High school football 2026 schedule, week by week, for central Ohio

Here is the week-by-week 2026 schedule for central Ohio high school football.

Schedules were obtained from area schools and are subject to change.

Week 1 Thursday, Aug.

20 Fairbanks at North Robinson Colonel Crawford; Harvest Prep at Versailles Friday, Aug.

21 Africentric at Groveport; Amanda-Clearcreek at West Jefferson; Bellville Clear Fork at Granville; Berlin Center Western Reserve at Whetstone; Berne Union at Bidwell River Valley; Bloom-Carroll at Caledonia River Valley; Bucyrus Wynford at Cardington; Canal Winchester at Grove City; Centennial at Grandview Heights; Centerburg at Utica; Chillicothe Southeastern at Fairfield Christian; Circleville at Chillicothe; Dalton at Danville; Dayton Dunbar at Briggs; Delaware at Buckeye Valley; Dublin Coffman at Hartley; Dublin Scioto at Thomas Worthington; East Knox at Northridge; Eastmoor Academy vs.

Ready at Fortress Obetz; Fisher Catholic at Belpre; Franklin Heights at West; Fredericktown at Highland; Hamilton Township at Whitehall; Heath at Duncan Falls Philo; Hilliard Bradley at Big Walnut; Hilliard Darby at Lancaster; Huntington at Newark Catholic; KIPP Columbus at Beechcroft; Liberty Union at Woodsfield Monroe Central; Licking Heights at Newark; Linden-McKinley at Bexley; Logan Elm at Chillicothe Zane Trace; Madison-Plains at Westfall; Mansfield Senior at Hilliard Davidson; Marion Pleasant at North Union; Martins Ferry at Mount Gilead; Marysville at Westerville North; Millersport at Portsmouth Sciotoville East; Mount Vernon at Marion Harding; New Albany at London; New Lexington at Fairfield Union; Northland at Columbus Academy; Olentangy Liberty vs.

Lakewood St.

Edward at Lakewood; Olentangy Orange at Olentangy Berlin; Pickerington Central at Gahanna; Pickerington North at Troy; Reynoldsburg at Toledo Whitmer; St.

Charles at Central Crossing; South at Mifflin; Thornville Sheridan at Licking Valley; Upper Arlington at Olentangy; Vermilion at Johnstown; Walnut Ridge at East; Watkins Memorial at Worthington Kilbourne; Watterson at Whitehouse Anthony Wayne; West Liberty-Salem at Jonathan Alder; Westerville Central at Marion-Franklin; Westerville South at Dublin Jerome; Westland at Teays Valley; Worthington Christian at Grove City Christian; Youngstown Ursuline at DeSales; Zanesville West Muskingum at Lakewood Saturday, Aug.

22 Independence vs.

Dayton Meadowdale at Welcome Stadium; Columbus Crusaders at Byron Center (Michigan) Grand Valley Christian Week 2 Friday, Aug.

28 Beechcroft at Independence; Berne Union at Chillicothe Huntington; Bexley at Worthington Christian; Big Walnut at Dublin Coffman; Briggs at Dublin Scioto; Buckeye Valley at Africentric; Bucyrus Wynford at East Knox; Canal Winchester at New Albany; Cardington at Sycamore Mohawk; Centerburg at Johnstown; Cincinnati Aiken at Northland; Circleville at Washington Court House; Cleveland Glenville at Olentangy Liberty; Cleveland St.

Ignatius at Pickerington North; Danville at Utica; DeSales at Walnut Ridge; East at Whitehall; Eastmoor Academy at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy; Franklin Heights at Linden-McKinley; Fredericktown at Northridge; Glouster Trimble at Fairfield Christian; Granville at Dresden Tri-Valley; Grove City at Westland; Grove City Christian at Madison-Plains; Groveport at Cincinnati Moeller; Hamilton Township at St.

