Week 5 is here and the Ohio high school football season has already reached its mid-point.
To finish the first half of the season, Moeller visits St. Xavier for a sold out Greater Catholic League South opener, Lakota West heads to Middletown to face the Greater Miami Conference‘s only undefeated team and 4-0 Harrison goes on a trip to try and avenge last year’s 21-14 loss to Clinton-Massie.
As those games begin and the teams hit the field, here is your one-stop for live scoring updates, top stories, videos and more from high school football games in Cincinnati.
Roger Bacon hit the road and handed New Richmond its first loss of the season. Tied 7-7 at halftime, New Richmond struck first in the second half, but Roger Bacon followed with three-straight touchdowns, capped by a 37-yard interception return by Vince Guyer. New Richmond quarterback Colton Abner connected with Cohen Manning again with 2:40 left, but the Spartans held on for the victory. Abner completed 20 of his 41 passes for 181 yards and two scores, but was intercepted four times. Guyer had two interceptions on defense. Roger Bacon quarterback Bubba Smart was intercepted twice himself as the teams combined for nine turnovers. Along with his interceptions, Guyer caught six passes for 138 yards and a touchdown.
Roger Bacon – 7 0 14 7 – 28
New Richmond – 7 0 6 7 – 20
NR– Manning 34 pass from Abner (Waldman kick)
RB– Eubanks 21 pass from Smart (Auer kick)
NR– Wolf 2 run (kick failed)
RB– Guyer 68 pass from Smart (Auer kick)
RB– Johnson 5 pass from Smart (Auer kick)
RB– Guyer 37 INT return (Auer kick)
NR– Manning 24 pass from Abner (Waldman kick)
Records: RB 2-3, NR 4-1.
Undefeated Carroll visited winless Talawanda where the Brave pulled out a 35-12 victory for win No. 1 in 2024. Carroll scored twice in the second quarter to pull within 21-12, but Talawanda ran away with a pair of passing scores in the fourth quarter. Cale Leitch was nearly flawless, passing 18-19 for 230 yards and three touchdowns while also scoring on a rush. Lance Cantrell ran 28 times for 116 yards and a score. Ryan Wright led the receivers with six receptions for 133 yards and a pair of tochdowns.
Carroll – 0 12 0 0 – 12
Talawanda – 14 7 0 14 – 35
T– Leitch 1 run (Warholak kick)
T– Wright 12 pass from Leitch (Warholak kick)
C– Crawford 2 run (pass failed)
T– Cantrell 4 run (Warholak kick)
C– McGeady 15 pass from Holzinger (pass failed)
T– Wright 56 pass from Leitch (Warholak kick)
T– Morris-Williams 9 pass from Leitch (Warholak kick)
Records: T 1-4, C 4-1.
Midway through the regular season and Anderson is still taking care of business like it has since Week 1. In five games, Anderson has averaged 49.8 points scored while allowing just four points per game. The Raptors amassed 459 yards on offense against Kings. Quarterback Justice Burnam was 24-37 for 321 yards, three touchdowns and an interception through the air while gaining 81 yards and two more touchdowns on the ground. Trace Jallick and Caden Piening each caught a touchdown and had over 100 receiving yards.
Kings – 0 0 0 0 – 0
Anderson – 7 14 13 7 – 41
A– Burnam 22 run (Callahan kick)
A– Piening 31 pass from Burnam (pass failed)
A– McClanahan 6 pass from Burnam (Turner run)
A– Burnam 19 run (run failed)
A– Jallick 33 pass from Burnam (Callahan kick)
A– Turner 1 run (Callahan kick)
Records: A 5-0 (4-0 ECC), K 3-2 (2-2 ECC).
Daniel Wallace rushed for two touchdowns while Luke Faler rushed for another to lead Lebanon over Little Miami. Wallace rushed nine time for 81 yards, finding the endzone twice. Quarterback Faler had 33 rushing yards while also going 20-31 for 187 yards through the air. Jack Sako and Hunter Davis each intercepted passes as Lebanon held Little Miami scoreless until Camden Fox ended the shutout in the final quarter.
Little Miami – 0 0 0 7 – 7
Lebanon – 14 3 8 0 – 25
Leb– Faler 1 run (Lane kick)
Leb– Wallace 9 run (Lane kick)
Leb– FG Lane 32
Leb– Safety
Leb– Wallace 2 run (pass failed)
LM– Fox 17 run (Hoffman kick)
Records: Leb 3-2 (2-2 ECC), LM 1-4 (1-3 ECC).
