Four Richland County football programs remain in the postseason, and three will begin play at home this week after first-round byes, according to Richland Source.
In one quarterfinal, second-seeded Ontario (9-1) hosts No. 7 Tiffin Columbian (8-3). Per the report, Columbian running back Masen Seitz has 1,592 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns on 289 carries, including 240 yards and five scores last week against Grafton Midview. Quarterback Logan Gooding has thrown for 1,958 yards and 15 touchdowns. Ontario's defense led the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference with 21 takeaways and a plus-14 turnover margin, and Maddix Smith paced the league with 11 sacks. Ontario won the regular-season meeting 49-28 in Week 3.
Second-seeded Shelby (10-0) hosts No. 7 Firelands (7-4). Firelands quarterback Liam Tobicash threw four touchdown passes to tight end Brett Beury in last week's comeback win over Rossford, the report said. Shelby quarterback Michael Shepherd has passed for 1,733 yards and 17 touchdowns against two interceptions while rushing for 674 yards and 16 scores. Brady Bowman has 56 catches for 923 yards and 11 touchdowns. Shelby has won 26 straight home games, and the teams last met in the 2020 playoffs, a 49-26 Shelby win.
Fourth-seeded Clear Fork (8-2) hosts No. 5 Otsego (8-3). Otsego quarterback Grady Frank accounted for seven touchdowns in last week's win over Van Wert. Clear Fork allows 9.9 points per game, with Alex Schlosser leading the defense at 59.5 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and nine sacks.
No. 10 Lucas (6-5) visits No. 2 Danville (10-0). Lucas running back Brady Guegold has 1,102 yards and 13 touchdowns. Danville's Parker Proper has thrown for 1,596 yards and 25 touchdowns with two interceptions.