High School Football Playoffs Start: Lakewood Ranking, Opponent

LAKEWOOD, OH — Lakewood High School will hit the road for the first round of the high school football playoffs.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) announced first-round playoff pairings, with higher-ranked seeds getting a home game. Lakewood finished the year with a 5-5 record and will head to Barberton on Friday night.

Barberton was ranked No. 3 overall in Division II, Region 6, while Lakewood's final ranking was No. 14.

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All Division I, Division II, and Division III first-round playoff games will be played on Friday night. Lower divisions will play Saturday. Kick-off time for the Friday contest is 7 p.m.

Here's the entire first-round playoff pairing for Region 6:

• No. 15 Toledo Waite at No. 1 Medina Highland
• No. 15 Toledo St. Francis de Sales at No. 2 Avon
• No. 15 Lakewood at No. 3 Barberton
• No. 13 North Olmsted at No. 4 Toledo Central Catholic
• No. 12 Toledo St. John's Jesuit at No. 5 Avon Lake
• No. 11 Parma Heights Valley Forge at No. 6 Olmsted Falls
• No. 10 North Royalton at No. 7 Fremont ROss
• No. 9 Cleveland Rhodes at No. 8 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne

Lakewood historical perspective: The Rangers have made five appearances in the OHSAA football playoffs, the most recent being in 2020. The team has a 2-5 overall record in those years.