A historic moment in the long football rivalry between the St. Ignatius Wildcats and St. Edward Eagles at FirstEnergy Stadium is right around the corner. The teams’ annual football rivalry game will kick off at 6 p.m. on Saturday, the final day of the 2016 regular season.
And the stakes couldn’t be higher.
St. Edward enters the matchup 7-1 and ranked No. 1 in the OHSAA Division I, Region 1 Football Computer Ratings, while St. Ignatius holds the seventh spot. Only the top eight schools from each region in the final report will qualify for the playoffs.