{
  "id": 1387631,
  "title": "26 Miami Valley high school football players to watch in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/26-miami-valley-high-school-football-players-to-watch-in-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T01:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/26-miami-valley-high-school-010600566.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Miami Valley high school football season is set to begin on Thursday, August 20, with a group of 26 talented players preparing for the upcoming 2026 season. The players, listed in alphabetical order, include Bariyus Allen, Dom Black, Noah Bilinski, Caleb Blankenship, Jamier Brown, Drew Clark, Roman Combs, Drew Cripps, Jahmiere Daniels-Portis, Darius Dennis, Derek Dues, Alex Galante, Ryan Kolb, Max Miller, Kenyon Norman, Marquis Myers, Carter Napier, Reilly Newman, and others.",
  "summary": "The first week of high school football is set to arrive in a few short days. Week 1 kicks off in the Miami Valley on Thursday, Aug. 20. As the season approaches, we take a look at some of the best players in the region. Ahead of the 2026 season, here are 26 of the top players in the Miami Valley (in alphabetical order): (All statistics from the 2025 season) Bariyus Allen, Dayton Belmont, 6-5, ...",
  "key_points": [
    "26 Miami Valley high school football players identified",
    "Preparing for 2026 season commencement",
    "Listed alphabetically in article"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This preseason spotlight on 26 Miami Valley high school football players signals the start of high expectations for the upcoming 2026 season in the region.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}