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Ohio high school football: 2022 weekly schedule for Columbus and surrounding areas

The high school football season kicks off Aug. 18, but the ThisWeek sports staff already has begun its coverage. Sportswriter Michael Rich talked with numerous coaches about what it means to have a former head coach on staff as an assistant.

Stories from our Friday Night Live 2022 Central Ohio High School Football Preview Guide will be posted beginning Aug. 12.

Week 1

Thursday, Aug. 18

Area game

  • Grandview Heights at Centennial

  • St. Charles at Northland

  • Columbus West at Linden-McKinley

Friday, Aug. 19

Area games

  • Marion-Franklin at Central Crossing

  • Canal Winchester at Groveport

  • Lancaster at Pickerington North

  • Zanesville at Newark

  • Olentangy Liberty at Pickerington Central

  • Upper Arlington at Reynoldsburg

  • Hartley at Big Walnut

  • Delaware at Buckeye Valley

  • Grove City at Dublin Scioto

  • Hamilton Township at Franklin Heights

  • Westerville North at Westerville Central

  • Olentangy vs. Westerville South at Westerville North

  • Worthington Kilbourne at Watkins Memorial

  • Perrysburg at Dublin Jerome

  • Hilliard Darby at Olentangy Orange

  • New Albany at Marysville

  • Hilliard Bradley at Olentangy Berlin

  • Beechcroft at Thomas Worthington

  • Toledo St. John’s at Dublin Coffman

  • Walnut Ridge at Hilliard Davidson

  • Mason at Gahanna

  • Briggs at Westland

  • Mifflin at KIPP Columbus

  • Watterson at Whetstone

  • Cincinnati Woodward at Columbus South

  • Dayton Chaminade Julienne at Eastmoor Academy

  • Dayton Thurgood Marshall at Independence

  • DeSales at Dresden Tri-Valley

  • Washington Court House at Bexley

  • Hunting Valley University School at Columbus Academy

  • Harvest Prep at Bloom-Carroll

  • Granville at Whitehall

  • Amanda-Clearcreek at Jonathan Alder

  • Circleville at Chillicothe Huntington

  • New Lexington at Fairfield Union

  • Liberty Union at Heath

  • Logan Elm at Chillicothe Zane Trace

  • Chillicothe at Teays Valley

  • Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant at Berne Union

  • Tuscarawas Central Catholic at Fisher Catholic

  • Miami Valley Christian Academy at Grove City Christian

  • Stewart Federal Hocking at Corning Miller

  • Danville at Worthington Christian

  • Zanesville Rosecrans at Sciotoville East

  • Thornville Sheridan at Licking Valley

  • Johnstown at Licking Heights

  • West Muskingum at Lakewood

  • East Knox at Northridge

  • Centerburg at Utica

  • St. Marys Memorial at London

  • Urbana at West Jefferson

  • Millersport at Beallsville

  • Madison Plains at Westfall

  • Fairbanks at Cardington

Saturday, Aug. 20

Area games

  • Columbus East at Africentric

  • Fairfield Christian at Franklin Furnace Green

  • Ready at Newark Catholic

Week 2

Thursday, Aug. 25

Area games

  • Columbus South at Centennial

  • Columbus East at Columbus West

  • Linden-McKinley at Africentric

  • Whetstone at Briggs

  • Bexley at Mifflin

  • St. Charles at Beechcroft

Friday, Aug. 26

Area games

  • Central Crossing at Westerville North

  • Groveport at Gahanna

  • Marysville at Lancaster

  • Newark at Mount Vernon

  • Pickerington Central at Cincinnati Elder

  • Reynoldsburg at Huber Heights Wayne

  • Big Walnut at Zanesville

  • Canal Winchester at New Albany

  • Dublin Scioto at Watterson

  • Westland at Franklin Heights

  • Westerville Central at Westerville South

  • Thomas Worthington at Worthington Kilbourne

  • Dublin Jerome at Toledo Whitmer

  • Hilliard Darby at Hilliard Bradley

  • Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at Olentangy

  • Olentangy Orange at Olentangy Berlin

  • Dublin Coffman at Centerville

  • Hilliard Davidson at Grove City

  • Cleveland Glenville at Olentangy Liberty

  • Toledo St. Francis at Upper Arlington

  • Pickerington North at Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine-Richland

