Ohio high school football playoffs 2023: Division III brackets, matchups, predictions for regional semifinals
The OHSAA football playoffs continues 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 III, 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 III, Region 9
Teams remaining: 1. Ursuline, 3. Aurora, 5. Villa Angela-St. Joseph 7. Chardon
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
1 Youngstown Ursuline (12-0) vs. 5 Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (9-3) at Alliance Marlington High School Stadium
7 Chardon (9-3) vs. 3 Aurora (11-1) at Mentor High School Jerome T. Osborne Stadium
Predicted regional semifinal winners: Ursuline and Aurora
Predicted region winner: Ursuline
Division III, Region 10
Teams remaining: 1. Toledo Central Catholic, 3. Columbian, 4. Mansfield Senior, 7. Buckeye
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
1 Toledo Central Catholic (12-0) vs. 4 Mansfield Senior (10-2) at Clyde High School Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium
7 Medina Buckeye (10-2) vs. 3 Tiffin Columbian (10-2) at Bellevue High School First National Bank Field
Predicted regional semifinal winners: Toledo Central Catholic and Columbian
Predicted region winner: Toledo Central Catholic
Division III, Region 11
Teams remaining: 1. Bishop Watterson, 3. Granville, 5. Bloom-Carroll, 7. Bellefontaine
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
1 Columbus Bishop Watterson (11-1) vs. 5 Carroll Bloom-Carroll (10-2) at Ashville Teays Valley High School Viking Stadium
3 Granville (12-0) vs. 7 Bellefontaine (10-2) at London High School Bowlus Field
Predicted regional semifinal winners: Bishop Watterson and Granville
Predicted region winner: Bishop Watterson
Division III, Region 12
Teams remaining: 1. Badin, 2. Tippecanoe, 5. Wapakoneta, 6. Celina
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
1 Hamilton Badin (12-0) vs. 5 Wapakoneta (10-2) at Greenville High School Harmon Field
2 Tipp City Tippecanoe (10-2) vs. 6 Celina (10-2) at Sidney High School Memorial Stadium
Predicted regional semifinal winners: Badin and Celina
Predicted region winner: Badin
-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh
(Feature photo: Ursuline quarterback Jack Ericson prepares to deliver a pass during the first round of the 2023 playoffs. Photo credit: Jeff Harwell)