Charles; Hartley at Marion-Franklin; Highland at Heath; Hilliard Darby at Hilliard Bradley; Jonathan Alder at Columbus Academy; Lakewood at Zanesville Maysville; Lancaster at Delaware; Lewistown Indian Lake at Fairbanks; Licking Valley at Amanda-Clearcreek; London at Arcadia (Indiana) Hamilton Heights; Lucasville Valley at Liberty Union; Maria Stein Marion Local at Harvest Prep; Marysville at KIPP Columbus; Mifflin at Martins Ferry; Mount Gilead at Upper Sandusky; New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Central Catholic at Fisher Catholic; Newark at Mount Vernon; North Robinson Colonel Crawford at Fairfield Union; Olentangy at Perrysburg; Olentangy Berlin at Upper Arlington; Olentangy Orange at Westerville North; Pickerington Central vs.

Watterson at Ohio Dominican; Ready at Licking Heights; Reynoldsburg at Dublin Jerome; South at Centennial; Springboro at Gahanna; Teays Valley at Bloom-Carroll; Thomas Worthington at Worthington Kilbourne; Wadsworth at Hilliard Davidson; Watkins Memorial at Thornville Sheridan; Waynesfield-Goshen at North Union; West at Central Crossing; West Jefferson at Newark Catholic; Westerville Central at Westerville South; Westfall at Logan Elm; Whetstone at Grandview Heights; Zanesville Foxfire Academy at Millersport Saturday, Aug.

29 Peebles at Columbus Crusaders Week 3 Friday, Sept.

4 Africentric at Northland; Avon at Upper Arlington; Beechcroft at Maple Heights; Berne Union at Willow Wood Symmes Valley; Bexley at Mifflin; Caledonia River Valley at Buckeye Valley; Centennial at West; Chillicothe Zane Trace at Amanda-Clearcreek; Columbus Academy at Heath; Danville at Monroeville; Dayton Belmont at South; DeSales at East; Delaware at Thomas Worthington; Dublin Jerome at Dublin Coffman; Fairbanks at Madison-Plains; Fisher Catholic at Portsmouth Notre Dame; Gahanna at Olentangy Liberty; Grove City at Hilliard Bradley; Grove City Christian at Mount Gilead; Hartley at Dayton Chaminade Julienne; Highland at Mount Vernon; Independence at Hamilton Township; Jackson (Michigan) Lumen Christi at Harvest Prep; Johnstown at Granville; Jonathan Alder at Bloom-Carroll; KIPP Columbus at Clayton Northmont; Lakewood at Fairfield Union; Lancaster at Marysville; Liberty Union at Pomeroy Meigs; Licking Heights at Thornville Sheridan; Linden-McKinley at Eastmoor Academy; London at Franklin Heights; Lore City Buckeye Trail at Newark Catholic; Marion-Franklin at Groveport; McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley at Cardington; Miamisburg at Hilliard Davidson; New Albany at Dublin Scioto; North Union at Galion Northmor; Northridge at Grandview Heights; Olentangy Berlin at Centerville; Olentangy Orange at Olentangy; Pickerington North at Pickerington Central; Ready at Galion; Reynoldsburg at Big Walnut; Sabina East Clinton at Fairfield Christian; St.

Charles at Westerville South; Springfield Greenon at West Jefferson; Stewart Federal Hocking at Millersport; Teays Valley at Licking Valley; Utica at Fredericktown; Walnut Ridge at Hilliard Darby; Washington Court House Miami Trace at Logan Elm; Watkins Memorial at Mansfield Senior; Watterson at Youngstown Ursuline; Westerville North at Westerville Central; Westfall at Circleville; Westland at Central Crossing; Whetstone at Briggs; Whitehall at Marion Pleasant; Worthington Christian at Centerburg; Worthington Kilbourne at Canal Winchester; Zanesville at Newark; Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley at East Knox Saturday, Sept.

