The Ohio High School Athletic Association football season kicks off this week.
Check out each Licking County team's 2026 schedule.
Granville
- 8/21 Clear Fork H
- 8/28 Tri-Valley A
- 9/4 Johnstown H
- 9/10 Columbus Academy A
- 9/18 Lakewood A
- 9/25 Mount Vernon H
- 10/2 Zanesville A
- 10/9 Watkins Memorial H
- 10/16 Licking Valley A
- 10/23 Licking Heights H
Heath
- 8/21 Philo A
- 8/28 Highland H
- 9/4 Columbus Academy H
- 9/11 Washington CH A
- 9/18 Watkins Memorial A
- 9/25 Utica H
- 10/2 Northridge A
- 10/9 Johnstown A
- 10/16 Newark Catholic H
- 10/23 Lakewood H
Johnstown
- 8/21 Vermilion H
- 8/28 Centerburg H
- 9/4 Granville A
- 9/11 Mount Vernon H
- 9/18 Licking Valley A
- 9/25 Newark Catholic H
- 10/2 Utica A
- 10/9 Heath H
- 10/16 Lakewood H
- 10/23 Northridge A
Lakewood
- 8/21 West Muskingum H
- 8/28 Maysville A
- 9/4 Fairfield Union A
- 9/11 Licking Valley H
- 9/18 Granville H
- 9/25 Northridge H
- 10/2 Newark Catholic A
- 10/9 Utica H
- 10/16 Johnstown A
- 10/23 Heath A
Licking Heights
- 8/21 Newark A
- 8/28 Bishop Ready H
- 9/4 Sheridan A
- 9/11 Buckeye Valley H
- 9/18 Northridge A
- 9/25 Zanesville H
- 10/2 Watkins Memorial A
- 10/9 Licking Valley H
- 10/16 Mount Vernon H
- 10/23 Granville A
Licking Valley
- 8/21 Sheridan H
- 8/28 Amanda-Clearcreek A
- 9/4 Teays Valley H
- 9/11 Lakewood A
- 9/18 Johnstown H
- 9/25 Watkins Memorial H
- 10/2 Mount Vernon A
- 10/9 Licking Heights A
- 10/16 Granville H
- 10/23 Zanesville A
Newark
- 8/21 Licking Heights H
- 8/28 Mount Vernon A
- 9/4 Zanesville H
- 9/11 Groveport A
- 9/18 Logan H
- 9/25 Canal Winchester A
- 10/2 Pickerington Central A
- 10/9 Teays Valley H
- 10/16 Reynoldsburg A
- 10/23 Lancaster H
Newark Catholic
- 8/21 Huntington H
- 8/28 West Jefferson H
- 9/4 Buckeye Trail H
- 9/11 Worthington Christian A
- 9/18 Mount Vernon A
- 9/25 Johnstown A
- 10/2 Lakewood H
- 10/10 Northridge H
- 10/16 Heath A
- 10/24 Utica H
Northridge
- 8/21 East Knox H
- 8/28 Fredericktown H
- 9/4 Grandview Heights A
- 9/11 Lakota A
- 9/18 Licking Heights H
- 9/25 Lakewood A
- 10/2 Heath H
- 10/10 Newark Catholic A
- 10/16 Utica A
- 10/23 Johnstown H
Utica
- 8/21 Centerburg H
- 8/28 Danville H
- 9/4 Fredericktown A
- 9/11 Newcomerstown H
- 9/18 Zanesville H
- 9/25 Heath A
- 10/2 Johnstown H
- 10/9 Lakewood A
- 10/16 Northridge H
- 10/24 Newark Catholic A
Watkins Memorial
- 8/21 Worthington Kilbourne A
- 8/28 Sheridan A
- 9/4 Mansfield Senior A
- 9/11 Marietta H
- 9/18 Heath H
- 9/25 Licking Valley A
- 10/2 Licking Heights H
- 10/9 Granville A
- 10/16 Zanesville H
- 10/23 Mount Vernon A
This article originally appeared on Newark Advocate: 2026 Licking County team-by-team football schedules