2nd Round Playoff Preview: Cincinnati

There was a lot of great football in the first round of the playoffs in Cincinnati last week.  Next week, there will be some great games as well.  Here are five games to check out next week. Winton Woods vs Kings On Friday night, the Winton Woods Warriors will play the Kings Knights.  When they met in week 3, it was an excellent game that say Kings come out victorious 14-13.  It was the only time this season that Kings was held to less than 28 points.  In the 1st round last week, the Warriors defeated Turpin 46-29 for their 4th win in a row.  This season, they have averaged 26.1 points per game this year on offense and have given up 14.9 points per game on defense.   The Knights are still undefeated at 11-0 and last week they defeated Lima Senior 50-6. The Knights have averaged 36.5 points per game on offense and have given up 12.5 points per game on defense.  Some talented players to watch in this game are LB Qierstin Williams and WR/DB Antonio Turner Jr from Winton Woods and DL Justin Berg and WR Michael Mussari from Kings. Bethel-Tate vs Archbishop McNicholas In the 2nd round of the 2021 playoffs, the Bethel-Tate Tigers will play the Archbishop McNicholas Rockets.  The Tigers are 9-1 and last week they defeated Schroder Paideia Academy 42-0 for their 7th win in a row.  This season, they have averaged 37.7 points per game on offense and have given up 9.4 points per game on defense.  The Rockets are also 9-1 and last week they defeated Washington 48-13.  This season, they have averaged 31.5 points per game on offense and have given up 16.6 points per game on defense.  Some players to keep an eye on in this game are QB Pierce Taylor and WR/DB Tyler Haynes from Archbishop McNicholas and OL/Dl Joey Black and WR/DB Wyatt Burton from Bethel-Tate. Shawnee vs Badin On Friday night, the Shawnee Indians will play the Badin Rams.  The Indians are 7-4 and last week they defeated Hughes 28-0 for their 3rd win in a row.  This season, they have averaged 16 points per game on offense and have given up 12.5 points per game on defense.  The Rams are undefeated at 10-0 and last week they defeated Butler 37-0.  This season, the Rams have averaged 35.3 points per game on offense and have given up just 9 points per game on defense with 4 shutouts.  Some players to keep an eye on in this game are DL Johnny Norris and LB/RB Myles Aldrich from Shawnee and DL Jarred Livelsburger and DL/TE [player_tooltip player_id="34487" first="Logan" last="Neu"] from Badin. Milford vs Lakota West In the next round of the playoffs, the Milford Eagles will play the Lakota West Firebirds.  The Eagles are 7-4 and last week they defeated Lebanon 21-7.  This season, they have averaged 23.9 points per game on offense and have given up 20.3 points per game on defense.  Lakota West is currently 9-1 and last week they defeated West Clermont 49-14 for their 9th win in a row.  This season, they have averaged 34.9 points per game on offense and have given up 10.9 points per game on defense.  Some very talented players to watch in this game are WR/DB Tahj Price and OL/DL Reagan Schultze from Milford and DB [player_tooltip player_id="34385" first="Alex" last="Afari"] and OL [player_tooltip player_id="34373" first="Tegra" last="Tshabola"] from Lakota West. Sycamore vs Princeton On Friday night, the Sycamore Aviators will play the Princeton Vikings.  The Aviators are 6-5 and last week they defeated Lakota East 19-0 for their 3rd win in a row.  This season, they have averaged 29.8 points per game on offense while giving up 26.5 points per game on defense.  The Vikings are 10-1 and last week they defeated Walnut Hills 28-0 for their 7th win in a row.  This season, they have averaged 37.6 points per game on offense and have given up 19.2 points per game on defense.  Some players to keep an eye on in this game are QB William Ingle and RB/DB Cody Charles from Sycamore and RB TJ Engleman and LB [player_tooltip player_id="186795" first="Antonio" last="Nunley"] from Princeton