High School Football Awaits Decision to Play

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Since Friday’s announcement by the OHSAA and its plan for six regular season games with all football teams being eligible for the post season beginning October 9th, leagues are juggling their schedules.

The Frontier Athletic Conference released its schedule Monday, leaving the first week open for non-conference games and essentially moving the conference games up from October 2nd on its previous schedule.

One source tells Litter Media the Ohio Valley Conference has elected to play six league games. Another says the Scioto Valley Conference will play a six game conference schedule and play a seventh after the playoffs begin and teams are eliminated.

The Mid State League was actively reworking its football schedule Monday.

Governor Mike DeWine danced around the topic of high school football when asked by reporters in his Tuesday news conference. It was speculated the Governor would address the topic today, but now football fans as well as the other fall contact sports (soccer and field hockey) will likely have to wait until his next news conference, Thursday.

Meanwhile, school versus school scrimmages have been scrapped and the shuffling with schedules continues for athletic directors across the state.

The Frontier Athletic Conference revamped schedule:

WEEK 1 – August 28: Wheelersburg at Chillicothe, Hillsboro at Western Brown, Jackson at Logan, Eastern Pike at McClain, Circleville at Miami Trace, Washington CH at Minford.

WEEK 2 – September 4: Washington CH at Chillicothe, Jackson at McClain, Hillsboro at Miami Trace

WEEK 3 – September 11: Chillicothe at Hillsboro, McClain at Miami Trace, Washington CH at Jackson

WEEK 4 – September 18: Chillicothe at McClain, Hillsboro at Washington CH, Miami Trace at Jackson

WEEK 5 – September 25: Miami Trace at Chillicothe, Hillsboro at Jackson, McClain at Washington CH

WEEK 6 – October 2: Jackson at Chillicothe, McClain at Hillsboro, Miami Trace at Washington CH

WEEK 7 – October 9: Playoffs Tournament Begins