Hilliard Darby blanked Marysville 19-0 on Friday, Oct. 23, finishing the regular season at 6-4 and earning a home game in the OHSAA football playoffs.
The Panthers secured the No. 8 seed in Division I, Region 2 and will host No. 9 Miamisburg at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, according to the official OHSAA bracket. The winner advances to face top-seeded Toledo Whitmer on Nov. 6.
The shutout capped a turnaround for coach Brad Burchfield’s team. Darby finished 3-7 last season and lost its regular-season finale to Marysville 35-14. This year, the Panthers reversed that result and doubled their win total.
Marysville finished 3-7. The Marysville Journal-Tribune reported that Darby scored on touchdown runs of 68 and 55 yards in a game with relatively even statistics.
Around Hilliard
Elsewhere in Hilliard, Bradley beat Dublin Coffman 42-21 to finish 6-4. The Jaguars earned the No. 5 seed in Region 2 and will host No. 12 Beavercreek at 7 p.m. Oct. 30. That winner travels to No. 4 Huber Heights Wayne on Nov. 6.
Hilliard Davidson ended its season at 3-7 after a 31-7 loss to Upper Arlington and did not qualify for the playoffs.
The top 12 teams in each region qualified for the postseason. The top four seeds receive first-round byes, while seeds five through eight host opening-round games.
First-round games kick off Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
