HIGH-SCHOOL

2022 Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown high school football schedule announced

Shelby Dermer
Cincinnati Enquirer

The Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown is heading into its 25th year of bringing fans some of the top high school football matchups in Greater Cincinnati. 

The schedule for this year's Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown, presented by Meijer and Mercy Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, was announced Wednesday evening at a VIP Party at Skyline Chili in downtown Cincinnati. 

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The Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown is entering its 25th year.

Here's which area high school football teams will take the field in the Showdown this fall: 

Week 1

Huber Heights Wayne at Fairfield, 7 p.m. (Thursday, Aug. 18)

Taft at Roger Bacon, 7 p.m. (Thursday, Aug. 18)

"(Roger Bacon) Coach (Mike) Blaut, he's a great coach who always has his guys prepared. He's been doing it for a long time, even when I was in high school I knew about him," Taft head coach Tyler Williams said of the matchup. "My uncle went there (Roger Bacon) and played under him when he was an assistant coach, so I know he'll have his guys ready and it'll be a great game." 

Lawrenceburg at East Central, 7:30 p.m. (Friday, Aug. 19)

Week 2

(Greater Miami Conference Opening Night)

Colerain at Princeton, 7 p.m. (Friday, Aug. 26)

Lakota West at Lakota East, 7 p.m. (Friday, Aug. 26)

St. Xavier's Steve Specht and Lakota West's Tom Bolden enjoy the camaraderie at the 25th Anniversary Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown football kickoff event, Aug. 3, 2022.

Week 3

Loveland at Milford, 7 p.m. (Friday, Sept. 2)

Week 4

Simon Kenton at Beechwood, 7:30 p.m. (Friday, Sept. 9)

Week 5

Moeller at St. Xavier, 7 p.m. (Friday, Sept. 16)

Week 6

Kettering Alter at McNicholas, 7 p.m. (Friday, Sept. 23)

Week 7

Clinton-Massie at Western Brown, 7 p.m. (Friday, Sept. 30)

Winton Woods at Kings, 7 p.m. (Friday, Sept. 30)

"Obviously, they (Kings) are a great program, kind of like Winton Woods. We've been doing it really well for a long, long time. It's gonna be a great game and it being a Skyline Crosstown Showdown game, it makes that much bigger," Winton Woods head coach Chad Murphy said of the matchup between Eastern Cincinnati Conference foes. 

Kings head football coach Alex Garvin was in attendance at the 25th Anniversary Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown football kickoff event, Aug. 3, 2022.

Week 8

Conner at Cooper, 7 p.m. (Friday, Oct. 7)

Week 9

Turpin at Anderson, 7 p.m. (Friday, Oct. 14)

"I think it's been a great rivalry game and that's why it's so special. We're one of two districts that have one middle school that goes into two high schools. They go to school for two years together and everybody is friends, then one Friday night a year we play a great game," Anderson head coach Evan Dreyer said of the matchup. "It's an unbelievable crowd and unbelievable atmosphere for our kids. The game usually comes down to the wire. It's a really special feeling when you walk down the steps or walk up the hill on Bartels Road; it's like playing in a playoff game." 

Evan Dreyer and his coaching staff from Anderson share chili and conversation at the 25th Anniversary Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown football kickoff event, Aug. 3, 2022.

Week 10

La Salle at Elder, 7 p.m. (Friday, Oct. 21)

Pat McLaughlin and his staff from La Salle were in hand at the 25th Anniversary Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown football kickoff event, Aug. 3, 2022.

Week 11

Covington Catholic at Ryle, 7 p.m. (Friday, Oct. 28)

Covington Catholic head coach Eddie Eviston has a friendly conversation with a colleague at the 25th Anniversary Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown football kickoff event, Aug. 3, 2022.