Princeton took full control of the GMC standings with a blowout of Mason while Middletown fell to Lakota West. Princeton scored 30-straight points before Mason got on the board in the fourth quarter on a fumble recovery in the endzone. While Princeton quarterback Deangelo Birch was picked off twice, he was still 16-19 passing for 253 yards and a touchdown. Eight different Vikings caught passes with Teryntino Brown-Freeman catching a touchdown.
Mason – 0 0 0 7 – 7
Princeton – 7 17 6 0 – 30
P– Hunter 9 run (Kimble kick)
P– Williams 0 fumble return (Kimble kick)
P– Brown-Freeman 28 pass from Birch (Kimble kick)
P– FG Kimble 42
P– Hambrick 2 run (kick failed)
M– Dowers 0 fumble return (Gogul kick)
Records: P 4-1 (4-0 GMC), M 1-4 (1-3 GMC).
Year two of the Jon and Jamison Kitna run at Lakota East continues to be a success. Jamison, the senior quarterback, was 18-27 for 299 yards and five touchdowns with a pick. Both the touchdowns and yardage are highs for Kitna with the Thunderhawks. Five Thunderhawks caught passes of 21 or more yards, including Jordan Seay’s 65-yard touchdown reception to open the third quarter. Freshman kicker A.J. Fitzstephens scored 11 points on eight PATs and a field goal. Lakota East outgained Fairfield 518-188 with most of Fairfield’s offense from Tyler George’s 97 rushing yards.
Lakota East – 14 21 14 10 – 59
Fairfield – 3 7 7 0 – 17
LE– Jones 32 pass from Kitna (Fitzstephens kick)
F– FG McGuire 32
LE– Hooks 1 run (Fitzstephens kick)
LE– MacFarlane 21 pass from Kitna (Fitzstephens kick)
F– George 26 run (McGuire kick)
LE– Neal 34 pass from Kitna (Fitzstephens kick)
LE– Neal 2 pass from Kitna (Fitzstephens kick)
LE– Seay 65 pass from Kitna (Fitzstephens kick)
LE– Kruse 23 INT return (Fitzstephens kick)
F– Back 19 run (McGuire kick)
LE– FG Fitzstephens 21
LE– Thurman 16 run (Fitzstephens kick)
Records: LE 3-2 (3-1 GMC), F 2-3 (2-2 GMC).
The Hamilton Big Blue had a 28-0 lead at halftime and a 34-0 lead in the fourth quarter before Oak Hills scored on a 31-yard touchdown run from quarterback Max Supe with 2:53 left in the game to end the shutout. Hamilton quarterback Antonio Mathis was 10-17 for 146 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Gracen Goldsmith had a season-low 41 rushing yards, but scored in the second quarter for a 14-0 lead. R.J. Shephard-Ruffin caught three passes for 77 yards and two scores. Marlon Reed caught five passes for 52 yards and a score and also intercepted a Supe pass on defense. Oak Hills had just 123 yards as Supe was held to 8-18 passing for 69 yards and an interception. Casey Callahan and Jacob Pizzo had interceptions on defense for the Highlanders.
Oak Hills – 0 0 0 7 – 7
Hamilton – 7 21 0 6 – 34
H– Reed 24 pass from Mathis (Stephens kick)
H– Goldsmith 1 run (Stephens kick)
H– Shephard-Ruffin 67 pass from Mathis (Stephens kick)
H– Verdon 4 fumble return (Stephens kick)
H– Shephard-Ruffin 4 pass from Mathis (kick failed)
OH– Supe 31 run (Hilsinger kick)
Records: H 3-2 (2-2 GMC), OH 2-3 (1-3 GMC).
Trailing Elder 14-7 with 5:05 left in the fourth quarter, Louisville St. Xavier forced an Elder turnover on downs and marched 80 yards in nine plays, scoring a touchdown and two-point try to take a 15-14 lead with 1:47 left on the clock. Elder took over at its 35 and capped an eight-play, 63-yard drive with an Adam Re field goal as time expired. Elder sophomore quarterback Kaden Estep had three big passes on the final drive to Christopher Paff, getting into St. Xavier territory and into the redzone. Estep was 11-16 for 161 yards and a touchdown. Paff caught five passes for 101 yards while Luke Ross caught the touchdown. Joey Thamann netted 100 yards on the ground in 22 attempts. Derek Uran had two sacks on defense while rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown.
Louisville St Xavier – 0 0 7 8 – 15
Elder – 7 7 0 3 – 17
E– Ross 19 pass from Estep (Re kick)
E– Uran 9 run (Re kick)
SX– Andriole 3 run (Zoeller kick)
SX– Andriole 1 run (Barbee pass from Trimble
E– FG Re 20
Records: E 4-1, SX 2-2.
