Colerain (Cincinnati) vs. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Keith Watkins and Moeller keep on advancing in the tough Ohio playoffs.
Photo by Wayne Litmer
Two
teams with time spent in the national rankings this season do battle
for the Ohio Region 4 championship. This will be only their fifth
meeting in the last nine years, all during the postseason. Colerain won
the four previous games with the most recent one being a 17-10 win in
2008.
Colerain hasn't won a regional title since 2006. The
Cardinals are 12-0 for only the fourth time ever after winning a wild
35-34 overtime classic over Elder (Cincinnati) last Saturday.
Alfred Ramsby
ran for 192 yards and the game-deciding touchdown from 20 yards out.
The senior quarterback has 1,432 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns this
season.
View playoff brackets and state champions from across the nationAn
upset against Colerain would give Moeller (9-3) its first regional
crown since 1997. The Crusaders handled Lakota East (Liberty Center),
46-20, to extend the streak of at least one Greater Catholic League
South team appearing in the Region 4 championship game for the
17th-consecutive season. Senior
Keith Watkins II
had a huge game against Lakota East despite carrying the ball only
seven times. The Michigan State recruit ran for 168 yards (an average of
24 yards) and three touchdowns. It was the third-straight win for
Moeller, which survived a 2-3 stretch in September and October after it
had landed in the Top 10 of the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 rankings.
Mitch Stephens: Moeller 28, Colerain 24
Steve Montoya: Colerain 38, Moeller 35
Stephen Spiewak: Colerain 35, Moeller 28
Kevin Askeland: Moeller 48, Colerain 42
Leland Gordon: Colerain 28, Moeller 22
Jamie DeMoney: Moeller 34, Colerain 27
