March 6, 2026

OHSAA Sets Football State Semifinal Pairings and Sites

OHSAA Football State Semifinal Playoff Pairings

All games on Friday, November 28, at 7 p.m.  

Designated home team listed first.

Winner of first game listed in pairings will be designated home team in state championship game.

State championship games December 4-6 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton

Division I

Middletown (11-2) vs. Cincinnati St. Xavier (10-2) at Dayton Welcome Stadium

Lakewood St. Edward (11-2) vs. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (13-0) at Mansfield Arlin Field

State Championship: Friday, December 5, 7:30 p.m.

Division II

Avon (12-1) vs. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (11-1) at University of Akron InfoCision Stadium

Cincinnati Anderson (13-0) vs. Sunbury Big Walnut (12-1) at Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus

State Championship: Thursday, December 4, 7 p.m.

Division III

Toledo Central Catholic (10-4) vs. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (12-0) at Fostoria Memorial Stadium

Tipp City Tippecanoe (13-0) vs. Columbus Bishop Watterson (12-0) at Mason Tri-Health/Beacon Stadium

State Championship: Friday, December 5, 3 p.m.

Division IV

Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (12-0) vs. Cleveland Glenville (10-3) at Minerva High School

Shelby (13-0) vs. Cincinnati Indian Hill (13-0) at Sidney Memorial Stadium

State Championship: Friday, December 5, 10:30 a.m.

Division V

Wheelersburg (13-0) vs. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (10-2) at Westerville Central High School

Liberty Center (13-0) vs. Lewistown Indian Lake (11-2) at Lima Spartan Stadium

State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.

Division VI

North Robinson Colonel Crawford (13-1) vs. Kirtland (13-0) at Parma Byers Field at Robert Boulton Stadium

Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (12-1) vs. Coldwater (10-4) at Wapakoneta Mercy Health Wapak VFW Field

State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 3 p.m.

Division VII

Columbus Grove (10-3) vs. St. Henry (12-1) at Troy Memorial Stadium

McDonald (13-0) vs. Jeromesville Hillsdale (12-1) at New Philadelphia Quaker Stadium

State Championship: Saturday, December 6, 10:30 a.m.

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