Friday Night FootballSaturday, November 14
Covington Catholic put up 57 at Ashland as Friday's games set Elder-Princeton for Nov. 20
The 5AM Covington team
If you follow Northern Kentucky teams, Friday was busy. Covington Catholic put up 57 at Ashland, Colten Barger scored five touchdowns in Lloyd Memorial's win at Russell, and Holy Cross claimed its first postseason district title since 2016.
Across the river, Elder held off St. Xavier 27-23 with two goal-line stands in the final seconds. Princeton edged Moeller 40-36 to reach its first regional final since 1993. Those two now meet for the Division I, Region 4 title.
Elder and Princeton will meet in the Division I, Region 4 final
OHSAA Division I, Region 4 playoffs
Semifinals
Final
6St. XavierSt. X23
2ElderElder27
MoellerMoeller36
PrincetonPrince.40
ElderElder
PrincetonPrince.
Fri., Nov. 20, 7 p.m.
- Elder-Princeton: Fri., Nov. 20, 7 p.m., Paycor Stadium
- Princeton record: 12-0
- Elder record: 10-2, the second seed
St. Xavier drove 79 yards on its last possession and never got the 80th. Senior quarterback Kaden Estep accounted for all four Elder touchdowns.
Estep and Princeton's offense carried Friday night
- 215
- rushing yards for Elder's Kaden Estep against St. Xavier
- 141
- passing yards for Estep against St. Xavier
- 21-0
- Elder's all-time record in home playoff games
- 514
- total yards for Princeton against Moeller