CANTON — The opening week of the Ohio high school football season continues tonight in Stark County, as 20 games feature county teams.
We’ll have score updates here of throughout tonight. All games kick off at 7.
The 2026 regular season kicked off Thursday, Aug. 20, with two games featuring Stark County teams.
Miss any of our recent coverage? Here are our breakdowns and predictions of Week 1 games plus a look at perhaps the state’s top opener, the Massillon-Glenville game, in addition to news and notes from around the Federal League
Read on for the full state scoreboard. We’ll have Friday night’s box scores and photo galleries from select Friday games by the end of the night.
Watch Ohio High School Football Live on the NFHS Network all season
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OHSAA football scores | Thursday, Aug. 20
Ohio high school football scores statewide | OHSAA Week 1
Thursday’s Stark County football box scores
JACKSON 34, CHARDON 13
FAIRLESS 44, SANDY VALLEY 6
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2026 OHSAA football state championship games in Canton in December
Ohio high school football’s 10-game regular season leads up to the OHSAA state playoffs, which begin in October and culminate with all seven state championship games being played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. This year’s title games are Dec. 3-5 — the sixth straight year all of the title games are being played in Canton.
Who makes the OHSAA football playoffs?
The top 12 teams in each region in the final report will qualify for the OHSAA state playoffs in pursuit of a trip to the OHSAA state championship games. The top four teams in each region get a first-round bye before hosting a second-round game. Seeds 5-8 will host first-round playoff games against seeds 9-12.
Stark County football final 2025 league standings
Federal League standings
Stark County independents
PAC-7 standings
Eastern Buckeye Conference standings
IVC North standings
IVC South standings
Looking back on 2025 Stark County high school football
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