The Clermont Sun

Year 11 of covering football has special meaning

The West Clermont kickoff coverage team gets in position for a first-quarter kickoff during an Aug. 15, 2025, scrimmage against Dixie Heights at West Clermont Stadium in Batavia.

After nearly a month of practices and a couple of tune-up scrimmages, the Ohio high school football season kicks off with Week 1 on Aug. 22. Having spent four years in Texas covering high school football in the Lone Star State, I am eager to experience autumn in Ohio once again. In Texas, fall-like weather along the Gulf Coast typically doesn’t begin until December, so I look forward to enjoying a change of seasons much sooner.

As many Ohio fans know, teams reach the postseason based on computer points using the Harbin system, making each game important in a team’s 10-game regular season.

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