CLEVELAND, Ohio — Check out Week 1 Northeast Ohio high school football scores.

Thursday

Nonconference

Chardon 29, Orlando Timber Creek (Fla.) 7

Walsh Jesuit 37, Youngstown Ursuline 35

John Hay 12, Lutheran East 12, John Hay 7

Friday

Nonconference

Padua 34, Alliance 6

Severn Archbishop Spalding (Md.) 28, Archbishop Hoban 14

Austintown Fitch 49, Euclid 12

Wadsworth 42, Barberton 0

Bay 33, Cleveland Central Catholic 0

Nordonia 41, Bedford 6

Benedictine 43, Canton South 7

Berea-Midpark 34, Brunswick 27

Boardman 19, Kenston 18

Tallmadge 13, Brecksville-Broadview Heights 7 OT

Brookside 26, Brooklyn 0

Buckeye 49, Cloverleaf 21

Villa Angela-St. Joseph at Canton GlenOak

Chagrin Falls 17, West Geauga 15

Clearview 34, Fairview 0

Cleveland Heights 6, Trotwood-Madison 0

Collins Western Reserve 34, Wellington 23

Amherst 34, Copley 18

Cortland Lakeview 33, Holy Name 0

Manchester 42, Coventry 0

Firestone 34, Cuyahoga Falls 0

Berkshire 26, Cuyahoga Heights 15

Dover 28, Green 24

Ashtabula Lakeside 21, Eastlake North 14

Columbus Bishop Hartley 48, Elyria Catholic 28

Field 14, Mogadore 12

Milan Edison 47, Firelands 16

Garrettsville Garfield 47, Ashtabula Edgewood 27

Geneva 27, University School 7

Gilmour Academy 49, Valley Forge 14

Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 51, Ellet 8

Rocky River 35, Harvey 13

Hawken 42, Rhodes 0

Highland 31, Hudson 24

Columbia 41, Independence 20

Jeromesville Hillsdale 44, Black River 12

Kent Roosevelt 17, Ravenna 7

Keystone 62, West Salem Northwestern 14

Kirtland 55, Dalton 34

Lancaster 38, Akron North 8

Leavittsburg LaBrae 58, Cardinal 34

Fairport Harding 40, Leetonia 7

Windham 49, Lisbon David Anderson 6

Lorain 40, Brush 25

Garfield Heights 22, Lutheran West 9

Mayfield 16, Elyria 7

Medina 42, Stow-Munroe Falls 14

Mentor 36, Massillon Jackson 13

Midview 34, Westlake 14

Normandy 31, Shaw 7

Buchtel 22, North Canton Hoover 13

North Ridgeville 48, North Olmsted 0

Maple Heights 34, North Royalton 23

Canal Fulton Northwest 29, Norton 14

Orange 44, Beachwood 6

St. Edward 28, Pickerington North 0

Perry 42, Madison 10

Plymouth 31, Oberlin 0

Revere 7, Woodridge 6

Richmond Heights 38, Doylestown Chippewa 7

Riverside 31, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 7

Crestwood 20, Rootstown 2

Avon 42, St. Ignatius 21

St. Vincent-St. Mary 21,Mansfield Senior 14

Shaker Heights 28, Willoughby South 14

Olmsted Falls 16, Solon 13

Streetsboro 29, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 21

Avon Lake 21, Strongsville 6

John Adams 28, Toledo Woodward 8

Aurora 42, Twinsburg 7

Glenville 6, Upper Arlington 0

Lake Catholic 14, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 0

Youngstown Chaney 21, Akron East 6

Alliance Marlington 24, Warrensville Heights 12

Waterloo 28, Akron Springfield 0

Wickliffe 42, Doylestown Chippewa 7

Saturday

Nonconference

Lakewood at John Marshall, noon

East Tech at Cincinnati Aiken, 4 p.m.

Ashtabula St. John vs. Trinity at Cuyahoga Heights

Ravenna Southeast at Akron Garfield

Ohio is the anti-rizz capital of the nation.

Gen Z and Gen Alpha have developed a bizarre fixation with the home of rock and roll, scary roller coasters, chili with cinnamon and JD Vance — adopting The Buckeye State’s given name as slang for anything “weird or absurd.”

Earlier this summer, search phrases like “Only in Ohio” and “You’re so Ohio” tripled on Google to 58,021 — while last year, the term was second most searched meme on the engine, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The insult is also typically mixed in with a gen alpha word “skibidi” — a gibberish phrase tied to “brain rot”-style videos kids watch online about a toilet.

“Ohio is sort of weird, absurd,” 12-year-old Eden Rodriguez of Chevy Chase, Maryland — who has never been to the state — told the outlet.

That goes for most of the kids using the phrase, according to KnowYourMeme editor Owen Carry.

“Most people who are making these memes about Ohio have also never been there, and they are making them for other people who have never been there,” Carry told the Journal.

But could this be no more than a case of “the kids these days?”

The internet — and even before — has been poking fun at the Rust Belt state for generations.

