First week of Ohio high school football playoff pairings announced
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) has released the pairings for the first round of the state's high school football playoffs.
Games will be played at the home field of each division's top eight seed and are scheduled for this Friday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. unless otherwise specified.
For the third year in a row, the top 16 teams in each region made the playoffs, totaling 448 schools across Ohio.
The state championship games are scheduled for Dec. 5-7 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
For ticket information, click here; tickets for that week's playoff games go on sale on Mondays.
The schedule for the first week of the playoffs is below.
District 1
Region 1
16. Cleveland St. Ignatius (1-9) at 1. Mentor (10-0)
15. Cleveland John Marshall (2-8) at 2. Toledo Whitmer (8-2)
14. Medina (2-8) at 3. Perrysburg (8-2)
13. Brunswick (3-7) at 4. Massillon Jackson (7-3)
12. Parma Normandy (3-7) at 5. Canton McKinley (6-4)
11. Berea-Midpark (3-7) at 6. Lorain (9-1)
10. Findlay (4-6) at 7. Lakewood St. Edward (5-5)
9. Cleveland Heights (6-4) at 8. Strongsville (6-4)
Region 2
16. Central Crossing (1-9) at 1. Kettering Fairmont (8-2)
15. Beavercreek (3-7) at 2. Centerville (7-3)
14. Dublin Coffman (2-8) at 3. Westland (8-2)
13. Hilliard Bradley (2-8) at 4. Springfield (6-4)
12. Marysville (3-7) at 5. Hilliard Davidson (6-4)
11. Clayton Northmont (2-8) at 6. Lebanon (6-4)
10. Dublin Jerome (4-6) at 7. Springboro (6-4)
9. Middletown (5-5) at 8. Huber Heights Wayne (5-5)
Region 3
16. Lancaster (3-7) at 1. Olentangy Liberty (8-2)
15. Watkins Memorial (3-7) at 2. Pickerington Central (8-2)
14. Reynoldsburg (4-6) at 3. Gahanna (8-2)
13. Olentangy (8-2) at 4. Olentangy Orange (8-2)
12. Newark (7-3) at 5. Upper Arlington (8-2)
11. Grove City (7-3) at 6. Olentangy Berlin (8-2)
10. Westerville North (6-4) at 7. Pickerington North (8-2)
9. Delaware (7-3) at 8. Groveport (6-4)
Region 4
16. Cincinnati Sycamore (1-9) at 1. Cincinnati Moeller (9-1)
15. Cincinnati Walnut Hills (1-9) at 2. Lakota West (9-1)
14. Little Miami (1-9) at 3. Cincinnati Winton Woods (9-1)
13. Fairfield (2-8) at 4. Cincinnati Princeton (8-2)
12. Cincinnati Oak Hills (4-6) at 5. Hamilton (8-2)
11. Milford (4-6) at 6. Cincinnati St. Xavier (7-3)
10. Mason (5-5) at 7. Cincinnati Elder (5-5)
9. Cincinnati West Clermont (7-3) at 8. Lakota East (7-3)
Division II
Region 5
16. Willoughby South (3-7) at 1. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (10-0)
15. Akron Firestone (5-5) at 2. Akron Hoban (8-2)
14. Solon (3-7) at 3. Macedonia Nordonia (8-2)
13. Mayfield (5-5) at 4. Austintown-Fitch (7-3)
12. Cleveland John Hay (5-5) at 5. Warren G. Harding (7-3)
11. Painesville Riverside (4-6) at 6. Uniontown Green (6-4)
10. North Canton Hoover (6-4) at 7. Uniontown Lake (6-4)
9. Hudson (5-5) at 8. Youngstown Boardman (6-4)
Region 6
16. North Olmsted (5-5) at 1. Avon (10-0)
15. Fremont Ross (5-5) at 2. Medina Highland (10-0)
14. Cleveland Rhodes (5-4) at 3. Anthony Wayne (10-0)
13. Toledo Start (7-3) at 4. North Ridgeville (8-2)