5 Columbus Crusaders at Indianapolis Phalen Leadership Academy Week 4 Thursday, Sept.

10 Grandview Heights at Bexley; Granville at Columbus Academy Friday, Sept.

11 City League Africentric at Briggs; Centennial at Linden-McKinley; East at Mifflin; Marion-Franklin at Independence; South at Walnut Ridge; West at Eastmoor Academy; Whetstone at Beechcroft Ohio Capital Conference Delaware at Big Walnut; Lancaster at Teays Valley; Newark at Groveport; Pickerington Central at Logan; Reynoldsburg at Canal Winchester; Westerville South at Dublin Scioto; Worthington Kilbourne at Westland Mid-State League Berne Union at Corning Miller; Bloom-Carroll at Liberty Union; Circleville at Amanda-Clearcreek; Fairfield Christian at Fisher Catholic; Fairfield Union at Logan Elm; Zanesville Rosecrans at Grove City Christian Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference Cardington at Galion Northmor; East Knox at Centerburg; Fredericktown at Danville; Loudonville at Mount Gilead Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Highland at Marion Harding Other central Ohio games Buckeye Valley at Licking Heights; Central Crossing at Olentangy; Chillicothe at Hamilton Township; Cincinnati St.

Xavier at Westerville North; Cleveland Glenville vs.

Watterson at Ohio Dominican; DeSales at Cleveland Villa Angela-St.

Joseph; Dublin Coffman at Pickerington North; Franklin Heights at KIPP Columbus; Hamilton Badin at Hartley; Harvest Prep at Sandusky Perkins; Heath at Washington Court House; Hilliard Davidson at Hilliard Darby; Jamestown Greeneview at Fairbanks; Lewistown Indian Lake at London; Licking Heights at Buckeye Valley; Licking Valley at Lakewood; Madison-Plains at Mechanicsburg; Marietta at Watkins Memorial; Marysville at Hilliard Bradley; Mount Vernon at Johnstown; New Albany at Upper Arlington; Newark Catholic at Worthington Christian; Newcomerstown at Utica; North Union at Jonathan Alder; Northridge at Kansas Lakota; Olentangy Liberty at Olentangy Berlin; Olentangy Orange at Gahanna; Ready at St.

Charles; Thomas Worthington at Grove City; West Jefferson at Cedarville; Westerville Central at Dublin Jerome; Westfall at Piketon; Whitehall at Northland Saturday, Sept.

12 Columbus Crusaders at Ann Arbor (Michigan) Washtenaw; Millersport vs.

Tuscarawas Central Catholic at New Philadelphia Week 5 Friday, Sept.

18 City League Beechcroft at Linden-McKinley; Centennial at Mifflin; Eastmoor Academy at Briggs; Independence at South; Marion-Franklin at Walnut Ridge; Northland at East; West at Africentric Ohio Capital Conference Big Walnut at Westerville South; Canal Winchester at Pickerington Central; Dublin Scioto at Worthington Kilbourne; Groveport at Lancaster; Logan at Newark; Teays Valley at Reynoldsburg; Westerville North at Delaware Mid-State League Amanda-Clearcreek at Hamilton Township; Bloom-Carroll at Fairfield Union; Corning Miller at Grove City Christian; Fisher Catholic at Zanesville Rosecrans; Liberty Union at Logan Elm; Millersport at Berne Union Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference Cardington at Fredericktown; East Knox at Loudonville; Galion Northmor at Centerburg; Mount Gilead at Danville Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Shelby at Highland Other central Ohio games Beverly Fort Frye at Grandview Heights; Bexley at Whetstone; Buckeye Valley at Hartley; Chillicothe Unioto at Westfall; Circleville at Greenfield McClain; Cleveland East Tech at Westland; Columbus Academy at Worthington Christian; Dublin Jerome at New Albany; Fairbanks at South Charleston Southeastern; Fairfield Christian at Willow Wood Symmes Valley; Franklin Heights at St.

Charles; Gahanna at Hilliard Darby; Granville at Lakewood; Grove City at Dublin Coffman; Harvest Prep vs.

Watterson at Ohio Dominican; Heath at Watkins Memorial; Hilliard Bradley at Thomas Worthington; Hilliard Davidson at Central Crossing; Johnstown at Licking Valley; Jonathan Alder at Springfield Shawnee; KIPP Columbus at Whitehall; Licking Heights at Northridge; London at St.

Paris Graham; Newark Catholic at Mount Vernon; Olentangy at Olentangy Liberty; Olentangy Berlin at Westerville Central; Pickerington North at Olentangy Orange; River Rouge (Michigan) at DeSales; St.

Bernard Roger Bacon vs.

