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

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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.

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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

9/30/2024

1 (1). Brownsburg (Ind.), 6-0 – beat then-No. 12 Westfield (Ind.) 17-13
2 (3). East St. Louis (Ill.), 5-0 – beat O’Fallon (Ill.) 55-0
3 (2). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 4-2 – lost to DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) 20-14
4 (8). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 5-1 – beat Mt. Vernon (Ill.) 56-13
5 (5). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 3-1 – beat Father Judge (Philadelphia, Pa.) 42-13
6 (6). Belleville (Mich.), 5-0 – beat Franklin (Mich.) 35-6
7 (7). Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 4-1 – beat Benet Academy (Ill.) 48-13
8 (14) Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 5-0 – beat De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.) 31-14
9 (11). La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 6-0 – beat Cardinal O’hara (Springfield, Pa.) 48-0
10 (18). Avon (Ohio), 6-0 – beat Olmsted Falls (Ohio) 35-14
11 (9). Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio), 5-0 – beat Little Miami (Morrow, Ohio) 41-14
12 (10). Lincoln-East (Frankfort, Ill.), 5-0 – beat Homewood-Flossmor (Ill.) 48-7
13 (12). Westfield (Ind.), 5-1 – lost to then-No. 1 Brownsburg (Ind.) 17-13
14 (4). St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 3-3 – lost to Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) 28-27
15 (13). Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 5-1 – beat John Bartram (Philadelphia. Ap.) 60-0
16 (15). Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 6-0 – beat Pike (Ind.) 18-7
17 (20) Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 5-1 – beat Lawrence Central (Ind.) 27-18
18 (24). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6-0 – beat Milford (Ohio) 57-6
19 (25). Pine-Richland (Pa.), 5-0 – beat Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 71-0
20 (17). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 5-1 – beat LaSalle (Cincinnati, Ohio) 38-0
21 (19). Franklin (Wis.), 5-0 – beat Bradford/Reuther (Wis.) 38-7
22 (21). Kimberly (Wis.), 5-0 – beat Hortonville (Wis.) 35-7
23 (22). Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 5-1 – beat St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 27-26
24 (23). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 6-0 – beat Benedictine (Cleveland, Ohio) 20-12
25 (NR). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 4-2 – beat Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio) 22-17

Dropped Out:
16. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), 4-2 – lost to Bonner/Prendergast Catholic (Drexel Hill, Pa.) 38-30

Keep an Eye On:
~ Alexandria (Minn.), 5-0
~ Andover (Minn.), 4-1
~ Batavia (Ill.), 5-0
~ Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.), 3-1
~ Cary-Grove (Ill.), 5-0
~ Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 3-2
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 4-0
~ Crown Point (Ind.), 6-0
~ De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 3-2
~ Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio), 4-2
~ Harrisburg (Pa.), 5-1
~ Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 3-2
~ Kirtland, (Ohio), 6-0
~ Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 5-1
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 6-0
~ Minneota (Minn.), 5-0
~ Moorhead (Minn.), 5-0
~ Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio), 5-1
~ Oconomowoc (Wis.), 6-0
~ St. Rita (Chicago, Ill.), 4-1
~ Unity Christian (Hudsonville, Mich.), 5-0
~ Upper St. Clair (Pa.), 6-0
~ Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 6-0

MaxPreps Computer Rankings
Below are the Top 25 teams in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings in each of the Great Lakes states.

Illinois State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	East St. Louis	5-0	21.9
2	CMCHS (Chicago)	4-1	38.8
3	LWEHS (Frankfort)	4-0	11.8
4	Cary-Grove (Cary)	5-0	11.7
5	NA (LaGrange Park)	4-1	26.4
6	Batavia	5-0	9.9
7	St. Rita (Chicago)	4-1	27.9
8	Barrington	5-0	4.1
9	Loyola Academy (Wilmette)	3-2	26.8
10	Libertyville	5-0	5.4
11	Oswego	5-0	-8.3
12	PRHS (Crystal Lake)	4-1	15.6
13	DGNHS (Downers Grove)	5-0	-5.8
14	Edwardsville	4-1	10.7
15	Joliet Catholic (Joliet)	3-2	28.7
16	Fenwick (Oak Park)	4-1	14.5
17	Sandburg (Orland Park)	4-1	10.1
18	Marist (Chicago)	4-1	19.3
19	SICP (Chicago)	3-2	24.5
20	Kankakee	4-1	-2.4
21	York (Elmhurst)	5-0	6.2
22	NCHS (Naperville)	5-0	7.3
23	St. Francis (Wheaton)	3-2	20.4
24	SCNHS (St. Charles)	4-1	18.1
25	Quincy	5-0	-5.9

