Playoff atmospheres might be creeping in, but it is only Week 7 of the high school football season in Cincinnati.
The Greater Catholic League-South title will be decided when 5-1 Moeller visits 6-0 Elder at The Pit. Just off their first loss of the season, the Middletown Middies host 4-2 Lakota East in the Greater Miami Conference. Madeira, sitting tied atop the Cincinnati Hills League standings, will get another test on the road at Wyoming.
Check back to this file periodically for live scores and updates from those games and every game in Cincinnati. Once the games are over, keep returning for stats and box score analysis added throughout the night. This is your one-stop location for Friday night updates in Cincinnati.
Friday, Oct. 3
Princeton 28, Hamilton 16
Hamilton struck first and gave Princeton the Vikings’ closest GMC contest yet, but the first-place Vikes improved to 6-0 in conference with a 28-16 victory.
The Big Blue had a 7-0 lead with 7:21 left in the opening quarter before Princeton scored three-straight touchdowns on a Landen Miree reception and two Andrew Wells runs. Hamilton cut the lead to 21-13 with 1:24 on an 85-yard pass from Elijah Jones to Jordan Bryant. Princeton had a 71-yard touchdown run by David Hambrick and Hamilton could only muster a field goal in the second half.
Hambrick was 3-for-3 passing for 36 yards and a touchdown while running 20 times for 140 yards. Wells ran three times for nine yards, scoring twice. For Hamilton on offense, Bryant caught four passes for 143 yards and two scores.
Hamilton’s defense forced three Princeton turnovers, including two fumbles and an interception by D.J. Bryant.
Hamilton – 7 6 3 0 – 16
Princeton – 7 14 7 0 – 28
H– Bryant 3 pass from McClain (Stephens kick)
P– Miree 8 pass from Hambrick (Messer kick)
P– Wells 1 run (Messer kick)
P– Wells 3 run (Messer kick)
H– Bryant 85 pass from Jones (kick failed)
P– Hambrick 71 run (Messer kick)
H– FG Stephens 24
Records: P 6-1 (6-0 GMC), H 1-6 (1-5 GMC).
Oak Hills 48, Sycamore 10
Oak Hills dominated Sycamore on the road to pick up its fourth win of the year, matching its win total from last season.
Only one of the Highlanders’ seven touchdowns was from fewer than 20 yards out and two were from 55 or more yards away.
Oak Hills receiver Cordell Ball caught five passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns of 35, 39 and 55 yards. Quarterback Lincoln Schreiber was 7-of-9 for 176 yards and three touchdowns. Aaron McFarland, who had a rushing and receiving score, had one pass for a 35-yard touchdown. Sophomore Tyson Watt had an 80-yard touchdown on his only run of the day.
Sophomore defensive lineman Immanuel Conner registered 4.5 sacks. Sycamore was held to 159 yards of offense. Aviator quarterback Ty Thomas was 9-for-16 passing for 100 yards. Damonta Burton had the team’s only touchdown.
Oak Hills – 14 14 13 7 – 48
Sycamore – 0 3 0 7 – 10
OH– McFarland 20 pass from Schreiber (Hilsinger kick)
OH– Ball 39 pass from Schreiber (Hilsinger kick)
S– FG Bonn 33
OH– Ball 55 pass from Schreiber
OH– McFarland 23 run (Hilsinger kick)
OH– Ball 35 pass from McFarland (Hilsinger kick)
OH– Sweet 4 run (kick failed)
S– Burton 21 run (Bonn kick)
OH– Watt 80 run (Hilsinger kick)
Records: OH 4-3 (3-3 GMC), S 0-7 (0-6 GMC).
Fairfield 14, Mason 13 (OT)
A low-scoring affair at Fairfield needed one extra period of overtime to decide a winner between the Indians and the visiting Mason Comets.
Fairfield scored first on a Mason Wheeler run with 4:07 left in the first quarter and held on to a 7-0 lead for nearly three whole quarters. Mason tied the game 7-7 when Alex Nagel found the endzone on an eight-yard run with 4:45 left in regulation.
Fairfield took the first shot in overtime, taking a 14-7 lead on a Corrious Booker run and Hunter Gagen extra point. Mason scored on its drive with a Brandon Birdsong run. The Comets went for two points and the win, but quarterback Alex Nagel was tripped up quickly on the keeper.
