COLUMBUS, Ohio – The third round of the 2014 Ohio High School Athletic Association awaits 56 teams that have advanced through the first two weeks of the postseason. The third round marks the regional finals in Divisions II through VII and the regional semifinals in Division I.
The following seeds have advanced to the third round: No. 1 (20), No. 2 (14), No. 3 (9), No. 4 (6), No. 5 (1), No. 6 (2), No. 7 (3), No. 16 (1). Ten third-round playoff games this weekend pit the No. 1 vs. No. 2 seeded teams in their region, including three of the four regional finals in Divisions II and VII.
Fifteen of the 28 games in the third-round feature two teams that were both ranked in the Top 10 of the final Associated Press state poll. Two games feature the No. 1 vs. No. 2 ranked teams, including a Div. IV, Region 14 final between No. 1 Kettering Archbishop Alter and No. 2 Clarksville Clinton-Massie and a Div. VI, Region 19 final between No. 2 Loudonville and No. 1 Kirtland. Other games involving two highly ranked teams include a Div. I regional semifinal between No. 1 Hudson and No. 4 Mentor, a Div. V regional final between No. 2 Coldwater and No. 3 Findlay Liberty-Benton, a Div. VII regional final between No. 5 Norwalk St. Paul and No. 6 Berlin Center Western Reserve and another Div. VII regional final between No. 3 Shadyside and No. 2 Glouster Trimble.
Four games in the third round are between undefeated teams. They include the aforementioned Alter vs. Clinton-Massie, Loudonville vs. Kirtland and Shadyside vs. Glouster Trimble games, as well as a Div. II regional final between Grafton Midview and Macedonia Nordonia.
The regional playoffs follow bracket format. The brackets are posted on the playoff coverage page at www.OHSAA.org. Unless otherwise noted, Divisions II, III, IV and VI play at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays during the playoffs, while Divisions I, V and VII play at 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Note that “neutral site” does not mean that the stadium is located exactly halfway between the two teams, as the best available site is selected based on the requirements for all 28 games in the third round (see later note).
In August, 723 teams began the football season and 224 (31 percent) qualified for the playoffs based on the OHSAA’s computer points rating system.
Throughout the Playoffs – Let’s All “Respect the Game”
Speak with Courtesy, Act with Dignity and Play with Pride
There are seven football divisions, with the largest 72 schools placed in Division I and the remaining schools placed in Divisions II through VII (approximately 108 schools in each division). There are two regions in Division I and four regions each in Divisions II through VII. The top 16 teams in both Division I regions qualified for the playoffs, while the top eight schools in each region in Divisions II through VII qualified.
Ticket Information
Fans are encouraged to buy their playoff tickets in advance at the participating schools, which get to keep a percentage of the revenue. For regional playoff games, tickets are $8 presale and $9 at the gate.
Nov. 16 Playoff Notes Packet: http://www.ohsaa.org/news/sports/2014OHSAAFBRelease4.pdf
Playoff Coverage Home: http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/2014/2014FTcoverage.htm
Playoff History Database: http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/history/FT/FootballParticipants.pdf
OHSAA Football Online Home (composite schedules, AP polls and notebooks, playoff information, etc.): http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/default.asp
Statewide Broadcast List: http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/OHSAAFootballRadioListing.pdf
OHSAA Radio Network Home: http://www.ohsaa.org/news/Radio/radiohome.asp
Championships on the OHSAA Radio Network
Now in its fifth year, the OHSAA Radio Network will broadcast the football state championship games. Stations are welcome to carry any broadcast and can have their own broadcast rights fees reduced or waived during the playoffs by opting into an affiliate plan to carry some of the championship games. Please contact Tim Stried at the OHSAA for more information.
Schedule and Broadcast Crews:
Network Join Time is 30 Minutes Before Kick-Off Times Listed Below
Thursday, December 4, 7:30 PM: Paul Keels and Justin Zwick
Friday, December 5, 10:00 AM: David Wilson and Matt Finkes
Friday, December 5, 3:00 PM: Scott Leo and Matt D’Orazio
Friday, December 5, 8:00 PM: Paul Keels and Jim Lachey
Saturday, December 6, 10:00 AM: David Wilson and Justin Zwick
Saturday, December 6, 3:00 PM: Scott Leo and Matt D’Orazio
Saturday, December 6, 8:00 PM: David Wilson and Chris Vail
State Championships Returning to Columbus
After 24 years in Stark County, the OHSAA football state championship games will return to Ohio Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University in 2014. The championship games were hosted in Ohio Stadium throughout the 1980s but needed to find a new home in 1990 when natural grass was installed in the stadium.
