COLUMBUS — Following the football regional championships last Friday night, the Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the pairings and sites for this week’s state semifinal games. In late July, 707 schools began the football season, and now 28 are still playing in the Final Four during Thanksgiving week.

The geography of the four schools remaining in each division is the primary factor in determining how the regional champions were paired for the state semifinals. A team’s won-lost record, regional seed and state rank do not factor into the state semifinal bracket pairings or host sites.

TICKETS

Tickets for all playoff games will be available on Mondays at www.ohsaa.org/tickets. Details on state championship game tickets are posted at: https://www.ohsaa.org/news-media/articles/ohsaa-announces-football-state-championships-schedule-and-tickets

OHSAA Football State Semifinal Pairings

All games on Friday, November 29, at 7 p.m.

Designated home team region listed first. Pairings include regional seed.

Winner of the first pairing listed is the designated home team in the state championship game.

Division I State Semifinals — November 29

Lakewood St. Edward (9-5) vs. Powell Olentangy Liberty (12-2) at Mansfield Arlin Field

Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (13-1) vs. Centerville (11-3) at Cincinnati Princeton Jake Sweeney Automotive Stadium

State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.

Division II State Semifinals — November 29

Sunbury Big Walnut (13-1) vs. Cincinnati Anderson (14-0) at Dayton Welcome Stadium

Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-2) vs. Avon (14-0) at University of Akron InfoCision Stadium

State Championship Game: Thursday, December 5, 7 p.m.

Division III State Semifinals — November 29

Columbus Bishop Watterson (14-0) vs. London (14-0) at Ashville Teays Valley High School Viking Stadium

Youngstown Ursuline (13-1) vs. Toledo Central Catholic (13-1) at Elyria Charities Field at Ely Stadium

State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 3 p.m.

Division IV State Semifinals — November 29

Cincinnati Taft (12-2) vs. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (14-0) at Historic Crew Stadium

Sandusky Perkins (13-1) vs. Cleveland Glenville (11-3) at Clyde High School Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium

State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 7:30 p.m.

Division V State Semifinals — November 29

Liberty Center (14-0) vs. Canfield South Range (14-0) at Parma Byers Field at Robert Boulton Stadium

Ironton (13-1) vs. West Liberty-Salem (13-1) at Chillicothe High School Herrnstein Field

State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 3 p.m.

Division VI State Semifinals — November 29

Coldwater (13-1) vs. Bluffton (13-1) at Wapakoneta High School Mercy Health Wapak VFW Field

Kirtland (14-0) vs. Galion Northmor (14-0) at Minerva High School

State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 10:30 a.m.

Division VII State Semifinals — November 29

Danville (12-2) vs. Jeromesville Hillsdale (13-1) at Shelby High School WAC Stadium

Maria Stein Marion Local (14-0) vs. Columbus Grove (14-0) at Lima Spartan Stadium

State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 10:30 a.m.