Ready at Fortress Obetz; Springfield Catholic Central at West Jefferson; Springfield Northeastern at Madison-Plains; Upper Arlington at Marysville; Urbana at North Union; Zanesville at Utica Saturday, Sept.

19 Columbus Crusaders vs.

Northern Virginia Centurions at TBD Week 6 Thursday, Sept.

24 City League Whetstone at East Friday, Sept.

25 City League Africentric at Marion-Franklin; Briggs at Independence; Mifflin at Beechcroft; Northland at Centennial; South at Eastmoor Academy; Walnut Ridge at West Ohio Capital Conference Delaware at Worthington Kilbourne; Dublin Coffman at Olentangy Liberty; Dublin Jerome at Marysville; Dublin Scioto at Westland; Gahanna at Central Crossing; Grove City at New Albany; Groveport at Teays Valley; Hilliard Davidson at Olentangy Orange; Logan at Reynoldsburg; Newark at Canal Winchester; Olentangy at Thomas Worthington; Olentangy Berlin at Hilliard Darby; Pickerington Central at Lancaster; Pickerington North at Westerville Central; Upper Arlington at Hilliard Bradley; Westerville South at Westerville North Central Catholic League DeSales vs.

Watterson at Ohio Dominican; Hartley at St.

Charles Central Buckeye League Bexley at Columbus Academy; Franklin Heights at Buckeye Valley; Whitehall vs.

Ready at Fortress Obetz Mid-State League Fairfield Union at Liberty Union; Grove City Christian at Millersport; Hamilton Township at Circleville; Logan Elm at Bloom-Carroll; Zanesville Rosecrans at Fairfield Christian Licking County League Mount Vernon at Granville; Newark Catholic at Johnstown; Northridge at Lakewood; Utica at Heath; Watkins Memorial at Licking Valley; Zanesville at Licking Heights Central Buckeye Conference New Carlisle Tecumseh at Jonathan Alder; North Union at Lewistown Indian Lake; Urbana at London Ohio Heritage Conference Madison-Plains at Springfield Catholic Central; West Jefferson at Springfield Northeastern; West Liberty-Salem at Fairbanks Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference Centerburg at Loudonville; Danville at Galion Northmor; East Knox at Cardington; Mount Gilead at Fredericktown Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Galion at Highland Other central Ohio games Amanda-Clearcreek at Marietta; Bainbridge Paint Valley at Westfall; Big Walnut at Ironton; Grandview Heights at Linden-McKinley; Harvest Prep at St.

Bernard Roger Bacon; KIPP Columbus at Cincinnati College Prep; Worthington Christian at Berne Union Saturday, Sept.

26 Mid-State League Corning Miller at Fisher Catholic Other central Ohio game Noblesville (Indiana) Lions Sports Club at Columbus Crusaders Week 7 Friday, Oct.

2 City League East at Beechcroft; Eastmoor Academy at Walnut Ridge; Independence at Africentric; Linden-McKinley at Whetstone; Mifflin at Northland; South at Briggs; West at Marion-Franklin Ohio Capital Conference Canal Winchester at Teays Valley; Central Crossing at Pickerington North; Hilliard Bradley at Hilliard Davidson; Hilliard Darby at Dublin Jerome; Lancaster at Logan; Marysville at Olentangy; New Albany at Gahanna; Newark at Pickerington Central; Olentangy Liberty at Upper Arlington; Olentangy Orange at Dublin Coffman; Reynoldsburg at Groveport; Thomas Worthington at Olentangy Berlin; Westerville Central at Grove City; Westerville North at Westland; Westerville South at Delaware; Worthington Kilbourne at Big Walnut Central Buckeye League Buckeye Valley vs.

