Ohio high school football’s 10-week regular season concluded Saturday afternoon. For the 700-plus football programs in the state, their goal is to be one of 448 teams moving on to Week 11 and the Ohio High School Athletic Association state playoffs.
The OHSAA officially released the playoffs on Sunday afternoon, along with first-round matchups.
In the Stark County region, 17 teams advanced to the postseason. Here are the matches in the first round of the qualifiers for the regional teams. Games will be played Friday night at 7, and the home team will be the 1-8 seed.
OHSAA Division I, Region 1
No. 4 McKinley (7-3) vs. No. 13 Strongsville (3-7)
No. 8 Glen Oak (6-4) vs. No. 9 Lorain (8-2)
No. 10 Jackson (5-5) at No. 7 Berea (6-4)
OHSAA Division II, Region 7
No. 1 Massillon (10-0) vs. No. 16 Central Crusher (4-6)
No. 3 Green (7-3) vs. No. 14 Colonel St. Charles (5-5)
No. 4 Lake (7-3) vs. No. 13 Perry (4-6)
No. 11 Hoover at No. 6 Colonel DeCelles (5-5)
OHSAA Division III, Region 9
No. 14 Alliance (6-4) at No. 3 Aurora (9-1)
Season ended: Marlington, Louisville
OHSAA Division IV, Region 13
No. 1 South Canton (10-0) vs. No. 16 Northwestern (5-5)
No. 4 West Branch (9-1) vs. No. 13 Woodridge (5-5)
Season ended: Minerva
OHSAA Division IV, Region 15
No. 16 Carrollton (6-4) at No. 1 Steubenville (9-1)
OHSAA Division V, Region 17
No. 9 Sandy Valley (6-4) at No. 8 Courtland Lakeview (5-5)
No. 15 Fairless (4-6) at No. 2 South Range (9-1)
OHSAA Division VI, Region 21
No. 8 Catholic Central (6-4) vs. No. 9 Middlefield Cardinal (6-4)
Season ended: Tuslav, East Canton
OHSAA Division VII, Region 25
No. 5 Malvern (9-1) vs. No. 12 Salineville Southern (8-2)
Season ended: Saint Thomas Aquinas
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