{
  "id": 16534865,
  "title": "First round of 2026 high school football playoff matchups announced",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/first-round-of-2026-high-school-football-playoff-matchups-announced",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-25T23:49:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/first-round-2026-high-school-234936100.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OSHAA) has released the first round of 2026 high school football playoff matchups. The top four teams in each region receive a first-round bye. On Friday, October 30, at 7 p.m., several area high schools will compete in the initial games.\n\nIn Division I, Region 2, Beavercreek will face Hillard Bradley. Fairmont will take on Grove City, while Miamisburg hosts Hillard Darby. Springfield and Wayne each secured a first-round bye. In Region 4, Little Miami will host Springboro. Middletown will play Lebanon.\n\nDivision II's Region 8 features Butler versus Troy, LaSalle against Talawanda, and Withrow facing Badin. Both Tri-Cities teams, Trotwood-Madison and Columbus West/Edgewood, received a first-round bye. They will face each other on November 6.\n\nDivision III, Region 12 sees Alter meet Indian Hill, while Bellbrook and Tippecanoe both earned first-round byes. Division IV's Region 16 hosts Clinton-Massie versus Urbana, Dunbar against Valley View, and Kenton Ridge versus Oakwood.\n\nDivision V in Region 20 will have Preble Shawnee versus Summit Country Day, Greeneview against Bishop Fenwick, Greenon versus Carlisle, and Dayton Christian versus Arcanum. Each of Graham, Miami East, and Waynesville also secured a first-round bye.\n\nIn Division VI, Region 24 features Versailles versus Portsmouth West, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place against Mechanicsburg, and Covington versus Huntington. Madison-Plains Tri-Village earned a first-round bye. Division VII, Region 28 has Fort Recovery host Waynesfield-Goshen, Ridgemont versus New Bremen, and Tri-County North facing Fort Loramie. The higher-seeded teams will host through the first three rounds, with regional playoffs on November 20 at neutral sites. State semifinals are set for November 27 at neutral locations, and the state championship games will be held on December 3-5 at Tom Benson Stadium in Canton.",
  "summary": "Several area schools will play in the first round of the 2026 high school football playoffs this week.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}