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.

HALL OF FAME ADDS HIGH SCHOOL CLASSIC GAMES, APP FEATURES TO ‘CHARACTER’ PROGRAMMING MESSAGES TARGETED AT TEENAGE STUDENT-ATHLETES ADVANCE EMPHASIS IN 2025 THAT BEGAN WITH ‘CHARACTER’ EXHIBIT CANTON, OHIO – The Pro Football Hall of Fame will host a high school football triple-header Sept. 6 and will launch a 10-week series of character-development messages through […]

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.

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 […]

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.