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Ohio high school football: Your guide to the 2025 OHSAA season in the Columbus area
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From preseason practices through the state championship games , The Dispatch is covering the high school football season every step of the way, including live on Friday nights.
We'll have a live blog and scores on Dispatch.com every Friday night. Come back to the site Saturday morning for takeaways from the games and Monday morning for five things we learned in that week's action. We'll have other stories throughout the week.
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This page will be the place where you'll find all of our coverage throughout the season. You also could subscribe to our weekly newsletter .
2025 Dispatch All-Metro high school football team
See which players were named the best in central Ohio
2025 OHSAA football state tournament
Watterson cruises to state championship repeat
Watterson's depth, versatility stand out in state final win
Strong ground game, powerful defense lift Olentangy Orange to first state title
Levi Davis, MC Walker connection helps Olentangy Orange win state championship
State semifinal schedule | State semifinal predictions | 4 things to watch in state semifinals | State semifinal live blog | State semifinal scores | State semifinal takeaways | State championship game schedule | Dispatch Predictions Panel makes championship picks | Watterson state final live blog | Olentangy Orange state final live blog
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Olentangy Orange defense eager to make statement in Division I state final
Three-pronged attack powers Watterson running game into Division III state final
Dispatch reporters Frank DiRenna, Dave Purpura make championship picks
'Dominating' defensive line sets tone for unbeaten Watterson
2025 OHSAA football playoffs
First-round schedule | 10 takeaways from the brackets | Predicting the seven state champions | First-round central Ohio predictions | Breaking down the playoff field | 5 things to watch in first round | Top teams take different approaches toward first-round bye | First-round live blog | First-round scores | Takeaways from first round | Regional quarterfinal schedule | 5 things we learned in first round | First-round top performers | Regional quarterfinal predictions | 5 things to watch in regional quarterfinals | Regional quarterfinal live blog | Regional quarterfinal scores | Regional quarterfinal takeaways | Regional semifinal schedule | 5 things we learned in regional quarterfinals | Regional quarterfinal top performers | Regional semifinal predictions | 5 things to watch in regional semifinals | Regional semifinal live blog | Regional semifinal scores | Regional semifinal takeaways | Regional final schedule | 5 things we learned in regional semifinals | Regional semifinal top performers | Regional final predictions | 5 things to watch in regional finals | Regional final live blog | Regional final scores | Regional final takeaways | 5 things we learned in regional finals
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Stout Big Walnut defense prepares to grapple with Massillon
'He's a bad dude.' QB Rocco Williams leads Pickerington Central to regional final
QB Austin Buescher playing for legacy of West Jefferson football, family
Central Ohio football standouts heading to next level, but in lacrosse
National Signing Day 2025
Which colleges did central Ohio football players pick?
