DANVILLE — It’s about an 81-mile drive south from Danville High School to Logan High School.

The Blue Devils have fond memories of the trip — and hope to enjoy it again Friday night.

Danville (12-0) will meet Symmes Valley (12-0) for the a Division VII, Region 27 football title Friday at Chieftain Stadium in Hocking County.

The winner advances to the Division VII state semifinals.

The last time Danville played at Logan, the Blue Devils came back to Knox County with a regional championship trophy after a 40-6 win against Beaver Eastern in 2024.

Playing in poor passing weather two years ago, Danville leaned heavily on its rushing attack, piling up 337 rushing yards on 52 carries. The Blue Devils held Eastern to seven rushing yards on 15 attempts.

Danville thumped third-seeded Toronto 46-0 on Friday night to reach the regional final for a fifth straight year. The Blue Devils have posted five shutouts in their last six games,

“These boys deserve a lot of credit for the way they have played,” head coach Matt Blum said afterward. “The senior class became the winningest class in program history, with 45 wins, and you know that is special. I have a lot of respect for that.”

Top-seeded Symmes Valley, which advanced with a 56-22 win over No. 5 Shadyside on Friday night, is located in Willow Wood, Ohio, in Lawrence County. The unincorporated community has around 900 residents.

The scarlet-and-gray Vikings have blanked four of their last five opponents and have scored more than 40 points in a game 11 times this season.

Symmes Valley, which will traveling about 90 miles Friday night, will be considered the home team Friday night at Chieftain Stadium, which has about 5,800 seats.

OHSAA Football Regional Final Pairings

All games on Friday, November 20, at 7 p.m.

Home team listed first. Pairings shown with regional seed and record.

Division I

Region 1

No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (11-1) vs. No. 3 Mentor (10-2) at Parma Byers Field

Region 2

No. 2 Springfield (10-2) vs. No. 4 Huber Heights Wayne (8-4) at Piqua High School

Region 3

No. 4 Powell Olentangy Liberty (8-4) vs. No. 6 Pickerington North (10-3) at Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School

Region 4

No. 1 Cincinnati Princeton (12-0) vs. No. 2 Cincinnati Elder (10-2) at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati

Division II

Region 5

No. 1 Medina Highland (11-1) vs. No. 3 Macedonia Nordonia (11-1) at Twinsburg High School

Region 6

No. 1 Toledo Central Catholic (10-2) vs. No. 3 Avon (10-2) at Clyde High School

Region 7

No. 1 Columbus Bishop Watterson (11-0) vs. No. 3 Massillon Washington (11-1) at Zanesville High School

Region 8

No. 1 Cincinnati Anderson (11-1) vs. No. 2 Harrison (10-2) at Mason High School

Division III

Region 9

No. 2 Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (11-1) vs. No. 8 Youngstown Ursuline (9-4) at Ravenna High School

Region 10

No. 2 Ontario (11-1) vs. No. 4 Wapakoneta (9-3) at Ohio Health Field at Harding Stadium, Marion

Region 11

No. 1 Steubenville (10-2) vs. No. 3 Columbus East (11-1) at New Philadelphia High School

Region 12

No. 1 Bellbrook (12-0) vs. No. 2 Tipp City Tippecanoe (11-1) at Xenia High School

Division IV

Region 13

No. 3 Beloit West Branch (11-1) vs. No. 5 Chesterland West Geauga (11-2) at Stow-Munroe Falls High School

Region 14

No. 2 Shelby (12-0) vs. No. 4 Bellville Clear Fork (10-2) at Mansfield Arlin Field

Region 15

No. 1 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (11-0) vs. No. 2 New Lexington (11-1) at Coshocton High School

Region 16

No. 2 London (10-2) vs. No. 5 Urbana (10-3) at Marysville High School

Division V

Region 17

No. 1 Perry (12-0) vs. No. 3 Girard (12-0) at Ashtabula Lakeside High School

Region 18

No. 4 Archbold (11-1) vs. No. 10 Coldwater (9-4) at Findlay Donnell Stadium

Region 19

No. 1 Ironton (11-1) vs. No. 2 Beverly Fort Frye (11-1) at Jackson High School

Region 20

No. 4 Waynesville (10-2) vs. No. 6 Middletown Bishop Fenwick (8-5) at Lakota East High School

Division VI

Region 21

No. 1 Kirtland (11-1) vs. No. 2 Canfield South Range (11-1) at Uniontown Lake High School

Region 22

No. 1 Liberty Center (12-0) vs. No. 7 Carey (9-4) at Lima Senior High School

Region 23

No. 4 Woodsfield Monroe Central (9-3) vs. No. 7 Sugarcreek Garaway (10-3) at Meadowbrook High School

Region 24

No. 2 Cincinnati Deer Park (11-1) vs. No. 9 St. Henry (10-3) at Northmont High School

Division VII

Region 25

No. 2 Cuyahoga Heights (11-1) vs. No. 4 New Middletown Springfield (9-3) at Louisville High School

Region 26

No. 1 Leipsic (12-0) vs. No. 2 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (12-0) at Millbury Lake High School

Region 27

No. 1 Willow Wood Symmes Valley (12-0) vs. No. 2 Danville (12-0) at Logan High School

Region 28

No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (12-0) vs. No. 7 New Bremen (8-5) at Sidney High School