by Division VII
Region 25 – 1. McDonald (6-0) 7.9, 2. East Canton (4-2) 6.4, 3. Cuyahoga Hts. (5-1) 5.9667, 4. Lowellville (4-2) 5.35, 5. Mogadore (4-2) 5.0085, 6. Ashtabula St. John School (4-2) 4.7399, 7. Vienna Mathews (4-2) 4.1843, 8. Rittman (3-3) 3.8662, 9. Independence (3-3) 3.8167, 10. New Middletown Springfield (3-3) 3.8, 11. Dalton (2-4) 3.4, 12. Greenwich South Central (3-3) 2.9444, 13. Monroeville (2-4) 2.6667, 14. Fairport Harbor Fairport Harding (1-4) 2.1778, 15. Berlin Center Western Reserve (2-4) 2.0833, 16. Norwalk St. Paul (2-3) 1.8444
Region 26 – 1. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (6-0) 10.2833, 2. North Baltimore (6-0) 8.75, 3. Leipsic (6-0) 8.2833, 4. Sycamore Mohawk (5-1) 6.4667, 5. Edon (6-0) 6.3866, 6. McComb (5-1) 5.9798, 7. Montpelier (5-1) 5.6091, 8. Pandora-Gilboa (3-3) 4.7833, 9. Delphos Jefferson (3-3) 4.25, 10. Arcadia (3-3) 4.1333, 11. Tol. Christian (3-3) 4.0833, 12. Haviland Wayne Trace (4-2) 3.25, 13. Antwerp (3-3) 2.8, 14. Pioneer North Central (2-4) 2.61, 15. Gibsonburg (1-4) 2.1333, 16. West Unity Hilltop (3-3) 2.1108
Region 27 – 1. Shadyside (6-0) 10.9833, 2. Willow Wood Symmes Valley (6-0) 10.7833, 3. Toronto (6-0) 10.6162, 4. Danville (6-0) 9.1167, 5. Strasburg-Franklin (5-1) 7.25, 6. Reedsville Eastern (4-2) 6.7167, 7. New Matamoras Frontier (5-1) 6.6042, 8. Lancaster Fisher Cath. (5-1) 6.3005, 9. Crown City South Gallia (4-2) 5.2874, 10. Beaver Eastern (4-2) 4.8232, 11. Portsmouth Notre Dame (2-3) 4.6111, 12. Bowerston Conotton Valley (4-2) 4.5884, 13. Loudonville (3-3) 4.3081, 14. Lucas (3-3) 4.2667, 15. New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Central Cath. (3-3) 3.4833, 16. Belpre (4-2) 3.1899
Region 28 – 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (6-0) 10.3167, 2. Minster (6-0) 9.7333, 3. Ansonia (5-1) 9.6973, 4. DeGraff Riverside (5-1) 6.0667, 5. Fort Loramie (4-2) 5.25, 6. New Bremen (3-3) 4.9833, 7. Waynesfield-Goshen (4-2) 4.5667, 8. Lewisburg Tri-County North (3-3) 3.4, 9. Cin. Country Day (2-4) 3.1515, 10. McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley (3-3) 2.8833, 11. Manchester (3-2) 2.4933, 12. Mt. Victory Ridgemont (2-4) 2.2167, 13. Dola Hardin Northern (3-3) 2.1, 14. Cedarville (2-4) 2.0404, 15. Fort Recovery (2-4) 1.8535, 16. Bradford (2-4) 1.5238
Playoff Qualifiers Reduced to 12 Per Region
In June of 2025, the OHSAA announced that the number of playoff qualifiers in each region would be reduced from 16 to 12. That format will continue with the 2026 playoffs. The full release is posted at: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports/News/ohsaa-announces-changes-to-football-playoff-format
Statewide Schedules:
Joe Eitel: https://www.joeeitel.com/hsfoot/
2026 Postseason Schedule:
Oct. 25 – Final Computer Ratings and Playoff Qualifiers Announced
Oct. 30 – Regional Playoffs First Round, hosted by higher seed
Nov. 6 – Regional Quarterfinals, hosted by higher seed
Nov. 13 – Regional Semifinals, hosted by higher seed
Nov. 20 – Regional Finals at neutral sites
Nov. 26 – Thanksgiving
Nov. 29 – State Semifinals at neutral sites
Dec. 3-5 – State Championships, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton
