The first Friday night of the 2025 high school football season has come to a close in Greater Cincinnati.
St. Xavier topped Lakota West in a defensive battle and Badin took back control over the rivalry with Hamilton. Want to see stats and updates from these games and more? Read below for box score updates and final scores. Below the scoreboard you can find pre and postgame updates from the Friday night action. Be sure to check back as this file will also be updated with Saturday football scores at the conclusion of the day.
Friday, Aug. 22
Mariemont 30, Clermont Northeastern 6
Max Duckwall scored three touchdowns in the first half and Jack Simpson grabbed a touchdown in the endzone as Mariemont cruised to a 27-0 halftime lead, eventually beating the Rockets of Clermont Northeastern 30-6.
Duckwall ran 18 times for 118 yards and two scores and also caught a 10-yard pass for a third touchdown. The Mariemont defense held the Rockets scoreless until the final quarter when Brady Schmidt hauled in a 97-yard pass from Isaiah Bruhner.
Clermont Northeastern – 0 0 0 6 – 6
Mariemont – 14 13 3 0 – 30
M– Duckwall 22 run (Shteiwi kick)
M– Duckwall 5 run (Shteiwi kick)
M– Duckwall 10 pass from Maier (Shteiwi kick)
M– Simpson 0 fumble return (kick failed)
M– FG Barr 33
CNE– Schmidt 97 pass from Bruhner (kick failed)
Records: M 1-0, CNE 0-1.
Wyoming 24, Ross 21
A regular season winning streak doesn’t just disappear when playing the Wyoming Cowboys. After having their record 73-game regular season streak snapped in 2023, the Cowboys started anew and entered last night on an 11-game heater. Ross nearly wiped that clean.
Two touchdowns from Lucas Kunkel and a third from Carter Gipson had the Ross Rams leading Wyoming 21-7 in the fourth quarter. In the final 9:30 of the game, Wyoming shifted back into form.
Jackson Hamilton scored on a one-yard run with 9:30 left to make it a one-score game. Ross followed up two minutes later with a fumbled punt which Cameron Maupin recovered for a touchdown and a 21-21 game. The game winner came with just eight ticks left on the clock when freshman kicker C.J. Woodside drilled a 34-yard field goal for the 24-21 comeback win.
Wyoming quarterback David Dupee was 12-for-25 for 187 yards and a pick through the air, but ran for 43 yards and a score. Hamilton had 40 yards with his touchdown. Ross had 228 yards on the ground, including 134 from Gipson who also had 53 passing yards on Ross’ only completion of the night. Kunkel had 96 yards with two touchdowns.
Wyoming – 0 7 0 17 – 24
Ross – 7 7 7 0 – 21
R– Kunkel 1 run (Sparks kick)
R– Kunkel 1 run (Sparks kick)
W– Dupee 5 run (Woodside kick)
R– Gipson 1 run (Sparks kick)
W– Hamilton 1 run (Woodside kick)
W– Maupin 3 fumble return (Woodside kick)
W– FG Woodside 34
Records: W 1-0, R 0-1.
Springboro 21, Mason 7
Springboro took a 21-0 lead into halftime and held strong in the second half to take a road victory back from the Comets.
Senior running back Mattias Brunicardi scored twice in the first half, part of a 178-yard rushing night on 22 carries. Panthers quarterback Max Miller was excellent through the air as well, passing 14-for-20 for 143 yards, a touchdown to Drew Balogh, and an interception.
Five different Panthers had sacks, which helped limit Princeton transfer and Mason quarterback De’Angelo Birch to a 6-for-19 night for 44 yards. Birch did lead the Comets in rushing with 37 yards. For the Comets on defense, Alec Cilley forced and recovered a fumble while Emerson Beyke had an interception.
Springboro – 7 14 0 0 – 21
Mason – 0 0 7 0 – 7
S– Brunicardi 20 run (Greenberg kick)
S– Balogh 37 pass from Miller (Greenberg kick)
S– Brunicardi 9 run (Greenberg kick)
M– Birdsong 1 run (Gogul kick)
Records: S 1-0, M 0-1.
Indian Hill 30, Roger Bacon 7
It seemed early that Indian Hill and Roger Bacon would be in for a close game. The teams were scoreless after a quarter and Indian Hill led just 3-0 until the final 90 seconds of the first half.
With 1:28 left in the second quarter, Jaxson Frye intercepted Roger Bacon quarterback Bubba Smart and returned the pick 41 yards for a touchdown. Up 10-0 and coming back for the second half, Indian Hill scored 17 points in the third quarter on a Drew Seinen field goal and two Devlan Daniel runs for a 27-0 lead.
