The 2025 high school football season will conclude this weekend for our day-to-day coverage area and safe to say it's been a successful one. From the hot and sunny media days of late July to the blistering cold of December, Tri-State Sports Page has been along for the ride with each of our 10 area schools. To put a final exclamation point on the season, here is our own all-area team aptly named Bella's All-Gridiron Team. All selections are of our day-to-day coverage area team

PROCTORVILLE — The Fairland Lady Dragons are picking up where they left off last season. With three players in double figures and nine in the scoring column, the state semifinalists of last season routed the South Point Lady Pointers 79-14 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. Addison Godby led the way with 17 points9 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Bailey Russell had 17 points and 5 rebounds while Isa Taliaferro scored 13 points. Godby had 9 points as five different

Act now to take advantage of our Christmas Special! No coupon code needed! WHEELERSBURG — After shrugging off a slow start, Wheelersburg Lady Pirates used a barrage of 3-pointers and a deep bench to power their way past the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings 62-31 on Monday night in a non-league crossover game between Southern Ohio Conference teams. "I felt like we got caught watching too much," said Wheelersburg coach Dusty Spradlin. "I thought we were good in spurts. Second half, I

2025 OHSAA Football State Championships Preview   Division I   St. Xavier By Mike Dyer, Cincinnati WCPO-TV   The St. Xavier High School football team has earned its eighth state final appearance in program history.   The Bombers (11-2), ranked No. 3 in the MaxPreps Ohio rankings, are seeking their fifth state championship. This Friday night is the first time St. X has competed in a state final in Canton since 2007.   St. X won the 2020 state title at Fortress Obetz and the 20

2025 OHSAA Football State Championships Designated home team listed first. All games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton.  ——————— Division II Avon (13-1) vs. Cincinnati Anderson (14-0), Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. Rematch of last year’s Division II championship game (Avon won 20-13) Third championship game appearance for Avon (one state title in 2024) Fourth championship game appearance for Anderson (one state title in 2007) ——————— Division IV Cleveland Glenville (11-

Ohio High School Athletic Association 2025 Football Playoffs Semifinal Scores Division I Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 28, St. Edward (OH) 0 St. Xavier (OH) 21, Middletown 6 Division II Avon 38, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 7 Cin. Anderson 29, Sunbury Big Walnut 22 Division III Cols. Bishop Watterson 41, Tipp City Tippecanoe 9 Toledo Central Catholic 21, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 20 Division IV Cle. Glenville 26, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 21 Shelby 42, Cin. Indian Hill 7 Division V

WESTERVILLE — There were two parades this week. On Thursday, it was the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade and on Friday, it was the hit parade. Pads were poppin' and licks were being laid when the Wheelersburg Pirates overwhelmed the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals with their physical style of play to win 24-10 in the Ohio Division 5 state semifinal at Westerville Central Stadium. Wheelersburg improves their record to a perfect 14-0 on the season with the win and will head to Canton to pl

Act now to take advantage of our Christmas Special! No coupon code needed! COAL GROVE — The Coal Grove Lady Hornets did what they wanted to do, they just took their time getting there. Coal Grove shrugged off a slow start and rolled past the Ross County Christian Academy Lady Eagles 61-25 on Friday in a non-league game. “We wanted to come out aggressively and try to take control of the game early,” said Lady Hornets’ coach Nick Miller. “After not scoring the first two minutes

WHEELERSBURG — Finally. It’s the Final Four. After 10 regular season games and 4 more playoff weeks, the Final Four of the Ohio High School Athletic Association football playoffs get underway at 7 p.m. Friday and two of the four teams in Division 5 as the Wheelersburg Pirates and Youngstown Cardinal Mooney Cardinals at Westerville Central High School. For the Pirates, the perfect regular season is the fourth under head coach Rob Woodward and first since 2017. Now in his 18th

PEEBLES — The Coal Grove Lady Hornets can go deep. No, they aren't hitting a lot of home runs. Instead, they have a lot of players on the roster who can help contribute to their basketball success. That depth was on display Tuesday when the Lady Hornets overcame severe foul trouble to beat the Peebles Lady Indians 57-41. “We had foul trouble throughout the entire game. One player fouled out and two others ended with four,” said Lady Hornets’ coach Nick Miller. “Our bench came

