Perkins lined up for possible rematch against Glenville

The OHSAA released its football semifinal pairings Tuesday and there it was: Perkins could get a rematch with Glenville. If the Pirates knock off Ontario on Friday night in the Division IV Region 14 championship game, they would play the winner of Region 13 next week. That region comes down to Glenville and Perry. "Obviously you have to take care of this week first. We have to do what we've gotta do Friday," Perkins coach Jalen Santoro said. "If we're fortunate enough to be playing next week, they're back-to-back state champs for a reason. They're the best team in this division until proven otherwise. It's a great opportunity ahead of us." Santoro, of course, was referring to Glenville, which defeated Perkins 36-26 in a regional final last year. It was easily the Tarblooders' closest call in six playoff victories. Glenville was moved to Region 13 this year and a rematch with Perkins has always been a possibility. Round 2 with the Tarblooders would be played in Clyde. Perkins (12-1) is the top seed in Region 14 and will play-third seeded Ontario (12-1) at Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin on Friday. It's a familiar Sandusky Bay Conference venue, but Santoro said his team doesn't care where it plays. "At this point I don't think our kids really care where we play," he said. "It's obviously a familiar venue, not too far away, which is nice. But our kids are focused on what they want to get done. They just want to get it rolling." The Pirates defeated Napoleon 35-21 in a regional semifinal last week. Ontario, led by Ohio State commit Bodpegn Miller, rallied past Shelby 49-48. The Warriors outscored the Whippets 23-0 in the fourth quarter. Glenville is 10-3 will losses to Division I Olentangy Liberty and Division II Avon and Akron Hoban. Those three teams are all still alive in the playoffs. The Tarblooders, seeded No. 5 in Region 13, take on second-seeded Perry (12-1) at Macedonia Nordonia High School. Perry won the Division V state championship last year, going 16-0 and knocking off Liberty Center 21-14 in the title game. Glenville knocked out Mentor Lake Catholic — which finished No. 1 in the final Division IV AP poll — in a regional semifinal, recording four interceptions in the first quarter. The OHSAA said that the geography of schools involved in each region is the primary factor in determining state semifinal pairings. The other Division IV state semifinal will match up teams from southern Ohio. In Region 15, St. Clairsville (13-0) plays Indian Valley (13-0). In Region 16, Cincinnati Taft (11-2) plays Kettering Alter (8-5), which fell 38-3 to Glenville in last year's D-IV state championship game. The D-IV state championship game will be played Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Canton. In Division V, Edison will play Liberty Center in the Region 18 final at Lake High School in Millbury. Both teams are 13-0. Liberty Center has shut out seven opponents and is coming off a 24-21 win against Oak Harbor. Edison has rolled through its first three playoff opponents by a cumulative score of 133-49. The Edison-Liberty Center winner will face the Region 17 champion. Top-seeded South Range (13-0) plays third-seeded Poland Seminary (11-2) at Boardman High School on Friday. After Friday's games, only 14 teams across seven divisions will extend their football seasons. "The goal is always to practice on Thanksgiving," Santoro said. "A lot of supporters of ours say if we practice on Thanksgiving they'll fry up turkeys for us after practice. We'll see how that goes." OHSAA PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (Pairings include regional seeds) DIVISION I State Semifinals, November 29 Region 1 vs. Region 3 at TBA Region 4 vs. Region 2 at TBA State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m. Regional Finals: Friday, Nov. 22 Region 1 - 1. Mentor (13-0) vs. 7. Lakewood St. Edward (8-5) at Bedford High School Bearcat Stadium Region 2 - 2. Centerville (10-3) vs. 8. Huber Heights Wayne (8-5) at Dayton Welcome Stadium Region 3 - 1. Powell Olentangy Liberty (11-2) vs. 7. Pickerington North (11-2) at Historic Crew Stadium Region 4 - 1. