News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association
Executive Director Doug Ute
For Immediate Release – October 22, 2023
OHSAA Releases Football First-Round Playoff Pairings
Top eight seeds in each region will host first-round games on Friday, October 27
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following the conclusion of the football regular-season Saturday night, the Ohio High School Athletic Association released the first-round playoff pairings Sunday afternoon. Unless otherwise noted, all first-round games will be played on Friday, October 27, with kickoffs set for 7 p.m. The top eight seeds in each region will serve as hosts for the first-round games.
For the third-consecutive season, the top 16 schools in each region qualified for the postseason, giving playoff berths to 448 schools.
The regional playoffs will follow bracket format (see bracket link below). Second-round games will be played on Friday, November 3, at the better seeded team’s venue. Neutral sites will be used beginning in the third round on Friday, November 10, and the regional finals on Friday, November 17. The state semifinals will be on Friday, November 23, with the state championship games then hosted at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton on November 30, December 1 and 2.
Media Notes:
OHSAA Football First-Round Playoff Pairings
Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, October 27, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise.
Division I
Region 1
16 Elyria (1-9) at 1 Lakewood St. Edward (8-1)
15 Euclid (1-9) at 2 Cleveland Heights (9-1)
14 Brunswick (3-7) at 3 Wadsworth (8-2)
13 Strongsville (3-7) at 4 Canton McKinley (7-3)
12 Cleveland St. Ignatius (1-8) at 5 Mentor (7-3)
11 Cleveland John Marshall (4-5) at 6 Medina (7-3)
10 Massillon Jackson (5-5) at 7 Berea-Midpark (6-4)
9 Lorain (8-2) at 8 Canton GlenOak (6-4)
Region 2
16 Dublin Jerome (3-7) at 1 Lewis Center Olentangy (9-1)
15 Marysville (4-6) at 2 Delaware Olentangy Berlin (9-1)
14 Powell Olentangy Liberty (3-7) at 3 Findlay (8-2)
13 Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (5-5) at 4 Centerville (8-2)
12 Springfield (5-5) at 5 Huber Heights Wayne (7-3)
11 Kettering Fairmont (5-5) at 6 Dublin Coffman (7-3)
10 Perrysburg (7-3) at 7 Toledo Whitmer (7-3)
9 Miamisburg (7-3) at 8 Delaware Hayes (8-2)
Region 3
16 Reynoldsburg (1-9) at 1 Gahanna Lincoln (10-0)
15 Newark (2-8) at 2 Hilliard Bradley (9-1)
14 Westerville Central (2-8) at 3 Pickerington North (9-1)
13 Thomas Worthington (5-5) at 4 Upper Arlington (7-3)
12 New Albany (4-6) at 5 Pickerington Central (7-3)
11 Groveport Madison (6-4) at 6 Hilliard Darby (5-5)
10 Lancaster (5-5) at 7 Westerville North (8-2)
9 Grove City (5-5) at 8 Hilliard Davidson (5-5)
Region 4
16 Fairfield (3-7) at 1 Milford (10-0)
15 Middletown (3-7) at 2 Cincinnati Princeton (10-0)