  • Northland at Whitehall

  • Hamilton Township at Independence

  • DeSales at Hamilton Badin

  • Hartley at Harvest Prep

  • Jonathan Alder at Buckeye Valley

  • Columbus Academy at KIPP Columbus

  • Centerburg at Grandview Heights

  • Chillicothe Unioto at Amanda-Clearcreek

  • New Concord John Glenn at Bloom-Carroll

  • Circleville at Chillicothe Southeastern

  • Crooksville at Fairfield Union

  • Lakewood at Liberty Union

  • Westfall at Logan Elm

  • Teays Valley at Logan

  • Portsmouth Notre Dame at Berne Union

  • Fairfield Christian at Frankfort Adena

  • Franklin Furnace Green at Fisher Catholic

  • New Matamoras Frontier at Corning Miller

  • Worthington Christian at Dayton Christian

  • Zanesville Rosecrans at Millersport

  • Bellville Clear Fork at Granville

  • Heath at Licking Valley

  • Dresden Tri-Valley at Licking Heights

  • Watkins Memorial at Thornville Sheridan

  • Waverly at Johnstown

  • Nelsonville-York at Newark Catholic

  • Fredericktown at Northridge

  • Utica at Loudonville

  • Toledo Woodward at Ready

  • Chillicothe at London

  • West Jefferson at Bainbridge Paint Valley

  • Chillicothe Zane Trace at Madison Plains

  • Lewistown Indian Lake at Fairbanks

Saturday, Aug. 27

Area games

  • Delaware at Marion-Franklin

  • Eastmoor Academy at Canton South

  • Dayton Dunbar at Walnut Ridge

  • Grove City Christian at Tuscarawas Central Catholic

Week 3

Thursday, Sept. 1

Area games

  • Franklin Heights at Briggs

  • Columbus West at Centennial

  • Millersport at Linden-McKinley

  • Africentric at Mifflin

  • Columbus South at Whetstone

Friday, Sept. 2

Mid-State League

Berne Union at Zanesville Rosecrans

Area games

  • Westland at Central Crossing

  • Worthington Kilbourne at Groveport

  • Lancaster at Olentangy

  • Marion Harding at Newark

  • Pickerington Central at Huber Heights Wayne

  • Marysville at Reynoldsburg

  • Beechcroft at Big Walnut

  • Hartley at Canal Winchester

  • Delaware at Mount Vernon

  • Olentangy Berlin at Dublin Scioto

  • Westerville North at Chillicothe

  • Westerville South at Hilliard Darby

  • Dublin Jerome at Shaker Heights

  • Grove City at Thomas Worthington

  • Dublin Coffman at Canton McKinley

  • Westerville Central at Hilliard Bradley

  • Clayton Northmont at Hilliard Davidson

  • Olentangy Liberty at Cincinnati St. Xavier

  • Olentangy Orange at Toledo Central Catholic

  • Pickerington North at Upper Arlington

  • Gahanna at Centerville

  • New Albany at Walnut Ridge

  • Toledo Scott at Columbus East

  • Urbana at Northland

  • Harvest Prep at Eastmoor Academy

  • Independence at St. Clairsville

  • Marion-Franklin at London

  • Berea-Midpark at DeSales

  • Amanda-Clearcreek at St. Charles

  • Watterson vs. Ready at Worthington Kilbourne

  • Bexley at KIPP Columbus

  • Buckeye Valley at Ashland

  • Newark Catholic at Columbus Academy

  • Northridge at Grandview Heights

  • Whitehall at Marion Pleasant

  • Bloom-Carroll at Jonathan Alder

  • Westfall at Circleville

  • Fairfield Union at Lakewood

  • Heath at Hamilton Township

  • Liberty Union at Nelsonville-York

  • Miami Trace at Logan Elm

  • Watkins Memorial at Teays Valley

  • Reedsville Eastern at Fairfield Christian

  • Fisher Catholic at Portsmouth Notre Dame

  • Stewart Federal Hocking at Grove City Christian

  • Corning Miller at Racine Southern

  • Worthington Christian at Centerburg

  • Johnstown at Granville

  • Licking Valley at Millersburg West Holmes

  • Licking Heights at Bellefontaine

  • Zanesville at Beverly Fort Frye

  • Utica at Fredericktown

  • Enon Greenon at West Jefferson

  • Mechanicsburg at Madison Plains

  • Fairbanks at South Charleston Southeastern

  • Grove City Christian at Paden City (W.Va.)

