Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky week 2 high school football scores
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Cincinnati high school football scores in Week 2
Greater Miami Conference
Hamilton 21, Lakota East 0 - FINAL
Hamilton’s defense allowed just 271 total yards and forced four turnovers in a road shutout win over Lakota East Friday night to even its record on the year. The Big Blue got a big night from quarterback Antonio Mathis, who went 14-of-18 for 176 yards with touchdown tosses to Roemale Shephard-Ruffin and Na’sir Harper. Cournell Bennett-McCoy, who ran for 104 yards on 28 carries, capped the scoring with a 12-yard touchdown run with 1:25 remaining in the game. Hamilton’s defense got interceptions from Marlon Reed, C.J. Bryant and Jailen Morris along with a fumble recovery from Bennett-McCoy. Elsewhere, Mason Holbrook had 1.5 sacks and Gracen Goldsmith led Hamilton with seven tackles and a sack.
Lakota East quarterback Jamison Kitna was 15-of-31 for 189 yards while Ryder Hooks led the Thunderhawks rushing attack with 59 yards. Zion Neal was the game’s leading receiver with 10 catches for 132 yards.
Hamilton – 7 14 0 0 – 21
Lakota East – 0 0 0 0 – 0
H- Harper 25 pass from Mathis (Stephens kick)
H- Shephard-Ruffin 43 pass from Mathis (Stephens kick)
H- Bennett-McCoy 12 run (Stephens kick)
Records: H 1-1 (1-0 GMC), LE 0-2 (0-1 GMC)
Middletown 20, Colerain 3 - FINAL
Middletown is one of just two GMC clubs (Princeton) sitting at 2-0 this season after a big second half Friday helped the Middies pull away from Colerain. The Cardinals led 3-0 at the half after a Luke McAfee 27-yard field goal, but Middletown’s defense permitted just 40 total yards and forced three turnovers.
Offensively, Middletown found the endzone three times in the second half after a slow start. Quarterback Jerimiah Landers gave Middletown the lead for good late in the third quarter on a 6-yard touchdown pass to Chandler Shields, who led all receivers with six catches for 67 yards. Landers, who threw for 110 yards, would run for 78 yards and two second-half touchdowns to seal it.
Colerain was led by running back Tristan Cornist, who ran for 47 yards. Defensively, Colerain defensive back Jayden Staley had an interception and a fumble recovery. Greg Williams forced a pair of fumbles and recovered one. For Middletown, Gabe Terrell had a pick and Tyler Patterson recovered the fumble he forced.
Colerain – 3 0 0 0 – 3
Middletown – 0 0 14 6 – 20
C- FG McAfee 27
M- Shields 6 pass from Landers (King kick)
M- Landers 6 run (King kick)
M- Landers 30 run (kick failed)
Records: M 2-0 (1-0 GMC), C 0-2 (0-1 GMC)
Mason 24, Oak Hills 14 - FINAL
More: 'We're just a selfless team:' Five interceptions help Mason beat Oak Hills in GMC opener
Mason – 7 0 17 0 – 24
Oak Hills – 0 7 0 7 – 14
M – Billhorn 36 pass from Brown (Gogul kick)
O – Triggs 4 pass from Kraus (Shouse kick)
M – Blevens 34 pass from Ashhurst (Gogul kick)
M – Ashhurst 1 run (Gogul kick)
M – Gogul 36 FG
O – Supe 81 pass from Kraus (Shouse kick)
Records: M 1-1 (1-0 GMC), OH 0-2 (0-1 GMC).
Sycamore 24, Fairfield 21 - FINAL
Sycamore, which went 0-10 a year ago, returned to winning ways in a big way in Week 2 by knocking off Fairfield on the road. Sycamore trailed 14-10 at halftime but built a 24-14 lead in the third quarter on Seth Truter’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Nick Branam and Chase Terrell’s 11-yard touchdown run. Branam also ran for a touchdown to start the scoring. Eugene Harney was the bell cow for the Aviators’ offense, running for 168 yards on 27 attempts.