Mason senior quarterback De’Angelo Birch was 0-for-5 with an interception and Nagel, a sophomore, made his first passing attempts of the year. Nagel was 3-for-7 for 25 yards passing while rushing 25 times for 80 yards.
Fairfield’s Dominic Back was 12-for-22 for 125 yards passing and 24 more on the ground. Booker led the team with 36 yards rushing.
Mason – 0 0 0 7 6 – 13
Fairfield – 7 0 0 0 7 – 14
F– Wheeler 1 run (Gagen kick)
M– Nagel 8 run (Gogul kick)
F– Booker 8 run (Gagen kick)
M– Birdsong 3 run (run failed)
Records: F 4-3 (4-2 GMC), M 3-4 (3-3 GMC).
Lakota West 48, Colerain 9
Lakota West dominated Colerain 48-9, jumping its record to back over .500 at 4-3 overall.
The Firebirds led 45-7 at halftime and only added one more Kofi Adubofuor field goal in the second half with the clock running. Colerain scored in the second quarter on an 80-yard pass from Roman Garr to Desean Flagg Jr., but Lakota West responded immediately with a 92-yard kick return by Chris Bradley. The Firebirds then scored on 36 and 59-yard passes in the quarter.
Firebirds quarterback Jackson Smith was 8-for-12 passing for 179 yards and three touchdowns, also rushing for 34 yards and another score. Colerain had a pair of 100-yard receivers in Flagg Jr. and Aaron Jacobs. Garr was 15-for-23 for 255 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
Lakota West – 17 28 3 0 – 48
Colerain – 0 7 0 2 – 9
LW– Norman 9 run (Adubofuor kick)
LW– Jordan 13 pass from Smith (Adubofuor kick)
LW– FG Adubofuor 33
LW– Smith 16 run (Adubofuor kick)
C– Flagg Jr. 80 pass from Garr (Scherz kick)
LW– Bradley 92 kick return (Adubofuor kick)
LW– Brogden 36 pass from Smith (Adubofuor kick)
LW– Norman 59 pass from Smith (Adubofuor kick)
LW– FG Adubofuor 33
C– Safety.
Records: LW 4-3 (4-2 GMC), C 1-6 1-5 GMC).
St. Xavier 17, Louisville Trinity 14
One of Kentucky’s top big school teams took another trip to Cincinnati and again fell, losing to St. Xavier 17-14.
The Bombers took a 17-0 lead three seconds into the second quarter when Owen Davidson drilled a 25-yard field goal. St. Xavier had already scored twice in the opening quarter on a blocked punt and a Daniel Vollmer reception.
Trinity hit the scoreboard four minutes before the half and cut St. Xavier’s lead to three on a touchdown with 6:49 left in the third quarter. Neither team scored again, allowing the Bombers their first win after dropping two-straight to Elder and Moeller.
Bomber quarterback Jackson Frey was 14-for-25 with 176 yards and the touchdown to Vollmer. Vollmer rushed 14 times for 42 yards and caught five passes for 59 yards. Northwestern commit Brayden Reilly had an interception on defense.
Both of Trinity’s losses this year have been three-point losses to GCL-South programs. The Shamrocks lost to Moeller 24-21 on Sept. 5.
Louisville Trinity – 0 7 7 0 -14
St. Xavier – 14 3 0 0 – 17
SX– Walker 0 blocked punt return (Davidson kick)
SX– Vollmer 19 pass from Frey (Davidson kick)
SX– FG Davidson 25
LT– Hagan 43 pass from Johnson (Kehdy kick)
LT– Watson 22 pass from Johnson (Kehdy kick)
Records: SX 5-2, LT 5-2.
Lebanon 37, Milford 21
The ground game belonged to Lebanon on both sides of the ball as the Warriors rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns while limiting Milford to just 61 rushing yards.
Logan Schmenk ran for 95 yards and a touchdown for Lebanon followed by Mason Reed’s 82 yards and a touchdown. Daniel Wallce managed 47 yards and scored on the ground twice. Wallace also connected on an 85-yard touchdown pass to Wyatt Lassen for the game’s first score.
For Milford, Jayden Bodley was 10-for-20 for 116 yards, a touchdown pass to Karson Long and an interception. Jake Dixon scored for the Eagles on the ground.
Defensively, Marshall Fields had three tackles for loss for Lebanon, including two of the team’s five sacks. Fields also forced a fumble.
