By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

The OHSAA’s high school girls basketball tournament seeds and first-round pairings were announced on Sunday.

The 2024-25 tournament will be the state’s first with its new and expanded seven-division format.

Here is a look at where all of Portage County’s teams landed:

DIVISION III, REGION 9

Northeast 5 Sectional Final

• Saturday, Feb. 15: No. 19 Boardman at No. 14 Kent Roosevelt, 7 p.m.

Northeast 6 Sectional Final

• Saturday, Feb. 15: No. 21 Aurora at No. 17 Chardon, 7 p.m.

DIVISION IV, REGION 13

Northeast 1 Sectional Final

• Saturday, Feb. 15: No. 37 Ravenna at No. 13 Trinity, 7 p.m.

Northeast 2 Sectional Final

• Saturday, Feb. 15: No. 34 West Geauga at No. 8 Crestwood, 7 p.m.

Northeast 4 Sectional Final

• Saturday, Feb. 15: No. 41 Bard Early College at No. 7  Streetsboro, 1 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 15: No. 35 Orange at No. 11 Field, 7 p.m.

DIVISION V, REGION 17

Northeast 2 Sectional Final

• Saturday, Feb. 15: No. 11 Girard at No. 9 Southeast, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 15: No. 15 Garfield at No. 14 Wickliffe, 7 p.m.

DIVISION VI, REGION 21

Northeast 1 Sectional Final

• Saturday, Feb. 15: No. 34 Fairport Harding at No. 1 Rootstown, 7 p.m.

DIVISION VII, REGION 25

Northeast 2 Sectional Final

• Saturday, Feb. 15: No. 24 St. John School at No. 2 Mogadore, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 15: No. 18 Windham at No. 4 Maplewood, 7 p.m.