Fairfield quarterback Talon Fisher threw touchdowns to Conner Moser in the first half and found Tyon Spiller for a 45-yard score in the fourth quarter to pull the Indians within three. Fisher ran for 83 yards on 13 attempts while running back Juseters Fataki had 12 carries for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Sycamore – 7 3 14 0 – 24
Fairfield – 7 7 0 7 – 21
S- Branam 1 run (Schnelle kick)
F- Fataki 6 run (McGuire kick)
F- Moser 3 pass from Fisher (McGuire kick)
S- FG Schnelle 24
S- Branam 6 pass from Truter (Schnelle kick)
S- Terrell 11 run (Schnelle kick)
F- Spiller 45 pass from Fisher (McGuire kick)
Records: S 1-1 (1-0 GMC), F 0-2 (0-1 GMC)
Princeton 18, Lakota West 3 - FINAL
A pair of David Hambrick touchdown runs and a P.J. Nelson 15-yard pick-six in the second half helped Princeton hand Lakota West its first Greater Miami Conference loss since 2019. Lakota West led 3-0 at halftime after Brayden Benner’s 24-yard field goal, but Princeton’s defense would go onto allow only 126 total yards. Offensively, Princeton churned out 174 yards on the ground. Hambrick had 50 yards on 15 carries to go with two touchdowns and DeAngelo Birch went for 101 on 15 totes.
Princeton sophomore defensive back Andrew Wells tallied a game-high 12 tackles while defensive ends Khy’Lek Jarrett and Gino Nesmith each had 1.5 sacks. Brennan Remy led Lakota West’s offense with six catches for 49 yards. Jiovionni Wilson and Trey Barnette each had two catches for the Firebirds, combining for 72 yards.
Princeton – 0 0 6 12 – 18
Lakota West – 0 3 0 0 – 3
LW- FG Benner 24
P- Hambrick 1 run (kick failed)
P- Hambrick 2 run (kick failed)
P- Nelson 15 INT return (kick failed)
Records: P 2-0 (1-0 GMC), LW 0-2 (0-1 GMC)
Eastern Cincinnati Conference
Anderson 48, Loveland 14 - FINAL
Kings 38, Turpin 10 - FINAL
Milford 34, Lebanon 29 - FINAL
More: “What a game.” Milford football survives late comeback attempt to beat Lebanon, 34-29
Milford – 14 7 7 6 – 34
Lebanon – 0 3 14 12 – 29
M– Davis 89 punt return (Cooper kick)
M– Davis 16 pass from Brand (Cooper kick)
L– FG Forte 21
M– Luani 3 run (Cooper kick)
M– Melgard 39 pass from Brand (Cooper kick)
L– Edmonds 12 pass from Faler (Forte kick)
L– Koch 42 pass from Wallace (Forte kick)
L– Williams 13 pass from Faler (pass failed)
L– Roddy 70 pass from Faler (pass failed)
M– Davis 14 pass from Brand (pass failed)
Records: M 2-0 (1-0 ECC), L 1-1 (0-1 ECC).
West Clermont 33, Little Miami 14 - FINAL
Trailing 14-7 at the half, West Clermont turned to running back Bo Rickman to pull away in the second half. Rickman’s trio of third-quarter touchdown runs gave West Clermont a 26-14 lead going into the fourth quarter and Landon Young’s 2-yard touchdown run with 2:53 remaining sealed a win for the Wolves. Rickman and Young each crossed the century mark on the ground with Rickman running for 185 yards on 17 attempts and Young going for 103 on 16 totes. Young also opened the game’s scoring in the first quarter with a seven-yard touchdown catch from West Clermont quarterback Bryson Earley.
Little Miami built its halftime lead behind quarterback Case Miller, who threw a touchdown to Charlie McGuinness and ran for a 1-yard score to make it 14-7.
