Sunday, October 31, 1999
Harbin pairings: St. X-Moeller, Elder-Oak Hills
BY DAVE SCHUTTE
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The reward for St. Xavier finishing No.1 in the Harbin Computer football rankings and going undefeated: A rematch with Moeller.
“Any time you play a GCL team, it's tough,” St. X coach Steve Rasso said. “We knew there was that possibility and we've just got to do it.”
Based on Friday's results, Harbin expert Steve Shuck figured out pairings for the first-round games Friday and Saturday.
“Everything fell right for Moeller,” Shuck said. “But the game that put them in was Piqua beating Lima Senior. If Lima had won, Sycamore would have picked up six-tenths of a point and made it.”
Also in Division I, Elder fin ished second and will host Oak Hills in another rematch on Saturday. The Panthers used a field goal late in the game to win 16-15 Friday at Oak Hills.
Centerville was third and will host Mason (5) while Fairfield, fourth overall, will host Huber Heights Wayne (5).
Kings finished No.1 in Division II and will take on Vandalia Butler, which made it because Marietta was upset.
New Richmond and Purcell Marian will represent Cincinnati in the Division III tourna ment.
“Purcell Marian will be seventh no matter what they do Saturday against Mount Healthy,” Shuck said. “They will play Bellbrook while New Richmond meets London, the No. 1 team.”
New Richmond was on the bubble going into Friday's game. The Lions earned a 28-27 overtime victory over Williamsburg. This, coupled with Eaton and Graham both losing, put the Lions in.
Wyoming, Badin, Indian Hill and Madeira are all in Division IV but because of several late Saturday games, their opponents couldn't be determined.
Waynesville will host Sidney Lehman in Division V with Cincinnati Country Day's opponent not set in Division IV.
Official pairings will be announced at noon today.
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