Heart of Ohio Sports | October 25, 2026 Ten weeks of football have brought us to this. The regular season is in the books, the computer points have been calculated, and the Ohio High School Athletic Association has officially set the field for the 2026 high school football playoffs. For the Heart of Ohio Sports […]
I decided to review the 100 closest games by point spread on Drew Pasteur’s Fantastic 50 website. I also added a couple games into the respective honorable mention districts due to out-of-state opponents being featured. My apologies for having this out a little late. I’ve been ‘under the weather’ for a while now.
THE 10 BEST GAMES TO SEE IN OHIO - WEEK EIGHT By Kyle Holsinger Welcome back, readers! I opened up the selection of games to a wider range than an eight-point spread. This week, I tried to consider the top 100 closest point spreads on Drew Pasteur’s Fantastic 50 website. I hope that can make […]
Six weeks of high school football have separated the contenders from the pack, and Friday's schedule offers several chances to redraw the local football picture. Hopewell-Loudon and Woodmore are the area's last unbeaten teams at 6-0. The Chieftains, Mohawk and Carey share the Northern 10 lead at 4-0 in conference play. Seneca East sits close […]
Heart of Ohio Sports Observer Vol 5.0 Hopewell-Loudon Stays Perfect as N10 Race Takes Shape The first month of the 2026 high school football season has already produced a clear headline in the Heart of Ohio Sports coverage area: Hopewell-Loudon remains perfect. The Chieftains moved to 4-0 with a 30-22 win over Seneca East, while […]
Welcome back for Heart of Ohio Sports’ third season of The 10 Best Games to See in Ohio.
Based off of feedback from last season, I’m focusing more this season on trying to find games that will be close in score more than ‘premier matchups’. It’s a hard task because you can’t predict the future, but I’m going to give it my best.
Midway through last season, I began to feature a game from each district as an honorable mention selection. The Northwest district’s top pick is featured in our local games so I will add an additional game to the honorable mention due to that this week. That same precedent will continue if and when it happens again.
I can’t wait to get back on the sidelines and watch some football.
We are 50 days out from the kickoff of the 2026 OHSAA high school football season, and I’m back with a ‘way too early’ preview of the local landscape. The first game in the area will be Leipsic traveling to Heidelberg University’s Hoernemann Stadium to face Calvert on Thursday, August 20.
The 2025-26 school year is coming to a close, and congratulations to every graduate.
Over here at Heart of Ohio Sports, the crew has began to get restless for next fall to arrive. If you’re like us and have an early hankering for high school football then here’s a preview of 25-plus local players to look out for on the gridiron come August.
Playoff Preview: Four Local Quarterfinals, Two Live Streams, And Two Field-Report Recaps Our playoff footprint just got bigger. Heart of Ohio Sports is carrying more playoff games than ever with two live broadcasts plus two on-site recaps this Friday, November 7. This season is the first year of the OHSAA’s 12-team regional format, which gives […]
Welcome back everyone! Thanks again to Drew Pasteur's Fantastic 50, Joe Eitel, MaxPreps, 247sports, OhioHSHelmts, and many others who make this article possible. Thanks to Nate Mullins of Heart of Ohio Sports for allowing me a platform to write this article each week. Finally, thank YOU for reading. I'm considering doing a playoff edition next week, but we'll see who all gets in locally.
