OHSAA division expansion: Where Greater Akron-Canton's soccer and volleyball teams sit

Ohio high school fall sports will be markedly different in the 2024-25 school year with the expansion of divisions in boys soccer, girls soccer and volleyball by the Ohio High School Athletic Association .

Soccer is going from three to five divisions and volleyball from four to seven, the OHSAA announced in a news release Tuesday. The largest 64 schools are placed in Division I, the next 64 largest are placed in Division II and the remaining schools are divided as equally as possible into the other divisions.

Earlier this spring, the OHSAA received base enrollment data, comprised of students in grades 9, 10 and 11 as of October 2023 from the Ohio Department of Education to use for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. In addition to football, the fall sports of soccer and girls volleyball utilize competitive balance data from the previous season to create a new adjusted enrollment count.

Here are the new division assignments, by sport, for schools in the Akron, Canton and Kent area:

OHSAA boys soccer (5 divisions)

• Division I: Canton McKinley, GlenOak, Jackson
• Division II: Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Green, Hoover, Hudson, Massillon, Perry, Stow, Walsh Jesuit
• Division III: Akron Garfield, Akron North, Alliance, Aurora, Copley, CVCA, Firestone, Ellet, Hoban, Lake, Louisville, Marlington, Nordonia, Norton, Northwest, Revere, Roosevelt, Springfield, Streetsboro, St. Vincent-St. Mary, Tallmadge, Twinsburg
• Division IV: Canton South, Coventry, Field, Garrettsville Garfield, Manchester, Minerva, Ravenna, Sandy Valley, West Branch, Woodridge
• Division V: Aquinas, Canton Central Catholic, Crestwood, Fairless, Lake Center Christian, Rootstown, Southeast, Tuslaw, Waterloo

OHSAA girls soccer (5 divisions)

• Division I: Canton McKinley, GlenOak, Jackson, Stow
• Division II: Cuyahoga Falls, Firestone, Green, Hoban, Hoover, Hudson, Massillon, Perry, Nordonia, Twinsburg, Walsh Jesuit
• Division III : Akron North, Alliance, Aurora, Barberton, Copley, CVCA, Ellet, Lake, Louisville, Norton, Revere, Roosevelt, Streetsboro, St. Vincent-St. Mary, Tallmadge
• Division IV: Canton South, Coventry, Crestwood, Field, Marlington, Minerva, Northwest, Ravenna, Southeast, Springfield, Tuslaw, West Branch, Woodridge
• Division V: Aquinas, Canton Central Catholic, Fairless, Garrettsville Garfield, Lake Center Christian, Manchester, Rootstown, Sandy Valley, Waterloo

OHSAA girls volleyball (7 divisions)

• Division I: Canton McKinley, GlenOak, Jackson, Stow
• Division II: Cuyahoga Falls, Firestone, Green, Hoover, Hudson, Massillon, Perry, Nordonia, Twinsburg, Walsh Jesuit
• Division III: Akron Garfield, Akron North, Alliance, Aurora, Barberton, Copley, CVCA, Ellet, Hoban, Lake, Louisville, Revere, Roosevelt, St. Vincent-St. Mary, Tallmadge
• Division IV: Buchtel, Crestwood, Coventry, Field, Marlington, Minerva, Northwest, Norton, Ravenna, Springfield, Streetsboro, West Branch, Woodridge
• Division V: Canton Central Catholic, Canton South, Fairless, Garrettsville Garfield, Manchester, Rootstown, Southeast, Tuslaw
• Division VI: Aquinas, East Canton, Lake Center Christian, Mogadore, Waterloo
• Division VII: Sebring McKinley, Windham

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