MANSFIELD — We’ve reached the regional quarterfinal round of the Ohio high school football playoffs, and north central Ohio is well represented.
Three Richland County teams, two Ashland County squads, two Knox County teams, and one squad each in Crawford and Morrow County are still alive.
Richland County
Lexington pulled off the biggest upset in north central Ohio last weekend, stunning fifth-seeded Maumee 28-14 for a rare road playoff victory.
The 12th-seeded Minutemen (6-5) will travel to No. 4-seed Rocky River (8-3) in a Division III, Region 10 game.
A couple of Richland County squads are slated to host Division IV, Region 14 games, and will play each other if both win.
Second-seeded Shelby came from behind to dismiss Elida 49-21 last week. The unbeaten Whippets (11-0) will host 10th-seeded Ottawa-Glandorf (6-5), which upended Galion 13-7 in the opening round.
Meanwhile, third-seeded Ontario (10-1), will host No. 6-seed Clyde (8-3). The Warriors held off a game Clear Fork squad 24-2 to advance out of the first round.
Ashland County
Ashland will put its undefeated season on the line against its toughest foe of the year.
The fourth-seeded Arrows (11-0) will host No. 5-seed Columbus DeSales (9-2) at Community Stadium. That will be a Division II, Region 7 matchup.
Like the Arrows, Hillsdale will also be at home in their Division VII, Region 25 second-round playoff encounter. Coach Trevor Cline’s second-seeded Falcons (10-1) will host No. 7-seed Windham (10-1).
Hillsdale triggered a running clock by hammering Fairport Harbor Harding 55-12 in the postseason opener.
Knox County
Centerburg scored 20 points in the final 8:41 to upset No. 7-seed Beaver Eastern 34-12 on Friday night. Miles Marshall led Centerburg with 108 yards in 22 carries, Blaine Ball added 15 carries for 103 yards and Chris Marshall eight for 80. Ball was 11-of-19 passing for 124 yards. Trevis Harris caught five for 52 yards, and Ballinger added two for 48.
The 10th-seeded Trojans (8-3) are poised for a rematch at second-seeded Northmor (11-0). Their first encounter was a thriller, with the Knights holding off the Trojans 34-26 on Sept. 13.
Meanwhile, Danville is the top seed in Division VII, Region 27. The Blue Devils manhandled Bridgeport 54-0 last week. Quarterback Jacob Hackman threw a career-high four touchdown passes and the defense limited the 16th-seeded Bulldogs to 60 yards of total offense.
Next up for Danville is No. 8-seed Portsmouth Notre Dame (6-5) at Tough Street Stadium.
Crawford County
Colonel Crawford is the lone survivor in Crawford County.
The ninth-seeded Eagles won perhaps Ohio’s most exciting playoff game in the opening round. C.C. quarterback Brayden Holt hit Kaden Bruner for a 6-yard TD strike, then added the game-winning, two-point conversion pass in the final minute to edge eighth-seeded Woodsfield Monroe Central 37-36 in a Division VI, Region 23 clash.
This week, Division VI, No. 9-seed Colonel Crawford (9-2) travels to top-seeded Grandview Heights (10-0)
NOTE: Below are the remainder of Ohio’s prep football postseason pairings.)
Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, November 8, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise.