In the modern era, first came the viral “Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism” YouTube videos in 2009, which bragged that “at least we’re not Detroit.”

Then rapper Lil B dropped “Swag Like Ohio” in 2010, followed by a widely-shared 2016 Tumblr post that called for Ohio to be “eliminated.”

Ohioans aren’t letting this latest affront get by them; several local outlets have even recently published public service announcements explaining to the masses — the ones not in high school — what the heck is going on.

“Are you a skibidi Ohio rizzler?” a recent headline from the Columbus Dispatch read. “Are ‘Ohio’ memes the source of ‘brainrot’ among Gen Alpha?” The Cincinnati Enquirer published.

Some residents are relatively relaxed regarding their accidental fame.

“We are very real, friendly, down-to-earth people,” 31-year-old Clevander Kelsey Will told the Journal. “The majority of us would not be offended by it and would join in on the fun.”

And, perhaps the locals will have the last laugh — a new report shows a substantial boost in tourism for one piece of the state.

The economically-challenged Youngstown area of Mahoning County reported a 10% increase in tourism revenue since 2021 — saying that the segment has become a billion-dollar source of revenue for the region.

One Gen Zer, Delaney Hendershot from Lebron James’ home of Akron, says no news is bad news.

“We know our worth in the state,” Hendershot told WSJ.

“I would much rather be a part of the conversation than not, because some states truly are forgotten,” they said.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have yet to play a down in the 2024 season and yet speculation has started regarding the status of head coach Ryan Day.

Much of the discontent with Day is his record against Michigan, better known in Columbus as “that team up north.” In four meetings, Day is 1-3 while previous coaches, Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer, were a combined 16-1 against the Wolverines.

In order to reach their goals of beating Michigan, winning a Big Ten title and a national championship, the Buckeyes must also deal with an explosive Oregon Ducks’ offense and one of the best defenses in the country.

The margin for error is quite small although Day has taken significant steps to improve his team. The first bit of good news for him was the announcement from 11 players who decided to return to Columbus for their senior season. The first to opt in was Ohio State defensive end, Jack Sawyer, who did not hesitate to spell out what all 11 were thinking.

“We came back with one purpose and one goal, and that’s to beat the Team Up North and win a national championship,” Sawyer said. 

One other move made by Day that stands out is the hiring of former Oregon and UCLA coach, Chip Kelly, as the offensive coordinator. Losing to Michigan last season and a desire to return to the top of the Big Ten were said to be the reasons Day gave up his play-calling duties.

Make no mistake, Day understands that high expectations are part of the job description at Ohio State.

“Now, our guys, they know what the expectation is,” Day said recently. “You’ve heard some of them say what their goals are. We’re not going to shy away from that. We want to win the rivalry game, be right in this stadium right here and win this Big Ten championship, win a national championship. We know that.”

Given his situation, a win against Oregon may not lock in a playoff spot or a Big Ten championship, but a loss could be devastating. Some of the more vocal fans and members of the media believe a failure to achieve the stated goals may mean a head coaching change. To that point, former Michigan receiver and Super Bowl XXXI MVP, Desmond Howard, offered his thoughts on a recent episode of ESPN’s “Get Up.”

“It’s like this. I think the people at Ohio State just pushed all of their chips to the center of the table,” Howard said. “They went and spent about $13 million on free agents – well, college football’s version of free agency with the portal and NIL.”

“Some fans would say, ‘Well if we got rid of Ryan Day, who will we hire?’ They went out and hired Chip Kelly as the offensive coordinator,” Howard explained. “If things go awry, I think they have somebody who’s behind Ryan Day where they can say, ‘Chip Kelly can be the next coach too.”

There is little doubt that Kelly has been an offensive innovator throughout his coaching career including stops in New Hampshire, Oregon Ducks, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers and the UCLA Bruins. His decision to take the job at Ohio State was a surprise to many. However, it was likely inevitable that he leave. Bruins’ fans and boosters were not happy with the results, although wins were trending higher, and Kelly was looking for a change.

When pressed for details behind his decision, Kelly told media at Ohio State that he felt at ease in coaching UCLA’s quarterbacks before the LA Bowl and this role allowed him to focus on football. As to a return to the top job, Kelly’s prior actions reveal his dislike for some of the responsibilities typically handled by the head coach.

Simply said, Kelly would seem to prefer to study the game rather than handling issues like recruiting, meeting with alumni and boosters, communicating to the press, selling the program, etc. It was said in Oregon he declined to travel to Portland to attend booster meetings, alienating some important team donors. The takeaway from this is that Kelly can excel in building an offense but may lack the desire to deal with all that is outside the football field.

Lasty, there is an odd twist relevant to Day losing or not losing his job. Many believe that as long as the Buckeyes beat Michigan, Day’s job is safe even if there is no Big Ten title or national championship. While that may seem extreme, it reflects the depth of the rivalry between these two teams. Now, with a talented Oregon team (ranked second in the Big Ten) on the schedule, there are even more challenges for Day to face.

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