News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D. www.OHSAA.org | www.twitter.com/OHSAASports | www.Facebook.com/OHSAA For Immediate Release – Nov. 9, 2014 Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Information Services, [email protected] OHSAA Releases Second‐Round Football Playoff Pairings Neutral sites selected by OHSAA for 56 games this weekend; link to full notes packet below COLUMBUS, Ohio – The field of 224 playoff qualifiers has been cut in half, as 112 schools have moved on to the second round of the 2014 Ohio High School Athletic Association football playoffs. The second round is the regional semifinals in Divisions II through VII and the regional quarterfinals in Division I. After the higher seeds hosted games last weekend in the first round, all playoffs sites are now selected by the OHSAA. The home teams (higher seeds) went 88‐24 in the first round of the playoffs. Eight schools won their first playoff game in and a No. 16 seed won its first‐round game for the first time. Those notes and more are included in the weekly notes packet linked below. The regional playoffs follow bracket format. The brackets are posted on the playoff coverage page at www.OHSAA.org. Unless otherwise noted, Divisions II, III, IV and VI play at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays during the playoffs, while Divisions I, V and VII play at 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Note that “neutral site” does not mean that the stadium is located exactly halfway between the two teams, as the best available site is selected based on the requirements for all 56 games in the second round (see later note). In August, 723 teams began the football season and 224 (31 percent) qualified for the playoffs based on the OHSAA’s computer points rating system. Throughout the Playoffs – Let’s All “Respect the Game” Speak with Courtesy, Act with Dignity and Play with Pride There are seven football divisions, with the largest 72 schools placed in Division I and the remaining schools placed in Divisions II through VII (approximately 108 schools in each division). There are two regions in Division I and four regions each in Divisions II through VII. The top 16 teams in both Division I regions will qualify for the playoffs, while the top eight schools in each region in Divisions II through VII will qualify. Nov. 9 Playoff Notes Packet: http://www.ohsaa.org/news/sports/2014OHSAAFBRelease3.pdf Playoff Coverage Home: http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/2014/2014FTcoverage.htm Playoff History Database: http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/history/FT/FootballParticipants.pdf OHSAA Football Online Home (composite schedules, AP polls and notebooks, playoff information, etc.): http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/default.asp Statewide Broadcast List: http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/OHSAAFootballRadioListing.pdf OHSAA Radio Network Home: http://www.ohsaa.org/news/Radio/radiohome.asp State Championships Returning to Columbus After 24 years in Stark County, the OHSAA football state championship games will return to Ohio Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University in 2014. The championship games were hosted in Ohio Stadium throughout the 1980s but needed to find a new home in 1990 when natural grass was installed in the stadium. More on why the finals are returning to Columbus: http://www.ohsaa.org/news/Magazine/Spring2014/pg03.pdf Priority All‐Session Tickets Available: http://www.columbussports.org/events/ohsaa‐state‐football‐championships/ 2014 OHSAA Football Playoffs – Second Round Pairings Pairings are shown with seeds and regular‐season records. Home team listed first. Division I – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 Region 1 1 Hudson (11‐0) vs. 8 Cleveland St. Ignatius (7‐4) at Brunswick Judy Kirsch Field 4 Mentor (10‐1) vs. 12 Canton GlenOak (8‐3) at University of Akron InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field 2 Lakewood St. Edward (9‐2) vs. 7 Powell Olentangy Liberty (9‐2) at Mansfield Arlin Field 3 Westerville Central (10‐1) vs. 6 Austintown‐Fitch (8‐2) at Canton Fawcett Stadium Region 2 16 West Chester Lakota West (6‐5) vs. 9 Liberty Township Lakota East (9‐2) at Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium 4 Dublin Coffman (11‐0) vs. 5 Huber Heights Wayne (10‐1) at Bellefontaine AcuSport Stadium 2 Cincinnati St. Xavier (9‐2) vs. 10 Cincinnati Colerain (8‐3) at Hamilton Virgil M. Schwarm Stadium 3 Pickerington Central (11‐0) vs. 6 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (8‐3) at Dayton Welcome Stadium Division II – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 Home Team Listed First Region 3 1 Bedford (11‐0) vs. 4 Willoughby South (8‐3) at Solon Stewart Field 2 Mayfield (10‐1) vs. 3 Madison (10‐1) at Mentor Jerome T. Osborne Sr. Stadium Region 4 1 Grafton Midview (11‐0) vs. 5 Avon (10‐1) at North Royalton Serpentini Chevrolet Stadium – Gibson Field 2 Macedonia Nordonia (11‐0) vs. 3 Perrysburg (11‐0) at Sandusky Strobel Field at Cedar Point Stadium Region 5 1 Lewis Center Olentangy (11‐0) vs. 4 Wooster (8‐3) at Mansfield Arlin Field 7 Dublin