If you don't want to give up on the high school football season yet, then head to Nelsonville-York or Lancaster High School tonight. Both of those schools are hosting Division V, Region 19 playoff games and they will showcase some of the top talent in the state.

Nelsonville-York didn’t make the playoffs this year, but I’m sure plenty of Buckeyes fans will head up to Boston Field too see top seed Fredericktown (11-0) take on Wheelersburg (9-2). Fredericktown has its sites set on at least getting to the regional finals, and then making a run in the state.

The high school football state playoffs got underway this weekend and Alexander was the only team from Athens County to make the postseason. The Spartans will travel up to Amanda-Clearcreek to face the perennial powerhouse.

The game will certainly carry plenty of emotion for Alexander because it is the team’s first playoff game in school history. In recent years, the dominant fall sport at Alexander was girl’s volleyball, but now the football team is starting to give the girls a little competition.

Now it’s the playoffs, and for the first time ever, Alexander will get a little taste of the postseason. The Spartans earned the eight-seed in Division IV Region 15, and will play top-seeded Amanda-Clearcreek.

The Spartans could not have received a tougher first-round opponent. Amanda-Clearcreek defines of dominance, as the Aces have won two state championships under longtime head coach Ron Hinton. Amanda-Clearcreek is undefeated and has a legitimate chance to get back to state title, which it won in 1999 and 2000.

With the final week of the regular season approaching, I figured it would make sense to sort out the playoff picture. Two TVC-Ohio teams are in the midst of an exciting postseason race, and their chances of making a Week 11 appearance all depend on tomorrow night.

Nelsonville-York and Alexander are right on the edge of making the playoffs, and both teams need a little help if they want to see the postseason.