COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the new divisional breakdowns for the upcoming fall sports, along with football playoff regional assignments. The OHSAA board of directors approved the new divisions during its June meeting last week.
The OHSAA uses enrollment data provided by the Ohio Department of Education to determine each school’s base enrollment numbers for girls and boys sports, which will be used for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years. Divisional breakdowns for the sports that utilize competitive balance data, which include soccer, volleyball and football in the fall, are reconfigured every year, while non-competitive balance sports are reconfigured every two years using only base enrollment numbers.
How the announcement affects local schools:
Golf: Boys Division II
Centerburg – Central moves from D3 to D2
Fredericktown – Central moves from D3 to D2
Utica – Central
Golf: Boys Division III
Cardington-Lincoln – Central
East Knox – Central
Golf: Girls Division II
Highland – Central
Utica – Central
Girls Tennis Division I
Mount Vernon – Central
Girls Cross-Country Division I
Mount Vernon – Central
Girls Cross-Country Division II
Highland – Central
Girls Cross-Country Division III
Cardington-Lincoln – Central
Fredericktown – Central move from D2
Boys Cross-Country Division I
Mount Vernon – Central
Boys Cross-Country Division II
Highland – Central
Utica – Central
Boys Cross-Country Division III
Cardington-Lincoln – Central
Centerburg – Central
East Knox – Central
Fredericktown – Central
Mount Gilead – Central
Boys Soccer Division I
Mount Vernon – Central
Girls Volleyball Division I
Mount Vernon
Girls Volleyball Division III
Cardington-Lincoln
Centerburg
Fredericktown
Utica moves from D2
Girls Volleyball Division IV
Danville
East Knox
Mount Gilead moves from D3
Football Division II
Mount Vernon, Region 7
Football Division V
Fredericktown moves up to Region 18
Utica, Region 19
Football Division VI
Cardington-Lincoln moves up to Region 23
East Knox moves up to Region 23
Mount Gilead Region 23
Football Division VII
Danville moves to Region 25
