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

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Who wins in Week 13? For the past seven years I've picked Ohio high school postseason games against Drew Pasteur's Fantastic 50 formula. This season we add Need Freeman's CalPreps picks into the fold again. Last week...I won - barely. Of the 56 games regional semifinal games, I predicted 46 correctly, which was the best I have ever done in that round. CalPreps and the Fantastic 50 also had their best recorded results for the regional semifinal round with 45 correct outcomes. Overall, I have a one game lead on CalPreps and a two-game lead on the Fantastic 50 after two weeks.

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

Division I – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10



Eric Frantz Picks
Region 1: 1 Cle. St. Ignatius (11-1) vs. 3 Mentor (11-1) at Bedford Bearcat Stadium: St. Ignatius
Region 2: 1 Tol. Whitmer (12-0) vs. 2 Powell Olentangy Liberty (10-2) at Findlay Donnell Stadium: Whitmer
Region 3: 5 Pickerington North (10-2) vs. 3 Pickerington Central (11-1) at Cols. St. Francis DeSales Alumni Stadium: Pickerington Central
Region 4: 1 Cin. St. Xavier (11-1) vs. 2 Cin. Colerain (10-2) at Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium: St. Xavier
 
Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Region 1 playoffs
#1 Cleveland St Ignatius (11-1 D1 R1) by 5 (63%) #3 Mentor (11-1 D1 R1)
Region 2 playoffs
#1 Toledo Whitmer (12-0 D1 R2) by 1 (53%) #2 Powell Olentangy Liberty (10-2 D1 R2)
Region 3 playoffs
#5 Pickerington North (10-2 D1 R3) by 2 (54%) #3 Pickerington Central (11-1 D1 R3)
Region 4 playoffs
#1 Cincinnati St Xavier (11-1 D1 R4) by 3 (57%) #2 Cincinnati Colerain (10-2 D1 R4)

New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Pickerington North (Pickerington, OH) vs. Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH) at St. Francis de Sales (Columbus, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Pickerington North (Pickerington, OH) 28-21]
St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) vs. Mentor (OH) at Bedford (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) 35-28]
St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) vs. Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) at Mason (Mason, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) 26-21]
Whitmer (Toledo, OH) vs. Olentangy Liberty (Powell, OH) at Donnell Stadium (Findlay, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Whitmer (Toledo, OH) 24-20]

Division II – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17

Eric Frantz Picks
Region 5: 1 Akr. Archbishop Hoban (11-1) vs. 2 Barberton (12-0) at Green Memorial Stadium: Hoban
Region 6: 1 Avon (12-0) vs. 3 Olmsted Falls (11-1) at North Ridgeville Ranger Stadium: Avon
Region 7: 5 New Albany (8-4) vs. 2 Massillon Washington (9-3) at Mansfield Senior Arlin Field: Massillon Washington
Region 8: 1 Cin. La Salle (10-2) vs. 2 Cin. Winton Woods (11-1) at Cin. Withrow Angus King Stadium: Winton Woods
 
Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Region 5 playoffs
#1 Akron Archbishop Hoban (11-1 D2 R5) by 1 (52%) #2 Barberton (12-0 D2 R5)
Region 6 playoffs
#1 Avon (12-0 D2 R6) by 8 (69%) #3 Olmsted Falls (11-1 D2 R6)
Region 7 playoffs
#2 Massillon Washington (9-3 D2 R7) by 17 (85%) #5 New Albany (8-4 D2 R7)
Region 8 playoffs
#2 Cincinnati Winton Woods (11-1 D2 R8) by 1 (53%) #1 Cincinnati La Salle (10-2 D2 R8)

New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH) vs. Barberton (OH) at Green Intermediate School (Uniontown, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH) 31-24]
Avon (OH) vs. Olmsted Falls (OH) at North Ridgeville (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Avon (OH) 31-22]
Washington (Massillon, OH) vs. New Albany (OH) at Arlin Field (Mansfield, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Washington (Massillon, OH) 35-20]
Winton Woods (Cincinnati, OH) vs. La Salle (Cincinnati, OH) at Withrow (Cincinnati, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Winton Woods (Cincinnati, OH) 21-17]

