Ohio high school football Week 4: What you need to know

The Ohio high school football season enters Week 4, which is the halfway point of the modified six-game regular season. The OHSAA playoffs are scheduled to start Week 7. Here's what you need to know heading into and during this weekend's prep football slate in the Buckeye State.

Week 4 Schedule and Live Scores

Who does your team play? Where? When? Are they winning?
Thursday (9/17)
Friday (9/18)
Saturday (9/19)

Five Games To Track This Weekend
* No. 1 Pickerington Central - 3-0 at No. 26 Groveport-Madison - 3-0; Friday, 7 p.m.
* No. 2 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) - 2-1 at No. 3 Cathedral (Indianapolis) - 4-0; Friday, 7 p.m.
* No. 27 Chardon - 3-0 at No. 28 Riverside (Painesville) - 3-0; Friday, 7 p.m.
* No. 17 Springfield - 3-0 at No. 19 Northmont (Clayton) - 3-0; Friday, 7 p.m.
* No. 4 St. Edward (Lakewood) - 2-1 at No. 12 St. Ignatius (Cleveland) - 1-0: Saturday, 7 p.m.

MaxPreps State Rankings: Overall
This week’s Ohio MaxPreps computer rankings regardless of division. All teams ranked.

1. Pickerington Central – 3-0
2. St. Xavier (Cincinnati) – 2-1
3. Archbishop Hoban (Akron) – 3-0
4. St. Edward (Lakewood) – 2-1
5. La Salle (Cincinnati) – 2-1
6. Dublin Coffman – 3-0
7. Mentor – 2-1
8. Central Catholic (Toledo) – 3-0
9. Elder (Cincinnati) – 1-2
10. Washington (Massillon) – 2-1

Click here to see where your team resides in the rankings…

This week’s Ohio MaxPreps computer rankings based on division. All teams ranked.

Division I State Rankings: Northeast Ohio owns four of the top 10 spots...

Division II State Rankings: Catholic schools own four of the top five spots...

Division III State Rankings: No. 1 Badin (Hamilton) and No. 5 Bellbrook were scheduled to play pre-COVID...

Division IV State Rankings: Eight undefeateds occupy the first eight spots...

Division V State Rankings: Liberty Union (Baltimore), which went 0-10 last year, is currently 3-0 and ranked No. 19...

Division VI State Rankings: Tough schedules? Two 1-2 teams - Fort Recovery and Liberty Center - reside in the top 10...

Division VII State Rankings: Midwest Athletic Conference teams (MAC) occupy spots 1-3...

State Stat Leaders
Leading Rusher: Kale Long, Riverside (De Graff) – 801 yards
Leading Passer: Blaine Huston, Kenton – 1,1146 yards
Leading Receiver: Jayden Cornell, Kenton – 525 yards
Most Touchdowns: Corey Kiner, Roger Bacon (Cincinnati) – 12 touchdowns
Leading Tackler: Tyler Davis, Triway (Wooster) – 49 tackles
Click here to see the complete statewide and national stat leaderboards.

Week 3 Results
Thursday (9/10)
Friday (9/11)
Saturday (9/12)

Last Week's Top Performances

* Corey Kiner, Roger Bacon (Cincinnati)
Senior and LSU recruit ran for seven touchdowns and 363 yards on 17 carries in an 82-28 win over Norwood.

* Blaine Huston and Jayden Cornell, Kenton
Senior pass and catch combo posted big numbers in a 51-28 win over Celina. Huston completed 34-of-42 yards for 487 yards and seven touchdowns, while Cornell caught 10 passes for four touchdowns and 270 yards.

* Kale Long, Riverside (De Graff) 
Senior rushed for 200 yards or more in a game for the third straight week with 317 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in a 34-32 win over Elgin.

* Billy Levak and Joel Jones, Nordonia (Macedonia)
Senior combo connected multiple times in a 63-49 win over Wadsworth. Levak completed 24-of-32 passes for 416 yards and six touchdowns, while Jones caught eight passes for three touchdowns and 190 yards.

* Drew Hendrix and Jayden Bradshaw, Fayetteville-Perry (Fayetteville)
Duo dominated defensively in a 27-6 win over East Clinton. Hendrix, a senior defensive end, had nine tackles, including eight tackles-for-loss. He has 15 TFLs through three games. Bradshaw, a junior defensive back, snagged four interceptions.

* Zeke Healy, Westerville Central
Senior linebacker had 15 tackles, three tackles-for-loss and two forced fumbles in a 34-0 win over Upper Arlington.

* Owen Wetherill, Hardin Northern (Dola)
Senior ran for two touchdowns, caught two touchdown passes and returned an interception for a touchdown in a 42-8 win over Ridgemont.

* Doug Rakes, Fairview (Sherwood)
Senior completed 14-of-19 passes for 246 yards and six touchdowns in a 63-15 win over Ayersville. Also rushed for 104 yards on three carries.

* Tyler Buescher, West Jefferson
Junior completed 18-of-28 passes for 342 yards and five touchdowns in a 49-15 win over Northeastern.

* Evan Gandee, Warren (Vincent)
Senior caught seven passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-14 win over Logan. Also had an interception.