COLUMBUS - The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released the football state semifinal bracket pairings for Nov. 26-27. The first four rounds of the playoffs follow the regional brackets, while the OHSAA then determines the state semifinal brackets, mainly based on geography.
In Southwest Ohio, seven teams remain alive with regional finals Friday. Any team advancing would play Friday, Nov. 26 when Divisions I-IV play. Divisions V-VII play Saturday nights and there are no local teams remaining in those divisions.
The state semifinal bracket pairings are set for four of the seven divisions. The state semifinal bracket pairings for the other three divisions are dependent on which teams advance.
State semifinal bracket pairings
Division I state semifinals
Region 3 vs. Region 1
Region 2 vs. Region 4
Region 1 - 1 Lakewood St. Edward (11-1) vs. 2 Medina (13-0) at Parma Byers Field
Region 2 - 1 Marysville (12-0) vs. 2 Springfield (11-1) at Hilliard Darby Stadium
Region 3 - 1 Upper Arlington (13-0) vs. 2 Pickerington Central (12-1) at Westerville Central Warhawk Field
Region 4 - 1 Moeller (10-3) vs 3 Lakota West (11-1) at Mason Atrium Stadium.
So, the Lakota West/Moeller winner faces the Marysville/Springfield winner at a site to be determined.
Division II state semifinals
If Avon wins the regional final: Region 6 vs. Region 5; Region 8 vs. Region 7
If Toledo Central Catholic wins regional final: Region 5 vs. Region 7; Region 6 vs. Region 8
Region 5 - 3 Akron Archbishop Hoban (9-3) vs. 5 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (11-2) at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium
Region 6 - 2 Avon (11-2) vs. 4 Toledo Central Catholic (11-2) at Sandusky Strobel Field
Region 7 - 4 Massillon Washington (11-2) vs. 7 Uniontown Green (10-3) at Mansfield Arlin Field
Region 8 - 1 Piqua (12-0) vs. 7 Winton Woods (10-3) at Clayton Northmont Premier Health Stadium
Based on this, should Winton Woods win they could face the winner of Massillon Washington/Uniontown Green OR Avan/Toledo Central Catholic.
Division III state semifinals
Region 9 vs. Region 10
Region 12 vs. Region 11
Region 9 - 1 Chardon (13-0) vs. 2 Dover (12-0) at Ravenna Portage Community Bank Stadium, Harry Gilchrist Field
Region 10 - 2 Millersburg West Holmes (13-0) vs. 8 Parma Heights Holy Name (7-5) at Canal Fulton Northwest Jim Schalmo Field, Dr. Marin Smilek Stadium
Region 11 - 1 Granville (12-0) vs. 6 Western Brown (11-2) at Ashville Teays Valley Viking Stadium
Region 12 - 1 Badin (12-0) vs. 3 Bellbrook (11-2) at Trotwood-Madison Miami Valley Hospital SportsPlex
This could lead to a somewhat local semifinal as should Western Brown and Badin win, they would square off the following Friday.
Division IV state semifinals
If Van Wert wins regional final: Region 15 vs. Region 13; Region 16 vs. Region 14
If Port Clinton wins regional final: Region 13 vs. Region 14; Region 15 vs. Region 16
Region 13 - 1 Beloit West Branch (13-0) vs. 3 Youngstown Ursuline (9-3) at Canfield South Range Rominger Athletic Complex
Region 14 - 4 Port Clinton (12-1) vs. 3 Van Wert (12-1) at Findlay Donnell Stadium
Region 15 - 1 Carroll Bloom-Carroll (13-0) vs. 2 St. Clairsville (12-1) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium
Region 16 - 3 McNicholas (11-1) vs. 4 Clinton-Massie (11-1) at Princeton Jake Sweeney Automotive Stadium
In this scenario, the McNicholas/Clinton-Massie winner could face the Bloom-Carroll/St. Clairsville winner OR the Port Clinton/Van Wert winner the following Friday.
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