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West Branch lines up for postseason play

West Branch flag football players (from left) Cambrie Nezbeth, Tallie Muniz and Alli Kanagy are getting lined up for the Cleveland Browns regional tournament Monday at the University of Akron. (Morning Journal/Gary Leininger)

AKRON — West Branch’s girls flag football team completed its regular season at 10-0 and now will look to do some more damage in the playoffs.

The Warriors received the No. 3 seed in the Cleveland Browns regional tournament which takes place starting at 5 p.m. Monday at the University of Akron’s Infocision Stadium.

The Warriors will meet the No. 14 seed St. Clairsville –27-25 and 41-19 winners over East Liverpool in the regular season — in the first round at 6 p.m. If the Warriors win that one, they will play the winner of No. 6 Midview and No. 11 Westerville North at 7 p.m. The semifinal round will be at 8 p.m. and the final is slated for 9 p.m.

The top four finishers advance to the state championship tournament set for May 16 at Canton’s Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium along with the top four finishers of the Cincinnati Bengals tournament.

The setup will feature four playing fields, each 25 yards wide by 70 yards long.

West Branch athletic director Ryan Wolf said he believes admission to the regional tournament will be free due to the Cleveland Browns demanding that no admission be charged at any of their events.

“I can’t say what the parking charges will be,” Wolf said.

The state championship tournament will be run by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. More details will be forthcoming later.

CLEVELAND BROWNS REGIONAL

FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Monday, May 11

at St. Clairsville

FIRST ROUND

No. 1 Willoughby South vs. No. 16 Warren G. Harding, 5 p.m.

No. 8 Berkshire vs. No. 9 Canton McKinley, 5 p.m.

No. 5 Magnificat vs. No. 12 North Royalton, 5 p.m.

No. 4 Fairbanks vs. No. 13 Madison, 5 p.m.

No. 2 Nordonia vs. No. 15 Sandusky, 6 p.m.

No. 7 Hathaway Brown vs. No. 10 John Hay, 6 p.m.

No. 3 West Branch vs. No. 14 St. Clairsville, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Midview vs. No. 11 Westerville North, 6 p.m.

QUARTERFINALS

Willoughby South-Harding winner vs. Berkshire-McKinley winner, 7 p.m.

Magnificat-North Royalton winner vs. Fairbanks-Madison winner, 7 p.m.

Nordonia-Sandusky winner vs. Hathaway Brown-John Hay winner, 7 p.m.

West Branch-St. Clairsville winner vs. Midview-Westerville North winner, 7 p.m.

SEMIFINALS

Willoughby South-Harding-Berkshire-McKinley winner vs. Magnificat-North Royalton-Fairbanks-Madison winner, 8 p.m.

Nordonia-Sandusky-Hathaway Brown-John Hay winner vs. West Branch-St. Clairsville-Midview-Westerville North winner, 8 p.m.

FINAL

Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

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