Steven Wright: High School Football: OHSAA announces first round playoff pairings

The postseason has arrived for high school football.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the first round pairings Sunday, Oct. 25.

The top four teams in each region receive a bye into the second round. Teams rated fifth through 12th play in the first round on Friday, Oct. 30, with the higher-seeded team designated as playing at home. Home sites are used through the regional semifinals on Nov. 13.

Neutral sites begin with the regional final round on Nov. 20. State semifinals are on Nov. 27. The OHSAA will announce regional pairings at a later date.

State championship weekend will take place Dec. 3-5 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.

Here are the first round pairings in each local region. All games are scheduled to be played at 7 p.m. on Friday.

No. 1 Toledo Whitmer (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9

No. 2 Springfield (8-2), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10

No. 3 Perrysburg (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11

No. 4 Wayne (6-4), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No. 12

No. 12 Beavercreek (4-6) at No. 5 Hilliard Bradley (6-4)

No. 11 Toledo St. John's Jesuit (4-6) at No. 6 Galloway Westland (7-3)

No. 10 Fairmont (4-6) at No. 7 Grove City (5-5)

No. 9 Miamisburg (4-6) at No. 8 Hilliard Darby (6-4)

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No. 1 Cincinnati Princeton (10-0), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9

No. 2 Cincinnati Elder (8-2), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10

No. 3 Lakota West (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11

No. 4 Cincinnati Moeller (7-3), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No. 12

No. 12 Lakota East (6-4) at No. 5 Cincinnati Winton Woods (8-2)

No. 11 Fairfield (5-5) at No. 6 Cincinnati St. Xavier (5-5)

No. 10 Morrow Little Miami (7-3) at No. 7 Springboro (7-3)

No. 9 Middletown (6-4) at No. 8 Lebanon (7-3)

No. 1 Cincinnati Anderson (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9

No. 2 Harrison (8-2), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10

No. 3 Trotwood (7-2), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11

No. 4 Lima Senior (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No. 12

No. 11 Edgewood (6-4) at No. 6 Columbus West (10-0)

No. 10 Cincinnati La Salle (5-5) at No. 7 Talawanda (8-2)

No. 9 Cincinnati Withrow (7-3) at No. 8 Badin (7-3)

No. 1 Bellbrook (10-0), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9

No. 2 Tippecanoe (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10

No. 3 Cincinnati McNicholas (8-2), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11

No. 4 Chillicothe (8-2), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No. 12

No. 12 Monroe (6-4) at No. 5 Washington Court House Miami Trace (9-1)

No. 11 Alter (6-4) at No. 6 Cincinnati Indian Hill (8-2)

No. 10 Goshen (9-1) at No. 7 Cincinnati Hughes (9-1)

No. 9 Cincinnati Northwest (8-2) at No. 8 Chillicothe Unioto (7-3)

No. 1 Cincinnati Wyoming (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9

No. 2 London (8-2), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10

No. 3 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11

No. 4 Cincinnati North College Hill (9-0), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No. 12

No. 12 Clinton-Massie (3-7) at No. 5 Urbana (7-3)

No. 11 New Richmond (5-5) at No. 6 Wilmington (6-4)

No. 10 Dunbar (6-4) at No. 7 Valley View (7-3)

No. 9 Kenton Ridge (8-2) at No. 8 Oakwood (8-2)

No. 1 Graham (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9

No. 2 Williamsburg (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10

No. 3 Miami East (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11

No. 4 Waynesville (8-2), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No. 12

No. 12 Preble Shawnee (7-3) at No. 5 Cincinnati Summit Country Day (5-4)

No. 11 Greeneview (5-4) at No. 6 Fenwick (5-5)

No. 10 Greenon (6-3) at No. 7 Carlisle (6-4)

No. 9 Dayton Christian (7-3) at No. 8 Arcanum (6-4)

No. 1 Tri-Village (10-0), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9

No. 2 Cincinnati Deer Park (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10

No. 3 Chillicothe Zane Trace (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11

No. 4 Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy (8-2), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No. 12

No. 12 Versailles (6-4) at No. 5 Portsmouth West (8-2)

No. 11 St. Bernard-Elmwood Place (7-2) at No. 6 Mechanicsburg (8-2)

No. 10 Covington (7-3) at No. 7 Chillicothe Huntington (7-3)

No. 9 St. Henry (7-3) at No. 8 Madison-Plains (8-1)

No. 1 Marion Local (10-0), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9

No. 2 Ansonia (9-1), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10

No. 3 Riverside (8-2), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11

No. 4 Minster (7-3), first round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No. 12

No. 12 Fort Recovery (3-7) at No. 5 Waynesfield-Goshen (7-3)

No. 11 Upper Scioto Valley (5-5) at No. 6 Cincinnati Country Day (5-5)

No. 10 Mt. Victory Ridgemont (3-7) at No. 7 New Bremen (5-5)

No. 9 Tri-County North (6-4) at No. 8 Fort Loramie (5-5)