Division III – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17



Eric Frantz Picks
Region 9: 1 Canfield (12-0) vs. 6 Akr. St. Vincent-St. Mary (9-3) at Salem Reilly Stadium: SVSM
Region 10: 1 Tol. Central Catholic (10-2) vs. 2 Bay Village Bay (12-0) at Sandusky Strobel Field, Cedar Point Stadium: Toledo CC
Region 11: 5 Dresden Tri-Valley (11-1) vs. 3 Cols. Bishop Hartley (11-1) at Newark Paul “Hoss” Starr Stadium at White Field: Hartley
Region 12: 1 Trotwood-Madison (12-0) vs. 7 Day. Chaminade Julienne (9-3) at Riverside Stebbins Edmundson Stadium: Trotwood
 
Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Region 9 playoffs
#1 Canfield (12-0 D3 R9) by 2 (55%) #6 Akron St Vincent-St Mary (9-3 D3 R9)
Region 10 playoffs
#1 Toledo Central Catholic (10-2 D3 R10) by 7 (67%) #2 Bay Village Bay (12-0 D3 R10)
Region 11 playoffs
#3 Columbus Bishop Hartley (11-1 D3 R11) by 7 (67%) #5 Dresden Tri-Valley (11-1 D3 R11)
Region 12 playoffs
#1 Trotwood-Madison (12-0 D3 R12) by 25 (94%) #7 Dayton Chaminade Julienne (9-3 D3 R12)

New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Bishop Hartley (Columbus, OH) vs. Tri-Valley (Dresden, OH) at Newark (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Bishop Hartley (Columbus, OH) 34-17]
Canfield (OH) vs. St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, OH) at Salem (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Canfield (OH) 21-14]
Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) vs. Bay (Bay Village, OH) at Sandusky (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) 26-8]
Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, OH) vs. Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton, OH) at Stebbins (Riverside, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, OH) 48-20]

Division IV – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17

Eric Frantz Picks
Region 13: 1 Steubenville (12-0) vs. 2 Perry (12-0) at Niles McKinley Bo Rein Stadium: Steubenville
Region 14: 5 Bellevue (9-3) vs. 2 Shelby (12-0) at Ashland Community Stadium: Shelby
Region 15: 5 New Concord John Glenn (10-2) vs. 7 Duncan Falls Philo (9-3) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium: John Glenn
Region 16: 4 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (11-1) vs. 2 Cin. Wyoming (12-0) at Lakota West Firebird Field: Massie
 
Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Region 13 playoffs
#1 Steubenville (12-0 D4 R13) by 11 (75%) #2 Perry (12-0 D4 R13)
Region 14 playoffs
#2 Shelby (12-0 D4 R14) by 12 (77%) #5 Bellevue (9-3 D4 R14)
Region 15 playoffs
#5 New Concord John Glenn (10-2 D4 R15) by 2 (54%) #7 Duncan Falls Philo (9-3 D4 R15)
Region 16 playoffs
#4 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (11-1 D4 R16) by 1 (52%) #2 Cincinnati Wyoming (12-0 D4 R16)

New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Clinton-Massie (Clarksville, OH) vs. Wyoming (Cincinnati, OH) at Lakota West (West Chester, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Clinton-Massie (Clarksville, OH) 31-22]
Glenn (New Concord, OH) vs. Philo (Duncan Falls, OH) at Zanesville (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Glenn [John] (New Concord, OH) 27-20]
Shelby (OH) vs. Bellevue (OH) at Ashland (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Shelby (OH) 42-14]
Steubenville (OH) vs. Perry (OH) at McKinley (Niles, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Steubenville (OH) 35-26]

Division V – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17

Eric Frantz Picks
Region 17: 1 Canfield South Range (12-0) vs. 3 Sullivan Black River (11-1) at Canal Fulton Northwest Dr. Martin Smilek Stadium/Jim Schalmo Field: South Range
Region 18: 1 Pemberville Eastwood (12-0) vs. 2 Marion Pleasant (10-1) at Lima Senior Spartan Stadium: Eastwood
Region 19: 1 Wheelersburg (12-0) vs. 3 Johnstown-Monroe (10-2) at Chillicothe Herrnstein Stadium: Wheelersburg
Region 20: 5 West Jefferson (11-0) vs. 2 Middletown Madison (10-2) at Beavercreek Frank Zink Field at Miami Valley Hospital Stadium: West Jefferson
 
Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Region 17 playoffs
#1 Canfield South Range (12-0 D5 R17) by 8 (69%) #3 Sullivan Black River (11-1 D5 R17)
Region 18 playoffs
#1 Pemberville Eastwood (12-0 D5 R18) by 7 (67%) #2 Marion Pleasant (10-1 D5 R18)
Region 19 playoffs
#1 Wheelersburg (12-0 D5 R19) by 10 (74%) #3 Johnstown-Monroe (10-2 D5 R19)
Region 20 playoffs
#5 West Jefferson (12-0 D5 R20) by 1 (51%) #2 Middletown Madison (10-2 D5 R20)