Lebanon – 0 14 16 7 – 37
Milford – 0 6 8 7 – 21
L– Lassen 85 pass from Wallace (Lane kick)
M– Long 32 pass from Bodley (kick failed)
L– Wallace 1 run (Lane kick)
L– Wallace 4 run (Wallace run)
M– Dahmer 98 kick return (Dahmer pass from Bodley)
L– Reed 8 run (Wallace run)
L– Schmenk 1 run (Lane kick)
M– Dixon 3 run (McQueen kick)
Records: L 5-2 (4-2 ECC), M 1-6 (1-5 ECC).
Williamsburg 27, Roger Bacon 13
Trailing at halftime on the road, undefeated Williamsburg scored three-straight touchdowns in the second half to come from behind and beat Roger Bacon 27-13.
Less than two minutes into the second half, Williamsburg scored on an 11-yard pass from Carson Tenhundfeld to Grady Barber to take a 14-13 lead. Gray Robinson and Troy Harris had rushing scores after to lock in the 27-13 final.
Robinson had 222 rushing yards on 27 runs and two scores. Tehhundfeld was 10-of-13 for 82 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions through the air. Roger Bacon quarterback Bubba Smart was 14-of-28 for 180 yards and two touchdowns to Evan Otto and Liam Vargo.
Williamsburg – 0 8 12 7 – 27
Roger Bacon – 0 13 0 0 – 13
W– Robinson 16 run (Barber pass)
RB– Vargo 20 pass from Smart (Otto kick)
RB– Otto 22 pass from Smart (pass failed)
W– Barber 11 pass from Tenhundfeld (pass failed)
W– Robinson 1 run (run failed)
W– Harris 11 run (Cooper kick)
Records: W 7-0, RB 3-4.
Elder 24, Moeller 16
Moeller – 7 6 0 3 – 16
Elder – 0 15 9 0 – 24
M– McCutchan 6 pass from Ponatoski (Mallabar kick)
E– Ruth 18 pass from Estep (Re kick)
E– Safety
E– Ruth 7 pass from Estep (kick failed)
M– Watson 58 pass from Ponatoski (pass failed)
E– Safety
E– Walpole 17 pass from Estep (Re kick)
M– FG Mallabar 30
Records: E 7-0 (3-0 GCL-S), M 5-2 (2-1 GCL-S).
Cincinnati high school football Week 7 scoreboard
All contests are sorted by the home team’s conference unless an area school is playing a team from outside Greater Cincinnati. Check back periodically or refresh for updates.
Greater Catholic League South
Elder 24, Moeller 16 – FINAL
La Salle 22, Indianapolis Roncalli 14 – FINAL
St. Xavier 17, Louisville Trinity 14 – FINAL
Greater Miami Conference
Lakota West 48, Colerain 9 – FINAL
Fairfield 14, Mason 13 – FINAL (OT)
Middletown 27, Lakota East 6 – FINAL
Princeton 28, Hamilton 16 – FINAL
Oak Hills 48, Sycamore 10 – FINAL
Cincinnati Hills League
Mariemont 23, Deer Park 21 – FINAL
Indian Hill 48, Finneytown 0 – FINAL
Taylor 35, Reading 28 – FINAL
Wyoming 42, Madeira 14 – FINAL
Eastern Cincinnati Conference
Walnut Hills 34, West Clermont 21 – FINAL
Kings 21, Little Miami 14 – FINAL
Lebanon 37, Milford 21 – FINAL
Anderson 58, Turpin 16 – FINAL
Winton Woods 19, Loveland 10 – FINAL
Southwest Ohio Conference
Harrison 51, Mount Healthy 13 – FINAL
Talawanda 35, Northwest 3 – FINAL
Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference
Shroder 36, Clark Montessori 26 – FINAL (Thursday)
Taft 41, Hughes 0 – FINAL
Cincinnati College Prep 44, Dayton Christian 7 – FINAL
St. Bernard-Elmwood Place 42, Gamble Montessori 0 – FINAL
Withrow 80, Woodward 0 – FINAL (Saturday)
Aiken 42, Western Hills 14 – FINAL (Saturday)
Greater Catholic League Coed
Badin 41, Fenwick 13 – FINAL
McNicholas 34, Chaminade Julienne 12 – FINAL
Miami Valley Conference
Belmont 38, Lockland 6 – FINAL (Thursday)
CHCA 41, Meadowdale 12 – FINAL
Cinicnnati Country Day 49, Miami Valley Christian 6 – FINAL
Purcell Marian 49, New Miami 8 – FINAL
Summit Country Day 44, North College Hill 14 – FINAL
Norwood 32, Fayetteville-Perry 24 – FINAL
Williamsburg 27, Roger Bacon 13 – FINAL
Southern Buckeye Conference
Blanchester 36, Clermont Northeastern 6 – FINAL (Thursday)
Bethel-Tate 47, East Clinton 13 – FINAL
New Richmond 41, Goshen 35 – FINAL
Western Brown 28, Batavia 14 – FINAL
