CANTON — Week 10 of the Ohio high school football season kicked off in Stark County on Thursday night with rivals Central Catholic and St. Thomas Aquinas meeting for a final time in the foreseeable future. Week 10 continues tonight, as 12 Friday night Week 10 games feature county teams, before it wraps up tomorrow with the McKinley-Massillon game.
We'll have score updates here of throughout tonight and tomorrow.
Miss any of our recent coverage? Here are our breakdowns and predictions of Week 10 games, the area stat leaders, the latest OHSAA computer ratings, a look at recent McKinley-Massillon games, a new football-only EBC is taking shape, and our midseason award winners,
Read on for the full state scoreboard. We'll have Friday night's box scores, updated league standings and photo galleries from select Friday games by the end of the night.
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OHSAA football scores | Friday, Oct. 23
- Hoover at Jackson
- Perry at GlenOak
- Green at Lake
- Linsly (W.Va.) at Louisville
- Fairless at Tuslaw
- Manchester at Northwest
- Canton South at Coventry
- Marlington at Alliance
- Minerva at Carrollton
- Salem at West Branch
- East Canton at Malvern
- Tusky Valley at Sandy Valley
- All games kick off at 7 p.m.
OHSAA football scores | Thursday, Oct. 22
- St. Thomas Aquinas 0, Central Catholic 45 | FINAL | Story
OHSAA football games | Saturday, Oct. 24
- Canton McKinley at Massillon, 2 p.m.
Ohio high school football scores statewide | OHSAA Week 10
Stark County football OHSAA playoff picture
- Information for this chart comes from the projections on joeeitel.com heading into Week 10.Teams are listed with their current spot in the computer ratings. Teams listed as "not eliminated" need to win their game and get help elsewhere to qualify. Teams eliminated from postseason contention are not listed.
- Division I, Region 1
- 4th. Jackson (7-2), Clinched playoff spot and top-eight seed
- 6th. Canton McKinley (7-2), Clinched playoff spot and top-eight seed
- Division II, Region 7
- 3rd. Massillon (8-1), Clinched playoff spot and first-round bye
- 6th. Louisville (7-2), Clinched playoff spot
- 10th. Hoover (5-4), Win and in, could qualify with a loss
- Not eliminated: 11th. Green (4-5); 13th. Perry (4-5); 15th. Lake (4-5)
- Division III, Region 9
- 3rd. Salem (8-1), Clinched playoff spot
- 10th. Warren Howland (7-2), Win and in, could qualify with a loss
- Not eliminated: 16th. Alliance (5-4)
- Division IV, Region 13
- 4th. West Branch (8-1), Clinched playoff spot and top-eight seed
- 7th. Northwest (7-2), Clinched playoff spot
- 8th. Orrville (7-2), Clinched playoff spot
- Division V, Region 17
- 10th. Canton Central Catholic (6-4), Clinched playoff spot
- 12th, Manchester (5-4), Win and in, could qualify with a loss
- Not eliminated: 13th, Fairless (5-4)
- Division V, Region 18
- 3rd, Triway (8-1), Clinched playoff spot and first-round bye
- Division VII, Region 25
- 6th, East Canton (6-3), Clinched playoff spot and top-eight seed
- Not eliminated: 15th Malvern (3-6)
Who makes the OHSAA football playoffs?
The top 12 teams in each region in the final report will qualify for the OHSAA state playoffs in pursuit of a trip to the OHSAA state championship games. The top four teams in each region get a first-round bye before hosting a second-round game. Seeds 5-8 will host first-round playoff games against seeds 9-12.
2026 OHSAA football state championship games in Canton in December
Ohio high school football's 10-game regular season leads up to the OHSAA state playoffs, which begin in October and culminate with all seven state championship games being played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. This year's title games are Dec. 3-5 — the sixth straight year all of the title games are being played in Canton.
