Ohio high school football playoffs 2023: Division V 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 V, 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 V, Region 17
Top Seeds: Perry, South Range, Norwayne, Harrison Central
Team to watch outside top 4: No. 5 Garrettsville Garfield
First round upset alert: No. 10 Richmond Edison over No. 7 Ridgewood
Predicted region winner: Perry
Division V, Region 18
Top Seeds: Liberty Center, Milan Edison, Archbold, Oak Harbor
Team to watch outside top 4: No. 6 Coldwater
First round upset alert: No. 9 Genoa Area over No. 8 Huron
Predicted region winner: Coldwater
Division V, Region 19
Top Seeds: Ironton, Fairland, Barnesville, Harvest Prep
Team to watch outside top 4: No. 6 Columbus Academy
First round upset alert: No. 12 Union Local over No. 5 West Muskingum
Predicted region winner: Ironton
Division V, Region 20
Top Seeds: Valley View, Wayneville, Brookville, Zane Trace
Team to watch outside top 4: No. 6 Milton-Union
First round upset alert: No. 10 Greeneview over No. 7 Springfield Northeastern
Predicted region winner: Zane Trace
-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh
(Feature photo: South Range players celebrate winning the 2022 Division IV state championship. photo credit: Jeff Harwell)
