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Michael Cooper: High School Football: Springfield hosts Perrysburg with regional final berth on the line

After a dominating performance in a 38-0 Division I, Region 2 quarterfinal victory over Fairmont last week, Springfield High School football coach Maurice Douglass gave his team 48 hours to enjoy its victory over one of its biggest conference rivals.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 12, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC
Key points
  • “The only thing that matters is that they’re just plugging away, trying to get to next week and to get that ultimate goal of bringing that gold trophy to Springfield this year in 2026.”.
  • They’re seeking their second regional championship in school history and first since 2015.
  • The game will also be the final game at Wildcat Stadium for Springfield’s senior class.

Anybody can beat anybody on any given day, and I think it does get us all prepared for our next opponent, whoever we’re going to be facing week 11 or week 12.” Perrysburg will make a nearly 2½-hour trek to Springfield after hosting a second-round game last week.

Additional details
  • The senior-laden Yellow Jackets beat Westland 42-6 in a Region 2 quarterfinal game last week at Perrysburg to improve to 13-12 overall in the playoffs.
  • They remember how it felt taking that ride back to Springfield and how disappointing it was, and knowing that they didn’t give their best effort.” No.
  • The relationships and those things matter, especially at this time of year…This is the best chemistry that we’ve had, and unity and harmony that we’ve had within our coaching staff and our players since I’ve been here.
  • The Wildcats learned from experience last season when they lost to Middletown 14-0 in a regional semifinal game, he said.
  • Perrysburg (10-1) opened the season on a nine-game winning streak before falling to Toledo Whitmer — the No.

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