Here are the official pairings for 2022 Ohio high school playoff first-round games

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The second season for high school football is about to kick off.

The OHSAA announced first-round playoff matchups Oct. 23. This is the second year of 16 teams in each of 28 regions qualifying, so for 448 teams, the dream of a state championship begins Oct. 28 and concludes Dec. 1-3 with seven champions.

Reaching Week 11 is a habit to some, such as Pickerington Central, which has made the playoffs every year since 2006. And then there are the teams that had breakthrough seasons, such as Thomas Worthington, which went 6-4 to post its first winning season since 1999 and earn the first home playoff game in program history.

“It feels a little extra special this year because we ended up being in the top eight, and we’re able to get a home game,” said coach Mike Picetti, whose eighth-seeded Cardinals will play host to No. 9 Hilliard Bradley in Division I, Region 3. “We’ve done a lot of good stuff this year and hopefully we can continue on with that. But you never want to look at what you’ve done until you’re done doing it. These guys have put themselves in positions that haven’t been (done) at this high school in years. You can sense the excitement … and it’s something that should be celebrated.”

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Second-round games will be played Nov. 4 at the site of the better-seeded team. Neutral sites will be used beginning in the third round, with Divisions I, II, III and V playing Nov. 11 and Divisions IV, VI and VII on Nov. 12.

Here are the matchups in regions involving central Ohio teams. All games are 7 p.m. Oct. 28 unless otherwise noted.

Division I, Region 2

  • No. 16 Olentangy at No. 1 Dublin Jerome

  • No. 15 Olentangy Orange at No. 2 Springfield

  • No. 14 Clayton Northmont at No. 3 Centerville

  • No. 13 Findlay at No. 4 Perrysburg

  • No. 12 Delaware Hayes at No. 5 Olentangy Berlin

  • No. 11 Marysville at No. 6 Dublin Coffman

  • No. 10 Huber Heights Wayne at No. 7 Kettering Fairmont

  • No. 9 Toledo Whitmer at No. 8 Olentangy Liberty

Division I, Region 3

  • No. 16 Lancaster vs. No. 1 Gahanna Lincoln at Whitehall

  • No. 15 Reynoldsburg at No. 2 Upper Arlington

  • No. 14 Westerville North at No. 3 New Albany

  • No. 13 Central Crossing at No. 4 Pickerington Central

  • No. 12 Groveport Madison at No. 5 Pickerington North

  • No. 11 Hilliard Davidson at No. 6 Grove City

  • No. 10 Westerville Central at No. 7 Hilliard Darby

  • No. 9 Hilliard Bradley at No. 8 Thomas Worthington

Division II, Region 7

  • No. 16 Massillon Perry at No. 1 Massillon Washington

  • No. 15 Dublin Scioto at No. 2 Uniontown Lake

  • No. 14 Worthington Kilbourne at No. 3 Westerville South

  • No. 13 Northland at No. 4 Watkins Memorial

  • No. 12 Uniontown Green at No. 5 Big Walnut

  • No. 11 Licking Heights at No. 6 North Canton Hoover

  • No. 10 Dover at No. 7 DeSales

  • No. 9 Canal Winchester at No. 8 Independence

Division III, Region 11

  • No. 16 Circleville at No. 1 Thornville Sheridan

  • No. 15 Washington Court House Miami Trace at No. 2 Jackson

  • No. 14 Hamilton Township at No. 3 Watterson

  • No. 13 Jonathan Alder at No. 4 Dresden Tri-Valley

  • No. 12 Beechcroft at No. 5 Bloom-Carroll

  • No. 11 Chillicothe at No. 6 London

  • No. 10 Bellefontaine at No. 7 Granville

  • No. 9 Washington Court House at No. 8 Columbus South

Division IV, Region 14

  • No. 16 Napoleon vs. No. 1 Cleveland Glenville at Cleveland Collinwood

  • No. 15 Shelby at No. 2 Millersburg West Holmes

  • No. 14 Caledonia River Valley at No. 3 Sandusky Perkins

  • No. 13 Bryan at No. 4 Elyria Catholic

  • No. 12 Upper Sandusky at No. 5 Bellville Clear Fork

  • No. 11 Wauseon at No. 6 Van Wert

  • No. 10 Buckeye Valley at No. 7 St. Marys Memorial

  • No. 9 Galion at No. 8 Bellevue

Division IV, Region 15

  • No. 16 McConnelsville Morgan at No. 1 St. Clairsville

  • No. 15 Carrollton at No. 2 Steubenville

  • No. 14 McArthur Vinton County at No. 3 Columbus East

  • No. 13 Duncan Falls Philo at No. 4 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley

  • No. 12 Licking Valley at No. 5 Gallipolis Gallia Academy

  • No. 11 Cambridge at No. 6 Logan Elm

  • No. 10 Hartley at No. 7 New Lexington

  • No. 9 Ready at No. 8 Marion-Franklin

Division V, Region 19

  • No. 16 Minford at No. 1 Ironton

  • No. 15 Pomeroy Meigs at No. 2 Harvest Prep

  • No. 14 Piketon at No. 3 Barnesville

  • No. 13 Columbus Academy at No. 4 Centerburg

  • No. 12 McDermott Northwest at No. 5 Portsmouth West

  • No. 11 Heath at No. 6 Wheelersburg

  • No. 10 Zanesville West Muskingum at No. 7 Proctorville Fairland

  • No. 9 Portsmouth at No. 8 Belmont Union Local

Division VI, Region 23

  • No. 16 Marion Elgin at No. 1 Beverly Fort Frye

  • No. 15 Grove City Christian at No. 2 Nelsonville-York

  • No. 14 Galion Northmor at No. 3 Bellaire (1:30 p.m. Oct. 29)

  • No. 13 West Jefferson at No. 4 Newcomerstown

  • No. 12 Malvern at No. 5 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant

  • No. 11 Mount Gilead at No. 6 Worthington Christian

  • No. 10 Ironton Rock Hill at No. 7 Loudonville

  • No. 9 Berne Union at No. 8 Sarahsville Shenandoah

Division VII, Region 27

  • No. 16 Zanesville Rosecrans at No. 1 Newark Catholic

  • No. 15 Corning Miller at No. 2 Hannibal River

  • No. 14 New Matamoras Frontier at No. 3 Caldwell

  • No. 13 Shadyside at No. 4 Reedsville Eastern

  • No. 12 Racine Southern at No. 5 Waterford

  • No. 11 Crown City South Gallia at No. 6 Portsmouth Sciotoville

  • No. 10 Fairfield Christian at No. 7 Bridgeport

  • No. 9 Portsmouth Notre Dame at No. 8 Franklin Furnace Green

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