CINCINNATI — Friday’s Elder versus St. Xavier regional final football game at Paycor Stadium is generating significant fan interest this week.

An estimated 16,400 tickets (and counting) have been sold for the Division I, Region 4 final Friday night, according to the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday at the home of the Cincinnati Bengals.

The high school football showdown has been in the spotlight all week after it sold out in its original location of Mason in about an hour early Monday afternoon.

The regional final was originally scheduled to be played at Dwire Field at Tri-Health/Beacon Stadium (7,000 seating capacity).

The Bengals, Hamilton County and OHSAA announced late Tuesday afternoon the game would move to Paycor Stadium. Tickets went o

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