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Posted By: Jeff Fisher February 15, 2022

WGN-TV’s Mike Lowe is reporting that three-time Illinois high school football champ Loyola Academy will host four-time Ohio state champ St. Xavier on August 28 on ESPN. According to Lowe, the game will be part of ESPN’s annual High School Football Kickoff weekend.

LOYOLA FOOTBALL TO OPEN SEASON ON ESPN; RAMBLERS WILL HOST OHIO POWERHOUSE @LAFootballAC agreed to host @stxinfo in @espn’s “High School Kickoff.” The game will be played on August 28 at 1 p.m. at Hoerster Field in Wilmette. @WGNNews @michaelsobrien @EDGYTIM pic.twitter.com/2PpyOTReAO
— Mike Lowe (@MikeLoweReports) February 11, 2022

Both teams finished 2021 ranked in the High School Football America national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. St. X finished No. 142, while Loyola Academy finished No. 181.

Loyola, led by former NFL linebacker John Holocek, finished 12-1 last year. The Ramblers advanced to the Class 8A state semifinals.

St. Xavier finished last season with a 10-3 record. The Bombers lost in the regional semifinals in Division I, the largest classification in Ohio.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.