The Ohio High School Athletic Association on Sunday released pairings for the first round of the 2024 football playoffs. The games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. Central Ohio teams are in bold.
Region 1
16. Cleveland St. Ignatius (1-9) at 1. Mentor (10-0)
15. Cleveland John Marshall (2-8) at 2. Toledo Whitmer (8-2)
14. Medina (2-8) at 3. Perrysburg (8-2)
13. Brunswick (3-7) at 4. Massillon Jackson (7-3)
12. Parma Normandy (3-7) at 5. Canton McKinley (6-4)
11. Berea-Midpark (3-7) at 6. Lorain (9-1)
10. Findlay (4-6) at 7. Lakewood St. Edward (5-5)
9. Cleveland Heights (6-4) at 8. Strongsville (6-4)
Region 2
16. Central Crossing (1-9) at 1. Kettering Fairmont (8-2)
15. Beavercreek (3-7) at 2. Centerville (7-3)
14. Dublin Coffman (2-8) at 3. Westland (8-2)
13. Hilliard Bradley (2-8) at 4. Springfield (6-4)
12. Marysville (3-7) at 5. Hilliard Davidson (6-4)
11. Clayton Northmont (2-8) at 6. Lebanon (6-4)
10. Dublin Jerome (4-6) at 7. Springboro (6-4)
9. Middletown (5-5) at 8. Huber Heights Wayne (5-5)
Region 3
16. Lancaster (3-7) at 1. Olentangy Liberty (8-2)
15. Watkins Memorial (3-7) at 2. Pickerington Central (8-2)
14. Reynoldsburg (4-6) at 3. Gahanna Lincoln (8-2)
13. Olentangy (8-2) at 4. Olentangy Orange (8-2)
12. Newark (7-3) at 5. Upper Arlington (8-2)
11. Grove City (7-3) at 6. Olentangy Berlin (8-2)
10. Westerville North (6-4) at 7. Pickerington North (8-2)
9. Delaware Hayes (7-3) at 8. Groveport (6-4)
Region 4
16. Cincinnati Sycamore (1-9) at 1. Cincinnati Moeller (9-1)
15. Cincinnati Walnut Hills (1-9) at 2. West Chester Lakota West (9-1)
14. Morrow Little Miami (1-9) at 3. Cincinnati Winton Woods (9-1)
13. Fairfield (2-8) at 4. Cincinnati Princeton (8-2)
12. Cincinnati Oak Hills (4-6) at 5. Hamilton (8-2)
11. Milford (4-6) at 6. Cincinnati St. Xavier (7-3)
10. Mason (5-5) at 7. Cincinnati Elder (5-5)
9. Cincinnati West Clermont (7-3) at 8. Liberty Township Lakota East (7-3)
Region 5
16. Willoughby South (3-7) at 1. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (10-0)
15. Akron Firestone (5-5) at 2. Akron Hoban (8-2)
14. Solon (3-7) at 3. Macedonia Nordonia (8-2)
13. Mayfield (5-5) at 4. Austintown-Fitch (7-3)
12. Cleveland John Hay (5-5) at 5. Warren G. Harding (7-3)
11. Painesville Riverside (4-6) at 6. Uniontown Green (6-4)
10. North Canton Hoover (6-4) at 7. Uniontown Lake (6-4)
9. Hudson (5-5) at 8. Youngstown Boardman (6-4)
Region 6
16. North Olmsted (5-5) at 1. Avon (10-0)
15. Fremont Ross (5-5) at 2. Medina Highland (10-0)
14. Cleveland Rhodes (5-4) at 3. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (10-0)
13. Toledo Start (7-3) at 4. North Ridgeville (8-2)
12. North Royalton (5-5) at 5. Wadsworth (9-1)
11. Sandusky (6-4) at 6. Oregon Clay (8-2)
10. Toledo St. Francis (7-3) at 7. Avon Lake (6-4)
9. Amherst Steele (6-4) at 8. Olmsted Falls (7-3)
Region 7
16. Logan (1-9) at 1. Big Walnut (9-1)
15. Worthington Kilbourne (4-6) at 2. Walnut Ridge (10-0)
14. Licking Heights (4-6) at 3. Massillon Washington (7-2)
13. St. Charles (4-6) at 4. Ashland (10-0)
12. New Albany (4-6) at 5. DeSales (8-2)
11. Westerville South (5-5) at 6. Canal Winchester (7-3)
10. Briggs (6-4) at 7. Teays Valley (6-4)
9. Massillon Perry (5-5) at 8. Northland (7-3)
