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Which central Ohio high school football teams won in Week 1 of the 2026 OHSAA season? See the scores below, and check out our Aug. 21 live blog for coverage of Hilliard Bradley-Big Walnut, Olentangy Orange-Olentangy Berlin and Upper Arlington-Olentangy .
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OHSAA scores from Week 1 of Ohio high school football season
Aug. 21
Beechcroft 27, KIPP Columbus 21 (OT)
Bellville Clear Fork 28, Granville 14
Berlin Center West Jefferson 29, Amanda-Clearcreek 12
Berne Union 40, Bidwell River Valley 6
Big Walnut 32, Hilliard Bradley 7
Centerburg 35, Utica 14
Chillicothe 34, Circleville 0
DeSales 31, Youngstown Ursuline 7
East 14, Walnut Ridge 0
East Knox 19, Northridge 14
Gahanna Lincoln 35, Pickerington Central 3
Grove City 28, Canal Winchester 27
Groveport 14, Africentric 6
Hamilton Township 14, Whitehall 13
Highland 28, Fredericktown 7
Hilliard Darby 20, Lancaster 15
Johnstown 34, Vermillion 14
Jonathan Alder 41, West Liberty-Salem 10
Lakewood St. Edward 15, Olentangy Liberty 12
Linden-McKinley 20, Bexley 0
Marion Harding 21, Mount Vernon 17
Millersport 14, Portsmouth Sciotoville East 0
New Albany 17, London 14
Newark 16, Licking Heights 12
Newark Catholic 28, Chillicothe Huntington 27
North Union 49, Marion Pleasant 7
Olentangy Berlin 21, Olentangy Orange 6
Ready 41, Eastmoor Academy 0
St. Charles 42, Central Crossing 7
Upper Arlington 40, Olentangy 7
Watterson 35, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 0
West 14, Franklin Heights 9
West Jefferson 29, Amanda-Clearcreek 12
Westerville Central 21, Marion-Franklin 0
Westerville North 31, Marysville 9
Worthington Kilbourne 42, Watkins Memorial 0
Aug. 20
North Robinson Colonel Crawford 45, Fairbanks 21
Versailles 21, Harvest Prep 18
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio high school football scores for Week 1 in Columbus area
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