Ohio High School Football Playoff Results for October 29-31

The opening round of the Ohio high school football playoffs and regular-season matchups delivered various outcomes, WTOV reported. Teams across Divisions III through VII fought to advance their postseason campaigns on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Friday Night Ohio Playoff Results and Regional Standouts

In Division III, Region 11, No. 5 Dover handled business against No. 12 Columbus South with a 41-7 victory. Meanwhile, No. 6 Sheridan edged out No. 11 Tri-Valley 38-35 in one of the tightest battles of the weekend. No. 7 Granville defeated No. 10 Jonathan Alder 26-7, and No. 9 Jackson secured a 28-14 win over No. 8 Columbus Linden McKinley.

Division IV, Region 15 action saw No. 5 Claymont cruise past No. 12 Beaver Local 30-12, while No. 11 Marion-Franklin shut out No. 6 East Liverpool 42-0. No. 10 Heath slipped past No. 7 Fairfield Union 22-21, and No. 8 West Muskingum defeated No. 9 Philo 35-14.

In Division V, Region 17, No. 5 Conneaut edged No. 12 Chagrin Falls 18-12. No. 6 Youngstown Mooney rolled over No. 11 Fairless 47-14, No. 7 Martins Ferry blanked No. 10 Bellaire 35-0, and No. 8 Liberty topped No. 9 Canton Central Catholic 26-16.

Division VI, Region 23 featured No. 5 Newcomerstown defeating No. 12 Centerburg 38-22. No. 6 Waterford dominated No. 11 Berne Union 61-0, No. 7 Garaway shut out No. 10 Elgin 42-0, and No. 8 Fredericktown held off No. 9 Newark Catholic 20-16.

In Division VII, Region 27, No. 5 Shadyside defeated No. 12 South Gallia 41-6, No. 6 Strasburg topped No. 11 Frontier 56-27, No. 10 Lucas blanked No. 7 Beaver Eastern 14-0, and No. 9 Steubenville Catholic outpaced No. 8 Fisher Catholic 27-0.

Regular Season Scores and Weekend Slate

Regular season play wrapped up earlier in the week and on Friday night. Clay-Battelle defeated Madonna 49-20 on Thursday, Oct. 29. In other regular-season matchups, Elkins beat Brooke 49-12, East Hardy edged Cameron 28-21, Magnolia defeated Valley 38-26, Tyler Consolidated rolled past Ravenswood 40-7, and Moorefield topped Weir 37-14. Action concludes on Saturday, Oct. 31, with Kiski traveling to face Linsly at 1:30 p.m.