WHEELERSBURG — Batman, Superman, Spiderman, even the Green Hornet can understand the life of Landon McGraw. Landon “Music Man” McGraw is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound wide receiver for the Wheelersburg Pirates’ football team and a forward on the basketball team. But while he’s a student by day and a ballplayer at night, he has his own secret identity, only his secret life is about to be unveiled. McGraw was chosen to be a contestant on the reality television show American Idol and it

CHILLICOTHE — It was exciting for the Fairland Dragons players, their fans, and their first-year head coach. Fairland slipped past the host Zane Trace Pioneers 59-58 in the Zane Trace High School Tip-Off Classic to give Scott Thomas his first career coaching win. The Dragons (1-0) took a 15-12 first quarter lead as Trevor Lochow scored 6 points, Cliff Fransen had 4 and Gerald Love hit a 3-pointer. Grady Stewart hit a 3-pointer and scored 7 points for Zane Trace in the quarter

WILLOW WOOD — The trio went double. The Green Lady Bobcats’ trio of Abbie Knapp, Laney Strickland and Elizabeth McBee all scored in double figures in a 60-23 win over the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings on Monday. Knapp had a game-high 27 points with Strickland scoring 13 and McBee knocking down three 3-pointers as she scored 10 points. Brenna Tibbs had 10 points for the Lady Vikings. Knapp and Strickland combined for 12 points as the Lady Bobcats took a 15-2 first quarter lead. M

CHESAPEAKE — The Chesapeake Lady Panthers went to AA in their season opener. No, no Alcoholics Anonymous. It was Abbey and Ava who combined for 34 points as the Lady Panthers beat the South Webster Lady Jeeps 48-37. Abbey Isaacs scored 20 points and Ava Layne had 14 points to spark the win. Addi Claxon had a game-high 21 points to pace South Webster. Claxon hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 8 points as the Lady Jeeps took a 12-10 first quarter lead. Isaacs scored 6 of Chesa

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Welcome to Connor Stalions' Week. Christmas in November. Santa Claus versus The Grinch. Hopefully, the Buckeyes get more than a lump of coal this year…even though last year’s coal was turned into diamonds. Last Saturday’s 42-9 thrashing of Rutgers despite being without star wideouts Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate, both of whom were held back for precautionary reasons, shows the talent Ohio State’s offense has across the board. Granted, the OSU offense looks vanilla without t

By TIM STRIED Director of Communications COLUMBUS, Ohio – Member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association have voted in favor of an emergency bylaw referendum on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), making Ohio the 45th state to allow NIL at the high school level. The voting period ended last Friday afternoon, November 21, with the final voting results being 447 schools in favor of the referendum and 121 schools voting against, while 247 schools abstained from voting. 

ERLANGER, Ky. — For three quarters, the Russell Red Devils and Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts were each making some plays. The fourth quarter proved to be a different story. The Red Devils found themselves within just one point after three quarters. But Lloyd Memorial scored a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 28-13 win on Friday in the Class 3A regional championship game. As the region champions, the Juggernauts (13-0) will now play Christian Academy of

COLUMBUS — It took 7 years, but it sure was worth the wait. Strong play by both the offensive and defensive lines of Wheelersburg, and a big game from Elijah Brown proved to be the difference as the Pirates blanked the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes 41-0 on a wet Friday night to claim the Ohio Division 5 regional championship. The Pirates' dominant performance was perfectly highlighted by their play in the trenches. Offensively, the Pirates churned out 247 yards on the ground and

Ohio High School Athletic Association Football Playoffs Scores Friday's Regional Finals Division I Region 1 St. Edward (OH) 27, Mentor 7 Region 2 Middletown 21, Huber Hts. Wayne 14 Region 3 Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 39, Pickerington Central 7 Region 4 St. Xavier (OH) 42, Cin. Elder 34 Division II Region 5 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 35, Akr. Hoban 7 Region 6 Avon 36, Medina Highland 19 Region 7 Sunbury Big Walnut 27, Massillon Washington 21 Region 8 Cin. Anderson 38, Trot