Ohio high school football playoffs 2023: Division IV brackets, predictions, upset alerts
As the end of October nears, it is time for the Ohio high school football postseason to begin.
All seven divisions will begin the playoffs on Friday, Oct. 27 with all games being played on Friday nights throughout the state semifinals (unless circumstances force a game to be moved to Saturday).
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The first two rounds will be played at the home site of the higher seed, with all games in later rounds at a neutral site to be determined by the OHSAA. The state semifinal pairings will be announced following the regional finals.
The seven OHSAA football State championship games will be played in Canton at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium from Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
But before anyone can make it to Canton, they must first get through their region.
Here, we will take a look at the top four seeds in each region of Division IV, along with a team to watch outside the top four, an upset alert for the first round and ultimately, a prediction on who will win each region.
Stay with SBLive Ohio for all of the matchups, game times and scores throughout the 2023 OHSAA football playoffs.
Division IV, Region 13
Top Seeds: Canton South, Lake Catholic, Poland Seminary, West Branch
Team to watch outside top 4: No. 5 Streetsboro
First round upset alert: No. 9 Buchtel over No. 8 Cardinal Mooney
Predicted region winner: Lake Catholic
Division IV, Region 14
Top Seeds: Perkins, Glenville, Shelby, West Holmes
Team to watch outside top 4: No. 6 Van Wert
First round upset alert: No. 10 Napoleon over No. 7 Bellevue
Predicted region winner: Glenville
Division IV, Region 15
Top Seeds: Steubenville, Sheridan, Bishop Hartley, Logan Elm
Team to watch outside top 4: No. 6 St. Clairsville
First round upset alert: No. 10 Vinton County over No. 7 Gallia Academy
Predicted region winner: Steubenville
Division IV, Region 16
Top Seeds: Clinton-Massie, Unioto, Taft, Archbishop Alter
Team to watch outside top 4: No. 6 Wyoming
First round upset alert: No. 12 Reading over No. 5 Indian Hill
Predicted region winner: Wyoming
-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh
(Feature photo: Glenville players celebrate winning the 2022 Division IV state championship. photo credit: Jeff Harwell)