Clinton-Massie 38, Wilmington 7 – FINAL
Southwestern Buckeye League
Edgewood 20, Ross 14 – FINAL
Monroe 19, Eaton 0 – FINAL
Valley View 47, Middletown Madison 0 – FINAL
Carlisle 35, Waynesville 14 – FINAL
Greater Western Ohio Conference
Springboro 13, Beavercreek 6 – FINAL
Elder beats Moeller 24-16, wins first solo GCL South crown since 2008
WATCH: Elder extends lead to 24-13 over Moeller
Middletown takes 14-6 lead over Lakota East in third quarter
A week after dropping its first game of the season, Middletown has found itself in a defensive battle against Lakota East. Up 7-6 in the third quarter, the Middies added on with a Demetrian James touchdown run, going up 14-6.
Taft shuts out Hughes 41-0 to improve to 7-0
The Taft Senators are 7-0 for the year after a 41-0 shutout win over Hughes. It is the fourth-straight shutout win and fifth of the season for Taft. The Senators are outscoring opponents 326-34 this season.
WATCH: Badin takes a 41-0 lead over Fenwick before halftime
Elder has 15-13 halftime lead over Moeller
In the GCL South championship game, Elder goes into the break at The Pit with a 15-13 lead. Elder took a 15-7 lead with 1:03 left in the half after a safety and touchdown pass. Moeller responded in one play with a 58-yard score to cut the lead to two points.
Wyoming has 28-7 halftime lead over first-place Madeira
Madeira and Indian Hill share first place in the CHL with 3-0 conference marks, but Wyoming has a 28-7 halftime lead over the Mustangs. Wyoming (5-1, 2-1 CHL with a loss to Indian Hill) is tied for third in the conference with Deer Park.
Walnut Hills leads West Clermont 20-0 at halftime
The Walnut Hills Eagles are in position to be the latest team to snap a long streak. Walnut Hills leads West Clermont 20-0 at halftime and could win its first ECC game since September 2021, ending a 38-game losing streak against conference opponents.
WATCH: Moeller scores on opening drive at Elder
Moeller takes 7-0 lead over Elder on opening drive
The Moeller Crusaders went on a 13-play drive to open the night, ending with a Matt Ponatoski to Cooper McCutchan touchdown and a 7-0 Moeller lead at Elder.
Connelly: Lakota West’s Kofi Adubofuor eyes OHSAA history after 56-yard field goal
Enquirer reporter Brendan Connelly featured Lakota West kicker Kofi Adubofuor after the standout made a 56-yard field goal in last week’s victory over Middletown. His next goal? Attempting a 60-plus-yard field goal in a game.
Looking for live updates in Northern Kentucky?
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Cincinnati high school football power rankings in Week 7
Who are the top teams across all three parts of the tri-state? Check out the Greater Cincinnati top 10 power rankings for Week 7, putting together the top teams in the area regardless of division or state.
Enquirer writers pick winners in top Week 7 games
Preps reporters from The Enquirer wrote previews and gave predictions for the top 10 games in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana.
Check the story for those predictions and previews, including Mason at Fairfield, Summit Country Day at North College Hill and Williamsburg at Roger Bacon.
Ohio high school football Super 25 Week 7 rankings
A panel of USA Today Network Ohio sportswriters votes each week on the Super 25 high school football poll. The poll ranks the top 25 teams in Ohio, regardless of division.
Five local teams were voted into the top 25, including Moeller at the No. 1 spot and Anderson also in the top four. Elder cracked the top 10 as well.
Check out the top 25 poll for Week 7 to see the other local teams listed and the other top programs around the state.
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