Rootstown football vs Fairview High School, live score updates

It's a perfect night for high school football, even if high school football on a Monday is a little strange if not totally unprecedented.This regular-season finale is quite intriguing. Rootstown has real momentum after a Week 9 win over rival Crestwood. Fairview, meanwhile, is a hard-luck 0-9, with six of its nine losses coming by two scores or fewer.Watch Ohio High School Football Live on NFHS Network all year We'll have live updates all night from Rootstown:Tale of the tape between Fairview and Rootstown footballSchoolLast week2025 recordLast postseason berthFairview (0-9, 0-5)L 40-0 at Kirtland9-32025Rootstown (4-5, 1-4)W 17-7 at Crestwood6-42024The Rovers and Warriors haven't played in a long time, if ever. The Ohio High School Football Database, which goes back to 1972, doesn't have any record of the two teams playing.Meet the Fairview Warriors football teamThe Warriors are far better than people realize. A year ago, they were 9-3. And this year, yes, Fairview is winless, but six of its nine losses have come by two scores or fewer. That includes an overtime loss to Chagrin Falls, which is playoff-bound at 7-3. The Warriors' lone losses that weren't close came against Kirtland (currently 9-1), Columbia (9-1) and West Geauga (8-2).Meet the Rootstown Rovers football teamThe Rovers enter their regular-season finale with some momentum. In their Week 8 loss to Conneaut, Rootstown amassed a solid 372 yards of offense (200 rushing, 172 passing), with 273 of those yards coming from Blake Mullaly (172 passing, 101 rushing). Max McEwuen continued to be a playmaker for the Rovers with two more touchdowns against the Spartans. Then, in a muddy Week 9 game at Crestwood, Mullaly ran for 261 yards on 27 carries. Meanwhile, Rootstown's defense was stout up front in a huge bounce-back effort after giving up a combined 82 points to Berkshire and Conneaut.Contact Jonah L. Rosenblum at jrosenblum@recordpub.com and follow him on Twitter at @JLRSports.This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Rootstown football vs Fairview High School, live score updatesOur editors independently choose our recommendations. Some content is produced with paid support from a third party, however our editorial decisions remain independent. If you buy through our links, the USA TODAY Network may earn a commission. Prices and availability may change.