Ohio high school football playoffs 2023: Division I brackets, matchups, predictions for regional semifinals
The OHSAA football playoffs continued last week with 224 teams vying for a state title throughout Ohio's seven divisions.
We are now down to 112 teams, with four teams left in each region and 16 teams remaining in each division.
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All regional semifinal games will be played on Friday, Nov. 10 at a neutral site 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.
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Here, we will take a look at the teams remaining in each region of Division I, along with the matchups and predictions of the regional semifinals and a reminder of our prediction on who will win each region, which was made prior to the beginning of the postseason.
Stay with SBLive Ohio for all of the matchups, game times and scores throughout the 2023 OHSAA football playoffs.
Division I, Region 1
Teams remaining: 1. St. Edward, 2. Cleveland Heights, 4. Canton McKinley, 6. Medina
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
1 Lakewood St. Edward (10-1) vs. 4 Canton McKinley (9-3) at Parma Byers Field
2 Cleveland Heights (11-1) vs. 6 Medina (8-3) at Strongsville High School Pat Catan Stadium
Predicted regional semifinal winners: St. Edward and Cleveland Heights
Predicted region winner: St. Edward
Division I, Region 2
Teams remaining: 1. Olentangy, 2. Olentangy Berlin, 6. Dublin Coffman 12. Springfield
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
1 Lewis Center Olentangy (11-1) vs. 12 Springfield (7-5) at Hilliard Darby High School
2 Delaware Olentangy Berlin (11-1) vs. at 6 Dublin Coffman (8-3) at Westerville Central High School
Predicted regional semifinal winners: Springfield and Olentangy Berlin
Predicted region winner: Olentangy Berlin
Division I, Region 3
Teams remaining: 1. Gahanna Lincoln, 2. Hilliard Bradley, 3. Pickerington North, 4. Upper Arlington
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
1 Gahanna Lincoln (12-0) vs. 4 Upper Arlington (9-3) at Thomas Worthington High School Hamilton Field
2 Hilliard Bradley (11-1) vs. 3 Pickerington North (11-1) at Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School Alumni Stadium
Predicted regional semifinal winners: Gahanna Lincoln and Pickerington North
Predicted region winner: Gahanna Lincoln
Division I, Region 4
Teams remaining: 2. Princeton, 3. Lakota West, 5. Archbishop Moeller, 9. Mason
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
9 Mason (7-5) vs. 5 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (8-4) at Cincinnati Princeton High School Jake Sweeney Automotive Stadium
2 Cincinnati Princeton (12-0) vs. 3 Wester Chester Lakota West (10-2) at Mason High School Atrium Stadium
Predicted regional semifinal winners: Moeller and Lakota West
Predicted region winner: Moeller
-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh
(Feature photo: Archbishop Moeller running back Jordan Marshall carries the ball in a win over Massillon in 2022. photo credit: Jeff Harwell)
