(11-9-26) The 112 teams left in the OHSAA football playoffs play 56 semifinal games Friday, Nov. 13, all at 7 p.m. The winners advance to the regional finals Friday, Nov. 20, at neutral sites.

The field by the numbers

  • 112 teams remain, four in each of the 28 regions.
  • 83 of the 112 are top-four seeds. 24 of the 28 No. 1 seeds are still alive.
  • 24 teams are still unbeaten.
  • No losing-record team remains — the last six sub-.500 teams all lost in the regional quarterfinals Friday. The lowest records left are three 7-5 teams: Cincinnati St. Xavier, Middletown Bishop Fenwick and New Bremen.

Four No. 1 seeds fell Friday

  • Division I, Region 2: No. 8 Hilliard Darby 24, No. 1 Toledo Whitmer 21. Whitmer (9-1) is out; Darby (8-4) goes to No. 4 Huber Heights Wayne.
  • Division III, Region 9: No. 8 Youngstown Ursuline 41, No. 1 Willoughby South 26. South (10-0) had completed just the fifth perfect regular season in school history and won the Chagrin Valley Conference Lake Division in its first year in the league. Ursuline forced three turnovers, got three touchdowns from Zalin Strother and rolled up 509 yards. Ursuline (8-4) now hosts No. 12 University School.
  • Division IV, Region 16: No. 9 Springfield Kenton Ridge 28, No. 1 Cincinnati Wyoming 21. Kenton Ridge (10-2) now visits No. 5 Urbana.
  • Division VI, Region 24: No. 9 St. Henry 49, No. 1 New Madison Tri-Village 14. Tri-Village (10-0) returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown 12 seconds in — then St. Henry scored 49 unanswered points in the first half, 35 of them in the first quarter. Drew Langenkamp scored three different ways for the Redskins, the defending Division VII champions, now playing in Division VI. Tri-Village ends 10-1. St. Henry (9-3) hosts MAC rival Versailles next.

Five of the seven defending champions are still playing Kirtland (Division VI), Liberty Center (now Division VI), Bishop Watterson (now Division II), Avon (Division II) and St. Henry (now Division VI) all survived Friday. Kirtland rolled Brookfield 50-0. The two defending champions gone: Division I champion Olentangy Orange is out of Region 3, and Division IV champion Glenville was removed from the Division III, Region 9 field Oct. 29.


Seeds remaining (112 teams)

No. 1 — 24 | No. 2 — 23 | No. 3 — 20 | No. 4 — 16 | No. 5 — 10 | No. 6 — 7 | No. 7 — 4 | No. 8 — 2 | No. 9 — 2 | No. 10 — 1 | No. 11 — 1 | No. 12 — 2

The lowest seeds still alive are No. 12 Hunting Valley University School (7-4) and No. 12 Versailles (8-4), followed by No. 11 Delta (9-3) and No. 10 Coldwater (8-4).

Unbeatens remaining (24)

Division I (2): Gahanna Lincoln (11-0), Cincinnati Princeton (11-0).

Division II (3): Mayfield (11-0), Bishop Watterson (10-0), Big Walnut (11-0).

Division III (2): Licking Valley (11-0), Bellbrook (11-0).

Division IV (5): Rocky River (11-0), Ottawa-Glandorf (11-0), Sandusky Perkins (11-0), Shelby (11-0), Indian Valley (10-0).

Division V (5): Garfield (11-0), Perry (11-0), Girard (11-0), Barnesville (11-0), Keystone (10-0).

Division VI (2): Liberty Center (11-0), Hannibal River (11-0).

Division VII (5): Leipsic (11-0), Hopewell-Loudon (11-0), Symmes Valley (11-0), Danville (11-0), Marion Local (11-0).

Three semifinal games match unbeaten against unbeaten:

No. 3 Sandusky Perkins (11-0) at No. 2 Shelby (11-0) in Division IV, Region 14, and both games in Division V, Region 17 — No. 4 Garrettsville Garfield (11-0) at No. 1 Perry (11-0) and No. 3 Girard (11-0) at No. 2 Barnesville (11-0). Region 17 is the only region in the state where all four semifinalists are unbeaten.


