Seven teams in north central Ohio remain alive in Week 13 of the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s football playoffs.

Two Richland County teams — Shelby and Mansfield Senior — are facing defending state champions. Carey is very familiar with the playoff landscape and is just two years removed from winning it all in Division VI.

Northmor has gone further than it ever has, reaching the third round. Norwalk St. Paul has a rich heritage, as does Tiffin Columbian.

Hopewell-Loudon remains the only unblemished team with 12 wins.

Here are capsules of each team’s game. All kick off at 7 p.m. Friday at the neutral sites listed by the OHSAA.

Division VII Region 23

1 Sugarcreek Garaway (12-0) vs. 4 Galion Northmor (10-2) at Swank Field in Heath.

The Golden Knights advanced by defeating Glouster Trimble at The Castle 31-6. Garaway, the top seed, trounced East Knox, 49-7.

Northmor set several marks with the win. It tied the 2018 team for most wins in a season, it was their first 7-0 home record and it is the first time they’ve won two playoff games in a season.

Junior quarterback A.J. Bower finished 12-for-19 passing for 154 yards and three scores. Carson Campbell ran for 125 yards on 13 carries.

The Northmor defense held the Tomcats to less than 100 yards of total offense.

Division VI Region 22

1 Columbus Grove (10-2) vs. 4 Carey (10-2) at Fostoria High School Memorial Stadium.

The Blue Devils’ post-season success continued with a 48-0 whitewash of Columbia. Columbus Grove beat Black River, 34-6.

Eli Steen (904 yards) leads the potent Carey run game. QB Carter Smiley has more than 1,400 yards of total offense. Linebacker Nathan Brodman leads the defensive unit with over 100 tackles.

Last season Carey fell to Colonel Crawford in the regional quarterfinals, 21-14. Two years ago, the Blue Devils won the state championship, downing Coldwater 26-14 to cap a 15-1 season.

Carey represents the Northern 10 Athletic Conference and Northmor plays in the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference.

Division III Region 10

1 Toledo Central Catholic (12-0) vs. 4 Mansfield Senior (10-2) at Clyde High School Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium.

The Tygers handled Rocky River 55-21 on the road. The game was moved from Arlin Field in Mansfield due to safety concerns following a fatal shooting in the city.

Toledo Central Catholic, which won the D-III state title last season, downed Defiance, 41-26.

Senior High quarterback Duke Reese hit on 12-of-13 passes for 157 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on just seven carries to propel Senior High.

Reese was one of three Tygers to rush for more than 100 yards. Zyion Brown led the way with 124 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, while Jamier Petty added 103 yards and a score on eight attempts.

Senior High amassed 360 yards on the ground.

7 Medina Buckeye (10-2) vs. 3 Tiffin Columbian (10-2) at Bellevue High School First National Bank Field.

Columbian rolled up Ontario 55-35 to advance. Buckeye edged No. 2 seed Norton, 49-47.

The Tornadoes scored three unanswered touchdowns to start things off with a 20-0 advantage before the Warriors answered back.

In two playoff games the Tornadoes have scored 104 points, and the offensive machine was in high gear last Friday night.

Quarterback Brayden Roggow connected on 16 of 21 pass attempts for 294 yards and three touchdowns. Damien Brockington had 18 carries for 194 yards and four scores and had 2 TD catches for 59 yards.

Brady Gooding, who also threw a TD pass, had four grabs for 96 yards and a score; Bryce Roggow had five catches for 94 yards and a score; and Jack Koerper caught five passes for 77 yards.

Division IV Region 14

2 Cleveland Glenville (9-2) vs. 3 Shelby (10-2) at Elyria High School Mercy Field at Ely Stadium.

The Whippets outgunned Van Wert 71-41 to move on to the third round.

Glenville won 44-7 over Napoleon. The Tarblooders are also coming off a Division IV state championship.

Shelby’s Braydon DeVito passed for over 2,717 yards and 23 touchdowns and ran for another 1,001 during the regular season. Issaiah Ramsey caught 54 balls for 1,080 yards and 8 TDs.

Ramsey, Nic Eyster and Maverick Noel have combined for 10 interceptions for the Whippets defense.

Division VII Region 26

1 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (12-0) vs. 5 Hamler Patrick Henry (10-2) at Bowling Green High School Bobcat Stadium.

The top seed toppled Pandora-Gilboa 33-3 last Friday night. Patrick Henry topped Arlington 40-14.

Evan Kreais directed the offense, passing for 151 yards and a score in the win. Braylon Martinez ran for 105 yards and 3 touchdowns. On the season Martinez has 1,399 yards on the ground and 29 touchdowns.

Noah Kubitz’s 89 tackles lead the H-L defense and Mason Reinhart has 70 stops.

The Chieftains captured the Sandusky Bay Conference’s River Division handily. They defeated Carey 36-19 in Week 1, and their offense has put up 48, 39, 72, 53 and 50 points in other victories.

Region 25

1 Dalton (10-1) vs. 13 Norwalk St. Paul (8-4) at Ashland Community Stadium.

St. Paul has beaten Malvern 20-14 and Toronto 56-20. In those two weeks the team traveled more than 500 miles to eastern Ohio. This week it’s a 32-mile journey to Ashland.

Dalton topped Lucas 35-10 in the second round to advance.

The Flyers, leading by a touchdown, picked off a pass in the end zone and drove downfield to score making it 20-7.

St. Paul has a rich history, making it to the state title game in 1997, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014. It won the crown in 2009.

The Bulldogs are making their 17th playoff appearance.

Full playoff information is available at the OHSAA web site: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Football/Football-2023/2023-OHSAA-Football-Playoffs-Coverage