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OHSAA releases regional championship pairings

Nov. 14—COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the football regional championship playoff pairings and neutral sites Sunday afternoon.

Division I, II, III and V will play on Friday, while Division IV, VI and VII will play on Saturday. All games kick off at 7 p.m.

A team's won-lost record, regional seed and state rank do not factor into neutral site selections.

Rarely can an available site be found exactly halfway between the two schools. Neutral sites receive a rental fee amount from the OHSAA and they keep revenue from concessions, parking and program sales.

The regional playoffs follow bracket format. The higher seeded team is the designated home team.

Tickets for all games must be purchased in advance at ohsaa.org/tickets.

Later this week, the OHSAA will announce how the regions will be paired for the state semifinals.

Of note, in Div. VII Region 26, No. 2 Antwerp (13-0) will face No. 4 Lima Central Catholic (9-4) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Findlay's Donnell Stadium.

The Archers are in a regional championship for the first time in program history under fourth-year head coach Jason Hale, a 2006 South Central graduate.

Hale was 0-10 in his first season in 2019 and 2-8 in 2020. However, Antwerp went 9-3 last season and the Green Meadows Conference champions now stand one win away from the state semifinals.

Perkins High School will host the Div. II Region 6 championship game Friday night between No. 1 Avon (12-1) and No. 3 Toledo Central Catholic (12-1).

In Div. IV, the Region 14 title game between No. 1 Cleveland Glenville (12-0) and No. 6 Van Wert (12-1) will be played at Tiffin Columbian's Frost-Kalnow Stadium on Saturday.

Also Saturday, Clyde will host the Div. VI Region 22 championship game between No. 3 Columbia (13-0) and No. 5 Columbus Grove (11-2).

Seeds breakdown

Of the 28 regions, there are 21 No. 1 seeds in the regional finals and there are nine No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchups.

There are a total of 13 No. 2 seeds, 11 No. 3 seeds, three No. 4 seeds, three No. 5 seeds, two No. 6 seeds, one No. 8 seed and two No. 10 seeds that have advanced to the fourth round.

OHSAA regional championship pairings

Pairings shown with regional seed and record. Designated home team listed first (higher seed).

DIVISION I

7 p.m. Friday

Region 1

1 Lakewood St. Edward (12-1) vs. 3 Mentor (9-3) at Euclid Community Stadium

Region 2

2 Springfield (11-1) vs. 8 Powell Olentangy Liberty (8-5) at London Bowlus Field

Region 3

1 Gahanna-Lincoln (12-1) vs. 3 New Albany (10-3) at Historic Crew Stadium

Region 4

1 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (12-1) vs. 3 West Chester Lakota West (13-0) at Princeton Jake Sweeney Automotive Stadium

DIVISION II

7 p.m. Friday

Region 5

1 Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-1) vs. 3 Hudson (13-0) at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium

Region 6

1 Avon (12-1) vs. 3 Toledo Central Catholic (12-1) at Perkins Firelands Health Stadium

Region 7

1 Massillon Washington (11-1) vs. 2 Uniontown Lake (12-1) at Parma Byers Field

Region 8

4 Kings Mills Kings (12-1) vs. vs. 10 Cincinnati Anderson (8-5) at Mason Atrium Stadium

DIVISION III

7 p.m. Friday

Region 9

1 Chardon (11-1) vs. 2 Canfield (11-1) at Ravenna Portage Community Bank Stadium, Harry Gilchrist Field

Region 10

1 Parma Heights Holy Name (10-2) vs. 10 Parma Padua Franciscan (8-5) at Maple Heights Stadium

Region 11

3 Columbus Bishop Watterson (12-1) vs. 5 Carroll Bloom-Carroll (12-1) at St. Francis DeSales Alumni Stadium

Region 12

1 Hamilton Badin (13-0) vs. 3 Tipp City Tippecanoe (11-1) at Trotwood-Madison Miami Valley Hospital SportsPlex

DIVISION IV

7 p.m. Saturday

Region 13

1 Beloit West Branch (12-1) vs. 6 Jefferson Area (10-3) at Niles McKinley Bo Rein Stadium

Region 14

1 Cleveland Glenville (12-0) vs. 6 Van Wert (12-1) at Tiffin Columbian Frost-Kalnow Stadium

Region 15

2 Steubenville (11-2) vs. 4 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (10-3) at St. Clairsville Red Devils Stadium

Region 16

1 Cincinnati Wyoming (13-0) vs. 2 Cincinnati Taft (11-2) at Lakota West Firebird Field

DIVISION V

7 p.m. Friday

Region 17

1 Canfield South Range (13-0) vs. 3 Perry (11-2) at Berkshire Great Lakes Cheese Stadium

Region 18

1 Liberty Center (13-0) vs. 2 Bloomdale Elmwood (12-1) at Perrysburg Widdel Field at Steineker Stadium

Region 19

1 Ironton (13-0) vs. 2 Canal Winchester Harvest Preparatory (13-0) at Waverly Raidiger Field

Region 20

1 Germantown Valley View (12-1) vs. 2 West Milton Milton-Union (12-0) at Piqua Alexander Stadium

DIVISION VI

7 p.m. Saturday

Region 21

1 Kirtland (13-0) vs. 3 Mogadore (11-0) at Nordonia Boliantz Stadium

Region 22

3 Columbia Station Columbia (13-0) vs. 5 Columbus Grove (11-2) at Clyde Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium

Region 23

1 Beverly Fort Frye (12-1) vs. 3 Bellaire (9-4) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium

Region 24

1 Maria Stein Marion Local (13-0) vs.2 Harrod Allen East (12-1) at Wapakoneta Mercy Health Wapak Ford Field

DIVISION VII

7 p.m. Saturday

Region 25

1 Warren John F. Kennedy (11-1) vs. 3 Danville (11-2) at New Philadelphia Quaker Stadium

Region 26

2 Antwerp (13-0) vs. 4 Lima Central Catholic (9-4) at Findlay Donnell Stadium

Region 27

1 Newark Catholic (10-1) vs. 2 Hannibal River (12-1) Cambridge McFarland Stadium

Region 28

2 Fort Loramie (11-2) vs. 5 New Bremen (10-3) at Sidney Memorial Stadium