@EFrantzMP’s High School Football Great Lakes Region Rankings

By Eric Frantz Oct 14, 2020, 9:15am

This week's Top 20 football teams (and others of note) in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota.

The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. With competition thriving, here's our weekly take on the top high school programs in that region playing football in the fall of 2020: Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota. Also listed are the Top 20 teams in each state according to the MaxPreps Computer Rankings.

Illinois and New York will play football in 2021.

National acclaim and big-time talent. North Coast football is a force.
Cathedral (Indianapolis) faces fellow-unbeaten Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) in a huge game this Friday.
Cathedral (Indianapolis) faces fellow-unbeaten Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) in a huge game this Friday.
Photo by Shawn Barney
@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings

1. Pickerington Central (Ohio) – 7-0/53.4
Last Week (1): Senior running back Nick Mosley ran for 117 yards and six touchdowns on 16 carries as the Tigers beat Grove City 49-0 in the first round of the OHSAA Division I playoffs. Pick Central has allowed 25 points and has four shutouts this season.
Next Up: 10/16, 7 p.m. vs Hilliard Darby – 4-3



2. Cathedral (Indianapolis) – 8-0/67.8
Last Week (2):
Senior quarterback Nathan McCahill threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more as the Irish beat Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory (Indianapolis) 49-7. Cathedral outgained the Braves 414-146 in total yards.
Next Up: 10/16, 7 p.m. at Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) – 8-0

3. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia) – 1-0/80.8
Last Week (3): The Hawks opened up a 28-0 halftime lead en route to beating beat Life Christian Academy 41-24.
Next Up: 10/16, 7 p.m. vs LaSalle College (Philadelphia) – 3-0

4. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) – 8-0/62.9
Last Week (4): Senior running back Carson Steele ran for three second-half touchdowns as the Trojans rallied from a 13-0 halftime deficit to beat Lawrence North 28-13.
Next Up: 10/16, 7 p.m. vs Cathedral (Indianapolis) – 8-0

5. Archbishop Hoban (Akron) – 5-0/60.7
Last Week (5): DNP.
Next Up: 10/16, 7 p.m. vs Roosevelt (Ohio) – 1-2

6. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) – 6-1/51.3
Last Week (6): Senior Malachi Watkins and junior Daniel Enovitch combined for five touchdowns as the Eagles beat GlenOak 42-0 in the first round of the OHSAA D-I playoffs.
Next Up: 10/16, 7 p.m. vs Medina (Ohio) – 4-3

7. Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.) – 4-0/48.5
Last Week (7): The Rams beat Shaler Area 61-14.
Next Up: 10/9, 7 p.m. vs North Hills (Pa.) – 2-3



8. Dublin Coffman (Dublin, Ohio) – 6-0/53.4
Last Week (8): Senior running back Bryon Threats ran for 225 yards and scored six touchdowns as the Shamrocks beat Beavercreek 56-7 in the first round of the OHSAA D-I playoffs.
Next Up: 10/16, 7 p.m. vs Springboro (Ohio) – 3-3

9. Washington (Massillon, Ohio) – 5-1/49.7
Last Week (9): DNP.
Next Up: 10/16, 7 p.m. vs TBA

10. St. Xavier (Cincinnati) – 5-2/54.4
Last Week (10): The Bombers opened up a 42-6 halftime lead in en route to beating Walnut Hills 49-13 in the first round of the OHSAA D-I playoffs. Seven different players scored touchdowns for St. X.
Next Up: 10/16, 7 p.m. vs Moeller – 2-5
    
Dropped Out:
None

The Next Five
* Mentor – 6-1/49.6
* Davison (Mich.) – 4-0/50.6
* Brownsburg (Ind.) – 7-1/49
* Central Catholic (Toledo) – 4-0/51.9
* LaSalle (Cincinnati) – 4-2/48.9

Keep An Eye On
* Muskego (Wis.) – 3-0/39.7
* Westfield (Ind.) – 7-1/49.6
* Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) – 6-0/47.2
* Northmont (Clayton, Ohio) – 7-0/49
* Carmel (Ind.) – 6-2/49.4
* Central Dauphin (Harrisburg, Pa.) – 3-0/46.9
* Chardon (Ohio) – 6-0/49.5
* Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio) – 6-1/49.2
* Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) – 7-1/47.7
* Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.) – 4-0/45.5
* Chaska (Minn.) – 1-0/41.7
* Cass Tech (Detroit) – 4-0/40.5
* Belleville (Mich.) – 4-0/40.5
* Mona Shores (Mich.) – 4-0/37.7
* Mt. Vernon (Fortville, Ind.) – 7-0/38.5
* North Central (Indianapolis) – 6-2/39.6
* Warwick (Lititz, Pa.) – 4-0/35.1
* Gateway (Monroeville, Pa.) – 2-0/37.7
* St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, Minn.) – 1-0/36.8
* East Lansing (Mich.) – 4-0/36.3
* North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.) – 4-0/38.6
* Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Hills, Pa.) – 4-0/36.5
* LaSalle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.) – 3-0/39.9
* Fond du Lac (Wis.) – 0-0/29.8
* Catholic Central (Grand Rapids, Mich.) – 4-0/32.4
* Clarkston (Mich.) – 4-0/35.9
* Menomonee Falls (Wisc.) – 3-0/30.1
* Waunakee (Wis.) – 0-0/28
* Bay Port (Green Bay, Wis.) – 0-0/31.6
* Hutchinson (Minn.) – 1-0/36.7
* Fond du Lac (Wisc.) – 0-0/28.3