Little Miami – 0 14 0 0 – 14
West Clermont – 7 0 19 7 0 – 33
WC- Young 7 pass from Earley (Cooper kick)
LM- McGuinness 31 pass from Miller (Hoffman kick)
LM- Miller 1 run (Hoffman kick)
WC- Rickman 10 run (kick failed)
WC- Rickman 36 run (run failed)
WC- Rickman 18 run (Cooper kick)
WC- Young 2 run (Cooper kick)
Records: WC 1-1 (1-0 ECC), LM 0-2 (0-1 ECC)
Winton Woods 48, Walnut Hills 0 - FINAL
Greater Catholic League-South
Elder 35, Ss. Neumann Goretti 14 - FINAL
A big first half elevated Elder to its first win of the season Friday night as the Panthers opened up a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter. Quarterback Ryan Brass was effective through the air and on the ground, throwing touchdowns to Josh Mirus and Drew Murphy in the first half and running for two touchdowns in the second half to help Elder pull away. Brass finished 11-of-18 for 180 yards and ran for a game-high 84 on 12 carries. Mirus led all receivers with seven catches for 101 yards and a score.
Defensively, Elder forced three turnovers with Joshua Dugan recovering a pair of fumbles and Max Stallmeyer jumping on another. Henry Heitz tallied two sacks for the Panthers. Elder will stay at home next week when it welcomes Springboro to The Pit.
Saints Neumann-Goretti – 0 8 6 0 – 14
Elder – 14 7 7 7 – 35
E- Meyer 1 run (Roth kick)
E- Mirus 45 pass from Brass (Roth kick)
E- Murphy 56 pass from Brass (Roth kick)
SNG- Reid 22 pass from Wharton (Prescott run)
SNG- Reid 92 KO return (run failed)
E- Brass 38 run (Roth kick)
E- Brass 6 run (Roth kick)
Records: E 1-1, SNG 0-1.
Northmont 35, La Salle 31 - FINAL
Moeller 57, Bishop Dwenger 0 - FINAL
St. Xavier 44, Detroit Martin Luther King 8 - FINAL (Saturday)
Cincinnati Hills League
Shawnee 35, Madeira 7 - FINAL
Lawrenceburg 10, Taylor 7 - FINAL
Wyoming 13, Monroe 0 - FINAL
The Wyoming Cowboys have not dropped a regular season contest since the ninth week of the 2015 season. With a Quaid Hauer and staunch defense, that streak continued onto its 69th game with the victory over Monroe which may have been the toughest test on the schedule in the early season. Wyoming goes to Aiken on Saturday, Sept. 2 to try and going 3-0 while moving the streak to 70 games.
Monroe - 0 0 0 0 - 0
Wyoming - 7 3 3 0 - 13
W- Hauer 1 run (Rummer kick)
W- FG Rummer 16
W- FG Rummer 27
Records: W 2-0; M 1-1.
Taft 40, Reading 27 - FINAL
Deer Park 30, Shroder 0 - FINAL (Saturday)
Greater Catholic League - Coed
Badin 10, St. Francis DeSales 6 - FINAL
Lem Grayson’s 1-yard touchdown run with 4:21 left in regulation was enough to lift Badin to its 30th consecutive regular-season victory. The Rams trailed 6-0 in the third quarter but rallied with 10 consecutive points to improve to 2-0 on the year. Senior kicker Nick Warner got the Rams on the board with a 41-yard field goal in the third quarter. Badin is now one victory away from matching a school record for most consecutive regular season wins. The Rams won 31 in a row from 1963-66.
Badin – 0 0 3 7 – 10
St. Francis DeSales – 0 0 6 0 – 6
SFD- Garlock 26 pass from Day (kick failed)
B- FG Warner 41
B- Grayson 1 run (Warner kick)
Records: B 2-0, SFD 1-1
Wheelersburg 20, McNicholas 17 - FINAL
Southwest Ohio Conference
Indian Hill 42, Northwest 7 - FINAL
Fenwick 49, Talawanda 0 - FINAL
With its running game churning out 6.2 yards per carry and its defense forcing three turnovers, Fenwick rolled over Talawanda Friday night to secure its third consecutive 2-0 start.
