Pickerington High School Central

Pickerington High School Central is a public high school in Pickerington, Ohio. It is one of two high schools in the Pickerington Local School District. In the city of Pickerington, it is referred to simply as Central and their mascot is the Tiger.
In 2003, "Pickerington High School" split into two high schools, Pickerington High School Central and Pickerington High School North. Construction of Pickerington High School, which currently houses Pickerington High School Central was completed in the fall of 1991.
The high schools which previously served the Pickerington community were Pickerington High School and Violet Township High School. Prior to 1906 there were many schools in the Pickerington/Violet Township area. The Pickerington School, a two-story, two room school was built to replace the original building. Heritage Elementary is now housed in the Pickerington School.
The school has sports programs that include football, boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling, boys tennis, girls tennis, boys soccer, girls soccer, boys golf, girls golf, cross country, cheerleading, track and field, baseball, softball, and Marching Band.

Athletics

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Boys Cross Country – 1997
Girls Basketball – 1985, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2018
Softball – 1997
Boys Basketball – 2012
Football – 2017, 2019
Boys Track – 2018, 2019
USA Today National Championships
Girls Basketball – 1999
Football rivalries

The Battle of 256: Pickerington High School and Reynoldsburg High School have one of the longest continuing rivalries in Central Ohio. The schools have faced off in football every year since 1981. The Tigers have won 14 of the last 14 games. In 2005, sponsored by the local Wal-Mart, the Reynoldsburg/Pickerington game became known as the "Battle of 256", as Pickerington and Reynoldsburg are the largest cities to sit on Ohio State Route 256. A large metal football shaped trophy is awarded to the winning school each year. Reynoldsburg and Pickerington Central met in the playoffs for the first time in its rivalries history, with Pickerington Central winning 20-14.

#	Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Series	Location
1	1981	Reynoldsburg	24	Pickerington	22	RHS 1-0	Reynoldsburg
2	1982	Reynoldsburg	19	Pickerington	7	RHS 2-0	Pickerington
3	1983	Reynoldsburg	13	Pickerington	10	RHS 3-0	Reynoldsburg
4	1984	Pickerington	12	Reynoldsburg	6	RHS 3-1	Pickerington
5	1985	Reynoldsburg	20	Pickerington	12	RHS 4-1	Reynoldsburg
6	1986	Pickerington	34	Reynoldsburg	31	RHS 4–2	Pickerington
7	1987	Pickerington	17	Reynoldsburg	7	RHS 4-3	Pickerington
8	1988	Reynoldsburg	6	Pickerington	3	RHS 5-3	Reynoldsburg
9	1989	Reynoldsburg	17	Pickerington	13	RHS 6-3	Pickerington
10	1990	Pickerington	13	Reynoldsburg	7	RHS 6-4	Reynoldsburg
11	1991	Pickerington	28	Reynoldsburg	14	RHS 6-5	Pickerington
12	1992	Pickerington	17	Reynoldsburg	0	Tied 6-6	Reynoldsburg
13	1993	Pickerington	22	Reynoldsburg	3	PHS 7-6	Pickerington
14	1994	Pickerington	27	Reynoldsburg	14	PHS 8-6	Reynoldsburg
15	1995	Pickerington	33	Reynoldsburg	32	PHS 9-6	Reynoldsburg
16	1996	Pickerington	22	Reynoldsburg	2	PHS 10-6	Pickerington
17	1997	Reynoldsburg	26	Pickerington	11	PHS 10-7	Reynoldsburg
18	1998	Reynoldsburg	33	Pickerington	29	PHS 10-8	Pickerington
19	1999	Pickerington	7	Reynoldsburg	6	PHS 11-8	Pickerington
20	2000	Pickerington	21	Reynoldsburg	11	PHS 12-8	Reynoldsburg
21	2001	Reynoldsburg	30	Pickerington	14	PHS 12-9	Columbus
22	2002	Pickerington	21	Reynoldsburg	7	PHS 13-9	Columbus
23	2003	Central	45	Reynoldsburg	20	Central 14-9	Columbus
24	2004	Central	29	Reynoldsburg	12	Central 15-9	Columbus
25	2005	Central	28	Reynoldsburg	7	Central 16-9	Pickerington
26	2006	Central	34	Reynoldsburg	0	Central 17-9	Reynoldsburg
27	2007	Central	14	Reynoldsburg	7	Central 18-9	Pickerington
28	2008	Central	28	Reynoldsburg	0	Central 19-9	Reynoldsburg
29	2009	Central	27	Reynoldsburg	7	Central 20-9	Pickerington
30	2010	Central	45	Reynoldsburg	0	Central 21-9	Reynoldsburg
31	2011	Central	42	Reynoldsburg	14	Central 22-9	Pickerington
32	2012	Central	21	Reynoldsburg	20	Central 23-9	Reynoldsburg
33	2013	Central	28	Reynoldsburg	17	Central 24-9	Pickerington
34	2014	Central	23	Reynoldsburg	13	Central 25-9	Reynoldsburg
35	2015	Central	29	Reynoldsburg	21	Central 26-9	Pickerington
36	2016	Central	43	Reynoldsburg	21	Central 27-9	Reynoldsburg
37	2017	Central	41	Reynoldsburg	7	Central 28-9	Pickerington
38	2018	Reynoldsburg	24	Central	21	Central 28-10	Reynoldsburg
39	2019	Central	40	Reynoldsburg	14	Central 29-10	Pickerington
40	2019	Central	20	Reynoldsburg	14	Central 30-10	Pickerington