12. North Royalton (5-5) at 5. Wadsworth (9-1)
11. Sandusky (6-4) at 6. Oregon Clay (8-2)
10. Toledo St. Francis (7-3) at 7. Avon Lake (6-4)
9. Amherst Steele (6-4) at 8. Olmsted Falls (7-3)
Region 7
16. Logan (1-9) at 1. Big Walnut (9-1)
15. Worthington Kilbourne (4-6) at 2. Walnut Ridge (10-0)
14. Licking Heights (4-6) at 3. Massillon Washington (7-2)
13. St. Charles (4-6) at 4. Ashland (10-0)
12. New Albany (4-6) at 5. DeSales (8-2)
11. Westerville South (5-5) at 6. Canal Winchester (7-3)
10. Briggs (6-4) at 7. Teays Valley (6-4)
9. Massillon Perry (5-5) at 8. Northland (7-3)
Region 8
16. Trenton Edgewood (3-7) at 1. Cincinnati Anderson (10-0)
15. Monroe (4-6) at 2. Cincinnati La Salle (8-2)
14. Sidney (5-5) at 3. Xenia (9-1)
13. Trotwood-Madison (5-5) at 4. Hamilton Badin (8-2)
12. Cincinnati Aiken (6-3) at 5. Cincinnati Mount Healthy (8-2)
11. Troy (6-4) at 6. Marrison (8-2)
10. Cincinnati Withrow (5-5) at 7. Kings Mills Kings (8-2)
9. Lima Senior (9-1) at 8. Vandalia Butler (8-2)
Division III
Region 9
16. Youngstown Chaney (3-6) at 1. Youngstown Ursuline (9-1)
15. Akron East (6-4) at 2. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (9-1)
14. University School (4-5) at 3. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (8-2)
13. Bedford (5-4) at 4. Aurora (9-1)
12. Madison (7-3) at 5. Geneva (9-1)
11. Tallmadge (7-3) at 6. Chardon (7-2)
10. Maple Heights (7-3) at 7. Chagrin Falls Kenston (7-3)
9. Cleveland VASJ (7-2) at 8. Gates Mills Hawken (8-2)
Region 10
16. Rocky River Lutheran West (2-8) at 1. Toledo Central Catholic (9-1)
15. Norwalk (2-8) at 2. Medina Buckeye (9-1)
14 Tiffin Columbian (4-6) at 3. Cleveland Benedictine (8-2)
13. Parma Heights Holy Name (3-6) at 4. Rocky River (7-3)
12. Lexington (5-5) at 5. Maumee (8-2)
11. Bowling Green (6-4) at 6. Defiance (6-4)
10. Grafton Midview (5-5) at 7. Parma Padua Franciscan (5-5)
9. Richfield Revere (6-4) at 8. Copley (5-5)
Region 11
16. Vincent Warren (7-3) at 1. Watterson (10-0)
15. Buckeye Valley (6-4) at 2. Steubenville (9-0)
14. Carrollton (7-3) at Tri-Valley (10-0)
13. Indian Creek (8-2) at 4. Licking Valley (9-1)
12. Hartley (6-4) at 5. Bloom-Carroll (8-2)
11. Dover (7-3) at 6. Granville (9-1)
10. Linden (7-3) at 7. The Plains Athens (9-1)
9. New Philadelphia (7-3) at 8. Jackson (8-2)
Region 12
16. Oxford Talawanda (3-7) at 1. Tippecanoe (10-0)
15. Franklin (4-6) at 2. Wapakoneta (10-0)
14. Dayton Meadowdale (7-3) at 3. Bellbrook (9-1)
13. Hamilton Ross (4-6) at 4. London (10-0)
12. Chaminade Julienne (5-5) at 5. Bellefontaine (8-2)
11. Celina (6-4) at 6. Cincinnati McNicholas (8-2)
10. Wilmington (6-4) at 7. Batavia (8-2)
9. Miami Trace (7-3) at 8. St. Marys Memorial (8-2)
Division IV
Region 13
16. Ravenna (4-6) at 1. Mentor Lake Catholic (10-0)
15. Akron Buchtel (4-6) at 2. Perry (9-1)
14. Youngstown Mooney (3-7) at 3. Streetsboro (10-0)
13. Hubbard (5-5) at 4. Beloit West Branch (10-0)
12. Chardon NDCL (5-5) at 5. Cleveland Glenville (7-3)
11. Pepper Pike Orange (7-3) at 6. Canal Fulton Northwest (8-2)
10. Norton (7-3) at 7. Struthers (7-2)
9. Mogadore Field (8-2) at 8. Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (9-1)
Region 14
