OHIO — Six area high school football teams will be playing in the Ohio High School Athletic football semifinals.
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OHSAA announced the pairings and neutral sites for the semifinal games Saturday, according to a spokesperson from the association.
The regions are paired based on the geography of the schools involved.
The top team in the bracket will be the home team. It will be listed first in the pairings, the spokesperson said.
A team’s win-loss record, regional seed, and state rank won’t factor in the home or away designation.
17 of the 28 regional champions were No. 1 seeds in their regions, the spokesperson said.
All semifinal games will kick off at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24.
Local teams and where they will play: (Local teams and neutral sites will be bold)
Division I
Springfield (9-5) vs. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (10-4) at Piqua Alexander Stadium
Division III
Celina (12-2) vs. Columbus Bishop Watterson (13-1) at Xenia Doug Adams Stadium
Division IV
Steubenville (13-1) vs. Kettering Archbishop Alter (11-3) at Westerville Central High School
Division V
Germantown Valley View (13-1) vs. Liberty Center (14-0) Sidney Memorial Stadium
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Division VI
Columbus Grove (12-2) vs. Versailles (12-2) at Wapakoneta Mercy Health Wapak Ford Field
Division VII
Hamler Patrick Henry (12-2) vs. Maria Stein Marion Local (14-0) at Lima Spartan Stadium
Tickets for playoff games are available on Mondays at www.ohsaa.org/tickets.
For more information about state championship game tickets, visit the OHSAA website.
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