TriStateFootball.com and WLWT-TV’s Blitz 5 are teaming up once again in 2026 to deliver the Tri-state’s most comprehensive high school football coverage.
The partnership, which began in 2018, enters another season with TriStateFootball helping administer the Blitz 5 Game of the Week Tour while creating weekly content surrounding the featured matchups across TriStateFootball.com, TSF’s social media platforms and WLWT.com.
One of the highlights of the partnership will once again be the Blitz 5 Top 25 powered by TriStateFootball.com, providing fans with weekly rankings of the top high school football teams from across the Tri-state throughout the 2026 season.
The 2026 tour will feature 10 marquee matchups spanning the Tri-state area beginning with opening night on August 21 and continuing through the final weekend of the regular season.
“We’re incredibly excited to continue growing our partnership with Blitz 5 and WLWT,” said TriStateFootball co-founder and Publisher Dan Clasgens. “For nearly two decades, our mission has been to shine a spotlight on high school football throughout the entire Tri-state area. Working alongside the Blitz 5 team allows us to bring even more attention to the players, coaches, schools and communities that make Friday nights so special.”
2026 Blitz 5 Game of the Week Tour
- Aug. 21: Middletown at Elder
- Aug. 28: Lakota East at Lakota West
- Sept. 4: Conner at Lloyd
- Sept. 11: West Clermont at Kings
- Sept. 18: Moeller at St. Xavier
- Sept. 25: East Central at Harrison
- Oct. 2: Highlands at Covington Catholic
- Oct. 9: St. Xavier at La Salle
- Oct. 16: Walnut Hills at Lebanon
- Oct. 23: McNicholas at Badin
Each week, TriStateFootball will help build excitement around the Game of the Week with coverage leading into Friday night, content from the featured matchup and continued coverage following the action. Along with the weekly Blitz 5 Top 25 powered by TriStateFootball.com, the partnership will provide fans with even more ways to follow the teams, players and storylines shaping the season.
The collaboration is part of TriStateFootball’s commitment to covering all of the Tri-state, with more than 140 schools across Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana included in TSF’s year-round coverage.
The 2026 season promises to be one of the biggest yet for both TriStateFootball and Blitz 5, and it all kicks off Friday, August 21 when Middletown visits Elder.
Blitz 5 Game of the Week schedule is subject to change.
