(10-31-26) The top four seeds in all 28 regions sat out the first round on byes. The other 224 teams played Friday, Oct. 30 — and the favorites mostly held, but not by as much as the seedings suggested.

Of the 111 first-round games actually played, the higher seed won 75 and the lower seed won 36 — 32.4 percent went to the underdog. One scheduled game, No. 5 Glenville vs. No. 12 University School in Division III, Region 9, was not played and is counted for neither side.

Wins by seed:

  • No. 5: 21-6 (77.8%)
  • No. 6: 21-7 (75.0%)
  • No. 7: 17-11 (60.7%)
  • No. 8: 16-12 (57.1%)
  • No. 9: 12-16 (42.9%)
  • No. 10: 11-17 (39.3%)
  • No. 11: 7-21 (25.0%)
  • No. 12: 6-21 (22.2%)

By matchup: 5 vs. 12 went 21-6 to the favorite (27 games played); 6 vs. 11 went 21-7; 7 vs. 10 went 17-11; 8 vs. 9 went 16-12, the closest matchup on the board. Upsets by division: D-I 5, D-II 4, D-III 6, D-IV 5, D-V 6, D-VI 5, D-VII 5.

All 36 upsets:

D-I: No. 12 Beavercreek 24, No. 5 Hilliard Bradley 21; No. 10 Kettering Fairmont 28, No. 7 Grove City 14; No. 9 Olentangy Orange 29, No. 8 St. Charles 26; No. 10 Reynoldsburg 19, No. 7 Pickerington Central 15; No. 9 Middletown 33, No. 8 Lebanon 15.

D-II: No. 9 Brecksville-Broadview Heights 28, No. 8 Painesville Riverside 16; No. 10 Akron Hoban 38, No. 7 Villa Angela-St. Joseph 7; No. 11 Cleveland Rhodes 24, No. 6 Lakewood 22; No. 9 Cincinnati Withrow 21, No. 8 Hamilton Badin 13.

D-III: No. 11 Cleveland Benedictine 17, No. 6 Gilmour Academy 14; No. 10 Gates Mills Hawken 36, No. 7 Warren Howland 29 (OT); No. 12 Parma Padua Franciscan 35, No. 5 Copley 13; No. 9 Jackson 28, No. 8 Linden McKinley 14; No. 11 Kettering Alter 21, No. 6 Cincinnati Indian Hill 7; No. 10 Goshen 39, No. 7 Cincinnati Hughes 36.

D-IV: No. 11 Poland Seminary 41, No. 6 Peninsula Woodridge 38; No. 9 Medina Buckeye 28, No. 8 Upper Sandusky 18; No. 11 Marion-Franklin 42, No. 6 East Liverpool 0; No. 10 Heath 22, No. 7 Fairfield Union 21; No. 9 Springfield Kenton Ridge 30, No. 8 Dayton Oakwood 21.

D-V: No. 10 Coldwater 27, No. 7 Genoa Area 26; No. 11 Port Clinton 17, No. 6 Castalia Margaretta 14; No. 10 Piketon 14, No. 7 Pomeroy Meigs 13; No. 9 West Lafayette Ridgewood 49, No. 8 Proctorville Fairland 6; No. 10 Enon Greenon 27, No. 7 Carlisle 22; No. 12 Camden Preble Shawnee 29, No. 5 Cincinnati Summit Country Day 28.

D-VI: No. 11 Delta 35, No. 6 Attica Seneca East 0; No. 12 Hamler Patrick Henry 40, No. 5 Collins Western Reserve 32; No. 9 Paulding 21, No. 8 Harrod Allen East 17; No. 10 Covington 35, No. 7 Chillicothe Huntington 20; No. 9 St. Henry 42, No. 8 Madison-Plains 0.

D-VII: No. 9 Lowellville 24, No. 8 Independence 20; No. 12 Norwalk St. Paul 21, No. 5 East Canton 20; No. 9 Steubenville Catholic Central 27, No. 8 Fisher Catholic 0; No. 10 Lucas 14, No. 7 Beaver Eastern 0; No. 12 Fort Recovery 48, No. 5 Waynesfield-Goshen 14.

The 12 seeds had a night: six won — Beavercreek, Padua, Preble Shawnee, Patrick Henry, St. Paul and Fort Recovery. Most emphatic: Fort Recovery (3-7) routed Waynesfield-Goshen 48-14, and Padua rolled Copley 35-13. Closest: St. Paul edged East Canton 21-20, Preble Shawnee nipped Summit Country Day 29-28. Other sub-.500 winners: No. 10 Hoban (3-6) routed VASJ 38-7, and defending D-I champion Olentangy Orange (5-5, No. 9) beat St. Charles (8-2) 29-26 on a TD with 9 seconds left.

Around the round: most lopsided was Waterford 61, Berne Union 0 — a 61-point margin, the largest of the round, among 19 shutouts. Highest scoring: Bluffton 63, Norwayne 42 (105 combined). Six games were decided by one point, and two went to overtime (Talawanda over La Salle, Hawken over Howland).

The game that wasn’t played: Glenville vs. University School, as you noted — counted for neither side, and who plays No. 4 seed Salem on Nov. 6 stays unresolved until Monday’s hearing.

One flag: the DeSales–Watkins score is listed 56-14 by most outlets and 49-14 by the Newark Advocate, whose detailed account supports 49-14. Winner undisputed; only the margin is in question.

What’s next: the 112 bye teams — seeds 1-4 in all 28 regions — enter Friday, Nov. 6, for the regional quarterfinals.

Miss AI assisted