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 25 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.
Carmel beat Brownsburg 21-7 in the IHSAA Class 6A sectional finals last week to advance in the Indiana postseason.
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@EFrantzMP's High School Football Great Lakes Regional Rankings
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia) – 4-0/76.1
Last Week (1): The Hawks beat Roman Catholic (Pa.) 52-6.
Next Up: TBD
2. Pickerington Central (Ohio) – 11-0/58.4
Next Up: 11/13, 7 p.m. vs No. 8 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) – 9-2 (at Fortress Obetz)
3. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) – 11-0/72
Next Up: 11/13, 7 p.m. vs Warren Central (Ind.) – 4-5
4. Archbishop Hoban (Akron) – 9-0/64.8
Next Up: 11/13, 7 p.m. vs Avon (Ohio) – 10-0 (at Parma Byers Field)
5. Cathedral (Indianapolis) – 9-1/67.0
Next Up: 11/13, 7 p.m. vs Whiteland (Ind.) – 9-1
6. Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.) – 7-0/62.2
Next Up: 11/13, 7 p.m. vs Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.) – 8-0 (at North Allegheny High School)
7. Washington (Massillon, Ohio) – 9-1/57.3
Next Up: 11/13, 7 p.m. vs La Salle (Cincinnati) – 8-2 (at Marysville High School)
8. St. Xavier (Cincinnati) – 9-2/60.7
Next Up: 11/13, 7 p.m. vs No. 2 Pickerington Central (Ohio) – 11-0 (at Fortress Obetz)
9. Muskego (Wisc.) – 7-0/40.6
Next Up: 11/13, 7 p.m. vs Arrowhead (Wisc.) – 5-2
10. Carmel (Ind.) – 9-2/58.2
Next Up: 11/13, 7 p.m. vs Ben Davis (Indianapolis) – 6-5
Dropped Out:
No. 10 Mentor – lost 38-31 to Pickerington Central (Ohio)
The Next Five (Italics season complete)
* Davison (Mich.) – 8-0/49.1
* Westfield (Ind.) – 10-1/53.3
* Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.) – 8-0/51.4
* Chardon (Ohio) – 10-0/60.8
* Mentor (Ohio) – 9-2/54.8
Keep An Eye On (Italics season complete)
* Central York (Pa.) – 8-0/53.8
* Brownsburg (Ind.) – 8-2/52.7* La Salle (Cincinnati) – 8-2/51.1
* Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) – 10-1/50
* La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.) – 5-1/51.8
* Springfield (Ohio) – 8-2/49.8?
* Hudson (Ohio) – 9-0/52.8
* Northmont (Ohio) – 8-0/50.8
* Lakota West (Ohio) – 8-1/48.3
* Cass Tech (Detroit) – 8-0/48.1
* Belleville (Mich.) – 8-0/40.8
* Lakeville South (Minn.) – 5-0/45.8
* Olentangy Liberty (Ohio) – 8-2/47.7
* Dublin Coffman (Ohio) – 8-1/45.2
* Rockford (Mich.) – 6-0/50.8
* Eden Prairie (Minn.) – 5-0/45.4
* Moorhead (Minn.) – 5-0/44.9
* Kaukauna (Wisc.) – 6-0/333.6
* Lawrence North (Ind.) – 7-4/45
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