{
  "id": 1636557,
  "title": "2026 Licking County team-by-team football schedules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/2026-licking-county-team-by-team-football-schedules",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T04:54:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-licking-county-team-team-045435548.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 football season for Licking County high schools is set to begin this week. Each team's schedule is detailed below.\n\nGranville will host Clear Fork on August 21st, followed by a game against Tri-Valley on September 4th. They will then travel to host Johnstown on September 10th. Columbus Academy will come to Granville on September 18th.\n\nLakewood will take on Mount Vernon on August 21st, with Zanesville facing them at home on September 4th. Watkins Memorial will host Lakewood on September 11th. Northridge is next in line to face Mount Vernon on October 2nd.\n\nVermilion will host Northridge on August 28th, with Johnstown facing Centerburg on September 4th. Granville will host Mount Vernon on September 11th, and Licking Valley will host Newark Catholic on September 18th.\n\nNorthridge will host Newark Catholic on September 25th. Utica will host Heath on October 2nd, and Lakewood will play Northridge on October 9th.",
  "summary": "The 2026 football season kicks off Aug. 21.",
  "key_points": [
    "Granville hosts Clear Fork on August 21st",
    "Lakewood vs Mount Vernon on August 21st",
    "Northridge hosts Newark Catholic on September 25th"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}