More on why the finals are returning to Columbus: http://www.ohsaa.org/news/Magazine/Spring2014/pg03.pdf
Priority All-Session Tickets Available: http://www.columbussports.org/events/ohsaa-state-football-championships/
2014 OHSAA Football Playoffs – Third Round Pairings
Pairings are shown with seeds and regular-season records.
Home team listed first.
Division I – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22
Region 1
1 Hudson (12-0) vs. 4 Mentor (11-1) at University of Akron InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field
2 Lakewood St. Edward (10-2) vs. 3 Westerville Central (11-1) at Mansfield Arlin Field
Region 2
16 West Chester Lakota West (7-5) vs. 5 Huber Heights Wayne (11-1) at Dayton Welcome Stadium
2 Cincinnati St. Xavier (10-2) vs. 6 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (9-3) at Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium
Division II – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21
Home Team Listed First
Region 3
1 Bedford (12-0) vs. 2 Mayfield (11-1) at Solon Stewart Field
Region 4
1 Grafton Midview (12-0) vs. 2 Macedonia Nordonia (12-0) at Brunswick Judy Kirsch Field at AutoMart Stadium
Region 5
1 Lewis Center Olentangy (12-0) vs. 7 Dublin Scioto (8-4) at Westerville Central Warhawk Field
Region 6
1 Cincinnati LaSalle (11-1) vs. 2 Cincinnati Mt. Healthy (12-0) at Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium
Division III – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21
Home Team Listed First
Region 7
1 Hubbard (12-0) vs. 2 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (10-2) at Ravenna Gilcrest Field at Portage Community Bank Stadium
Region 8
1 Toledo Central Catholic (10-2) vs. 2 Clyde (10-2) at Millbury Lake Community Stadium
Region 9
4 The Plains Athens (12-0) vs. 7 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (10-2) at Logan Chieftain Stadium
Region 10
1 Wapakoneta (12-0) vs. 3 Trotwood-Madison (11-1) at Sidney Memorial Stadium
Division IV – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21
Home Team Listed First
Region 11
1 Cleveland Benedictine (11-1) vs. 7 Bay Village Bay (8-4) at Parma Byers Field
Region 12
4 Kenton (10-2) vs. 3 Wauseon (12-0) at Findlay Donnell Stadium
Region 13
1 Columbus Beechcroft (11-1) vs. 3 Steubenville (9-3) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium
Region 14
1 Kettering Archbishop Alter (12-0) vs. 2 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (12-0) at Monroe Fighting Hornet Stadium
Division V – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22
Home team listed first
Region 15
1 Canton Central Catholic (12-0) vs. 3 Youngstown Ursuline (8-4) at Uniontown Lake Alumni Field
Region 16
4 Coldwater (11-1) vs. 2 Findlay Liberty-Benton (12-0) at Lima Spartan Stadium
Region 17
1 Columbus Bishop Hartley (10-2) vs. 2 Wheelersburg (11-1) at Chillicothe Herrnstein Field
Region 18
1 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (12-0) vs. 6 West Jefferson (8-4) at West Carrollton Dayton Outpatient Center Stadium
Division VI – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21
Home Team listed first
Region 19
1 Loudonville (12-0) vs. 3 Kirtland (12-0) at Medina Ken Dukes Stadium
Region 20
1 Defiance Tinora (12-0) vs. 3 Bucyrus Wynford (11-1) at Dial-Roberson Stadium at Ohio Northern University, Ada
Region 21
4 Centerburg (10-2) vs. 2 Lucasville Valley (10-2) at Gahanna Lincoln Stadium
Region 22
4 West Liberty-Salem (11-1) vs. 3 Minster (9-3) at Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field
Division VII – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22
Home team listed first
Region 23
1 Norwalk St. Paul (11-1) vs. 2 Berlin Center Western Reserve (11-1) at InfoCision Field at Copley Stadium
Region 24
1 Arlington (11-1) vs. 3 Columbus Grove (8-4) at Findlay Donnell Stadium
Region 25
1 Shadyside (11-0) vs. 2 Glouster Trimble (12-0) at Byesville Meadowbrook Eugene Capers Field
Region 26
1 Maria Stein Marion Local (12-0) vs. 2 Sidney Lehman Catholic (10-2) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field