Division I
REGION 1
8. Strongsville (7-4) at 1. Mentor (11-0)
7. Lakewood St. Edward (6-5) at 2. Toledo Whitmer (9-2)
11. Berea-Midpark (4-7) at 3. Perrysburg (9-2)
5. Canton McKinley (7-4) at 4. Massillon Jackson (8-3)
REGION 2
8. Huber Heights Wayne (6-5) at 1. Kettering Fairmont (9-2)
7. Springboro (7-4) at 2. Centerville (8-3)
13. Hilliard Bradley (3-8) at 5. Hilliard Davidson (7-4)
14. Dublin Coffman (3-8) at 6. Lebanon (7-4)
REGION 3
8. Groveport Madison (7-4) at 1. Powell Olentangy Liberty (9-2)
7. Pickerington North (9-2) at 2. Pickerington Central (9-2)
6. Delaware Olentangy Berlin (9-2) at 3. Gahanna Lincoln (9-2)
15. Upper Arlington (9-2) at 4. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (9-2)
REGION 4
8. Liberty Township Lakota East (8-3) at 1. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (10-1)
7. Cincinnati Elder (6-5) at 2. West Chester Lakota West (10-1)
6. Cincinnati St. Xavier (8-3) at 3. Cincinnati Winton Woods (10-1)
5. Hamilton (9-2) at 4. Cincinnati Princeton (9-2)
Division II
REGION 5
9. Hudson (6-5) at 1. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (11-0)
7. Uniontown Lake (7-4) at 2. Akron Archbishop Hoban (9-2)
6. Uniontown Green (7-4) at 3. Macedonia Nordonia (9-2)
5. Warren G. Harding (8-3) at 4. Austintown-Fitch (8-3)
REGION 6
8. Olmsted Falls (8-3) at 1. Avon (11-0)
10. Toledo St. Francis de Sales (8-3) at 2. Medina Highland (11-0)
11. Sandusky (7-4) at 3. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (11-0)
5. Wadsworth (10-1) at 4. North Ridgeville (9-2)
REGION 7
9. Massillon Perry (6-5) at 1. Sunbury Big Walnut (10-1)
6. Canal Winchester (8-3) at 3. Massillon Washington (8-2)
5. Columbus St. Francis DeSales (9-2) at 4. Ashland (11-0)
15. Worthington Kilbourne (5-6) at 7. Ashville Teays Valley (7-4)
REGION 8
8. Vandalia Butler (9-2) at 1. Cincinnati Anderson (11-0)
7. Kings Mills Kings (9-2) at 2. Cincinnati La Salle (9-2)
6. Harrison (9-2) at 3. Xenia (10-1)
5. Cincinnati Mount Healthy (9-2) at 4. Hamilton Badin (9-2)
Division III
REGION 9
9. Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (8-2) at 1. Youngstown Ursuline (10-1)
5. Geneva (10-1) at 4. Aurora (10-1)
10. Maple Heights (8-3) at 2. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (10-1)
6. Chardon (8-2) at 3. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (9-2)
REGION 10
9. Richfield Revere (7-4) at 1. Toledo Central Catholic (10-1)
12. Lexington (6-5) at 4. Rocky River (8-3)
7. Parma Padua Franciscan (6-5) at 2. Medina Buckeye (10-1)
6. Defiance (7-4) at 3. Cleveland Benedictine (9-2)
REGION 11
8. Jackson (9-2) at 1. Columbus Bishop Watterson (11-0)
5. Carroll Bloom-Carroll (9-2) at 4. Newark Licking Valley (10-1)
7. The Plains Athens (10-1) at 2. Steubenville (10-0)
11. Dover (8-3) at Dresden Tri-Valley (11-0)
REGION 12
8. St. Marys Memorial (9-2) at 1. Tipp City Tippecanoe (11-0)
12. Dayton Chaminade Julienne (6-5) at 4. London (11-0)
10. Wilmington (7-4) at 2. Wapakoneta (11-0)
6. Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas (9-2) at 3. Bellbrook (10-1)
Division IV
REGION 13
9. Mogadore Field (9-2) at 1. Mentor Lake Catholic (11-0)
5. Cleveland Glenville (8-3) at 4. Beloit West Branch (11-0)
7. Struthers (8-2) at 2. Perry (10-1)
6. Canal Fulton Northwest (9-2) at 3. Streetsboro (11-0)
REGION 14
8. Vermilion (9-2) at 1. Sandusky Perkins (10-1)
13. Napolean (6-5) at 5. Bay Village Bay (7-4)
10. Ottawa-Glandorf (6-5) at 2. Shelby (11-0)
6. Clyde (8-3) at 3. Ontario (10-1)
REGION 15