Pickerington High School/Lancaster High School:
The annual game between Pickerington Central and Lancaster High School is sometimes referred to as the "Fight for Fairfield County" or the "Battle of 33". This game is between the two largest cities and schools in Fairfield County. Pickerington Central defeated Lancaster for the first time in a number of years during the 2007 season. During the 2007 season PHSC beat Lancaster twice, once during the regular season and once during the OHSAA Regional Quarter-Final game. Central beat Lancaster for the third time in a row during the 2008 season, 31–0.

#	Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Series	Location
1	1993	Lancaster	10	Pickerington	9	LHS 1-0	Lancaster
2	1994	Lancaster	14	Pickerington	0	LHS 2-0	Pickerington
3	1995	Lancaster	34	Pickerington	6	LHS 3-0	Lancaster
4	1996	Lancaster	12	Pickerington	0	LHS 4-0	Pickerington
5	1997	Pickerington	38	Lancaster	7	LHS 4-1	Pickerington
6	1998	Pickerington	42	Lancaster	23	LHS 4-2	Lancaster
7	1999	Pickerington	44	Lancaster	27	LHS 4-3	Lancaster
8	2000	Pickerington	42	Lancaster	6	Tied 4-4	Lancaster
9	2001	Pickerington	28	Lancaster	21	PHS 5-4	Lancaster
10	2002	Pickerington	49	Lancaster	34	PHS 6-4	Pickerington
11	2003	Lancaster	28	Central	21	Central 6-5	Lancaster
12	2004	Lancaster	49	Central	22	Tied 6-6	Lancaster
13	2005	Lancaster	35	Central	28	LHS 7-6	Pickerington
14	2006	Lancaster	24	Central	10	LHS 8-6	Lancaster
15	2007	Central	24	Lancaster	13	LHS 8-7	Pickerington
16	2007	Central	21	Lancaster	7	Tied 8-8	Pickerington
17	2008	Central	31	Lancaster	0	Central 9-8	Pickerington
18	2009	Lancaster	17	Central	14	Tied 9-9	Lancaster
19	2010	Central	26	Lancaster	0	Central 10-9	Pickerington
20	2011	Central	21	Lancaster	0	Central 11-9	Lancaster
21	2012	Central	14	Lancaster	10	Central 12-9	Pickerington
22	2013	Central	27	Lancaster	12	Central 13-9	Lancaster
23	2014	Central	27	Lancaster	12	Central 14-9	Pickerington
24	2015	Lancaster	20	Central	14	Central 14-10	Lancaster
25	2016	Central	27	Lancaster	7	Central 15-10	Lancaster
26	2017	Central	14	Lancaster	13	Central 16-10	Pickerington
27	2018	Lancaster	31	Central	30	Central 16-11	Lancaster
28	2019	Central	34	Lancaster	0	Central 17-11	Pickerington

PHSC vs. PHSN: Pickerington High School North opened for the 2003–04 school year. In 2008, Central and North faced off in football for the first time at Crew Stadium. Addidas sponsored a trophy to commemorate this new rivalry. Nearly 15,000 people attended the game. The Purple and Black trophy supports a Victory Bell. The inaugural bell was awarded to Pickerington High School Central for their 38–7 victory over Pickerington High School North. It is now currently at Central.

#	Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Series	Location
1	2008	Central	38	North	7	Central 1–0	Columbus
2	2009	Central	7	North	6	Central 2–0	Columbus
3	2009	Central	14	North	12	Central 3–0	Pickerington
4	2010	Central	42	North	0	Central 4–0	Pickerington
5	2011	Central	24	North	21	Central 5–0	Pickerington
6	2012	North	37	Central	0	Central 5–1	Pickerington
7	2012	North	24	Central	0	Central 5–2	Pickerington
8	2013	North	49	Central	14	Central 5–3	Pickerington
9	2014	Central	30	North	23	Central 6-3	Pickerington
10	2015	Central	37	North	7	Central 7-3	Pickerington
11	2016	Central	17	North	14	Central 8-3	Pickerington
12	2016	Central	38	North	24	Central 9-3	Gahanna
13	2017	Central	24	North	21	Central 10-3	Pickerington
14	2017	Central	31	North	14	Central 11-3	Columbus
15	2018	Central	16	North	7	Central 12-3	Gahanna
16	2019	Central	16	North	7	Central 13-3	Pickerington