The 2026 high school football regular season in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky has already reached Week 5, putting the postseason race into better view with half the season nearly gone.
Week 5 is full of marquee rivalry games, including Moeller at St. Xavier, Lakota West at Princeton, Beechwood at Covington Catholic, Highlands at Ryle and Kings at Anderson.
Here is the Week 5 schedule in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana.
All games are scheduled for 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Southwest Ohio high school football schedule in Week 5
Thursday, Sept. 17
East Clinton at Gamble Montessori (6:30 p.m.)
Friday, Sept. 18
Louisville St. Xavier at Elder
Moeller at St. Xavier
Middletown at Colerain
Lakota East at Hamilton
Oak Hills at Mason
Lakota West vs. Princeton (at Lockland)
Fairfield at Sycamore
Deer Park at Finneytown
Reading at Madeira
Indian Hill at Mariemont
Wyoming at Taylor
Kings at Anderson
Little Miami at Lebanon
Turpin at Loveland
Milford at West Clermont
Walnut Hills at Winton Woods
Woodward at Northwest
Carroll at Talawanda
Trotwood Madison at Taft
La Salle at Badin
Mount Healthy at Fenwick
Withrow at McNicholas
Hughes at Clark Montessori (6:30 p.m. at Withrow)
Roger Bacon at Bishop Ready
Clermont Northeastern at Cincinnati Country Day
New Miami at Dayton Christian
Summit Country Day at Miami Valley Christian
Western Hills at North College Hill
St. Bernard-Elmwood Place at Norwood
Bethel-Tate at Batavia
Williamsburg at Hillsboro
Western Brown at Miami Trace
Purcell Marian at New Richmond
Chillicothe at Wilmington
Goshen at Blanchester
Middletown Madison at Brookville
Edgewood at Chaminade Julienne
Clinton-Massie at Monroe
Waynesville at Oakwood
Harrison at Ross
Northmont at Springboro
Saturday, Sept. 19
CHCA at Aiken (noon)
Northern Kentucky high school football schedule in Week 5
Friday, Sept. 18
Scott at Bourbon County (7:30 p.m.)
Beechwood at Covington Catholic
Cooper at duPont Manual (7:30 p.m.)
Ludlow at Gallatin County (7:30 p.m.)
Pendleton County at Grant County (7:30 p.m.)
Walton-Verona at Harrison County (7:30 p.m.)
Dixie Heights at Henry Clay (7:30 p.m.)
Bellevue at Iroquois (7:30 p.m.)
Campbell County at Lloyd Memorial
Boone County at Mason County (7:30 p.m.)
Paris at Newport (7:30 p.m.)
Raceland at Newport Central Catholic (7:30 p.m.)
Bishop Brossart at Nicholas County (7:30 p.m.)
Highlands at Ryle
Conner at Simon Kenton
Dayton at Western Hills (7:30 p.m.)
Southeastern Indiana football schedule in Week 5
Friday, Sept. 18
Batesville at East Central (7:30 p.m.)
Lawrenceburg at Franklin County
Greensburg at South Dearborn
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky high school football Week 5 schedule
