This week's History post spotlights the 1959 Ravenna Township High School football team. Week-by-week results, seniors and All-County League players found at Portage Sports!

Are you ready for some football? By our accounts, tonight will be the first Monday Night Football game in Portage County history. If anyone has different historical context, please share! Fairview at Rootstown. 7 p.m. Robert C. Dunn Field. What a unique way to end the 2026 season

Members of the 1966 Kent Roosevelt football team were celebrated on Friday. The '66 Riders are largely regarded as the best team in Portage County history and one of the greatest teams in Ohio history. 11 players went on to play Division-I football and 6 played professionally

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Some "Extra Points" from Week 10 of the regular season. portagesports.com/high-schoo…

I spent Saturday morning with Ohio State football players Mason Williams (Mogadore) and Jackson Gula (Streetsboro) for a feature story that will lead the December issue of the PS magazine. Two Buckeyes from Portage County!

The Crestwood girls cross country team won the Madison Division III district championship on Saturday. The Red Devils' top finisher was freshman Luci Maschek, who placed second overall in a time of 18:21.60.

The Aurora girls cross country, which recently won the Suburban League American Conference championship for the second straight season, won the Madison Division II District championship on Saturday. Sophomore Audrey Miller won the individual title, finishing the race in 17:17.60.

Congratulations to Garfield, Mogadore and Streetsboro for clinching a berth in the 2026 OHSAA playoffs.

The Garfield G-Men won the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division outright championship on Friday w/ a 21-13 win at Brookfield. The G-Men captured the title with an undefeated 10-0 record. It is the program's third crown in the last four years and fourth in the last 6.

The Streetsboro Rockets secured a share of the Metro Athletic Conference championship on Friday with a 28-14 victory over Tallmadge. The Rockets are tri-champions alongside the Norton Panthers and Cloverleaf Colts. All three finished the season with 6-1 league records.

The Fairview-Rootstown football game that was ppd. on Friday (downed power lines near the home bleachers of Robert C. Dunn Field) has been tentatively rescheduled for Monday, pending transportation availability for Fairview. The game won't count toward OHSAA playoff rankings.

FRIDAY NIGHT OFFICE A gorgeous fall night at Roosevelt Stadium for The Game. What a game it was, too. Both Ravenna & KR played at the level that the respected rivalry deserves. Thank you for the hospitality, Kent — & to all of the friends I had the chance to spend the night with.

The Garfield G-Men completed a perfect 10-0 season on Friday with their 21-13 win at Brookfield. It is Garfield's third-ever 10-0 season, joining the 2021 and 2023 G-Men. It is the 27th undefeated 10-0 season in Portage County high school football history. Congratulations, G-Men!

The Portage Sports and REMAX Diversity Player of the Game from Friday's Roosevelt-Ravenna rivalry showdown was Riders junior Chace Dennison. Dennison had 3 catches for 57 yards and the game-tying TD. His second INT set up the Riders' go-ahead score in a 28-14 win over Ravenna.

High School Football Week 10 Scoreboard Friday, Oct. 23, 2026

Rootstown's home football game tonight (Friday 10.23.26) vs. Fairview has been postponed because of downed electrical/telephone poles near the home bleachers of Robert C. Dunn Field in Rootstown. The potential for the game to be rescheduled is still being determined.

The annual Captains Luncheon was hosted by Brimfield Insurance on Wednesday at NEOMED in Rootstown. Captains from the Kent Roosevelt and Ravenna football teams, along with senior cheerleaders and band members were all included and recognized at the event. Good luck to both teams!

Thursday's High School Scoreboard

Week 10 of the high school football season. Are we really here already? We may not want to answer it, to be honest. Full High School Football Central story: portagesports.com/high-schoo…