The high school was welcomed back with Elder’s win at Withrow on Thursday, but that single game was just a taste of a full menu of over 60 more games in the area on Friday and Saturday in the first week of the season.
In Week 1 of the high school football season, the rest of the Greater Catholic League-South travels to the Greater Miami Conference, which also features the reignited rivalry between Moeller and Princeton. In Indiana, East Central and Lawrenceburg face off for their annual duel, while Covington Catholic and Ryle face off in Northern Kentucky.
The road to the championships begins in Week 1, and the slate of games is sure to pave the way for another exciting high school football season.
Follow this blog for live scores and match updates until the final whistle.
Sam Wiles scored on a 4-yard touchdown run for Lakota West to tie the Lakota West-St. Xavier game at 7-7. Nathan Verax found Landon Lorms in the back corner of the end zone and Lorms made a spectacular catch to tie the Ryle-Covington Catholic game at 7-7.
St. Xavier took an early lead over Lakota West. The Bombers blocked a punt and Ja’Kobe Clapper returned the ball 26 yards to the Firebirds’ 8-yard line. One play later, Chase Herbstreit ran the ball in for an 8-yard touchdown. A converted PAT put the Bombers up 7-0.
Covington Catholic scored the first touchdown on a 14-yard touchdown run by quarterback Cash Harney. The PAT made it through the updates and put the Colonels up 7-0.
Princeton took an early lead with a 7-yard touchdown run by quarterback De’Angelo Birch against Moeller, increasing the lead to 7-0.
Fifteen real-time minutes into Week 1, both St. X vs. Lakota West and Ryle vs. Covington Catholic are scoreless. The Bombers and Firebirds traded punts early on, and a long Ryle gain was wiped out by an illegal man-positioning penalty.
This afternoon it was announced that the 5,000-seat Pat Mancuso Field was sold out for perhaps the biggest game on the schedule tonight between Moeller and Princeton.
Live Updates: Cincinnati High School Football Week 1 Results
All contests will be sorted by home team conference unless an area school is playing a team outside of Greater Cincinnati. Check back often or refresh the page for updates.
Conference in the Greater Miami Area
Fairfield 7, Wayne 3 – Q2
Gahanna Lincoln 7, Mason 0 – Q2
Centerville 14, Lakota East 7 – Q2
St. Xavier 7, Lakota West 7 – Q2
Oak Hills 14, Turpin 7 – Q2
Princeton 7, Moeller 0 – Q1
Middletown 7, Troy 3 – Q2
La Salle 0, Colerain 0 – Q2
Cincinnati Hills League
Deer Park 20, Belmont 0 – Q1
Oakwood 7, Mariemont 0 – Q2
Talawanda 0, Taylor 0 – Q1
Ross 0, Wyoming 0 – Q1
Eastern Cincinnati Conference
Sycamore 0, Kings 0 – Q2
South Oldham 0, Anderson 0 – Q1
Lebanon 7, New Albany 0 – Q1
Milford 14, Edgewood 3 – Q2
Winton Woods 9, Springfield 0 – Q1
Walnut Hills 2, Western Hills 0 – Q2
Southwest Ohio Conference
Harrison 14, Loveland 7 – Q1
West Clermont 0, Mount Healthy 0 – Q1
Wilmington 7, Northwest 0 – Q2
Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference
Reading 7, Woodward 0 – Q1
Dunbar 0, Hughes 0 – Q1
Taft 7, Pleasure Ridge Park 0 – Q1
Larger Catholic League – mixed
Franklin 7, Fenwick 0 – Q2
McNicholas 0, Steubenville 0 – Q1
Hamilton in Badin (Saturday)
Miami Valley Conference
Ludlow 0, Lockland 0 – Q1
Roger Bacon 10, Indian Hill 7 – Q2
Gamble Montessori 0, New Miami 0 – Q1
Shroder 6, Norwood 0 – Q1
CHCA 7, Columbus Academy 0 – Q2
North College Hill 0, Delphos Jefferson 0 – Q1
Miami Valley Christian 0, Grove City Christian 0 – Q1
Cincinnati Country Day 14, Summit Country Day 0 – Q1
Cincinnati College Prep at Clark Montessori (Saturday)
Dayton Christian at St. Bernard-Elmwood Place (Saturday)
Southern Buckeye Conference
Madeira 13, Batavia 0 – Q2
Finneytown 0, Clermont Northeastern 0 – Q1
Purcell Marian 0, Williamsburg 0 – Q1
Huntington 0, East Clinton 0 – Q1
Monroe 7, Goshen 0 – Q2
New Richmond 21, Bethel-Tate 0 – Q1
Hillsboro 0, Western Brown 0 – Q1
Southwest Buckeye League
Clinton-Massie 7, Waynesville 7 – Q1
Greater Western Ohio Conference
Springboro 10, Little Miami 0 – Q1
Northern Kentucky High School Football Team Results Week 1
Bardstown 0, Cooper 0 – Q1
Bishop Brossart 0, Walton-Verona 0 – Q1
Boone County 0, Holmes 0 – Q1
Campbell County 0, Scott 0 – Q1
Conner 0, Paul Laurence Dunbar 0 – Q1
Covington Catholic 7, Ryle 0 – Q2
Gallatin County 0, Dayton 0 – Q1
Holy Cross 0, Sayre 0 – Q1
Lexington Catholic 0, Highlands 0 – Q1
Newport Central Catholic 15, Lloyd Memorial 0 – Q2
Newport 0, Carroll County 0 – Q1
Pulaski County 21, Beechwood 21 – Q3
Simon Kenton 14, Dixie Heights 7 – Q2
Bellevue at Eminence (Saturday)
Waggener vs. Grant County (Saturday)
Indiana
Lawrenceburg 0, East Central 0 – Q1
Jennings County 0, South Dearborn 0 – Q1
Ohio High School Football Super 25 Poll Premieres
The USA Today Network conducted its first Ohio High School Football Super 25 poll this season, with voters from across Ohio choosing their top 25 teams, ranked regardless of division.
