The OHSAA has made the big call:
Elder and St. Xavier are set to contest their regional football final at Paycor Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Bengals.
That news comes via report by local Fox 19 on Tuesday afternoon.
This massive Cincinnati rivalry postseason game was originally scheduled for Mason High School in nearby Warren County, which seats between 6,000-7,000.
Paycor seats 65,000. It'll be the first high school game at the Bengals' stadium since August 24, 2018, when Lakota West beat St. Xavier 34-0 in a regular season opener.
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There was a lot of public pushback to move the game after the OHSAA's regional final site assignments were released on Saturday.
Tickets went on sale at 12 noon on Monday, and they were sold out at 5 p.m. There was displeasure that tickets came available in the middle of a school day, in addition to frustration that the venue wouldn't hold all the fans who wanted to attend.
There were a lot of public figures in the local and statewide football community who came forward calling for the game to be moved. In the end, it appears to have worked.
These rivals haven't played in a regional final since 2001.
On Friday night, they'll meet on the biggest local stage possible to play for a spot in the state final four.
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