Live score updates: St. Edward beats St. Joseph's Prep in Ohio-Pennsylvania high school football

St. Ed's strong second quarter is all it needs in battle between nationally ranked teams

Brandon White (2) led St. Edward (Ohio) past St. Joseph's Prep (Pennsylvania) Saturday, Aug. 31, in high school football. / Photo by Jeff Harwell

Welcome to one of the biggest games in the country this week in high school football.

There has always been a healthy rivalry between Ohio and Pennsylvania on the high school football field.

This week, two of the best teams from those states meet when St. Joseph's Prep makes the nearly seven-hour drive from Philadelphia to Lakewood, Ohio, to take on St. Edward.

Breaking news: 4-star St. Joe's DL Maxwell Roy out with a knee injury

St. Joseph's Prep, the top-ranked team in the SBLive/SI Pennsylvania Top 25 and the No. 9 team nationally, has won the last two and five of the last six PIAA Class 6A state championships.

St. Edward, ranked No. 2 in the SBLive/SI Ohio Top 25 and No. 15 nationally, has captured the last three OHSAA Division I state titles.

The game kicks off from First Federal Lakewood Stadium at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT on Saturday, August 31.

HS FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | RECRUITING UPDATES

Follow along below for live updates once the game starts.

FINAL: St. Edward 35, St. Joseph's Prep 21

4TH QUARTER UPDATES

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Foulke's fourth-down pass falls incomplete with 8 seconds left and this one's going to end 35-21 St. Edward.

TOUCHDOWN ST. JOE'S! Charlie Foulke hits Alijah Turner for a 7-yard TD to narrow the deficit to 35-21 with 5:03 left.

TOUCHDOWN ST. JOE'S! Khyan Billups scores on an 8-yard run after a 40-yard run set himself up. It's 35-14 St. Edward with 8:03 left.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Charlie Foulke's fourth-down pass sails high and St. Ed's takes over on its own 44, leading 35-7 early in the fourth.

St. Joseph's Prep starts in St. Edward territory needing a repeat of the Eagles' second quarter to tie.

3RD QUARTER UPDATES

END OF 3RD QUARTER: St. Edward 35, St. Joseph's Prep 7

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! This time St. Ed's stalls on the St. Joe's 33, where the Hawks will take over with 2:09 left, trailing 35-7.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! St. Ed's fourth-down pass falls incomplete and St. Joe's takes over on its own 36. Eagles used more than half the third quarter clock, though, and they lead 35-7 with 5:49 left.

Second half is underway! St. Edward starts with the ball on its own 20.

2ND QUARTER UPDATES

END OF THE 1ST HALF: St. Edward 35, St. Joseph's Prep 7

TOUCHDOWN ST. ED'S! Bradley Eaton takes the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for the TD. It's 35-7 St. Edward with 45 seconds left. Remember that scoreless first quarter?

TOUCHDOWN ST. JOE'S! Isaiah West takes a short pass, makes a defender miss and gets the Hawks on the scoreboard. St. Edward leads 28-7, 59 seconds left.

TOUCHDOWN ST. ED'S! Brandon White scores through the air this time on a 15-yard grab from Thomas Csanyi. St. Edward leads 28-0, 1:53 left.

What at first looked like a huge turnover on downs for St. Joe's ends up being a first down for St. Ed's after a defensive holding call. St. Ed's on the St. Joe's 16, 2:30 left leading 21-0.

INTERCEPTION! Bradley Eaton grabs the tipped pass, and oh my, this is getting out of hand.

And now @_bradleyeaton1 with an interception for @SEHS_FOOTBALL pic.twitter.com/Oi2oHfHSy9

— Ryan (@Isley23) August 31, 2024

TOUCHDOWN ST. ED'S! Mason Sak with a 9-yard touchdown catch from Thomas Csanyi and it's 21-0 St. Edward, 4:51 left.

FUMBLE! St. Ed's recovers on the ensuing kickoff and this quarter is all Eagles. St. Edward leads 14-0 and is first and goal on the St. Joe's 7.

TOUCHDOWN ST. ED'S! St. Joe's punter is nailed before getting the punt off and Nate Gregory recovers in the end zone. It's 14-0 St. Edward, 6:06 left.

TOUCHDOWN ST. ED'S! Brandon White breaks free and takes off for a 75-yard touchdown run to break the punt streak. It's 7-0 St. Edward, 7:51 left.

.@WhiteBrandon26 busts through for a 75 yard TD for @SEHS_FOOTBALL.

St. Edward leads St. Joseph's Prep 7-0 with 751 left 2Q. pic.twitter.com/pBo3TXdqfL

— Ryan (@Isley23) August 31, 2024

Another punt. St. Edward ball on its own 20, 8:02 left in the half, 0-0.

St. Joe's starts with the ball first and 10 on the St. Edward 44.

1ST QUARTER UPDATES

END OF 1ST QUARTER: St. Joseph's Prep 0, St. Edward 0

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! St. Edward's impressive drive stalls at the St. Joe's 27 with an incomplete pass on fourth down, 1:26 left. 0-0.

St. Joe's can't take advantage of the field position and punts again, pinning St. Edward on its own 4 with 5:24 left, still tied 0-0.

BLOCKED PUNT! Both defenses start strong and St. Joe's gets a partially blocked punt and will take over on the St. Ed's 41, 0-0, 8:19 left.

.@SJPrep_Football with a blocked punt.

Scoreless with 819 left 1Q pic.twitter.com/BExtwREwKh

— Ryan (@Isley23) August 31, 2024

We've kicked off! St. Joe's starts with the ball.

PREGAME UPDATES

Four-star Ohio State DL commit Maxwell Roy is OUT with a knee injury for St. Joseph's Prep.

Scattered thunderstorms are in the Lakewood forecast early Saturday, but they shouldn't be a problem by game time.

Stay tuned to SBLive Ohio and SBLive Pennsylvania all season long for all of your high school football coverage. You can check out our Ohio high school football scoreboards and our Pennsylvania high school football scoreboards all season long.

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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports

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