CLEVELAND — Who's ready for Round 2?
Ohio's high school football playoffs are well under way, with the first slate of games taking place this past weekend. With this year's expansion from eight teams per region to 16, we saw our share of lopsided affairs in the opening round, although there were also some major upsets that had us scratching our heads.
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Things will feel slightly more normal in the second round beginning this Friday, with 65 Northeast Ohio schools among the 224 still alive for a state championship. The higher seeds will still host games before we move to neutral sites in the regional semifinals.
Let's take a look at all the first-round matchups involving teams from WKYC Studios' 17-county viewing area.
NOTE: All local teams are listed in bold. Divisions I-IV will play on Friday night, while V-VII will play Saturday.
Division I
Region 1
- (9) Berea-Midpark (7-4) vs. (1) St. Edward (9-1)
- (5) Jackson (9-2) vs. (4) Canton McKinley (7-4)
- (7) Cleveland Heights (9-2) vs. (2) Medina (11-0)
- (6) St. Ignatius (7-4) vs. (3) Stow-Munroe Falls (9-2)
Division II
Region 5
- (8) Painesville Riverside (7-4) vs. (1) Benedictine (7-2)
- (5) Walsh Jesuit (9-2) vs. (4) Hudson (9-2)
- (7) Willoughby South (8-3) vs. (2) Nordonia (9-2)
- (6) Austintown Fitch (7-3) vs. (3) Archbishop Hoban (8-3)
Region 6
- (8) Anthony Wayne (9-2) vs. (1) Granger Highland (10-1)
- (7) Fremont Ross (8-3) vs. (2) Avon (9-2)
- (6) Olmsted Falls (9-2) vs. (3) Barberton (10-1)
Region 7
- (5) Westerville South (8-2) vs. (4) Massillon Washington (9-2)
- (7) Green (8-3) vs. (2) North Canton Hoover (9-2)
- (14) Wooster (6-5) vs. (6) Dublin Scioto (8-3)
Division III
Region 9
- (8) Streetsboro (8-2) vs. (1) Chardon (11-0)
- (7) Aurora (9-2) vs. (2) Dover (10-0)
- (6) Steubenville (9-2) vs. (3) Kenston (10-1)
Region 10
- (8) Holy Name (5-5) vs. (1) Norton (10-0)
- (5) Padua Franciscan (8-2) vs. (4) Mansfield Senior (9-2)
- (7) Tiffin Columbia (7-4) vs. (2) West Holmes (11-0)
- (6) Buckeye (8-3) vs. (3) Rocky River (8-3)
Division IV
Region 13
- (12) Girard (7-4) vs. (4) Perry (9-2)
- (7) Cleveland Glenville (8-3) vs. (2) Villa Angela-St. Joseph (7-1)
Region 14
- (16) Milan Edison (6-5) vs. (9) Perkins (8-3)
- (5) Keystone (9-1) vs. (4) Port Clinton (10-1)
- (7) Shelby (9-2) vs. (2) Clyde (9-2)
Region 15
- (5) Indian Valley (7-2) vs. (4) Heath (9-2)
- (7) Carrollton (8-3) vs. (2) St. Clairsville (10-1)
Division V
Region 17
- (8) New Franklin Manchester (7-4) vs. (1) Kirtland (10-0)
- (5) Bellaire (10-1) vs. (4) Garrettsville Garfield (11-0)
- (7) Crestwood (7-3) vs. (2) South Range (11-0)
- (6) Southeast (9-1) vs. (3) Garaway (11-0)
Region 18
- (13) Waynedale (6-5) vs. (5) Ottawa-Glandorf (8-3)
- (10) Genoa Area (6-5) vs. (2) Elyria Catholic (9-2)
Division VI
Region 21
- (12) Hillsdale (7-4) vs. (4) Mogadore (8-3)
- (7) Black River (8-3) vs. (2) Columbia (10-1)
- (6) Norwayne (8-3) vs. (3) Springfield (10-1)
Region 22
- (9) Collins Western Reserve (7-3) vs. (1) Archbold (11-0)
- (7) Colonel Crawford (10-1) vs. (2) Weller Crestview (11-0)
Division VII
Region 25
- (8) Malvern (9-2) vs. (1) Lucas (9-1)
- (5) Independence (9-2) vs. (4) Dalton (9-2)
- (7) Washington Southern (8-3) vs. (2) St. Paul (9-1)
- (6) Cuyahoga Heights (6-3) vs. (3) Warren John F. Kennedy (7-2)