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St. Xavier shakes off rust and routs Lakota East in D-I playoffs, ends Thunderhawks’ season at 8-4

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Lakota East High School's Ryder Hooks gets around St. Xavier's Jake Britt on Nov. 7, 2025, during a Division I, Region 4 football playoff game at St. Xavier. The host Bombers won 42-7. MARTIN WHEELER/CONTRIBUTOR

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP — Having three weeks in between games didn’t seem to slow down the St. Xavier High School football team.

The No. 3 seed in the Division I, Region 4 playoffs had its regular-season finale canceled and then as one the top four seeds had a first-round bye last week, but

 
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