The junior Daniel was just 5-for-9 through the air for 44 yards and an interception, but found his legs and scored twice with 111 rushing yards. For Roger Bacon, Smart was 12-for-24 for 119 yards, two interceptions and a fourth quarter touchdown to Da’vion Gipson. Ja’mere Mitchell led Roger Bacon with 86 yards on the ground.
Roger Bacon – 0 0 0 7 – 7
Indian Hill – 0 10 17 3 – 30
IH– FG Seinen 16
IH– Frye 41 INT return (Seinen kick)
IH– FG Seinen 35
IH– Daniel 13 run (Seinen kick)
IH– Daniel 16 run (Seinen kick)
RB– Gipson 8 pass from Smart
IH– FG Seinen 35
Records: IH 1-0, RB 0-1.
Kings 44, Sycamore 7
Kings hit the road to Sycamore and dominated on both sides of the ball, scoring six touchdowns in the first half while not allowing a score until the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
Kings quarterback Grant Nurre was nearly flawless, going 10-for-11 through the air for 206 yards and two long touchdowns to Jaxon Frisk while rushing for two more touchdowns. Max Lockwood and Oliver Young were nearly step-for-step, each scoring once while combined for 112 yards (60 for Lockwood, 52 for Young).
Thomas Suggs led Sycamore and had the only score for the Aviators. The senior running back had 86 of the team’s 97 rushing yards.
Kings – 14 28 2 0 – 44
Sycamore – 0 0 0 7 – 7
K– Lockwood 3 run (Magrino kick)
K– Nurre 3 run (Magrino kick)
K– Nurre 8 run (Magrino kick)
K– Frisk 44 pass from Nurre (Magrino kick)
K– Young 33 run (Magrino kick)
K– Frisk 46 pass from Nurre (Magrino kick)
K– Safety
S– Suggs 11 run (Bonn kick)
Records: K 1-0, S 0-1.
Wayne 31, Fairfield 24
Fairfield had a fourth-quarter comeback in its hand, but the Indians couldn’t hold off Wayne in the final five minutes of a slugfest.
Fairfield trailed 23-10 in the beginning of the fourth quarter, but quickly cut Wayne’s lead to 23-17 with a Mason Thomas touchdown. Almost five minutes later, Fairfield took a 24-23 lead on a 35-yard run by Corrious Booker. The Indians needed to hold off Wayne, but quickly gave way again. Wayne took a 31-24 lead with 3:49 left in the game when Kye Graham connected with James Dyer IV from 39-yards out. Fairfield failed to score again and couldn’t complete the comeback win.
Fairfield outgained Wayne 340-329 and had over 30 minutes of possession. Dominic Back was 16-for-30 passing for 159 yards and a touchdown. His counterpart Kye Graham was 14-for-26 with 229 yards and two scores. Graham also had a 76-yard touchdown pass just minutes after Wayne had scored on a 97-yard kickoff return.
Fairfield – 7 0 3 14 – 24
Wayne – 0 3 13 15 – 31
F– Back 3 run (Gagen kick)
W– FG Heinrich 35
W– Averette-Brown 97 kick return (kick failed)
W– Sroufe 76 pass from Graham (Heinrich kick)
F– FG Gagen 25
W– Thompson 46 run (Heinrich kick)
F– Thomas 21 pass from Back (Gagen kick)
F– Booker 35 run (Gagen kick)
W– Dyer IV 39 pass from Graham (Thompson pass)
Records: W 1-0, F 0-1.
St. Xavier 14, Lakota West 7
Another low-scoring affair went the way of the St. Xavier Bombers who sent visiting Lakota West away with a 14-7 defeat.
Cam Taylor caught two passes all night from senior quarterback Jackson Frey, both resulting in the only St. Xavier scores of the game. Frey, who was 9-for-17 for 126 yards, hit Taylor from 31 yards for the game’s first score. Tied 7-7 in the final minute of the third quarter, Taylor hauled in a 16-yarder that would prove to be the game winner.
Lakota West sent the game to halftime with a 7-7 stalemate after Jackson Smith found Tyson Davis on a 12-yard pass with 3:58 left in the second quarter. The Firebirds won the possession game, holding onto the ball for nearly 33 minutes to St.Xavier’s 24, but the Bombers chewed up the final minutes of the clock in the fourth quarter.
The big names on defense did their jobs as Illinois commit Cam Thomas led the Firebirds with nine tackles, including three for a loss and a sack. Northwestern commit Brayden Reilly had an interception and seven tackles while Notre Dame commit Kobe Clapper had nine tackles (two for a loss).
Lakota West – 0 7 0 0 – 7
St. Xavier – 7 0 7 0 – 14
SX– Taylor 31 pass from Frey (Davidson kick)
LW– Davis 12 pass from Smith (Adubofuor kick)
SX– Taylor 16 pass from Frey (Davidson kick)
Records: SX 1-0, LW 0-1.
