High school football state semifinal matchups, sites announced
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![](/<p><img data-uuid="65f1fc25-c938-3c07-aee1-d44c71537047"></p><p>The high school football state semifinal matchups and sites have been announced.</p><p>Several area high schools are still alive and will serve as hosts on Friday night.</p><p><b>[DOWNLOAD: </b><a href="https://www.whio.com/mobile-apps/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.whio.com/mobile-apps/"><b>Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks</b></a><b>]</b></p><p>The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OSHAA) announced the pairings and host sites on Sunday.</p><p>All state semifinal games will be on, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m., according to an OHSAA spokesperson.</p><p>The winner advances to the state championship games on Dec. 4-6 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.</p><p><b>TRENDING STORIES:</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.whio.com/news/local/2-dead-after-car-hits-abandoned-suv-catches-fire-i-75/JPDH5J3P55EAFN25VTVWOTVZE4/"><b>2 dead after car hits abandoned SUV, catches fire on I-75</b></a></li><li><a href="https://www.whio.com/news/local/medical-helicopter-requested-crash-miami-county/SYRZ5HVYSFCTVPNTGSSVOOLTJQ/" rel=""><b>1 in critical condition after crash in Miami County</b></a></li><li><a href="https://www.whio.com/news/local/ohio-attorney-general-sues-contractor-due-substandard-work/JX6TKDM4FZHDZDA6WPAMVYAUJM/" rel=""><b>Ohio Attorney General sues contractor due to substandard work</b></a></li></ul><p>Here are the games featuring area schools:</p><p><u><b>Division I</b></u></p><ul><li>Middletown vs St. Xavier at Welcome Stadium in Dayton</li></ul><p><u><b>Division III</b></u></p><ul><li>Tippecanoe vs Bishop Watterson at Mason High School in Mason</li></ul><p><u><b>Division IV</b></u></p><ul><li>Shelby vs Indian Hill at Sidney High School in Sidney</li></ul><p><u><b>Division V</b></u></p><ul><li>Indian Lake vs Liberty Center at Lima High School in Lima</li></ul><p><u><b>Division VI</b></u></p><ul><li>Coldwater vs Hopewell-Loudon at Wapakoneta High School in Wapakoneta</li></ul><p><u><b>Division VII</b></u></p><ul><li>St. Henry vs Columbus Grove at Troy High School in Troy</li></ul><p>Tickets for all playoff games will be available on Monday.</p><p>Visit this <a href="https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets"><b>website</b></a> for more information. </p><img alt="Photo from: John Tisdell/Staff" height="1080" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/whio_cox_articles_828/06927c71d2fbc537255da7e6f5fb9df2" width="1920" data-uuid="532b366d-3e94-380b-8e1e-2cc1b8d5d8c6"><p><b>[SIGN UP: </b><a href="https://membercenter.whio.com/newsletters" rel="" target="_self" title="https://membercenter.whio.com/newsletters"><b>WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter</b></a><b>]</b></p><p></p>)
![](/<p><strong>US Major League Soccer</strong></p><p><strong>Cincinnati 0 - 4 Inter Miami FT</strong></p><figure><img alt="Inter Miami"s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring" height="503" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/0d16ec1334a170ddabb1268051e7d318" width="895" data-uuid="1da4d4f6-4f44-3bfc-8c5e-4fa6fa6e0450"><figcaption>Lionel Messi scored 29 goals for Inter Miami in the regular season [Getty Images]</figcaption></figure><p>Lionel Messi scored again as Inter Miami beat Cincinnati to reach the MLS Eastern Conference final for the first time.</p><p>The Argentina forward opened the scoring with a first-half header - his sixth goal in four MLS post-season games.</p><p>Messi went on to provide three assists, setting up Mateo Silvetti and, twice, Tadeo Allende in Cincinnati.</p><p>Messi's 12 goal contributions in the post-season is an MLS record.</p><p>Javier Mascherano's Miami side will face Philadelphia or New York City for a place in the MLS Cup final, against the winners of the Western Conference final.</p><p>The first half at TQL Stadium was evenly contested, with Miami taking the lead when Messi sprayed a pass to Silvetti - starting ahead of Luis Suarez - and made his way into the box to head home the cross.</p><p>Messi returned the favour by releasing 19-year-old Silvetti for Miami's second, and played delightful throughballs for Allende's goals.</p><p>Miami qualified for the play-offs as the third-placed side in the Eastern Conference, finishing one point behind Philadelphia Union and level with Cincinnati.</p><img class="tracking-img" height="1" src="https://a1.api.bbc.co.uk/hit.xiti/?s=598314&p=sport.live_coverage.cjr0eg2wzg4t.page&x1=%5Burn%3Abbc%3Atipo%3Atopic%3Acjr0eg2wzg4t%5D&x4=%5Ben-gb%5D&x5=%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Flive%2Fcjr0eg2wzg4t%5D&x7=%5Boppm%5D&x8=%5Bsynd_nojs_ISAPI%5D&x9=%5BMessi+scores+again+as+Miami+reach+conference+final%5D&x11=%5B2025-11-24T00%3A24%3A37.913Z%5D&x12=%5B2025-11-24T00%3A24%3A37.913Z%5D&x19=%5Byahoo.north.america%5D" width="1" data-uuid="30c8a278-23cb-3016-8203-573bcc1d390c">)