Ohio high school football playoff picks: who wins this week?

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Who wins in Week 14? For the past seven years I've picked Ohio high school postseason games against Drew Pasteur's Fantastic 50 formula. This season we again add Need Freeman's CalPreps picks into the fold. Last week...was again close. Of the 28 regional final games, I predicted 21 correctly. So did the Fantastic 50. CalPreps was right behind with 20 correct outcomes. Division I threw everyone for a loop. I went 1-3 (thanks to Pickerington Central), while both the Fantastic 50 and CalPreps went 0-4. Ouch. All three of us went 4-0 in Divisions II and IV.

Overall, I maintain a two-game lead on both CalPreps and the Fantastic 50 after three weeks.

Below is a comprehensive look at who each of us thinks wins Friday's state semifinal final games...



Division I – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24

Eric Frantz Picks
Region 1 vs. Region 2
6 Mentor (12-1) vs. Powell Olentangy Liberty (11-2) at Mansfield Senior Arlin Field: Mentor
Region 4 vs. Region 3
10 Cin. Colerain (11-2) vs. 8 Pickerington Central (12-1) at Springfield Evans Stadium: Pickerington Central
 
Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Mentor (12-1 D1 R1) by 9 (72%) Powell Olentangy Liberty (11-2 D1 R2)
Pickerington Central (12-1 D1 R3) by 1 (51%) Cincinnati Colerain (11-2 D1 R4)

New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) vs. Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH) at Springfield (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) 26-22]
Mentor (OH) vs. Olentangy Liberty (Powell, OH) at Arlin Field (Mansfield, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Mentor (OH) 35-21]

Division II – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24

Eric Frantz Picks
Region 6 vs. Region 5
1 Avon (13-0) vs. 5 Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-1) at Brunswick Auto Mart Stadium: Hoban
Region 7 vs. Region 8
Massillon Washington (10-3) vs. 2 Cin. Winton Woods (12-1) at Columbus St. Francis DeSales Alumni Stadium: Winton Woods

Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-1 D2 R5) by 7 (67%) Avon (13-0 D2 R6)
Cincinnati Winton Woods (12-1 D2 R8) by 13 (80%) Massillon Washington (10-3 D2 R7)



New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Avon (OH) vs. Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH) at Brunswick (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH) 35-20]
Washington (Massillon, OH) vs. Winton Woods (Cincinnati, OH) at St. Francis de Sales (Columbus, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Winton Woods (Cincinnati, OH) 40-17]
 
Division III – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24

Eric Frantz Picks
Region 9 vs. Region 11
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (10-3) vs. Dresden Tri-Valley (12-1) at Massillon Perry Stadium: Tri-Valley
Region 10 vs. Region 12
8 Tol. Central Catholic (11-2) vs. 1 Trotwood-Madison (13-0) at Piqua Alexander Stadium: Trotwood-Madison

Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Trotwood-Madison (13-0 D3 R12) by 11 (76%) Toledo Central Catholic (11-2 D3 R10)
Akron St Vincent-St Mary (10-3 D3 R9) by 5 (61%) Dresden Tri-Valley (12-1 D3 R11)
 
New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) vs. Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, OH) at Piqua (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, OH) 28-19]
St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, OH) vs. Tri-Valley (Dresden, OH) at Perry (Massillon, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, OH) 21-14]

Division IV – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24

Eric Frantz Picks
Region 13 vs. Region 14
1 Steubenville (13-0) vs. 5 Shelby (13-0) at Univ. of Akron Infocision Stadium-Summa Field: Steubenville
Region 15 vs. Region 16
New Concord John Glenn (11-2) vs. 7 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (12-1) at Hilliard Darby Stadium: Massie

Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Steubenville (13-0 D4 R13) by 3 (57%) Shelby (13-0 D4 R14)
Clarksville Clinton-Massie (12-1 D4 R16) by 7 (67%) New Concord John Glenn (11-2 D4 R15)
 
New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Glenn (New Concord, OH) vs. Clinton-Massie (Clarksville, OH) at Hilliard Darby (Hilliard, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Clinton-Massie (Clarksville, OH) 28-24]
Steubenville (OH) vs. Shelby (OH) at U. of Akron (Akron, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Shelby (OH) 31-24]

Division V – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24



Eric Frantz Picks
Region 17 vs. Region 18
2 Canfield South Range (13-0) vs. 1 Pemberville Eastwood (13-0) at Strongsville Pat Catan Stadium: Eastwood
Region 19 vs. Region 20
3 Wheelersburg (13-0) vs. Middletown Madison (11-2) at Chillicothe Herrnstein Field: Wheelersburg

Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Pemberville Eastwood (13-0 D5 R18) by 6 (66%) Canfield South Range (13-0 D5 R17)
Wheelersburg (13-0 D5 R19) by 13 (80%) Middletown Madison (11-2 D5 R20)
 
New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
South Range (Canfield, OH) vs. Eastwood (Pemberville, OH) at Strongsville (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Eastwood (Pemberville, OH) 28-21]
Wheelersburg (OH) vs. Madison (Middletown, OH) at Chillicothe (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Wheelersburg (OH) 31-20]

Division VI – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24

Eric Frantz Picks
Region 24 vs. Region 22
1 Maria Stein Marion Local (13-0) vs. 5 Findlay Liberty-Benton (12-1) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field: Marion Local
Region 21 vs. Region 23
2 Kirtland (13-0) vs. 3 Nelsonville-York (13-0) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium: Kirtland

Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Kirtland (13-0 D6 R21) by 9 (72%) Nelsonville-York (13-0 D6 R23)
Maria Stein Marion Local (13-0 D6 R24) by 19 (88%) Findlay Liberty-Benton (12-1 D6 R22)
 
New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Kirtland (OH) vs. Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville, OH) at Hayes Quaker Stadium (New Philadelphia, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Kirtland (OH) 28-21]
Marion Local (Maria Stein, OH) vs. Liberty-Benton (Findlay, OH) at Wapakoneta (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Marion Local (Maria Stein, OH) 31-14]

Division VII – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24



Eric Frantz Picks
Region 27 vs. Region 25
3 Danville (12-1) vs. 5 Cuyahoga Heights (11-1) at Orrville Red Rider Stadium, Heartland Field: Cuyahoga Heights
Region 26 vs. Region 28
1 Norwalk St. Paul (13-0) vs. Minster (9-4) at Lima Senior Spartan Stadium: St. Paul

Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Cuyahoga Heights (11-1 D7 R25) by 12 (78%) Danville (12-1 D7 R27)
Minster (9-4 D7 R28) by 1 (53%) Norwalk St Paul (13-0 D7 R26)

New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Danville (OH) vs. Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland, OH) at Orrville (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland, OH) 28-22]
St. Paul (Norwalk, OH) vs. Minster (OH) at Lima (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: St. Paul (Norwalk, OH) 22-21]


The Past...

Eric Frantz vs Drew Pasteur vs CalPreps Playoff Picking History

State Finals



EF Picks 2016: 3-4 (43%)
EF Picks 2015: 3-4 (43%)
EF Picks 2014: 3-4 (43%)
EF Picks 2013: 4-3 (57%)
EF Picks 2012: 5-1 (83%)
EF Picks 2011: 3-3 (50%)
EF Picks 2010: 4-2 (67%)

DP FAN 50 Picks 2015: 5-2 (71%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2015: 4-3 (57%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2014: 4-3 (57%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2013: 3-4 (43%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2012: 5-1 (83%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2011: 5-1 (83%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2010: N/A

CalPreps Picks 2016: 4-3 (57%)

State Semifinal History

EF Picks 2016: 11-3 (79%)
EF Picks 2015: 11-3 (79%)
EF Picks 2014: 13-1 (93%)
EF Picks 2013: 11-3 (79%)
EF Picks 2012: 7-5 (58%)
EF Picks 2011: 9-3 (75%)
EF Picks 2010: 8-4 (67%)

DP FAN 50 Picks 2016: 9-5 (64%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2015: 9-5 (64%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2014: 10-4 (71%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2013: 9-5 (64%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2012: 6-6 (50%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2011: 6-6 (50%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2010: 7-5 (58%)



CalPreps Picks 2016: 10-4 (71%)

Regional Final History

EF Picks 2017: 21-7 (75%)
EF Picks 2016: 23-5 (82%)
EF Picks 2015: 24-4 (86%)
EF Picks 2014: 24-4 (86%)
EF Picks 2013: 24-4 (86%)
EF Picks 2012: 16-8 (67%)
EF Picks 2011: 20-4 (83%)
EF Picks 2010: 17-7 (71%)

DP FAN 50 Picks 2017: 21-7 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2016: 21-7 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2015: 23-5 (82%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2014: 22-6 (79%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2013: 25-3 (89%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2012: 19-5 (79%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2011: 18-6 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2010: 16-8 (67%)

CalPreps Picks 2017: 20-8 (71%)
CalPreps Picks 2016: 19-9 (68%)

Regional Semifinal History



EF Picks 2017: 46-10 (82%)
EF Picks 2016: 43-13 (77%)
EF Picks 2015: 43-13 (77%)
EF Picks 2014: 44-12 (79%)
EF Picks 2013: 40-16 (71%)
EF Picks 2012: 39-9 (81%)
EF Picks 2011: 31-17 (65%)
EF Picks 2010: 35-13 (73%)

DP FAN 50 Picks 2017: 45-11 (80%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2016: 42-14 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2015: 45-11 (80%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2014: 42-14 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2013: 41-15 (73%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2012: 39-9 (81%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2011: 35-13 (73%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2010: 37-11 (77%)

CalPreps Picks 2017: 45-11 (80%)
CalPreps Picks 2016: 43-13 (77%)

Regional Quarterfinal History

EF Picks 2017: 92-20 (82%)
EF Picks 2016: 87-25 (78%)
EF Picks 2015: 94-18 (84%)
EF Picks 2014: 94-18 (84%)
EF Picks 2013: 93-19 (83%)
EF Picks 2012: 72-24 (75%)
EF Picks 2011: 76-20 (79%)
EF Picks 2010: 72-24 (75%)

DP FAN 50 Picks 2017: 91-21 (81%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2016: 91-21 (81%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2015: 89-23 (79%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2014: 94-18 (84%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2013: 89-23 (79%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2012: 72-24 (75%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2011: 82-14 (85%)
DP FAN 50 Picks 2010: 77-19 (80%)



CalPreps Picks 2017: 92-20 (82%)
CalPreps Picks 2016: 94-18 (84%)