Monarchs’ 2026 football season begins Friday at Westerville North
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Seniors on the Marysville High School football team are from left, front row, Aloysius Roseburrough, Reagan O’Dell, Rivers Hodges, Brycen Luelleman, Cooper Foughty, Carter Shank and Evan Beany; second row, Brady Watkins, Deacon Henry, Mo Saidy, Trevor Helmuth, Landon Wimmers and Colin Wimmers; third row, Oscar Olding, Owen Harbold, Shane Brickner, Carter Dunn, James Stevenson, Allen VanHassel and Keefer Stackhouse. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

Monarchs’ 2026 football season begins Friday at Westerville North

By Tim Miller 

Marysville’s varsity football team will be taking to the road on Friday to begin the 2026 football regular season.

The Monarchs (5-6 during the 2025 campaign) will play at Westerville North (3-7 a year ago), with the kickoff slated for 7 p.m.

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