OHSAA determines tournament representation

The Ohio High School Athletic Association recently determined tournament representation for fall and winter sports in the coming 2023-24 school year. Spring sports will be announced at a future date.

A reminder that Circleville and Logan Elm, other than football, compete in the Division II level of the Southeast District, while Westfall is a Division III school. Amanda-Clearcreek (Division III) and Teays Valley (Division I) are members of the Central District.

Boys Soccer
Division I
, 188 teams (346 males or more from October 2021 enrollments plus 2022 Competitive Balance fac­ tors)
Division II, 188 teams (182 to 345 males)
Division III, 189 teams (181 or less males)
Total Teams: 565
Representation from the district to the regional tournaments for 2023 would be: Division I: Combined
Central and two Southeast schools (Chillicothe, Logan) 4; Combined Northeast and two East schools
(Dover and New Philadelphia) 6; Northwest 2, and Southwest 4; Division II: Central 2; East 1; Northeast
5; Northwest 3; Southeast 2, and Southwest 3; Division III: Central 2; East 1; Northeast 5; Northwest 3;
Southeast 2, and Southwest 3.

Girls Soccer
Division I
, 173 teams (330 females or more from October 2021 enrollments plus 2022 Competitive Balance factors)
Division II, 173 teams (190 to 329 females)
Division III, 171 teams (189 or less females)
Total Teams: 517
Representation from the district to the regional tournaments for 2023 would be: Division I: Combined
Central, one East school (Dresden Tri­-Valley) and two Southeast schools (Chillicothe, Logan) 4; Northeast,
6; Northwest 2, and Southwest 4; Division II: Central 1; East 2; Northeast 5; Northwest 3; Southeast 2,
and Southwest 3; Division III: Combined Central and three East schools (Berlin Hiland, West Lafayette
Ridgewood, Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans) 2; Combined Northeast and three East schools (Magnolia Sandy
Valley, Richmond Edison, Steubenville Catholic Central) 5; Northwest 3; Southeast 2, and Southwest 4.

Girls Volleyball
Division I
, 194 teams (319 females or more from October 2021 enrollments plus 2022 Competitive Balance factors)
Division II, 195 teams (189 to 318 females)
Division III, 196 teams (111 to 188 females)
Division IV, 197 teams (110 or less females)
Total Teams: 782
Representation from the district to the regional tournaments for 2023 would be: Division I: Combined
Central, one East school (Dresden Tri­-Valley) and two Southeast schools (Chillicothe, Logan) 4; Northeast
6; Northwest 2, and Southwest 4; Division II: Central 2; East 2; Northeast 5; Northwest 3; Southeast 1,
and Southwest 3; Division III: Central 2; East 1; Northeast 4; Northwest 3; Southeast 3, and Southwest 3;
Division IV: Central 1; East 2; Northeast 3; Northwest 6; Southeast 1, and Southwest 3. * Indicates a coin flip was conducted at this meeting to break a tie in representation, resulting in the East
having 2 qualifiers and the Southeast 1

Boys Basketball
Division I
, 198 teams (346 males or more from October 2021 enrollments plus 2023 Competitive Balance factors)
Division II, 198 teams (193 to 345 males)
Division III, 201 teams (121 to 192 males)
Division IV, 202 team (120 or less males)
Total Teams: 799
Representation from the district to the regional tournaments in boys basketball for 2024 would be:
Division I:
Combined Central and two Southeast schools (Chillicothe, Logan) 4; Combined Northeast and
one East school (Dover) 6; Northwest 2, and Southwest 4; Division II: Central 2; East 2; Northeast 5;
Northwest 3; Southeast 1, and Southwest 3; Division III: Central 2; East 1; Northeast 4; Northwest 3;
Southeast 2, and Southwest 4; Division IV: Central 2; East 1; Northeast 3; Northwest 5; Southeast 2, and
Southwest 3.

Girls Basketball
Division I
, 192 teams (320 females or more from October 2021 enrollments plus 2023 Competitive Balance factors)
Division II, 193 teams (191 to 319 females)
Division III, 191 teams (113 to 190 females)
Division IV, 192 teams (112 or less females)
Total Teams: 768
Representation from the district to regional tournaments in girls basketball for 2024 would be: Division I: Combined Central, one East school (Dresden Tri­-Valley) and two Southeast schools (Chillicothe, Logan) 4; Northeast 6; Northwest 2, and Southwest 4; Division II: Central 2; East 2; Northeast 5; Northwest 2;
Southeast 2, and Southwest 3; Division III: Central 2; East 1; Northeast 4; Northwest 3; Southeast 3, and
Southwest 3; Division IV: Central 1; East 1; Northeast 3; Northwest 6; Southeast 2, and Southwest 3.

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