CINCINNATI — The first round of high school football playoffs in Ohio did not disappoint.

In one of the best high school football games of the year, Colerain led Elder in the final two minutes of regulation. Elder advanced, though, with a triple-overtime win.

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CINCINNATI — The final Friday night of the high school football regular season was full of meaningful games.

Lakota West locked-up its second consecutive outright GMC championship with a win over rival Lakota East.

Princeton secured the second spot in the GMC with a win over Colerain.

Anderson was held to just two offensive touchdowns, but used a kickoff return touchdown to separate itself from Turpin in the Battle of Forest Hills.

Badin ended McNicholas’ unbeaten run to claim the top spot in the GCL-Coed league.

Elder jumped on La Salle early, and held-off the Lancers late to win the final GCL-South matchup of the regular season.

Reading beat Indian Hill for the first time in nearly a decade with a late touchdown.

Cooper crushed Highlands in a Northern Kentucky district showdown.

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CINCINNATI — Our "Game of the Week" this Friday was a GCL-South showdown between Elder and St. Xavier.

The Bombers once again proved they belong at the top of the Ohio high school football rankings. St. Xavier beat Elder 52-14 after scoring 38 unanswered points to close-out the game.

In another GCL-South match-up, Moeller outscored La Salle 22-7 in the second half, to win 28-14. It's just the second time Moeller has beaten La Salle since 2013.

Winton Woods won decisively at home over Milford, giving the Eagles their first conference loss.

Kings took sole possession of the top spot in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference with a win over Lebanon.

It took four overtime periods, but Covington Catholic held off Cooper in district match-up in Northern Kentucky.

Highlands had a chance to tie or beat Dixie Heights in the final seconds, but an interception in the end zone effectively ended it. Dixie Heights won 28-21.

Bishop Brossart remains unbeaten after Friday's 41-7 win over Ludlow.

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MILFORD, Ohio — Tom Grippa likes to say he was always meant to be a high school football coach. On Friday night, it was his time to be recognized for a special career milestone.

Grippa celebrated his 200th career win as visiting Milford defeated Edgewood 41-14 in a non-league football season opener.

"We've been consistently good wherever I've been – whether it's Elder, Fairfield, La Salle or Milford," Grippa told WCPO.

"I'm really, really proud of my Milford kids because...I took over a program that was terrible and we won right away. The kids bought in. We changed the culture, and that's not always easy to do. It took a little bit of time to change it at Fairfield and here we did it right away."

Grippa, starting his 30th year as a high school head coach, is in his fifth season leading the Milford football program. He has a 200-116 record, according to the Milford athletic department.

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Grippa is the 64th coach in state history to reach 200 wins, according to the Ohio High School Athletic Association record book.

"I'm really proud of the kids and the program," said Grippa, who spent four seasons as the Mount St. Joseph University offensive coordinator prior to Milford.

Grippa is 23-15 at Milford and has led the Eagles to three playoff appearances including the first postseason win in program history in 2017.

“We are so proud to have a legend like Coach Grippa leading our program,” Milford athletic director Aaron Zupka said. “He has led our program to unprecedented heights during his time in Milford and we couldn’t be more excited to have him earn this milestone while leading our Eagles.”

Zupka said Grippa has always connected well with the Milford teams. There are 130-plus players in the Milford program.

"He's a player's coach," Zupka said. "The kids love playing for him. He relates to those kids."

The Eagles, which led 28-7 at halftime Friday, were led by junior quarterback Austin Hardin. He was 16 of 22 passing for 293 yards and four touchdowns.

Grippa was able to celebrate the career milestone win with a banner after the game surrounded by his players. He triumphantly raised the game ball in the locker room beside the team.

"We came home and it was like we won the Super Bowl," Grippa said.

The Eagles (1-0) play host to Lakota East (0-1) Aug. 27.

High school teams took to the gridiron for the first time of the year across the Tri-state area on Friday night, including a key interstate matchup that saw Covington Catholic travel across the river to take on Elder at The Pit.

NO. 4 ELDER 28, NO. 12 COVCATH 6

The Panthers got out of the gate early and never looked back against the visiting Colonels. They outgained them in total yards by a 362-175 margin and forced three turnovers on route to the victory.

Senior Drew Ramsey, who was just named a First-Team All-TSF selection earlier in the day, played like it in the opening game of his senior campaign as he rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries and pulled in nine catches for 180 receiving yards, including a 99-yard touchdown. Classmate Ben Hambleton completed 18-of-23 passes for 242 yards and a TD.

CovCath’s Adam Holtz was picked off three times, finishing with 134 yards and a touchdown on 9-of-19 passing in the loss. Two of the interceptions were made by Panthers’ junior Zack Gutekunst.

NO. 19 DIXIE HEIGHTS 42, LLOYD 0

It was just the type of start to the season that Colonels’ fans were hoping for as Dixie Heights cruised to a 42-0 road victory at Lloyd.

Logan Landers led the way as the Colonels racked up 433 total yards of offense. The senior passed for 190 yards and two scores and added another 67 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Devin Holbert led all receivers with five receptions for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Pierce Rohlman contributed with 88 yards and a TD of his own on 10 carries.

The Dixie Heights defense pitched a shutout, holding Lloyd to just 145 yards of total offense while forcing a pair turnovers.

CAMPBELL COUNTY 21, NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC

Carson Guy rushed for a pair of touchdowns to pace the Camels past the Thoroughbreds, finishing with 59 yards on five carries. Teammate Camden Abell led the team with 77 yards rushing on 18 carries.

Quarterback Keegan Hill struggled a bit through the air, completing just 4-of-10 passes for 99 yards, but he was picked off twice. He did rush 31 yards and a TD on eight carries.

NewCath couldn’t muster much, but Matthew Landrum did shine on defense as he came up with a pair of interceptions.

Here are some other scores from Northern Kentucky teams in action:

Lexington Catholic 24, No. 22 Ryle 21

Oldham County 35, Simon Kenton 29

Russell 19, Boone County 6

Cooper 30, George Rogers Clark 3

Scott 31, Walton-Verona 13

Holmes 44, Grant County 24

Mason County 16, Newport 7

Holy Cross 43, Bellevue 6

Bishop Brossart 28, Dayton 0

Ludlow 21, Bracken County 13

Highlands vs. Bowling Green (Saturday 5:00 - Rafferty’s Bowl at WKU)

No. 21 Beechwood vs. Fairfield (Saturday 7:30 - UPS KOB Football Bowl)

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