News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association
Executive Director Doug Ute
For Immediate Release – November 24, 2024
OHSAA Football State Semifinal Pairings and Sites
Regional champions are one step away from playing for a state championship in Canton
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following the football regional championships last Friday night, the Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the pairings and sites for this week’s state semifinal games. In late July, 707 schools began the football season, and now 28 are still playing in the Final Four during Thanksgiving week.
The geography of the four schools remaining in each division is the primary factor in determining how the regional champions were paired for the state semifinals. A team’s won-lost record, regional seed and state rank do not factor into the state semifinal bracket pairings or host sites.
ABOUT NEUTRAL SITES
Neutral host sites receive a stipend from the OHSAA and also keep revenue from concessions, parking, 50-50 raffles and program sales. The OHSAA selects and pays for the officiating crews. Without schools being willing to host games, the OHSAA would not be able to use neutral sites. Many factors go into determining locations for each game, and rarely can a site be found that is exactly halftime between the two schools. Once a potential site is determined, the school must be available and willing to host a game on the requested night.
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OHSAA Football State Semifinal Pairings
All games on Friday, November 29, at 7 p.m.
Designated home team region listed first. Pairings include regional seed.
Winner of the first pairing listed is the designated home team in the state championship game.
Division I State Semifinals – November 29
7. Lakewood St. Edward (9-5) vs. 1. Powell Olentangy Liberty (12-2) at Mansfield Arlin Field
1. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (13-1) vs. Centerville (11-3) at Cincinnati Princeton Jake Sweeney Automotive Stadium
State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.
Division II State Semifinals – November 29
1. Sunbury Big Walnut (13-1) vs. 1. Cincinnati Anderson (14-0) at Dayton Welcome Stadium
2. Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-2) vs. 1. Avon (14-0) at University of Akron InfoCision Stadium
State Championship Game: Thursday, December 5, 7 p.m.
Division III State Semifinals – November 29
1. Columbus Bishop Watterson (14-0) vs. 4. London (14-0) at Ashville Teays Valley High School Viking Stadium
1. Youngstown Ursuline (13-1) vs. 1. Toledo Central Catholic (13-1) at Elyria Charities Field at Ely Stadium
State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 3 p.m.
Division IV State Semifinals – November 29
5. Cincinnati Taft (12-2) vs. 2. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (14-0) at Historic Crew Stadium
1. Sandusky Perkins (13-1) vs. 5. Cleveland Glenville (11-3) at Clyde High School Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium
State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 7:30 p.m.
Division V State Semifinals – November 29
2. Liberty Center (14-0) vs. 1. Canfield South Range (14-0) at Parma Byers Field at Robert Boulton Stadium
1. Ironton (13-1) vs. 2. West Liberty-Salem (13-1) at Chillicothe High School Herrnstein Field
State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 3 p.m.
Division VI State Semifinals – November 29
1. Coldwater (13-1) vs. 2. Bluffton (13-1) at Wapakoneta High School Mercy Health Wapak VFW Field
1. Kirtland (14-0) vs. 2. Galion Northmor (14-0) at Minerva High School
State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 10:30 a.m.
Division VII State Semifinals – November 29
1. Danville (12-2) vs. 2. Jeromesville Hillsdale (13-1) at Shelby High School WAC Stadium
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (14-0) vs. 1. Columbus Grove (14-0) at Lima Spartan Stadium
State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 10:30 a.m.