Football Postseason Picture Coming Into Focus

Two Chagrin Valley Conference football teams have already clinched their postseason berths, and a host of others are within reach of Week 11.

Kirtland and Perry have locked up playoff bids, and 11 other teams remain in the hunt for one of their respective division’s 12 postseason slots.

Listed below are each of the 25 CVC teams, along with their playoff regional and current ranking/status.

Teams that have already clinched a postseason berth are highlighted in bold.

TeamRegionRank / Status
BeachwoodD-V Region 17Mathematically eliminated
BerkshireD-V Region 17#12 — inside projected qualifiers
BrooklynD-VI Region 21#24 — outside top-12
Chagrin FallsD-V Region 17#22 — outside top-12
ConneautD-IV Region 13#16 — outside top-12
CrestwoodD-V Region 17#19 — outside top-12
Cuyahoga HeightsD-VI Region 21#12 — inside projected qualifiers
EdgewoodD-IV Region 13#11 — inside projected qualifiers
FairviewD-V Region 18#8 — controls own destiny
GenevaD-III Region 9#9 — inside projected qualifiers
HarveyD-III Region 9#18 — currently outside projected top-12
HawkenD-III Region 9#3 — control own destiny
IndependenceD-VII Region 25#21 — outside top-12
JeffersonD-IV Region 13#20 — outside top-12
KirtlandD-VI Region 21#1 — clinched top 4 (bye + home)
LakesideD-III Region 9Mathematically eliminated
Lutheran WestD-III Region 10Mathematically eliminated
MadisonD-III Region 9#4 — control own destiny
OrangeD-IV Region 13Mathematically eliminated
Perry D-IV Region 13#3 — clinched playoff spot
Richmond HeightsD-VI Region 21#23 — outside top-12
RootstownD-VI Region 21#11 — inside projected qualifiers
TrinityD-V Region 17#17 — outside top-12
West GeaugaD-IV Region 13#12 — currently inside projected top-12
WickliffeD-VI Region 21#7 — control own destiny
Source: JoeEitel.com
Steve Hare
Steve Harehttp://www.ohiovarsity.com
Steve Hare is the Chagrin Valley Conference's Sports Information Director. He also created and publishes OhioVarsity.com, an online publication dedicated to providing hyperlocal coverage to area high school athletic programs. Hare began covering high school sports for the Lake County News Herald in 1997. Hare attended Willoughby South High School through the middle of his senior year, then graduated from Berkshire High School in Burton in 1986. He played football, wrestled and was an all-Geauga county baseball player (1986). He lives in Chardon with his wife Paulette and their children.

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