OHIO — The Ohio High School Athletic Association football tournament continued Friday night across the state. The playoffs will culminate with the state finals on Dec. 1-3 in Canton, Ohio.
What You Need To Know
- The OHSAA playoffs state semifinals were held on Friday night
- The playoffs run through the state finals in Canton, Ohio from Dec. 1-3
- Brett Hiltbrand, Matt D’Orazio and Antonio Pittman recap the state semifinals on the High School Blitz
In Friday’s OHSAA Game of the Week for central and northeast Ohio viewers, defending state champion St. Edward (14-1) dominated Gahanna Lincoln 31-7 in Division I to advance to the final next weekend.
Gahanna (13-2) finishes the season with a school record for wins, but couldn't recover after falling behind 14-0 in the first half.
It was a much closer contest in the southwest Ohio Game of the Week, where Springfield (13-1) edged Archbishop Moeller 28-24 in a rematch of last year's state semifinals.
A 48-yard touchdown catch by Anthony Brown with just over four minutes remaining sealed the victory for Springfield. Moeller (13-2) lost last year's game 22-21.
In another rematch, St. Edward and Springfield will meet in Canton next weekend to determine the Division 1 champion.
After Friday's games, Brett Hiltbrand, Matt D’Orazio and Antonio Pittman recapped the state semifinals of the OHSAA football playoffs on the High School Blitz on Spectrum News 1 and the Spectrum News app. You can watch the replay above.