HS Football State Semifinal Matchups Announced: Regional Champions Set for Thanksgiving Week Showdowns

Following the football regional championships last Friday night, the Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the pairings and sites for this week’s state semifinal games. In late July, 707 schools began the football season, and now 28 are still playing in the Final Four during Thanksgiving week.

The geography of the four schools remaining in each division is the primary factor in determining how the regional champions were paired for the state semifinals. A team’s won-lost record, regional seed and state rank do not factor into the state semifinal bracket pairings or host sites.

Three teams from around the region will be playing in the semifinals of the high school football playoffs this weekend.

In Division V, West Liberty-Salem in Logan County will take on Ironton at Chillicothe High School.

In Division VI, Bluffton will play Coldwater at Wapakoneta High School.

In Division VII, Marion Local plays Columbus Grove at Lima Spartan Stadium.

The winners advance to the State Championship round the weekend of December 6.

OHSAA Football State Semifinal Pairings

All games are on Friday, November 29, at 7 p.m.

Designated home team region listed first. Pairings include regional seed.

Winner of the first pairing listed is the designated home team in the state championship game.

Division I State Semifinals – November 29

7. Lakewood St. Edward (9-5) vs. 1. Powell Olentangy Liberty (12-2) at Mansfield Arlin Field

1. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (13-1) vs. Centerville (11-3) at Cincinnati Princeton Jake Sweeney Automotive Stadium

State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.

Division II State Semifinals – November 29

1. Sunbury Big Walnut (13-1) vs. 1. Cincinnati Anderson (14-0) at Dayton Welcome Stadium 

2. Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-2) vs. 1. Avon (14-0) at University of Akron InfoCision Stadium

State Championship Game: Thursday, December 5, 7 p.m.

Division III State Semifinals – November 29

1. Columbus Bishop Watterson (14-0) vs. 4. London (14-0) at Ashville Teays Valley High School Viking Stadium

1. Youngstown Ursuline (13-1) vs. 1. Toledo Central Catholic (13-1) at Elyria Charities Field at Ely Stadium

State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 3 p.m.

Division IV State Semifinals – November 29

5. Cincinnati Taft (12-2) vs. 2. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (14-0) at Historic Crew Stadium 

1. Sandusky Perkins (13-1) vs. 5. Cleveland Glenville (11-3) at Clyde High School Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium

State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 7:30 p.m.

Division V State Semifinals – November 29

2. Liberty Center (14-0) vs. 1. Canfield South Range (14-0) at Parma Byers Field at Robert Boulton Stadium   

1. Ironton (13-1) vs. 2. West Liberty-Salem (13-1) at Chillicothe High School Herrnstein Field

State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 3 p.m.

Division VI State Semifinals – November 29

1. Coldwater (13-1) vs. 2. Bluffton (13-1) at Wapakoneta High School Mercy Health Wapak VFW Field

1. Kirtland (14-0) vs. 2. Galion Northmor (14-0) at Minerva High School

State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 10:30 a.m.

Division VII State Semifinals – November 29

1. Danville (12-2) vs. 2. Jeromesville Hillsdale (13-1) at Shelby High School WAC Stadium

1. Maria Stein Marion Local (14-0) vs. 1. Columbus Grove (14-0) at Lima Spartan Stadium

State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 10:30 a.m.

TICKETS

Tickets for all playoff games will be available on Mondays at www.ohsaa.org/tickets.