Ready at Fortress Obetz; Columbus Academy at Franklin Heights; Whitehall at Bexley Mid-State League Berne Union at Grove City Christian; Fairfield Christian at Corning Miller; Fairfield Union at Circleville; Fisher Catholic at Millersport; Liberty Union at Hamilton Township; Logan Elm at Amanda-Clearcreek Licking County League Granville at Zanesville; Heath at Northridge; Johnstown at Utica; Lakewood at Newark Catholic; Licking Heights at Watkins Memorial; Licking Valley at Mount Vernon Central Buckeye Conference Bellefontaine at London; Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan at North Union; Jonathan Alder at Urbana Ohio Heritage Conference Jamestown Greeneview at Madison-Plains; Mechanicsburg at Fairbanks; North Lewisburg Triad at West Jefferson Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference Cardington at Centerburg; Galion Northmor at Fredericktown; Loudonville at Danville; Mount Gilead at East Knox Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Highland at Caledonia River Valley Other central Ohio games Bloom-Carroll at DeSales; Grandview Heights at Worthington Christian; Hartley at Cleveland Villa Angela-St.

Joseph; Harvest Prep at Centennial; St.

Charles at Dublin Scioto; Westfall at Chillicothe Southeastern Saturday, Oct.

3 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant at KIPP Columbus; Columbus Crusaders at Cincinnati Landmark Christian Week 8 Friday, Oct.

9 City League Africentric at South; Centennial at East; Independence at West; Linden-McKinley at Mifflin; Marion-Franklin at Eastmoor Academy; Northland at Whetstone; Walnut Ridge at Briggs Ohio Capital Conference Big Walnut at Westerville North; Central Crossing at New Albany; Dublin Scioto at Delaware; Gahanna at Westerville Central; Groveport at Pickerington Central; Hilliard Bradley at Olentangy Liberty; Hilliard Davidson at Dublin Coffman; Logan at Canal Winchester; Olentangy at Hilliard Darby; Olentangy Berlin at Dublin Jerome; Pickerington North at Grove City; Reynoldsburg at Lancaster; Teays Valley at Newark; Thomas Worthington at Marysville; Upper Arlington at Olentangy Orange; Westland at Westerville South Central Catholic League St.

Charles at DeSales; Watterson at Hartley Central Buckeye League Buckeye Valley at Columbus Academy; Franklin Heights at Whitehall; Ready at Bexley Mid-State League Circleville at Liberty Union; Fairfield Union at Amanda-Clearcreek; Fisher Catholic at Berne Union; Hamilton Township at Bloom-Carroll Licking County League Heath at Johnstown; Licking Valley at Licking Heights; Mount Vernon at Zanesville; Utica at Lakewood; Watkins Memorial at Granville Central Buckeye Conference London at Jonathan Alder; Springfield Northwestern at North Union Ohio Heritage Conference Fairbanks at Springfield Northeastern; Madison-Plains at Cedarville; West Jefferson at Mechanicsburg Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference Centerburg at Mount Gilead; Danville at Cardington; Fredericktown at Loudonville; Galion Northmor at East Knox Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Bellville Clear Fork at Highland Other central Ohio games Chillicothe Zane Trace at Westfall; Grandview Heights at Grove City Christian; Ironton at Harvest Prep; KIPP Columbus at Worthington Kilbourne; Orrville at Worthington Christian; Proctorville Fairland at Logan Elm; Toledo Christian at Beechcroft Saturday, Oct.

10 City League Africentric at South Licking County League Northridge at Newark Catholic Mid-State League Millersport vs.

Fairfield Christian at Fulton Field Other central Ohio game Trenton C4 Lions at Columbus Crusaders Week 9 Friday, Oct.

16 City League Beechcroft at Centennial; Briggs at Marion-Franklin; Eastmoor Academy at Independence; Linden-McKinley at Northland; Mifflin at Whetstone; Walnut Ridge at Africentric; West at South Ohio Capital Conference Big Walnut at Dublin Scioto; Canal Winchester at Lancaster; Delaware at Westland; Dublin Coffman at Upper Arlington; Dublin Jerome at Olentangy; Grove City at Gahanna; Hilliard Darby at Thomas Worthington; Hilliard Davidson at Olentangy Liberty; Logan at Groveport; Newark at Reynoldsburg; Olentangy Berlin at Marysville; Olentangy Orange at Hilliard Bradley; Pickerington Central at Teays Valley; Pickerington North at New Albany; Westerville Central at Central Crossing; Westerville North at Worthington Kilbourne Central Buckeye League Bexley at Franklin Heights; Columbus Academy vs.