Fenwick ran for 230 yards on 37 carries with Connor Schmuelling (69 yards, three touchdowns) and Jordan Vann (67 yards, two touchdowns) leading the way. John Tanaka added a rushing score, as well and Vann had a 56-yard punt return touchdown. Fenwick’s defense allowed just 165 total yards and Cameron Hunter had an interception and a fumble recovery.
Talawanda running back Lance Cantrell ran for 61 yards and Brayden Douglas had four receptions for 40 yards.
Fenwick – 35 14 0 0 – 49
Talawanda – 0 0 0 0 – 0
F- Schmuelling 1 run (Morris kick)
F- Vann 12 run (Morris kick)
F- Schmuelling 2 run (Morris kick)
F- Vann 6 run (Morris kick)
F- Vann 56 punt return (Morris kick)
F- Schmuelling 3 run (Morris kick)
F- Tanaka 15 run (Morris kick)
Records: F 2-0, T 0-2
Ross at Mount Healthy (Saturday)
Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference
Withrow 29, Springboro 10 - FINAL
Dixie Heights 33, Hughes 8 - FINAL
Meadowdale 22, Woodward 19 - FINAL
Miami Valley Conference
Mariemont 28, Norwood 7 - FINAL
Mariemont is 2-0 for the second time in three seasons after pulling away from Norwood Friday night. Warriors’ quarterback Charlie Tully threw for 128 yards but did most of his damage on the ground with 82 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 11 carries. Running back Max Duckwall ran for 58 yards and a score and Will Simms found the endzone from four yards out to help Mariemont go into halftime with a 21-0 advantage. Cooper Naticchioni had a 2-point conversion run and caught five balls for a game-high 80 yards. Mariemont’s defense did not record a turnover, but turned away Norwood on five fourth-down tries.
Norwood avoided the shutout on Amon Collins’ 8-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
Mariemont – 8 13 0 7 – 28
Norwood – 0 0 7 0 – 7
M- Tully 39 run (Naticchioni run)
M- Simms 4 run (pass failed)
M- Tully 1 run (Cutcher kick)
N- Collins 8 run (Isaac kick)
M- Duckwall 9 run (Cutcher kick)
Records: M 2-0, N 0-2
Roger Bacon 39, Western Hills 20 - FINAL
Cincinnati College Prep 22, Summit Country Day 9 - FINAL
Riverview East 32, New Miami 26 - FINAL
Purcell Marian 26, Aiken 6 - FINAL
Bishop Ready 56, CHCA 22 - FINAL
Cincinnati Country Day 33, Bradford 6 - FINAL
Lockland 54, Southern Buckeye 6 - FINAL
North College Hill 20, Middletown Christian 0 - FINAL
St. Bernard-Elmwood Place 28, Finneytown 7 - FINAL (Saturday)
Southern Buckeye Conference
Clermont Northeastern 33, Miami Valley Christian 21 - FINAL
Clark Montessori 44, Fayetteville-Perry 14 - FINAL
Blanchester 35, Batavia 20 - FINAL
Clinton-Massie 42, Edgewood 0 - FINAL
Cedarville 35, East Clinton 0 - FINAL
Hillsboro 56, Goshen 19 - FINAL
Wilmington 24, Miami Trace 21 - FINAL
Washington Courthouse 39, Western Brown 20 - FINAL
Williamsburg 54, New Richmond 39 - FINAL
Southwestern Buckeye League
Middletown Madison 21, Gamble Montessori 6 - FINAL
Waynesville 24, Greeneview 20 - FINAL
Northern Kentucky high school football scores in Week 2
Bethel-Tate 18, Bishop Brossart 14 - FINAL
Simon Kenton vs. Woodford County - CANCELED
Beechwood 50, Campbell County 7 - FINAL
Cooper 42, Henry Clay 2 - FINAL
The offense for the Cooper Jaguars was so potent against Henry Clay that Cooper also scored the only points the Blue Devils put on the board in the 42-2 decision. Cooper scored touchdowns on all six of its possessions in the first half, but fumbled and recovered in its own endzone on the first possession of the second half. With the running clock and still a 40-point lead, the harm was minimal. Jaguars quarterback Cameron O'Hara was an efficient 11-12 passing for 181 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair to Isaiah Jackson who had six catches in total for 98 yards. Keegan Maher had Cooper's final two scores and totaled 93 yards on the ground on seven rushes. On defense, Austin Alexander totaled two sacks while Alex Vogelpohl and Max Wethington added one each.
