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Ohio high school football playoffs 2023: Division IV brackets, matchups, predictions for regional semifinals

Get all the information for the 2023 Division IV Ohio high school football playoffs on SBLive

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 IV, 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 IV, Region 13

Teams remaining:  1. Canton South, 2. Lake Catholic, 4. West Branch, 6. Struthers 

Regional semifinal matchups and locations:

1 Canton South (12-0) vs. 4 Beloit West Branch (11-1) at Louisville High School Leopard Stadium

2 Mentor Lake Catholic (10-2) vs. 6 Struthers (9-3) at Burton Berkshire High School Great Lakes Cheese Stadium 

Predicted regional semifinal winners: Canton South and Lake Catholic

Predicted region winner: Lake Catholic

Division IV, Region 14

Teams remaining: 1. Perkins, 2. Glenville, 3. Shelby, 4. West Holmes

Regional semifinal matchups and locations:

1 Sandusky Perkins (11-0) vs. 4 Millersburg West Holmes (10-2) at Marion Harding High School Ohio Health Field at Harding Stadium

2 Cleveland Glenville (9-2) vs. 3 Shelby (10-2) at Elyria High School Mercy Field at Ely Stadium

Predicted regional semifinal winners: Perkins and Glenville 

Predicted region winner: Glenville

Division IV, Region 15

Teams remaining: 1. Steubenville, 2. Sheridan, 3. Bishop Hartley, 13. Indian Valley

Regional semifinal matchups and locations:

1 Steubenville (11-1) vs. 13 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (9-3) at St. Clairsville High School Red Devils Stadium

2 Thornville Sheridan (11-1) vs. 3 Columbus Bishop Hartley (9-2) at Newark White Field

Predicted regional semifinal winners: Steubenville and Bishop Hartley 

Predicted region winner: Steubenville

Division IV, Region 16

Teams remaining: 1. Clinton-Massie, 4. Archbishop Alter, 6. Wyoming, 7. Springfield Shawnee  

Regional semifinal matchups and locations:

1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (12-0) vs. 4 Kettering Archbishop Alter (9-3) at Monroe High School Hornet Stadium

6 Cincinnati Wyoming (11-1) vs. 7 Springfield Shawnee (11-1) at Trotwood-Madison High School Miami Valley Hospital SportsPlex

Predicted regional semifinal winners: Clinton-Massie and Wyoming 

Predicted region winner: Wyoming

-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh

(Feature photo: Wyoming head coach Aaron Hancock looks on during the 2022 Division IV state championship game. photo credit: Jeff Harwell)