BISHOP HARTLEY
8-22 Elyria Catholic
8-29 at Youngstown Ursuline
9-5 Columbus Walnut Ridge
9-12 Watkins Memorial
9-19 at Hamilton Badin
9-26 St. Charles
10-3 at Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit
10-10 at Bishop Watterson
10-17 at KIPP Columbus
10-24 St. Francis DeSales
2024 record: 6-5 overall, 1-2 conference
CONFERENCE: Central Catholic League
COACH: Matt Melle (first season at Hartley, 10-10 in two seasons as a head coach)
BISHOP READY
8-22 at Dalton
8-29 Licking Heights (at Ohio Dominican)
9-5 at Licking Valley
9-12 St. Charles
9-19 KIPP Columbus
9-26 at Whitehall
10-3 at Buckeye Valley
10-10 Bexley
10-17 at Columbus Academy
10-24 Franklin Heights
(All home games except 8-29 at Fortress Obetz)
2024 record: 7-5 overall, 4-0 conference
CONFERENCE: Central Buckeye League
COACH: T.J. Burbridge (17-7 in two seasons at Bishop Ready and overall)
BISHOP WATTERSON
8-22 Big Walnut
8-30 Middletown, Del. (at Ironton)
9-5 at Westerville North
9-12 Tiffin Columbian
9-19 Harvest Prep
9-26 at St. Francis DeSales
10-3 Open
10-10 Bishop Hartley
10-17 at Canal Fulton Northwest
10-24 at St. Charles
(All home games at Ohio Dominican)
2024 record: 16-0 overall (state Division !!! champions), 3-0 conference
CONFERENCE: Central Catholic League
COACH: Brian Kennedy (65-30 in eight seasons at Bishop Watterson and overall)
ST. CHARLES
8-22 Central Crossing
8-29 at Hamilton Township
9-5 Westerville South
9-12 at Bishop Ready
9-19 at Franklin Heights
9-26 at Bishop Hartley
10-3 Dublin Scioto
10-10 St. Francis DeSales
10-17 at Hunting Valley University School
10-24 Bishop Watterson
2024 record: 4-7 overall, 0-3 conference
CONFERENCE: Central Catholic League
COACH: Anthony Colucci (4-7 in one season at St. Charles and overall)
ST. FRANCIS DESALES
8-22 Olentangy Berlin
8-29 Columbus Northland
9-5 at Columbus Africentric
9-12 Hamilton Badin
9-19 at Winchester (Ky.) G.R. Clark
9-26 Bishop Watterson
10-3 at Huntington (W.Va.) Cabell Midland
10-10 at St. Charles
10-17 at Harrison
10-24 at Bishop Hartley
2024 record: 9-3 overall, 2-1 conference
CONFERENCE: Central Catholic League
COACH: Ryan Wiggins (153-69 in 18 seasons at St. Francis DeSales and 157-75 overall)
BISHOP ROSECRANS
8-22 at Beachwood
8-29 at New London
9-6 at Steubenville Catholic Central
9-12 Grove City Christian
9-19 at Fisher Catholic
9-26 Fairfield Christian
10-3 Caldwell
10-10 at Hemlock Miller
10-17 Millersport
10-24 at Berne Union
2024 record: 6-4 overall, 4-3 conference
CONFERENCE: Mid-State League Cardinal
COACH: Chris Zemba (28-35 in five seasons at Bishop Rosecrans and overall)
FISHER CATHOLIC
8-22 Belpre
8-29 at Tuscarawas Central Catholic
9-6 Portsmouth Notre Dame
9-12 at Fairfield Christian
9-19 Bishop Rosecrans
9-26 at Hemlock Miller
10-4 Millersport
10-10 Berne Union
10-17 at Grove City Christian
10-24 at Manchester
2024 record: 4-7 overall, 2-4 conference
CONFERENCE: Mid-State League Cardinal
COACH: Luke Thimmes (16-35 in five seasons at Fisher Catholic and overall}
NEWARK CATHOLIC
8-22 at Allen East
8-29 at West Jefferson
9-5 at Buckeye Trail
9-12 Worthington Christian
9-19 Licking Valley
9-26 at Johnstown Northridge
10-3 at Utica
10-10 Heath
10-17 at Hebron Lakewood
10-24 Johnstown
2024 record: 1-9 overall, 1-4 conference
CONFERENCE: Licking County League Cardinal
COACH: Josh Hendershot (4-16 in two seasons at Newark Catholic and overall)
PORTSMOUTH NOTRE DAME
8-22 at Fairfield Christian
8-29 West Union
9-6 at Fisher Catholic
9-12 at Miami Valley Christian
9-20 Shadyside
9-26 South Gallia
10-3 at Franklin Furnace Green
10-10 Beaver Eastern
10-17 at Symmes Valley
10-24 at Sciotoville East
2024 record: 6-6 overall, 3-2 conference
CONFERENCE: Southern Ohio Conference Division I
COACH: Bob Boldman (first season as a head coach)
TUSCARAWAS CENTRAL CATHOLIC
8-21 at Conotton Valley
8-29 Fisher Catholic
9-5 Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas
9-12 at Millersport
9-19 Federal Hocking
9-26 at Buckeye Trail
10-3 Newcomerstown
10-10 at East Canton
10-17 at Malvern
10-24 Strasburg-Franklin
2024 record: 0-9 overall, 0-5 conference
CONFERENCE: Inter-Valley Conference North
COACH: Giovanni Ionno (0-9 in one season at Tuscarawas Central Catholic and overall)