Region 8
16. Trenton Edgewood (3-7) at 1. Cincinnati Anderson (10-0)
15. Monroe (4-6) at 2. Cincinnati La Salle (8-2)
14. Sidney (5-5) at 3. Xenia (9-1)
13. Trotwood-Madison (5-5) at 4. Hamilton Badin (8-2)
12. Cincinnati Aiken (6-3) at 5. Cincinnati Mount Healthy (8-2)
11. Troy (6-4) at 6. Marrison (8-2)
10. Cincinnati Withrow (5-5) at 7. Kings Mills Kings (8-2)
9. Lima Senior (9-1) at 8. Vandalia Butler (8-2)
Region 9
16. Youngstown Chaney (3-6) at 1. Youngstown Ursuline (9-1)
15. Akron East (6-4) at 2. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (9-1)
14. Hunting Valley University School (4-5) at 3. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (8-2)
13. Bedford (5-4) at 4. Aurora (9-1)
12. Madison (7-3) at 5. Geneva (9-1)
11. Tallmadge (7-3) at 6. Chardon (7-2)
10. Maple Heights (7-3) at 7. Chagrin Falls Kenston (7-3)
9. Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (7-2) at 8. Gates Mills Hawken (8-2)
Region 10
16. Rocky River Lutheran West (2-8) at 1. Toledo Central Catholic (9-1)
15. Norwalk (2-8) at 2. Medina Buckeye (9-1)
14 Tiffin Columbian (4-6) at 3. Cleveland Benedictine (8-2)
13. Parma Heights Holy Name (3-6) at 4. Rocky River (7-3)
12. Lexington (5-5) at 5. Maumee (8-2)
11. Bowling Green (6-4) at 6. Defiance (6-4)
10. Grafton Midview (5-5) at 7. Parma Padua (5-5)
9. Richfield Revere (6-4) at 8. Copley (5-5)
Region 11
16. Vincent Warren (7-3) vs. 1. Watterson (10-0) at Ohio Dominican
15. Buckeye Valley (6-4) at 2. Steubenville (9-0)
14. Carrollton (7-3) at Dresden Tri-Valley (10-0)
13. Wintersville Indian Creek (8-2) at 4. Licking Valley (9-1)
12. Hartley (6-4) at 5. Bloom-Carroll (8-2)
11. Dover (7-3) at 6. Granville (9-1)
10. Linden-McKinley (7-3) at 7. Athens (9-1)
9. New Philadelphia (7-3) at 8. Jackson (8-2)
Region 12
16. Oxford Talawanda (3-7) at 1. Tipp City Tippecanoe (10-0)
15. Franklin (4-6) at 2. Wapakoneta (10-0)
14. Dayton Meadowdale (7-3) at 3. Bellbrook (9-1)
13. Hamilton Ross (4-6) at 4. London (10-0)
12. Dayton Chaminade Julienne (5-5) at 5. Bellefontaine (8-2)
11. Celina (6-4) at 6. Cincinnati McNicholas (8-2)
10. Wilmington (6-4) at 7. Batavia (8-2)
9. Washington Court House Miami Trace (7-3) at 8. St. Marys Memorial (8-2)
Region 13
16. Ravenna (4-6) at 1. Mentor Lake Catholic (10-0)
15. Akron Buchtel (4-6) at 2. Perry (9-1)
14. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (3-7) at 3. Streetsboro (10-0)
13. Hubbard (5-5) at 4. Beloit West Branch (10-0)
12. Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (5-5) at 5. Cleveland Glenville (7-3)
11. Pepper Pike Orange (7-3) at 6. Canal Fulton Northwest (8-2)
10. Norton (7-3) at 7. Struthers (7-2)
9. Mogadore Field (8-2) at 8. Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (9-1)
Region 14
16. Upper Sandusky (5-5) at 1. Sandusky Perkins (9-1)
15. Elida (3-7) at 2. Shelby (10-0)
14. Bellville Clear Fork (4-6) at 3. Ontario (9-1)
13. Napoleon (5-5) at 4. Lorain Clearview (8-2)
12. Lodi Cloverleaf (5-5) at 5. Bay Village Bay (6-4)
11. Tontogany Otsego (5-5) at 6. Clyde (7-3)
10. Ottawa-Glandorf (5-5) at 7. Galion (7-3)
9. Caledonia River Valley (5-5) at 8. Vermilion (8-2)
Region 15
16. Marion-Franklin (4-6) at 1. St. Clairsville (10-0)
