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Detroit Catholic beats Toledo Central Catholic: Live score, game updates from Ohio-Michigan battle (9/6/2024)

Follow live as Detroit Catholic (Michigan) and Central Catholic (Ohio) battle with state bragging rights on the line
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Toledo Central Catholic hosts Detroit Central Catholic on Friday, September 6 in an Ohio-Michigan battle for state bragging rights.
Toledo Central Catholic hosts Detroit Central Catholic on Friday, September 6 in an Ohio-Michigan battle for state bragging rights. | Jeff Harwell, SBLive Sports

A pair of top teams from their respective states clash on Friday with bragging rights on the line as Ohio and Michigan collide when Toledo Central Catholic hosts Detroit Catholic Central in a high school football showdown.

Toledo Central Catholic is ranked No. 3 in the latest Top 25 Ohio high school football rankings and the Fighting Irish are also on the bubble of the latest SBLive/SI Top 25 national high school football rankings, while Detroit Catholic enters at No. 9 in Top 25 Michigan high school football rankings.

The Shamrocks are coming off a 56-12 win over Dearborn in their season opener last week, and Toledo Central Catholic is 2-0 following a 27-17 victory against Whitmer a week ago.

LIVE OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES

LIVE MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES

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FINAL: DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 21, TOLEDO CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7

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FOURTH QUARTER UPDATES

Detroit Catholic forces a turnover on downs with 2:34 remaining in the game. Toledo Central Catholic hoping for a miracle at this point.

Toledo Central Catholic has the ball on its own 3-yard line following a great punt from the Shamrocks. Time running out for TCC, which is down 21-7 with 3:27 left to go.

Shamrocks get a sack on third down to make it 4th and 11 for TCC. An incomplete pass makes it a turnover on downs. DCC has the ball with a 21-7 lead and 8:51 left in the game.

THIRD QUARTER UPDATES

TOUCHDOWN! Pydyn does it again, taking the snap from the Wildcat set to punch it in from about two yards out. Detroit Catholic Central leads 21-7 with 2:27 remaining in the third.

TOUCHDOWN! Following a DCC punt, Toledo Central Catholic puts together a drive that ends with a 60-yard house call on a pass to Sharard Vaughn. Now a 14-7 Detroit Catholic Central lead with 7:01 left in the third quarter.

SECOND QUARTER UPDATES

Toledo Central Catholic got the ball down to the 3-yard line but failed to capitalize with several chances at the end zone. The Shamrocks' defense came up with several big stops to force a turnover on downs. DCC offense takes a knee to end the half. Shamrocks ball to start the third quarter. Detroit Catholic Central leads 14-0 at the half.

TOUCHDOWN! The Shamrocks utilize the Wildcat formation and find pay dirt again on a 2-yard run by Jaden Pydyn. Pydyn now has an interception and a rushing touchdown. Detroit Catholic Central leads 14-0 with 2:50 remaining in the first half.

Samson Gash makes a great catch in traffic and DCC has the ball just outside the red zone with a little under five minutes to go in the second.

FIRST QUARTER UPDATES

TOUCHDOWN! Samson Gash catches a screen pass, gets a big block and runs it in from 30 yards out for the score. Detroit Catholic Central leads 7-0 with 50 seconds left in the first.

INTERCEPTION! Detroit Catholic's Jaden Pydyn picks off Toledo Central Catholic inside the 10-yard line and makes a decent return before being tackled. Shamrocks have the ball on their own 35.

-- Sam Brown | sam@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports

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Sam Brown covers high school sports as well as NCAA football and basketball. Sam began his professional career as a high school sports reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville where he covered boys and girls prep sports full-time and helped cover Vanderbilt football, Tennessee Titans football and Nashville Predators hockey. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a double major in journalism and communication studies and currently lives in Seattle with his girlfriend and dog.  

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