LAWRENCE TWP. — Manchester and Northwest will have a lot to play for tonight when they close out the high school football regular season. Kickoff from Northwest is at 7 p.m.
Manchester (5-4, 4-1) will earn a share of the PAC-7 championship and clinch a playoff berth with a win. Northwest (7-2, 3-2) is out of the conference title race but could improve its postseason spot with a victory.
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Where do the Manchester and Northwest teams stand in the OHSAA playoff race?
A Manchester win will wrap up a playoff berth in Division V, Region 17, according to JoeEitel.com. The Panthers could finish as high as ninth and as low as 11th in the region. A loss could still send the Panthers to the postseason, but also knock them out.
Northwest has clinched a playoff berth in Division IV, Region 13. With a win, head coach John DeMarco's team could finish as high as third (first round bye) and as low as eighth. Northwest would be rated anywhere between seventh and 10th with a loss.
Northwest High School football scores, schedule
- Aug. 21 vs. Alliance WON 16-0 | Story
- Aug. 28 vs. Marlington WON 36-21 | Recap
- Sept. 4 at Central Catholic WON 30-21 | Recap | Story
- Sept. 11 at Triway WON 21-18 | Recap
- Sept. 18 at Canton South WON 24-7
- Sept. 25 vs. Coventry WON 34-6
- Oct. 2 at Orrville Lost 28-19 | Recap | Story
- Oct. 9 at Tuslaw WON 55-32 | Recap
- Oct. 16 vs. Fairless Lost 24-7 | Recap
- Oct. 23 vs. Manchester
Manchester High School football scores, schedule
- Aug. 21 vs. Rocky River Lost 28-7
- Aug. 28 at Streetsboro Lost 36-35 | Recap
- Sept. 4 vs. Columbia Lost 32-31 | Recap
- Sept. 11 at Canton South WON 37-13 | Recap
- Sept. 18 at Coventry WON 56-0 | Recap
- Sept. 25 at Tuslaw WON 49-0 | Recap
- Oct. 2 vs. Fairless WON 27-21 | Recap
- Oct. 9 vs. Triway Lost 38-6 | Recap
- Oct. 16 vs. Orrville WON 19-14 | Recap
- Oct. 23 at Northwest
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