Thirteen local teams in playoffs


Thirteen high school football teams from the Mahoning Valley have qualified for the Ohio High School Athletic Association playoffs. Four of those teams will host first-round -- or regional quarterfinal -- games this weekend.

Unbeaten Brookfield (10-0), unbeaten Crestview (10-0), Warren JFK (9-1) and Niles (8-2) will begin their quests for state titles on their home fields in Week 11.

Brookfield, the top seed in Division IV, Region 13 will host eighth-seeded Ashtabula Edgewood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Warren JFK hosts Youngstown Christian (6-3) the same night at Mollenkopf Stadium.

Niles hosts Hubbard (7-3) at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Bo Rein Memorial Stadium in a rematch of a Week 7 game between the All-American Conference, American Division rivals. Also at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Crestview hosts Sugarcreek Garaway.

Following are the area's complete first-round playoff schedule:

FRIDAY

Division II, Region 5

(5) Howland (8-2) at (4) Chardon (8-2), 7:30 p.m.

Division IV, Region 13

(8) Ashtabula Edgewood (6-3) at (1) Brookfield (10-0), 7:30 p.m.

(6) Liberty (8-2) at (3) Streetsboro (7-3), 7:30 p.m.

Division VI, Region 21

(5) Western Reserve (8-2) at (4) Shadyside (10-0), 7:30 p.m.

(6) Youngstown Christian (6-3) at (3) Warren JFK (9-1), 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Division I, Region 1

(5) Warren Harding at (4) Mentor (9-1), 7 p.m.

(7) Austintown Fitch (9-1) at (2) Cleveland St. Ignatius (9-1), 7 p.m.

Division III, Region 9

(7) Hubbard (7-3) at (2) Niles McKinley (8-2), 7 p.m.

(8) Poland (7-3) at (1) Alliance Marlington (8-2), 7 p.m..

Division V, Region 17

(5) Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas (9-1) at (4) Crestview (10-0), 7 p.m.

(7) Ursuline (6-4) at (2) Sugarcreek Garaway (10-0), 7 p.m.