(11-26-25) Ohio’s high school seeding process is a fine tuned instrument. This year proves it again.

14 #1’s out of 28 overalls seeds still remain in the state semifinal games this weekend. eight #2 seeds still remain, two #3 seeds, one #4 seed, two #5 seeds and one #6 seed.

DIVISIONS —- SEEDS Remaining

D I – 3 #1’s, 1-#2

D II – 2 #1’s, 2-#3’s

D III – 1 #1, 2-#2’s, 1-#6

D IV -2-#1’s, 2-#2’s

D V – 3-#1’s, 1-#2

D VI – 1-#1, 1-#2, 2-#5’s

D VII – 2-1’s, 1-#2, 1-#4

OHSAA State Semifinal Games

Division I

#1-Middletown (11-2) vs. #3-Cincinnati St. Xavier (10-2) at Dayton Welcome Stadium

#1-Lakewood St. Edward (11-2) vs. #1- Olentangy Orange (13-0) at Mansfield Arlin Field

State Championship: Friday, December 5, 7:30 p.m.

Division II

#3- Avon (12-1) vs. #3 – Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (11-1) at University of Akron InfoCision Stadium

#1 – Cincinnati Anderson (13-0) vs. #1 – Sunbury Big Walnut (12-1) at Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus

State Championship: Thursday, December 4, 7 p.m.

Division III

#6 – Toledo Central Catholic (10-4) vs.#2 – Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (12-0) at Fostoria Memorial Stadium

#2 – Tippecanoe (13-0) vs. #1 – Columbus Bishop Watterson (12-0) at Mason Tri-Health/Beacon Stadium

State Championship: Friday, December 5, 3 p.m.

Division IV

#2 – Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (12-0) vs. #2 – Cleveland Glenville (10-3) at Minerva High School

#1 – Shelby (13-0) vs. #1 – Cincinnati Indian Hill (13-0) at Sidney Memorial Stadium

State Championship: Friday, December 5, 10:30 a.m.

Division V

#1 – Wheelersburg (13-0) vs. #1 – Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (10-2) at Westerville Central High School

#1 – Liberty Center (13-0) vs. #2 – Indian Lake (11-2) at Lima Spartan Stadium

State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.

Division VI

#5 – Colonel Crawford (13-1) vs. #1 – Kirtland (13-0) at Parma Byers Field at Robert Boulton Stadium

2 – Hopewell-Loudon (12-1) vs. #5 – Coldwater (10-4) at Wapakoneta Mercy Health Wapakoneta VFW Field

State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 3 p.m.

Division VII

#4 – Columbus Grove (10-3) vs. #2 -St. Henry (12-1) at Troy Memorial Stadium

#1 – McDonald (13-0) vs. #1 – Hillsdale (12-1) at New Philadelphia Quaker Stadium

State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 10:30 a.m.