History will be made on Friday night.
That is when Indian Lake (11-2) and West Liberty-Salem (12-1) face off at Alexander Stadium in Piqua with the Region 20 championship on the line.
Neither program has ever advanced to the state semifinals.
The Lakers, seeded fifth, have won eight games in a row. They finished first in the Mad River division of the Central Buckeye Conference.
In the postseason, they defeated No. 12 Versailles 19-7, No. 4 Preble Shawnee 28-14, then knocked out top seed Jamestown Greeneview 28-13. They have forced 12 turnovers in those three contests, using those to set the offense up in good scoring position.
West Liberty-Salem took the North Division crown in the Ohio Heritage Conference and earned the second seed. They will be the designated home team Friday.
WL-S has relied on its offense, winning 41-26 over No. 15 Arcanum and 62-28 over No. 7 Miami East. Last Friday, they held off third seed Waynesville 45-42.
The other regional finals in Division V are: Region 17 – South Range vs. Poland Seminary (at Youngstown) Region 18 – Edison vs. Liberty Center (at Millbury) Region 19 – Ironton vs. Wheelersburg (at South Point).
The bracket pairings for the semifinals will be announced later this week by the OHSAA. In Division III, London will face Bellbrook in the Region 12 final at Springfield.
The Region 16 final in Division IV is Taft taking on Archbishop Alter. Down in Division VI, Region 24 has Coldwater against Anna.
The Region 28 contest in Division VII is an allMidwest Athletic Conference affair, with Marion Local taking on Minster.
The state championships will be held Dec. 5-7 in Canton