Week 4

Thursday, Sept. 8

Area game

  • Bexley at Beechcroft

Friday, Sept. 9

Ohio Capital Conference

  • Delaware at Big Walnut

  • Worthington Kilbourne at Canal Winchester

  • Westerville South at Dublin Scioto

  • Franklin Heights at Westerville North

City League

  • Centennial at Columbus East

  • Linden-McKinley at Mifflin

  • Northland at Whetstone

  • Africentric at Columbus South

  • Walnut Ridge at Briggs

  • Marion-Franklin at Eastmoor Academy

  • Independence at Columbus West

Mid-State League

  • Harvest Prep at Columbus Academy

  • Whitehall at Grandview Heights

  • Liberty Union at Amanda-Clearcreek

  • Bloom-Carroll at Circleville

  • Fairfield Union at Teays Valley

  • Logan Elm at Hamilton Township

  • Fairfield Christian at Berne Union

  • Grove City Christian at Fisher Catholic

  • Corning Miller at Worthington Christian

Area games

  • Grove City at Central Crossing

  • Westland at Groveport

  • Lancaster at New Albany

  • Newark at Thomas Worthington

  • Pickerington Central at Pickerington North

  • Gahanna at Reynoldsburg

  • Dublin Coffman at Dublin Jerome

  • Hilliard Davidson at Hilliard Darby

  • Hilliard Bradley at Marysville

  • Olentangy Orange at Olentangy

  • Olentangy Liberty at Olentangy Berlin

  • Upper Arlington at Westerville Central

  • DeSales at Clarksville Clinton-Massie

  • Hartley at Cincinnati McNicholas

  • KIPP Columbus at St. Charles

  • Watterson at Tiffin Columbian

  • Ready at Buckeye Valley

  • Steubenville Central Catholic at Zanesville Rosecrans

  • Granville at Heath

  • Licking Valley at Johnstown

  • Licking Heights at Utica

  • Watkins Memorial at Northridge

  • Zanesville at Lakewood

  • Newark Catholic at Fort Loramie

  • Springfield Northwestern at Jonathan Alder

  • Urbana at London

  • West Jefferson at Cedarville

  • Springfield Northeastern at Madison Plains

  • Jamestown Greenview at Fairbanks

Saturday, Sept. 10

Area game

  • Millersport at Morgantown (W.Va.) Trinity Christian

Week 5

Friday, Sept. 16

Ohio Capital Conference

  • Big Walnut at Westerville South

  • Canal Winchester at Franklin Heights

  • Westerville North at Delaware

  • Dublin Scioto at Worthington Kilbourne

City League

  • Beechcroft at Centennial

  • Linden-McKinley at Northland

  • Mifflin at Whetstone

  • Walnut Ridge at Africentric

  • Briggs at Marion-Franklin

  • Columbus West at Columbus South

  • Eastmoor Academy at Independence

Mid-State League

  • Buckeye Valley at Bexley

  • Harvest Prep at Grandview Heights

  • Amanda-Clearcreek at Bloom-Carroll

  • Logan Elm at Circleville

  • Hamilton Township at Fairfield Union

  • Teays Valley at Liberty Union

  • Grove City Christian at Fairfield Christian

  • Fisher Catholic at Worthington Christian

Area games

  • Central Crossing at Olentangy

  • Groveport at Upper Arlington

  • Hilliard Darby at Lancaster

  • Olentangy Orange at Newark

  • Pickerington Central vs. Gahanna at Thomas Worthington

  • Reynoldsburg at Pickerington North

  • Dublin Jerome at Hilliard Bradley

  • Marysville at Grove City

  • Olentangy Berlin at Hilliard Davidson

  • Thomas Worthington at Westland

  • Westerville Central at Dublin Coffman

  • New Albany at Olentangy Liberty

  • Belmont at Columbus East

  • Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit at DeSales

  • St. Charles at Washington Court House