Lakewood St. Edward finished first in the preseason Super 25 poll, with Massillon Washington a close second. Moeller leads the Cincinnati region with a top-five ranking.
Check out the Ohio High School Football Super 25 poll to see the rest of the rankings and where teams like Anderson, St. Xavier and Lakota West land.
Who entered the high school transfer portal in 2024?
It’s not just your favorite college football team that’s dealing with arrivals and departures. A number of the best high school talent in the Greater Cincinnati area will be playing for new teams in 2024.
Check out the 10 most notable transfers in Greater Cincinnati, including Central Michigan-committed Jayel Harris, who is transferring from Purcell Marian to Withrow, and Division I recruit Derrick Singletary, who is transferring from Fenwick to Middletown, as well as other out-of-state transfers also coming to Cincinnati.
Check out the ultimate guide to Greater Cincinnati football in 2024.
Want to know how to buy tickets to games? How about streaming top games and college recruits? Want top 10 rankings and conference or class previews? If so, be sure to check out the Enquirer’s ultimate guide to high school football 2024.
It’s a one-stop shop for all preseason previews and stories leading up to opening week. It has every recruiting story, every conference preview, even national polls and more, all linked and sorted so you can find information quickly.
In high school football, every week is rivalry week.
Yes, even the first week of high school football can produce major, historic rivalries.
The King of the Block is renewed for the regular season and will face old rivals Moeller and Princeton after a 16-year hiatus. In the Miami Valley Conference, Cincinnati Country Day and Summit Country Day will meet in the Country Day Cup. The Cincinnati Country Day Nighthawks were victorious in last year’s meeting.
Week 1 also features a battle of potential state tournament teams. The Battle for the Paddle sees Waynesville travel to Clinton-Massie, a year after Clinton-Massie won the rivalry 38-8 before both teams made the postseason.
You can also learn about other upcoming rivalry games and the history of some classic neighborhood games that are no longer played every season.
Who did the Enquirer writers pick to win the top games of the first week?
As kickoff for the first Friday of the 2024 high school football season approaches, take the time to look at the week’s top games and see who the Enquirer writers predict will win each game. All five writers started the season 1-0 after Elder’s win at Withrow.
For previews and predictions for other games like Sycamore at Kings, St. Xavier at Lakota West, Moeller at Princeton, Simon Kenton at Dixie Heights and more, check out the Opening Weekend Predictions file.
Elder opens the season with a 28-6 win at Withrow on Thursday
Although Elder is led by second-year quarterback Kaden Estep, it is the older players who bleed purple and provide the winning culture that Elder displays each season.
Withrow took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter on a 92-yard touchdown run by Quinton Simmons, but responded with a touchdown in each quarter to win 28-6. Senior Maddox Arnold scored two points, while senior Christopher Paff caught two balls from Estep for points.
Next week, Elder has its first of seven home games, hosting West Catholic of Michigan. Withrow will be looking for his first win at Alter.
Two short notes
- Moeller announced that the Princeton-Moeller game was sold out and no more tickets would be sold at the box office.
- Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Aiken High School football team is looking for a team for a game on Saturday, August 24th at 4:00 p.m.
Watch football games in Southwest Ohio this season
Watch Kentucky football games this season
Watch Indiana football games this season
Watch OHSAA football games on the NFHS Network
A production of the National Federation of State High School Associations and PlayOn! Sports, the NFHS Network offers schools the ability to stream and broadcast sporting events without having a full broadcast staff.
The Greater Cincinnati area’s Week 1 schedule is packed to open the season, with many games worth watching. In Ohio, schools such as Anderson, Blanchester, Clermont Northeastern, Colerain, Fairfield, Hamilton, Indian Hill, Lakota East, Lakota West, Lockland, Monroe, Northwest, Oak Hills, Waynesville and Western Brown have added home broadcasts to their schedules.
We occasionally recommend products and services of interest. If you make a purchase through one of the links, we may receive an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this does not influence our reporting.
