The Trinity Shamrocks and rivals St. Xavier Tigers play on Friday Sept. 27, 8:00 PM at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in the heart of Louisville, Kentucky. Who will come out on top? Trinity is coming off their third win of the season and their first home win vs. Male High School for a 24-21 comeback victory. The final drive of that game was led by star quarterback Zane Johnson. Male went home stunned. St. X lost to Elder High School (OH) in Cincinnati 17-15 last Friday with a game winning field goal 20 yards out to give Elder the win.

Moving into this Friday’s game, Trinity comes in as the #2 ranked team in the state, and 4-1 record (3-0 Road) (1-1 Home). St. X comes in as #8 in the state at 2-2 (1-0 Home) (1-2 Road). Both teams have immense history with one another. The rivalry is considered one of the best and most historic in all American high school football.

Trinity won the previous meeting in the rivalry series 45-10, off the performance of then-freshman QB Zane Johnson and the Trinity defense. Trinity and St. X have split the series the last 6 years at 3-3, truly showing how competitive and heated this rivalry is. This rivalry originated in 1956, with Trinity having a winning record in the series 48-40-2, and is 4-2 against them in Kentucky State championship games.

So why this rivalry is so important? It’s actually a very important cultural day for the city and draws thousands in on the fourth Friday of September. It is also important for bragging rights, as every result is talked about for that whole calendar year until the next matchup, making every game the most important for both teams every season. Both coaches know this very well, and both teams always have a big week of preparation every season, and that shows on the field, with every game being an instant classic.

There are many important results from this great rivalry series.

1. 1953: Trinity’s Freshman team beat St. X 7-6, first ever meeting between the two teams.

2. 1958: Trinity beats St. X varsity for the first time, 13-0.

3. 1976: Trinity ended St. X’s 31 game winning streak, 27-10

4. 1983: Trinity beat St. X in the State Championship Game in OT.

5. 1990: First crowd over 30K people, Trinity wins 13-7.

6. 2017: Trinity beats St. X in the State Championship.

7. 2023: Biggest win for Trinity against St. X at 45-10.

Some key players to look out for at the game include the following:

-Trinity halfback Jamaurion Berry (’27), who is one of the best running backs in Kentucky this year.

-Trinity Kicker Carson Hilbert (’25), Kentucky’s best kicker and has shown why so far this season with his range and accuracy, and committed to the Louisville Football program yesterday, and will be playing in his future home stadium on Friday vs St.X.

-Other players who are expected some strong contributions are WR Jeremiah Lynn (’25) and QB Zane Johnson (’27).

For St. Xavier, key players include Karsten Busch, Manny Gray, Lucas Shelton and Marlon Harbin.

To make it to the game, all tickets will cost $10 and are sold online. Gates at L&N Stadium will open at 6:30 p.m. The weather looks rough for Friday, but both teams hope that their fan bases will show out and show up to support them in this rivalry game,

GO ROCKS! BEAT ST.X!