14 Cincinnati Western Hills (4-6) at 3 Wester Chester Lakota West (8-2)
13 Springboro (2-8) at 4 Cincinnati St. Xavier (6-4)
12 Cincinnati West Clermont (4-6) at 5 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (6-4)
11 Cincinnati Oak Hills (5-5) at 6 Cincinnati Elder (6-4)
10 Cincinnati Sycamore (5-5) at 7 Hamilton (7-3)
9 Mason (5-5) at 8 Lebanon (7-3)
Division II
Region 5
16 Akron Ellet (3-7) at 1 Akron Archbishop Hoban (8-1)
15 Akron Firestone (5-5) at 2 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (9-1)
14 Cleveland Benedictine (4-6) at 3 Hudson (7-2)
13 Maple Heights (5-5) at 4 Painesville Riverside (8-2)
12 Twinsburg (6-4) at 5 Macedonia Nordonia (8-2)
11 Warren G. Harding (4-6) at 6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (5-5)
10 Austintown-Fitch (6-3) at 7 Cleveland John Hay (5-4)
9 Shaker Heights (7-3) at 8 Barberton (6-4)
Region 6
16 Toledo St. John’s Jesuit (4-6) at 1 Avon (10-0)
15 Toledo Start (5-5) at 2 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (8-2)
14 Grafton Midview (4-6) at 3 Medina Highland (8-2)
13 Cleveland Rhodes (5-4) at 4 Sylvania Southview (7-3)
12 Oregon Clay 94-6) at 5 Olmsted Falls (7-3)
11 Parma Heights Valley Forge (4-6) at 6 North Ridgeville (7-3)
10 Fremont Ross (4-6) at 7 Avon Lake (6-4)
9 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (5-5) at 8 Westlake (7-3)
Region 7
16 Grove City Central Crossing (4-6) at 1 Massillon Washington (10-0)
15 Columbus Walnut Ridge (3-7) at 2 Canal Winchester (9-1)
14 Columbus St. Charles (5-5) at 3 Uniontown Green (7-3)
13 Massillon Perry (4-6) at 4 Uniontown Lake (7-3)
12 Sunbury Big Walnut (5-5) at 5 Columbus Northland (9-1)
11 North Canton Hoover (4-5) at 6 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (5-5)
10 Pataskala Watkins Memorial (7-3) at 7 Columbus Independence (5-5)
9 Westerville South (6-4) at 8 Columbus Briggs (7-3)
Region 8
16 Cincinnati Turpin (3-7) at 1 Cincinnati Anderson (9-1)
15 Riverside Stebbins (4-6) at 2 Troy (9-1)
14 Trenton Edgewood (4-6) at 3 Cincinnati Withrow (9-1)
13 Fairborn (4-6) at 4 Clayton Northmont (6-4)
12 Sidney (5-5) at 5 Harrison (7-3)
11 Cincinnati La Salle (4-6) at 6 Cincinnati Winton Woods (7-3)
10 Xenia (5-5) at 7 Lima Senior (8-2)
9 Kings Mills Kings (5-5) at 8 Loveland (5-5)
Division III
Region 9
16 New Philadelphia (6-4) at 1 Youngstown Ursulina (10-0)
15 Gates Mills Hawken (6-4) at 2 Geneva (9-1)
14 Alliance (6-4) at 3 Aurora (9-1)
13 Dover (6-4) at 4 Chagrin Falls Kenston (9-1)
12 Hunting Valley University School (6-3) at 5 Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (7-3)
11 Madison (8-2) at 6 Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (8-2)
10 Cuyahoga Falls CHCA (8-2) at 7 Chardon (7-3)
9 Canfield (6-3) at 8 Akron East (8-2)
Region 10
16 Bowling Green (5-5) at 1 Toledo Central Catholic (10-0)
15 Richfield Revere (5-5) at 2 Norton (10-0)
14 Ashland (5-5) at 3 Tiffin Columbian (8-2)
