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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