First day: With the OHSAA expanding to seven divisions, area playoff regions were shuffled.

Second day: Mentor takes to the offense with quarterback Conner Krizancic. From left, Brandon Fritts (1), Jake Berardinelli (18), Brandon Ray (60), Matt Zolcak (50), Jimmy Swider (63), Drew Noble (70), Mitch Morrison (72) and Corey Plavcan (8). In back, from left, Jerrell Jackson (20), Krizancic and Eddie Daugherty (40).

Third day: Area coaches Cliff Walton of Hawken, Larry Pinto of Mayfield, Steve Trivisonno of Mentor and Mark Iammarino of Chagrin Falls.

First day: Mentor's Mitch Trubisky and South's Kareem Hunt with their fathers, Dave and Kareem Sr.

Second day: Reigning Division V state champion Kirtland. Coach Tiger LaVerde seniors: back row, left to right, Logan Georsky, Scott Eilerman and Evan Brettrager. Middle row: Bobby Matthews, left, and Ben Nye. Front row standing: Josh Iammarino and Damon Washington. Sitting: Alex Skiljan. The Hornets were state runner-up that season.

Third day: The first family of area football: John Gibbons, center, with son-in-law Tom Lombardo and  sons Tom and Mike.

First day: The digital revolution hits area football, led by Lake Catholic running back Louie Vettel

Second day: Mentor goes five wide with Jimmy Maffitt, Cameron Kavan, Brandon Fritts, Mitch Trubisky, Conner Krizancic and Warren Ashton

Third day: Geneva and University join the Premier Athletic Conference.

Fourth day: Ledgemont's Brad Seiler and Kirtland's Damon Washington were must-follows. Washington and the Hornets won the Division V state championship that year.

First day: Area quarterbacks take flight, including Perry's Mitchell Hokavar, South's Ray Russ, Kirtland's Paul Guhde and North's George Gresko.

Second day: Lake Catholic's Chase Hounshell and Tom Strobel were ready to dig in to the season.

Third day: Ready to go for a ride with Kenston's Pat Porter, Ledgemont's Danny LaRosa and Lake Catholic's Richie Sanders?

Fantasy football hits the area football scene. Featured were Mayfield's Tim Wetzel, South's Gary Harmon, Mentor's Mike Korecz and Lake Catholic's Richie Sanders. Wetzel won the Tony Fisher Award that season.

Teams hit the campaign trail in an election year, including Tony Fisher Award candidates Chris Fields of Harvey, Randy Greenwood of Lake Catholic, Patrick Nicely of South, Tom Worden of Mentor and Rossi Santo of Kirtland. A write-in candidate, Mike Hanhauser of Perry, won the vote that season.

It was back to school for area teams, and many of the area's top players gathered at Lake Erie College. Front row: Madison's Nick DiLillo, Mentor's Bart Tanski, Euclid's Devon Jennings; second row: Mentor's Brad Bednar, University's McConnell Smith, Harvey's Chris Fields, Souths' Patrick Arcarco, Riverside's Lane Robilotto, Lake Catholic's Randy Greenwood; third row: Lake Catholic's Chad Hounshell, Gilmour's Matt Mihalik, Chardon's Joe Madsen, Chardon's Isaiah Charlton; fourth row: Harvey's Mickey Mohner; Kenston's Dreadless Stubs, Perry's Vinny Hokavar, Mayfield's Ashante Williams; back row: Brush's Mike Gritz, Euclid's Howard Drake, West Geauga's Robbie LaRiccia, South's Patrick Nicely.

The poker craze that swept America hits area football ranks. From left, the West Geauga Wolverine, the Mentor Cardinal, the Lake Catholic Cougar (with the dealer strategically placed between the two), the Perry Pirate, the Riverside Beaver and the Mayfield Wildcat.

Euclid linebacker Thaddeus Gibson, who went on to play at Ohio State. The Panthers finished 7-4 that season. They shared the Lake Erie League title with Shaker Heights and Mentor and lost to Glenville in a Division I playoff opener.

Chardon linemen Gary Schussler and David White. The Hilltoppers finished 7-3 that season. They fell to South, 32-13, in a winner-take-all Week 10 game for the Premier Athletic Conference title.