CINCINNATI — Friday marks the quarterfinal round of high school football action in both Ohio and Kentucky.

Several local teams are playing for a ticket to the semifinals on both sides of the river.

MOELLER VS. LAKOTA WEST:
The Game of the Week was a matchup between Moeller and Lakota West. West advanced to its second straight regional final by defeating St. X last week, but came up short to Crusaders. Moeller won 21-17 in front of 4,300 people — including 2008 grad and Milwaukee Brewers reliever Brent Suter.

Moeller advances to state semifinals, first time since 2014

RELATED: Moeller football team wins Division I, Region 4 title

WINTON WOODS VS. PIQUA:
Winton Woods got some words of wisdom from Tennessee Titans linebacker David Long Friday. The alumnus encouraged the 7 seed to "play for something bigger than yourself" ahead of their game against top-seeded Piqua. It appears Long's words worked as coach Chad Murphy continues to truck in his first season with the team. The Warriors won 38-17.

Winton Woods knocks off top-seeded Piqua

WESTERN BROWN VS. GRANVILLE:
Top-seeded Granville won a shootout with Western Brown, defeating the Broncos 57-49.

Granville wins a shootout with Western Brown

BADIN VS. BELLBROOK:
Badin High School, the top seed in their region, went down 9-0 to start their game against Bellbrook, but immediately worked their way back on top. The Rams scored 21 unanswered points to win 21-9. They play Granville next week with a ticket to Canton on the line.

Badin scores 21 unanswered to beat Bellbrook

CLINTON MASSIE VS. MCNICHOLAS:
Clinton-Massie won a close game over McNicholas Friday, 28-27. The Falcons, who do not love to throw the ball, continued to stay grounded in the win. This is the first time Clinton-Massie has moved on to the semifinals since 2007.

Clinton-Massie wins close game against McNicholas

SCOTT VS. BOYLE COUNTY:
The only 3 seed left in Kentucky's quarterfinals, Scott, was a big underdog against Boyle County. Despite an impressive playoff run, nothing went the Eagles' way. Scott was eliminated in a 51-14 loss.

Scott's playoff run ends with loss at Boyle Co.

BEECHWOOD VS. WALTON-VERONA:
Walton-Verona made the short drive up I-75 to Fort Mitchell Friday, playing Kentucky's gold standard of small school football, Beechwood. The Bearcats tried to be aggressive in the beginning on 4th and 2, but fumbled and the rest was history. Beechwood (13-0) won 50-6. All but one game has been decided by three touchdowns or more.

Beechwood rolls to state semifinals, stays unbeaten

TRINITY VS. RYLE:
Trinity took the trip up I-71 to NKY, rolling past Ryle 38-18. Ryle is the first team to score on Trinity in the postseason.

Ryle falls to Trinity, 38-18

OTHER SCORES:
- Bishop Brossart saw its undefeated season end on Friday with a 48-7 loss at Raceland.
- Newport Central Catholic made the long road trip to Russellville in Western Kentucky, but fell 21-0.
- Covington Catholic lost 28-14 at Woodford County.

MIKE DYER JOINS THE FRENZY TO BREAK DOWN FRIDAY'S BIG GAMES:

Mike Dyer breaks down Friday's high school football action

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CINCINNATI — High school football teams across the Tri-State put their seasons on the line Friday in the playoffs.

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In what has been dubbed as "Game of the Year, Part II," Lakota West switched the script on St. Xavier. After a narrow loss to the Bombers in the 2020 regional final, the Firebirds were able to defeat St. X in Friday's regional semifinal.

Lakota West switches script on St. X

Friday night also featured the rekindling of an old rivalry between Moeller and Princeton. The two schools have not played since 2008, and have not met in the postseason since 1993. Moeller won that game 18-15, and won again in another classic, 28-21.

Moeller defeats Princeton, 28-11

In Division II, La Salle and Winton Woods met in what is a rematch of last year's regional championship. La Salle won last year's game 35-10, but Friday was Winton Woods' time to shine. The Warriors won 42-25, packing their bags for the regional final against Piqua.

Winton Woods wins in Division II playoff game against La Salle

Clinton-Massie defeated Wyoming in the Division IV regional semifinals, 42-14. They'll face Archbishop McNicholas, who beat Eaton 33-14.

Clinton-Massie runs over Wyoming, 42-12

McNicholas defeats Eaton

In Kentucky, Dixie Heights and Ryle play in a 6A matchup, a rematch of a one-point game earlier this season. This time, Ryle had it under control, winning 36-7. Covington Catholic beat Conner handily earlier this season, and beat the Cougars once again, 35-14.

Ryle wins rematch with Dixie Heights

CovCath handily beats Conner

Bishop Brossart kept its perfect season alive, defeating Nicholas County 36-0. Beechwood also stayed unbeaten, winning at home against Holy Cross 48-0.

Bishop Brossart remains unbeaten, defeats Nicholas County

Beechwood remains unbeaten with Holy Cross win

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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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CINCINNATI — Beechwood scored on the first drive and never looked back, beating Covington Catholic 27-7 in WCPO's "Game of the Week".

It's the first time Beechwood has beaten Covington Catholic since 2014.

In another Northern Kentucky matchup, two coaches who spent 15 years on the same coaching staff were on opposite sidelines. Mike Engler got the best of his mentor, Bob Sphire, as Ryle beat Highlands 27-13.

In a GCL South showdown, St. Xavier crushed Moeller 49-16. St. Xavier running back, Charles Kellom rushed for 216 yards, becoming the first Bomber to rush for 200+ yards in the last eight seasons.

Elsewhere in the GCL South, La Salle won at home against DuPont Manual, a team from Louisville, Ky.

Elder made the trip to St. Xavier (Louisville), but lost 31-21.

In a battle of unbeaten teams, Wyoming beat Reading 24-14 for Aaron Hancock's 100th win at Wyoming.

In ECC action, Winton Woods cruised to a decisive win over West Clermont.

Turpin held off Little Miami for a 41-23 win.

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CINCINNATI — Lakota West won convincingly over Princeton in this week's Friday Frenzy "Game of the Week." Princeton was averaging 55 points/game this season, but Lakota West held the Vikings scoreless, winning 24-0.

Lakota East and Hamilton went back-and-forth for a half, but Lakota East ran away in the second half for a 54-21 win.

In ECC action, Milford held off a late comeback effort from Turpin to win by a touchdown and hand the Spartans their first loss.

La Salle went on the road to Trinity (Louisville, KY) and bounced back in a major way after last week's loss to IMG Academy. The Lancers rolled to a 48-27 win.

In Northern Kentucky, Beechwood gave up its first points of the season, but still won decisively over 6A opponent Simon Kenton.

Covington Catholic improved to 2-2 on the season with a win over Dixie Heights.

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