By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

The Ohio High School Athletic Association will officially release its final playoff computer rankings on Sunday.

However, according to the accurate and trusted joeitel.com, Portage County had eight teams qualify for the 2024 football playoffs.

Here is a look at the teams who qualified, along with their projected first-round matchups. Note that there are still some Saturday games that could have an impact on final seedings and those games are marked with an asterisk in front.

DIVISION III, REGION 9

*Aurora

Seed: 4

Note: Clinched a top-four seed and home game

Opponent: Projected to host No. 13 Bedford (5-4).

DIVISION IV, REGION 13

Streetsboro

Seed: 3 (home game)

Opponent: vs. No. 14 Cardinal Mooney (3-7).

Field

Seed: 9

Opponent: at No. 8 Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (9-1).

Ravenna

Seed: 16

Opponent: at No. 1 Mentor Lake Catholic (10-0).

DIVISION V, REGION 17

Garfield

Seed: 4 (home game)

Opponent: vs. No. 13 Garfield Heights Trinity (6-4).

DIVISION VI, REGION 21

Mogadore

Seed: 12

Opponent: at No. 5 Hanoverton United (9-1).

Rootstown

Seed: 16

Opponent: at No. 1 Kirtland (10-0).

DIVISION VII, REGION 25

Windham

Seed: 7 (home game)

Opponent: vs. No. 10 Salineville Southern (6-4).