The football postseason lasts five weeks, or half a regular season. Weeks 11-13 are for regional first-round, semifinal and final contests. The state semifinals are Week 14. The state championships will be Week 15 from Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at the new Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.
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The higher seeds host first-round games. The playoffs shift to neutral sites in Week 12. For the first time, there will be no Saturday games until the state finals. All games through the state semifinals will kick off at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays.
Here’s the first-round schedule for area playoff teams:
Division I, Region 3
Hilliard Darby (7-3) at Centerville (9-1)
Pickerington North (8-2) at Wayne (7-3)
Fairmont (7-3) at Hilliard Bradley (10-0)
Northmont (8-2) at Pickerington Central (9-1)
Division I, Region 4
Fairfield (6-4) at Cin. St. Xavier (9-1)
Division II, Region 8
Belmont (9-0) at Sidney (9-1)
Troy (8-2) at Cin. Anderson (9-1)
Division III, Region 11
Granville (8-2) at Bellefontaine (9-1)
Division III, Region 12
Elida (8-2) at Trotwood-Madison (10-0)
Dunbar (7-3) at Goshen (9-1)
Alter (9-1) vs. Chaminade Julienne (7-3) at Fairmont
New Richmond (8-2) at Franklin (8-2)
Division IV, Region 14
Highland (8-2) at St. Marys Memorial (9-1)
Division IV, Region 16
Waverly (7-3) at Valley View (10-0)
Jonathan Alder (8-2) at Clinton-Massie (9-1)
Division V, Region 18
Indian Lake (7-3) at Archbold (8-2)
Division V, Region 20
Reading (7-3) at Miami East (9-1)
Anna (7-3) at Madison (8-2)
Greeneview (10-0) at Cin. Hills Christian Academy (7-2)
Division VI, Region 24
Dayton Christian (9-1) at Lima Central Catholic (9-1)
Bethel (9-1) at Coldwater (7-3)
Fort Recovery (6-4) at Marion Local (10-0)
Mechanicsburg (8-2) at Spencerville (8-2)
Division VII, Region 28
Ansonia (6-4) at Crestview (9-1)
Fort Loramie (8-2) at Minster (6-4)
Lima Perry (6-4) vs. Lehman Catholic (9-1) at Piqua
Riverside (6-4) at Delphos St. John’s (6-4)
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