Ohio high school football playoffs Division VII roundup: St. Paul. Waterford, St. Henry among winners in second round (11/03/2023)
The Ohio High School Athletic Association playoffs continued Friday night with 224 teams vying for a state championship across seven divisions, with 32 teams in each divisions broken into eight teams per region.
In Division VII, the top four seeds - Dalton, Hopewell-Loudon, Reedsville Eastern and Marion Local all advanced to the next round with home wins.
Meanwhile,
Division VII second round scoreboard
Second round games of note:
St. Paul 20, Malvern 14
St. Paul, the No. 13 seed in Region 25, knocked off No. 4 Toronto in the first round and backed it up by beating No. 5 Malvern in the regional quarterfinals.
With the game tied 7-7 late in the third quarter, Drew Kuhnle hit Ashton Stang for a 69-yard touchdown pass and Josh Pocos scored his second rushing touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to make it 20-7.
St. Paul recovered an onside kick and ran the final three minutes off the clock after malvern scored to cut the lead to 20-14.
Waterford 26, Beaver Eastern 21
Waterford, the No. 7 seed in Region 27, knocked off undefeated Eastern, the No. 2 seed.
Eastern led the game 21-12, but Waterford scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to pull off the comeback and the upset.
With Waterford trailing 21-20, the defense came up with an interception and Colten Jones scored on a touchdown run to give Waterford the lead and eventually the win.
St. Henry 16, Fort Loramie 8
The No. 14 seed in Region 28, St. Henry took a 10-0 lead into halftime and never trailed in defeating the No. 11 seed.
After Fort Loramie scored to cut the deficit to 10-8, Gabe Hart threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Max Maurer and the Redskins converted the 2-point conversion to make it 16-8.
St. Henry will face No. 2 Ansonia in the regional semifinals.
Division VII second round scoreboard
Division VII playoff brackets:
Division VII, Region 25
Division VII, Region 26
Division VII, Region 27
Division VII, Region 28
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-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh
(Feature photo: Marion Local players celebrate a touchdown during their win over Versailles in the 2022 regional semifinals on November 12, 2022. Photo credit: Ryan Isley)