Scioto (7‐4) vs. 6 Worthington Kilbourne (8‐3) at Upper Arlington Marvin Morehead Stadium Region 6 1 Cincinnati LaSalle (10‐1) vs. 5 Harrison (8‐3) at Hamilton Virgil M. Schwarm Stadium 2 Cincinnati Mt. Healthy (11‐0) vs. 3 Kings Mills Kings (11‐0) at West Chester Lakota West Firebird Stadium Division III – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 Home Team Listed First Region 7 1 Hubbard (11‐0) vs. 4 Aurora (10‐1) at Niles McKinley Bo Rein Stadium 2 Akron St. Vincent‐St. Mary (9‐2) vs. 6 Poland Seminary (10‐1) at Uniontown Lake Alumni Field Region 8 1 Toledo Central Catholic (9‐2) vs. 4 Bowling Green (8‐3) at Millbury Lake Community Stadium 2 Clyde (9‐2) vs. 3 Norwalk (11‐0) at Sandusky Perkins Firelands Regional Medical Center Stadium Region 9 1 Dresden Tri‐Valley (11‐0) vs. 4 The Plains Athens (11‐0) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium 7 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (9‐2) vs. 3 Jackson (11‐0) at Chillicothe Herrnstein Field Region 10 1 Wapakoneta (11‐0) vs. 5 Tipp City Tippecanoe (9‐2) at Sidney Memorial Stadium 7 Bellbrook (8‐3) vs. 3 Trotwood‐Madison (10‐1) at West Carrollton All Sports Stadium Division IV – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 Home Team Listed First Region 11 1 Cleveland Benedictine (10‐1) vs. 5 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (6‐4) at Richfield Revere Joseph F. Pappano Stadium 7 Bay Village Bay (7‐4) vs. 6 Chardon Notre‐Dame Cathedral Latin (7‐4) at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium Region 12 1 Wooster Triway (11‐0) vs. 4 Kenton (9‐2) at Ashland High School Community Stadium 2 Bellevue (9‐2) vs. 3 Wauseon (11‐0) at Fremont Harmon Field at Don Paul Stadium Region 13 1 Columbus Beechcroft (10‐1) vs. 5 Zanesville Maysville (10‐1) at Gahanna Lincoln Stadium 2 Columbus Marion‐Franklin (10‐1) vs. 3 Steubenville (8‐3) at Byesville Meadowbrook Eugene Capers Field Region 14 1 Kettering Archbishop Alter (11‐0) vs. 4 Cincinnati Wyoming (10‐1) at Monroe Fighting Hornet Stadium 2 Clarksville Clinton‐Massie (11‐0) vs. 3 Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas (10‐1) at Mt. Orab Western Brown Kibler Stadium at LaRosa's Field Division V – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 Home team listed first Region 15 1 Canton Central Catholic (11‐0) vs. 4 Columbiana Crestview (7‐4) at Minerva Dr. Robert H. Hines Stadium 2 Youngstown Liberty (10‐1) vs. 3 Youngstown Ursuline (7‐4) at Warren Mollenkopf Stadium Region 16 1 Huron (10‐1) vs. 4 Coldwater (10‐1) at Tiffin National Field at Frost‐Kalnow Stadium 2 Findlay Liberty‐Benton (11‐0) vs. 3 Marion Pleasant (11‐0) at Dial‐Roberson Stadium at Ohio Northern University, Ada Region 17 1 Columbus Bishop Hartley (9‐2) vs. 4 St. Clairsville (11‐0) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium 2 Wheelersburg (10‐1) vs. 3 Ironton (8‐2) at Portsmouth Clark Athletic Complex – Trojan Coliseum Region 18 1 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (11‐0) vs. 4 Jamestown Greeneview (10‐1) at Centerville Stadium 7 Hamilton Badin (8‐3) vs. 6 West Jefferson (7‐4) at Kettering Roush Stadium Division VI – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 Home Team listed first Region 19 1 Loudonville (11‐0) vs. 4 Mogadore (11‐0) at Canton Central Catholic Lowell Klinefelter Field 2 Sugarcreek Garaway (11‐0) vs. 3 Kirtland (11‐0) at InfoCision Field at Uniontown Green Memorial Stadium Region 20 1 Defiance Tinora (11‐0) vs. 5 Spencerville (9‐2) at Lima Spartan Stadium 7 Van Buren (9‐2) vs. 3 Bucyrus Wynford (10‐1) at Tiffin National Field at Frost‐Kalnow Stadium Region 21 1 Fredericktown (11‐0) vs. 4 Centerburg (9‐2) at Mount Vernon Yellow Jacket Stadium 2 Lucasville Valley (9‐2) vs. 3 Grandview Heights (9‐2) at Nelsonville‐York Boston Field Region 22 1 Lewisburg Tri‐County North (10‐0) vs. 4 West Liberty‐Salem (10‐1) at Clayton Northmont Good Samaritan Stadium, Matt Dudon Memorial Field 7 Versailles (7‐4) vs. 3 Minster (8‐3) at Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field Division VII – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 UNLESS OTHERWIDE NOTED Home team listed first Region 23 1 Norwalk St. Paul (10‐1) vs. 4 Ashland Mapleton (8‐3) at Bellevue Stadium 2 Berlin Center Western Reserve (10‐1) vs. 6 Lucas (7‐4) at Orrville Red Rider Stadium Region 24 – Double‐header 1 Arlington (10‐1) vs. 4 McComb (8‐3) at Findlay Donnell Stadium at 7 p.m. 2 Tiffin Calvert (9‐2) vs. 3 Columbus Grove (7‐4) at Findlay Donnell Stadium at 1:30 p.m. Region 25 1 Shadyside (10‐0) vs. 4 Bainbridge Paint Valley (8‐3) at Zanesville Maysville Athletic Complex 2 Glouster Trimble (11‐0) vs. 3 Caldwell (11‐0) at New Lexington High School Region 26 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (11‐0) vs. 5 Fort Recovery (7‐4) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field 2 Sidney Lehman Catholic (9‐2) vs. 6 Troy Christian (8‐3) at Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field ### OHSAA ### Tim Stried Director of Information Services Ohio High School Athletic Association Office: 614‐267‐2502, ext. 124 [email protected] www.ohsaa.org twitter.com/OHSAASports Fax: 614‐267‐1677 4080 Roselea Place Columbus, OH 43214