St. Xavier (7-3)

10. Mason (5-5) at 7. Cincinnati Elder (5-5)

9. West Clermont (7-3) at 8. Lakota East (7-3)

Division II

Region 5

16. Willoughby South (3-7) at 1. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (10-0)

15. Akron Firestone (5-5) at 2. Akron Archbishop Hoban (8-2)

14. Solon (3-7) at 3. Macedonia Nordonia (8-2)

13. Mayfield (5-5) at 4. Austintown-Fitch (7-3)

12. Cleveland John Hay (5-5) at 5. Warren G. Harding (7-3)

11. Painesville Riverside (4-6) at 6. Uniontown Green (6-4)

10. North Canton Hoover (6-4) at 7. Uniontown Lake (6-4)

9. Hudson (5-5) at 8. Youngstown Boardman (6-4)

Region 6

16. North Olmsted (5-5) at 1. Avon (10-0)

15. Fremont Ross (5-5) at 2. Medina Highland (10-0)

14. Cleveland Rhodes (5-4) at 3. Anthony Wayne (10-0)

13. Toledo Start (7-3) at 4. North Ridgeville (8-2)

12. North Royalton (5-5) at 5. Wadsworth (9-1)

11. Sandusky (6-4) at 6. Oregon Clay (8-2)

10. Toledo St. Francis de Sales (7-3) at 7. Avon Lake (6-4)

9. Amherst Steele (6-4) at 8. Olmsted Falls (7-3)

Region 7

16. Logan (1-9) at 1. Big Walnut (9-1)

15. Worthington Kilbourne (4-6) at 2. Columbus Walnut Ridge (10-0)

14. Pataskala Licking Heights (4-6) at 3. Massillon Washington (7-2)

13. Columbus St. Charles (4-6) at 4. Ashland (10-0)

12. New Albany (4-6) at 5. Columbus St. Francis DeSales (8-2)

11. Westerville South (5-5) at 6. Canal Winchester (7-3)

10. Columbus Briggs (6-4) at 7. Ashville Teays Valley (6-4)

9. Massillon Perry (5-5) at 8. Columbus Northland (7-3)

Region 8

16. Edgewood (3-7) at 1. Cincinnati Anderson (10-0)

15. Monroe (4-6) at 2. Cincinnati La Salle (8-2)

14. Sidney (5-5) at 3. Xenia (9-1)

13. Trotwood-Madison (5-5) at 4. Hamilton Badin (8-2)

12. Cincinnati Aiken (6-3) at 5. Cincinnati Mount Healthy (8-2)

11. Troy (6-4) at 6. Marrison (8-2)

10. Cincinnati Withrow (5-5) at 7. Kings Mills Kings (8-2)

9. Lima Senior (9-1) at 8. Vandalia Butler (8-2)

Division III

Region 9

16. Youngstown Chaney (3-6) at 1. Youngstown Ursuline (9-1)

15. Akron East (6-4) at 2. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (9-1)

14. Hunting Valley University School (4-5) at 3. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (8-2)

13. Bedford (5-4) at 4. Aurora (9-1)

12. Madison (7-3) at 5. Geneva (9-1)

11. Tallmadge (7-3) at 6. Chardon (7-2)

10. Maple Heights (7-3) at 7. Chagrin Falls Kenston (7-3)

9. Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (7-2) at 8. Gates Mills Hawken (8-2)

Region 10

16. Rocky River Lutheran West (2-8) at 1. Toledo Central Catholic (9-1)

15. Norwalk (2-8) at 2. Medina Buckeye (9-1)

14 Tiffin Columbian (4-6) at 3. Cleveland Benedictine (8-2)

13. Parma Heights Holy Name (3-6) at 4. Rocky River (7-3)

12. Lexington (5-5) at 5. Maumee (8-2)

11. Bowling Green (6-4) at 6. Defiance (6-4)

10. Grafton Midview (5-5) at 7. Parma Padua Franciscan (5-5)

9. Richfield Revere (6-4) at 8. Copley (5-5)

Region 11

16. Vincent Warren (7-3) at 1. Columbus Bishop Watterson (10-0)

15. Buckeye Valley (6-4) at 2. Steubenville (9-0)

14. Carrollton (7-3) at Tri-Valley (10-0)

13. Indian Creek (8-2) at 4. Newark Licking Valley (9-1)

12. Columbus Bishop Hartley (6-4) at 5. Bloom-Carroll (8-2)

11. Dover (7-3) at 6. Granville (9-1)

10. Columbus Linden McKinley (7-3) at 7. The Plains Athens (9-1)

9. New Philadelphia (7-3) at 8. Jackson (8-2)

Region 12

16. Oxford Talawanda (3-7) at 1. Tippecanoe (10-0)

15. Franklin (4-6) at 2. Wapakoneta (10-0)

14. Dayton Meadowdale (7-3) at 3. Bellbrook (9-1)

13. Hamilton Ross (4-6) at 4. London (10-0)

12. Dayton Chaminade Julienne (5-5) at 5. Bellefontaine (8-2)

11. Celina (6-4) at 6. Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas (8-2)

10. Wilmington (6-4) at 7. Batavia (8-2)

9. Miami Trace (7-3) at 8. St. Marys Memorial (8-2)

Division IV

Region 13

16. Ravenna (4-6) at 1. Mentor Lake Catholic (10-0)

15. Akron Buchtel (4-6) at 2. Perry (9-1)

14. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (3-7) at 3. Streetsboro (10-0)