The local thread

  • Division III, Region 10: No. 1 Celina (10-1) hosts No. 4 Wapakoneta (8-3), which edged Padua Franciscan 14-12 on Friday. No. 6 St. Marys Memorial (9-3) travels to No. 2 Ontario (10-1).
  • Division IV, Region 14: No. 1 Ottawa-Glandorf (11-0) hosts No. 4 Bellville Clear Fork (9-2).
  • Division V, Region 18: No. 10 Coldwater (8-4) travels to No. 3 Pemberville Eastwood (10-1).
  • Division VI, Region 24: No. 12 Versailles (8-4) at No. 9 St. Henry (9-3) — a MAC rematch. St. Henry won the regular-season meeting 34-21 in September.
  • Division VII, Region 28: No. 4 Minster (8-3) at No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-0), and No. 7 New Bremen (7-5) at No. 3 DeGraff Riverside (9-2).

The marquee games

  • No. 3 Massillon Washington (10-1) at No. 2 Sunbury Big Walnut (11-0), Division II, Region 7. Big Walnut has eliminated Massillon in the regional final each of the past two seasons; this year they meet a round earlier.
  • No. 7 Canton McKinley (9-3) at No. 3 Mentor (9-2), Division I, Region 1. McKinley rallied past Austintown Fitch 27-22 on Friday.
  • No. 1 Perry (11-0) vs. No. 4 Garrettsville Garfield (11-0), Division V, Region 17. Perry ended Canton Central Catholic’s season 37-0 on Friday.
  • No. 12 University School (7-4) at No. 8 Ursuline (8-4), Division III, Region 9. University School beat Salem 14-10 on Friday for its first playoff win since 2016; Ursuline ended Willoughby South’s perfect season.
  • No. 5 Hudson (9-3) at No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (10-1), Division I, Region 1.

The full pairings — all games Friday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m.

  • Division I
  • Region 1: No. 5 Hudson (9-3) at No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (10-1); No. 7 Canton McKinley (9-3) at No. 3 Mentor (9-2)
  • Region 2: No. 8 Hilliard Darby (8-4) at No. 4 Huber Heights Wayne (7-4); No. 3 Perrysburg (10-1) at No. 2 Springfield (9-2)
  • Region 3: No. 4 Powell Olentangy Liberty (7-4) at No. 1 Gahanna Lincoln (11-0); No. 6 Pickerington North (9-3) at No. 2 Upper Arlington (9-2)
  • Region 4: No. 4 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (8-3) at No. 1 Cincinnati Princeton (11-0); No. 6 Cincinnati St. Xavier (7-5) at No. 2 Cincinnati Elder (9-2)

