The OHSAA has released the 2023 football divisional breakdown

The OHSAA announced the 2023 football sectional breakdown and regional recruiting Wednesday afternoon. When the new season begins, more than 35 teams will find themselves in a different division than in 2022.

Most notable may be Toledo Central Catholic and Marion Local. Central Catholic, the 2022 Division II state champion, will drop a division and participate in Division III, while Marion Local will drop down to Division VII after winning the 2022 Division VI state championship.

Below are the changes in divisions:

Up from Division II to Division I:

NONE.

Down from Division I to Division II:

Clayton Northmont, Central Crossing

Up from Division III to Division II:

Benedictine

Down from Division II to Division III:

Ashland, Aiken, Dover, Goshen, Toledo Central Catholic

Up from Division IV to Division III:

Rossford, Hawken, Buckeye Valley

Down from Division III to Division IV:

Sheridan, Washington Courthouse, Jonathan Alder, Firelands, Holy Name

Up from Division V to Division IV:

Cardinal Mooney

Down from Division IV to Division V:

New Lexington, Meadowbrook, Brookside, Bethel-Tate

Up from Division VI to Division V:

Madison Plains, Worthington Christian

Down from Division V to Division VI:

Northridge, Waynedale, Tinora, Garaway, Wickliffe, Bluffton

Up from Division VII to Division VI:

Riverside East Academy, East Canton, Newark Catholic, Troy Christian

Down from Division VI to Division VII:

Patrick Henry, Beaver Eastern, Dalton, Hopewell-Loudon, Berne Union, Malvern, Marion Local 

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