Stark County-area football teams began tuning up for the Ohio High School Athletic Association regular season with the start of two-a-day practices Aug. 1. The next step in ramping up to the games that count are scrimmages.

The regular season begins Thursday, Aug. 21 with two games inside the county. The first full Friday night of games follows the next evening. The OHSAA state playoffs pairings are announced Oct. 26 and the postseason begins Friday, Oct. 31. 

The postseason culminates in the OHSAA state championship games, Dec. 4-6 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. It’s the fourth straight year all of the state finals will be at Benson Stadium.

OHSAA football scrimmage schedule | Friday, Aug. 8 Wadsworth at Green, 10 a.m. Fairless at Indian Valley, 10 a.m. Cleveland Heights at GlenOak, 11 a.m. West Branch at Lake, 11:15 a.m. Massillon at Avon, 11:30 a.m. Hoover at Ashland, 6 Chaney at Perry, 6 Minerva at Malvern, 6 OHSAA football scrimmage schedule | Saturday, Aug. 9 McKinley at Garfield Heights, 10 a.m. Alliance, Louisville at Jackson, 10 a.m. Canton South at Central Catholic, 10 a.m. New Philadelphia at Northwest, 10 a.m. Tuslaw at Norwayne, 10 a.m. Manchester at Dalton, 10 a.m. Marlington at CVCA, 10 a.m. Meadowbrook at Sandy Valley, 10 a.m. Tusky Valley at Rittman, 10 a.m. St. Thomas Aquinas at East Palestine, 10 a.m. East Canton, Carrollton at United, 11 a.m. OHSAA football scrimmage schedule | Wednesday, Aug. 13 Moeller at Massillon, 2 OHSAA football scrimmage schedule | Thursday, Aug. 14 Hoban at Jackson, 10 a.m. Hillsdale at Central Catholic, 10 a.m. Indian Creek at Carrollton, 10 a.m. Lake at Hudson, 6 Alliance at Hoover, 6 Canton South at Claymont, 6 Northwest at Revere, 6 Malvern at Fairless, 6 Perry vs. St. Ignatius at Fairview Park, 6:30 Sandy Valley at Tuslaw, 7 Coventry at Manchester, 7 Niles at Marlington, 7 West Branch at South Range, 7 OHSAA football scrimmage schedule | Friday, Aug. 15 East Canton at Minerva, 10 a.m. McKinley at Olentangy Berlin, 10 a.m. GlenOak at Ursuline, 5 Boardman at Louisville, 6 Strasburg at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6 Green at New Philadelphia, 7 Tusky Valley at Newcomerstown, 7 

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