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2023 OHSAA High School Tournament Preview

May 23, 2023
Dylan Hefflinger
PBR Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

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Division I

Division-I Tournament Bracket

Division I State and Regional Tournament Bracket

Division I Preview

Region 1 - Oberlin

  • Macedonia:
    • Top Teams: Walsh Jesuit, Louisville, GlenOak, Austintown Fitch
    • Dark Horse To Win District: Louisville
    • For Fun Prediction: Walsh Jesuit over Louisville
  • Berea:
    • Top Teams: Wadsworth, North Ridgeville, Strongsville, North Royalton
    • Dark Horse To Win District: Strongsville
    • For Fun Prediction: Wadsworth over Strongsville
  • Euclid:
    • Top Teams: Aurora, Kent Roosevelt, Hudson, Stow, University School
    • Dark Horse: Mayfield
    • For Fun Prediction: University School over Hudson
  • Canton:
    • Top Teams: Massillon Jackson, Chardon, Hoban
    • Dark Horse: Massillon Washington
    • For Fun Prediction: Hoban over Massillon Jackson

Region 2 - Grove City

  • Central 4:
    • Top Teams: Olentangy Liberty, New Albany
    • Dark Horse: DeSales
    • For Fun Prediction: Olentangy Liberty over New Albany
  • Central 1:
    • Top Teams: Olentangy Orange, Dublin Scioto, Pickerington North
    • Dark Horse: Pickerington North
    • For Fun Prediction:  Olentangy Orange over Pickerington North
  • Central 3:
    • Top Teams: Grove City, Bishop Watterson, Lancaster, Watkins Memorial
    • Dark Horse: Watkins Memorial
    • For Fun Prediction: Grove City over Bishop Watterson
  • Central 2:
    • Top Teams: Hilliard Darby, Olentangy Berlin, Mount Vernon, Upper Arlington
    • Dark Horse: Gahanna Lincoln
    • For Fun Prediction: Hilliard Darby over Olentangy Berlin

Region 3 - Bowling Green

  • Bowling Green:
    • Top Teams: Anthony Wayne, St. Francis de Sales, Whitmer, Southview
    • Dark Horse: Fremont Ross
    • For Fun Prediction: Anthony Wayne over Springfield
  • Findlay:
    • Top Teams: Toledo St. John's Jesuit, Oregon Clay, Northview
    • Dark Horse: Perrysburg
    • For Fun Prediction: Northview over Toledo St. John's Jesuit
  • Strongsville:
    • Top Teams: Medina, Brunswick, Amherst Steele
    • Dark Horse: Avon Lake
    • For Fun Prediction: Medina over Brunswick
  • Cleveland:
    • Top Teams: St. Ignatius, Wooster, Brecksville-Broadview Heights
    • Dark Horse: Medina Highland
    • For Fun Prediction: St. Ignatius over Wooster

Region 4 - Cincinnati

  • Southwest 4:
    • Top Teams: Moeller, Fairmont, Monroe
    • Dark Horse: Princeton
    • For Fun Prediction: Moeller over Fairmont
  • Southwest 1:
    • Top Teams: Butler, Springboro, Fairfield, West Clermont
    • Dark Horse: Oak Hills
    • For Fun Prediction: West Clermont over Butler
  • Southwest 3:
    • Top Teams: Lebanon, Elder, Kings, Milford
    • Dark Horse: Milford
    • For Fun Prediction: Elder over Lebanon
  • Southwest 2:
    • Top Teams: Mason, Troy
    • Dark Horse: Beavercreek
    • For Fun Prediction: Mason over Troy

Division II

D-II Schedule

Division II State and Regional Tournament Bracket

Division II Preview

Region 5 - Canton

  • Twinsburg:
    • Top Teams: Mentor Lake Catholic, Kenston, Norwayne, Woodridge
    • Dark Horse: Padua
    • For Fun Prediction: Kenston over Norwayne
  • Gates Mills:
    • Top Teams: Gilmour Academy, Benedictine, Hawken
    • Dark Horse: Cloverleaf
    • For Fun Prediction: Gilmour Academy over Benedictine
  • Louisville:
    • Top Teams: Alliance, West Branch, Hubbard, Marlington
    • Dark Horse: NDCL
    • For Fun Prediction: Hubbard over Alliance
  • Struthers:
    • Top Teams: Canfield, Field, Geneva, Ursuline
    • Dark Horse: Poland
    • For Fun Prediction: Canfield over Field

