GAYLORD ― Football season is nearly here.

We're less than a week away from the opening night of games for Otsego County, with Gaylord, St. Mary and Johannesburg-Lewiston all set to host home games on Thursday, Aug. 28, to kickoff the 2025 season.

On Thursday, Aug. 21, GHS got in some game-like reps to iron out some final wrinkles, hosting McBain, St. Louis, Elk Rapids and Grayling for a scrimmage.

"Nothing out here was perfect at the end of the day," said coach Matt Silsbury . "We've got to get back and really focus on the fundamentals. We really need to hit that hard and drill the fundamentals home."

With a first look at the 2025 team in (padded) action, we learned a bit more about the Blue Devils before they take the field in six days. Here are the key takeaways from the Thursday n

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