Henry Clay – 0 0 2 0 – 2
Cooper – 28 14 0 0 – 42
C– Stanton 3 run (Taylor kick)
C– Johnson 12 pass from O'Hara (Taylor kick)
C– Alexander 33 pass from O'Hara (Taylor kick)
C– Johnson 33 pass from O'Hara (Taylor kick)
C– Maher 4 run (Taylor kick)
C– Maher 4 run (Taylor kick)
HC– safety
Records: C 2-0, HC 0-2.
Dayton 48, Pendleton County 17 - FINAL
Grant County 34, Fort Knox 0 - FINAL
Covington Catholic 35, Highlands 21 - FINAL
More: 'Two good programs': Covington Catholic flips the script on Highlands for 35-21 win
Covington Catholic - 6 8 14 7 - 35
Highlands - 7 7 7 0 - 21
CC- Pitzer 5 run (weitzel kick)
H- Gesler 22 run (Nickelman kick)
H- Benke 76 run (Nickelman kick)
CC- Miller 9 pass from Pitzer (Pitzer run)
CC- Rodriguez 8 pass from Pitzer (Weitzel kick)
CC- Harney 43 INT return (Weitzel kick)
H- Geisler 37 run (Nickelman kick)
CC- Leen 5 pass from Pitzer (Weitzel kick)
Records: CC 2-0, H 1-1.
Newport 48, Holmes 6 - FINAL
Holy Cross 32, Dohn Community 14 - FINAL
Lloyd Memorial 47, Boone County 14 - FINAL
Newport Central Catholic 42, Walton-Verona 7 - FINAL
Ryle 28, Conner 7 - FINAL
North Bullitt 56, Scott 25 - FINAL
Trimble County 8, Bellevue 6 - FINAL
Indiana
East Central 42, Harrison 7 - FINAL
After finding the endzone a half dozen times last week, East Central’s Josh Ringer added a first-half hat trick Friday night as East Central cruised past Harrison, 42-7. Ringer had second-quarter touchdown runs of 35 and 43 yards on top of an 8-yard receiving score to help give the Trojans a 28-0 lead at the half. Quarterback Cole Burton threw for a touchdown and ran one in of his own. Ryan Minges capped the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. East Central’s defense got in on the scoring, too, with Brayden Rouse’s 21-yard pick-six in the first quarter.
Harrison avoided a shutout on quarterback Dickie Engel’s 12-yard touchdown pass to Luke Rogers in the third quarter. Engel threw for 104 yards and led the Wildcats on the ground with 71 yards on 13 attempts.
Harrison – 0 0 7 0 – 7
East Central – 14 14 7 7 – 42
EC- Ringer 8 pass from Burton (McFee kick)
EC- Rouse 21 INT return (McFee kick)
EC- Ringer 35 run (McFee kick)
EC- Ringer 43 run (McFee kick)
EC- Burton 1 run (McFee kick)
H- Rogers 12 pass from Engel (Anderson kick)
EC- Minges 3 run (McFee kick)
Records: EC 2-0, H 1-1
South Dearborn 41, Madison 0 - FINAL
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