The Ohio high school football regular season ended this weekend for all Stark County-area teams.
Nine of the county's teams unofficially are headed to the Ohio High School Athletic Association playoffs, with another five from the also playing into Week 11, according to joeeitel.com.
The OHSAA official final football computer ratings for the 2026 season will be released Sunday, Oct. 25. The top 12 teams in each region of the final report will qualify for the playoffs, with the top four seeds getting a first-round bye.
Here's a look at the unofficial playoff pairings for area teams in the first round, which is Friday, Oct. 30.
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- Information for these unofficial pairings comes from joeeitel.com as of 8:45 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24.Teams are listed with their current spot in the computer ratings, according to joeeitel.com.
- Division I, Region 1
- 4. Jackson (8-2), First-round bye
- 7, Canton McKinley (7-3) vs. 10, Brunswick ((6-4)
- Division II, Region 7
- 3, Massillon (9-1), First-round bye
- 7, Louisville (8-2) vs. 10, Hoover (5-5)
- 10, Hoover (5-5) at 7, Louisville (8-2)
- Division III, Region 9
- 4, Salem (8-2), First-round bye
- 7, Warren Howland (8-2) vs. 10, Hawken ((7-3)
- Division IV, Region 13
- 3, West Branch (9-1), First-round bye
- 7, Northwest (8-2) vs. 10, Cle. Central Catholic (6-4)
- 8, Orrville (7-3) vs. 9, Akron East (9-1)
- Division V, Region 17
- 9, Canton Central Catholic (6-4) at 8, Youngstown Liberty (9-1)
- 11, Fairless (6-4) at 6, Youngstown Mooney (7-3)
- Division V, Region 18
- 2, Triway (9-1), First-round bye
- Division VII, Region 25
- 5, East Canton (7-3) vs. 12, St. Paul (5-4)
The Canton Repository sports department can be contacted via email at sports@cantonrep.com.
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