Still alive: The Valley has seven teams remaining for the regional semifinals, down from 10 last year. It had six regional semifinalists in 2008. Seventeen teams qualified for the playoffs this season.

Back in the win column: Fitch defeated Willoughby South on Saturday for its first playoff victory since 1992. Campbell defeated Martins Ferry on Saturday for its first playoff win since 1990.

Hello, goodbye: All six first-time playoff participants in Ohio lost in the first round, including United and Southern.

Poll position: All six Associated Press poll champions are still alive after the first round, including Ursuline (Division V). All the poll runners-up are still alive except Avon in Division II. Ranked teams went 43-17 in the first round.

Defending champions: The five returning state champions all won first-round games, including Ursuline (V) and Mooney (III). Norwalk St. Paul is the only 2009 champion not in this year’s playoffs.

League breakdown: The All-American Conference has three teams remaining in the playoffs: Howland in the Red Tier, Lakeview in White and Campbell in Blue. The Inter Tri-County League has one team remaining: Tier Two’s McDonald. Fitch and Lake are the only remaining Federal League teams, while Marlington is the only remaining Northeastern Buckeye Conference team. Ledgemont is still alive from the East Suburban Conference.

Milestone wins: Mooney won its 50th playoff game, third-best all-time behind Newark Catholic (62) and Cleveland St. Ignatius (54). Ursuline won its 30th playoff game, one of 20 Ohio schools to reach that milestone.

Seeded teams fare well: Home teams went 66-30 in the opening round, a .688 winning percentage. Six No. 8 seeds upset No. 1 seeds: Medina, Huber Heights Wayne, Sandusky, Hamilton Badin, Dalton and Minster.

Vindicator staff report