COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the football region assignments for the upcoming 2021 season on Tuesday. The 10-week regular season begins the week of Aug. 16, with the top 16 schools in each region qualifying for the playoffs that begin Oct. 29-30.
As previously announced, schools’ divisional assignments for the upcoming 2021-22 school year will remain the same as the 2020-21 school year in all sports.
The 2021 football regions are posted at: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Football/Football-2021
The only Southwest Ohio Division I school not in Region 4 for 2021 is Middletown who will be in Region 2 in terms of playoffs where many of the schools are from the Columbus area.
Included with Greater Cincinnati schools in Division II, Region 8 are Belmont (Dayton), Briggs (Columbus), Fairborn, Lima Senior, Piqua, Sidney, Stebbins (Dayton), Teays Valley (Asheville), Tecumseh (New Carlisle), Troy, West Carrollton and Xenia.
In Division III, Western Brown and Wilmington are in Region 11 for the postseason. Included with Greater Cincinnati schools in Region 12 are Bellbrook, Butler (Vandalia), Carroll, Celina, Greenville, Ponitz, Shawnee (Lima), St. Mary's Memorial, Trotwood-Madison and Wapakoneta.
There are 25 schools in Division IV, Region 16, 25 in Division V, Region 20, 25 in Division VI, Region 24 and 22 in Division VII, Region 28.
In all sports, coaches have an unlimited number of days from June 1 through July 31 to conduct voluntary conditioning, strength training and instructional opportunities. In football, helmets may be worn during summer voluntary sessions.
Also in the sport of football, there is a mandatory five-day acclimatization period for all athletes prior to contact. Two of those days can be completed in July so that shoulder pads can be worn on the first day of practice Aug. 1.
2021 OHSAA football calendar
Sunday, Aug. 1 - First day of official coaching permitted
Aug. 6-14 - Scrimmage dates
Monday, Aug. 16 - Regular-season begins (First Friday is Aug. 20)
Tuesday, Sept. 14 - First weekly computer points released (every Tuesday after Week 4)
Saturday, Oct. 23 - Regular-season ends
Sunday, Oct. 24 - Final computer points and playoff qualifiers announced
Friday/Saturday, Oct. 29-30 - Regional playoffs first round
Friday/Saturday, Nov. 5-6 - Regional quarterfinals
Friday/Saturday, Nov. 12-13 - Regional semifinals
Friday/Saturday, Nov. 19-20 - Regional finals
Friday/Saturday, Nov. 25 - Thanksgiving
Friday/Saturday, Nov. 26-27 - State semifinals
Thursday/Friday/Saturday, Dec. 2-4 - State championships in Canton
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