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Cast your vote for the Week 9 Player of the Week. Choose from:
- Lee Thomas, Cincinnati Country Day: The junior running back scored six touchdowns in a 41-0 win over host Lockland. It was the second time he scored six touchdowns in a game this season. He had five rushing touchdowns and a pick-6 in a 49-8 win over Clark Montessori Sept. 29.
- Nate Lyman, Kings: The junior wide receiver set a single-game school record with five receiving touchdowns in the Knights' 40-21 win over host Little Miami. Lyman had 11 receptions for 231 yards and five touchdowns. He had a 75-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter.
- Armoud Seals, Taft: The senior quarterback was 11 of 13 passing for 312 yards and four touchdowns in the Senators' 41-0 win over Aiken.
- Izayah Camp, Western Hills: The senior running back had 25 carries for 201 yards and four touchdowns in the Mustangs' 54-22 win at Woodward. Camp had five receptions for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
- Jahmeir Spain, Mount Healthy: The junior quarterback was 19 of 24 passing for 371 yards and three touchdowns in a 46-9 win over host Talawanda.
- Josh Ringer, East Central: The senior running back had 16 carries for 136 yards and two touchdowns in the Trojans' 41-7 win over host Roncalli. Ringer, a Miami University verbal commit, moved into second place on East Central's all-time rushing yards list. He has 5,445 yards rushing in his career.
- Nathan Webster, Milford: The senior running back had 28 carries for 141 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles' 27-0 win over visiting West Clermont.
- Justice Burnam, Anderson: The junior quarterback was 23 of 33 passing for 292 yards and two touchdowns in the Raptors' 31-7 win over host Turpin.
- Clay Hayden, Beechwood: The junior quarterback threw for five touchdowns in the Tigers' 55-0 win over Carroll County, according to Link NKY.
- Kyle Lee, Newport: The junior quarterback threw for 474 yards and five touchdowns along with a rushing touchdown in a 68-24 win over Bellevue.
- John Podojil, Indian Hill: The senior quarterback was 10 of 12 passing for 214 yards and three touchdown passes in a 21-3 win at Wyoming.
- Luke Dunn, Withrow: The senior quarterback was 11 of 16 passing for 255 yards and three touchdowns in the Tigers' 50-7 win over Hughes.
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It's Week 9 of high school football in the Tri-State. The WCPO 9 Game of the Week was a Cincinnati Hills League showdown between Wyoming and Indian Hill. Wyoming came into Friday's game with 75 consecutive regular-season wins, but Indian Hill had a smaller five-game win streak they were also looking to keep alive.
Wyoming went up 3-0 in the first quarter, but that was the only time the Cowboys would score. The Braves won 21-3, snapping Wyoming's win streak.
In the battle of Forest Hills, Anderson held Turpin to just one touchdown, winning 31-7.
Milford came into Friday's matchup with West Clermont 8-0 for the first time since Tom Grippa was just 1 year old. The Eagles stayed undefeated with a 27-0 win.
Both Hamilton and Sycamore came into Friday's game alive in their conference. The game was tied with three seconds left, but Hamilton returned a kickoff for a touchdown to win 28-21.
Mason and Lakota West, two teams who have already clinched playoff spots, met up for a senior night showdown. Both offenses struggled to score, but the Firebirds came out on top, winning 10-7.
Oak Hills was on the verge of a playoff bid as it traveled to Lakota East. They not only won 17-7, but clinched their playoff spot.
In the CMAC, Withrow won big over Hughes, 50-7. Wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. had an incredible catch to put the Tigers in scoring position.
Carroll made the trip down from Dayton to take on McNicholas. The Rockets' defense helped lead the way, holding Carroll to just two scores in a 49-14 win.
Across the river in Northern Kentucky, Harrison County made the drive up from Cynthiana to take on Covington Catholic. The Colonels remain undefeated after a 56-6 win.
Ryle won on the road at Great Crossing, 35-21.
Ludlow was beating Bishop Brossart 14-7 in the final two minutes. They chose to go for it on fourth down — a first down would've solidified the win, but they scored a touchdown to seal the game, winning 20-7.
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy shut out North College Hill, winning 36-0.
Similarly, CCD produced its sixth shutout of the season with a 41-0 win over Lockland. They improved to 9-0.
Simon Kenton had the best finish of the week, beating Campbell County on a last-second Hail Mary to come out on top, 27-21.
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