BLUFFTON__Visiting Collins Western Reserve scored 14 points in the final seven minutes to rally and upset the Bluffton High School football team 36-31 in the first round of the Div. VI, Region 22 playoffs on a slippery Harmon Field on Friday, October 31.
The Pirates led 31-22 before the Roughriders scored on a long touchdown pass, followed by a critical turnover and another CWR six-pointer with 2:16 remaining.
The seventh-seeded Pirates end their season 8-3 after the difficult defeat.
The 2025 OHSAA High School football playoffs kicked off Friday night, October 31, with round one games in all divisions. In Division VII, Region 26, the Pandora-Gilboa Rockets (7 seed) hosted Blanchard Valley Conference foe Arlington (10 seed) for a rematch. In the regular season, the Rockets won 24-14 in Arlington. In the playoffs, the Rockets made it two-for-two, pulling away in the second half for a 42-20 win.
FROM BEVS ALERTS__Bluffton High School football will host Western Reserve this Friday night, Oct. 31, in the first week of the OHSAA Football Playoffs. Kick off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and the gates will open at 6:00 p.m.
The Bluffton High School football team has finished the 2025 season tied for sixth with Attica Seneca East (7-3) in the final Div. VI, Region 22 rankings after suffering their second defeat in their season finale. Bluffton is the seventh seed.
The top four teams in each region receive a first-round bye, while teams ranked five through 12 play in the first round.
Castalia Margaretta finished first (9-1) in region 22, followed by Hopewell-Loudon (9-1) and Archbold (8-2).
