OHSAA releases official Cincinnati football playoff pairings
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The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced its official Week 11 playoff pairings on Oct. 25, giving the playoff blueprint to reach the state championship games from Dec. 3-5 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.
The tournament is in the second year of the current playoff format where the top 12 seeds in each region qualify for the postseason. The top four seeds receive a first round-bye and the top-seeded team hosts each game for the first three weeks of the tournament before moving to neutral sites.
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In the second round, the No. 1 seed hosts the winner of the No. 8/9 game, the No. 2 seed hosts the winner of the No. 7/10 game, the No. 3 seed hosts the winner of the No. 6/11 game and the No. 4 seed hosts the winner of the No. 5/12 game.
Here are the official OHSAA playoff seedings for Cincinnati high school football's seven divisions and regions in Week 11 with the local teams bolded.
Greater Cincinnati OHSAA playoffs first-round games
Division I, Region 4
Byes:No. 1 Princeton; No. 2 Elder; No. 3 Lakota West; No. 4 Moeller
No. 12 Lakota East at No. 5 Winton Woods
No. 11 Fairfield at No. 6 St. Xavier
No. 10 Little Miami at No. 7 Springboro
No. 9 Middletown at No. 8 Lebanon
Division II, Region 8
Byes: No. 1 Anderson; No. 2 Harrison; No. 3 Trotwood-Madison; No. 4 Lima Senior
No. 12 Vandalia Butler at No. 5 Troy
No. 11 Edgewood at No. 6 Columbus West
No. 10 La Salle at No. 7 Talawanda
No. 9 Withrow at No. 8 Badin
Division III, Region 12
Byes: No. 1 Bellbrook; No. 2 Tipp City Tippecanoe; No. 3 McNicholas; No. 4 Chillicothe
No. 12 Monroe at No. 5 Miami Trace
No. 11 Alter at No. 6 Indian Hill
No. 10 Goshen at No. 7 Hughes
No. 9 Northwest at No. 8 Unioto
Division IV, Region 16
Byes:No. 1 Wyoming; No. 2 London; No. 3 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; No. 4 North College Hill
No. 12 Clinton-Massie at No. 5 Urbana
No. 11 New Richmond at No. 6 Wilmington
No. 10 Dunbar at No. 7 Valley View
No. 9 Kenton Ridge at No. 8 Oakwood
Division V, Region 20
Byes: No. 1 St. Paris Graham; No. 2 Williamsburg; No. 3 Miami East; No. 4 Waynesville
No. 12 Preble Shawnee at No. 5 Summit Country Day
No. 11 Greeneview at No. 6 Fenwick
No. 10 Greenon at No. 7 Carlisle
No. 9 Dayton Christian at No. 8 Arcanum
Division VI, Region 24
Byes: No. 1 Tri-Village; No. 2 Deer Park; No. 3 Zane Trace; No. 4 Cincinnati College Prep
No. 12 Versailles at No. 5 Portsmouth West
No. 11 St. Bernard-Elmwood Place at No. 6 Mechanicsburg
No. 10 Covington at No. 7 Huntington
No. 9 St. Henry at No. 8 Madison-Plains
Division VII, Region 28
Byes: No. 1 Marion Local; No. 2 Ansonia; No. 3 Riverside; No. 4 Minster
No. 12 Fort Recovery at No. 5 Waynesfield-Goshen
No. 11 Upper Scioto Valley at No. 6 Cincinnati Country Day
No. 10 Ridgemont at No. 7 New Bremen
No. 9 Tri-County North at No. 8 Fort Loramie
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