COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the pairings for the third round of the football playoffs. The higher seeded teams will host the regional semifinals on Friday, November 14. All games kick off Friday at 7 p.m.
The better seeded team will serve as the host through the first three rounds of the playoffs. The regional playoffs follow bracket format. Rebracketing will occur for the state semifinals.
2025 Playoff Brackets, Spectrum and NFHS Network Coverage, Playoff Information and More: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Football/Football-2025/2025-OHSAA-Football-Tournament-Coverage
Neutral sites will be used beginning in the Regional Finals on Friday, November 21. The state semifinals will be on Friday, November 28, with the state championship games then hosted at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton December 4-6.
Tickets: Tickets for all playoff games will be available on Mondays at www.ohsaa.org/tickets. Details on state championship game tickets are posted at: https://www.ohsaa.org/news-media/articles/ohsaa-announces-football-state-championships-schedule-and-tickets-11
OHSAA Football Regional Semifinal Playoff Pairings
Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, November 14, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise.
Division I
Region 1
No. 4 Toledo Whitmer (9-2) at No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (9-2)
No. 3 Canton McKinley (9-2) at No. 2 Mentor (11-0)
Region 2
No. 5 Springfield (8-4) at No. 1 Middletown (9-2)
No. 6 Huber Heights Wayne (8-4) at No. 2 Troy (9-2)
Region 3
No. 5 Powell Olentangy Liberty (8-4) at No. 1 Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (11-0)
No. 6 Upper Arlington (10-2) at No. 2 Pickerington Central (10-1)
Region 4
No. 4 Cincinnati Princeton (9-2) at No. 1 Cincinnati Elder (11-0)
No. 3 Cincinnati St. Xavier (8-2) at No. 2 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (8-3)
Division II
Region 5
No. 5 Hudson (10-2) at No. 1 Akron Archbishop Hoban (9-1)
No. 3 Austintown Fitch (9-1) at No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (9-1)
Region 6
No. 4 North Ridgeville (10-1) at No. 1 Medina Highland (11-0)
No. 3 Avon (10-1) at No. 2 Wadsworth (11-0)
Region 7
No. 4 Canal Winchester (10-1) at No. 1 Sunbury Big Walnut (10-1)
No. 3 Massillon Washington (8-3) at No. 2 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (9-2)
Region 8
No. 5 Cincinnati La Salle (9-3) at No. 1 Cincinnati Anderson (11-0)
No. 7 Harrison (9-3) at No. 3 Trotwood-Madison (7-3)
Division III
Region 9
No. 4 Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (9-1) at No. 1 Canfield (10-1)
No. 6 Akron East (10-2) at No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (10-0)
Region 10
No. 5 Rocky River (10-2) at No. 1 Medina Buckeye (11-0)
No. 6 Toledo Central Catholic (8-4) at No. 2 Wapakoneta (11-0)
Region 11
No. 4 Dresden Tri-Valley (9-2) at No. 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson (10-0)
No. 3 Steubenville (8-2) at No. 2 Newark Licking Valley (11-0)
Region 12
No. 4 Jackson (9-2) at No. 1 London (11-0)
No. 3 Hamilton Badin (10-1) at No. 2 Tipp City Tippecanoe (11-0)
Division IV
Region 13
No. 4 Beloit West Branch (10-1) at No. 1 Perry (9-2)
No. 3 Mentor Lake Catholic (9-2) at No. 2 Cleveland Glenville (8-3)
Region 14
No. 4 Lima Bath (9-2) at No. 1 Shelby (11-0)
No. 6 Sandusky Perkins (9-3) at No. 2 Galion (10-1)
Region 15
No. 4 Chillicothe Unioto (11-0) at No. 1 New Lexington (10-1)
No. 3 Plain City Jonathan Alder (10-1) at No. 2 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (10-0)
Region 16
No. 4 Cincinnati Taft (11-0) at No. 1 Cincinnati Indian Hill (11-0)
No. 3 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (10-1) at No. 2 Germantown Valley View (10-1)
Division V
Region 17
No. 4 Garrettsville Garfield (9-2) at No. 1 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (8-2)
No. 3 Poland Seminary (9-2) at No. 2 Girard (11-0)
Region 18
No. 5 Findlay Liberty-Benton (12-0) at No. 1 Liberty Center (11-0)
No. 3 Genoa Area (10-1) at No. 2 Wooster Triway (10-1)
Region 19
No. 4 Barnesville (9-2) at No. 1 Wheelersburg (11-0)
No. 3 Nelsonville-York (11-0) at No. 2 Gahanna Columbus Academy (9-2)
Region 20
No. 8 Richwood North Union (8-4) at No. 5 Carlisle (10-2)
No. 11 Cincinnati Mariemont (8-4) at No. 2 Lewistown Indian Lake (9-2)
Division VI
Region 21
No. 5 Smithville (10-2) at No. 1 Kirtland (11-0)
No. 7 Sugarcreek Garaway (9-2) at No. 6 Dalton (9-3)
Region 22
No. 9 Carey (8-4) at No. 4 Paulding (11-0)
No. 3 Archbold (9-2)at No. 2 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (10-1)
Region 23
No. 5 North Robinson Colonel Crawford (11-1) at No. 1 Centerburg (10-1)
No. 3 West Jefferson (10-1) at No. 2 Beverly Fort Frye (9-1)
Region 24
No. 5 Coldwater (8-4) at No. 1 New Madison Tri-Village (11-0)
No. 6 Anna (9-3) at No. 2 Springfield Northeastern (10-1)
Division VII
Region 25
No. 4 Monroeville (9-2) at No. 1 McDonald (11-0)
No. 7 East Canton (10-2) at No. 3 Mogadore (10-1)
Region 26
No. 4 Columbus Grove (8-3) at No. 1 Lima Central Catholic (10-1)
No. 7 Pandora-Gilboa (9-3) at No. 3 Leipsic (10-1)
Region 27
No. 4 Willow Wood Symmes Valley (9-2) at No. 1 Jeromesville Hillsdale (10-1)
No. 11 Danville (7-5) at No. 2 Waterford (9-2)
Region 28
No. 12 Fort Recovery (7-5) at No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-0)
No. 11 Cedarville (7-5) at No. 2 St. Henry (10-1)
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Media Notes:
- Host sites handle media credentials for all regional playoff games. Media requesting space in the press box are allocated according to the OHSAA Football Press Box Priority Seating Chart: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Football/FB-MediaPressBoxMemo.pdf
- Spectrum will announce its playoff game selections by noon on Mondays, followed by the NFHS Network game selections. If a game is selected by Spectrum or the NFHS Network, there are no other live video broadcasts permitted. The Spectrum game selections will be posted at: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Football/Football-2025/2025-OHSAA-Football-on-Spectrum-News-1
All-Time Playoff History Database: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Football/history/FootballParticipants.pdf
OHSAA football home: https://ohsaa.org/sports/football
MaxPreps Ohio Football Home (stats, scoreboard): https://www.maxpreps.com/state/football/ohio.htm
Ohio Prep Sports Media Association State Football Notebooks: https://www.ohsaa.org/News-Media/Ohio-Prep-Sports-Media-Association/OPSMA-Weekly-Football-Notebooks