13 Lexington (5-5) at 4 Mansfield Senior (8-2)
12 Clyde (5-5) at 5 Rocky River (9-1)
11 Rocky River Lutheran West (7-3) at 6 Ontario (9-1)
10 Sandusky (6-4) at 7 Medina Buckeye (8-2)
9 Defiance (7-3) at 8 Bay Village Bay (8-2)
Region 11
16 Columbus South (4-6) at 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson (9-1)
15 Columbus Beechcroft (4-6) at 2 London (10-0)
14 Columbus Bexley (4-6) at 3 Granville (10-0)
13 Marietta (5-5) at 4 Jackson (9-1)
12 The Plains Athens (6-4) at 5 Carroll Bloom-Carroll (8-2)
11 Delaware Buckeye Valley (5-5) at 6 Dresden Tri-Valley (8-2)
10 New Concord John Glenn (8-2) at 7 Bellefontaine (8-2)
9 Washington Court House Miami Trace (6-4) at 8 Columbus Hamilton Township (9-1)
Region 12
16 Goshen (3-7) at 1 Hamilton Badin (10-0)
15 Mount Orab Western Brown (3-7) at 2 Tipp City Tippecanoe (8-2)
14 Dayton Oakwood (4-6) at 3 Trotwood-Madison (8-2)
13 Elida (5-5) at 4 Vandalia Butler (8-2)
12 New Richmond (5-5) at 5 Wapakoneta (8-2)
11 Hillsboro (5-5) at 6 Celina (8-2)
10 Dayton Chaminade Julienne (6-4) at 7 Cincinnati Mount Healthy (8-2)
9 Bellbrook (7-3) at 8 Wilmington (8-2)
Division IV
Region 13
16 Canal Fulton Northwest (5-5) at 1 Canton South (10-0)
15 Mogadore Field (4-6) at 2 Mentor Lake Catholic (8-2)
14 East Liverpool (6-4) at 3 Poland Seminary (9-1)
13 Peninsula Woodridge (5-5) at 4 Beloit West Branch (9-1)
12 East Liverpool Beaver Eastern (6-4) at 5 Streetsboro (9-1)
11 Girard (5-5) at 6 Struthers (7-3)
10 Ashtabula Edgewood (6-4) at 7 Niles McKinley (6-4)
9 Akron Buchtel (5-5) at 8 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (5-5)
Region 14
16 Vermilion (3-7) at 1 Sandusky Perkins (9-0)
15 Lima Bath (4-6) at 2 Cleveland Glenville (7-2)
14 Cleveland Central Catholic (4-6) at 3 Shelby (8-2)
13 Bryan (5-5) at 4 Millersburg West Holmes (8-2)
12 Oberlin Firelands (6-4) at 5 Galion (7-3)
11 Caledonia River Valley (4-6) at 6 Van Wert (7-3)
10 Napoleon (5-5) at 7 Bellevue (5-5)
9 Wauseon (6-4) at 8 St. Marys Memorial (6-4)
Region 15
16 Carrollton (6-4) at 1 Steubenville (9-1)
15 McConnelsville Morgan (6-4) at 2 Thornville Sheridan (9-1)
14 Duncan Falls Philo (5-5) at 3 Columbus Bishop Hartley (8-2)
13 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (7-3) at 4 Circleville Logan Elm (9-1)
12 Plain City Jonathan Alder (7-3) at 5 Columbus Bishop Ready (9-1)
11 Columbus Marion-Franklin (6-4) at 6 St. Clairsville (8-2)
10 McArthur Vinton County (9-1) at 7 Gallipolis Gallia Academy (8-2)
9 Newark Licking Valley (7-3) at 8 Columbus East (8-2)
Region 16
16 Dayton Dunbar (6-3) at 1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (10-0)
15 Urbana (7-3) at 2 Chillicothe Unioto (9-1)
14 Greenfield McClain (6-4) at 3 Cincinnati Taft (8-2)
13 St. Bernard Roger Bacon (6-4) at 4 Kettering Archbishop Alter (7-3)
12 Reading (7-3) at 5 Cincinnati Indian Hill (8-2)
11 Washington Court House Washington (5-5) at 6 Cincinnati Wyoming (9-1)
