This Friday, CVCA will face Central Catholic (Toledo) in a Division III State Semifinal game in the 2025 OHSAA State Playoffs. The Royals (12-0) are fresh off a 42-7 Region 9 championship win over Villa Angela-St. Joseph. The Fighting Irish (10-4) defeated Rocky River 57-28 in the Region 10 championship game. Kickoff is set for 7:00pm at Fostoria Memorial Stadium in Fostoria.

2025 OHSAA State Playoffs
Division III - State Semifinal

CVCA vs Central Catholic
Friday, November 28th - 7:00pm

Fostoria Memorial Stadium
530 Stadium Drive
Fostoria, OH 44830

Records
CVCA 12-0 (5-0, North Coast Conference 1st)
       CVCA 2025 Game By Game Results
Central Catholic 10-4 (3-2, Catholic High School League 3rd)
       CC 2025 Game By Game Results

2025 OHSAA Division III State Bracket

Tickets
Adult: $16, Student: $10
Tickets can be purchased online at ohsaa.org/tickets or at the gate (cash only). Credit Card purchases must be done online.

Parking
There will be a $5.00 (cash) per car parking fee collected on site
Parking Map

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

CVCA's road to the Region 9 Title
1st Round - BYE
Quarterfinal - W 42-7 vs Geneva
Semifinal - W 30-0 vs East
Championship - W 42-7 vs VASJ

Central Catholic's road to the Region 10 Title
1st Round - W 35-0 vs Ontario
Quarterfinal - W 49-18 vs Lexington
Semifinal - W 41-7 vs Wapakoneta
Championship - W 57-28 vs Rocky River

On Deck
Division III State Championship - December 5th - 3:00pm at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton)
vs Bishop Watterson or Tippecanoe

Previous Match-ups
No previous games between CVCA and Central Catholic

Streaks
CVCA has won a school record 12 consecutive games
Royals have won 22 of last 23 games
Central Catholic has won 6 consecutive games

Common Opponents
No common opponents in 2025
CC did host fellow Wyoga Lake Road resident Walsh Jesuit in Week 1. WJ won 17-14.

Playoff History
First Regional Championship in CVCA Football 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 8-13 in the OHSAA Playoffs; 5-1 in last 6 playoff games
This is CVCA's first ever appearance in the State Semifinals

Averages
CVCA is scoring 41 points per game on offense and allowing 7.3 points per game on defense
CC is scoring 33.8 points per game on offense and allowing 15.3 points per game on defense

First Half Success
The Royals have outscored their opponents 374-37 in the first half of games this year

Running Clock
CVCA has put the running clock rule on 11 of 12 opponents this season

Notes
CVCA has never played a game on November 28th
Royals have never faced a team nicknamed the Fighting Irish