COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the football regional semifinal pairings on Sunday afternoon. Unless otherwise noted, all regional semifinal games kick off at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 13 at the site of the higher seeded team.
The regional playoffs follow bracket format, with the better seeded team serving as the host through the first three rounds of the playoffs. Neutral sites will be used beginning in the Regional Finals on Friday, November 20. Rebracketing will occur for the state semifinals, which will be played on Friday, November 27, with the state championship games then hosted at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton December 3-5.
2026 Playoff Brackets and Information: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Football/Football-2026/2026-OHSAA-Football-Tournament-Coverage
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OHSAA Football Regional Semifinal Pairings
Pairings shown with regional seed and record. All games on Friday, November 13, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise.
Division I
Region 1
No. 5 Hudson (9-3) at No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (10-1)
No. 7 Canton McKinley (9-3) at No. 3 Mentor (9-2)
Region 2
No. 8 Hilliard Darby (8-4) at No. 4 Huber Heights Wayne (7-4)
No. 3 Perrysburg (10-1) at No. 2 Springfield (9-2)
Region 3
No. 4 Powell Olentangy Liberty (7-4) at No. 1 Gahanna Lincoln (11-0)
No. 6 Pickerington North (9-3) at No. 2 Upper Arlington (9-2)
Region 4
No. 4 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (8-3) at No. 1 Cincinnati Princeton (11-0)
No. 6 Cincinnati St. Xavier (7-5) at No. 2 Cincinnati Elder (9-2)
Division II
Region 5
No. 4 Mayfield (11-0) at No. 1 Medina Highland (10-1)
No. 3 Macedonia Nordonia (10-1) at No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (8-2)
Region 6
No. 4 Oregon Clay (9-2) at No. 1 Toledo Central Catholic (9-2)
No. 3 Avon (9-2) at No. 2 Olmsted Falls (9-2)
Region 7
No. 4 New Albany (9-2) at No. 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson (10-0)
No. 3 Massillon Washington (10-1) at No. 2 Sunbury Big Walnut (11-0)
Region 8
No. 5 Troy (10-2) at No. 1 Cincinnati Anderson (10-1)
No. 3 Trotwood-Madison (8-2) at No. 2 Harrison (9-2)
Division III
Region 9
No. 12 Hunting Valley University School (7-4) at No. 8 Youngstown Ursuline (8-4)
No. 3 Garfield Heights (9-2) at No. 2 Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (10-1)
Region 10
No. 4 Wapakoneta (8-3) at No. 1 Celina (10-1)
No. 6 St. Marys Memorial (9-3) at No. 2 Ontario (10-1)
Region 11
No. 5 Dover (10-2) at No. 1 Steubenville (9-2)
No. 3 Columbus East (10-1) at No. 2 Newark Licking Valley (11-0)
Region 12
No. 5 Washington Court House Miami Trace (11-1) at No. 1 Bellbrook (11-0)
No. 3 Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas (9-2) at No. 2 Tipp City Tippecanoe (10-1)
Division IV
Region 13
No. 5 Chesterland West Geauga (10-2) at No. 1 Streetsboro (9-2)
No. 3 Beloit West Branch (10-1) at No. 2 Rocky River (11-0)
Region 14
No. 4 Bellville Clear Fork (9-2) at No. 1 Ottawa-Glandorf (11-0)
No. 3 Sandusky Perkins (11-0) at No. 2 Shelby (11-0)
Region 15
No. 5 Uhrichsville Claymont (11-1) at No. 1 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (10-0)
No. 3 Millersburg West Holmes (9-2) at No. 2 New Lexington (10-1)
Region 16
No. 9 Springfield Kenton Ridge (10-2) at No. 5 Urbana (9-3)
No. 3 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (10-1) at No. 2 London (9-2)
Division V
Region 17
No. 4 Garrettsville Garfield (11-0) at No. 1 Perry (11-0)
No. 3 Girard (11-0) at No. 2 Barnesville (11-0)
Region 18
No. 4 Archbold (10-1) at No. 1 LaGrange Keystone (10-0)
No. 10 Coldwater (8-4) at No. 3 Pemberville Eastwood (10-1)
Region 19
No. 5 Wheelersburg (9-3) at No. 1 Ironton (10-1)
No. 3 Gahanna Columbus Academy (8-3) at No. 2 Beverly Fort Frye (10-1)
Region 20
No. 4 Waynesville (9-2) at No. 1 St. Paris Graham Local (10-1)
No. 6 Middletown Bishop Fenwick (7-5) at No. 2 Williamsburg (10-1)
Division VI
Region 21
No. 4 Jeromesville Hillsdale (10-1) at No. 1 Kirtland (10-1)
No. 6 Hanoverton United (10-1) at No. 2 Canfield South Range (10-1)
Region 22
No. 4 Columbus Grove (10-1) at No. 1 Liberty Center (11-0)
No. 11 Delta (9-3) at No. 7 Carey (8-4)
Region 23
No. 4 Woodsfield Monroe Central (8-3) at No. 1 Hannibal River (11-0)
No. 7 Sugarcreek Garaway (9-3) at No. 6 Waterford (9-2)
Region 24
No. 12 Versailles (8-4) at No. 9 St. Henry (9-3)
No. 6 Mechanicsburg (10-2) at No. 2 Cincinnati Deer Park (10-1)
Division VII
Region 25
No. 4 New Middletown Springfield (8-3) at No. 1 McDonald (10-1)
No. 3 Mogadore (9-2) at No. 2 Cuyahoga Heights (10-1)
Region 26
No. 5 Sycamore Mohawk (11-1) at No. 1 Leipsic (11-0)
No. 3 McComb (10-1) at No. 2 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (11-0)
Region 27
No. 5 Shadyside (10-2) at No. 1 Willow Wood Symmes Valley (11-0)
No. 3 Toronto (10-1) at No. 2 Danville (11-0)
Region 28
No. 4 Minster (8-3) at No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-0)
No. 7 New Bremen (7-5) at No. 3 DeGraff Riverside (9-2)
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