Over 20 listed in OHSAA rankings
The Blitz Show: Week 7
Western Reserve vs Southern Local
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Things changed very little for area teams in the Ohio High School Athletic Association football computer ratings, released on Tuesday.
The rankings, which determine the 192 playoff teams around the state, feature 22 area schools in the top 12 of their respective regions.
The top eight teams in each region qualify for the postseason, which begins Nov. 5-6.
The most-populated regions are in Division III and V, where five of the top 12 schools are from the area in Region 9 and Region 17, respectively.
Poland (4-2) leads the way in fifth place, followed by Hubbard (4-2) in sixth, Mooney (3-2) in seventh, Niles (3-3) in 10th and Southeast (3-3) in 11th.
Poland plays host to Howland on Friday. The Tigers (6-0) are the only area team ranked in Div. II, at No. 4 in Region 5.
Region 17 is led by Ursuline (6-0) in second. Crestview (5-1) is third, South Range (5-1) in sixth, United (4-2) in eighth and Brookfield (3-3) in 11th.
The Fighting Irish play host to Columbus St. Charles on Friday. St. Charles (5-1) is ranked No. 4 in Div. II, Region 7.
There’s also five teams rated in Div. VI, but in two regions.
In Region 21, Western Reserve (6-0) is second, while Mathews (4-2) is 11th and McDonald (4-2) is 12th.
In Region 23, Southern (5-1) is eighth and Columbiana (3-3) is 11th.
Also in Div. III, East Liverpool (5-1) is third and Salem (5-1) is sixth in Region 11.
In Div. IV, Region 13, four teams are listed, led by Campbell Memorial (5-1) in fifth, Lakeview (4-2) in ninth, Girard (4-2) in 11th, and Champion (4-2) in 12th.
On Friday, Campbell Memorial visits Champion.
In Div. I, Region 1, Austintown Fitch (6-0) is in third place, followed by Boardman (4-2) in sixth and Warren Harding (5-1) in 10th.
The final ratings, along with the first-round matchups in the postseason, will be released on Sunday, Oct. 31, by the OHSAA.
OHSAA Computer Rankings
Division I
Region 1
- Cle. Glenville (6-0)19.4422
- Solon (6-0)15.35
- Austintown Fitch (6-0)14.4
- Willoughby South (5-1)13.0833
- Lakewood St. Edward (6-0)12.5731
- Boardman (4-2)10.9546
- Strongsville (4-2)10.7333
- North Royalton (5-1)9.2333
- Mentor (3-3)9.2
- Warren Harding (5-1)9.1117
- Parma (5-1)8.3667
- Brecksville (4-2)7.9333
Region 2
- Twinsburg (6-0)15.15
- Massillon Perry (5-1)13.7
- Sylvania Southview (6-0)13.6136
- Tol. Whitmer (5-1)11.8586
- Amherst Steele (6-0)11.7333
- Massillon Washington (5-1)11.2251
- Canton McKinley (4-2)10.95
- Fremont Ross (5-1)10.1833
- Medina (5-1)10.1167
- Tol. St. John’s (5-1)9.5
- North Canton Hoover (3-3)8.6581
- Perrysburg (5-1)8.5167
Region 3
- Pickerington Central (5-0)17.6416
- Springfield (5-1)14.1667
- Westerville South (5-1)13.7333
- Hilliard Darby (6-0)13.5167
- Groveport-Madison (5-1)11.9667
- Hilliard Davidson (6-0)11.3333
- Troy (5-1)10.65
- Dublin Coffman (5-1)9.9167
- Upper Arlington (4-2)9.2973
- Lancaster (4-2)7.5025
- Cols. Northland (4-2)7.4609
- Pickerington North (3-3)7.3044
Region 4
- Middletown (6-0)17.65
- Centerville (6-0)15.9
- Cin. Archbishop Moeller (5-1)14.3
- Cin. Colerain (6-0)13.55
