COLUMBUS – One Greater Western Ohio Conference team and two Midwest Athletic Conference teams remain alive as the Ohio High School Athletic Association playoffs enter the state semifinals.
Trotwood-Madison from the GWOC won the Division III Region 12 championship on Friday by defeating Chaminade Julienne 44-14. The Rams will play Toledo Central Catholic at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Piqua Alexander Stadium for a spot in the Division III state championship game.
Marion Local beat its MAC rival Coldwater 33-0 in the Division VI Region 24 championship game on Friday. The Flyers, who haven’t given up a point in the playoffs, will play Liberty-Benton at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Wapakoneta Harmon Field for a spot in the Division VI state championship game.
Minster beat fellow MAC member Delphos St. John’s 20-0 in the Division VII Region 28 championship game on Friday. The Wildcats will play Norwalk St. Paul at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Lima Senior Spartan Stadium for a spot in the Division VII state championship game.
2017 OHSAA football state semifinal pairings
Pairings are shown with final AP state rank and current records.
Home team listed first. Pairings shown with current record and AP rank. All games played at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Division I
6 Mentor (12-1) vs. Powell Olentangy Liberty (11-2) at Mansfield Senior Arlin Field
10 Cin. Colerain (11-2) vs. 8 Pickerington Central (12-1) at Springfield Evans Stadium
Division II
1 Avon (13-0) vs. 5 Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-1) at Brunswick Auto Mart Stadium
Massillon Washington (10-3) vs. 2 Cin. Winton Woods (12-1) at Columbus St. Francis DeSales Alumni Stadium
Division III
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (10-3) vs. Dresden Tri-Valley (12-1) at Massillon Perry Stadium
8 Tol. Central Catholic (11-2) vs. 1 Trotwood-Madison (13-0) at Piqua Alexander Stadium
Division IV
1 Steubenville (13-0) vs. 5 Shelby (13-0) at Univ. of Akron Infocision Stadium-Summa Field
New Concord John Glenn (11-2) vs. 7 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (12-1) at Hilliard Darby Stadium
Division V
2 Canfield South Range (13-0) vs. 1 Pemberville Eastwood (13-0) at Strongsville Pat Catan Stadium
3 Wheelersburg (13-0) vs. Middletown Madison (11-2) at Chillicothe Herrnstein Field
Division VI
1 Maria Stein Marion Local (13-0) vs. 5 Findlay Liberty-Benton (12-1) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field
2 Kirtland (13-0) vs. 3 Nelsonville-York (13-0) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium
Division VII
3 Danville (12-1) vs. 5 Cuyahoga Heights (11-1) at Orrville Red Rider Stadium, Heartland Field
1 Norwalk St. Paul (13-0) vs. Minster (9-4) at Lima Senior Spartan Stadium