10 Waverly (6-4) at 7 Springfield Shawnee (9-1)
9 Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas (5-5) at 8 Eaton (8-2)
Division V
Region 17
16 Mantua Crestwood (5-5) at 1 Perry (10-0)
15 Brewster Fairless (4-6) at 2 Canfield South Range (9-1)
14 Youngstown Liberty (5-5) at 3 Creston Norwayne (9-1)
13 Wooster Triway (5-5) at 4 Cadiz Harrison Central (8-2)
12 Conneaut (5-5) at 5 Garrettsville Garfield (10-0)
11 Burton Berkshire (5-5) at 6 Lorain Clearview (8-2)
10 Richmond Edison (7-3) at 7 West Lafayette Ridgewood (7-3)
9 Magnolia Sandy Valley (6-4) at 8 Cortland Lakeview (5-5)
Region 18
16 Bloomdale Elmwood (3-7) at 1 Liberty Center (10-0)
15 Spencerville (3-7) at 2 Milan Edison (9-1)
14 Fredericktown (5-5) at 3 Archbold (9-1)
13 Tontogany Otsego (4-6) at 4 Oak Harbor (10-0)
12 Marengo Highland (5-5) at 5 Findlay Liberty-Benton (9-1)
11 Lewistown Indian Lake (7-3) at 6 Coldwater (9-1)
10 Marion Pleasant (6-4) at 7 Pemberville Eastwood (8-2)
9 Genoa Area (7-3) at 8 Huron (7-3)
Region 19
16 Worthington Christian (4-6) at 1 Ironton (9-1)
15 Portsmouth (5-5) at 2 Proctorville Fairland (9-1)
14 South Point (5-5) at 3 Barnesville (10-0)
13 New Lexington (5-5) at 4 Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (8-1)
12 Belmont Union Local (6-4) at 5 Zanesville West Muskingum (9-1)
11 Utica (7-3) at 6 Gahanna Columbus Academy (9-1)
10 Columbus Africentric (7-3) at 7 Wheelersburg (6-3)
9 Heath (8-2) at 8 Portsmouth West (8-2)
Region 20
16 Williamsport Westfall (6-4) at 1 Germantown Valley View (9-1)
15 Carlisle (3-7) at 2 Waynesville (8-2)
14 Casstown Miami East (6-4) at 3 Brookville (8-2)
13 Middletown Madison (4-6) at 4 Chillcothe Zane Trace (7-3)
12 Cincinnati Madeira (5-5) at 5 Cincinnati Purcell Marian (8-2)
11 Camden Preble Shawnee (7-3) at 6 West Milton Milton-Union (7-3)
10 Jamestown Greeneview (7-3) at 7 Springfield Northeastern (7-3)
9 Blanchester (7-3) at 8 Bethel-Tate (6-4)
Division VI
Region 21
16 Columbiana (5-5) at 1 Kirtland (9-1)
15 Ravenna Southeast (7-3) at 2 Rootstown (8-1)
14 Leavittsburg LaBrae (5-5) at 3 Mogadore (7-2)
13 Brookfield (5-5) at 4 Hanoverton United (9-1)
12 Rittman (6-4) at 5 Cuyahoga Heights (8-1)
11 Columbiana Crestview (5-5) at 6 Andover Pymatuning Valley (7-3)
10 Mineral Ridge (6-4) at 7 North Jackson Jackson-Milton (7-3)
9 Middlefield Cardinal (6-4) at 8 Canton Central Catholic (6-4)
Region 22
16 Kansas Lakota (5-5) at 1 Columbus Grove (8-2)
15 Paulding (6-4) at 2 Bluffton (9-1)
14 Attica Seneca East (5-5) at 3 North Robinson Colonel Crawford (9-1)
13 Ashland Crestview (4-6) at 4 Carey (8-2)
12 Ashland Mapleton (5-5) at 5 Columbia Station Columbia (9-1)
11 Castalia Margaretta (6-4) at 6 Toledo Ottawa Hills (9-1)
10 Bucyrus Wynford (6-4) at 7 Defiance Tinora (7-3)
9 Sullivan Black River (7-3) at 8 Collins Western Reserve (7-3)
Region 23