Stark County football 2026 league standings
Federal League standings
- Jackson 7-2, 5-0
- McKinley 7-2, 5-1
- Hoover 5-4, 2-3
- Green 4-5, 2-3
- Lake 4-5, 2-3
- Perry 4-5, 2-3
- GlenOak 1-8, 0-5
Stark County independents
- Massillon 8-1
- Louisville 7-2
- Central Catholic 6-4
- St. Thomas Aquinas 3-7
PAC-7 standings
- Triway 8-1, 4-1
- Manchester 5-4, 4-1
- Orrville 7-2, 4-1
- Northwest 7-2, 3-2
- Fairless 5-4, 2-3
- Tuslaw 3-6, 1-4
- Canton South 0-9, 0-6
Eastern Buckeye Conference standings
- West Branch 8-1, 5-0
- Salem 8-1, 4-1
- Howland 7-2, 4-2
- Alliance 5-4, 3-2
- Carrollton 2-7, 1-4
- Marlington 2-7, 1-4
- Minerva 3-6, 0-5
Ohio high school football news: A new Eastern Buckeye Conference football-only league takes shape
IVC North standings
- Newcomerstown 7-2, 4-0
- East Canton 6-3, 3-1
- Strasburg 6-3, 2-2
- Malvern 3-6, 2-2
- Tusc. CC 3-5, 0-3
- Buckeye Trail 0-8, 0-3
IVC South standings
- Claymont 9-0, 4-0
- Indian Valley 8-0, 4-0
- Garaway 6-3, 2-2
- Ridgewood 6-3, 2-2
- Tusky Valley 3-6, 0-4
- Sandy Valley 1-8, 0-4
Who are Ohio's best high school football teams, players?
- CantonRep.com sports writer Josh Weir ranks the best teams in the Stark County area each week. Here's this week's rankings|Click here to view our preseason power poll.
- Here's a look at the USA Today Network's Ohio Super 25 entering Week 10.
- Our CantonRep.com sports writers predicted the 2026 state champs. Click here to view who they pick in each of the seven divisions.
- Also, our CantonRep staff predicted the league champions in four conferences featuring Stark-area teams. Click here to view our predictions.
- Our statewide USA Today Network sports writers voted on the state's top 25 players. Click here to see the full list and who made the cut from Stark County.
Looking back on 2025 Stark County high school football
Final 2025 Stark County football league standings
Federal League standings
- x-McKinley 9-3, 6-0
- Hoover 9-3, 4-2
- Lake 7-4, 3-3
- Green 6-6, 3-3
- Jackson 6-6, 3-3
- Perry 5-5, 2-4
- GlenOak 2-8, 0-6
- x-denotes won outright league title
Stark County independents
- Massillon 9-4
- Louisville 6-5
- Central Catholic 1-9
- St. Thomas Aquinas 0-10
PAC-7 standings
- x-Triway 10-2, 5-1
- Manchester 8-4, 4-2
- Northwest 6-5, 4-2
- Orrville 7-5, 3-3
- Canton South 5-6, 3-3
- Tuslaw 4-6, 1-5
- Fairless 4-6, 1-5
- x-denotes won outright league title
Eastern Buckeye Conference standings
- x-West Branch 10-2, 5-0
- Alliance 8-3, 4-1
- Salem 7-5, 3-2
- Carrollton 4-6, 2-3
- Minerva 5-5, 1-4
- Marlington 3-6, 0-5
- x-denotes won outright league title
IVC North standings
- x-Newcomerstown 7-4, 5-0
- East Canton 10-2, 4-1
- Malvern 7-5, 3-2
- Strasburg 8-4, 2-3
- Buckeye Trail 1-9, 1-4
- Tusc. Cent. Cath. 2-8, 0-5
- x-denotes won outright league title
IVC South standings
- x-Indian Valley 12-0, 5-0
- Garaway 11-3, 4-1
- Ridgewood 9-3, 3-2
- Claymont 6-5, 2-3
- Tusky Valley 2-8, 1-4
- Sandy Valley 0-10, 0-5
- x-denotes won outright league title
The Canton Repository sports department can be contacted via email at sports@cantonrep.com.
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