- Cin. LaSalle (6-0)12.95
- Cin. St. Xavier (4-2)12.9394
- Hamilton (4-2)10.45
- Cin. Sycamore (4-2)9.8
- Cin. Western Hills (5-1)9.6833
- Mason (4-2)9.35
- Huber Hts. Wayne (3-3)9.2667
- Cin. Anderson (5-1)8.2667
Division II
Region 5
- Copley (6-0)14.3167
- Chesterland West Geauga (5-1)13.4833
- Aurora (5-1)13.05
- Howland (6-0)12.7753
- Tallmadge (6-0)12.55
- Mentor Lake Cath. (5-1)12.1333
- Ashland (5-1)12.0333
- Kent Roosevelt (5-1)11.3
- Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (4-2)9.2
- Wooster (4-2)8.1833
- Ravenna (4-2)8.0833
- Chagrin Falls Kenston (4-2)7.4
Region 6
- Avon (6-0)13.1833
- Tol. Central Cath. (6-0)11.3081
- Lexington (4-2)10.65
- Westlake (5-1)10.3833
- Avon Lake (5-1)10.329
- Maple Hts. (6-0)9.7333
- Maumee (5-1)9.4167
- Cle. John F. Kennedy (4-2)8.6035
- North Ridgeville (4-2)8.1
- Sandusky (4-2)7.7333
- Olmsted Falls (3-3)6.9167
- Holland Springfield (3-3)5.6
Region 7
- New Albany (6-0)15.7667
- Cols. Marion-Franklin (6-0)15.35
- Sunbury Big Walnut (6-0)15.1
- Cols. St. Charles (5-1)13.8258
- Uniontown Lake (4-2)11.0
- Canal Winchester (5-1)10.4833
- Dresden Tri-Valley (5-1)9.9833
- Lewis Center Olentangy (4-2)9.6333
- Zanesville (5-1)9.096
- Watkins Memorial (4-2)8.6833
- Cols. Walnut Ridge (5-1)8.65
- Cols. Hamilton Township (5-1)8.6
Region 8
- Cin. Winton Woods (5-1)12.3939
- Kings Mills Kings (5-1)12.2167
- Cin. Turpin (6-0)11.5
- Harrison (4-2)11.35
- New Carlisle Tecumseh (5-1)10.7
- Wapakoneta (5-1)10.35
- Trotwood-Madison (4-2)9.7096
- Day. Carroll (5-1)9.05
- Hamilton Ross (5-1)8.6167
- Wilmington (5-1)7.8833
- Ashville Teays Valley (4-2)6.7333
- Cin. Mount Healthy (4-2)6.5
Division III
Region 9
- Mogadore Field (4-2)10.2333
- Akron St. Vincent-St Mary (5-1)10.0051
- Parma Padua Franciscan (4-2)9.8167
- Akron Buchtel (4-2)9.5076
- Poland (4-2)9.0333
- Hubbard (4-2)8.95
- Cardinal Mooney (3-2)8.6685
- University School (4-2)5.6
- Streetsboro (3-3)5.3167
- Niles (3-3)4.6333
- Southeast (3-3)4.5667
- Akron Archbishop Hoban (3-3)4.4369
Region 10
- Clyde (6-0)12.2167
- Cols. St. Francis DeSales (4-2)12.101
- Tiffin Columbian (5-1)11.5167
- Cols. Bishop Watterson (4-1)11.1046
- Napoleon (6-0)10.6667
- Oak Harbor (5-1)9.6667
- Shelby (5-1)9.45
- Celina (5-1)9.1167
- Tipp City Tippecanoe (5-1)9.0333
- Benjamin Logan (4-2)7.8167
- Cols. Eastmoor Acad. (3-2)7.8
- Elida (4-2)6.9333
Region 11
- Steubenville (6-0)15.6151
- Alliance Marlington (6-0)13.6458
- East Liverpool (5-1)11.7753
- Minerva (5-1)9.8
- Newark Licking Valley (4-2)9.3333
- Salem (5-1)9.3
- Thornville Sheridan (6-0)9.1667
- Granville (4-2)7.75
- Pataskala Licking Hts. (4-2)7.5667
- Dover (4-2)7.4167
- Richmond Edison (5-1)7.2672
- Alliance (4-2)6.5667
Region 12
- St. Bernard Roger Bacon (5-1)14.2167
- Cin. Wyoming (5-1)10.0667
- Eaton (6-0)10.0333
- Washington C.H. Washington (6-0)9.65
- Springfield Shawnee (5-1)9.5167
- Gallipolis Gallia Acad. (5-1)8.9333
- Jackson (5-1)8.45
- Springfield Kenton Ridge (5-1)8.3167
- Cin. Archbishop McNicholas (4-2)8.1074
- New Richmond (4-2)6.3833
- Day. Oakwood (3-3)5.95
- Greenfield McClain (4-2)5.4333
Division IV
Region 13
- St. Clairsville (6-0)12.45
- Akron Manchester (6-0)12.3167
