It’s the second week of the Ohio high school football postseason, and 15 Akron-area teams will be in action.
Included in this week’s schedule are intriguing Division II, Region 5 games between No. 5 Hudson (9-2) and No. 4 Lake (7-3) and No. 7 Nordonia (8-3) and No. 2 Walsh Jesuit (8-1). Also taking this field after first-round byes last week are No. 1 seeds Hoban (8-1) and Highland (10-0) and No. 2 seed Wadsworth (10-0).
Here’s a look at the Week 12 schedule. All games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. Who do our writers think will win this week? Click here to find out.
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High school fantasy football draft
With so many fantastic Greater Akron high school football players, we thought it would be fun to have a fantasy football draft. Staff writers Michael Beaven, Brad Bournival, Michael Leonard and Nate Ulrich each drafted a team. Click below to see who they selected:
Summit County-area 2025 final high school football standings
Akron City Series standings
Summit County independents
Suburban League American Conference standings
Suburban League National Conference standings
Metro Athletic Conference standings
North Coast Conference standings
Principals Athletic Conference standings
Federal League standings
2025 OHSAA football state championship games in Canton in December
Ohio high school football’s 10-game regular season leads up to the Ohio High School Athletic Association state playoffs at the end of October and into November — and ultimately, the OHSAA state championship games. The state finals are Dec. 4-6 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton — the fifth straight year all of the title games are being played there.
Who are Ohio’s best high school football teams?
Looking back on the 2025 regular season of Summit County high school football
Miss any of our earlier coverage this season? Here it is:
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