13. Hubbard (5-5) at 4. Beloit West Branch (10-0)

12. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (5-5) at 5. Cleveland Glenville (7-3)

11. Pepper Pike Orange (7-3) at 6. Canal Fulton Northwest (8-2)

10. Norton (7-3) at 7. Struthers (7-2)

9. Mogadore Field (8-2) at 8. Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (9-1)

Region 14

16. Upper Sandusky (5-5) at 1. Sandusky Perkins (9-1)

15. Elida (3-7) at 2. Shelby (10-0)

14. Clear Fork (4-6) at 3. Ontario (9-1)

13. Napoleon (5-5) at 4. Lorain Clearview (8-2)

12. Lodi Cloverleaf (5-5) at 5. Bay Village Bay (6-4)

11. Otsego (5-5) at 6. Clyde (7-3)

10. Ottawa-Glandorf (5-5) at 7. Galion (7-3)

9. Caledonia River Valley (5-5) at 8. Vermilion (8-2)

Region 15

16. Columbus Marion-Franklin (4-6) at 1. St. Clairsville (10-0)

15. Heath (5-5) at 2. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (10-0)

14. Canton South (4-6) at 3. New Lexington (9-1)

13. West Holmes (5-5) at 4. Chillicothe Unioto (9-1)

12. East Liverpool (6-4) at 5. Columbus East (8-2)

11. Philo (5-5) at 6. Logan Elm (7-3)

10. Waverly (5-5) at 7. Fairfield Union (6-4)

9. Jonathan Alder (5-5) at 8. Columbus Bishop Ready (6-4)

Region 16

16. St. Bernard Roger Bacon (6-4) at 1. Clinton-Massie (8-2)

15. Cincinnati Shroder (7-3) at 2. Cincinnati Wyoming (10-0)

14. New Richmond (5-5) at 3. Valley View (8-2)

13. Brookville (6-4) at 4. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (9-1)

12. Kenton Ridge (7-3) at 5. Cincinnati Taft (8-2)

11. Urbana (7-3) at 6. Cleves Taylor (8-2)

10. Kettering Archbishop Alter (5-5) at 7. Eaton (8-2)

9. Cincinnati Indian Hill (7-3) at 8. Dayton Northridge (7-3)

Division V

Region 17

16. Navarre Fairless (4-6) at 1. Canfield South Range (10-0)

15. Youngstown Liberty (5-5) at 2. Akron Manchester (9-1)

14. Canton Central Catholic (5-5) at 3. Poland Seminary (8-2)

13. Garfield Heights Trinity (6-4) at 4. Garrettsville Garfield (9-1)

12. Cortland Lakeview (5-5) at 5. Sugarcreek Garaway (8-2)

11. Martins Ferry (9-1) at 6. Columbiana Crestview (8-2)

10. Chagrin Falls (6-4) at 7. Burton Berkshire (7-3)

9. Richmond Edison (7-3) at 8. Girard (6-4)

Region 18

16. Northridge (5-5) at 1. Milan Edison (10-0)

15. Utica (4-6) at 2. Liberty Center (10-0)

14. Fredericktown (5-5) at 3. Oak Harbor (10-0)

13. Delta (6-4) at 4. Creston Norwayne (9-1)

12. Archbold (6-4) at 5. Eastwood (9-1)

11. Genoa Area (6-4) at 6. LaGrange Keystone (9-1)

10. Fairview Park Fairview (7-3) at 7. Liberty-Benton (9-1)

9. Johnstown (9-1) at 8. Wooster Triway (7-3)

Region 19

16. Worthington Christian (5-5) at 1. Ironton (9-1)

15. Zane Trace (6-4) at 2. Proctorville Fairland (9-1)

14. Wheelersburg (6-4) at 3. Barnesville (10-0)

13. Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant (6-3) at 4. Harvest Prep (7-2)