New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Eastwood (Pemberville, OH) vs. Pleasant (Marion, OH) at Lima (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Eastwood (Pemberville, OH) 28-21]
Madison (Middletown, OH) vs. West Jefferson (OH) at Beavercreek (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Madison (Middletown, OH) 34-26]
South Range (Canfield, OH) vs. Black River (Sullivan, OH) at Northwest (Canal Fulton, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: South Range (Canfield, OH) 31-21]
Wheelersburg (OH) vs. Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown, OH) at Chillicothe (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Wheelersburg (OH) 34-21]

Division VI – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17

Eric Frantz Picks
Region 21: 1 Rootstown (12-0) vs. 3 Kirtland (12-0) at Solon Stewart Field: Kirtland
Region 22: 1 Findlay Liberty-Benton (11-1) vs. 6 Jeromesville Hillsdale (9-3) at Tiffin Frost-Kalnow Stadium: Liberty-Benton
Region 23: 1 Nelsonville-York (12-0) vs. 3 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant (11-1) at Jackson Holzer Field at Alumni Stadium; Nelsonville-York
Region 24: 4 Coldwater (9-3) vs. 2 Maria Stein Marion Local (12-0) at Sidney Memorial Stadium: Marion Local
 
Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Region 21 playoffs
#3 Kirtland (12-0 D6 R21) by 4 (60%) #1 Rootstown (12-0 D6 R21)
Region 22 playoffs
#1 Findlay Liberty-Benton (11-1 D6 R22) by 9 (71%) #6 Jeromesville Hillsdale (9-3 D6 R22)
Region 23 playoffs
#1 Nelsonville-York (12-0 D6 R23) by 10 (73%) #3 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant (11-1 D6 R23)
Region 24 playoffs
#2 Maria Stein Marion Local (12-0 D6 R24) by 12 (77%) #4 Coldwater (9-3 D6 R24)

New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Liberty-Benton (Findlay, OH) vs. Hillsdale (Jeromesville, OH) at Frost-Kalnow Stadium (Tiffin, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Liberty-Benton (Findlay, OH) 35-19]
Marion Local (Maria Stein, OH) vs. Coldwater (OH) at Sidney (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Marion Local (Maria Stein, OH) 22-10]
Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville, OH) vs. Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove, OH) at Jackson (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville, OH) 28-17]
Rootstown (OH) vs. Kirtland (OH) at Solon (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Rootstown (OH) 24-22]

Division VII – Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17

Eric Frantz Picks
Region 25: 1 Dalton (12-0) vs. 2 Cuyahoga Heights (10-1) at North Canton Hoover Memorial Stadium: Dalton
Region 26: 1 Norwalk St. Paul (12-0) vs. 3 Pandora-Gilboa (10-2) at Clyde Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium: St. Paul
Region 27: 1 Danville (11-1) vs. 6 Hannibal River (8-4) at Zanesville Maysville Athletic Complex: River
Region 28: 4 Minster (8-4) vs. 3 Delphos St. John’s (8-4) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field: Minster



Drew Pasteur's Fantasic 50 Picks (fantastic50.net)
Region 25 playoffs
#2 Cuyahoga Heights (10-1 D7 R25) by 1 (51%) #1 Dalton (12-0 D7 R25)
Region 26 playoffs
#1 Norwalk St Paul (12-0 D7 R26) by 8 (69%) #3 Pandora-Gilboa (10-2 D7 R26)
Region 27 playoffs
#1 Danville (11-1 D7 R27) by 7 (67%) #6 Hannibal River (8-4 D7 R27)
Region 28 playoffs
#4 Minster (8-4 D7 R28) by 4 (60%) #3 Delphos St John's (8-4 D7 R28)

New Freeman Picks (CalPreps.com)
Dalton (OH) vs. Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland, OH) at Hoover (North Canton, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Dalton (OH) 34-24]
Danville (OH) vs. River (Hannibal, OH) at Maysville (Zanesville, OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Danville (OH) 35-19]
Minster (OH) vs. St. John's (Delphos, OH) at Wapakoneta (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: Minster (OH) 27-22]
St. Paul (Norwalk, OH) vs. Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora, OH) at Clyde (OH), 7:30pm   [projection: St. Paul (Norwalk, OH) 31-17]

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 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 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 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%)