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 presented 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.
Avon (Ind.) remained unbeaten with a 27-24 win over Westfield (Ind.).
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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings: 10/9
1. Mentor (Ohio) – 6-0 Last Week (1): The
Cardinals racked up 512 yards of offense and held
Solon (Ohio) to 180 in a 41-7 win. The Comets came in averaging 35 points per game. Back-up running back
Riley Coughlin ran for 108 yards and three touchdowns. Ranked No. 15 in the
MaxPreps Top 25 National Rankings this week.
Next Up: 10/11, 7 p.m. vs
Brunswick (Ohio) – 5-1
2. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) – 3-2Last Week (2): Junior quarterback
Kyle McCord (Ohio State commit)
threw four touchdown passes as the Hawks beat Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) 44-7. Ranked No. 24 in the
MaxPreps Top 25 National Rankings this week.
Next Up: 10/11, 7 p.m. vs
Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.) – 3-3 (at Widener University)
3. Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) – 5-1Last Week (4): Junior quarterback
Shane Hamm threw for four touchdown passes and ran for another as the Knights beat previously-unbeaten
Benedictine (Cleveland) 42-10.
Next Up: 10/12, 7 p.m. at
Lake Catholic (Mentor, Ohio) – 3-3
5. East St. Louis (East St. Louis, Ill.) – 6-0 Last Week (5): Senior running back
DaMonta Witherspoon ran for four touchdowns as the Flyers beat
Edwardsville (Ill.) 43-21.
Next Up: 10/12, 1 p.m. vs
O'Fallon (Ill.) – 3-3
6. Washington (Massillon, Ohio) – 6-0 Last Week (7): Senior running back
Terrance Keyes Jr. carried the ball 16 times for 185 yards and four first half-touchdowns as the Tigers beat
Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, Ohio) 55-7. It was the
fifth time this season Massillon reached a running clock in the second half.
Next Up: 10/11, 7:30 p.m. vs
Gateway (Monroeville, Pa.) – 6-1
7. Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, Pa.) – 7-0
Last Week (8): The Tigers
exploded for a 35-0 first quarter lead en route to beating
Jersey Shore (Pa.) 56-14. Southern Columbia had 575 yards of offense and held Jersey Shore to minus-57 yards rushing. The Tigers have allowed 20 points in seven games.
Next Up: 10/11, 7 p.m. at
Wyoming Area (Exeter, Pa.) – 7-0
9. Muskego (Wis.) – 7-0
Last Week (10): Junior running back
Alex Current ran for three touchdowns (95, 81 and 18 yards) as the Warriors beat
Mukwonago (Wis.) 24-7.
Next up: 10/11, 7 p.m. vs
Kettle Moraine (Wales, Wis.) – 3-4
10. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) – 5-1
Last Week (NR): The Eagles
scored on their first six possessions en route to beating Buchtel 45-21. Senior quarterback
Conor O'Malley threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and senior back
Joey Formani ran for two scores. Huge test this week against archrival
St. Ignatius (Cleveland).
Next Up: 10/12, 7 p.m. vs St. Ignatius (Cleveland) – 3-3
Dropped Out
The Next Five
Avon (Ind.) – 7-0
New Palestine (Ind.) – 7-0
La Salle (Cincinnati) – 6-0
North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.) – 7-0
Kimberly (Kimberly, Wis.) – 7-0
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