COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the football divisional breakdowns and playoff regions for the 2023 season and all local teams remain in the same competitive balance Division and Regions as they did for 2022.
The 2023-24 school year will mark the second year of the two-year base enrollment data cycle provided by the Ohio Department of Education. In football, competitive balance data from the previous season is used every year to create a new adjusted enrollment count. Details of the competitive balance process are available at: https://www.ohsaa.org/School-Resources/Competitive-Balance-Resource-Center.
More information about the 2023 OHSAA football season is posted at: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/football
Division II
Mount Vernon, Region 7
Division V
Fredericktown, Region 18
Highland, Region 18
Centerburg, Region 19
Utica, Region 19
Division VI
Cardington-Lincoln, Region 23
East Knox, Region 23
Loudonville, Region 23
Mount Gilead, Region 23
Northmor, Region 23
Division VII
Danville, Region 25
Preseason Schedule
The official start date for practice in the fall is Monday, July 31. Beginning May 15, schools have been permitted to have coaching and 7-on-7 competition on 13 days in the summer. An additional five days were permitted beginning July 17 for schools to complete the mandatory five-day acclimatization period, if they so choose.
There is no limit to physical fitness training and conditioning workouts in the summer.
2023 Season Schedule At a Glance
May 15 through July 30 – Summer Period (see note above)
July 31 – Practice begins
August 14 – Season begins
August 18 – First Friday night
October 21 – Regular season ends
October 22 – Playoff qualifiers announced
Oct. 27 – Regional playoffs, first round
Nov. 3 – Regional quarterfinals
Nov. 10-11 – Regional semifinals
Nov. 17-18 – Regional finals
Nov. 23 – Thanksgiving
Nov. 24-25 – State semifinals
Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 – State championships, Canton