Indiana State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Brownsburg	6-0	32.7
2	Westfield	5-1	40.1
3	WCHS (Indianapolis)	6-0	23.7
4	Center Grove (Greenwood)	5-1	33.1
5	Cathedral (Indianapolis)	3-2	37.8
6	Crown Point	6-0	11.1
7	LNHS (Indianapolis)	6-0	11.2
8	IBCHS (Indianapolis)	5-1	28.6
9	HSHS (Fishers)	4-2	31.8
10	Columbus North (Columbus)	5-1	16.4
11	Fishers	4-2	31.7
12	Zionsville	3-3	35.0
13	Carmel	3-3	30.3
14	Carroll (Fort Wayne)	4-2	20.6
15	New Palestine	5-0-1	7.6
16	LCHS (Indianapolis)	2-4	39.6
17	Concord (Elkhart)	6-0	14.3
18	Roncalli (Indianapolis)	4-2	23.9
19	Pike (Indianapolis)	3-3	28.0
20	Martinsville	6-0	6.1
21	FWSHS (Fort Wayne)	4-2	16.2
22	FCHS (Indianapolis)	3-3	29.9
23	BJPHS (Indianapolis)	4-2	22.1
24	EMHS (Evansville)	6-0	-5.4
25	East Central (St. Leon)	4-2	20.5

Michigan State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Catholic Central (Novi)	5-0	26.3
2	Belleville	5-0	6.8
3	UCHS (Hudsonville)	5-0	13.4
4	Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac)	5-0	5.5
5	DLSC (Warren)	3-2	37.5
6	UEHS (Shelby Township)	5-0	15.5
7	MSHS (Norton Shores)	5-0	12.6
8	Adams (Rochester)	4-1	21.8
9	Groves (Beverly Hills)	5-0	9.6
10	DeWitt	5-0	4.5
11	Dakota (Macomb)	5-0	2.5
12	Clarkston	3-2	24.4
13	Lake Orion	4-1	15.5
14	SMP (Orchard Lake)	3-2	15.3
15	Oxford	3-2	23.8
16	Howell	5-0	-0.6
17	Frankenmuth	5-0	-10.7
18	Davison	4-1	7.9
19	King (Detroit)	4-1	6.3
20	Hudsonville	4-1	18.8
21	Rockford	3-2	20.4
22	Saline	5-0	-4.9
23	GPSHS (Grosse Pointe)	5-0	5.1
24	Zeeland West (Zeeland)	4-1	14.7
25	FHCHS (Grand Rapids)	4-1	17.0

Minnesota State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Moorhead	5-0	8.1
2	Minneota	5-0	-16.6
3	Alexandria	5-0	5.7
4	Andover	4-1	10.8
5	Elk River	4-1	11.2
6	Stewartville	5-0	2.3
7	Becker	5-0	2.5
8	Minnetonka	5-0	8.8
9	Owatonna	5-0	-3.2
10	Edina	4-1	13.2
11	Chatfield	5-0	-4.4
12	RAHS (Plymouth)	5-0	-8.8
13	LNHS (Lakeville)	5-0	6.6
14	Chanhassen	3-2	12.5
15	Mankato West (Mankato)	3-2	15.6
16	Caledonia	4-1	2.3
17	Maple Grove	5-0	-8.2
18	Bemidji	4-1	8.1
19	Barnesville	5-0	-9.5
20	Shakopee	4-1	6.6
21	Chaska	3-2	11.6
22	EVWHS (Eden Valley)	5-0	-15.7
23	Monticello	4-2	9.5
24	B O L D (Olivia)	4-1	-4.0
25	Fergus Falls	5-0	-4.4

New York State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	CBA (Syracuse)	4-0	-9.2
2	St. Francis (Hamburg)	2-1	29.4
3	Somers (Lincolndale)	4-0	7.4
4	CBA (Albany)	3-0	-7.2
5	Maine-Endwell (Endwell)	4-0	-19.5
6	EIHS (Islip Terrace)	3-0	-21.2
7	Shaker (Latham)	4-0	-8.7
8	BBPHS (Bayport)	3-0	-14.9
9	Oceanside	4-0	-17.6
10	Rye	4-0	-18.8
11	Garden City	4-0	-16.0
12	YHS (Yorktown Heights)	3-1	-4.3
13	Sayville	3-0	-20.9
14	Whitesboro (Marcy)	4-0	-20.3
15	Waverly	3-1	-11.3
16	HHHW (Dix Hills)	3-0	-21.1
17	MQJHS (Rochester)	4-0	-8.3
18	MWHS (Central Valley)	4-0	-10.9
19	Mahopac	3-1	0.6
20	LJBOMECE (CO-OP) (Buffalo)	3-1	-12.7
21	Liverpool	4-0	-18.6
22	Wantagh	3-0	-27.4
23	Fairport	4-0	-13.0
24	Massapequa	3-1	-11.4
25	Monroe (Rochester)	3-1	-21.1

