With the possibility it won't be played next year hanging over the 2022 "Holy War," rivals Archbishop Hoban and St. Vincent-St. Mary served notice of why it is such a great rivalry.

The top-ranked and unbeaten Knights turned a 0-0 halftime tie into a 21-0 lead early in the fourth quarter before the Fighting Irish rallied to make it 21-14 and had the ball back with less than two minutes to go.

The Knights eventually held on downs and scored a late touchdown for a 28-14 victory over the once-beaten and No. 5 Fighting Irish.

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Second-ranked Highland, third-ranked Hudson and fourth-ranked Walsh Jesuit all cruised to lopsided victories.

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After taking over on downs, Lamar Sperling scores on a 35-yard run for Hoban and the Knights are gonna hold off the Fighting Irish with a 28-14 lead and less than a minute to go in a wild rivalry game.

After cutting a 21-0 Hoban lead to 21-14, STVM had the ball at the Hoban 43 but failed to convert a fourth down and the Knights take over with 1:33 to go.

Irish quarterback Markelle Carter connects with receiver Torell Hopson III for a 43-yard touchdown pass and STVM trails Hoban 21-14 with 4:19 to go.

A touchdown run by Fitch's DeShawn Vaughn has turned the game into an eight-minute contest at 21-21.

A 13-yard touchdown run by STVM's Markelle Carter cuts the Hoban lead to 21-7 with five minutes to go.

A 42-yard touchdown run by running back Lamar Sperling gives the Knights a 21-0 lead over STVM with nine minutes to go.

A 29-yard touchdown run by Xavier Williams gives the undefeated and top-ranked Knights a 14-0 lead over the No. 5 and once-beaten Fighting Irish.

A touchdown and a 2-point conversion have put the Grizzlies back on top 21-14 in the third quarter.

Trailing 7-0 after the first quarter, the Bulldogs outscored the Knights 21-3 in the second quarter and lead 21-10 at halftime.

A 7-yard touchdown run in the third quarter by Xzavier Macon, his third of the game, has given Barberton a 28-7 lead over Aurora.

The Falcons used a big play to score in the third quarter to take a 14-13 lead over the Grizzlies.

After recovering a fumbled punt, the Knights take advantage with a touchdown run by Lamar Sperling and lead the Irish 7-0 after the third quarter.

Jackson Daugherty has scored on a run and on a fumble recovery and the Blue Devils lead Kent Roosevelt 42-14 at halftime.

Trailing 10-0, the Minutemen scored in the final minute of the first half to cut Copley's lead to 10-7.

Quarterback Robby Klockner has thrown three touchdown passes, two to Antonio Martin and one to Zach Baglia, and the Bulldogs lead Perry 24-14 at the half.

After a 7-7 first quarter, the Royals outscored the Red Raiders 17-14 in the second and lead 24-21 at the half.

The No. 4-ranked Warriors scored late in the second quarter to take a 35-3 lead over Mentor Lake Catholic and will open the second half with a running clock.

The undefeated and second-ranked Hornets will have a running clock in the second half with a 56-7 lead over Cuyahoga Falls.

The Orangemen scored a second-quarter touchdown and lead the Rams 7-0 at halftime.

Running back Xzavier Macon has 180 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 12 carries and the Magics lead Aurora 21-7 at halftime.

The top-ranked and unbeaten Knights and the No. 5 and once-beaten Fighting Irish have battled to a 0-0 halftime tie.

Ian Ludewig has rushed for three touchdowns, including a 96-yarder, and thrown a touchdown pass to lead Hudson to a 35-7 lead over North Royalton.

The Grizzlies have scored two offensive touchdowns and given up none but only lead 13-7 at halftime because the Falcons returned the kickoff after the first one for a touchdown.

The Knights scored first and lead the Bulldogs 7-0 at the end of the first quarter.

The Warriors are continuing their offensive onslaught on opponents, leading Mentor Lake Catholic 21-3 after the first quarter.

In the marquee matchup of the night, the top-ranked Knights and the No. 5 Fighting Irish are scoreless after one quarter.

Dominic Wilson scores on a quarterback sneak and the Magics extend their lead over Aurora to 14-0

Ian Ludewig rumbles for a 96-yard touchdown run and the Explorers lead North Royalton 14-0.

Explorers quarterback Jagger Pallay connects with Jack Jenkins on a 3-yard touchdown pass to cap an 80-yard drive and give Hudson a 7-0 lead over North Royalton.

On a third-and-long, Barberton's Xzavier Macon breaks a 76-yard touchdown run and the Magics lead Aurora 7-0.

(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)