High school football: @EFrantzMP’s 2024 Great Lakes Region Rankings

The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. With kickoff coming next week, here's our latest take on our annual and weekly list of the top high school football programs in the region. Also listed below are the latest MaxPreps computer rankings for every Great Lakes state.
2 (2). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 8-2 – beat McKinley (Canton, Ohio) 16-7
3 (1). East St. Louis (Ill.), 8-1 – lost to IMG (Bradenton, Fla.) 14-13 OT
4 (5). Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 9-0 – beat King (Detroit, Mich.) 23-7
5 (6). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 10-0 – beat Padua Franciscan (Ohio) 42-0
6 (7). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 9-1 – beat Muskegon (Mich.) 52-27
7 (8). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6-2 – beat Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Co-op (Crexel Hill, Pa.) 49-14
8 (9) Lawrence North (Ind.), 9-0 – DNP
9 (10). Westfield (Ind.), 8-1 – DNP
10 (13). Upper St. Clair (Pa.), 10-0 – beat Baldwin (Pa.) 59-14
11 (11). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 8-2 – beat St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) 24-21
12 (4). Belleville (Mich.), 8-1 – lost to Howell (Mich.) 30-29
13 (12). Avon (Ohio), 10-0 – beat Avon Lake (Ohio) 42-10
14 (14). Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), 9-0 – beat Naperville Central (Ill.) 28-7
15 (15). Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 8-1 – DNP
16 (16). Brownsburg (Ind.), 8-1 – DNP
17 (18). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 10-0 – beat Loveland (Ohio) 49-23
18 (19) Crown Point (Ind.), 9-0 – DNP
19 (20). Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 8-1 – DNP
20 (21). Unity Christian (Hudsonville, Mich.), 9-0 – beat Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Mich.) 43-28
21 (22). Franklin (Wis.), 10-0 – beat Fond du Lac (Wis.) 42-27
22 (23). Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 9-1 – beat Mona Shores (Mich.) 14-13
23 (24). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 7-3 – beat Life Christian Academy (Chester, Va.) 62-0
24 (25). Moorhead (Minn.), 9-0 – beat Brainerd (Minn.) 48-0
25 (NR). Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 7-2 – beat Chaminade (Mineola, NY) 28-7
 
Dropped Out:
17. Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 6-3 – lost to Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.) 31-7
 
Keep an Eye On:
~ Alexandria (Minn.), 7-2
~ Arrowhead (Wis.), 8-2
~ Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, N.Y.), 6-2
~ Cary-Grove (Ill.), 9-0
~ Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 5-3
~ Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 8-2
~ Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 5-4
~ Chatfield (Minn.), 9-0
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 8-0
~ Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 8-1
~ De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 6-2
~ DeWitt (Mich.), 9-0
~ Elk River (Minn.), 8-1
~ Howell (Mich.), 9-0
~ Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 9-1
~ Loyola Academy (Willemtte, Ill.), 7-2
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 10-0
~ Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wis.), 9-1
~ Mentor (Ohio), 10-0
~ Minneota (Minn.), 9-0
~ Mona Shores (Mich.), 8-1
~ Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 6-3
~ North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.), 9-1
~ Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 9-1
~ Pine-Richland (Pa.), 8-1
~ Slinger (Wis.), 10-0
~ St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 5-5
~ Ursuline (Youngstown, Ohio), 9-1
~ Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 10-0
~ Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio), 9-1