Region 6 - Bowling Green

  • Bluffton:
    • Top Teams: Wapakoneta, Upper Sandusky, Lima Bath
    • Dark Horse: St. Marys Memorial
    • For Fun Prediction: Wapakoneta over Upper Sandusky
  • Fremont:
    • Top Teams: Clear Fork, Shelby, Clyde, Bellevue
    • Dark Horse: Ontario
    • For Fun Prediction: Shelby over Clyde
  • Archbold:
    • Top Teams: Defiance, Central Catholic, Napoleon
    • Dark Horse: Bryan
    • For Fun Prediction: Defiance over Central Catholic
  • North Ridgeville:
    • Top Teams: Elyria Catholic, Lutheran West, Bay
    • Dark Horse: Tallmadge
    • For Fun Prediction: Elyria Catholic over Bay

Region 7 - TBA

  • Central 1:
    • Top Teams: Jonathan Alder, Bloom-Carroll
    • Dark Horse: Buckeye Valley
    • For Fun Prediction:  Jonathan Alder over Bloom-Carroll
  • Athens:
    • Top Teams: Washington CH, Unioto, Jackson
    • Dark Horse: Circleville
    • For Fun Prediction: Washington CH over Unioto
  • East 2:
    • Top Teams: Indian Valley, Carrollton, Cambridge
    • Dark Horse: West Holmes
    • For Fun Prediction: Indian Valley over Cambridge
  • East 1:
    • Top Teams: Tri-Valley, St. Clairsville
    • Dark Horse: New Philadelphia
    • For Fun Prediction: Tri-Valley over New Philadelphia

Region 8 - Mason

  • Southwest 2:
    • Top Teams: Chaminade-Julienne, Indian Hill, Bishop Fenwick
    • Dark Horse: Bellefontaine
    • For Fun Prediction: Chaminade-Julienne over Bishop Fenwick
  • Southwest 3:
    • Top Teams: Bellbrook, CHCA, Batavia
    • Dark Horse: Franklin
    • For Fun Prediction: CHCA over Franklin
  • Central 2:
    • Top Teams: Marengo Highland, Licking Valley, Bexley
    • Dark Horse: Hebron Lakewood
    • For Fun Prediction: Licking Valley over Hebron Lakewood
  • Southwest 1:
    • Top Teams: Badin, Kenton Ridge, Reading, Tippecanoe
    • Dark Horse: Reading
    • For Fun Prediction: Badin over  

Division III

D-III Schedule

Division III State and Regional Tournament Bracket

Division III Preview

Region 9 - Massillon

  • Niles:
    • Top Teams: South Range, LaBrae
    • Dark Horse: Champion
    • For Fun Prediction: South Range over LaBrae
  • Struthers:
    • Top Teams: Cortland Lakeview, Kirtland, Garfield
    • Dark Horse: Perry
    • For Fun Prediction: Cortland Lakeview over Garfield
  • Parma Heights:
    • Top Teams: Triway, Manchester
    • Dark Horse: Independence
    • For Fun Prediction: Triway over Independence
  • Creston:
    • Top Teams: Waynedale, Chagrin Falls, Black River
    • Dark Horse: Beachwood
    • For Fun Prediction: Waynedale over Chagrin Falls 

Region 10 - Hamler

  • Central 1:
    • Top Teams: Worthington Christian, Columbus Academy, West Jefferson
    • Dark Horse: Utica
    • For Fun Prediction: Columbus Academy over Utica
  • Defiance:
    • Top Teams: Tinora, Archbold, Otsego
    • Dark Horse: Ottawa Hills
    • For Fun Prediction: Ottawa Hills over Archbold
  • Elida:
    • Top Teams: Eastwood, Coldwater, Wayne Trace, Liberty Benton
    • Dark Horse: Ottawa-Glandorf
    • For Fun Prediction: Eastwood over Coldwater
  • Shelby:
    • Top Teams: Milan Edison, Oak Harbor, Wynford, Ashland Crestview
    • Dark Horse: Margaretta
    • For Fun Prediction: Milan Edison over Oak Harbor

Region 11 - Chillicothe/Columbus

  • Southeast 3:
    • Top Teams: Huntington, Wheelersburg, Zane Trace
    • Dark Horse: Ironton
    • For Fun Prediction: Wheelersburg over Ironton
  • Southeast 2:
    • Top Teams: Portsmouth, Lucasville Valley
    • Dark Horse: Meigs
    • For Fun Prediction: Portsmouth over Lucasville Valley
  • Southeast 1:
    • Top Teams: Fairland, Oak Hill, Minford
    • Dark Horse: Winchester Eastern
    • For Fun Prediction: Minford over Fairland
  • East:
    • Top Teams: Fort Frye, Buckeye Trail, Garaway, Harrison Central
    • Dark Horse: Martins Ferry
    • For Fun Prediction: Fort Frye over Harrison Central

