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.

South's perfect season came to an end Friday as Ursuline defeated the Rebels, 41-26, in a Division III regional quarterfinal. South finished 10-1 after winning the CVC Lake Division championship in its first season in the conference.

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.

Willoughby South Football completed a perfect 10-0 season with a 47-14 win over Lutheran West, earning the No. 1 seed in Division III, Region 9.

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...

Willoughby South survived a fourth-quarter rally by rival Eastlake North, 21-14, to improve to 9-0 and capture the CVC Lake Division championship in its first season in the league.

Two undefeated rivals. One conference championship. North and South enter Friday's Civil War at 8-0 with perfect seasons, playoff positioning and bragging rights on the line.

Eight games, eight victories and no room for error. North and South have taken different paths to perfection, but both arrive at Friday's Civil War undefeated and chasing a CVC Lake Division championship.

Eastlake North and Willoughby South have traded periods of football dominance for more than six decades. With both teams 8-0 entering Friday's Civil War, a new chapter awaits in one of Northeast Ohio's longstanding rivalries.

Luke Jensen threw four touchdown passes and Moogy Fullerton rushed for 102 yards as Willoughby South cruised past Harvey, 42-6, setting up a historic Civil War showdown between undefeated rivals.

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.

Luke Jensen threw four touchdown passes, Josh Jensen scored three times and Willoughby South rolled past Geneva, 45-7, to improve to 7-0.

Willoughby South takes its 6-0 record on the road Friday to face Geneva in the CVC TV Game of the Week, with history, computer points and contrasting offensive styles adding intrigue.

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.

South enters Friday’s showdown with Chardon at 5-0 and ranked fifth in Division III, but the Rebels will have to reverse more than a decade of history to remain perfect. Chardon has won 11 straight in a series the Hilltoppers lead, 23-10.

South’s defense kept the Rebels afloat through a scoreless first quarter before Scotty Balash and the offense helped ignite a 20-point second-quarter surge in a 30-7 win over Madison.

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.

South turned up the tempo and scored 34 unanswered points after an early tie to roll past Lakeside, 41-7, in its first Chagrin Valley Conference game.

South football improved to 2-0 with a 34-13 road win over Kent Roosevelt and now returns home with a chance to start 3-0 for the first time since 2021.