  • Division II
  • Region 5: No. 4 Mayfield (11-0) at No. 1 Medina Highland (10-1); No. 3 Macedonia Nordonia (10-1) at No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (8-2)
  • Region 6: No. 4 Oregon Clay (9-2) at No. 1 Toledo Central Catholic (9-2); No. 3 Avon (9-2) at No. 2 Olmsted Falls (9-2)
  • Region 7: No. 4 New Albany (9-2) at No. 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson (10-0); No. 3 Massillon Washington (10-1) at No. 2 Sunbury Big Walnut (11-0)
  • Region 8: No. 5 Troy (10-2) at No. 1 Cincinnati Anderson (10-1); No. 3 Trotwood-Madison (8-2) at No. 2 Harrison (9-2)
  • Division III
  • Region 9: No. 12 Hunting Valley University School (7-4) at No. 8 Youngstown Ursuline (8-4); No. 3 Garfield Heights (9-2) at No. 2 Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (10-1)
  • Region 10: No. 4 Wapakoneta (8-3) at No. 1 Celina (10-1); No. 6 St. Marys Memorial (9-3) at No. 2 Ontario (10-1)
  • Region 11: No. 5 Dover (10-2) at No. 1 Steubenville (9-2); No. 3 Columbus East (10-1) at No. 2 Newark Licking Valley (11-0)
  • Region 12: No. 5 Washington Court House Miami Trace (11-1) at No. 1 Bellbrook (11-0); No. 3 Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas (9-2) at No. 2 Tipp City Tippecanoe (10-1)
  • Division IV
  • Region 13: No. 5 Chesterland West Geauga (10-2) at No. 1 Streetsboro (9-2); No. 3 Beloit West Branch (10-1) at No. 2 Rocky River (11-0)
  • Region 14: No. 4 Bellville Clear Fork (9-2) at No. 1 Ottawa-Glandorf (11-0); No. 3 Sandusky Perkins (11-0) at No. 2 Shelby (11-0)
  • Region 15: No. 5 Uhrichsville Claymont (11-1) at No. 1 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (10-0); No. 3 Millersburg West Holmes (9-2) at No. 2 New Lexington (10-1)
  • Region 16: No. 9 Springfield Kenton Ridge (10-2) at No. 5 Urbana (9-3); No. 3 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (10-1) at No. 2 London (9-2)
  • Division V
  • Region 17: No. 4 Garrettsville Garfield (11-0) at No. 1 Perry (11-0); No. 3 Girard (11-0) at No. 2 Barnesville (11-0)
  • Region 18: No. 4 Archbold (10-1) at No. 1 LaGrange Keystone (10-0); No. 10 Coldwater (8-4) at No. 3 Pemberville Eastwood (10-1)
  • Region 19: No. 5 Wheelersburg (9-3) at No. 1 Ironton (10-1); No. 3 Gahanna Columbus Academy (8-3) at No. 2 Beverly Fort Frye (10-1)
  • Region 20: No. 4 Waynesville (9-2) at No. 1 St. Paris Graham Local (10-1); No. 6 Middletown Bishop Fenwick (7-5) at No. 2 Williamsburg (10-1)
  • Division VI
  • Region 21: No. 4 Jeromesville Hillsdale (10-1) at No. 1 Kirtland (10-1); No. 6 Hanoverton United (10-1) at No. 2 Canfield South Range (10-1)
  • Region 22: No. 4 Columbus Grove (10-1) at No. 1 Liberty Center (11-0); No. 11 Delta (9-3) at No. 7 Carey (8-4)
  • Region 23: No. 4 Woodsfield Monroe Central (8-3) at No. 1 Hannibal River (11-0); No. 7 Sugarcreek Garaway (9-3) at No. 6 Waterford (9-2)
  • Region 24: No. 12 Versailles (8-4) at No. 9 St. Henry (9-3); No. 6 Mechanicsburg (10-2) at No. 2 Cincinnati Deer Park (10-1)
  • Division VII
  • Region 25: No. 4 New Middletown Springfield (8-3) at No. 1 McDonald (10-1); No. 3 Mogadore (9-2) at No. 2 Cuyahoga Heights (10-1)
  • Region 26: No. 5 Sycamore Mohawk (11-1) at No. 1 Leipsic (11-0); No. 3 McComb (10-1) at No. 2 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (11-0)
  • Region 27: No. 5 Shadyside (10-2) at No. 1 Willow Wood Symmes Valley (11-0); No. 3 Toronto (10-1) at No. 2 Danville (11-0)
  • Region 28: No. 4 Minster (8-3) at No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-0); No. 7 New Bremen (7-5) at No. 3 DeGraff Riverside (9-2)

Winners advance to the regional finals Friday, Nov. 20, at neutral sites. State semifinals follow Nov. 27, and the seven state championship games are Dec. 3-5 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.

Sources: OHSAA regional semifinal pairings; OHSAA regional quarterfinal pairings release; Columbus Dispatch, Mansfield News Journal and Ohio Varsity statewide scoreboards; CSwaff Media (St. Henry–Tri-Village); Cincinnati.com (Kenton Ridge–Wyoming).

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