CINCINNATI — Time flies! It's the midway point of the high school football regular season already — and we had a classic rivalry as our WCPO 9 Game of the Week.
Moeller extended its win streak over rival St. Xavier to five games with a 45-37 victory Friday night. Both teams' offenses were off to a fast start, combining for more points in the first half Friday than in the two games the teams competed in last season.
Up 35-24 at halftime, Moeller never let off the gas. Quarterback Matt Ponatoski went 18-of-25 for 321 yards and six touchdowns. He is Moeller's all-time leader in career passing yards and touchdowns.
Elder had a 14-0 lead on visiting St. Xavier (Louisville), but the opponents were able to erase it and convert a 2-point conversion with just over a minute left in the fourth quarter. A couple of penalties by St. X helped Elder get great field position where they kicked a field goal to win it 17-15.
Covington Catholic started the season 0-2. Now they have a winning record thanks to a third consecutive win — this time over previously undefeated Beechwood. The Colonels won it 49-28.
The Newport Wildcats keep their undefeated season alive thanks to a close win at Ludlow Friday night. Down 32-30 with just seven seconds left, Ludlow went for two but Newport's defense came up big to get the stop.
Middletown wasn't as lucky as Newport, losing their first game of the season 51-7 at Lakota West.
Is Cooper the best team in Northern Kentucky? Only time will time, but their game against Great Crossing showed their offense is definitely top-notch. Cooper exploded in the second half to win 62-36.
Anderson cruised to an easy 41-0 victory over visiting Kings in a fun ECC matchup.
Right down the road, Purcell Marian and McNicholas faced off. McNick had just one loss this season and it was by two points in Week 1. That stat will remain after they won 38-8 tonight.
There were plenty of turnovers in Friday's matchup between Mount Healthy and Bishop Fenwick, but the Owls were able to handle the storm, winning 35-10.
Cincinnati Country Day quarterback Elija Guttman threw for 205 yards and four touchdowns in CCD's 55-27 win over Clermont Northeastern.
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