  • Watterson at Whitehall

  • Columbus Academy at Ready

  • Berne Union at Beaver Eastern

  • Millersport at Corning Miller

  • Portsmouth Notre Dame at Zanesville Rosecrans

  • Northridge at Granville

  • Lakewood at Licking Valley

  • Newark Catholic at Licking Heights

  • Johnstown at Watkins Memorial

  • Heath at Zanesville

  • Wintersville Indian Creek at Utica

  • London at St. Paris Graham

  • Springfield Catholic Central at West Jefferson

  • KIPP Columbus at Portsmouth West

  • Jonathan Alder at North Union

Saturday, Sept. 17

Area games

  • Hartley at Lima Central Catholic

  • Fairbanks at Madison Plains

Week 6

Friday, Sept. 23

Ohio Capital Conference

  • Lancaster at Central Crossing

  • Reynoldsburg at Groveport

  • Pickerington Central at Newark

  • Big Walnut at Franklin Heights

  • Dublin Scioto at Canal Winchester

  • Delaware at Worthington Kilbourne

  • Westerville South at Westerville North

  • Thomas Worthington at Dublin Jerome

  • Marysville at Hilliard Darby

  • Olentangy Berlin at Olentangy

  • Dublin Coffman at Olentangy Liberty

  • Upper Arlington at Hilliard Bradley

  • Hilliard Davidson at Olentangy Orange

  • Gahanna at Westland

  • Grove City at New Albany

  • Pickerington North at Westerville Central

City League

  • Whetstone at Beechcroft

  • Centennial at Linden-McKinley

  • Columbus East at Mifflin

  • Africentric at Briggs

  • Columbus South at Walnut Ridge

  • Columbus West at Eastmoor Academy

  • Marion-Franklin at Independence

Central Catholic League

  • Hartley at DeSales

  • St. Charles at Watterson

Mid-State League

  • Whitehall at Bexley

  • Buckeye Valley at Columbus Academy

  • Circleville at Amanda-Clearcreek

  • Bloom-Carroll at Liberty Union

  • Fairfield Union at Logan Elm

  • Teays Valley at Hamilton Township

  • Berne Union at Corning Miller

  • Fairfield Christian at Fisher Catholic

  • Zanesville Rosecrans at Grove City Christian

Licking County League

  • Licking Heights at Granville

  • Licking Valley at Zanesville

  • Lakewood at Heath

  • Johnstown at Northridge

Area games

  • Northland at Watkins Memorial

  • Grandview Heights at KIPP Columbus

  • Worthington Christian at Barnesville

  • Ready at Harvest Prep

  • London at Jonathan Alder

  • West Jefferson at Springfield Northeastern

  • Paden City (W.Va.) at Millersport

  • Madison Plains at Springfield Catholic Central

  • Fairbanks at West Liberty-Salem

Saturday, Sept. 24

Licking County League

  • Utica at Newark Catholic

Week 7

Friday, Sept. 30

Ohio Capital Conference

  • Central Crossing at Pickerington Central

  • Groveport at Lancaster; Newark at Reynoldsburg

  • Worthington Kilbourne at Big Walnut

  • Westerville North at Canal Winchester

  • Westerville South at Delaware

  • Franklin Heights at Dublin Scioto

  • Dublin Jerome at Marysville

  • Hilliard Darby at Olentangy Berlin

  • Olentangy at Thomas Worthington

  • Olentangy Orange at Dublin Coffman

  • Hilliard Bradley at Hilliard Davidson

  • Olentangy Liberty at Upper Arlington

  • New Albany vs. Gahanna at Whitehall

  • Westerville Central at Grove City

  • Westland at Pickerington North

City League

  • Beechcroft at Linden-McKinley

  • Centennial at Mifflin

  • Northland at Columbus East

  • Columbus West at Africentric

  • Eastmoor Academy at Briggs

  • Independence at Columbus South

  • Marion-Franklin at Walnut Ridge