Ready at Fortress Obetz; Whitehall at Buckeye Valley Mid-State League Bloom-Carroll at Circleville; Fairfield Christian at Berne Union; Liberty Union at Amanda-Clearcreek; Logan Elm at Hamilton Township; Zanesville Rosecrans at Millersport Licking County League Granville at Licking Valley; Lakewood at Johnstown; Mount Vernon at Licking Heights; Newark Catholic at Heath; Northridge at Utica; Zanesville at Watkins Memorial Central Buckeye Conference New Carlisle Tecumseh at London; North Union at Springfield Shawnee; Springfield Kenton Ridge at Jonathan Alder Ohio Heritage Conference Madison-Plains at South Charleston Southeastern; North Lewisburg Triad at Fairbanks; West Jefferson at West Liberty-Salem Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference Centerburg at Danville; East Knox at Fredericktown; Loudonville at Cardington; Mount Gilead at Galion Northmor Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Highland at Ontario Other central Ohio games Albany Alexander at Fairfield Union; Chillicothe Huntington at Westfall; Cincinnati Northwest at KIPP Columbus; Dayton Christian at Worthington Christian; DeSales at Steubenville; East at Dayton Ponitz; Grandview Heights at Lucasville Valley; Hunting Valley University School at St.

Charles; Watterson at Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit; Westerville South at Harvest Prep Saturday, Oct.

17 Mid-State League Grove City Christian at Fisher Catholic Other central Ohio game Griffith (Indiana) Calumet Christian at Columbus Crusaders Week 10 Friday, Oct.

23 City League Beechcroft at Northland; Briggs at West; East at Linden-McKinley; Eastmoor Academy at Africentric; South at Marion-Franklin; Walnut Ridge at Independence; Whetstone at Centennial Ohio Capital Conference Central Crossing at Grove City; Dublin Scioto at Westerville North; Gahanna at Pickerington North; Groveport at Canal Winchester; Hilliard Bradley at Dublin Coffman; Lancaster at Newark; Marysville at Hilliard Darby; New Albany at Westerville Central; Olentangy at Olentangy Berlin; Olentangy Liberty at Olentangy Orange; Reynoldsburg at Pickerington Central; Teays Valley at Logan; Thomas Worthington at Dublin Jerome; Upper Arlington at Hilliard Davidson; Westland at Big Walnut; Worthington Kilbourne at Westerville South Central Catholic League Hartley at DeSales; St.

Charles vs.

Watterson at Ohio Dominican Central Buckeye League Bexley at Buckeye Valley; Columbus Academy at Whitehall; Ready at Franklin Heights Mid-State League Amanda-Clearcreek at Bloom-Carroll; Berne Union at Zanesville Rosecrans; Grove City Christian at Fairfield Christian; Hamilton Township at Fairfield Union; Logan Elm at Circleville; Millersport at Corning Miller Licking County League Johnstown at Northridge; Lakewood at Heath; Licking Heights at Granville; Licking Valley at Zanesville; Watkins Memorial at Mount Vernon Central Buckeye Conference Jonathan Alder at Bellefontaine; London at Springfield Kenton Ridge; North Union at St.

Paris Graham Ohio Heritage Conference Fairbanks at West Jefferson; Springfield Greenon at Madison-Plains Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference Cardington at Mount Gilead; Danville at East Knox; Fredericktown at Centerburg Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Marion Pleasant at Highland Other central Ohio games Beverly Fort Frye at Liberty Union; Cleveland Villa Angela-St.

Joseph at Delaware; Harvest Prep at KIPP Columbus; Manchester at Fisher Catholic; Mifflin at Grandview Heights; Westfall at Frankfort Adena; Worthington Christian at Waverly Saturday, Oct.

24 Licking County League Utica at Newark Catholic OHSAA FOOTBALL POSTSEASON DATES Oct.

30: First round of playoffs (the top four seeds in each region have byes) Nov.

6: Regional quarterfinals at home sites Nov.

13: Regional semifinals at home sites Nov.

20: Regional finals Nov.

27: State semifinals Dec.

3-5: State finals at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: High school football 2026 schedule, week by week, for central Ohio.