8. Columbus Bishop Ready (7-4) at 1. St. Clairsville (11-0)
13. Millersburg West Holmes (6-5) at 12. East Liverpool (7-4)
10. Waverly (6-5) at 2. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (11-0)
6. Circleville Logan Elm (8-3) at 3. New Lexington (10-1)
REGION 16
9. Cincinnati Indian Hill (8-3) at 1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (9-2)
13. Brookville (7-4) at 5. Cincinnati Taft (9-2)
10. Kettering Archbishop Alter (6-5) at 2. Cincinnati Wyoming (11-0)
6. Cleves Taylor (9-2) at 3. Germantown Valley View (9-2)
Division V
REGION 17
8. Girard (7-4) at 1. Canfield South Range (11-0)
5. Sugarcreek Garaway (9-2) at 4. Garrettsville Garfield (10-1)
7. Burton Berkshire (8-3) at 2. Akron Manchester (10-1)
11. Martins Ferry (10-1) at 3. Poland Seminary (9-2)
REGION 18
8. Wooster Triway (8-3) at 1. Milan Edison (11-0)
5. Pemberville Eastwood (10-1) at 4. Creston Norwayne (10-1)
7. Findlay Liberty-Benton (10-1) at 2. Liberty Center (11-0)
6. LaGrange Keystone (10-1) at 3. Oak Harbor (11-0)
REGION 19
8. Portsmouth (8-3) at 1. Ironton (10-1)
5. Gahanna Columbus Academy (10-1) at 4. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (8-2)
7. Zanesville West Muskingum (8-2) at 2. Proctorville Fairland (10-1)
14. Wheelersburg (7-4) at 11. Belmont Union Local (9-2)
REGION 20
9. Lima Bath (6-5) at 1. Jamestown Greeneview (11-0)
5. Lewistown Indian Lake (9-2) at 4. Camden Preble Shawnee (10-1)
7. Casstown Miami East (8-3) at 2. West Liberty-Salem (10-1)
11. Cincinnati Madeira (6-5) at 3. Waynesville (8-3)
Division VI
REGION 21
9. Smithville (8-3) at 1. Kirtland (11-0)
12. Mogadore (6-5) at 4. Columbia Station Columbia (9-2)
7. Toronto (8-3) at 2. New Middletown Springfield (9-2)
3. Andover Pymatuning Valley (10-1) at 6. Dalton (8-3)
REGION 22
9. Attica Seneca East (7-4) at 1. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (10-0)
12. Carey (6-5) at 4. Hamler Patrick Henry (9-2)
7. Huron (7-4) at 2. Bluffton (10-1)
6. Sherwood Fairview (9-2) at 3. Toledo Ottawa Hills (9-1)
REGION 23
9. North Robinson Colonel Crawford (9-2) at 1. Columbus Grandview Heights (10-0)
5. Waterford (9-2) at 4. Beverly Fort Frye (8-3)
10. Centerburg (8-3) at2. Galion Northmor (11-0)
11. Newcomerstown (9-2) at 3. West Lafayette Ridgewood (10-1)
REGION 24
8. Springfield Northeastern (7-4) at 1. Coldwater (10-1) – 7:30 p.m. kickoff
5. St. Bernard Elmwood Place (9-2) at 4. Portsmouth West (8-3)
7. Ironton Rock Hill (8-3) at 2. Cincinnati Country Day (10-1)
11. Cincinnati Purcell Marian (5-5) at 3. Anna (8-3)
Division VII
REGION 25
9. Cuyahoga Heights (6-4) at 1. Berlin Center Western Reserve (10-1)
5. Warren John F. Kennedy (9-2) at 4. Monroeville (10-1)
7. Windham (10-1) at 2. Jeromesville Hillsdale (10-1)
11. Lowellville (7-4) at 3. Malvern (10-1)
REGION 26
8. Lima Central Catholic (8-3) at 1. Columbus Grove (11-0)
12. McComb (8-3) at 4. Sycamore Mohawk (9-2)
15. Delphos St. John’s (4-7) at 7. Tiffin Calvert (7-4) – Saturday at 5 p.m.
11. Leipsic (7-4) at 3. Gibsonburg (9-2)
REGION 27
8. Portsmouth Notre Dame (6-5) at 1. Danville (9-2)
5. Corning Miller (9-2) at 4. Steubenville Catholic Central (8-3) – Saturday at 7 p.m.
7. Crown City South Gallia (8-3) at 2. Beaver Eastern (11-0)
6. Glouster Trimble (7-4) at 3. Bowerston Conotton Valley (8-3)
REGION 28
9. New Madison Tri-Village (9-2) at 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (11-0)
5. Sidney Lehman Catholic (9-2) at 4. Ansonia (10-1)
7. St. Henry (7-4) at 2. Minster (9-2)
11. Fort Loramie (6-5) at 3. Cincinnati College Prep (8-2)