From 7-on-7s to scrimmages to the regular season, that's how the 2026 high school football season in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky goes.
While there will be a few games on Thursday, Aug. 20, the first Friday night lights to kick off the 2026 prep football season will be Aug. 21. The Enquirer has previewed the season with top players by position and class and a look into conferences. Now check out the schedule and where all the top teams and players can be found to open their seasons.
Here is the Week 1 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 1
Thursday, Aug 20
Gamble Montessori at Stivers (6 p.m.)
Ironton at Williamsburg (7:30 p.m.)
Friday, Aug. 21
Middletown at Elder
La Salle at Colerain
Wayne at
Fairfield
Centerville at Lakota East
St. Xavier at Lakota West
Edgewood at Oak Hills
Moeller at Princeton
Mason at Springboro
Norwood at Deer Park
Lockland at Finneytown
Goshen at Reading
Talawanda at Taylor
Ross at Wyoming
Louisville Trinity at Anderson
Sycamore at Kings
Northmont at Lebanon
South Dearborn at Little Miami
Monroe at Loveland
Harrison at Milford
West Clermont at Mount Healthy
Winton Woods at Springfield
Cedarville at Cincinnati College Prep (6:30 p.m.)
Madeira at Shroder (6:30 p.m.)
Walnut Hills at Withrow (6:30 p.m.)
Belmont at Woodward
Hamilton at Badin
CHCA at Fenwick
Turpin at McNicholas
St. Bernard-Elmwood Place at Dayton Northridge
New Miami at Dixie
Indian Hill at Roger Bacon
Cincinnati Country Day at Summit Country Day
North College Hill at Fairport Harding
Hughes at Batavia
Greeneview at Blanchester
Mariemont at Clermont Northeastern
Miami Valley Christian at East Clinton
Bethel Tate at New Richmond
Wilmington at Northwest
Hillsboro at Western Brown
Middletown Madison at Preble Shawnee
Clinton-Massie at Waynesville
Saturday, Aug. 22
Purcell Marian at Thurgood Marshall (noon)
Aiken vs. Clark Montessori (1 p.m. at Withrow)
Taft at Kirtland
Northern Kentucky high school football schedule in Week 1
Friday, Aug. 21
Boone County at Holmes
Campbell County at Scott
Conner at Madison Central (7:30 p.m.)
Cooper at Christian County (7:30 p.m.)
Covington Catholic at Ryle
Gallatin County at Dayton (7:30 p.m.)
Grant County at Bourbon County (8 p.m.)
Highlands at Frederick Douglass (7:30 p.m.)
Lloyd Memorial at Newport Central Catholic
Ludlow at Newport
Pendleton County at Nicholas County (7:30 p.m.)
Simon Kenton at Dixie Heights
St. Henry at Holy Cross
Trimble County at Bellevue (7:30 p.m.)
Walton-Verona at Bishop Brossart
Southeastern Indiana football schedule in Week 1
Friday, Aug. 21
Lawrenceburg at East Central
South Dearborn at Little Miami
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky high school football 2026 Week 1 schedule
