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.
12/2/2024
1 (1 last week). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 14-1 – beat Centerville (Ohio) 49-10
2 (2). East St. Louis (Ill.), 13-1* – beat Geneva (Ill.) 48-28 in the IHSA Class 6A state final
3 (3). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 10-2 – beat Downingtown West (Pa.) 36-7
4 (5). Brownsburg (Ind.), 13-1* – beat then-No. 4 Westfield (Ind.) 22-17 in the IHSAA Class 6A state final
5 (7). Avon (Ohio), 15-0 – beat then-No. 6 Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) 35-10
6 (8). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 15-0 – beat Big Walnut (Sunbury, Ohio) 28-24
7 (9). Loyola Academy (Willemette, Ill.), 12-2* – beat York (Ill.) 35-14 in the IHSA Class 8A state final
8 (10). Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 12-2 – beat Harrisburg (Pa.) 38-33
9 (4). Westfield (Ind.), 12-2* – lost 22-17 to then-No. 5 Brownsburg (Ind.) in the IHSAA Class 6A state final
10 (11). Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.), 12-2* – beat Hudsonville (Mich.) 42-20 in the MHSAA Division 1 state final
11 (12). La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 10-1* – season over.
12 (13). Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 11-3* – beat Batavia (Ill.) 55-34 in the IHSA Class 7A state final
13 (17) Lawrence North (Ind.), 11-1* – season over
14 (NR). Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio), 13-2 – beat St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) 21-7
15 (16). Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 14-1 – beat then-No. 15 Ursuline (Youngstown, Ohio) 7-6
16 (NR). Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 15-0 – beat London (Ohio) 56-21
17 (18). Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.), 12-2* – beat Joliet Catholic (Ill.) 29-27 in the IHSA Class 5A state final
18 (6). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 12-3* – lost 35-10 to then-No. 7 Avon (Ohio)
19 (19). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 10-3* – season over
20 (20). Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 12-1* – season over
21 (21). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 13-1* – season over
22 (22). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 10-4* – DNP
23 (23). Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 11-2* – beat Canisius (N.Y.) 42-26 in the NYCHSFL state final
24 (24). Elk River (Minn.), 12-1* – season over
25 (25). Slinger (Wis.), 14-0* - season over
 
Dropped Out:
14. Pine-Richland (Pa.), 11-2* – lost 28-14 to Bishop MDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.)
15. Ursuline (Youngstown, Ohio), 13-2* – lost 7-6 to then-No. 16 Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio)
 
Keep an Eye On:
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 13-0
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 15-0
~ Somers (Lincolndale, N.Y.), 13-0