Cincinnati Round-Up: Week 1
- Updated: August 20, 2021
It was the opening Friday night of the season and the action didn’t disappoint across the city. Here’s a look at some of Cincinnati’s top action.
NO. 3 LA SALLE 20, NO. 6 COLERAIN 14
The La Salle Lancers lived up to their No. 3 ranking in the Blitz 5 Top 25 Friday night, knocking off perennial powerhouse Colerain Cardinals 20-14 at Lancer Stadium.
The scoring was slow-going in the first half before La Salle took a 7-0 lead with under a minute left in the first quarter on a Gi’Bran Payne one-yard scamper into the house. Payne added another short scamper just before the half to lead the Lancers to a 14-0 halftime lead.
Colerain got on the board in the second half when Tayshawn Banks returned the opening kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown.
A pair of La Salle field goals by Mason Luensman put the Lancers up for good with a 20-7 lead. The Cardinals would tack on a late touchdown but could not overcome the Lancer lead, dropping their opening game for the second year in a row.
NO. 7 WINTON WOODS 18, TROTWOOD-MADISON 0
Defense was the story at Winton Woods as the Warriors tallied two safeties in addition to two touchdowns to knock off Trotwood Madison 18-0 to start the season 1-0.
The Warriors got off to a hot start in the first half with an early touchdown and safety, culminating in a 45-yard touchdown pass that put Winton Woods and first-year head coach Chad Murphy in a 16-0 advantage headed into the half.
A bad snap by the Rams two minutes into the third quarter led to the Warriors defense taking it back to the house, extending the lead to 18-0, which the team held until the final horn.
Winton Woods will travel to take on the La Salle Lancers next week, while Trotwood Madison will take on Fairmont. Trotwood Madison suffered its first shutout regular-season loss since 2008.
NO. 8 MOELLER 42, NO. 10 LAKOTA EAST 27
These two top-ranked teams combined for 875 total yards of offense, but in the end it would be the Crusaders that would pull away for a victory. The game was tied 28-27 midway through the third quarter before Moeller put things away with a pair of scores.
Noah Geselbracht threw for 249 yards and three scores on 13-of-25 passing and Jordan Marshall added 123 rushing yards and two TD’s of his own on 11 carries.
TJ Kathman threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 96 yards on 13 carries and another score for Lakota East.
NO. 11 HAMILTON 43, WEST CLERMONT 28
The Big Blue got a big effort from running back Kaleb Johnson, who finished the night with 211 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries. Quarterback Kerry Ware completed 3-of-5 passes for 98 yards and added 74 yards and a TD on 10 rushing attempts.
Elijah Givens came up with the play of the night on defense for Hamilton as he scooped up a fumble and took it 74 yards to the house.
West Clermont got a big night from Marcus Johnson for the loss as he finished with 163 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries.
Here are some other scores from other Cincinnati teams ranked inside our Blitz 5 Top 25:
No. 5 Princeton 58, No. 20 Anderson 45 (Thursday night)
Centerville 38, No. 9 Fairfield 24
No. 13 Mason 15, Gahanna Lincoln 7
No. 14 Sycamore 47, Loveland 34
No. 15 Kings 31, Middletown 6
No. 16 Turpin 28, Oak Hills 14
No. 23 Ross 48, Wilmington 31
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