16 Ironton Rock Hill (4-6) at 1 Sugarcreek Garaway (10-0)
15 Grove City Christian (6-4) at 2 West Jefferson (9-1)
14 Zoarville Tusarawas Valley (4-6) at 3 Beverly Fort Frye (7-2)
13 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant (4-6) at 4 Galion Northmor (8-2)
12 Glouster Trimble (5-4) at 5 Marion Elgin (8-2)
11 Newcomerstown (6-4) at 6 Columbus Grandview Heights (7-3)
10 Bellaire (5-5) at 7 Nelsonville-York (7-3)
9 Howard East Knox (6-4) at 8 Martins Ferry (5-5)
Region 24
16 New Lebanon Dixie (3-7) at 1 Williamsburg (9-1)
15 Troy Christian (3-7) at 2 Versailles (8-2)
14 Miamisburg Dayton Christian (2-7) at 3 Cincinnati Country Day (10-0)
13 Lucasville Valley (3-7) at 4 West Liberty-Salem (9-1)
12 New Paris National Trail (4-6) at 5 New Madson Tri-Village (9-1)
11 Rockford Parkway (2-8) at 6 Bainbridge Paint Valley (7-3)
10 Cincinnati Deer Park (3-7) at 7 West Alexandria Twin Valley South (6-4)
9 Harrod Allen East (4-6) at 8 Anna (5-5)
Division VII
Region 25
16 Bowerston Conotton Valley (4-6) at 1 Dalton (8-1)
15 McDonald (5-5) at 2 Danville (10-0)
14 Lisbon David Anderson (7-3) at 3 Berlin Center Western Reserve (8-2)
13 Norwalk St. Paul (6-4) at 4 Toronto (9-1)
12 Salineville Southern (8-2) at 5 Malvern (9-1)
11 Steubenville Central Catholic (9-1) at 6 Lowellville (9-1)
10 Monroeville (7-3) at 7 New Middletown Springfield (7-3)
9 Lucas (7-3) at 8 Jeromesville Hillsdale (8-2)
Region 26
16 Montpelier (7-3) at 1 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (10-0)
15 Convoy Crestview (6-4) at 2 Tiffin Calvert (8-1)
14 Edon (6-4) at 3 Waynesville-Goshen (10-0)
13 Arlington (6-4) at 4 Antwerp (9-1)
12 Pioneer North Central (9-1) at 5 Hamler Patrick Henry (8-2)
11 McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley (8-2) at 6 McComb (8-2)
10 Defiance Ayersville (8-2) at 7 Lima Central Catholic (6-3)
9 Leipsic (8-2) at 8 Pandora-Gilboa (7-3)
Region 27
16 Sugar Grove Berne Union (2-8) at 1 Reedsville Eastern (9-1)
15 Shadyside (3-7) at 2 Beaver Eastern (10-0)
14 Bridgeport (3-7) at 3 Caldwell (7-3)
13 Portsmouth Sciotoville Community (4-5) at 4 Lancaster Fairfield Christian Academy (8-2)
12 Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans (4-6) at 5 Hannibal River (7-2)
11 Beallsville (6-4) at 6 Portsmouth Notre Dame (7-3)
10 Corning Miller (6-4) at 7 Waterford (6-4)
9 Crown City South Gallia (7-3) at 8 Woodsfield Monroe Central (6-4)
Region 28
16 Lewisburg Tri-Country North (4-6) at 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (10-0)
15 Lockland (4-5) at 2 Ansonia (10-0)
14 St. Henry (3-7) at 3 DeGraff Riverside (9-1)
13 New Bremen (4-6) at 4 Cincinnati College Prep (7-2)
12 Bradford (4-4) at 5 Minster (8-2)
11 Fort Loramie (5-5) at 6 South Charleston Southeastern (7-3)
10 Mechanicsburg (6-4) at 7 St. Bernard-Elmwood Place (7-2)
9 Sidney Lehman Catholic (7-3) at 8 Cedarville (7-3)
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