West Clermont 40, Mount Healthy 9
West Clermont came out of the offseason firing on offense, scoring two touchdowns in each of the first three quarters in the season-opening 40-9 victory over Mount Healthy.
Landon Young rushed 20 times for 179 yards, scoring four touchdowns. Caleb Abshire had a touchdown and 64 yards of his own for the Wolves.
The defense by the Wolves limited Mount Healthy to 144 yards of offense. Cailou Robinson and Matt Chambers each had a pair of sacks against the Owls. Mount Healthy’s only offensive score came on a run by quarterback K.J. Jones.
Mount Healthy – 0 7 0 2 – 9
West Clermont – 13 14 13 0 – 40
WC– Young 4 run (Pack kick)
WC– Young 6 run (kick failed)
WC– York 0 fumble return (Pack kick)
WC– Young 15 run (Pack kick)
MH– Jones 4 run (kick)
WC– Young 38 run (kick failed)
WC– Abshire 2 run (Pack kick)
MH– Safety
Records: WC 1-0, MH 0-1.
Elder 34, Mt. Zion Prep (MD) 0
Junior running back Andrew Tallon scored three touchdowns to put Elder on top of Mt. Zion Prep 34-0 before halftime. The Panther defense allowed a total of -4 yards (23 passing, -27 rushing) as the out-of-towners managed just a single first down all night.
Elder quarterback Kaden Estep was 5-for-9 passing for 37 yards and a touchdown while rushing 67 yards and another score on a lowkey night where he sat most of the second half. Tallon rushed eight times for 31 yards and three touchdowns of three or fewer yards each time.
Ben Ruoff and Jared Lammers had interceptions for Elder and Virginia commit Derek Uran had four tackles, three for a loss and 1.5 of the team’s four sacks.
Elder will face a step up in competition next week when the Covington Catholic Colonels come across the river to visit The Pit.
Mt. Zion Prep – 0 0 0 0 – 0
Elder – 14 20 0 0 – 34
E– Estep 20 run (Re kick)
E– Wauligman 8 pass from Estep (Re kick)
E– Tallon 3 run (kick failed)
E– Tallon 1 run (Homan kick)
E– Tallon 2 run (Re kick)
Records: E 1-0, MZP 0-1.
Cincinnati high school football Week 1 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 34, Mt. Zion Prep (MD) 0 – FINAL
La Salle 42, Colerain 0 – FINAL
St. Xavier 14, Lakota West 7 – FINAL
Princeton at Moeller (Saturday)
Greater Miami Conference
Lakota East 35, Centerville 20 – FINAL
Badin 38, Hamilton 20 – FINAL
Springboro 21, Mason 7 – FINAL
Middletown 28, Troy 20 – FINAL
Kings 44, Sycamore 7 – FINAL
Wayne 31, Fairfield 24 – FINAL
Cincinnati Hills League
Deer Park 41, Belmont 32 – FINAL
Indian Hill 30, Roger Bacon 7 – FINAL
Batavia 42, Madeira 14 – FINAL
Mariemont 33, Clermont Northeastern 6 – FINAL
Williamsburg 28, Reading 7 – FINAL
Eastern Cincinnati Conference
Anderson 52, Cooper 10 – FINAL
Harrison 34, Loveland 14 – FINAL
Lebanon 20, Northmont 5 – FINAL
McNicholas 34, Turpin 28 – FINAL
West Clermont 42, Mount Healthy 7 – FINAL
Winton Woods 21, Springfield 14 – FINAL
Jackson 21, Little Miami 14 – FINAL (Saturday)
Southwest Ohio Conference
Talawanda 51, Taylor 21 – FINAL
Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference
Hughes 20, Dunbar 0 – FINAL (Thursday)
Shroder 33, Norwood 18 – FINAL (Thursday)
Withrow 35, Milford 0 – FINAL
Africentric 72, Woodward 0 – FINAL
Cedarville 16, Cincinnati College Prep 12 – FINAL
Taft 37, Jeffersonville 0 – FINAL
Walnut Hills 27, Western Hills 24 – FINAL
Gamble Montessori 28, New Miami 0 – FINAL (Saturday)
Aiken 40, Clark Montessori 0 – FINAL (Saturday)
Miami Valley Conference
CHCA 24, Fenwick 7 – FINAL
Cincinnati Country Day 7, Summit Country Day 6 – FINAL
Finneytown 21, Lockland 0 – FINAL
Grove City Christian 40, Miami Valley Christian 0 – FINAL
Purcell Marian 40, Thurgood Marshall 0 – FINAL
North College Hill 32, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place 20 – FINAL
Southern Buckeye Conference
New Richmond 53, Bethel-Tate 34 – FINAL
Clinton-Massie 35, Waynesville 13 – FINAL
Greeneview 40, Blanchester 6 – FINAL
Hillsboro 34, Western Brown 22 – FINAL
Huntington 50, East Clinton 6 – FINAL
Wilmington 14, Northwest 10 – FINAL
Southwestern Buckeye League
Oak Hills 21, Edgewood 20 – FINAL
Preble Shawnee 35, Middletown Madison 18 – FINAL
Goshen 34, Monroe 14 – FINAL
Wyoming 24, Ross 21 – FINAL
Anderson beats Cooper 52-10
Anderson reached the 50-point mark six times last season, including the first three weeks. The 2025 edition of the Raptors have started in the same fashion, beating Cooper 52-10 in the anticipated matchup.
