OHSAA FOOTBALL Weekly Release - November 24, 2019 Ohio High School Athletic Association 4080 Roselea Place, Columbus, OH 43214 | Office 614-267-2502 | Fax 614-267-1677 www.OHSAA.org | @OHSAASports | Facebook.com/OHSAASports Contact: Tim Stried, Director of Communications,
[email protected] Welcome to the State Semifinals! About the Regionals and State Semifinals The regional champions have been crowned and now those 28 The regional playoffs follow bracket format, beginning with the schools have moved on to the OHSAA football state semifinals. The regional quarterfinals. pairings for the state semifinals are based on geography of the four Regional Quarterfinals (Nov. 8 and 9): During the first round, the schools in each division, not record, state rank, regional seed or past higher seed will host the playoff game at its home stadium or the history in the playoffs. stadium of its choosing. The No. 8 seed will play at the No. 1 seed, Six of the 28 state semifinalists are making their first trip to the the No. 7 seed at No. 2, etc. final four, including three of the four schools in Division VI (see later Regional Semifinals (Nov. 15 and16), Regional Finals (Nov. 22 and note). Meanwhile, Maria Stein Marion Local is making its 18th ap- 23) and State Semifinals (Nov. 29 and 30): Neutral sites are select- pearance in the state semifinals, Massillon Washington is making its ed by the OHSAA. There are many factors that go into determining 13th appearance and Ironton is making its 12th appearance. Newark playoff sites, such as quality of field surface, seating capacity, quality Catholic, which lost in a Div.