All games through the state semifinals will kick off at 7 p.m. Divisions I, II, III and VI will be held on Friday, while Divisions IV, V and VII will be held on Saturday.
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State championships will be decided Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 1 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.
Here is some historical information regarding the first-round matchups:
Division I, Region 4
No. 5 seed Fairfield (7-3) at No. 4 seed Milford (8-2) — Fairfield is 5-8 in nine postseason appearances (1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017); Milford is 0-2 in two postseason appearances (1986, 2017). Note: Fairfield defeated Milford 21-6 in 1986 for the first playoff win in school history.
No. 7 seed Lakota East (7-3) at No. 2 seed Mason (8-2) — Lakota East is 2-2 in two postseason appearances (2012, 2014); Mason is 3-9 in nine postseason appearances (1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017).
Division II, Region 8
No. 5 seed Little Miami (8-2) at No. 4 seed Edgewood (8-2) — Little Miami is 1-1 in one postseason appearance (1992); Edgewood is 12-12 in 12 postseason appearances (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016).
Division III, Region 12
No. 5 seed Badin (7-3) at No. 4 seed Vandalia Butler (6-4) — Badin is 22-21 in 22 postseason appearances (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015); Butler is 6-7 in seven postseason appearances (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2015).
No. 6 seed Chaminade Julienne (7-3) at No. 3 seed Fenwick (8-2) — CJ is 19-13 in 14 postseason appearances (1984, 1985, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017); Fenwick is 15-14 in 16 postseason appearances (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2015).
Division V, Region 20
No. 7 seed Portsmouth (7-3) at No. 2 seed Madison (10-0) — Portsmouth is 8-9 in nine postseason appearances (1984, 1988, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007); Madison is 3-1 in one postseason appearance (2017).
Division VII, Region 28
No. 8 seed New Miami (6-4) at No. 1 seed Fort Loramie (9-1) — New Miami is 0-1 in one postseason appearance (2008); Fort Loramie is 3-8 in eight postseason appearances (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017).
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