The Top 10 football teams (and others of note) in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Top 25 high school football rankings present by Powerade
How many Great Lakes teams are in this week's Top 25 high school football rankings?
Silos, smokestacks, steeples and stadium lights. The Great Lakes region is molded by its horizon. North Coast communities are defined - in part - by Friday nights.
Here's our latest look at the top prep football teams in a landscape that houses the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Lambeau Field, the Big Ten Conference, Notre Dame and several of the top high school programs in the history of the sport.
State champs, national acclaim, big-time talent. North Coast football is a force. So are the following teams from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Undefeated Chippewa Valley (Mich.) enters the fray this week as a regional team to "Keep an Eye On."
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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings: 9/18
1. Mentor (Ohio) – 3-0 Last Week (5): The Cardinals beat Clarkson Football North (Ontario) 28-15 in a game that was called at half due to weather and travel logistics. Junior quarterback
Ian Kipp ran for two touchdowns and threw for another. Mentor also scored on a pick-six. Ranked No. 17 in the
MaxPreps Top 25 National Rankings this week.
Next Up: 9/20, 7 p.m. at
Elyria (Ohio) – 1-2
2. Pickerington Central (Ohio) – 3-0Last Week (3): The Tigers exploded for a 35-7 halftime lead en route to beating visiting Naperville Central (Ill.) 49-28.
Demeatric Crenshaw completed 10-of-13 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns,
Nick Mosley ran for 239 yards and three touchdowns and
Lorenzo Styles Jr. had six catches for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Pickerington Central plays its first Ohio opponent this week.
Next Up: 9/20, 7 p.m. at
Groveport-Madison (Ohio) – 3-0
3. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) – 1-2Last Week (2): The Hawks faced a third straight Top 5-national opponent and lost 31-25 to IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.). St. Joseph held a 12-10 halftime lead thanks to a 12-yard touchdown catch and 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by junior
Sahmir Hagans. Ranked No. 24 in the
MaxPreps Top 25 National Rankings this week.
Next Up: 9/28, 7 p.m. vs
La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.) – 4-0
4. Muskegon (Mich.) – 3-0Last Week (4): The Big Reds opened up a 20-0 lead and held on for a 28-23 victory over
East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, Mich.). Ohio State commit
Cameron Martinez ran for 243 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries.
Up Next: 9/20, 7 p.m. vs
Kenowa Hills (Grand Rapids, Mich.) – 2-1
5. St. Ignatius (Cleveland) – 2-1 Last Week (NR): The Wildcats recorded one of the program’s biggest comeback wins by rallying from a 35-10 deficit to beat then No. 1 and host
Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) 42-41. The win snapped Hoban’s 31-game win streak. The Knights last loss was to St. Ignatius in the 2017 season opener. Kicker
Declan Mangan booted 56-and 53-yard field goals. Quarterback
Griffin Hanna threw for 269 yards and four touchdowns. Ranked No. 25 in the
MaxPreps Top 25 National Rankings this week.
Up Next: 9/21, 2 p.m. at DeMatha (Md.) – 2-1
6. Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) – 2-1Last Week (1): Four-time defending OHSAA Division II state champs lost a 25-point lead and suffered a rare defeat (42-41) to St. Ignatius. Senior running back and Arizona State recruit
Deamonte Trayanum ran for 127 yards and scored three touchdowns. Ranked No. 30 in the
MaxPreps National Rankings this week.
Next Up: 9/20, 7 p.m. vs West Toronto Prep (Ontario) – 0-3
7. East St. Louis (Ill.) – 3-0 Last Week (6): Beat
Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.) 50-48. Receiver
Dominic Lovett came up huge with eight catches for 208 yards and two touchdowns, an 89-yard touchdown run on a fake punt and three two-point conversions.
Next Up: 9/21, 1 p.m. vs
Belleville West (Belleville, Ill.) – 1-1
8. Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.) – 3-0 Last Week (7): The Griffins scored on all six first half possessions (four different players scored) en route to a 42-7 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais.
Next Up: 9/20, 7 pm at
Bolingbrook (Ill.) – 3-0
9. Washington (Massillon, Ohio) – 3-0 Last Week (8): Zion Phifer ran for two touchdowns and
Aidan Longwell threw two touchdown passes to Ohio State commit
Jayden Ballard and the Tigers beat Warren Harding 49-7.
Next Up: 9/20, 7:30 p.m. at Penn-Tratford (Pa.) – 4-0
10. Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, Pa.) – 4-0 Last Week (9): The Tigers set a state record with their 76th straight regular season victory – a 62-0 win over Shamokin Area. This season Southern Columbia is outscoring the opposition 222-0.
Next Up: 9/20, 7 p.m. vs
Central Columbia (Bloomsburg, Pa.) – 4-1
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