Recaps
SPIN results card for the Bishop Watterson 45, New Albany 12 high school football final on November 13, 2026.

Graphic: SPIN Media

Bishop Watterson Rolls New Albany 45-12 Under the Lights

The host put up 45 points in a 7 p.m. ET kickoff on Friday night and sent New Albany home on the wrong end of a 33-point margin.

Some Friday nights ask a lot of questions. This one did not. Bishop Watterson beat New Albany 45-12 at home, and the margin was 33 by the time the lights went off.

Kickoff was 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 13, and New Albany played at Bishop Watterson. Twelve points is not nothing. It is just a very long way from 45, and the gap between those two numbers is the entire story of the evening, because a 33-point final does not happen in one burst or one unlucky stretch. It happens across a whole night.

New Albany did get on the board, which is more than some visitors manage in a game like this one. The problem was the other side of the scoreboard refusing to stop climbing. Forty-five is a number that ends conversations early.

Two teams showed up. One of them left with 45.

File it under evenings that went exactly one way.

Share this story
Share on X
SPIN Roundup

The week in high school football, in one email.

Scores, the boards and the stories behind them, sent when the week closes. For readers 18 and older.

One email a week. Unsubscribe in any of them.

Related
More coverage
Football · RecapsEast St. Louis Beats Prospect 65-35Nov 14, 2026Football · RecapsSt. Ignatius College Prep Beats Loyola Academy 21-16Nov 14, 2026Football · RecapsMount Carmel Beats Lincoln-Way East 21-16Nov 14, 2026