15. Heath (5-5) at 2. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (10-0)
14. Canton South (4-6) at 3. New Lexington (9-1)
13. Millersburg West Holmes (5-5) at 4. Chillicothe Unioto (9-1)
12. East Liverpool (6-4) at 5. East (8-2)
11. Duncan Falls Philo (5-5) at 6. Logan Elm (7-3)
10. Waverly (5-5) at 7. Fairfield Union (6-4)
9. Jonathan Alder (5-5) vs. 8. Ready (6-4) at Fortress Obetz
Region 16
16. St. Bernard Roger Bacon (6-4) at 1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (8-2)
15. Cincinnati Shroder (7-3) at 2. Cincinnati Wyoming (10-0)
14. New Richmond (5-5) at 3. Germantown Valley View (8-2)
13. Brookville (6-4) at 4. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (9-1)
12. Springfield Kenton Ridge (7-3) at 5. Cincinnati Taft (8-2)
11. Urbana (7-3) at 6. Cleves Taylor (8-2)
10. Kettering Alter (5-5) at 7. Eaton (8-2)
9. Cincinnati Indian Hill (7-3) at 8. Dayton Northridge (7-3)
Region 17
16. Navarre Fairless (4-6) at 1. Canfield South Range (10-0)
15. Youngstown Liberty (5-5) at 2. Akron Manchester (9-1)
14. Canton Central Catholic (5-5) at 3. Poland Seminary (8-2)
13. Garfield Heights Trinity (6-4) at 4. Garrettsville Garfield (9-1)
12. Cortland Lakeview (5-5) at 5. Sugarcreek Garaway (8-2)
11. Martins Ferry (9-1) at 6. Columbiana Crestview (8-2)
10. Chagrin Falls (6-4) at 7. Burton Berkshire (7-3)
9. Richmond Edison (7-3) at 8. Girard (6-4)
Region 18
16. Northridge (5-5) at 1. Milan Edison (10-0)
15. Utica (4-6) at 2. Liberty Center (10-0)
14. Fredericktown (5-5) at 3. Oak Harbor (10-0)
13. Delta (6-4) at 4. Creston Norwayne (9-1)
12. Archbold (6-4) at 5. Pemberville Eastwood (9-1)
11. Genoa Area (6-4) at 6. LaGrange Keystone (9-1)
10. Fairview Park Fairview (7-3) at 7. Findlay Liberty-Benton (9-1)
9. Johnstown (9-1) at 8. Wooster Triway (7-3)
Region 19
16. Worthington Christian (5-5) at 1. Ironton (9-1)
15. Chillicothe Zane Trace (6-4) at 2. Proctorville Fairland (9-1)
14. Wheelersburg (6-4) at 3. Barnesville (10-0)
13. Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant (6-3) at 4. Harvest Prep (7-2)
12. Piketon (7-3) at 5. Columbus Academy (9-1)
11. Belmont Union Local (8-2) at 6. Nelsonville-York (8-2)
10. Africentric (7-3) at 7. Zanesville West Muskingum (7-2)
9. Amanda Clearcreek (6-4) at 8. Portsmouth (7-3)
Region 20
16. St. Paris Graham Local (3-7) at 1. Jamestown Greeneview (10-0)
15. Arcanum (6-4) at 2. West Liberty-Salem (9-1)
14. Middletown Madison Senior (4-6) at 3. Waynesville (7-3)
13. Marion Pleasant (5-5) at 4. Camden Preble Shawnee (9-1)
12. Versailles (5-5) at 5. Lewistown Indian Lake (8-2)
11. Cincinnati Madeira (5-5) at 6. Williamsburg (9-1)
10. West Milton Milton-Union (6-4) at 7. Casstown Miami East (7-3)
9. Lima Bath (5-5) at 8. Carlisle (5-5)
Region 21
16. Rootstown (4-6) at 1. Kirtland (10-0)
15. Sullivan Black River (4-6) at 2. New Middletown Springfield (8-2)
14. Mineral Ridge (4-6) at 3. Andover Pymatuning Valley (9-1)
13. Ritman (5-5) at 4. Columbia Station Columbia (8-2)
12. Mogadore (5-5) at 5. Hanoverton United (9-1)
11. Youngstown Valley Christian (7-3) at 6. Dalton (7-3)
10. Wickliffe (7-3) at 7. Toronto (7-3)
9. Smithville (7-3) at 8. Leavittsburg LaBrae (7-3)
Region 22
16. Castalia Margaretta (4-6) at 1. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (9-0)
