#10MENTOR CARDINALS Football

Nine Northeast Ohio football teams advanced to the regional semifinals Friday as Kirtland, Perry, Garfield, West Geauga, Mentor, Mayfield, NDCL, University School, and Cuyahoga Heights earned playoff victories.

Eleven regional quarterfinals involving OhioVarsity.com teams headline Friday's playoff schedule. Kirtland brings a perfect 16-0 historical Week 12 record into its matchup against Brookfield, Mentor gets another chance against Strongsville, and undefeated Perry, Garrettsville Garfield, Mayfield and Willoughby South look to extend their seasons.

Kirtland enters the 2026 regional quarterfinals with a perfect 16-0 historical Week 12 record, leading the OhioVarsity.com top 20. Mentor, Cuyahoga Heights, Perry, Mayfield and Hawken also rank among the area's most successful programs still alive in the playoffs.

The road to Canton begins Friday as 336 teams enter the 2026 OHSAA football playoffs. Here's a look at every opening-round matchup, plus the 112 teams that earned first-round byes.

Conference championships, undefeated seasons and postseason survival headline Friday's Week 10 football schedule. Perry hosts West Geauga, Lake Catholic visits NDCL, and Mentor and Riverside chase a Greater Cleveland Conference championship while playoff contenders battle for crucial computer points.

Three area football teams lead their respective regions, eight are positioned for first-round byes, and five are fighting to climb into playoff contention as the regular season concludes.

Several conference championships have been decided, but plenty remains at stake across Northeast Ohio. Friday's Week 9 high school football schedule featured a rivalry showdown...

Perry, Willoughby South and Mayfield put perfect records on the line Friday as Cuyahoga Heights hosts Independence, Kirtland meets Beachwood and conference and playoff races intensify across Northeast Ohio.

Eastlake North, Willoughby South, Perry and Mayfield remained unbeaten, while Cuyahoga Heights won a pivotal CVC Metro showdown during a busy Oct. 2 football slate.

Perry has won nearly 76 percent of its October football games since 1972, leading Mentor, Kirtland and Lake Catholic atop the OhioVarsity Football History leaderboard.

The OHSAA football computer ratings entering Week 7 have eight OhioVarsity-area teams positioned for first-round byes and 20 of the 27 highlighted programs currently inside their regional top 12.

Five area football teams remained unbeaten Friday as South survived Chardon, North made history, Perry recorded its third straight shutout and Wickliffe took sole possession of first place in the CVC Metro Division.

Week 6 brings a loaded Northeast Ohio football schedule, including Chardon at unbeaten South, Kirtland at Chagrin Falls, Perry at Geneva and West Geauga at Edgewood.

The first official OHSAA football computer ratings are out, and seven teams in the OhioVarsity coverage area currently occupy top-four spots in their respective regions, including region leaders Mentor and Perry.

Fairport and Brooklyn get Week 5 started Thursday before Friday brings a loaded Northeast Ohio football slate featuring two OV Top 10 matchups, several unbeaten teams and key league games.

The Sept. 15 Associated Press Ohio high school football state poll features Perry at No. 1 in Division V, Kirtland at No. 4 in Division VI, Willoughby South at No. 5 in Division III and Mentor at No. 10 in Division I.

Week 4 brings a loaded football slate from Sept. 10-12, with unbeaten teams, intriguing matchups and many of the season’s top statistical performers in action.

Mentor takes a 2-0 record into Friday’s Week 3 showdown with St. Ignatius. Preview the matchup, key players, series history and Sept. 4 notes.

Kirtland visits Perry in the CVC TV Game of the Week to headline OhioVarsity.com's Week 3 football previews, history and what to watch.

Record-setting QBs, explosive RBs, big-play WRs and game-changing defenders highlight Ohio Varsity’s top football performances from Week 2.