By Tom Nader
Publisher and Editor
Here is a look at the high school football teams from Portage County that qualified for the playoffs this year, along with their seeding and matchup.
All first- and second-round games are played on Friday nights. Those games will be played on Oct. 28 and Nov. 4.
The top-16 teams in each region advanced to the postseason.
AURORA GREENMEN
Seed: 10
Record: 7-3
First-Round Opponent: at CVCA (No. 7 seed and 7-3 record).
STREETSBORO ROCKETS
Seed: 12
Record: 6-4
First-Round Opponent: at Canal Fulton Northwest (No. 5 seed, 7-3 record)
FIELD FALCONS
Seed: 16
Record: 4-6
First-Round Opponent: at West Branch (No. 1 seed, 9-1 record)
GARFIELD G-MEN
Seed: 9
Record: 8-2
First-Round Opponent: at at Conneaut (No. 8 seed, 8-2 record)
MOGADORE WILDCATS
Seed: 2
Record: 8-0
First-Round Opponent: vs. Southeast (No. 15 seed, 4-5 record)
ROOTSTOWN ROVERS
Seed: 8
Record: 7-3
First-Round Opponent: vs. United (No. 9 seed, 8-2 record)
SOUTHEAST PIRATES
Seed: 15
Record: 4-5
First-Round Opponent: at Mogadore (No. 2 seed, 8-0 record)
WINDHAM BOMBERS
Seed: 14
Record: 4-5
First-Round Opponent: at Danville (No. 3 seed, 8-2 record)