Mid-State League

  • Bexley at Harvest Prep

  • Grandview Heights at Buckeye Valley

  • Amanda-Clearcreek at Hamilton Township

  • Bloom-Carroll at Fairfield Union

  • Circleville at Teays Valley

  • Liberty Union at Logan Elm

  • Fairfield Christian at Worthington Christian

  • Fisher Catholic at Zanesville Rosecrans

  • Corning Miller at Grove City Christian

Licking County League

  • Watkins Memorial at Licking Valley

  • Zanesville at Licking Heights

  • Utica at Heath

  • Newark Catholic at Johnstown

  • Northridge at Lakewood

Area games

  • Whetstone at KIPP Columbus

  • DeSales at Dover

  • Hartley at Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph

  • Logan at St. Charles

  • Watterson at Granville

  • Columbus Academy at Fort Loramie

  • Whitehall at Ready

  • Berne Union at Tiffin Calvert

  • Springfield Kenton Ridge at Jonathan Alder

  • New Carlisle Tecumseh at London

  • West Liberty Salem at West Jefferson

  • Stewart Federal Hocking at Millersport

  • Jamestown Greeneview at Madison Plains

  • North Lewisburg Triad at Fairbanks

Week 8

Friday, Oct. 7

Ohio Capital Conference

  • Newark at Central Crossing

  • Pickerington Central at Groveport

  • Reynoldsburg at Lancaster

  • Big Walnut at Westerville North

  • Canal Winchester at Westerville South

  • Dublin Scioto at Delaware

  • Franklin Heights at Worthington Kilbourne

  • Olentangy Berlin at Dublin Jerome

  • Olentangy at Hilliard Darby

  • Thomas Worthington at Marysville

  • Hilliard Davidson at Dublin Coffman

  • Hilliard Bradley at Olentangy Liberty

  • Upper Arlington at Olentangy Orange

  • Gahanna at Westerville Central

  • Pickerington North at Grove City

  • Westland at New Albany

City League

  • Mifflin at Beechcroft

  • Northland at Centennial

  • Whetstone at Columbus East

  • Africentric at Marion-Franklin

  • Briggs at Independence

  • Columbus South at Eastmoor Academy

  • Walnut Ridge at Columbus West

Central Catholic League

  • DeSales at Watterson

  • Hartley at St. Charles

Mid-State League

  • Columbus Academy at Grandview Heights

  • Harvest Prep at Whitehall

  • Teays Valley at Amanda-Clearcreek

  • Logan Elm at Bloom-Carroll

  • Hamilton Township at Circleville

  • Fairfield Union at Liberty Union

  • Worthington Christian at Berne Union

Licking County League

  • Granville at Zanesville

  • Licking Heights at Watkins Memorial

  • Heath at Northridge

  • Johnstown at Utica

  • Lakewood at Newark Catholic

Area games

  • Linden-McKinley at Lucas

  • Ready at Bexley

  • Logan at Buckeye Valley

  • Grove City Christian at Millersport

  • Licking Valley at Lima Central Catholic

  • Jonathan Alder at Bellefontaine

  • London at Springfield Kenton Ridge

  • West Jefferson at North Lewisburg Triad

  • Madison Plains at South Charleston Southeastern

  • Warrensville Heights at KIPP Columbus

  • Fairbanks at Mechanicsburg

Saturday, Oct. 8

Mid-State League

  • Zanesville Rosecrans at Fairfield Christian

  • Corning Miller at Fisher Catholic

Week 9

Friday, Oct. 14

Ohio Capital Conference

  • Reynoldsburg at Central Crossing

  • Groveport at Newark

  • Lancaster at Pickerington Central

  • Big Walnut at Dublin Scioto

  • Delaware at Canal Winchester

  • Westerville South at Franklin Heights

  • Westerville North at Worthington Kilbourne

  • Dublin Jerome at Olentangy

  • Thomas Worthington at Hilliard Darby

