Video: Top 25 high school football rankings Mentor continues to climb in MaxPreps national rankings.
The state's top team getting a serious test? Mentor passed.
The No. 1 ranked Cardinals downed No. 15 Euclid 45-0 on Friday to headline Ohio's Week 9 scores. Mentor is ranked No. 13 nationally by MaxPreps.
Other big winners? No. 12 Winton Woods beat No. 11 Cincinnati La Salle 26-21, Olentangy Orange beat No. 10 Olentangy Liberty 10-7 and Princeton beat No. 23 Lakota West 41-35.
Saturday the slate is solid. In Cleveland, No. 3 Cleveland St. Ignatius will host No. 8 Cincinnati St. Xavier. The battle between powerhouse Catholic schools was pegged as of the Top 10 Games of the Week nationally by MaxPreps. No. 2 Lakewood St. Edward also hosts Cincinnati Moeller on Saturday.