{
  "id": 17326046,
  "title": "See expected Week 12 football playoff matchups in Greater Cincinnati",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/see-expected-week-12-football-playoff-matchups-in-greater-cincinnati",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T02:30:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/see-expected-week-12-football-023012657.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 11 of high school football has concluded, ushering the Greater Cincinnati area into the postseason. Indiana teams have advanced to the third round, while Southwest Ohio squads will begin the second round with first-round byes for top teams in each region. Northern Kentucky's opening rounds are scheduled for the following week.\n\nHere are the Week 12 football playoff matchups in Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana:\n\nIn Division I, Region 4, No. 9 Middletown takes on No. 1 Princeton, No. 7 Springboro faces No. 2 Elder, and No. 6 St. Xavier will meet No. 3 Lakota West. Winton Woods at No. 4 Moeller will be held at Mount St. Joseph.\n\nDivision II, Region 8 will see No. 9 Withrow play No. 1 Anderson, Talawanda against No. 2 Harrison, and Edgewood versus No. 3 Trotwood-Madison.\n\nIn Division III, Region 12, No. 10 Goshen will host No. 2 Tippecanoe, and Alter will take on No. 3 McNicholas.\n\nDivision IV, Region 16 features No. 9 Kenton Ridge versus No. 1 Wyoming, Wilmington at No. 3 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, and Urbana against No. 4 North College Hill.\n\nDivision V, Region 20 will have No. 10 Greenon versus No. 2 Williamsburg, Fenwick at No. 3 Miami East, and Preble Shawnee at No. 4 Waynesville.\n\nDivision VI, Region 24 will see Covington versus Deer Park, and Versailles at Cincinnati College Prep.\n\nNorthern Kentucky's Week 12 schedule includes Fern Creek vs. Ryle, Southern at Simon Kenton, and Campbell County at Male.\n\nClass 5A matchups will be Anderson County at Cooper, Conner at Scott County, Scott at Woodford County, and Collins at Dixie Heights.\n\nClass 4A games will include Boyd County at Highlands, Johnson Central at Covington Catholic, and East Carter at Lloyd Memorial.\n\nClass 3A will see East Carter against Lloyd Memorial, and Class 2A will feature Beechwood without a bye, St. Henry at West Carter, and Jackson County at Walton-Verona.\n\nClass 1A will have Trimble County at Newport Central Catholic, Dayton at Bishop Brossart, Bellevue at Holy Cross, and Ludlow at Newport.\n\nIn Indiana, Class 4A will see East Central at Columbus East, and Class 3A will feature Lawrenceburg at Batesville.",
  "summary": "These are the expected Greater Cincinnati Week 12 high school football postseason matchups.",
  "key_points": [
    "No. 9 Middletown vs. No. 1 Princeton in Division I, Region 4",
    "No. 9 Withrow vs. No. 1 Anderson in Division II, Region 8",
    "No. 9 Kenton Ridge vs. No. 1 Wyoming in Division IV, Region 16"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}