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Ohio high school football playoffs 2023: Division VII brackets, matchups, predictions for final four

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

The OHSAA football playoffs are down to the last 28 teams standing, as four teams will take their shot this weekend int he state semifinals of each of the seven divisions for a chance to play in the state championship game.

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All state semifinals will be played on Friday, Nov. 24 at a neutral site with the winners advancing to next week's state championship games.

The seven OHSAA football State championship games will be played in Canton at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium from Nov. 30-Dec. 2. The Division VII state championship will be on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 10:30 am.

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Here, we will take a look at the teams remaining in Division VII, along with the matchups, history, predictions for the state semifinals and a predicted state champion.

Stay with SBLive Ohio for all of the matchups, game times and scores throughout the 2023 OHSAA football playoffs.

(All state championship information used is since the beginning of the playoff era in Ohio, which began with the 1972 season)

Division VII state semifinals bracket

State semifinal matchups:

Hamler Patrick Henry vs. Maria Stein Marion Local at Lima Spartan Stadium

Dalton vs. Caldwell at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium

Results from regional finals:

Patrick Henry: Def. McComb 40-39 

Marion Local: Def. Ansonia 48-0 

Dalton: Def. Danville 31-8 

Caldwell: Def. Reedsville Eastern 20-19 

Number of state championships:

Patrick Henry: 1 (2005)

Marion Local: 13 (2022, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2007, 2006, 2001, 2000)

Dalton: 0

Caldwell: 0

Predicted state championship game: Marion Local vs. Caldwell

Predicted state champion: Marion Local 

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

(Feature photo: Marion Local players await the presentation of the championship trophy following the 2022 Division VI state championship game. Photo credit: Jeff Harwell)