CINCINNATI — It's regional finals week for Ohio high school football.
Six Greater Cincinnati high school teams are competing Friday night for an opportunity to advance to the state semifinals Nov. 24.
The WCPO 9 Game of the Week was the Division II, Region 8 final between No. 1 seed Anderson and No. 3 Withrow. Anderson was looking for its first regional title since 2008, while Withrow looked for its first in program history.
Anderson's high-powered offense got cranking early, and never let Withrow back into the game. The Raptors won 49-28.
Lakota West and Moeller faced off for the third straight year for a chance at the state semifinals. And for the third straight year, Moeller came out on top, beating West 22-0.
Badin's perfect season came to an end after a loss to Celina, 37-25.
Four-seeded Alter also shut out Wyoming 17-0 to advance.
Waynesville fell 42-24 to top-seeded Valley View in their region final.
On the other side of the river, Highlands makes the state semifinals for the first time since 2015 after a 30-7 win over North Laurel.
Cooper went down to Somerset and knocked off Southwestern, 24-14.
On paper, Friday's meeting between Covington Catholic and Johnson Central appeared to be one of the top matchups of the night. But CovCath refused to let Johnson Central score, putting up 31 points in their dominant win.
Beechwood defeated Martin County 55-0 to make the state semifinals.
Ryle's successful season came to an end in Lexington as the Raiders fell to Bryan Station 49-12.
Another storybook season ended when Kentucky County Day eliminated Ludlow 29-16. This was Ludlow's deepest playoff run since the school's only state championship season in 1975.
NewCath also lost, falling to Campbellsville 28-23.
In Indiana's state semifinals, East Central dominated New Palestine 49-0. They're heading to Lucas Oil for the state championship game.
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