COLUMBUS — The 56 high school football teams still alive in the Ohio High School Athletic Association football playoffs now know their potential journey to a state title.
The OHSAA announced the bracket pairings in all seven divisions for next week’s state semifinals.
In Division II, the Hoban-Walsh Jesuit regional final winner will play the Avon-Highland winner in the state semifinals, just like a year ago when Avon won the Division II state championship. Avon defeated Cincinnati Anderson in the state finals inside a snow-covered Hall of Fame Stadium after beating Highland and then Hoban to get to Canton.
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In the other half of the Division II bracket, the winner of the Massillon-Sunbury Big Walnut regional final advances to play the winner of the Anderson and Trotwood-Madison regional final.
In Division III, the winner of the regional final featuring CVCA and Cleveland VA-SJ plays the Rocky River-Toledo Central Catholic winner.
In Division VII, the Mogadore-McDonald winner plays the Hillsdale-Danville winner.
According to the OHSAA, the geography of the schools involved in each region is the primary factor in determining how the regional champions will be paired in the state semifinals. A team’s won-lost record, regional seed and state rank do not factor into the state semifinal bracket pairings.
Complete pairings for this Friday’s regional finals and next week’s state semifinals are included below. Locations for the state semifinals will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 23.
OHSAA Division I
OHSAA Division II regional finals
OHSAA Division III
OHSAA Division IV
OHSAA Division V
OHSAA Division VI
OHSAA Division VII
OHSAA football state championship games in Canton
A total of 56 teams remain alive in the postseason after 336 teams — the top 12 in each region — qualified for the playoffs, which began Oct. 31 and continue this month in pursuit of a trip to the OHSAA state championship games. The state finals are Dec. 4-6 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton — the fifth straight year all of the titles are being played there.
2025 OHSAA football state championships schedule
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Ohio high school football playoffs brackets, OHSAA releases 2025 state semifinal pairings
Reporting by Chris Beaven, Canton Repository / The Repository
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