15. Paulding (7-3) at 2. Bluffton (9-1)
14. Ashland Crestview (5-5) at 3. Toledo Ottawa Hills (8-1)
13. Metamora Evergreen (6-4) at 4. Hamler Patrick Henry (8-2)
12. Carey (5-5) at 5. Defiance Tinora (7-3)
11. Elmore Woodmore (5-5) at 6. Sherwood Fairview (8-2)
10. Spencerville (5-5) at 7. Huron (6-4)
9. Attica Seneca East (6-4) at 8. Collins Western Reserve (7-3)
Region 23
16. Marion Elgin (5-5) at 1. Grandview Heights (9-0)
15. Caldwell (5-5) at 2. Galion Northmor (10-0)
14. Mechanicsburg (7-3) at 3. West Lafayette Ridgewood (9-1)
13. Lore City Buckeye Trail (6-4) at 4. Beverly Fort Frye (7-3)
12. Fairbanks (7-3) at 5. Waterford (8-2)
11. Newcomerstown (8-2) at 6. Grove City Christian (8-2)
10. Centerburg (7-3) at 7. Reedsville Eastern (8-2)
9. North Robinson Colonel Crawford (8-2) at 8. Woodsfield Monroe Central (9-1)
Region 24
16. Covington (3-7) at 1. Coldwater (9-1)
15. Cincinnati Deer Park (4-6) at 2. Cincinnati Country Day (9-1)
14. Lima Perry (5-5) at 3. Anna (7-3)
13. Chesapeake (5-5) at 4. Portsmouth West (7-3)
12. Miamisburg Dayton Christian (4-5) at 5. St. Bernard Elmwood Place (8-2)
11. Cincinnati Purcell Marian (4-5) at 6. Bainbridge Paint Valley (7-3)
10. Madison-Plains (6-4) at 7. Ironton Rock Hill (7-3)
9. Cincinnati Miami Valley Christian Academy (4-6) at 8. Springfield Northeastern (6-4)
Region 25
16. Crestline (5-5) at 1. Berlin Center Western Reserve (9-1)
15. Fairport Harding (5-4) at 2. Jeromesville Hillsdale (9-1)
14. Lucas (5-5) at 3. Malvern (9-1)
13. Independence (4-6) at 4. Monroeville (9-1)
12. East Palestine (6-4) at 5. Warren John F. Kennedy (8-2)
11. Lowellville (6-4) at 6. McDonald (7-3)
10. Salineville Southern (6-4) at 7. Windham (9-1)
9. Cuyahoga Heights (5-4) at 8. Norwalk St. Paul (6-4)
Region 26
16. North Baltimore (4-6) at 1. Columbus Grove (10-0)
15. Delphos St. John’s (3-7) at 2. McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley (9-1)
14. Arlington (5-5) at 3. Gibsonburg (8-2)
13. Edgerton (6-4) at. 4. Sycamore Mohawk (8-2)
12. McComb (7-3) at 5. Edon (9-1)
11. Leipsic (6-4) at 6. Ada (8-2)
10. Dola Hardin Northern (6-4) at 7. Tiffin Calvert (6-4)
9. Pandora-Gilboa (7-3) at 8. Lima Central Catholic (7-3)
Region 27
16. Bridgeport (3-7) at 1. Danville (8-2)
15. Strasburg-Franklin (3-7) at 2. Beaver Eastern (10-0)
14. Fairfield Christian (3-7) at 3. Bowerston Conotton Valley (7-3)
13. Hannibal River (4-6) at 4. Steubenville Catholic Central (7-3)
12. Racine Southern (3-6) at 5. Corning Miller (8-2)
11. Fisher Catholic (4-6) at 6. Glouster Trimble (6-4)
10. New Matamoras Frontier (4-6) at 7. Crown City South Gallia (6-3)
9. Shadyside (3-7) at 8. Portsmouth Notre Dame (5-5)
Region 28
16. Cedarville (4-6) at 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (10-0)
15. Manchester (3-6) at 2. Minster (8-2)
14. South Charleston Southeastern Local (4-6) at 3. Cincinnati College Prep (7-2)
13. West Alexandria Twin Valley South (5-5) at 4. Ansonia (9-1)
12. DeGraff Riverside (4-6) at 5. Sidney Lehman Catholic (8-2)
11. Fort Loramie (5-5) at 6. Mount Victory Ridgemont (8-2)
10. New Bremen (5-5) at 7. St. Henry (6-4)
9. New Madison Tri-Village (8-2) at 8. Waynesfield-Goshen (7-3)
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