  • Marysville at Olentangy Berlin

  • Dublin Coffman at Upper Arlington

  • Olentangy Orange at Hilliard Bradley

  • Hilliard Davidson at Olentangy Liberty

  • Grove City vs. Gahanna at Fortress Obetz

  • Pickerington North at New Albany

  • Westerville Central at Westland

City League

  • Columbus East at Beechcroft

  • Linden-McKinley at Whetstone

  • Mifflin at Northland

  • Independence at Africentric

  • Columbus South at Briggs

  • Eastmoor Academy at Walnut Ridge

  • Columbus West at Marion-Franklin

Mid-State League

  • Bexley at Columbus Academy

  • Whitehall at Buckeye Valley

  • Logan Elm at Amanda-Clearcreek

  • Bloom-Carroll at Teays Valley

  • Fairfield Union at Circleville

  • Liberty Union at Hamilton Township

  • Berne Union at Grove City Christian

  • Fairfield Christian at Corning Miller

  • Zanesville Rosecrans at Worthington Christian

Licking County League

  • Granville at Licking Valley

  • Zanesville at Watkins Memorial

  • Newark Catholic at Heath

  • Lakewood at Johnstown

  • Northridge at Utica

Area games

  • Centennial at Watterson

  • KIPP Columbus at Hartley

  • Cleveland Heights Lutheran East at St. Charles

  • Ready at Grandview Heights

  • Martins Ferry at Fisher Catholic

  • Harvest Prep at Licking Heights

  • New Carlisle Tecumseh at Jonathan Alder

  • Springfield Shawnee at London

  • West Jefferson at Fairbanks

  • Enon Greenon at Madison Plains

Saturday, Oct. 15

Area game

  • Cincinnati Riverview East Academy at Millersport

Week 10

Friday, Oct. 21

Ohio Capital Conference

  • Central Crossing at Groveport

  • Newark at Lancaster

  • Pickerington Central at Reynoldsburg

  • Canal Winchester at Big Walnut

  • Franklin Heights at Delaware

  • Dublin Scioto at Westerville North

  • Worthington Kilbourne at Westerville South

  • Hilliard Darby at Dublin Jerome

  • Olentangy at Marysville

  • Olentangy Berlin at Thomas Worthington

  • Hilliard Bradley at Dublin Coffman

  • Upper Arlington at Hilliard Davidson

  • Olentangy Liberty at Olentangy Orange

  • Gahanna at Pickerington North

  • Westland at Grove City

  • New Albany at Westerville Central

City League

  • Beechcroft at Northland

  • Whetstone at Centennial

  • Columbus East at Linden-McKinley

  • Eastmoor Academy at Africentric

  • Briggs at Columbus West

  • Columbus South at Marion-Franklin

  • Walnut Ridge at Independence

Central Catholic League

  • St. Charles at DeSales

  • Watterson at Hartley

Mid-State League

  • Bexley at Grandview Heights

  • Buckeye Valley at Harvest Prep

  • Columbus Academy at Whitehall

  • Amanda-Clearcreek at Fairfield Union

  • Hamilton Township at Bloom-Carroll

  • Circleville at Liberty Union

  • Teays Valley at Logan Elm

  • Fisher Catholic at Berne Union

  • Worthington Christian at Grove City Christian

  • Corning Miller at Zanesville Rosecrans

Licking County League

  • Watkins Memorial at Granville

  • Licking Valley at Licking Heights

  • Heath at Johnstown

  • Utica at Lakewood

  • Northridge at Newark Catholic

Area games

  • Fairfield Christian at Millersport

  • Logan at Zanesville

  • KIPP Columbus at Ready

  • Jonathan Alder at Springfield Shawnee

  • Bellefontaine at London

  • Mechanicsburg at West Jefferson

  • Madison Plains at Cedarville

  • Springfield Northeastern at Fairbanks

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