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2007 Burger King Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge

Tickets are on sale for the Burger King Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge high school football event Sept. 1-2, including games at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium.

The marquee game of the 11-game event is St. Xavier vs. DeMatha on Sept. 2 (noon) at UC.

At Fawcett Stadium - Pro Football Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton, Ohio)
Sept. 1
Grove City vs. Buford, Ga. (11:30 a.m.)
Cleveland Glenville vs. Long Beach Poly, Calif. (2:15 p.m.)
Youngstown Cardinal Mooney vs. Gateway, Pa. (5 p.m.)
Canton McKinley vs. Tulsa Union, Okla. (7:45 p.m.)

At Nippert Stadium - University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Sept. 1
Cincinnati La Salle vs. Indianapolis Cathedral, Ind. (11:30 a.m.)
Cincinnati Colerain vs. Hoover, Ala. (2:15 p.m.)
Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller vs. Mission Viejo, Calif. (5 p.m.)
Cincinnati Elder vs. Charlotte Independence, N.C. (7:45 p.m.)

Sept. 2
Cincinnati St. Xavier vs. DeMatha Catholic, Md. (Noon)
Clayton-Northmont vs. Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa. (3 p.m.)
Trotwood-Madison vs. Highlands, Ky. (6 p.m.)

I've highlighted a specific game of interest... Independence currently has the nation's longest winning streak in high school football. "Another season, another Class 4AA. For the seventh-straight time, Independence took home the title. The Patriots are riding a 108-game winning streak into the Ohio vs. USA Challenge." It's quite obvious they've never played a Cincinnati GCL team before. It's not often I root for Elder, but in this case, Go Panthers!

Here is a good overview for the event: http://www.maxpreps.com/FanPages/Content/Article.mxp/ArticleID-5f1ac60d-2838-4d35-9cfe-4c8c6c874df9

But before the Burger King Extravaganza, there's the...

CROSSTOWN SHOWDOWN: The 10th annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown will open the high school football season with four days of games, Aug. 22-25 at Princeton, Miami University and UC. Advance prices are $8 Wednesday and Thursday, $10 Friday and Saturday. Day-of-event prices are $10, $10, $12 and $13 respectively. Visit DSAPrepsports .com for more information.

The Kings Knights will be playing in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown against the Edgewood Cougars. Should be a good game. The Knights have a very strong senior class. Should be a good matchup and a possible preview of a playoff game later in the year.

http://www.dsaprepsports.com/index.asp?page=skyline_lineup

A highlight of this year's Skyline Crosstown Showdown is the Thursday doubleheader at Princeton's Viking Stadium that includes Division I Glen Este, which has qualified for the playoffs two straight years, and a trio of Division II powers – Turpin, Edgewood and Kings – that could start the year ranked in the Ohio state poll. The four schools finished with a combined 38-9 record last season.

Go Knights!