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.
Moeller 45, St. Xavier 37 – FINAL
Elder 17, Louisville St. Xavier 15 – FINAL
Lakota East 59, Fairfield 17 – FINAL
Hamilton 34, Oak Hills 7 – FINAL
Lakota West 51, Middletown 7 – FINAL
Princeton 30, Mason 7 – FINAL
Sycamore 14, Colerain 7 – FINAL
Mariemont 16, Finneytown 0 – FINAL
Indian Hill 42, Deer Park 7 – FINAL
Reading 14, Madeira 12 – FINAL
Wyoming 35, Taylor 26 – FINAL
Anderson 41, Kings 0 – FINAL
Lebanon 25, Little Miami 7 – FINAL
Loveland 23, Turpin 7 – FINAL
West Clermont 49, Milford 21 – FINAL
Winton Woods 49, Walnut Hills 0 – FINAL
Northwest 28, Western Hills 13 – FINAL
Talawanda 35, Carroll 12 – FINAL
Taft 72, Thurgood Marshall 0 – FINAL (Thursday)
Badin 38, Hughes 0 – FINAL
Meadowdale 26, Cincinnati College Prep 20 – FINAL (OT)
La Salle 43, Withrow 19 – FINAL
CHCA 68, Gamble Montessori 0 – FINAL
Cincinnati Country Day 55, Clermont Northeastern 27 – FINAL
Dayton Christian 35, Lockland 34 – FINAL
Miami Valley Christian 45, Manchester 20 – FINAL
New Miami 47, Fayetteville-Perry 6 – FINAL
North College Hill 12, Woodward 6 – Q2 (Game Postponed)
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St. Bernard-Elmwood Place 52, Norwood 6 – FINAL
Aiken 43, Summit Country Day 0 – FINAL
Shroder at Clark Montessori (Saturday)
Batavia 83, Bethel-Tate 0 – FINAL
Blanchester 22, Goshen 8 – FINAL
Clinton-Massie 21, Harrison 17 – FINAL
Hillsboro 65, East Clinton 0 – FINAL
Williamsburg 40, Greenfield McClain 7 – FINAL
Miami Trace 56, Western Brown 49 – FINAL
Roger Bacon 28, New Richmond 20 – FINAL
Wilmington 38, Chillicothe 6 – FINAL
Mount Healthy 35, Fenwick 10 – FINAL
McNicholas 38, Purcell Marian 8 – FINAL
Brookville 21, Middletown Madison 0 – FINAL
Chaminade Julienne 14, Edgewood 0 – FINAL
Monroe 24, Washington Court House 7 – FINAL
Waynesville 38, Oakwood 14 – FINAL
Ross 28, Jackson 21 – FINAL
Springboro 28, Northmont 13 – FINAL
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Maddox Arnold, a senior linebacker at Elder and a three-star Toledo commit, will miss the rest of the 2024 season. Arnold had surgery for a torn meniscus in his knee.
Arnold was a leader for the 3-1 Panthers who have allowed just over 12 points per game this season. In three games, Arnold had 28 tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery and scored four touchdowns on offense as a short-yardage back.
Want to get live scoring updates and more for the high school football games in Northern Kentucky and Indiana? Check here periodically for all your updates and more from Week 5 in Kentucky.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its first weekly computer rankings that will determine playoff seeding. The OHSAA will release the rankings weekly until the final seedings are released on Sunday, Oct. 27.
Is your team in the playoff hunt? Check out the opening computer rankings in Ohio to find out.
Enquirer writers gave previews and predictions for 10 of the top games in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky in Week 5. Included is the Moeller and St. Xavier GCL showdown, Wyoming and Taylor meeting in the Cincinnati Hills League and Anderson welcoming Kings in a more competitive Eastern Cincinnati Conference game.
Check the story for predictions and previews from those games and more.
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.
Despite some losses from some top teams, four Greater Cincinnati schools remain in the top 10, including No. 5 Moeller leading the charge. Nine locals teams overall are ranked in the Super 25.
Check out the rankings to see where other locals finished in the voting.
Before Week 5 marks the midway point of Ohio’s regular season, go back to Week 4 to see finals and box scores in Ohio as well as results from Northern Kentucky and Indiana.
Videos and stories from last week include Indian Hill star sophomore Devlan Daniel running to another big game, Taft and Mount Healthy in a close game between potential playoff stars and Tom Grippa breaking the Milford record for coaching victories.
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The Week 5 schedule in Greater Cincinnati is loaded to kick off the season and many games are worth a watch. 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 listed home football broadcasts onto the broadcast schedule.
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