In just 30 days, the lights of Friday nights will burn at dusk at Whitmer High School and Columbus Grove’s Clymer Stadium when Start visits the Panthers and Pandora-Gilboa invades Grove.
A night later, lights all over the Buckeye State will turn on as the 2022 season is ushered in.
At Napoleon on Aug. 19, the newest edition of Bulldogs and Wildcats will square off on the gridiron in the historic 100th meeting between communities that sit on the shores of the Maumee River.
The hot and humid August nights will give way to frosty autumn nights as the playoff picture takes shape.
Here is a list of the Black Swamp Football area’s most appealing games of the season when factoring in excitement level for game, historical value, bearing on conference race and playoffs: