Ohio high school football playoff brackets: 2023 matchups, game times for state championships
In the final week of October, 448 teams took the field to begin what they hoped would be a journey to Canton for the Ohio High School Athletic Association football state championship games.
After five rounds and 434 games, the field has been whittled down to the final 14 teams, with two teams standing in each of the seven divisions.
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Now with just two teams left in each division, the focus will shift to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, where the state championship games will be played this weekend, Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
Thursday, Nov. 30 – Division II championship game, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 1 – Division VI championship game, 10:30 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 1 – Division III championship game, 3 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 1 – Division I championship game, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 2 - Division VII championship game, 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 2 – Division V championship game, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 2 – Division IV championship game, 7:30 p.m.
Stay with SBLive Ohio for all of the matchups, game times and scores throughout the 2023 OHSAA football playoffs.
Ohio high school football playoff brackets 2023
Here are the Ohio high school football playoff brackets for each Division for the state semifinals:
Division I final four bracket
Friday, Dec. 1, 7:30 pm:
Lakewood St. Edward vs. Springfield
Division II final four bracket
Thursday, November 30, 7:00 pm
Archbishop Hoban vs. Massillon
Division III final four bracket
Friday, December 1, 3:00 pm
Toledo Central Catholic vs. Bishop Watterson
Division IV final four bracket
Saturday, December 2, 7:30 pm
Glenville vs. Kettering Archbishop Alter
Division V final four bracket
Saturday, December 2, 3:00 pm
Perry vs. Liberty Center
Division VI final four bracket
Friday, December 1, 10:30 am
Kirtland vs. Versailles
Division VII final four bracket
Saturday, December 2, 10:30 am
Maria Stein Marion Local vs. Dalton
-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh
(Feature image: St. Edward players celebrate winning a state championship. Photo credit: Mike Cook, SBLive Sports)
