2025 OHSAA football playoff regions in Southwest Ohio for 2025

Wayne's Isaiah Thompson is tackled by Middletown's Elijah Harris as he carries the ball during Friday's playoff game. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

Wayne's Isaiah Thompson is tackled by Middletown's Elijah Harris as he carries the ball during Friday's playoff game. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

The OHSAA rang in May by announcing divisional alignments for football for the 2025 season.

Troy and Alter are among seven teams in the area who will be playing in a different division this fall, but otherwise there were few changes from Division I-VII.

Fall practice is set to begin Aug. 1 with the first Friday night of football games being Aug. 22.

The playoffs begin Oct. 31, and the state championships are scheduled for Dec. 4-6 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.

Here is a full look at the regions with area teams:

Division I

Region 2

Centerville, Beavercreek, Fairmont, Dublin Jerome, Springboro, Columbus Westland, Wayne, Hilliard Davidson, Springfield, Dublin Coffman, Middletown, Hilliard Darby, Marysville, Lebanon, Findlay, Northmont, Troy.

Region 4

Mason, St. Xavier, Lakota West, Fairfield, Lakota East, Hamilton, Oak Hills, Moeller, West Clermont, Princeton, Western Hills, Milford, Walnut Hills, Colerain, Elder, Little Miami, Winton Woods, Sycamore

Division II

Region 8

Miamisburg, Kings, Harrison, Loveland, Fairborn, Sidney, Edgewood, Lima Senior, Withrow, Xenia, LaSalle, Stebbins, Belmont, Monroe, Aiken, Mt. Healthy, Northwest, Butler, Trotwood-Madison, Piqua, West Carrollton

Division III

Region 12

Hamilton Badin, Talawanda, Bellbrook, Hughes, Chillicothe, Goshen, Ross, Chaminade Julienne, Tecumseh, Western Brown, Tippecanoe, Franklin, Greenville, McNicholas, Miami Trace, Carroll, Woodward, Batavia, Ponitz, Jackson, Bellefontaine, Hillsboro, Wilmington, Dunbar, Alter, London

Division IV

Region 16

Meadowdale, Kenton Ridge, Indian Hill, Taylor, New Richmond, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Bethel, Shroder, Wyoming, Oakwood, Thurgood Marshall, Eaton, Urbana, Greenfield McClain, Springfield Shawnee, Fenwick, Washington Court House, Roger Bacon, Valley View, Bethel-Tate, Gamble Montessori, Brookville, Taft, Reading, Northwestern

Division V

Region 20

Indian Lake, Northridge, Graham, Marion Pleasant, Middletown Madison, Madeira, Waynesville, Greenon, Clark Montessori, Greeneview, Norwood, North College Hill, Mariemont, Clermont Northeastern, Carlisle, North Union, Versailles, West Liberty-Salem, Milton-Union, Purcell Marian, Preble Shawnee, Miami East, Finneytown, Williamsburg, Arcanum

Division VI

Region 24

Coldwater, East Clinton, Chesapeake, Anna, Blanchester, South Vienna Northeastern, Portsmouth West, Dixie, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place, Rock Hill, Huntington, Madison Plains, National Trail, Cincinnati Summit Country Day, Adena, Covington, Triad, Deer Park, Dayton Christian, Chillicothe Southeastern, Mechanicsburg, Miami Valley Christian Academy, Paint Valley, Lima Perry, Bainbridge Paint Valley, Tri-Village, Troy Christian

Division VII

Region 28

Cincinnati Country Day, Marion Local, Fort Recovery, New Bremen, Twin Valley South, Beaver Eastern, St. Henry, DeGraff Riverside, Cincinnati College Prep, Fayetteville-Perry, Manchester, Ansonia, Lockland, Tri-County North, South Charleston Southeastern, Fort Loramie, Minster, Lehman Catholic, New Miami, Mississinawa Valley, Springfield Catholic Central, Cedarville, Franklin Furnace Green, Portsmouth Notre Dame, Bradford, Portsmouth Sciotoville

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