16. Upper Sandusky (5-5) at 1. Sandusky Perkins (9-1)
15. Elida (3-7) at 2. Shelby (10-0)
14. Bellville Clear Fork (4-6) at 3. Ontario (9-1)
13. Napolean (5-5) at 4. Lorain Clearview (8-2)
12. Lodi Cloverleaf (5-5) at 5. Bay Village Bay (6-4)
11. Tontogany Otsego (5-5) at 6. Clyde (7-3)
10. Ottawa-Glandorf (5-5) at 7. Galion (7-3)
9. River Valley (5-5) at 8. Vermilion (8-2)
Region 15
16. Marion-Franklin (4-6) at 1. St. Clairsville (10-0)
15. Heath (5-5) at 2. Indian Valley (10-0)
14. Canton South (4-6) at 3. New Lexington (9-1)
13. West Holmes (5-5) at 4. Unioto (9-1)
12. East Liverpool (6-4) at 5. Columbus East (8-2)
11. Philo (5-5) at 6. Logan Elm (7-3)
10. Waverly (5-5) at 7. Fairfield Union (6-4)
9. Jonathan Alder (5-5) at 8. Ready (6-4)
Region 16
16. Roger Bacon (6-4) at 1. Clinton-Massie (8-2)
15. Cincinnati Shroder (7-3) at 2. Cincinnati Wyoming (10-0)
14. New Richmond (5-5) at 3. Germantown Valley View (8-2)
13. Brookville (6-4) at 4. Cincinnati Hills Christian (9-1)
12. Kenton Ridge (7-3) at 5. Cincinnati Taft (8-2)
11. Urbana (7-3) at 6. Cleves Taylor (8-2)
10. Kettering Alter (5-5) at 7. Eaton (8-2)
9. Cincinnati Indian Hill (7-3) at 8. Dayton Northridge (7-3)
Division V
Region 17
16. Navarre Fairless (4-6) at 1. South Range (10-0)
15. Youngstown Liberty (5-5) at 2. Akron Manchester (9-1)
14. Canton Central Catholic (5-5) at 3. Poland Seminary (8-2)
13. Garfield Heights Trinity (6-4) at 4. Garrettsville Garfield (9-1)
12. Cortland Lakeview (5-5) at 5. Sugarcreek Garaway (8-2)
11. Martins Ferry (9-1) at 6. Columbiana Crestview (8-2)
10. Chagrin Falls (6-4) at 7. Burton Berkshire (7-3)
9. Richmond Edison (7-3) at 8. Girard (6-4)
Region 18
16. Northridge (5-5) at 1. Milan Edison (10-0)
15. Utica (4-6) at 2. Liberty Center (10-0)
14. Fredericktown (5-5) at 3. Oak Harbor (10-0)
13. Delta (6-4) at 4. Creston Norwayne (9-1)
12. Archbold (6-4) at 5. Pemberville Eastwood (9-1)
11. Genoa Area (6-4) at 6. LaGrange Keystone (9-1)
10. Fairview Park Fairview (7-3) at 7. Liberty-Benton (9-1)
9. Johnstown (9-1) at 8. Wooster Triway (7-3)
Region 19
16. Worthington Christian (5-5) at 1. Ironton (9-1)
15. Zane Trace (6-4) at 2. Proctorville Fairland (9-1)
14. Wheelersburg (6-4) at 3. Barnesville (10-0)
13. Dawson-Bryant (6-3) at 4. Harvest Prep (7-2)
12. Piketon (7-3) at 5. Columbus Academy (9-1)
11. Belmont Union Local (8-2) at 6. Nelsonville-York (8-2)
10. Africentric (7-3) at 7. West Muskingum (7-2)
9. Amanda Clearcreek (6-4) at 8. Portsmouth (7-3)
Region 20
16. St. Paris Graham (3-7) at 1. Jamestown Greeneview (10-0)
15. Arcanum (6-4) at 2. West Liberty-Salem (9-1)
14. Madison Senior (4-6) at 3. Waynesville (7-3)
13. Pleasant (5-5) at 4. Preble Shawnee (9-1)
12. Versailles (5-5) at 5. Indian Lake (8-2)
11. Cincinnati Madeira (5-5) at 6. Williamsburg (9-1)
10. Milton-Union (6-4) at 7. Miami East (7-3)
9. Lima Bath (5-5) at 8. Carlisle (5-5)
Division VI
Region 21
16. Rootstown (4-6) at 1. Kirtland (10-0)
15. Black River (4-6) at 2. New Middletown Springfield (8-2)
14. Mineral Ridge (4-6) at 3. Pymatuning Valley (9-1)
13. Ritman (5-5) at 4. Columbia Station Columbia (8-2)
12. Mogadore (5-5) at 5. Hanoverton United (9-1)
