The Road to Canton continues this week for Division VI and VII teams with regional quarterfinal games being held Friday, Nov. 6.
Five of the eight games this weekend feature a Midwest Athletic Conference team and one league rematch. The MAC has produced multiple state champions in five of the last seven seasons. Here’s a look at the games in Region 24 and 28 taking place Friday:
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(All games scheduled for 7 p.m. unless noted)
Division VI, Region 24
No. 9 St. Henry (8-3) at No. 1 New Madison Tri-Village (10-0)
St. Henry beat Madison-Plains 42-0 in the first round. Its defense has ramped up its performance as the season has played out. The Redskins have shut out four opponents and held Marion Local to its lowest scoring total this season. Only two teams have reached double digits against Tri-Village. The Patriots have 13 defensive interceptions and produced 18 sacks as a team. Tri-Village is 1-3 in its short playoff history against Midwest Athletic Conference teams. The two programs have met once previously: St. Henry beat the Patriots 34-0 in a 2021 regional semifinal playoff game. The winner plays either Cincinnati College Prep or Versailles.
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No. 10 Covington (8-3) at No. 2 Cincinnati Deer Park (9-1)
Covington defeated Chillicothe Huntington to advance into this week. Landin Cassel has run for at least 100 yards in six straight games. Trenton Havenar averages more than two tackles for loss per game. Deer Park had a backloaded schedule and closed it by knocking off previously unbeaten Cincinnati Wyoming. It allowed the fewest points amongst Cincinnati Hills League teams and has the league’s defensive player of the year in Tink Sellers who has six interceptions and also plays quarterback.
It appears to be the first-ever matchup between the teams. The winner plays either Zane Trace or Mechanicsburg.
No. 6 Mechanicsburg (9-2) at No. 3 Chillicothe Zane Trace (9-1)
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Mechanicsburg cruised past St. Bernard-Elmwood Place in round one. The Indians have scored more than 40 points in seven of its past eight games. Matthew Davis keeps amassing yards on offense. Aidan O’Neal has made a late surge back into the rotation and had his first 100-yard rushing game of the season a week ago.
Zane Trace has allowed Brice Johnson to push them forward. The senior is averaging 191.3 rushing yards per game and has 29 total touchdowns scored. The Pioneers beat D-III Unioto to close the season It appears to be the first-ever matchup between the teams.
The winner plays either Deer Park of Covington.
No. 12 Versailles (7-4) at No. 4 Cincinnati College Prep (8-2)
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Versailles won by 31 at Portsmouth West last week and makes another trip to near the Ohio River this week. Versailles led the MAC in rushing and was its least penalized team. College Prep is in the playoffs for the seventh straight season. The Lions beat Dunbar and Dayton Christian during the season and its two losses were both by six points. CCP has lost to MAC teams three consecutive seasons in the playoffs. This is the first meeting between the programs. The winner plays either Tri-Village or St. Henry.
Division VII, Region 28
No. 8 Fort Loramie (6-5) at No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (10-0)
After the bye week, the top-seeded Flyers will begin their quest for a fifth state title in six years. They’ve won five straight against the Indians since 2002 with their most-recent victory coming in a 42-6 victory in 2021. Marion Local has allowed 21 total points over its last five games. The Redskins beat Tri-County North 43-13 last week. Marion Local will be the fourth team Fort Loramie have played which won at least nine games this season. The winner will play another MAC opponent in either No. 12 Fort Recovery (4-7) or No. 4 Minster (7-3).
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