Sycamore fell 41-0 to ninth-ranked Middletown on Friday, Sept. 25, dropping to 0-6 on the season.

The loss at Middletown was the most lopsided of the Aviators' winless campaign. Sycamore was held scoreless for the first time in 2026, falling to 0-5 in the Greater Miami Conference (GMC) and last in the 10-team league standings.

Middletown, which entered the game 3-2 overall and 3-1 in the GMC, dominated throughout. The 41-point outburst was only the third time in the Middies' past 70 games that they topped 40 points, according to the Springfield News-Sun.

No individual player statistics from the game were available as of Saturday, Sept. 26.

A rough first half of the schedule

Sycamore has been outscored 247-77 through six games. The Aviators opened with a 34-6 loss at Kings on Aug. 21, fell 43-24 to Mason on Aug. 28, then lost 31-21 at Hamilton on Sept. 4. A 56-7 defeat at top-ranked Princeton on Sept. 11 and a 42-19 loss to Fairfield on Sept. 18 preceded Friday's shutout.

The closest game came at Hamilton, where Sycamore trailed by 10. Every other loss has been by at least 19 points.

What's ahead

Four GMC games remain. Sycamore hosts Colerain at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, then travels to Oak Hills on Oct. 9. The Aviators return home to face Lakota West on Oct. 16 before closing the regular season at Lakota East on Oct. 23.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) released its first computer ratings for playoff pairings after Week 5, as reported by Yahoo Sports. The top 12 teams in each region qualify, with the top four earning first-round byes. Sycamore's specific rating was not listed in the available data.

The Aviators' next test is the Oct. 2 home game against Colerain, first reported as a Week 6 scoreboard matchup by WLWT.