High School Football state finals schedule announced

The Ohio High School Athletic Association on Tuesday announced the schedule for the football state championship games Dec. 1, 2 and 3 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.

Below is the schedule:

Thursday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. – Division II

Friday, Dec. 2, 10:00 a.m. – Division VI

Friday, Dec. 2, 3:00 p.m. – Division IV

Friday, Dec. 2, 8:00 p.m. – Division I

Saturday, Dec. 3, 10:00 a.m. – Division VII

Saturday, Dec. 3, 3:00 p.m. – Division III

Saturday, Dec. 3, 8:00 p.m. – Division V

State championship tickets are available online at: http://go.osu.edu/OHSAAFBTix

Single-game tickets will also be available next week at the participating schools for $10, or at the Ohio Stadium ticket office before each game for $15 (club level, with indoor access) or $12 (reserved).

Area teams — Trotwood-Madison (Division III), Alter (Division IV), Coldwater (Division V), Marion Local (Division VI) and Minster (Division VII) play in the state semifinals this weekend.

Below is the state semifinals schedule: 

Division I – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25

4 Cleveland St. Ignatius (12-1) vs. 1 Powell Olentangy Liberty (13-0) at Mansfield Arlin Stadium

3 Pickerington Central (12-1) vs. 5 Cincinnati St. Xavier (8-5) at Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field

Division II – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25

1 Massillon Perry (11-2) vs. 4 Hudson (11-2) at Uniontown Lake Alumni Field

4 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (10-3) vs. 3 Cincinnati La Salle (11-2) at Sidney Memorial Stadium

Division III – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26

1 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (13-0) vs. 2 Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-1) vs. at Mansfield Arlin Stadium

1 Toledo Central Catholic (13-0) vs. 7 Trotwood-Madison (11-2) at Lima Spartan Stadium

Division IV – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25

2 Steubenville (12-1) vs. 1 Perry (13-0) at Youngstown Boardman New Spartan Stadium

3 Alter (13-0) vs. 5 Columbus Bishop Hartley (10-2) at London Bowlus Field

Division V – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26

3 Milan Edison (12-1) vs. 3 Canton Central Catholic (9-3) at Strongsville Pat Catan Stadium

2 Coldwater (12-1) vs. 3 Coshocton (12-1) vs. at Lewis Center Olentangy Braves Stadium

Division VI – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25

1 Cuyahoga Heights (13-0) vs. 5 Newark Catholic (9-4) at Orrville Red Rider Stadium

1 Hamler Patrick Henry (13-0) vs. 1 Marion Local (12-1) at Lima Spartan Stadium

Division VII – Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26

3 Warren John F. Kennedy (12-1) vs. 7 Canal Winchester Harvest Preparatory (10-3) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium

3 Minster (9-4) vs. 1 McComb (12-1) vs. at Wapakoneta Harmon Field