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East Union, OH · Education
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The Times-Reporter
Six area football teams eye regional semifinals as OHSAA playoffs continue
The road to an OHSAA state football championship continues Friday, Nov. 6, as six area teams prepare for the second round of the postseason. After an exciting opening round that saw five teams advance , the competition will only get tougher as programs look to keep their championship hopes alive. Indian Valley enters the regional quarterfinals as the area's lone unbeaten team and the top seed in Division IV, Region 15. The Braves will make their postseason debut after earning a first-round bye, while Dover , Claymont , Newcomerstown , Garaway and Strasburg-Franklin look to build on their opening-round victories. Several intriguing matchups highlight the schedule, including battles between high-powered offenses and some of the state's toughest defenses. With a spot in the regional semifinals on the line, each team is just one victory away from moving another step closer to a state championship. Here's a look at all six area playoff matchups. All games start at 7 p.m. Road to state | OHSAA soccer, volleyball regionals: Where and when area teams play (4) Plaines Athens (9-1) vs. (5) Dover (9-2) Dover will look to continue its postseason momentum when it travels to face fourth-seeded Athens in a Division III,
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USA TODAY
Ohio high school football playoff win erased after unusual ineligible-player scheme
An unusual situation in Ohio has led to one high school football program having to forfeit its opening playoff win and the losing team getting another opportunity in the postseason. According to a report from Josh Weir of The Canton Repository — part of the USA TODAY Network — Liberty (Youngstown, OH) has been removed from the playoffs after the team used an ineligible player in the team's 26-16 opening round win over Canton Central Catholic. 19News received further information, learning that the disqualification stems from an ineligible player swapping jerseys with an eligible player and playing in the game. The report noted that Canton Central Catholic head coach Jeff Lindesmith was told that a fan of Liberty informed a Canton Central Catholic staff member of the swap. Liberty's athletic director Todd Smith was informed of the situation by that staff member shortly after. Smith later reported the situation to the OHSAA, leading to Liberty's disqualification. The Panthers entered the game with a 10-1 record and with the win, had advanced to a highly-anticipated second-round meeting with unbeaten Perry (OH). Now they'll have to look towards the 2027 season. Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic (7-4) now gets a new life in
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Akron Garfield boys head basketball coach McNeal Thompson III steps down
McNeal "Coach Mac" Thompson III (Photo: Provided) AKRON, Ohio — According to the team’s Facebook page, Akron Garfield will seek a new head boys’ basketball coach after McNeal Thompson III stepped down following six seasons. When Thompson III was hired, the school was known as Kenmore-Garfield; following a 2016 merger, it was renamed Akron Garfield Community Learning Center. He departs the program in good standing after a 0–16 debut season in 2020. He went on to build the team into a contender, guiding it to its first district berth in 2024 and its first Akron City Series title in 2026 with a victory over crosstown rival Akron Ellet, the first in 25 years. He is a 1999 graduate of Kenmore High School and was also inducted into the King of Court Hall of Fame this past August. "Coach Mac, thank you for your leadership and sacrifices you made to pour into our boys and the community," It said in the Facebook post. "Garfield is better because you were here. You will be missed." An email was sent to APS for comment, as no successor has been named at the time of publication.
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Athlon Sports
LeBron James missed 83 days of fourth grade growing up in Akron; his foundation put $2 million into opening the I Promise School there
Years before he became one of the G.O.A.T.s, LeBron James was a kid with no stable home, no car to get him to class, and little reason to care about school.
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LIBERTY NOW LOOKING AHEAD TO PERRY
LIBERTY, OH — When the lights shine brightest, the playmakers rise to the occasion. For Liberty, that playmaker was Dawaun Moody, who put together a four-touchdown performance to lead the Leopards past Canton Central Catholic, 26-16, in the opening round of the OHSAA football playoffs Friday night. Moody did...
The Repository
Jackson football gets chance to show how far it’s come vs. Hudson
JACKSON TWP. — Jay Rohr heard his Jackson High School football team say all the right things. What the fifth-year head coach saw from the Polar Bears on Aug. 28 didn't match their words. Jackson's 55-35 loss to Hudson back in Week 2 marked a turning point in the 2026 season, and now the Polar Bears find those same Explorers returning to Fife Stadium for a second-round playoff game in Division I, Region 1. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. How far has Jackson come? We're about to find out. Watch Ohio High School Football Live on NFHS Network all year Jackson lost a well-played game against Wadsworth the following week, then won the last seven games of the regular season. It earned its first outright Federal League title since 2001, highlighted by a decisive 30-14 win at Benson Stadium vs. Canton McKinley, and a first-round bye in the playoffs. "We've always talked about going from a good team to a great team," Rohr said. "Going into this season, I felt this group could be a really special group." That notion was challenged early on. Jackson "played OK" in Rohr's words during its season-opening 34-13 win at Chardon. Then
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PANTHERS EYES ON ANOTHER MATCHUP WITH LAKE CATHOLIC
ALLIANCE, OH — Elyria Catholic is one win away from the state semifinals, and the Panthers made sure their regional semifinal appearance wouldn’t be their last stop in the postseason. Behind a dominant offensive performance from Arianna Dimacchia and a balanced attack that kept Norton on its heels, Elyria Catholic rolled to a straight-set victory (25-16, 25-23, 25-19) over the Panthers in Wednesday night’s Division IV regional semifinals at Alliance High School.