Moeller football coach Bert Bathiany victoriously addressed the team in the far end zone some three hours and 20 minutes after kickoff Saturday afternoon at West Clermont.

The final day of the season-opening weekend proved to be very warm and humid in front of a packed stadium. It was also a very physical battle between two non-conference teams playing for the coveted "King of the Block" trophy.

Bathiany spoke of the collective effort, vowed to correct mistakes from the season opener and reminded the state’s top-ranked team by MaxPreps and 2024 Division I state runner-up that every week will be its opponent’s Super Bowl.

“That’s a gritty football game,” Bathiany said. “Usually it comes down to who makes the least amount of mistakes. We sure had our fair share of them but we ended with

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