Delaware Hayes running back Favour Akih signs with Ohio State
Columbus Academy's Gabe Davis-Ray heading to Northwestern
2025 Ohio high school football honors
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2025 schedule, scores, live coverage of central Ohio high school football
2025 weekly schedule for central Ohio | Opening night live blog | Week 1 live blog | Week 1 scores | Week 2 live blog | Week 2 scores | Week 3 live blog | Week 3 scores | Week 4 live blog | Week 4 scores | Week 5 live blog | Week 5 scores | Week 6 live blog | Week 6 scores | Week 7 live blog | Week 7 scores | Week 8 live blog | Week 8 scores | Week 9 live blog | Week 9 scores | Week 10 live blog | Week 10 scores
Burning questions, things to watch, takeaways, what we learned
5 burning questions entering 2025 season | 5 more burning questions entering 2025 season | 5 things to watch in Week 1 | Week 1 takeaways | 6 things we learned in Week 1 | 5 things to watch in Week 2 | Week 2 takeaways | 6 things we learned in Week 2 | 5 things to watch in Week 3 | Week 3 takeaways | 5 things we learned in Week 3 | 5 things to watch in Week 4 | Week 4 takeaways | 5 things we learned in Week 4 | 5 things to watch in Week 5 | Week 5 takeaways | 5 things we learned in Week 5 | 5 things to watch in Week 6 | Week 6 takeaways | 5 things we learned in Week 6 | 5 things to watch in Week 7 | Week 7 takeaways | 5 things we learned in Week 7 | 5 things to watch in Week 8 | Week 8 takeaways | 5 things we learned in Week 8 | 5 things to watch in Week 9 | Week 9 takeaways | 5 things we learned in Week 9 | 5 things to watch in Week 10 | Week 10 takeaways | 5 things we learned in Week 10
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Central Ohio high school football players to watch in 2025
Top 25 seniors | Top 25 juniors | Top 25 sophomores | Top 10 quarterbacks | Top 10 running backs | Top 10 wide receivers/tight ends | Top 10 offensive linemen | Top 10 defensive linemen | Top 10 linebackers | Top 10 defensive backs | Top 10 kickers/punters | Top transfers | Top 25 players in Ohio | Top 12 players in central Ohio | Week 1 top performers | Week 2 top performers | Week 3 top performers | Week 4 top performers | Week 5 top performers | Week 6 top performers | 10 breakout players | 15 impact freshmen | Week 7 top performers | Week 8 top performers | Week 9 top performers | Week 10 top performers | Ranking central Ohio's top regular-season performances
Player and team features
Football and fatherhood: The bond between DeSales quarterback RJ Day and Ohio State coach Ryan Day
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'It's my path': QB Jackson Frey on his journey from Bexley to father's alma mater, Cincinnati St. Xavier
'He can do it all': Africentric's Caleb Anthony carves out special legacy
Jerome coach Mark Crabtree working to build another winner in Dublin
Former Pickerington Central coach Jay Sharrett guiding Circleville's fast start
QB Levi Davis hopes to spark second Olentangy Orange team to state title
QB Drew Bellisari guiding Watterson toward Division III state title repeat
Columbus Crusaders RB Ezekiel Bowie hopes stats, work ethic impress college recruiters
Season and weekly predictions
League, region, state championship predictions | 10 bold predictions for 2025 season | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10
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Player and team polls
Top senior entering season | Top junior entering season | Top sophomore entering season | Preseason offensive player of the year | Preseason defensive player of the year | Ohio Super 25 preseason poll | Top 25 central Ohio preseason poll | Fans' choice for top team entering season | Ohio Super 25 for Week 2 | Central Ohio top 10 for Week 2 | Ohio Super 25 for Week 3 | Central Ohio top 10 for Week 3 | Ohio Super 25 for Week 4 | Central Ohio top 10 for Week 4 | Ohio Super 25 for Week 5 | Central Ohio top 10 for Week 5 | Ohio Super 25 for Week 6 | Central Ohio top 10 for Week 6 | Top central Ohio player at midseason | Ohio Super 25 for Week 7 | Central Ohio top 10 for Week 7 | Ohio Super 25 for Week 8 | Central Ohio top 10 for Week 8 | Ohio Super 25 for Week 9 | Central Ohio top 10 for Week 9 | Ohio Super 25 for Week 10 | Central Ohio top 10 for Week 10 | Final Ohio Super 25 for 2025 | Final Central Ohio top 10 for 2025
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Rob Wheelwright resigns as Walnut Ridge coach ahead of season opener
Logan's run in OCC will be short-lived. School's teams to leave for MSL
Reigning Division V champion Ironton out of playoffs due to recruiting violations
The Columbus Dispatch's high school sports staff
Reporter Frank DiRenna: fdirenna@dispatch.com ; @DispatchFrank
Reporter Dave Purpura: dpurpura@dispatch.com ; @dp_dispatch
Editor Andy Resnik: aresnik@dispatch.com ; @DispatchPreps
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Central Ohio high school football: Your guide to the 2025 OHSAA season
