Early look at Gaylord, St. Mary and Johannesburg-Lewiston high school football schedules

It may be July, but it's never too early to look forward to the 2025 high school football schedules for the Gaylord area:

GAYLORD ― With every day that passes, football season gets closer and closer to starting.

Gaylord, St. Mary, and Johannesburg-Lewiston are all undergoing changes heading into the fall, whether to their rosters, starting lineups, coaching staffs or a combination of all three.

GHS is hoping to find success under new head coach Matt Silsbury, GSM is looking to continue its success after losing last year's talented senior class and JoBurg is attempting to return to postseason glory with new playmakers on offense.

Still, with all the changes heading into the fall, the 2025 schedules look quite similar to 2024, thanks to the Big North, Ski Valley and Northern Michigan Football Conference portions on area teams' schedules.

It may be early, but it's never too early to get familiar with the upcoming schedule for Friday nights around Otsego County:

Gaylord

New GHS head coach Matt Silsbury (right) was an assistant coach under the former head coach DJ Szymoniak (right), now the HC at Alpena High School.

Thursday, Aug. 28 vs. North Branch

Friday, Sept. 5 at Kingsley

Saturday, Sept. 13 vs. Marquette

Friday, Sept. 19 vs. Petoskey

Friday, Sept. 26 at Cadillac

Friday, Oct. 3 vs. Alpena

Friday, Oct. 10 at Escanaba

Friday, Oct. 17 vs. St. Johns

Friday, Oct. 24 at Sault Ste Marie

Gaylord St. Mary

St. Mary football had a succesful season last year, going 7-3 overall while returning to the 8-player Division 2 playoffs.

Thursday, Aug. 28 vs. Rudyard

Friday, Sept. 5 at Central Lake

Friday, Sept. 12 vs. Fife Lake Forest Area

Friday, Sept. 19 vs. Bellaire

Friday, Sept. 26 at Onaway

Friday, Oct. 3 at Pellston

Friday, Oct. 10 vs. Breckenridge

Saturday, Oct. 18 vs. Holton

Friday, Oct. 24 vs. Inland Lakes

Johannesburg-Lewiston

Johannesburg-Lewiston will have a few new playmakers in the starting lineup of its Wing-T offense in 2025.

Thursday, Aug. 28 vs. Burton Bendle

Friday, Sept. 5 at East Jordan

Friday, Sept. 12 at Frankfort

Friday, Sept. 19 vs. Harbor Springs

Friday, Sept. 26 at Kalkaska

Friday, Oct. 3 at Oscoda

Friday, Oct. 10 vs. Maple City Glen Lake

Friday, Oct. 17 at Mancelona

Friday, Oct. 24 at Manton

Contact GHT Sports Editor Dylan Jespersen at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @dylanjespersen, and Instagram, @dylanjespersen

This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: High school football schedules for Gaylord, GSM and JoBurg in 2025

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