Wapakoneta earned the No. 2 seed in D-III, Region 12, while Bath earned the No. 9 seed in D-V, Region 20.
Chris Howell | The Lima News
The OHSAA announced playoff qualifiers and first-round pairings for the State football playoffs on Sunday.
Marion Local (10-0), Coldwater (9-1) and Columbus Grove (10-0) earned No. 1 seeds, while Wapakoneta (10-0), Bluffton (9-1), Upper Scioto Valley (9-1) and Minster (8-2) grabbed No. 2 seeds.
The top eight seeds in each region will serve as hosts for the first-round games. For the third consecutive season, the top 16 schools in each region qualified for the postseason, giving playoff berths to 448 schools.
All first-round games will be played on Friday, Nov. 1, with kickoffs set for 7 p.m.
First-round matchups for Lima area teams are listed below.
D-II, Region 8
9) Lima Senior (9-1) at 8) Vandalia Butler (8-2)
D-III, Region 10
11) Bowling Green (6-4) at 6) Defiance (6-4)
D-III, Region 12
9) Washington C.H. Miami Trace (7-3) at 8) St. Marys (8-2)
15) Franklin (4-6) at 2) Wapakoneta (10-0)
11) Celina (6-4) at 6) Cin. Archbishop McNicholas (8-2)
D-IV, Region 14
15) Elida (3-7) at 2) Shelby (10-0)
10) Ottawa-Glandorf (5-5) at 7) Galion (7-3)
D-V, Region 20
9) Bath (5-5) at 8) Carlisle (5-5)
12) Versailles (5-5) at 5) Indian Lake (8-2)
D-VI, Region 22
15) Paulding (7-3) at 2) Bluffton (9-1)
10) Spencerville (5-5) at 7) Huron (6-4)
D-VI, Region 24
16) Covington (3-7) at 1) Coldwater (9-1)
14) Perry (5-5) at 3) Anna (7-3)
D-VII, Region 26
16) North Baltimore (4-6) at 1) Columbus Grove (10-0)
9) Pandora-Gilboa (7-3) at 8) LCC (7-3)
15) Delphos St. John’s (3-7) at 2) Upper Scioto Valley (9-1)
10) Hardin Northern (6-4) at 7) Tiffin Calvert (6-4)
11) Leipsic (6-4) at 6) Ada (8-2)
D-VII, Region 28
16) Fort Recovery (2-8) at 1) Marion Local (10-0)
9) Tri-Village (8-2) at 8) Waynesfield-Goshen (7-3)
15) Manchester (3-6) at 2) Minster (8-2)
10) New Bremen (5-5) at 7) St. Henry (6-4)
11) Fort Loramie (5-5) at 6) Ridgemont (8-2)
