This Friday, CVCA will face Villa Angela-St. Joseph in Region 9 Championship game of the 2025 OHSAA Division III State Playoffs. The Royals (11-0) are the #2 seed in the Region and defeated #6 East 30-0 last week. The Vikings (10-1) are the #4 seed in the Region and defeated #1 Canfield 32-0 last week. Kickoff is set for 7:00pm at Twinsburg's Tiger Stadium.

2025 OHSAA State Playoffs
Division III - Region 9 Championship

#2 CVCA vs #4 VASJ
Friday, November 21st - 7:00pm

Twinsburg Tiger Stadium
10270 Ravenna Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087

Records
CVCA 11-0 (5-0, North Coast Conference 1st)
       CVCA 2025 Game By Game Results
VASJ 10-1 (Independent)
       VASJ 2025 Game By Game Results

2025 OHSAA Final Computer Rankings

Division III, Region 9 Bracket

Tickets
Adult: $12, Student: $5
Tickets can be purchased online at ohsaa.org/tickets or at the gate (cash only). Credit Card purchases must be done online.

Parking
No charge

Livestream
Spectrum subscribers can watch the game for FREE on Spectrum News 1's High School Sports page
Non-Spectrum subscribers can watch the game for $9.99 on OHSAA.TV

First Round Results
#2 CVCA - BYE
#4 VASJ - BYE

Quarterfinal Results
#2 CVCA defeated #10 Geneva 42-7
#4 VASJ defeated #12 Maple Heights 69-32

Semifinal Results
#2 CVCA defeated #6 East 30-0
#4 VASJ defeated #1 Canfield 32-0

On Deck
Division III State Semifinals - November 28th - Location TBD
vs Region 10 winner (Rocky River or Toledo Central Catholic)

Previous Match-ups
Series tied 1-1
2019 - CVCA W 28-25 @ Euclid
2021 - VASJ W 44-12 @ Case Western Reserve

Coaching Match-up
CVCA's Nick Cook and VASJ's Jeff Rotsky both took over their respective programs in 2021. 
CVCA and VASJ faced off in the season opener that year.
2021-Present: Nick Cook 40-15; Jeff Rotsky 42-13

Streaks
CVCA has won a school record 11 consecutive games
Royals have won 21 of last 22 games
VASJ has won 9 consecutive games

Common Opponents
No common opponents in 2025

Playoff History
CVCA is in its 14th appearance in the OHSAA State Playoffs. This is the 8th consecutive trip with the last 4 all being in Division III.
The Royals are 7-13 in the OHSAA Playoffs; 4-1 in last 5 playoff games
This is CVCA's first ever trip to a Regional Final

Averages
CVCA is scoring 40.9 points per game on offense and allowing 7.3 points per game on defense
VASJ is scoring 44.1 points per game on offense and allowing 13.1 points per game on defense

First Half Success
The Royals have outscored their opponents 346-30 in the first half of games this year

Notes
Royals are 4-3 all-time against teams nicknamed the Vikings (VASJ 1-1)
CVCA has never played a game on November 21st
CVCA's last loss came at Twinsburg's Tiger Stadium in the 2024 State Playoffs (Gilmour W 35-28)