The dog days of August are here, final scrimmages are getting underway and Friday nights kickoffs are just around the corner. As area high school football teams wrap up their final pre-season tune-ups, the anticipation is building across Guernsey, Noble, Muskingum and Belmont counties.
The Daily Jeffersonian has your complete week-by-week blueprint for all seven local gridiron squads−Cambridge, Meadowbrook, Buckeye Trail, John Glenn, Shenandoah, Barnesville and Caldwell−as they transition from summer practice to the 2026-27 quest for a spot in the OHSAA playoffs.
Clear your Friday nights and track every gridiron matchup right here:
Week 1 (Aug. 20-21)
Aug. 20
Cambridge at Indian Creek, 7 p.m.
Aug. 21
Meadowbrook at Tri-Valley, 7 p.m.
Caldwell at Buckeye Trail 7 p.m.
Barnesville at John Glenn, 7 p.m.
Bishop Rosecrans at Shenandoah, 7 p.m
Week 2 (Aug. 28)
John Glenn at Cambridge, 7 p.m.
Buckeye Trail at Crooksville 7 p.m.
Barnesville at Meadowbrook, 7 p.m.
Shenandoah at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.
Waterford at Caldwell, 7 p.m.
Week 3 (Sept. 4)
Meadowbrook at Cambridge, 7 p.m.
Buckeye Trail at Newark Catholic 7 p.m.
New Lexington at John Glenn, 7 p.m.
Shenandoah at Waterford, 7 p.m.
Bellaire at Barnesville, 7 p.m.
Tuslaw at Caldwell, 7 p.m.
Week 4 (Sept. 11)
Sept. 11
Cambridge at Brooke, 7 p.m.
Shenandoah at Buckeye Trail 7 p.m.
Coshocton at Meadowbrook, 7 p.m.
John Glenn at River View, 7 p.m.
Barnesville at Buckeye Local, 7 p.m.
Caldwell at Monroe Central, 7 p.m.
Week 5 (Sept. 17-18)
Sept. 17
Monroe Central at Barnesville, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18
Bellaire at Cambridge, 7 p.m.
Buckeye Trail at Ridgewood 7 p.m.
John Glenn at Meadowbrook, 7 p.m.
Trimble at Shenandoah, 7 p.m.
Caldwell at Newcomerstown, 7 p.m.
Week 6 (Sept. 25)
East Liverpool at Cambridge, 7 p.m.
Strasburg at Buckeye Trail 7 p.m.
Meadowbrook at Philo, 7 p.m.
West Muskingum at John Glenn, 7 p.m.
Shenandoah at Shadyside, 7 p.m.
Harrison Central at Barnesville, 7 p.m.
Fort Frye at Caldwell, 7 p.m.
Week 7 (Oct. 2)
Cambridge at Union Local, 7 p.m.
Buckeye Trail at East Canton 7 p.m.
Meadowbrook at New Lexington, 7 p.m.
Sheridan at John Glenn, 7 p.m.
Monroe Central at Shenandoah, 7 p.m.
Barnesville at Fort Frye, 7 p.m.
Bishop Rosecrans at Caldwell, 7 p.m.
Week 8 (Oct. 9)
Oct. 9
Cambridge at Weir, 7 p.m.
Malvern at Buckeye Trail 7 p.m.
Morgan at Meadowbrook, 7 p.m.
John Glenn at Maysville, 7 p.m.
Shenandoah at River, 7 p.m.
Barnesville at Martins Ferry, 7 p.m.
Shadyside at Caldwell, 7 p.m.
Week 9 (Oct. 16-17)
Oct. 16
Cambridge at Beaver Local, 7 p.m.
Meadowbrook at Crooksville, 7 p.m.
John Glenn at Philo, 7 p.m.
Frontier at Shenandoah, 7 p.m.
Wheeling Central at Barnesville, 7 p.m.
River at Caldwell, 7 p.m.
Oct. 17
Buckeye Trail at Tuscarawas C.C. 7 p.m.
Week 10 (Oct. 23)
St. Clairsville at Cambridge, 7 p.m.
Newcomerstown at Buckeye Trail 7 p.m.
West Muskingum at Meadowbrook, 7 p.m.
Tri-Valley at John Glenn, 7 p.m.
Caldwell at Shenandoah, 7 p.m.
Union Local at Barnesville, 7 p.m.
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This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: Friday Night Blueprint ∣ 2026 Week-by-Week Schedules for area high school football
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