Cincinnati St. Xavier Bombers

[MD Buckeye]

Rivals (Free)

8/19

Ranked 7th in Rivals Preseason rankings.

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Originally Posted by MD Buckeye

Rivals (Free)

8/19

Ranked 7th in Rivals Preseason rankings.

And they have the toughest schedule in HS football.

#3 Don Bosco Prep
#15 Prattville
#29 Colerain
#61 St. Ignatius
#74 Trinity
#82 Moeller
#98 Elder

The only nonranked teams they play are Cathedral (IN), LaSalle, and St. Eds. Those teams are no slouches either.

That schedule is just crazy. The only plus is they only travel out of Ohio once, and that is to Trinity in Kentucky. The furthest game may be St. Eds. Outside of those 2 the rest are in Cincinnati.

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QueenCityHigh.com - GOW: St. Xavier vs. Colerain

What has become known as "The Game of the Year" for Greater Cincinnati-area prep football fans is arriving early this fall.

Perennial powerhouses Cincinnati St. Xavier and Colerain collide in a season-opener on Friday, Aug. 22 at 8:15 p.m. at University of Cincinnati Nippert Stadium as part of the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown. Expectations are high and the pre-game hype is as big as ever.

The defending Ohio Division I state champion Bombers enter the contest with a preseason national ranking of No. 7 in the Rivals High 100 and No. 1 in the Great Lakes Region. The Cardinals are ranked No. 29 nationally and No. 2 in the region. Both teams top the Ohio Division I QueenCityHigh.com Preseason Rankings (Tri-State area rankings).

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A battle at the top

Nos. 1, 2 in area, they clash in opener tonight
By Tom Groeschen • tgroeschen@enquirer.com • August 22, 2008

St. Xavier and Colerain are the reigning behemoths of local high school football, and their ongoing testosterone war takes center stage in a season opener tonight.

The defending state champion Bombers (15-0 last year) will face the Cardinals (12-1) in a Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown game at UC's Nippert Stadium at 8:15 p.m. The programs have combined to win three of the past four Division I state titles (Colerain 2004, St. Xavier 2005 and '07).

St. Xavier is ranked No. 1 and Colerain No. 2 in the preseason Enquirer Division I area coaches' poll. Nationally, St. Xavier is rated No. 18 by USA Today.

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[Muck]

Colerain 13, St. Xavier 8

[MD Buckeye]

Around Ohio scores (Weekend updates)

Cin. St. Xavier 17, Indpls Cathedral, Ind. 3

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Cincinnati.com | Cincinnati High School Sports | Cincinnati.Com

Specht: Massa ready for season
Posted by mikedyer at 8/17/2009 3:01 PM EDT on Cincinnati.com

St. Xavier football coach Steve Specht said in an e-mail this afternoon that senior QB Luke Massa has been effective in preseason workouts.

"Luke looks great," Specht said. "First time he's looked healthy since his sophomore year."

Massa missed the majority of last season due to injury, but says he is completely healthy for this fall.

Massa orally committed to UC earlier this summer.

[scott91575]

Dominating win over Colerain.

Final Score - 16-0
X had 272 yards while holding Colerain to 179. Colerain only had 1 first down in the first half, and 6 total.

[emu]

Keep an eye on sophomore RB Conner Hundley. No one, Darius Ashley included, tears up Colerain. Hundey looked absolutely great tonight . . . something like 18 carries and 160 yards, 2 TDs.

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Cincinnati.com: St. Xavier shuts out Colerain

St. Xavier players stormed the field happily after surprising Colerain 16-0 on Friday night, as 10 months of offseason anxiety melted away.

The Bombers, coming off a 4-6 season and generally unheralded this preseason, beat the favored Cardinals before an estimated crowd of 10,000-plus at UC?s Nippert Stadium.

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Big win for St. X...game into the game ranked #25 in the nation, while Edler was ranked #3 heading into the game.

St. Xavier 17, Elder 7 | Cincinnati.com | The Cincinnati Enquirer

The past week was rough on Luke Massa and his St. Xavier football teammates, but Friday night was an absolute joyride.

Senior quarterback Massa guided a ball-control offense and the Bombers played their typically tough defense to beat Elder 17-7, before a sellout crowd of 8,000-plus at St. Xavier.

St. Xavier was upset 12-7 at Highlands (Ky.) last week, one of the most humbling defeats in recent Bombers history.

"Give Highlands credit, they beat us," Massa said. "We knew we were still one of the best teams in Ohio. We wanted to come out and prove that tonight."

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Cleveland High School Sports - cleveland.com

St. Xavier 3, St. Edward 2: A 27-yard field goal by Robert Leonard early in the second quarter held up when the Bombers won a nonleague nailbiter over visiting St. Edward.

The Eagles, ranked 17th in the area, got their lone points with seven seconds left to play when St. Xavier quarterback Luke Massa took a safety on fourth down. The Bombers, ranked No. 3 in the Division I state poll, outgained St. Edward, 270 yards to 124.

[akgoel77]

Good lord...Tressel ball much?

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Free Rivals - Rivals High - Game of the Week: Buckeye state battle

October 22, 2009

Steve Brawner
Rivals High

When Cleveland St. Ignatius head coach Chuck Kyle was asked to coach the American team in this summer's International Federation of American Football's Junior World Championship, the first person he called was Cincinnati St. Xavier head coach Steve Specht.

The team they put together outscored opponents 174-3 and easily won a gold medal against youth football players from seven other countries.

The friendship is on hold this weekend.

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