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Football By Mike Dyer, WCPO.com

Friday's Lakota West at Princeton Matchup is a 'Reason You Play HS Football'

Undefeated GMC teams prepare for a showdown in Sharonville

 A Greater Miami Conference showdown of undefeated teams is among the top games Friday night around Greater Cincinnati.

Lakota West (4-0, 3-0 GMC) plays at Princeton (4-0, 3-0) in a highly-anticipated GMC matchup at the midway point of the regular season.

"The thought process is worry about us, try to block out all the noise, all the social media talk and just focus on what we need to do to win," Princeton senior wide receiver Riley Woods said.

Lakota West is No. 3 in the Division I, Region 4 computer points ratings while Princeton is No. 4. The Firebirds are ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press state media poll while the Vikings are tied with New Albany at No. 8.

Princeton is expecting a large crowd at Jake Sweeney Automotive Group Stadium for the 7 p.m. kickoff.

"These are the type of games why you coach high school football and the reason you play high school football," Princeton coach Andre Parker said Tuesday afternoon. "So it's the reason we're here. We want to play in these type of games. So we're excited.

But, it's not about them. It's about our preparation. It's about the things we do every day. It's about our process. Because if you get focused too much on them you will be watching them and it won't be too fun to watch. It's about us and the kids understand that."

The Vikings have outscored their opponents 125-0 the past three weeks during three shutouts over GMC opponents.

Princeton is led by several players including senior linebacker Breeon Ishmail who has 29 tackles and two interceptions. Sophomore linebacker PJ Nelson has three sacks.

Princeton had to replace 10 starters on defense from a year ago. Senior cornerback Caleb Clark-Glover, a Marshall University verbal commit, embraced a leadership role and has been a voice of the defense.

"This team — we're relentless," Clark-Glover said. "Every day we come in here and work hard."

Senior quarterback RJ West has thrown for a GMC-leading 699 yards. He has thrown for nine touchdowns and rushed for four scores. Woods has 13 receptions for 293 yards and five touchdowns.

"It's real fun," Woods said. "Everybody is scoring and everybody is getting touches so there is no selfishness. Everybody wants to see everybody win. It's like a brotherhood."

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Players Mentioned

Caleb Clark-Glover

#1 Caleb Clark-Glover

DB
5' 10"
Senior
Breeon Ishmail

#3 Breeon Ishmail

WR, LB
6' 4"
Senior
Riley Woods

#6 Riley Woods

WR
5' 9"
Senior
RJ West

#9 RJ West

QB
6' 2"
Senior
PJ Nelson

#28 PJ Nelson

LB
6' 2"
Sophomore
Andre Parker

#33 Andre Parker

LB
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Caleb Clark-Glover

#1 Caleb Clark-Glover

5' 10"
Senior
DB
Breeon Ishmail

#3 Breeon Ishmail

6' 4"
Senior
WR, LB
Riley Woods

#6 Riley Woods

5' 9"
Senior
WR
RJ West

#9 RJ West

6' 2"
Senior
QB
PJ Nelson

#28 PJ Nelson

6' 2"
Sophomore
LB
Andre Parker

#33 Andre Parker

5' 10"
Freshman
LB