HARRISON — Harrison High School’s football team will be seeking its third straight Southwest Ohio Conference championship in 2025.
The Wildcats rolled over their three SWOC opponents — Mount Healthy, Talawanda and Northwest — by a combined 147-47 score last season. It was their fourth conference championship in seven years.
The SWOC will be a football-only conference in 2025 and 2026. Talawanda begins Southwestern Buckeye League play in every sport but football this fall.
This will be Year 9 of the Derek Rehage era at the HHS helm. He’s 53-38 with the Wildcats and led the squad to a 10-3 record in 2024.
Harrison’s schedule has four changes this year. Ross, Beavercreek, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy and Columbus DeSales are in, while Indian Hill, Clinton-Massie, Campbell County (Ky.) and Columbus Watterson are out.
Here’s a look at the Wildcats’ 2025 slate of games:
WEEK 1
FRIDAY, AUG. 22
Matchup: Harrison Wildcats at Loveland Tigers, 7 p.m.
Series: Harrison leads 16-6
First Meeting: 1947, Loveland 14-0
Last Meeting: 2024, Harrison 40-7
Highest-Scoring Game: 2009, Harrison 41-34 (3OT)
Lowest-Scoring Game: 2003, Loveland 7-0
Notable: Harrison has won six of the last eight meetings.
WEEK 2
FRIDAY, AUG. 29
Matchup: Harrison Wildcats at East Central (Ind.) Trojans, 7 p.m.
Series: Harrison leads 24-22-1
First Meeting: 1973, Harrison 54-0
Last Meeting: 2024, Harrison 35-28
Highest-Scoring Game: 2000, Harrison 34-33
Lowest-Scoring Game: 1982, 0-0 tie
Notable: Harrison ended a five-game losing streak in the series with last year’s win.
WEEK 3
FRIDAY, SEPT. 5
Matchup: Beavercreek Beavers at Harrison Wildcats, 7 p.m.
Series: First meeting
Notable: Beavercreek is 12-60 since its last winning season in 2017 (6-4).
WEEK 4
FRIDAY, SEPT. 12
Matchup: Western Hills Mustangs at Harrison Wildcats, 7 p.m.
Series: Harrison leads 3-0
First Meeting: 2022, Harrison 35-24
Last Meeting: 2024, Harrison 49-0
Highest-Scoring Game: 2022, Harrison 35-24
Lowest-Scoring Game: 2023, Harrison 42-0
Notable: Western Hills hasn’t had a winning season since going 5-3 in 2020.
WEEK 5
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19
Matchup: Ross Rams at Harrison Wildcats, 7 p.m.
Series: Harrison leads 20-6
First Meeting: 1948, Harrison 46-0
Last Meeting: 2022, Ross 28-17
Highest-Scoring Game: 2020, Ross 49-35
Lowest-Scoring Games: 1967, Harrison 8-0; 1965, Ross 8-0
Notable: This will be Harrison’s homecoming … Ross has won the last three meetings.
WEEK 6
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
Matchup: Harrison Wildcats at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Eagles, 7 p.m.
Series: First meeting
Notable: CHCA won the Miami Valley Conference Scarlet Division title and went 9-2 last season.
WEEK 7
FRIDAY, OCT. 3
Matchup: Harrison Wildcats at Mount Healthy Owls, 7 p.m.
Series: Harrison leads 20-8
First Meeting: 1947, Mount Healthy 26-6
Last Meeting: 2024, Harrison 49-26
Highest-Scoring Game: 2016, Harrison 49-48
Lowest-Scoring Game: 1966, Harrison 18-0
Notable: Harrison has been victorious in eight of the last nine matchups.
WEEK 8
FRIDAY, OCT. 10
Matchup: Harrison Wildcats at Talawanda Brave, 7 p.m.
Series: Harrison leads 19-3
First Meeting: 1980, Harrison 15-6
Last Meeting: 2024, Harrison 56-15
Highest-Scoring Game: 2014, Harrison 45-39
Lowest-Scoring Games: 1980, Harrison 15-6; 1995, Talawanda 14-7
Notable: Harrison has won three of the last four matchups.
WEEK 9
FRIDAY, OCT. 17
Matchup: Columbus DeSales Stallions at Harrison Wildcats, 7 p.m.
Series: Harrison leads 1-0
First Meeting: 2019, Harrison 42-7 (Division II playoffs)
Notable: DeSales finished 9-3 last season and beat two Southwest Ohio teams, Badin (17-3) and Northwest (38-6).
WEEK 10
FRIDAY, OCT. 24
Matchup: Harrison Wildcats at Northwest Knights, 7 p.m.
Series: Harrison leads 25-9
First Meeting: 1977, Northwest 13-0
Last Meeting: 2024, Harrison 42-6
Highest-Scoring Game: 2000, Harrison 55-47
Lowest-Scoring Game: 1977, Northwest 13-0
Notable: Harrison has won seven of the last eight meetings.
