Ohio Semifinals

[gebronco]

Whilst I don't have a strong opinion, I do enjoy reading both sides of the blowout/ranking/classification threads. This seemed a bit wild to me though - not sure if Ohio does this every year.

https://www.cantonrep.com/story/spo...ings-massillon-hoban-green-walsh/71584540007/

The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the bracket pairings for next week’s football state semifinals. According to the OHSAA, the geography of the schools involved in each region is the primary factor in determining how the regional champions will be paired in the state semifinals.

A team’s won-lost record, regional seed and state rank do not factor into the state semifinal bracket pairings.

 

[ChicagoRambler]

Keep in mind that their state semis are neutral site. I've been to a St. X - Colerain neutral site state semi at University of Cincinnati's stadium and there was probably 15k+ people in attendance. These are big matchups and they want to place them in larger stadiums to draw crowds.