The high school football season in Ohio has begun, the first week is over.
With over 350 games scheduled to begin the second week of the season, we’ve picked out the 15 to keep an eye on over the course of the weekend.
The state’s top game could be one involving only one team from Ohio, as St. Edward hosts St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lakewood Stadium.
St. Edward, No. 2 in the SBLive Ohio Power 25 and No. 15 nationally, is the three-time defending Division I champion in Ohio, while St. Joseph’s Prep, No. 1 in the SBLive Pennsylvania Power 25 and No. 9 nationally, has won two straight and five of the last six PIAA Class 6A (the Division I equivalent) state titles.
St. Edward opened the 2024 season last week with a 28-0 win over Pickerington North and this will be the season opener for St. Joseph’s Prep.
SBLive Ohio will be live at Lakewood Stadium with updates and stories from the game.
There are nine more games on the list involving SBLive Ohio Power 25 teams, as No. 3 Toledo Central Catholic, No. 5 Avon, No. 6 Lakota West, No. 7 Gahanna Lincoln, No. 14 St. Xavier, No. 17 Glenville, No. 18 Winton Woods, No. 20 Wadsworth and No. 25 Coldwater are all in action in games worth watching.
15 Ohio high school football games to watch this week (All games are Friday, August 30 at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted). Rankings are as per the SBLive Ohio Power 25 rankings.
Whitmer at No. 3 Toledo Central Catholic
Canton McKinley at No. 5 Avon
Hamilton at No. 6 Lakota West
Groveport-Madison at No. 7 Gahanna Lincoln
#14 St. Xavier in Centerville
No. 17 Glenville at Olentangy Liberty
Kings at No. 18 Winton Woods
No. 20 Wadsworth in New Albany
No. 25 Coldwater at Clinton-Massie
Kettering Fairmont at Trotwood-Madison
Ironton near Jackson
Mentor at St. Ignatius
Olentangy Berlin at Upper Arlington
Massillon Perry in St. Vincent-St. Mary
St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) at No. 2 St. Edward, Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
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— Ryan Isley | [email protected] | @sbliveoh