11. Youngstown Valley Christian (7-3) at 6. Dalton (7-3)
10. Wickliffe (7-3) at 7. Toronto (7-3)
9. Smithville (7-3) at 8. Leavittsburg LaBrae (7-3)
Region 22
16. Castalia Margaretta (4-6) at 1. Hopewell-Loudon (9-0)
15. Paulding (7-3) at 2. Bluffton (9-1)
14. Ashland Crestview (5-5) at 3. Toledo Ottawa Hills (8-1)
13. Metamora Evergreen (6-4) at 4. Patrick Henry (8-2)
12. Carey (5-5) at 5. Defiance Tinora (7-3)
11. Elmore Woodmore (5-5) at 6. Sherwood Fairview (8-2)
10. Spencerville (5-5) at 7. Huron (6-4)
9. Seneca East (6-4) at 8. Collins Western Reserve (7-3)
Region 23
16. Marion Elgin (5-5) at 1. Grandview Heights (9-0)
15. Caldwell (5-5) at 2. Galion Northmor (10-0)
14. Mechanicsburg (7-3) at 3. West Lafayette Ridgewood (9-1)
13. Buckeye Trail (6-4) at 4. Fort Frye (7-3)
12. Fairbanks (7-3) at 5. Waterford (8-2)
11. Newcomerstown (8-2) at 6. Grove City Christian (8-2)
10. Centerburg (7-3) at 7. Reedsville Eastern (8-2)
9. Colonel Crawford (8-2) at 8. Woodsfield Monroe Central (9-1)
Region 24
16. Covington (3-7) at 1. Coldwater (9-1)
15. Cincinnati Deer Park (4-6) at 2. Cincinnati Country Day (9-1)
14. Lima Perry (5-5) at 3. Anna (7-3)
13. Chesapeake (5-5) at 4. Portsmouth West (7-3)
12. Dayton Christian (4-5) at 5. Elmwood Place (8-2)
11. Cincinnati Purcell Marian (4-5) at 6. Paint Valley (7-3)
10. Madison-Plains (6-4) at 7. Ironton Rock Hill (7-3)
9. Miami Valley Christian (4-6) at 8. Springfield Northeastern (6-4)
Division VII
Region 25
16. Crestline (5-5) at 1. Berlin Center Western Reserve (9-1)
15. Fairport Harding (5-4) at 2. Hillsdale (9-1)
14. Lucas (5-5) at 3. Malvern (9-1)
13. Independence (4-6) at 4. Monroeville (9-1)
12. East Palestine (6-4) at 5. Warren JFK (8-2)
11. Lowellville (6-4) at 6. McDonald (7-3)
10. Salineville Southern (6-4) at 7. Windham (9-1)
9. Cuyahoga Heights (5-4) at 8. Norwalk St. Paul (6-4)
Region 26
16. North Baltimore (4-6) at 1. Columbus Grove (10-0)
15. Delphos St. John’s (3-7) at 2. Upper Scioto Valley (9-1)
14. Arlington (5-5) at 3. Gibsonburg (8-2)
13. Edgerton (6-4) at. 4. Sycamore Mohawk (8-2)
12. McComb (7-3) at 5. Edon (9-1)
11. Leipsic (6-4) at 6. Ada (8-2)
10. Dola Hardin Northern (6-4) at 7. Tiffin Calvert (6-4)
9. Pandora-Gilboa (7-3) at 8. Lima Central Catholic (7-3)
Region 27
16. Bridgeport (3-7) at 1. Danville (8-2)
15. Strasburg-Franklin (3-7) at 2. Beaver Eastern (10-0)
14. Fairfield Christian (3-7) at 3. Conotton Valley (7-3)
13. Hanibal River (4-6) at 4. Steubenville Catholic Central (7-3)
12. Racine Southern (3-6) at 5. Corning Miller (8-2)
11. Fisher Catholic (4-6) at 6. Glouster Trimble (6-4)
10. New Matamoras Frontier (4-6) at 7. South Gallia (6-3)
9. Shadyside (3-7) at 8. Portsmouth Notre Dame (5-5)
Region 28
16. Cedarville (4-6) at 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (10-0)
15. Manchester (3-6) at 2. Minster (8-2)
14. Southeastern Local (4-6) at 3. Cincinnati College Prep (7-2)
13. Twin Valley South (5-5) at 4. Ansonia (9-1)
12. DeGraff Riverside (4-6) at 5. Sidney Lehman Catholic (8-2)
11. Fort Loramie (5-5) at 6. Ridgemont (8-2)
10. New Bremen (5-5) at 7. St. Henry (6-4)
9. Tri-Village (8-2) at 8. Waynesfield-Goshen (7-3)