Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings: No. 23 St. Xavier

By Zack Poff Jun 22, 2021, 10:00am

Fresh off Division I state title, Bombers look to repeat in 2021.

No. 23 St. Xavier (Cincinnati)

Head coach: Steve Specht | Record: 158-59, 23rd season
2020-21 record: 10-2 | National ranking: No. 20
Last five years: 45-18 | State championships (4): 2005, 2007, 2016, 2020
Head coach Steve Specht
Head coach Steve Specht
File photo by Jeff Harwell
Players to watch

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 250
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Senior (2022)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 270
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Senior (2022)

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 225
Status: Committed to Miami (OH) | Class: Senior (2022)



Height: 6-1 | Weight: 185
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Senior (2022)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 280
Status: Committed to Duke | Class: Senior (2022)
Quarterback Brogan McCaughey
Quarterback Brogan McCaughey
File photo by Jeff Harwell
Key dates

Aug. 20 — vs. Lakota West (West Chester)
Aug. 27 — at Colerain (Cincinnati)
Sept. 17 — at Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Sept. 24 — vs. Elder (Cincinnati)
Oct. 1 — vs. Trinity (Louisville)
Oct. 8 — vs. La Salle (Cincinnati)
Oct. 16 — at St. Ignatius (Cleveland)