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (12-1) vs. 6. Cincinnati St. Xavier (10-3) at Mason High School Tri-Health/Beacon Stadium DIVISION II State Semifinals, November 29 Region 5 vs. Region 6 at TBA Region 7 vs. Region 8 at TBA State Championship Game: Thursday, December 5, 7 p.m. Regional Finals: Friday, Nov. 22 Region 5 - 1. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (13-0) vs. 2. Akron Archbishop Hoban (11-2) at Twinsburg High School Tiger Stadium Region 6 - 1. Avon (13-0) vs. 2. Medina Highland (13-0) at Elyria Charities Field at Ely Stadium Region 7 - 1. Sunbury Big Walnut (12-1) vs. 3. Massillon Washington (10-2) at Mansfield Arlin Field Region 8 - 1. Cincinnati Anderson (13-0) vs. 2. Cincinnati La Salle (11-2) at Cincinnati Princeton High School Jake Sweeney Automotive Stadium DIVISION III State Semifinals, November 29 Region 9 vs. Region 10 at TBA Region 11 vs. Region 12 at TBA State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 3 p.m. Regional Finals: Friday, Nov. 22 Region 9 - 1. Youngstown Ursuline (12-1) vs. 2. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (12-1) at Ravenna High School Portage Community Bank Stadium Harry Gilchrist Field Region 10 - 1. Toledo Central Catholic (12-1) vs. 7. Parma Padua Franciscan (8-5) at Sandusky High School Foundation Stadium Region 11 - 1. Columbus Bishop Watterson (13-0) vs. 2. Steubenville (12-0) at New Philadelphia High School Quaker Stadium Region 12 - 3. Bellbrook (12-1) vs. 4. London (13-0) vs. at Springfield High School Wildcat Stadium DIVISION IV State Semifinals, November 29 Region 14 vs. Region 13 at TBA Region 16 vs. Region 15 at TBA State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 7:30 p.m. Regional Finals: Friday, Nov. 22 Region 13 - 2. Perry (12-1) vs. 5. Cleveland Glenville (10-3) at Macedonia Nordonia High School Boliantz Stadium Region 14 - 1. Perkins (12-1) vs. 3. Ontario (12-1) at Tiffin Columbian Frost-Kalnow Stadium Region 15 - 1. St. Clairsville (13-0) vs. 2. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (13-0) at Zanesville High School Sulsberger Stadium Region 16 - 5. Cincinnati Taft (11-2) vs. 10. Kettering Archbishop Alter (8-5) at Monroe High School Hornet Stadium DIVISION V State Semifinals, November 29 Region 18 vs. Region 17 at TBA Region 19 vs. Region 20 at TBA State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 3 p.m. Regional Finals: Friday, Nov. 22 Region 17 - 1. Canfield South Range (13-0) vs. 3. Poland Seminary (11-2) at Boardman High School Region 18 - 1. Edison (13-0) vs. 2. Liberty Center (13-0) at Millbury Lake High School Community Stadium Region 19 - 1. Ironton (12-1) vs. 14. Wheelersburg (9-4) at South Point High School Alumni Field Region 20 - 2. West Liberty-Salem (12-1) vs. 5. Lewistown Indian Lake (11-2) at Piqua High School Alexander Stadium DIVISION VI State Semifinals, November 29 Region 21 vs. Region 23 at TBA Region 24 vs. Region 22 at TBA State Championship Game: Saturday, December 7, 10:30 a.m. Regional Finals: Friday, Nov. 22 Region 21 - 1. Kirtland (13-0) vs. 6. Dalton (10-3) at North Royalton High School Serpentini Stadium Region 22 - 2. Bluffton (12-1) vs. 4. Hamler Patrick Henry (11-2) at Findlay Donnell Stadium Region 23 - 1. Columbus Grandview Heights (12-0) vs. 2. Galion Northmor (13-0) at Westerville Central High School Region 24 - 1. Coldwater (12-1) vs. 3. Anna (10-3) at Sidney Memorial Stadium DIVISION VII State Semifinals, November 29 Region 27 vs. Region 25 at TBA Region 28 vs. Region 26 at TBA State Championship Game: Friday, December 6, 10:30 a.m. Regional Finals: Friday, Nov. 22 Region 25 - 2. Jeromesville Hillsdale (12-1) vs. 9. Cuyahoga Heights (8-4) at Orrville Red Rider Stadium, Heartland Field Region 26 - 1. Columbus Grove (13-0) vs. 15. Delphos St. John's (6-7) at Lima Spartan Stadium Region 27 - 1. Danville (11-2) vs. 2. Beaver Eastern (13-0) at Logan High School Chieftain Stadium Region 28 - 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (13-0) vs. 2. Minster (11-2) at Wapakoneta High School Mercy Health Wapak VFW Field