COLUMBUS — The Shelby Whippets are state bound.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced its 2025 state semifinal football playoff pairings and the Whippets will play Cincinnati Indian Hill at 7 p.m. on Friday at Sidney Memorial Stadium in a matchup between two 13-0 teams looking to make their first state championship game appearances.
Shelby won its second regional title in program history with a 41-7 win over Galion at Mansfield’s Arlin Field while Indian Hill earned its first regional championship in program history with a 41-14 win over Germantown Valley View. The winner of the state semifinal game plays the winner of Glenville and Indian Valley in the state title game at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 5 at Canton’s Tom Benson Stadium.
Arlin Field will also host a state semifinal game when Lakewood St. Edward takes on Lewis Center Olentangy Orange at 7 p.m. on Nov. 28 in the Division I matchup.
Here are the rest of the state semifinal matchups from around the state. All games are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Nov. 28 with the designated home team listed first. The winner of the first games posted in each division will be the home team for the state championship matchup. The state title games are slated for Dec. 4-7 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.
OHSAA Football State Semifinal Playoff Pairings
Division I
Middletown (11-2) vs. Cincinnati St. Xavier (10-2) at Dayton Welcome Stadium
Lakewood St. Edward (11-2) vs. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (13-0) at Mansfield Arlin Field
State Championship: Friday, December 5, 7:30 p.m.
Division II
Avon (12-1) vs. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (11-1) at University of Akron InfoCision Stadium
Cincinnati Anderson (13-0) vs. Sunbury Big Walnut (12-1) at Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus
State Championship: Thursday, December 4, 7 p.m.
Division III
Toledo Central Catholic (10-4) vs. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (12-0) at Fostoria Memorial Stadium
Tipp City Tippecanoe (13-0) vs. Columbus Bishop Watterson (12-0) at Mason Tri-Health/Beacon Stadium
State Championship: Friday, December 5, 3 p.m.
Division IV
Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (12-0) vs. Cleveland Glenville (10-3) at Minerva High School
Shelby (13-0) vs. Cincinnati Indian Hill (13-0) at Sidney Memorial Stadium
State Championship: Friday, December 5, 10:30 a.m.
Division V
Wheelersburg (13-0) vs. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (10-2) at Westerville Central High School
Liberty Center (13-0) vs. Lewistown Indian Lake (11-2) at Lima Spartan Stadium
State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.
Division VI
North Robinson Colonel Crawford (13-1) vs. Kirtland (13-0) at Parma Byers Field at Robert Boulton Stadium
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (12-1) vs. Coldwater (10-4) at Wapakoneta Mercy Health Wapak VFW Field
State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 3 p.m.
Division VII
Columbus Grove (10-3) vs. St. Henry (12-1) at Troy Memorial Stadium
McDonald (13-0) vs. Jeromesville Hillsdale (12-1) at New Philadelphia Quaker Stadium
State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 10:30 a.m.
This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Shelby one of just 28 total teams remaining in OHSAA state football playoffs
Reporting by Jake Furr, Mansfield News Journal / Mansfield News Journal
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