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THE TOP OHIO PREP FOOTBALL TEAMS TO WATCH: DIVISION IV

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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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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Senecas caught in Green Wave's undertow, 6-4

SENECAS CAUGHT IN GREEN WAVE’S UNDERTOW, 6-4 By Kyle Holsinger AKRON — The Calvert Senecas shot out to a 3-0 lead after two innings in the OHSAA Division VII state semifinals on Thursday afternoon at Canal Park in Akron. Newark Catholic then scored five runs over the next three frames to take the lead then […]

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Northern 10 ADs comment on conference invites to six schools

NORTHERN 10 CONFERENCE INVITES SIX SCHOOLS IN EXPANSION BID By Kyle Holsinger The Northern 10 Conference announced Tuesday that their conference superintendents voted to invite Hopewell-Loudon, Lucas, New Riegel, Old Fort, Tiffin Calvert, and Willard to join the conference. The N10 stated in a press release that a formal announcement will be released pending acceptance […]

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Colonel Crawford clinches outright N10 title, beats Mohawk 60-56

There was a packed house at Mohawk High School last night, and all the electricity in the air that you’d expect as the Northern 10 Conference boys basketball title hung in the balance between its top two teams: Mohawk and Colonel Crawford.

Both teams did not disappoint either; duking it out like prizefighters until the very end with the Eagles edging the Warriors on the road in overtime, 60-56.

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