
Loading your audio article
Division I
Northeast 2 – North Ridgeville
Participants: 3 Canton GlenOak, 6 St. Ignatius, 13 Lorain, 14 Elyria
Favorites: GlenOak, St. Ignatius
Up next: District champion advances to the Canton Regional
Outlook: Lorain and Elyria are in the same district and face a tough draw with two of Northeast Ohio’s best teams in GlenOak and St. Ignatius. The Golden Eagles and Wildcats are poised for a heavyweight battle in the district final.
Division II
Northeast 2 – Mentor
Participants: 5 Lakewood, 7 Avon Lake, 16 Warren Harding, 22 Solon
Favorite: Lakewood
Up next: District champion advances to the Gates Mills Regional
Outlook: Avon Lake is a dangerous team heading into the postseason. The Shoremen have played as good as anyone in the past month and could give Lakewood a challenge. This looks to be a fun district as Warren Harding is no cakewalk in the park either.
Northeast 6 – Tri-C
Participants: 1 Amherst, 14 Wadsworth, 17 Riverside, 29 John Adams
Favorite: Amherst
Up next: District champion advances to the Oberlin Regional
Outlook: Amherst has been Division II’s top-ranked team all season long, and this is it’s first chance to prove why. The Comets are the heavy favorite to win this district and could get a rematch with North Ridgeville in a regional semifinal.
Northeast 7 – Jefferson
Participants: 2 North Ridgeville, 12 Green, 18 Avon, 23 North Olmsted, 24 Shaker Heights
Favorite: North Ridgeville
Up next: District champion advances to the Oberlin Regional
Outlook: Although North Ridgeville is the favorite to make it out and face Amherst, the Rangers have their work cut out for them. Avon eliminated Ridgeville last year as a lower seed and the two teams split the season series this year. This season hasn’t went how the Eagles imagined, but they’ve proved they can pull upsets in this setting. Avon’s district semifinal against Green is the game to watch as the Bulldogs are a major threat to win this district.
Division III
Northeast 3 – Canton
Top seeds: 2 Wooster, 7 Alliance, 14 Uniontown Lake, 17 Louisville
Other area teams: 32 Midview, 34 Olmsted Falls
Favorite: Wooster
Up next: District champion advances to the Hudson Regional
Northeast 5 – Brunswick
Top seeds: 4 Medina Highland, 10 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 15 Chardon, 16 Westlake
Favorites: Highland, St. Vincent-St. Mary
Up next: District champion advances to the Avon Regional
Outlook: Highland is deservedly the top seed in this district, but the Hornets will have their work cut out for them. A potential regular-season rematch awaits against Westlake. The Demons pulled the upset in that one and are a sleeper team here.
Northeast 6 – Tri-C
Top seeds: 3 Akron Hoban, 12 Revere, 13 Rocky River
Favorite: Akron Hoban
Up next: District champion advances to the Avon Regional
Outlook: Rocky River is peaking at the right time and playing at this level is what the Pirates will need to win a district title. Hoban is the definitive favorite here, but Rocky River or Revere could present trouble in the district final.
Division IV
Northeast 1 – Lorain
Top seeds: 3 Norton, 7 Hubbard, 16 Lutheran West, 17 West Geauga
Other area teams: 19 Brookside
Favorite: Norton
Up next: District champion advances to the Canton Regional
Northeast 2 – Lorain
Top seeds: 4 Field, 10 Marlington, 12 Canfield
Other area teams: 20 Firelands
Favorite: Field
Up next: District champion advances to the Canton Regional
Northeast 5 – Louisville
Top seeds: 2 NDCL, 9 Benedictine, 15 Bay
Other area teams: 29 Elyria Catholic
Favorite: NDCL
Up next: District champion advances to the Bowling Green Regional
Northwest 3 – Willard
Top seeds: 1 Sandusky Perkins, 2 Clear Fork, 3 Bellevue, 4 Shelby
Other area teams: 5 Vermilion
Favorite: Perkins
Up next: District champion advances to the Bowling Green Regional
Outlook: Vermilion is the only state-ranked team in this district but the Sailors face a tough road as the No. 5 seed. It starts with a sectional final game at Bellevue on May 21.
Division V
Northeast 1 – Struthers
Top seeds: 4 Poland Seminary, 7 Norwayne, 10 Tuslaw, 12 Chippewa
Other area teams: 19 Wellington
Favorites: Poland Seminary, Norwayne
Up next: District champion advances to the Massillon Regional
Northeast 2 – Mentor
Top seeds: 2 Keystone, 6 Cardinal Mooney, 8 South Range, 13 Cortland Lakeview
Favorite: Keystone
Up next: District champion advances to the Massillon Regional
Outlook: Keystone is no doubt a regional-caliber team, but this will be anything but easy for the Wildcats. Cardinal Mooney or South Range could await in the district title game. The good news for Keystone is it has a bye and will host a district semi before that.
Northeast 4 – Niles
Top seeds: 3 Wooster Triway, 5 Canton Central Catholic, 15 Ravenna Southeast
Other area teams: 22 Fairview, 28 Clearview
Favorites: Triway, Canton Central Catholic
Up next: District champion advances to the Massillon Regional
Division VI
Northeast 2 – Gilmour
Top seeds: 1 Lake Center Christian, 9 Grand Valley, 12 East Palestine, 17 Rittman
Other area teams: 24 Oberlin
Favorite: Lake Center Christian
Up next: District champion advances to the Louisville Regional
Northeast 4 – Tri-C
Top seeds: 4 Hanoverton United, 8 Columbia, 11 Rootstown, 13 Cuyahoga Heights
Favorite: Hanoverton United
Up next: District champion advances to the Louisville Regional
Outlook: This district is wide open. Columbia is right in the hunt to win the district title but could also lose in a sectional final. The Raiders could potentially have to beat three of the other four top-seeded teams in the district to win it.
Division VII
Northeast 3 – Tri-C
Top seeds: 1 St. John, 3 Andrews Osborne, 7 Lowellville, 11 Medina Christian
Other area teams: 21 Open Door
Favorites: St. John, Andrews Osborne
Up next: District champion advances to the Oberlin Regional