Ohio’s War of 1894 returns for battle No. 133

the winner of the Massillon Washington/Canton McKinley football game wins the victory bellPhoto from Great American Rivalry Series
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Massillon Washington and Canton McKinley square-off for the 133rd time Saturday at Massillon’s Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. The Tigers, ranked No. 35 in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, enter the game with a six-game win streak in the historic series that began in 1894 and is affectionately known as The War of 1894.

Related: High School Football America 300 national rankings

The last win by McKinley for the “Victory Bell” was in 2016 by a score of 30-28.

Massillon Washington leads the all-time series 74-53-5.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.