COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following the conclusion of the football regular-season Saturday night, the Ohio High School Athletic Association released the first-round playoff pairings Sunday afternoon.
Unless otherwise noted, all first-round games will be played on Friday, October 28, with kickoffs set for 7 p.m. The top eight seeds in each region will serve as hosts for the first-round games.
For the second-consecutive season, the top 16 schools in each region qualified for the postseason, giving playoff berths to 448 schools.
The regional playoffs will follow bracket format (see bracket link below). Second-round games will be played on Friday, November 4, at the better seeded team’s venue.
Neutral sites will be used beginning in the third round, with Divisions I, II, III and V playing on Friday, November 11, and Divisions IV, VI and VII playing on Saturday, November 12.
Tickets for all games must be purchased in advance at www.ohsaa.org/tickets.
The final complete football report showing all teams in every region is posted at: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Football/2022/2022HarbinReportWeek10.pdf
Brackets and playoff information: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Football/Football-2021/2022-OHSAA-Football-Playoffs-Coverage
All-Time Playoff History Database: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Football/history/FootballParticipants.pdf
OHSAA football home: https://ohsaa.org/sports/football | Season Calendar: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports/News/2022-football-season-calendar
MaxPreps Ohio Football Home (stats, scoreboard): https://www.maxpreps.com/state/football/ohio.htm
Oct. 17 (Entering Week 10) Associated Press State Football Poll (Courtesy Celina Daily Standard): https://dailystandard.com/sports/index.php
Oct. 18 (Entering Week 10) Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association State Football Notebook: https://www.ohsaa.org/news-media/articles/opswa-high-school-football-notebook-week-9
DIVISION IV REGION 14
No. 11 Wauseon (6-4) at No. 6 Van Wert (9-1)
No. 13 Bryan (6-4) at No. 4 Elyria Catholic (8-2)
DIVISION V REGION 18
No. 16 Port Clinton (5-5) at No. 1 Liberty Center (10-0)
No. 9 Liberty-Benton (7-3) at No. 8 Archbold (8-2)
No. 10 Tinora (7-3) at No. 7 Marengo Highland (7-3)
No. 15 Delta (5-5) at No. 2 Elmwood (9-1)
DIVISION VI REGION 22
No. 10 Patrick Henry (6-4) at No. 7 Ottawa Hills (8-1)
No. 15 Wayne Trace (5-5) at No. 2 Ashland Crestview (10-0)
DIVISION VII REGION 26
No. 15 Hardin Northern (6-4) at No. 2 Antwerp (10-0)
No. 11 Edgerton (7-3) at No. 6 Gibsonburg (8-2)
No. 10 Delphos Jefferson (6-4) at No. 7 Ayersville (7-3)
No. 14 North Central (6-4) at No. 3 Waynesfield-Goshen (10-0)
No. 16 Edon (5-5) at No. 1 McComb (9-1)