Ohio high school football playoffs 2023: Division I brackets, matchups, predictions for final four

Get all the information for the 2023 Division I Ohio high school football playoffs on SBLive

The OHSAA football playoffs are down to the last 28 teams standing, as four teams will take their shot this weekend int he state semifinals of each of the seven divisions for a chance to play in the state championship game.

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All state semifinals will be played on Friday, Nov. 24 at a neutral site with the winners advancing to next week's state championship games.

The seven OHSAA football State championship games will be played in Canton at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium from Nov. 30-Dec. 2. The Division I state championship will be on Friday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 pm.

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Here, we will take a look at the teams remaining in Division I, along with the matchups, history, predictions for the state semifinals and a predicted state champion.

Stay with SBLive Ohio for all of the matchups, game times and scores throughout the 2023 OHSAA football playoffs.

(All state championship information used is since the beginning of the playoff era in Ohio, which began with the 1972 season)

Division I state semifinals bracket

State semifinal matchups: 

Lakewood St. Edward vs. Hilliard Bradley at Mansfield Arlin Field

Springfield vs. Archbishop Moeller at Piqua Alexander Stadium

Results from regional finals:

St. Edward: Def. Medina 42-7

Hilliard Bradley: Def. Upper Arlington 35-28 2OT

Springfield: Def. Dublin Coffman 21-14

Moeller: Def. Lakota West 22-0

Number of state championships (last state championship):

St. Edward: 6 (2022, 2021, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2010)

Hilliard Bradley: 0

Springfield: 0

Moeller: 9 (2013, 2012, 1985, 1982, 1980, 1979, 1977, 1976, 1975)

Predicted state championship game: St. Edward vs. Moeller 

Predicted state champion: Moeller 

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

(Feature photo: Archbishop Moeller players get ready to take the field prior to a game against St. Xavier on September 16, 2022. Photo credit: Ben Jackson)


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RYAN ISLEY, SBLIVE SPORTS

Ryan Isley is a regional editor at SBLive Sports for the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Ryan, a native of Akron, Ohio, has been following and covering high school sports in Ohio for more than 20 years, including the St. Vincent-St. Mary basketball teams that featured NBA superstar LeBron James. Ryan joined the SBLive staff full-time in May, 2022 after freelancing for SBLive Sports for nearly nine months, beginning with his experience covering Bishop Sycamore, which was featured in a documentary in the summer of 2023. You can reach Ryan at ryan@scorebooklive.com