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.
11/11/2024
1 (2). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 9-2 – beat Canal Winchester (Ohio) 38-7
2 (3). East St. Louis (Ill.), 11-1 – beat Normal West (Ill.) 48-0
3 (5). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 10-1 – beat Lakota East (Liberty Twp., Ohio) 55-28
4 (4). Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 11-0 – beat West Bloomfield (Mich.) 41-14
5 (8). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 7-2 – beat then-No. 1 La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.) 21-14
6 (6). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 12-0 – beat Hudson (Ohio) 35-21
7 (7) Lawrence North (Ind.), 11-0 – beat Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.) 24-7
8 (9). Westfield (Ind.), 10-1 – beat Zionsville (Ind.) 35-13
9 (10). Upper St. Clair (Pa.), 11-0 – beat Penn Hills (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 24-3
10 (12). Belleville (Mich.), 10-1 – beat Saline (Mich.) 42-7
11 (13). Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), 11-0 – beat Minooka (Ill.) 38-7
12 (11). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 10-2 – beat Lake (Uniontown, Ohio) 21-14
13 (14). Avon (Ohio), 12-0 – beat Olmsted Falls (Ohio) 52-35
14 (15). Brownsburg (Ind.), 10-1 – beat Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) 38-35
15 (16). Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 10-1 – beat Abraham Lincon (Philadelphia, Pa.) 28-26
16 (17). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 12-0 – beat Butler (Vandalia, Ohio) 49-14
17 (18) Crown Point (Ind.), 11-0 – beat Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.) 35-0
18 (19). Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 10-1 – beat Perry Meridian (Indianapolis, Ind.) 48-0
19 (21). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 9-3 – beat Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio) 22-10
20 (1). La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 10-1* – lost 21-14 to then-No. 8 St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.)
21 (22). Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 8-2 – DNP
22 (23). Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 11-1 – beat Revere (Richfield, Ohio) 48-0
23. (24). Elk River (Minn.), 10-1 – beat Monticello (Minn.) 36-29
24 (NR). Mukwonago (Wis.), 10-2 – beat Arrowhead (Wis.) 17-6
25 (NR). Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 10-1 – beat Utica Eisenhower (Mich.) 41-14
 
Dropped Out:
20. Unity Christian (Hudsonville, Mich.), 10-1 – lost 35-28 to South Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
25. Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wis.), 10-2 – lost 35-21 to Bay Port (Wis.)
 
Keep an Eye On:
~ Alexandria (Minn.), 9-2
~ Arrowhead (Wis.), 9-3*
~ Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.), 7-3
~ Cary-Grove (Ill.), 11-0
~ Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), 6-4*
~ Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 8-2
~ Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 7-4
~ Chatfield (Minn.), 11-0
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 10-0
~ De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, Mich.), 8-2
~ DeWitt (Mich.), 11-0
~ Downers Grove North (Ill.), 10-1
~ Highland (Medina, Ohio), 12-0
~ Howell (Mich.), 11-0
~ Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 11-1
~ Loyola Academy (Willemtte, Ill.), 9-2
~ Lyons (LaGrange, Ill.), 11-0
~ Maple Grove (Minn.), 11-0
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 12-0
~ Mentor (Ohio), 12-0
~ Minneota (Minn.), 11-0
~ Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 8-3
~ North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.), 9-1
~ Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio), 10-2
~ Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 9-1
~ Pine-Richland (Pa.), 8-1
~ Princeton (Cincinnati, Ohio), 10-2
~ Slinger (Wis.), 12-0
~ St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 7-5
~ Ursuline (Youngstown, Ohio), 11-1
~ Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 12-0
~ Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio), 10-2*