Category: Football

Calvert vs Mohawk Ready to Kick Off the Season With a Thursday Night Showdown in Sycamore

Game Preview: Calvert @ MohawkThursday, August 21, 2025 – 7:00 p.m. High school football kicks off in style this Thursday, and no opener packs the punch of Calvert at Mohawk. Warriors Field in Sycamore will glow under Friday‑night-caliber lights — even though it’s Day One of the season. This Division VII north Ohio rivalry has become […]

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THE TOP OHIO PREP FOOTBALL TEAMS TO WATCH: DIVISION III

Welcome back everyone for the beginning of the 2025 high school football season. I’m excited to get back on the sidelines to cover some games in the coming weeks. 

During the season, I do not make any picks or predictions publicly in case I end up getting sent to cover that game on short notice. That being said, the following series of articles are my preseason predictions to win all 28 regions, and my picks for state champions in each of the seven divisions in OHSAA 11-man football this season. There will be seven articles—one for every OHSAA division.

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THE TOP OHIO PREP FOOTBALL TEAMS TO WATCH: DIVISION II

Welcome back everyone for the beginning of the 2025 high school football season. I’m excited to get back on the sidelines to cover some games in the coming weeks. 

During the season, I do not make any picks or predictions publicly in case I end up getting sent to cover that game on short notice. That being said, the following series of articles are my preseason predictions to win all 28 regions, and my picks for state champions in each of the seven divisions in OHSAA 11-man football this season. There will be seven articles—one for every OHSAA division.

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THE TOP OHIO PREP FOOTBALL TEAMS TO WATCH: DIVISION I

Welcome back everyone for the beginning of the 2025 high school football season. I’m excited to get back on the sidelines to cover some games in the coming weeks. 

During the season, I do not make any picks or predictions publicly in case I end up getting sent to cover that game on short notice. That being said, the following series of articles are my preseason predictions to win all 28 regions, and my picks for state champions in each of the seven divisions in OHSAA 11-man football this season. There will be seven articles—one for every OHSAA division.

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Carey, Hopewell-Loudon Set to Open 2025 Season With High-Stakes Clash

Game Preview: Carey @ Hopewell-Loudon (Friday, August 22, 2025 – 7:00 PM) Carey and Hopewell-Loudon Ready for One Last Week 1 Showdown Before League Play Friday, August 22, marks the start of the 2025 high school football season, and few openers pack the history and energy of Carey vs. Hopewell-Loudon. The Chieftains will host the […]

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KYLE HOLSINGER’S ‘WAY TOO EARLY’ PREP PIGSKIN PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS

Kickoff of the first games of the 2025 OHSAA high school football season are 50 days away from today. Locally, the first games will be Calvert visiting Mohawk, Colonel Crawford traveling to Milford Center to face Fairbanks, and River Valley at Elgin on Thursday evening, Aug. 21. All of those games are set for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

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Bunts leads Perkins to regional title, defeat Ontario 28-21

Perkins’ Isaac Bunts scored from eight yards out with 39 seconds left to give the Pirates a 28-21 win over the Ontario Warriors last night for the Division IV, Region 14 title. 

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Miller leads Ontario to Miraculous Win Over Shelby, 49-48

One of the greatest comebacks in Ohio high school playoff history went down last night at Arlin Field in Mansfield as Ontario rallied from 22 points down going into the fourth quarter to go ahead with 12 seconds left in the game to beat Shelby, 49-48.

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Heart of Ohio Sports Observer Vol 3.13

Heart of Ohio Sports Observer Vol 3.13 Written by: Joshua Morgret Twitter (x): @Joshuamorgret Welcome back to the weekly Observer here on Heart of Ohio Sports. Here we are in Week 13 of the high school football season. We are down to just two local teams and they both have massive contests this week. We're […]

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Bogner Leads Mohawk Past McComb in Playoff Thriller, 20-13

Mohawk advanced to the Division VII, Region 26 semifinals after defeating McComb at home last night, 20-13. The Warriors earned their first ten-win season since 2018.

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