Wyoming caps comeback with game-winning field goal against Ross
Down 14-0 in the first half, Wyoming completed a comeback win over Ross, taking down the Rams 24-21 on a C.J. Woodside field goal with eight seconds left.
St. Xavier beats Lakota West 14-7
After a defensive battle, two touchdowns from Jackson Frey to Cameron Taylor were the difference for the Bombers.
Hamilton cuts Badin’s lead to 24-20 in third quarter
The Battle of Hamilton is led by Badin in the third quarter, but the Big Blue just cut the Badin lead to 24-20 on a Jayden McClain touchdown.
Elder allows -4 yards in shutout win over Mt. Zion Prep
Elder welcomed Mt. Zion Prep from Maryland to The Pit for the opening game of the season. The Panthers won a 34-0 shutout, allowing a total of -4 yards (23 passing, -27 rushing) in the game.
Anderson pulling away from Cooper in second half
It doesn’t seem like Anderson’s offense has missed a beat between seasons. The Raptors are leading Cooper 32-3 in the third quarter after another touchdown from Jordan Davis.
St. Xavier takes lead over Lakota West just before final quarter
St. Xavier quarterback Jackson Frey hit Cameron Taylor on a 16-yard pass for their second touchdown of the game. Bombers lead 14-7 with a minute left in the third quarter.
Ross leads Wyoming 21-7 in second half
Up 14-7 at the break, Ross intercepted a Wyoming pass to begin the half and needed just two plays to score on their own. Rams lead Wyoming 21-7. Wyoming has won 11-straight regular season contests.
Lakota West and St. Xavier are tied at halftime. Watch the Firebirds tie the game with a pass from Jackson Smith to Tyson Davis
Summit leads in the Country Day battle
At halftime, Summit Country Day holds a slim 6-0 lead over Cincinnati Country Day. Cincinnati Country Day has won the last two meetings by a combined score of 95-27.
Ryder Hooks has Lakota East over Centerville 12-7
Lakota East running back Ryder Hooks has scored twice for the Thunderhawks, including a 57-yard run for the second touchdown, to put his team up 12-7 over Centerville.
Oak Hills linebacker Max Rhodes sets school record
Oak Hills senior linebacker Max Rhodes broke the Highlander program record against Edgewood, recording the 323rd tackle of his career.
Anderson leads Cooper in battle of state champion contenders
Anderson and Cooper are both popular choices to win state championships in Ohio and Kentucky. Anderson took an 8-0 lead over the Kentucky visitors in the first quarter on a one-yard run.
St. Xavier gets on the board to end first quarter
With seven ticks left on the clock in the first quarter, St. Xavier’s Jackson Frey hit Cameron Taylor on a 31-yard pass for the first score of the game and the season. Bombers lead Lakota West 7-0.
Defensive battle at St. Xavier
The first nine minutes of the highly anticipated Lakota West-St. Xavier meeting has been a defensive struggle so far. Both teams have punted on their first two possessions and the game is scoreless.
La Salle takes early lead over Colerain
La Salle quarterback Avier Carter ran into the endzone to put the Lancers up 7-0 over Colerain with 10:23 left in the first quarter.
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Looking for live scores and updates for games in Northern Kentucky and Indiana? Check here periodically for all the Week 1 updates in Kentucky.
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Schools like Colerain, Holmes, Loveland and Conner have new head football coaches entering the 2025 season. See who those schools and more will have new voices calling plays over the headsets.
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Enquirer writers pick winners in the top Week 1 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 East Central at Lawrenceburg, Cooper at Anderson and Lakota West at St. Xavier.
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Ohio high school football Super 25 preseason rankings
The USA Today Network Ohio High School Football Super 25 poll is voted on by a panel of sports writers and editors from across Ohio. The poll ranks the top 25 teams in Ohio, regardless of division.
Moeller took the top spot in the preseason voting with Anderson and St. Xavier also showing up in the top five. Overall, seven local teams were voted into the rankings.
Take a look at the preseason top 25 rankings to see where other locals finished and the other teams to know throughout the state.
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