Ohio State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Washington (Massillon)	4-2	42.4
2	Archbishop Hoban (Akron)	5-1	26.4
3	Avon	6-0	26.2
4	WJHS (Cuyahoga Falls)	6-0	20.5
5	Anderson (Cincinnati)	6-0	19.5
6	AMHS (Cincinnati)	5-1	35.1
7	St. Edward (Lakewood)	3-3	48.5
8	St. Xavier (Cincinnati)	4-2	38.9
9	LWHS (West Chester)	5-1	22.9
10	Central Catholic (Toledo)	5-1	27.6
11	OLHS (Powell)	5-1	25.5
12	MLHS (Maria Stein)	6-0	11.4
13	Glenville (Cleveland)	4-2	21.1
14	BWHS (Columbus)	6-0	14.3
15	Mentor	6-0	19.2
16	Ursuline (Youngstown)	5-1	18.3
17	Elder (Cincinnati)	4-2	33.6
18	Coldwater	6-0	13.9
19	Winton Woods (Cincinnati)	6-0	12.8
20	Princeton (Cincinnati)	4-2	30.1
21	Perkins (Sandusky)	6-0	11.9
22	Steubenville	6-0	11.1
23	Kirtland	6-0	-2.3
24	UAHS (Columbus)	5-1	16.7
25	Highland (Medina)	6-0	7.6

Pennsylvania State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	LSCHS (Wyndmoor)	6-0	25.8
2	SJP (Philadelphia)	3-1	26.7
3	Pine-Richland (Gibsonia)	5-0	16.8
4	Upper St. Clair	6-0	15.2
5	MBAPC (CO-OP) (Drexel Hill)	4-0	13.7
6	RCHS (Philadelphia)	4-2	27.8
7	CCHS (Pittsburgh)	4-2	31.2
8	IC (Philadelphia)	5-1	8.8
9	PTHS (McMurray)	5-1	15.3
10	Bethel Park	6-0	6.2
11	TJHS (Jefferson Hills)	6-0	3.6
12	Freedom (Bethlehem)	6-0	4.3
13	MTHS (Lancaster)	6-0	3.3
14	Harrisburg	5-1	17.1
15	DWHS (Downingtown)	6-0	8.5
16	Aliquippa	4-1	11.1
17	North Allegheny (Wexford)	5-1	13.4
18	North Penn (Lansdale)	6-0	3.5
19	Montour (McKees Rocks)	6-0	4.9
20	BMDHS (Harrisburg)	5-1	5.6
21	McDowell (Erie)	4-2	24.8
22	NL (New Tripoli)	6-0	-15.3
23	State College	5-1	9.3
24	Springfield	6-0	-7.1
25	CBSHS (Warrington)	6-0	3.5

Wisconsin State Rankings

#	School	Rec.	Str.
1	Oconomowoc	6-0	10.4
2	Franklin	6-0	4.2
3	Kimberly	5-0	0.9
4	MHBHS (CO-OP) (Mount Horeb)	6-0	3.1
5	Arrowhead (Hartland)	4-2	22.6
6	New Richmond	6-0	5.9
7	Verona	6-0	0.3
8	MU (Milwaukee)	5-1	5.5
9	Rice Lake	5-1	7.8
10	Homestead (Mequon)	5-1	9.1
11	Mukwonago	5-1	13.4
12	NDA (Green Bay)	6-0	-4.5
13	Slinger	6-0	1.5
14	Kaukauna	5-1	10.3
15	West De Pere (De Pere)	5-1	-1.5
16	Cedarburg	6-0	-4.2
17	Germantown	5-1	12.0
18	VPMHS (Madison)	5-1	-4.7
19	Badger (Lake Geneva)	5-1	0.6
20	Waunakee	5-1	-1.7
21	Columbus	6-0	-16.1
22	CMHS (Waukesha)	5-1	-6.7
23	Hamilton (Sussex)	5-1	2.5
24	Muskego	3-3	18.6
25	Beaver Dam	5-1	-0.5

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

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