CINCINNATI — It's the first round of the Ohio high school football playoffs!
Our WCPO Friday Football Game of the Week is a Division I, Region 4 showdown between No. 8 Lebanon and No. 9 Mason. While the two sides have scrimmaged each other the past two preseasons, this was the first game between the two since Mason defeated Lebanon 34-16 in the first round of the 2020 playoffs.
Lebanon was searching for their first playoff win since 2002, but was shut out by Mason's defense. The Comets won 17-0.
Despite Michigan commit Jordan Marshall being out, Moeller had no trouble with West Clermont. The Crusaders took down the 12-seeded Wolves 39-13. They'll take on St. X, who defeated Springboro 35-13, next week.
Playoff purple seemed like a good idea for the Elder Panthers, who hosted Oak Hills. Elder won 28-14.
Princeton was perfect in the regular season, and they continued that domination in the first round of the playoffs. The Vikings defeated Middletown 41-15. Princeton will face Hamilton, who defeated Sycamore 13-10.
Anderson seems to be peaking at the right time, defeating 16-seeded Turpin 43-7.
Loveland took down Kings in the regular season, but Kings got the best of them in the playoffs. The Knights won 38-17.
Withrow won big over Edgewood, 49-0. Winton Woods was trailing No. 11 6-0 in the fourth quarter, but a blocked kick helped tie things up. The Warriors ended up winning 12-6.
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Scores for tonight's games will be updated below. Watch WCPO 9 News at 11 p.m. for the latest highlights.
