Ohio high school football playoffs Division VI roundup: Mineral Ridge and Wynford among winners in first round (10/27/2023)

The first round of the OHSAA football playoffs kicked off on Friday; here are the results in Division VI

The Ohio High School Athletic Association playoffs began Friday night with 448 teams vying for a state championship across seven divisions, with 64 teams in each divisions broken into 16 teams per region.

In Division VI, the top four seeds in each region - Kirtland, Rootstown, Mogadore, Hanoverton United, Columbus Grove, Bluffton, Colonel Crawford, Carey, Garaway, West Jefferson, Fort Frye, Northmor, Williamsburg, Versailles, Cincinnati Country Day and West Liberty-Salem all advanced to the next round with home wins and will host again in the second round.

Division VI first round scoreboard

First round games of note:

Mineral Ridge 35, Jackson-Milton 6

Mineral Ridge, the No. 10 seed in Region 21, led 28-0 at halftime and scored the game's first 35 points.

Ian Erb scored four touchdowns for Mineral Ridge - three on the ground and one on a reception. 

Mineral Ridge will travel to No. 2 Rootstown in the second round. 

Wynford 31, Tinora 28, OT

Wynford kicked a field goal on its possession of overtime and then recovered a fumble inside the 5-yard-line on defense to end the game.

Tinora, the No. 7 seed in Region 22, scored with 41 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 28-28.

Wynford, seeded No. 10, scored a pair of touchdowns in a span of four minutes in the fourth quarter to turn a 21-14 deficit into a 28-21 lead.

Division VI playoff brackets:

Division VI, Region 21

Division VI, Region 22

Division VI, Region 23

Division VI, Region 24

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-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh

(Feature photo: Kirtland' huddles up during the Division VI state championship game on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Photo credit: Jeff Harwell)