Independence NC) Takes Its 109 Game Win Streak On The Road To Face Elder

For only the second time in its 109-game win streak Independence will venture outside of North Carolina looking for a win. The 7-time defending state champs will take-on Elder from Cincinnati Saturday night in the Ohio Vs. USA Challenge III. The only time that Independence has played outside of the Tar Heel State during its win streak was in 2003 when it won at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

For a preview of the game, please click on our headline, "Independence Takes Its 109 Game Win Streak On The Road To Face Elder".

Preview #4 St. Xavier (OH) vs. #5 DeMatha (MD)

Ohio versus USA Challenge III has eleven big games, but maybe none bigger than Sunday's showdown in Cincinnati where St. Xavier, ranked #4 by the USA Today, takes on DeMatha of Hyattsville, Maryland, ranked #5 by USA Today.

It will be a national stage for DeMatha head coach Bill McGregor, who since taking over the reigns of the program in 1982 is 239-32-3!!

To read more about McGregor and a preview of Sunday's game from The Enquirer, please click on our headline "Preview #4 St. Xavier vs. #5 DeMatha".

Kirk Herbstreit Ohio Vs. USA Challenge III

Year three of the Kirk Herbstreit Ohio versus USA Challenge should be the best ever with 11 games in two days in two cities, featuring the best Ohio has to offer against national powerhouses.

“Every year the teams get better, the matchups more attractive and the national rivalries more intense,” said
ESPN College Football Analyst Kirk Herbstreit. “There are numerous Division I players in this year’s event who are being recruited by and have verbally committed to such top schools as Ohio State, Michigan, UCLA, USC, Florida, and Notre Dame. It’s
these players, their teammates, the coaches, fans, competition, sense of community and pageantry that make high
school football a passion for me and make me proud to have my name on this event.”

Here's the schedule for the games in Canton and Cincinnati

September 1: Pro Football Hall of Fame Field - Canton, OH

11:30 EST Grove City vs. Buford (Georgia)
2:15 EST Cleveland Glenville vs. Long Beach Poly (Calif.)
5:00 EST Youngstown Cardinal Mooney vs. Gateway (Pa.)
7:45 EST Canton McKinley High vs. (Tulsa) Union High (OK)

September 1: Nippert Stadium – Cincinnati, OH

11:30 EST Cincinnati LaSalle vs. Cathedral (Indianapolis)
2:15 EST Cincinnati Colerain vs. Hoover High (Ala.)
5:00 EST Cincinnati Moeller vs. Mission Viejo High (Calif.)
7:45 EST Cincinnati Elder vs. Independence High (Charlotte, NC)

September 2: Nippert Stadium – Cincinnati, OH

12:00 EST Cincinnati St. Xavier vs. DeMatha (Md.)
3:00 EST Clayton-Northmont vs. Central Catholic (Pitt.)
6:00 EST Trotwood-Madison vs. Highlands (Ky.)

In 2006, over 60,000 fans attended the two day event. To check out more on the teams that will be playing, please click on our headline "Kirk Herbstreit Ohio Vs. USA Challenge III".

The High School Football Huddle will have game previews throughout the week.

#4 St. Xavier Rolls In Opener...But Star Tailback Hurt!

St. Xavier cruised to an easy 35-7 win over Winton Woods Saturday, but Bombers fans are holding their breath today.

That's because St. X's star tailback Darius Ashley twisted his ankle in the game after just two carries for 9 yards. Ashley was then held out the rest of the game.

St. Xavier, which is ranked #4 in the nation by USA Today and #1 by PrepNation.com, now begins it's preparation for next Sunday's showdown with national ranked DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) with a big question mark....will Ashley be ready?

After the game Ashley was quoted as saying "I'd play iwth a broken leg in the state finals"...however next week isn' t the state finals!

For a complete game wrap from The Enquirer, please click on our headline "#4 St. Xavier Rolls in Opener...But Star Tailback Hurt!"

