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Home > Blogs > High School Huddle > Archives > 2009 > June > 16

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

It’s Northmont vs. Lakota West, Wayne vs. Princeton in Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown

By Marc Pendleton | Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 07:17 PM

DAYTON — It’ll be the Greater Western Ohio Conference vs. the Greater Miami Conference at Welcome Stadium on the high school football season-opening 12th annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown.

In a doubleheader on Friday, Aug. 28, Northmont will play Lakota West at 6 p.m, followed by Wayne vs. Princeton at 8:30 p.m.

Wayne junior QB Braxton Miller is being heavily recruited; count OSU among the BCS powers to have already offered a scholarship. Miller has not given a verbal commitment to any school. DDN photo by Lisa Powell.

Princeton senior QB Spencer Ware has the attention of most BCS schools; he could land somewhere that also will allow him to play baseball. Photo by recruiting.scout.com.

The Wayne/Princeton matchup will feature two of the state’s best quarterbacks in Braxton Miller (Wayne) and Spencer Ware (Princeton). Miller is being recruited by Ohio State University. Like Miller, Ware is being pursued by many BCS heavyweights, and also is being wooed by big-time baseball programs.

“It should be a great night at the stadium with both of us,” said Northmont coach Lance Schneider after the matchups were finalized on Tuesday.

“With Miller and Ware in one game, it’ll be well worth the price of admission.”

Cincinnati teams will play in a doubleheader that Friday at UC’s Nippert Stadium. On Saturday, four more games will be played at Nippert, none featuring area teams.

None of the Welcome Stadium teams have played each other this decade. Wayne beat Lakota West 20-17 in last season’s Showdown and Northmont defeated Mason 28-17.

Wayne also defeated East St. Louis (Ill.) in last year’s Kirk Herbstreit Series. East St. Louis will play Cincinnati Elder in the nightcap of Saturday’s games at Nippert.

The Kirk Herbstreit Series will feature doubleheaders at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Aug. 29-30. No area teams will play.

Northmont (10-2) lost to only Division I state champion Cleveland St. Ignatius and state runner-up Cincinnati Elder last season. The Thunderbolts will be at St. Ig in Week 2.

“We have to replace a lot of guys,” Schneider said. “We’ve got a long way to go. Thank goodness it’s only June.”

After Princeton, all that awaits the Warriors in their two other non-league games is Week 2 vs. Canton McKinley at Fawcett Stadium and Week 3 vs. visiting Cleveland Glenville. Both programs have produced scores of D-I players over the years and are consistent playoff participants.

Both those games are on Saturday nights.

Tickets for the Crosstown Showdown games will go on sale at each school’s athletic office on July 1. Cost is $10, good for both games and $12 on game day.

Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown

Fri., Aug. 28 at Welcome Stadium

• Northmont (10-2) vs. Lakota West (6-4, 6 p.m.

• Wayne (8-4) vs. Princeton (5-5), 8:30 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 28 at UC’s Nippert Stadium

• Cin. La Salle (4-6) vs. Cin. Oak Hills (3-7), 6 p.m.

• Colerain (11-2) vs. Cin. St. Xavier (4-6), 8:30 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 29 at UC’s Nippert Stadium

• Beechwood (14-1) vs. Dixie Heights (5-6), noon

• Newport Central Catholic (13-2) vs. Simon Kenton (10-5), 2:45 p.m.

• Cin. Moeller (6-5) vs. Cin. Winton Woods (11-2), 5:30 p.m.

• Cin. Elder (13-2) vs. East St. Louis, Ill. (13-1), 8:15 p.m.

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