COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio high school football playoffs are down to the final two weekend and 28 teams are now one step away from playing for a state championship in Ohio Stadium.
Regional championships were decided last Friday and Saturday in Divisions II through VII. The Division I state semifinals this weekend are also the regional finals and trophies will be presented after the games since there are only two regions in Division I. The winners advance to the title game.
Fans can buy playoff tickets in advance at participating schools, which get to keep a percentage of the revenue. For state semifinals, tickets are $8 presale and $10 at the gate.
State finals are scheduled Dec. 4-6 at Ohio Stadium. Exact dates and times will be announced late Friday night for Divisions II, III, IV and VI, and late Saturday night for Divisions I, V and VII.
All-session ticket packages for the state championship games are available from the Greater Columbus Sports Commission and Ticketmaster.
State Semifinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday
Division II
2 Mayfield (12-1) vs. 2 Macedonia Nordonia (13-0) at Solon Stewart Field
1 Lewis Center Olentangy (13-0) vs. 1 Cincinnati LaSalle (12-1) at Dayton Welcome Stadium
Division III
2 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (11-2) vs. 4 The Plains Athens (13-0) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium
1 Toledo Central Catholic (11-2) vs. 3 Trotwood-Madison (12-1) at Findlay Donnell Stadium
Division IV
1 Cleveland Benedictine (12-1) vs. 3 Steubenville (10-3) at Canton Central Catholic Lowell Klinefelter Field
4 Kenton (11-2) vs. 1 Kettering Archbishop Alter (13-0) at Sidney Memorial Stadium
Division VI
3 Kirtland (13-0) vs. 2 Lucasville Valley (11-2) at New Albany Veterans Field
1 Defiance Tinora (13-0) vs. 3 Minster (10-3) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field
Games at 7:00 p.m. Saturday
Division I Regional Finals/ State Semifinals
1 Hudson (13‐0) vs. 2 Lakewood St. Edward (11-2) at University of Akron InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field
5 Huber Heights Wayne (12-1) vs. 6 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (10-3) at Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium
Division V
1 Canton Central Catholic (13-0) vs. 1 Columbus Bishop Hartley (11-2) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium
4 Coldwater (12-1) vs. 1 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (13-0) at Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field
Division VII
1 Norwalk St. Paul (12-1) vs. 2 Glouster Trimble (13-0) at Mount Vernon Yellow Jacket Stadium
3 Columbus Grove (9-4) vs. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (13-0) at Lima Spartan Stadium