Ohio Friday Night High School Football Scoreboard

Ashland 35, Willard 21
Aurora 30, Streetsboro 7
Bainbridge Paint Valley 35, Cols. West 28
Baltimore Liberty Union 12, Bloom-Carroll 9
Batavia Amelia 12, Batavia 9
Beallsville 42, Valley Wetzel, W.Va. 0
Bedford Chanel 31, Cle. JFK 8
Bellbrook 35, Miamisburg 29
Bucyrus Wynford 53, Caledonia River Valley 7
Buffalo, W.Va. 47, Franklin Furnac Green 8
Cadiz Harrison Cent. 21, Uhrichsville Claymont 7
Cardington-Lincoln 38, Howard E. Knox 19
Carlisle 18, Arcanum 0
Centerville 24, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 0
Chagrin Falls 7, Peninsula Woodridge 6
Cin. Colerain 19, Huber Hts. Wayne 7
Cin. Country Day 37, Clermont NE 6
Cin. Deer Park 34, New Richmond 13
Cin. Hughes 14, Milford 3
Cin. Indian Hill 41, Hamilton Ross 7
Cin. Madeira 13, Cin. Shroder 12
Cin. McNicholas 51, Norwood 20
Cin. Moeller 24, Mason 7
Cin. Purcell Marian 35, Cin. Walnut Hills 7
Cincinnati Christian 34, Yellow Springs 19
Circleville 34, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 27
Cle. Mayfield 23, Bedford 7
Cle. South 22, Danville 17
Cleveland Hts. 53, Warrensville 36
Clinton-Massie 10, Blanchester 7
Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 28, Lawrence Co., Ky. 20
Cols. Africentric 31, Cedarville 7
Cols. Beechcroft 34, Cols. Independence 0
Cols. Brookhaven 21, Chillicothe 7
Cols. Eastmoor 75, Cols. East 6
Cols. Franklin Hts. 12, Day. Stebbins 10
Cols. Hamilton Twp. 29, London Madison Plains 15
Cols. Hartley 51, Cols. Centennial 10
Cols. Ready 68, DeGraff Riverside 0
Cols. Upper Arlington 70, Galloway Westland 0
Cols. Watterson 38, Willoughby S. 0
Cols. Whetstone 21, Cols. Briggs 0
Cols. Worthington Kilbourne 28, Grove City 0
Columbiana Crestview 43, Leavittsburg LaBrae 7
Coshocton 20, Johnstown Northridge 13
Crown City S. Gallia 40, Hannan, W.Va. 6
Cuyahoga Hts. 40, Columbia Station Columbia 0
Day. Carroll 14, Beavercreek 7
Day. Christian 41, Ridgeway Ridgemont 26
Day. Northridge 19, Tipp City Bethel 9
Delaware Hayes 48, Mt. Gilead 6
Dresden Tri-Valley 42, Warsaw River View 6
Dublin Coffman 56, Troy 14
Dublin Jerome 28, Westerville Cent. 3
Dublin Scioto 38, Lewis Center Olentangy 14
E. Palestine 21, Salineville Southern 14
Eaton 27, Oxford Talawanda 20
Elyria Cath. 49, Cle. East 0
Finneytown 45, Cin. NW 24
Frankfort Adena 18, Greenfield McClain 7
Ft. Loramie 43, Minster 12
Ft. Recovery 33, Ansonia 0
Gahanna Cols. Academy 62, Cols. Linden 14
Galion Northmor 21, Crestline 0
Garfield Hts. 68, Cle. Lincoln-W. 14
Germantown Valley View 35, Day. Col. White 6
Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 39, Newcomerstown 26
Grafton Midview 13, Elyria 7
Granville 21, Johnstown-Monroe 20
Groveport 25, Pickerington N. 9
Hamilton Badin 62, Day. Jefferson 20
Hannibal River 23, Fort Frye High School 0
Harrison 34, Cin. Oak Hills 7
Heath 34, Millersport 0
Hebron Lakewood 21, Zanesville W. Muskingum 14
Hilliard Darby 21, Hilliard Davidson 10
Independence 33, Southington Chalker 6
Inkster, Mich. 36, Warren Harding 20
Kansas Lakota 40, Northwood 0
Kettering Alter 39, Kettering Fairmont 14
Kirtland 48, Beachwood 7
La Grange Keystone 34, Monroeville 8
Lafayette Allen E. 19, Lima Bath 13, OT
Lakewood 37, Berea 8
Lancaster 31, Logan 7
Lawrenceburg, Ind. 28, N. Bend Taylor 10
Lexington 50, Ontario 7
Lincoln 65, Cols. Mifflin 7
Lisbon Beaver Local 47, E. Liverpool 8
Lockland 34, Williamsburg 13
Lucasville Valley 21, Chillicothe Huntington Ross 0
Lyndhurst Brush 47, Eastlake N. 21
Malvern 29, Columbiana 22
Maria Stein Marion Local 51, Elida 0
Marietta 37, Parkersburg South, W.Va. 20
Martins Ferry 17, Rayland Buckeye Local 14
Marysville 32, Marion Harding 6
McArthur Vinton County 31, Chillicothe Unioto 15
McConnelsville Morgan 28, Mt. Vernon 21, OT
McDonald 47, Youngs. Christian 0
Mentor Lake Cath. 27, Euclid 13
Middletown Fenwick 17, Cin. Mariemont 14
Milford Center Fairbanks 21, N. Lewisburg Triad 0
Millersburg W. Holmes 21, Wooster Triway 20
Morrow Little Miami 21, Goshen 7
Mt. Orab Western Brown 33, Hillsboro 27
N. Royalton 21, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 7
New Albany 49, Whitehall-Yearling 0
New Carlisle Tecumseh 24, Fairborn 14
New Lexington 27, Lancaster Fairfield Union 0
Newark Cath 33, Amanda-Clearcreek 14
Newark Licking Valley 27, Zanesville 7
Niles McKinley 35, Girard 14
Old Washington Buckeye Trail 22, Massillon Tuslaw 12
Orange 14, Bay Village Bay 6
Parma Hts. Holy Name 44, Cambridge 15
Parma Padua 12, Chesterland W. Geauga 7
Pataskala Watkins Memorial 19, Grove City Cent. Crossing 0
Perry 41, Painesville Riverside 14
Perrysburg 20, Fremont Ross 14
Pickerington Cent. 14, Reynoldsburg 7
Plain City Jonathan Alder 36, Monroe 26
Portsmouth 60, Chesapeake 13
Powell Olentangy Liberty 28, Westerville N. 0
Preble Shawnee 42, New Paris National Trail 0
Rock Hill 15, Tolsia, W.Va. 13
Rocky River Lutheran W. 43, Fairview Park Fairview 29
Sandusky Perkins 15, Lorain Clearview 7
Sheffield Brookside 19, Oberlin Firelands 3
Shelby 33, Mansfield Madison 12
Sidney 45, Day. Meadowdale 8
Sparta Highland 26, Fredericktown 16
Spring. Cath. Cent. 45, Spring. Shawnee 6
Spring. Greenon 46, Jamestown Greeneview 0
Spring. Kenton Ridge 29, Spring. NE 26
Spring. NW 25, S. Charleston SE 15
Spring. South 21, Hamilton 15
Springfield Holland 23, Bedford, Mich. 7
Struthers 27, N. Middletown Spring 23
Summit Station Licking Hts. 35, Philo 0
Sunbury Big Walnut 41, Thomas Worthington 6
Thornville Sheridan 21, Gallipolis Gallia 9
Tipp City Tippecanoe 23, St. Paris Graham 13
Trotwood-Madison 25, Cols. Marion-Franklin 0
Troy Christian 35, Bradford 0
Upper Sandusky 36, Carey 12
Urbana 34, London 0
Utica 19, Grandview 7
W. Jefferson 41, Mechanicsburg 37
W. Liberty-Salem 24, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 14
W. Milton Milton-Union 41, Casstown Miami E. 0
W. Salem NW 19, Ashland Crestview 0
Wahama, W.Va. 16, Waterford 13
Warren Champion 21, Ashtabula Edgewood 7
Warren JFK 41, Campbell Memorial 27
Washington CH 27, Circleville Logan Elm 13
Wellsville 51, Strasburg Franklin 6
Wheelersburg 39, Ironton 6
Wickliffe 26, Geneva 13
Williamsport Westfall 21, Ashville Teays Valley 10
Willow Wood Symmes Valley 31, Racine Southern 14
Wilmington 31, W. Carrollton 6
Woodsfield Monroe Cen. 13, Tyler Consolidated, W.Va. 0
Youngs. Liberty 42, Salem 13
Youngs. Mooney 21, Mentor 10



POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Sandusky vs. Lorain Southview, susp.
Westlake vs. N. Ridgeville, susp.
St. Marys Memorial vs. Piqua, ppd.
Convoy Crestview vs. Rockford Parkway, ppd. to Aug 25.
Covington vs. New Bremen, ppd. to Aug 25.
Day. Oakwood vs. Versailles, ppd.
Waynesfield-Goshen vs. Vanlue, ppd. to Aug 25.
Findlay Liberty-Benton vs. Sycamore Mohawk, ppd. to Aug 25.
Cory-Rawson vs. Bluffton, ppd.
Vandalia Butler vs. Greenville, ppd. to Aug 25.
Spencerville vs. Lewistown Indian Lake, ppd. to Aug 25.
Richwood N. Union vs. Lima Perry, ppd. to Aug 25.
Celina vs. Lima Sr., susp.
Bellefontaine vs. Wapakoneta, ppd. to Aug 25.
Liberty Center vs. Defiance Tinora, ppd.
Port Clinton vs. Elmore Woodmore, ppd. to Aug 25.
Leipsic vs. Hamler Patrick Henry, ppd. to Aug 25.
McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley vs. Lakeside Danbury, susp.
Genoa vs. Oak Harbor, ppd. to Aug 25.
Haviland Wayne Trace vs. Paulding, ppd. to Aug 25.
Clyde vs. Pemberville Eastwood, ppd. to Aug 25.
Archbold vs. Ayersville, ppd.
Van Wert vs. Bryan, ppd. to Aug 25.
Bellevue vs. Castalia Margaretta, ppd. to Aug 25.
Holgate vs. N. Baltimore, susp.
Wauseon vs. Sherwood Fairview, ppd.