By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

Friday marks the final night of the regular season.

Senior Nights, championship dreams, playoff berths.

And, in some cases, good byes.

Maybe in even more cases, tears.

Sixteen teams in each region will qualify for the postseason, but for those that do not, Friday night will close out the 2022 season. The final night for players, staffs, cheerleaders, band members, dance lines, majorettes, parents and fans.

If you are an underclassmen, congratulations on a nice season and good luck in your winter and spring sports, then your off-season prep for fall 2023.

If you are a senior, congratulations on four years of dedication and determination.

It won’t be easy to say good bye to your teammates, coaches and the sport. Just remember everything the sport gave to you. Friendships, memories, discipline, character.

For those that have earned a Week 11, good luck!

CHAMPIONSHIP PICTURE

Scenarios for area teams looking to capture league titles tonight.

• MOGADORE — The Wildcats are champions already. The details are simply in whether or not they will win the Portage Trail Conference outright or share it with the Rootstown Rovers. The league championship is the program’s 44th all-time. Mogadore hosts Rootstown on Friday. The Wildcats have won 44 league titles.

• ROOTSTOWN — The Rovers have some work to day and it won’t be easy, but they have played themselves into an opportunity. Rootstown will need to win on Friday night at Mogadore to force a share of the PTC championship. The Rovers have won 10 league titles.

• GARFIELD — The G-Men have to take care of their business, then hope for a little bit of help. With last week’s loss to Brookfield, the G-Men are now one game behind the Warriors in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Division standings. Garfield hosts Liberty (4-4) and will need to win, then hope that Champion (3-6) can upset Brookfield. In that scenario, the G-Men and Warriors will be co-champions of the MVAC.

TONIGHT’S FORECAST

It would be hard to script a more beautiful night for Week 10 of the season.

At kickoff, 58 degrees with no rain.

The temperature will continue to hover in the mid-50’s even through the fourth quarter.

TONIGHT’S WEEK 10 SCHEDULE

Aurora at Revere

Kent Roosevelt at Cuyahoga Falls

Norton at Ravenna

Field at Woodridge

Coventry at Streetsboro

Rootstown at Mogadore

Southeast at Warren JFK

North Baltimore at Windham (6 p.m.)

Liberty at Garfield

Hawken at Crestwood

Mineral Ridge at Waterloo

Cloverleaf at Springfield

WEEK 9 SCORES

Streetsboro 56, Springfield 6

Cloverleaf 49, Coventry 14

Norton 38, Field 7

Woodridge 42, Ravenna 6

Revere 21, Kent Roosevelt 2

Highland 30, Aurora 3

Mogadore 40, St. Thomas Aquinas 18

Rootstown 18, Southeast 13

Warren JFK 44, Cleveland Central Catholic 8

Brookfield 35, Garfield 14

Crestwood 27, Grand Valley 21

McDonald 28, Waterloo 6

Mathews 56, Windham 20

PLAYOFF RANKINGS

The updated list of playoff points can be reviewed here.

Keep in mind, the top 16 from each region will advance to the playoffs.

DIVISION III, REGION 9

11. Aurora

23. Kent Roosevelt

DIVISION III, REGION 10

3. Cloverleaf

6. Norton

DIVISION IV, REGION 13

5. Woodridge

13. Streetsboro

16. Field

17. Ravenna

T23. Springfield

DIVISION V, REGION 17

10. Garfield

20. Crestwood

DIVISION VI, REGION 21

2. Mogadore

8. Rootstown

14. Southeast

23. Waterloo

DIVISION VII, REGION 25

1. Warren JFK

16. Windham

T25. St. Thomas Aquinas

PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Mogadore 8-0, 3-0

Rootstown 7-2, 2-1

Warren JFK 7-2, 1-1

Southeast 4-4, 0-2

St. Thomas Aquinas 0-7, 0-2

METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Cloverleaf 7-2, 5-1

Norton 7-2, 5-1

Woodridge 6-2, 5-1

Field 5-4, 3-3

Streetsboro 5-4, 3-3

Coventry 5-4, 2-4

Ravenna 2-6, 1-5

Springfield 0-9, 0-6

SUBURBAN LEAGUE AMERICAN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Highland 9-0, 6-0

Barberton 6-3, 5-1

Tallmadge 7-2, 4-2

Aurora 6-3, 4-2

Revere 3-6, 2-4

Copley 2-7, 1-5

Kent Roosevelt 2-7, 1-5

Cuyahoga Falls 1-8, 0-6

MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GREY DIVISION STANDINGS

Brookfield 8-1, 6-0

Garfield 7-2, 5-1

Liberty 4-4, 4-1

Crestview 3-5, 3-2

Champion 3-6, 2-4

Campbell Memorial 2-7, 1-5

Newton Falls 1-8, 0-6

MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SCARLET DIVISION STANDINGS

Lowellville 9-0, 6-0

New Middletown Springfield 5-4, 5-1

Mineral Ridge 7-2, 4-2

Jackson-Milton 6-3, 3-3

Waterloo 3-6, 2-4

Berlin Center Western Reserve 3-6, 2-4

McDonald 3-6, 2-4

Sebring McKinley 0-9, 0-6

CHAGRIN VALLEY CONFERENCE VALLEY DIVISION STANDINGS

Hawken 7-2, 5-1

Berkshire 6-3, 5-1

Cardinal 5-4, 4-2

Harvey 5-4, 4-2

Crestwood 4-5, 3-3

Beachwood 2-7, 1-5

Grand Valley 1-8, 0-5