high school football

Tonight on this Super-Sized Show, we've got all bases loaded. DNC, RNC, The Blue Jackets Exodus from the NHL Bubble, the Cancellation of Fall Sports for both the Big Ten and Columbus City Schools, and the Governor's Update on High School Sports.

It's High School Football Season Time Again as the 2017 High School Football Season begins on August 24. Division/Region Breakdowns, plus Coaching Changes and the Central Catholic League/Mid State League Shuffle.

OHIO CAPITAL CONFERENCE:
Buckeye Division: Olentangy Liberty (2016 champ/State Semi-Finalist), Olentangy, Olentangy Orange, Westerville North, Westerville Central, Westerville South
Capital Division: New Albany (2016 champ), Franklin Heights, Groveport-Madison, Canal Winchester, Newark, Sunbury Big Walnut
Cardinal Division: Dublin Jerome, Dublin Scioto, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Thomas Worthington, Worthington Kilbourne, Delaware Hayes
Central Division: Dublin Coffman (2016 champ), Hilliard Davidson, Upper Arlington, Westland, Central Crossing, Marysville
Ohio Division: Pickerington Central (2016 champ), Pickerington North, Reynoldsburg, Lancaster, Gahanna Lincoln, Grove City

MID STATE LEAGUE:
Buckeye Division (Football Only): Amanda-Clearcreek, Circleville, Hamilton Township, Logan Elm, Ashville Teays Valley, Bloom-Carroll, Lancaster Fairfield Union
Cardinal Division (Football Only): Berne Union, Harvest Prep (2016 champ), Worthington Christian, Lancaster Fairfield Christian, Lancaster Fisher Catholic, Grove City Christian, Millersport
Independent: Bishop Ready (playing MSL Ohio Schedule, but NOT competing for a League Title)
Ohio Division: Bexley (2016 champ), Columbus Academy, Grandview Heights, London, Baltimore Liberty Union, Whitehall-Yearling

COLUMBUS CITY LEAGUE:
NORTH: Beechcroft (2016 champ), Centennial, East, Linden McKinley, Whetstone, Northland, Mifflin
SOUTH: Eastmoor Academy (2016 champ), West, Marion-Franklin, Walnut Ridge, Briggs, Africentric, Columbus South, Independence

CENTRAL CATHOLIC LEAGUE: Bishop Hartley (two-time defending State Champs & 2016 Gold Champ), Bishop Watterson, St. Charles, St. Francis DeSales (2016 Silver Champ/State Semi-Finalist)

10 Weeks of High School Football have been played. And it's time for the Postseason to begin. 224 Schools. 28 Brackets. Seven Champions. The Road to the Shoe begins for 224 High School Football Teams on Friday and Saturday in the State of Ohio.

LOCAL PLAYOFF TEAMS:
DIVISION I -
Region 2: Olentangy Liberty, Dublin Jerome, Olentangy, Olentangy Orange
Region 3: Hilliard Bradley, Pickerington Central, Dublin Coffman, Hilliard Davidson, Springfield, Pickerington North, Lancaster

DIVISION II -
Region 7: New Albany, Franklin Heights, Licking Heights, Columbus West, Dublin Scioto

DIVISION III -
Region 11: DeSales, Bexley, Hamilton Township, Eastmoor Academy, Beechcroft, Chillicothe, Whitehall, Thornville Sheridan

DIVISION IV -
Region 14: Jonathan Alder, Bishop Hartley, River Valley
Region 15: Heath, Johnstown-Monroe, Bloom-Carroll
Region 16: Chillicothe Union-Scioto (Unioto)

DIVISION V -
Region 18: Columbus Academy, Marion Pleasant
Region 19: Liberty Union, Chillicothe Zane Trace

DIVISION VI -
Region 23: Newark Catholic, Centerburg, Bishop Ready

DIVISION VII -
Region 27: Danville, Harvest Prep, Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans

- Columbus City (West, Eastmoor, Beechcroft), Dublin City (Coffman, Scioto, Jerome), and Olentangy Local (Olentangy, Liberty, Orange) School Districts each have THREE schools in the playoffs; Pickerington (Central, North) and Hilliard (Bradley, Davidson) have TWO schools in the playoffs; The Diocese of Columbus is repped by DeSales, Hartley, and Ready (CCL), Newark Catholic (Licking County League), and Rosecrans
- West High School opened in 1908. This is the first time in the school's history, that they have reached the football playoffs. Hilliard Bradley is making their first playoff trip since the school opened in 2009.
- Franklin Heights reaches the playoffs for the first time since 1989.