Ohio high school football playoffs 2023: Division VI brackets, matchups, predictions for regional semifinals
The OHSAA football playoffs continues last week with 224 teams vying for a state title throughout Ohio's seven divisions.
We are now down to 112 teams, with four teams left in each region and 16 teams remaining in each division.
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All regional semifinal games will be played on Friday, Nov. 10 at a neutral site determined by the OHSAA. The state semifinal pairings will be announced following the regional finals..
The seven OHSAA football State championship games will be played in Canton at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium from Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
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Here, we will take a look at the teams remaining in each region of Division VI, along with the matchups and predictions of the regional semifinals and a reminder of our prediction on who will win each region, which was made prior to the beginning of the postseason.
Stay with SBLive Ohio for all of the matchups, game times and scores throughout the 2023 OHSAA football playoffs.
Division VI, Region 21
Teams remaining: 1. Kirtland, 3. Mogadore, 5. Cuyahoga Heights, 10. Mineral Ridge
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
1 Kirtland (11-1) vs. 5 Cuyahoga Heights (10-1) at Macedonia Nordonia High School Boliantz Stadium
3 Mogadore (9-2) vs. 10 Mineral Ridge (8-4) at Salem High School Sebo Stadium
Predicted regional semifinal winners: Kirtland and Mogadore
Predicted region winner: Kirtland
Division VI, Region 22
Teams remaining: 1. Columbus Grove, 2. Bluffton, 4. Carey, 6. Ottawa Hills
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
1 Columbus Grove (10-2) vs. 4 Carey (10-2) at Fostoria High School Memorial Stadium
2 Bluffton (11-1) vs. 6 Toledo Ottawa Hills (11-1) at Napoleon High School Buckenmeyer Stadium
Predicted regional semifinal winners: Carey and Bluffton
Predicted region winner: Bluffton
Division VI, Region 23
Teams remaining: 1. Garaway, 2. West Jefferson, 3. Fort Frye, 4. Northmor
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
1 Sugarcreek Garaway (12-0) vs. 4 Galion Northmor (10-2) at Heath High School
2 West Jefferson (11-1) vs. 3 Beverly Fort Frye (9-2) at Lancaster High School Fulton Field
Predicted regional semifinal winners: Garaway and West Jefferson
Predicted region winner: Garaway
Division VI, Region 24
Teams remaining: 2. Versailles, 3. Cincinnati Country Day, 5. Tri-Village, 8. Anna
Regional semifinal matchups and locations:
5 New Madson Tri-Village (11-1) vs. 8 Anna (7-5) at Lima Senior Spartan Stadium
2 Versailles (10-2) vs. 3 Cincinnati Country Day (12-0) at Xenia High School Doug Adams Stadium
Predicted regional semifinal winners: Tri-Village and Versailles
Predicted region winner: Versailles
-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh
(Feature photo: Kirtland defenders wrap up a Marion Local ball carrier during the 2022 Division VI state championship game. photo credit: Jeff Harwell)