OHIO — The Ohio High School Athletic Association football tournament kicked off Friday night across the state. The playoffs will culminate with the state finals on Dec. 1-3 in Canton, Ohio.
What You Need To Know
- The OHSAA playoffs began on Friday night
- The playoffs run through the state finals in Canton, Ohio from Dec. 1-3
- Brett Hiltbrand, Matt D’Orazio and Antonio Pittman recap the opening night on the High School Blitz
In Friday’s OHSAA Game of the Week for central Ohio viewers, 11th-seeded Hilliard Davidson upset sixth-seeded Grove City 17-7 in Region 3 in Division I.
The Wildcats improved to 45-32 in the all-time series between the schools by chewing up the clock, riding a strong rushing performance by Keevan Gibbon (26 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD).
In the southwest Ohio Game of the Week, the ninth-seeded St. Xavier Bombers held off eighth-seeded Fairfield with a 42-28 victory in Region 4. The Bombers are in the postseason for the 14th straight season.
In the northeast Ohio Game of the Week, seventh-seeded Wadsworth easily avoided the upset by rolling past tenth-seeded Elyria 44-13 in a Region 1 contest. Running back Lance Glover Jr. had 22 carries for 116 yards and a touchdown to pace Wadsworth.
After Friday’s games, Brett Hiltbrand, Matt D’Orazio and Antonio Pittman recapped the opening night of the OHSAA football playoffs on the High School Blitz on Spectrum News 1 and the Spectrum News app. You can watch the replay above.