Region 12 - Fairborn

  • Southwest 1:
    • Top Teams: Blanchester, Indian Lake, Carlisle, Versailles
    • Dark Horse: Country Day
    • For Fun Prediction: Country Day over Versailles
  • Southwest 2:
    • Top Teams: Greeneview, Mariemont
    • Dark Horse: Madeira
    • For Fun Prediction: Greeneview over Madeira
  • Central 2:
    • Top Teams: Fredericktown, Heath
    • Dark Horse: Liberty Union
    • For Fun Prediction:  Fredericktown over Heath
  • Southwest 3:
    • Top Teams: Williamsburg, Arcanum, Brookville
    • Dark Horse: Waynesville
    • For Fun Prediction: Arcanum over Williamsburg

Division IV

D-IV Schedule

Division IV State and Regional Tournament Bracket

Division IV Preview

Region 13 - TBA

  • Medina:
    • Top Teams: Hillsdale, Dalton, Columbia, Loudonville
    • Dark Horse: Rittman
    • For Fun Prediction: Hillsdale over Dalton
  • Springfield:
    • Top Teams: Warren JFK, New Middletown Springfield
    • Dark Horse: Heartland Christian
    • For Fun Prediction: Warren JFK over New Middletown Springfield
  • Struthers:
    • Top Teams: Lake Center Christian, McDonald, Mathews
    • Dark Horse: Ashtabula St. John
    • For Fun Prediction: Lake Center Christian over McDonald
  • Clyde:
    • Top Teams: Tiffin Calvert, Old Fort, Gibsonburg, New Riegel
    • Dark Horse: Norwalk St. Paul
    • For Fun Prediction:  Tiffin Calvert over Old Fort

Region 14 - Elida

  • Bryan:
    • Top Teams: Toledo Christian, Edgerton, Montpelier, Antwerp
    • Dark Horse: North Central
    • For Fun Prediction: Edgerton over Toledo Christian
  • Coldwater:
    • Top Teams: St. Henry, Convoy Crestview, Minster, New Albany
    • Dark Horse: Marion Local
    • For Fun Prediction: St. Henry over Convoy Crestview
  • Findlay:
    • Top Teams: Columbus Grove, McComb
    • Dark Horse: Arlington
    • For Fun Prediction: Columbus Grove over McComb
  • Hamler:
    • Top Teams: Lincolnview, Patrick Henry, Kalida, Delphos St. John's
    • Dark Horse: Ayersville
    • For Fun Prediction: Lincolnview over Ayersville

Region 15 - Lancaster

  • Chillicothe 2:
    • Top Teams: Leesburg Fairfield, South Webster, Reedsville Eastern
    • Dark Horse: Waterford
    • For Fun Prediction: South Webster over Leesburg Fairfield
  • East:
    • Top Teams: Berlin Hiland, Toronto, Conotton Valley
    • Dark Horse: Strasburg-Franklin
    • For Fun Prediction:  Berlin Hiland over Conotton Valley
  • Chillicothe 1:
    • Top Teams: Whiteoak, Ironton St. Joseph
    • Dark Horse: Portsmouth Notre Dame
    • For Fun Prediction: Whiteoak over Ironton St. Joseph
  • Galion:
    • Top Teams: Colonel Crawford, Lucas, Seneca East
    • Dark Horse: Mohawk
    • For Fun Prediction: Colonel Crawford over Lucas

Region 16 - Cincinnati

  •  Southwest 1:
    • Top Teams: Fort Loramie, Twin Valley South, Troy Christian
    • Dark Horse: Bradford
    • For Fun Prediction: Fort Loramie over Troy Christian
  • Southwest 3:
    • Top Teams: Tri-Village, Fayetteville-Perry, Southeastern Local
    • Dark Horse: Felicity-Franklin
    • For Fun Prediction: Southeastern Local over Felicity-Franklin
  • Central:
    • Top Teams: Newark Catholic, Fairfield Christian Academy, Northmor
    • Dark Horse: Berne Union
    • For Fun Prediction: Northmor over Newark Catholic
  • Southwest 2:
    • Top Teams: Russia, Miami Valley Christian Academy, Newton
    • Dark Horse: Lockland
    • For Fun Prediction: Russia over Miami Valley Christian Academy

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