CLEVELAND, Ohio — Eleven high school football teams from Northeast Ohio will play next weekend for OHSAA regional championships.
The governing body for high school sports announced Sunday the host sites for those matchups, which include three all-area matchups: Mentor vs. St. Edward in Division I, Archbishop Hoban vs. Maple Heights in Division II and Kirtland vs. Mogadore in Division VI.
The Cardinals and Eagles, who opened the season against each other, will meet Friday at Euclid Community Stadium for the Region 1 championship. Undefeated Maple Heights will challenge unbeaten and defending state champ Hoban at Twinsburg's Tiger Stadium, while Kirtland and Mogadore tangle in Aurora.
All regional championships in Divisions I, II, III and VI are Friday night. The Division IV, V and VII games are Saturday. Here is a rundown of the matchups and where they will be played:
DIVISION I
(All games 7 p.m. Friday)
Region 1
No. 1 Mentor (11-1) vs. No. 7 St. Edward (8-3) at Euclid Community Stadium
Region 2
No. 4 Powell Olentangy Liberty (8-4) vs. No. 2 Dublin Coffman (11-1) at New Albany Veterans Field at Eagle Stadium
Region 3
No. 1 Hilliard Davidson (11-1) vs. No. 6 Pickerington Central (10-2) at Gahanna Lincoln Wilbur C. Strait Field
Region 4
No. 1 Cin. Colerain (12-0) vs. No. 3 Cin. Elder (8-4) at Mason Dwire Field, Atrium Stadium
DIVISION II
(All games 7 p.m. Friday)
Region 5
No. 1 Archbishop Hoban (12-0) vs. No. 2 Maple Heights (12-0) at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium
Region 6
No. 1 Tol. Central Cath. (12-0) vs. No. 3 Avon (11-1) at Clyde Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium
Region 7
No. 1 Massillon Washington (12-0) vs. No. 3 Wadsworth (12-0) at North Canton Hoover Memorial Stadium
Region 8
No. 1 Cin. Winton Woods (11-1) vs. 7 Cin. Anderson (9-3) at Lakota West Firebird Field
DIVISION III
(All games 7 p.m. Friday)
Region 9
No. 1 Canfield (11-1) vs. No. 2 Kenston (11-1) at Warren G. Harding Mollenkopf Stadium
Region 10
No. 4 Norwalk (9-3) vs. No. 6 Sandusky (8-4) at First National Bank Field at Bellevue Athletic Facility
Region 11
No. 4 Cols. Eastmoor Academy (11-1) vs. No. 6 Thornville Sheridan (11-1) at Lancaster Fulton Field
Region 12
No. 1 Kettering Archbishop Alter (11-1) vs. No. 2 Wapakoneta (11-1) at Piqua Alexander Stadium
DIVISION IV
(All games 7 p.m. Saturday)
Region 13
No. 5 Girard (11-1) vs. No. 3 Hubbard (11-1) at Niles McKinley Bo Rein Stadium
Region 14
No. 1 Bellville Clear Fork (12-0) vs. No. 2 St. Marys Memorial (11-1) at Bellefontaine AcuSport Stadium
Region 15
No. 1 St. Clairsville (12-0) vs. No. 7 Newark Licking Valley (9-3) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium
Region 16
No. 1 Cin. Wyoming (12-0) vs. No. 6 London (11-1) at Centerville Stadium
DIVISION V
(All games 7 p.m. Saturday)
Region 17
No. 1 Orrville (10-2) vs. No. 2 Manchester (9-3) at Canal Fulton Northwest Dr. Martin Smilek Stadium, Jim Schalmo Field
Region 18
No. 1 Genoa Area (12-0) vs. No. 2 Liberty Center (11-1) at Millbury Lake Community Stadium
Region 19
No. 1 Johnstown-Monroe (11-1) vs. No. 3 Byesville Meadowbrook (9-3) at Zanesville Maysville Athletic Complex
Region 20
No. 1 Wheelersburg (11-1) vs. No. 2 Middletown Madison (12-0) at Hilliard Darby Stadium
DIVISION VI
(All games 7 p.m. Friday)
Region 21
No. 1 Mogadore (11-1) vs. No. 2 Kirtland (12-0) at Aurora Veterans Stadium
Region 22
No. 1 Attica Seneca East (11-1) vs. No. 7 Sherwood Fairview (9-3) at Findlay Donnell Stadium
Region 23
No. 4 Shadyside (10-2) vs. No. 2 Beverly Ft. Frye (11-0) at Byesville Meadowbrook Eugene Capers Field
Region 24
No. 1 Coldwater (10-2) vs. No. 3 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-1) at Sidney Memorial Stadium
DIVISION VII
(All games 7 p.m. Saturday)
Region 25
No. 1 Cuyahoga Heights (10-2) vs. No. 7 Warren John F. Kennedy (7-5) at Macedonia Nordonia Boliantz Stadium
Region 26
No. 5 McComb (11-1) vs. No. 2 Edgerton (12-0) at Defiance Fred Brown Athletic Complex
Region 27
No. 1 Lucas (10-2) vs. No. 3 Glouster Trimble (11-1) at Hamilton Township Alumni Stadium
Region 28
No. 1 Fort Loramie (11-1) vs. No. 2 Convoy Crestview (11-1) at Lima Spartan Stadium
Get updated playoff brackets below for each region:
Division I
Division II
Division III
Division IV
Division V
Division VI
Division VII
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