STATE TOP 20s



Indiana

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Cathedral (Indianapolis)8-042.2--
2Center Grove (Greenwood)8-031.7--
3Westfield7-131.6+1
4Carmel6-239.2+2
5Brownsburg7-128.0-2
6IBCHS (Indianapolis)7-127.9-1
7LNHS (Indianapolis)5-331.5+1
8NCHS (Indianapolis)6-232.8-1
9Mt. Vernon (Fortville)8-04.5--
10Whiteland7-115.4+7
11East Central (St. Leon)7-16.5--
12Elkhart6-05.4+3
13Merrillville6-113.5-3
14Mooresville7-116.9-2
15DCHS (Indianapolis)6-220.4+1
16Roncalli (Indianapolis)6-113.8-3
17Valparaiso4-011.5+1
18HSHS (Fishers)6-223.1-4
19Avon4-430.6--
20Ben Davis (Indianapolis)3-536.5+2


Michigan

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Davison4-010.4--
2Belleville4-02.6+2
3Cass Tech (Detroit)4-04.1-1
4MSHS (Norton Shores)4-04.1-1
5DeWitt4-06.7+10
6East Lansing4-09.5--
7Clarkston4-017.3+20
8Byron Center4-012.6+4
9River Rouge2-11.4--
10Dakota (Macomb)3-126.9-2
11Grandville4-010.3-4
12SCHS (Rochester Hills)4-06.7+2
13Catholic Central (Novi)4-016.3+6
14GPSHS (Grosse Pointe)3-124.3+12
15SHSHS (Sterling Heights)3-124.3+3
16King (Detroit)3-18.7-5
17Muskegon3-17.5-4
18TCCHS (Traverse City)4-0-1.5-1
19CVHS (Clinton Township)2-229.3-9
20Chelsea4-04.3-4


Minnesota

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Chaska1-0-3.8--
2STA (Mendota Heights)1-014.4+2
3Hutchinson1-03.5-1
4LSHS (Lakeville)1-0-7.5-1
5Caledonia1-0-9.8--
6Blooming Prairie1-01.8+2
7Rocori (Cold Spring)1-02.5--
8Champlin Park (Champlin)1-015.2+1
9Rosemount0-00.0+2
10LNHS (Lakeville)1-01.3+3
11Moorhead1-02.4+3
12Pierz1-0-12.5-2
13Owatonna1-01.3-1
14Prior Lake1-024.2+24
15Wayzata (Plymouth)0-124.4-9
16NCHS (Minneapolis)1-03.7+10
17RAHS (Plymouth)0-00.0-2
18Becker1-012.4--
19Hopkins (Minnetonka)1-03.0+4
20Rogers1-015.5+5




Ohio

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Archbishop Hoban (Akron)5-026.3--
2St. Xavier (Cincinnati)5-235.7+1
3PCHS (Pickerington)7-013.1-1
4Dublin Coffman (Dublin)7-025.0+3
5Central Catholic (Toledo)4-017.3--
6St. Edward (Lakewood)6-128.9-2
7Washington (Massillon)5-131.1+2
8Mentor6-124.5-2
9Chardon6-012.1-1
10OLHS (Powell)6-130.6+3
11Northmont (Clayton)7-023.6+1
12La Salle (Cincinnati)4-242.0-2
13LWHS (West Chester)6-019.4-2
14Marysville6-125.5+5
15AFHS (Youngstown)6-022.0-1
16Badin (Hamilton)6-016.2+2
17Springfield6-126.6-1
18Hudson6-022.5+6
19WCHS (Westerville)6-115.3+6
20Winton Woods (Cincinnati)6-016.7-5


Pennsylvania


Wisconsin

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Muskego3-015.9--
2Bay Port (Green Bay)0-00.0+1
3Menomonee Falls3-013.9+11
4Fond du Lac0-00.0--
5Waunakee0-00.0--
6Kimberly0-00.0--
7CMHS (Waukesha)2-119.3-5
8Appleton North (Appleton)0-00.0+1
9Arrowhead (Hartland)2-115.4+11
10Franklin3-0-3.6--
11DeForest0-00.0--
12Whitefish Bay3-03.0+10
13Menasha0-00.0--
14Regis (Eau Claire)3-0-1.9-2
15MMHS (Madison)0-00.0--
16Kaukauna2-0-0.6+9
17BCHS (Brookfield)1-221.8+15
18Stratford3-0-16.5--
19Xavier (Appleton)3-0-7.9+11
20BHWIL (CO-OP) (South Wayne)0-00.0-4