12. Piketon (7-3) at 5. Columbus Academy (9-1)

11. Belmont Union Local (8-2) at 6. Nelsonville-York (8-2)

10. Columbus Africentric Early College (7-3) at 7. West Muskingum (7-2)

9. Amanda Clearcreek (6-4) at 8. Portsmouth (7-3)

Region 20

16. Graham Local (3-7) at 1. Greeneview (10-0)

15. Arcanum (6-4) at 2. West Liberty-Salem (9-1)

14. Middletown Madison Senior (4-6) at 3. Waynesville (7-3)

13. Marion Pleasant (5-5) at 4. Preble Shawnee (9-1)

12. Versailles (5-5) at 5. Indian Lake (8-2)

11. Cincinnati Madeira (5-5) at 6. Williamsburg (9-1)

10. Milton-Union (6-4) at 7. Miami East (7-3)

9. Lima Bath (5-5) at 8. Carlisle (5-5)

Division VI

Region 21

16. Rootstown (4-6) at 1. Kirtland (10-0)

15. Sullivan Black River (4-6) at 2. New Middletown Springfield (8-2)

14. Mineral Ridge (4-6) at 3. Andover Pymatuning Valley (9-1)

13. Ritman (5-5) at 4. Columbia (8-2)

12. Mogadore (5-5) at 5. Hanoverton United (9-1)

11. Youngstown Valley Christian (7-3) at 6. Dalton (7-3)

10. Wickliffe (7-3) at 7. Toronto (7-3)

9. Smithville (7-3) at 8. Leavittsburg LaBrae (7-3)

Region 22

16. Margaretta (4-6) at 1. Hopewell-Loudon (9-0)

15. Paulding (7-3) at 2. Bluffton (9-1)

14. Ashland Crestview (5-5) at 3. Ottawa Hills (8-1)

13. Evergreen (6-4) at 4. Patrick Henry (8-2)

12. Carey (5-5) at 5. Tinora (7-3)

11. Woodmore (5-5) at 6. Fairview (8-2)

10. Spencerville (5-5) at 7. Huron (6-4)

9. Seneca East (6-4) at 8. Western Reserve (7-3)

Region 23

16. Marion Elgin (5-5) at 1. Grandview Heights (9-0)

15. Caldwell (5-5) at 2. Galion Northmor (10-0)

14. Mechanicsburg (7-3) at 3. Ridgewood (9-1)

13. Buckeye Trail (6-4) at 4. Fort Frye (7-3)

12. Fairbanks (7-3) at 5. Waterford (8-2)

11. Newcomerstown (8-2) at 6. Grove City Christian (8-2)

10. Centerburg (7-3) at 7. Reedsville Eastern (8-2)

9. Colonel Crawford (8-2) at 8. Monroe Central (9-1)

Region 24

16. Covington (3-7) at 1. Coldwater (9-1)

15. Cincinnati Deer Park (4-6) at 2. Cincinnati Country Day (9-1)

14. Lima Perry (5-5) at 3. Anna (7-3)

13. Chesapeake (5-5) at 4. Portsmouth West (7-3)

12. Dayton Christian (4-5) at 5. St. Bernard Elmwood Place (8-2)

11. Cincinnati Purcell Marian (4-5) at 6. Bainbridge Paint Valley (7-3)

10. Madison-Plains (6-4) at 7. Ironton Rock Hill (7-3)

9. Miami Valley Christian Academy (4-6) at 8. Springfield Northeastern (6-4)

Division VII

Region 25

16. Crestline (5-5) at 1. Berlin Center Western Reserve (9-1)

15. Fairport Harding (5-4) at 2. Jeromesville Hillsdale (9-1)

14. Lucas (5-5) at 3. Malvern (9-1)

13. Independence (4-6) at 4. Monroeville (9-1)

12. East Palestine (6-4) at 5. Warren John F. Kennedy (8-2)

11. Lowellville (6-4) at 6. McDonald (7-3)

10. Salineville Southern (6-4) at 7. Windham (9-1)

9. Cuyahoga Heights (5-4) at 8. Norwalk St. Paul (6-4)

Region 26

16. North Baltimore (4-6) at 1. Columbus Grove (10-0)

15. Delphos St. John’s (3-7) at 2. Upper Scioto Valley (9-1)

14. Arlington (5-5) at 3. Gibsonburg (8-2)

13. Edgerton (6-4) at. 4. Sycamore Mohawk (8-2)

12. McComb (7-3) at 5. Edon (9-1)

11. Leipsic (6-4) at 6. Ada (8-2)

10. Hardin Northern (6-4) at 7. Tiffin Calvert (6-4)

9. Pandora-Gilboa (7-3) at 8. Lima Central Catholic (7-3)

Region 27

16. Bridgeport (3-7) at 1. Danville (8-2)

15. Strasburg-Franklin (3-7) at 2. Beaver Eastern (10-0)

14. Fairfield Christian Academy (3-7) at 3. Conotton Valley (7-3)

13. Hanibal River (4-6) at 4. Steubenville Catholic Central (7-3)

12. Racine Southern (3-6) at 5. Corning Miller (8-2)

11. Lancaster Fisher Catholic (4-6) at 6. Glouster Trimble (6-4)

10. Frontier (4-6) at 7. South Gallia (6-3)

9. Shadyside (3-7) at 8. Portsmouth Notre Dame (5-5)

Region 28

16. Cedarville (4-6) at 1. Marion Local (10-0)

15. Manchester (3-6) at 2. Minster (8-2)

14. Southeastern Local (4-6) at 3. Cincinnati College Prep (7-2)

13. Twin Valley South (5-5) at 4. Ansonia (9-1)

12. Riverside (4-6) at 5. Lehman Catholic (8-2)

11. Fort Loramie (5-5) at 6. Ridgemont (8-2)

10. New Bremen (5-5) at 7. St. Henry (6-4)

9. Tri-Village (8-2) at 8. Waynesfield-Goshen (7-3)

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OHSAA Football State Championship Pairings

All games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton…Pairings shown with Associated Press state rank.

Designated home team listed first.

  • 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.