- Perry (5-1)10.35
- Chagrin Falls (5-1)10.2167
- Campbell Memorial (5-1)9.25
- Cle. Central Cath. (5-1)8.6333
- Martins Ferry (4-1)8.1222
- Canton Central Cath. (5-1)8.068
- Lakeview (4-2)7.4333
- Garrettsville Garfield (4-2)7.3667
- Girard (4-2)7.2667
- Champion (4-2)6.8667
Region 14
- Elyria Cath. (6-0)12.2667
- Bellville Clear Fork (5-1)12.05
- Orrville (5-1)11.9
- Genoa Area (6-0)10.6333
- Wooster Triway (5-1)7.4
- Milan Edison (4-2)6.7833
- Bucyrus (4-2)6.6333
- Huron (4-2)6.2333
- Lorain Clearview (4-2)6.2167
- Van Wert (3-3)6.1
- Ottawa-Glandorf (4-2)5.9667
- Galion (3-3)5.8667
Region 15
- Ironton (5-1)13.9
- Heath (5-1)10.8167
- Cols. Bishop Hartley (5-1)9.8
- Coshocton (5-1)8.2833
- Portsmouth West (6-0)7.55
- Amanda-Clearcreek (4-2)7.0833
- Albany Alexander (5-1)6.9167
- Sparta Highland (4-2)6.8333
- Piketon (5-1)6.5333
- Portsmouth (2-4)6.4833
- Williamsport Westfall (4-2)6.2667
- Johnstown-Monroe (4-2)5.85
Region 16
- Middletown Fenwick (6-0)13.6167
- Cin. North College Hill (6-0)11.8
- Clarksville Clinton-Massie (6-0)11.4667
- Carlisle (6-0)10.8667
- Kenton (5-1)10.7333
- Plain City Jonathan Alder (5-1)10.4333
- Kettering Archbishop Alter (5-1)9.5667
- Waynesville (4-2)9.2
- Germantown Valley View (4-2)9.0404
- Cin. Taft (4-2)8.1333
- Day. Thurgood Marshall (5-1)6.995
- Springfield Northeastern (4-2)6.7071
Division V
Region 17
- Kirtland (6-0)11.8833
- Ursuline (6-0)10.0505
- Crestview (5-1)9.65
- Creston Norwayne (5-1)8.4667
- Cuyahoga Hts. (5-1)7.9667
- South Range (5-1)7.8667
- Independence (5-1)6.85
- United (4-2)5.9833
- Orwell Grand Valley (5-1)5.9167
- Rootstown (4-2)4.8667
- Brookfield (3-3)4.7753
- Sugarcreek Garaway (4-2)4.7667
Region 18
- Collins Western Reserve (6-0)11.0667
- Hamler Patrick Henry (6-0)9.8667
- Archbold (6-0)9.0833
- Defiance Tinora (6-0)8.6833
- Columbia Station Columbia (5-1)7.8167
- Lima Central Cath. (5-1)7.2
- Northwood (4-2)6.8833
- Jeromesville Hillsdale (5-1)5.8
- Delphos Jefferson (4-2)5.7167
- Findlay Liberty-Benton (4-2)5.5333
- Colonel Crawford (4-2)4.3833
- Delta (2-4)4.2
Region 19
- Fredericktown (6-0)11.3333
- Minford (5-1)10.8167
- Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant (5-1)10.0167
- Lucasville Valley (6-0)8.4
- West Lafayette Ridgewood (6-0)8.3
- Oak Hill (5-1)7.6667
- Woodsfield Monroe Central (4-2)7.1465
- Wheelersburg (4-2)7.1167
- Caldwell (5-1)7.1167
- Nelsonville-York (4-2)6.7667
- Barnesville (4-2)6.2167
- Baltimore Liberty Union (4-2)6.1167
Region 20
- Richwood North Union (6-0)11.45
- West Jefferson (6-0)8.7333
- Cin. Summit Country Day (5-1)8.5102
- Cin. Hills Christian Acad. (4-2)8.1167
- Coldwater (4-2)7.8833
- Versailles (4-2)7.8667
- Anna (4-2)7.2
- Cin. Clark Montessori (5-1)7.1167
- Lees Creek East Clinton (5-1)7.0177
- Grandview Hts. (4-2)6.6833
- Hamilton Badin (3-3)6.6
- Milford Center Fairbanks (5-1)6.35
Division VI
Region 21
- Mogadore (6-0)12.1641
- Western Reserve (6-0)11.1833
- Thompson Ledgemont (6-0)10.0934
- Bucyrus Wynford (6-0)9.8167
- Buckeye Central (6-0)8.45
- Norwalk St. Paul (5-1)7.2667
- Dalton (4-2)6.65
- Monroeville (4-2)6.2667
- Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (4-2)5.85
- Attica Seneca East (4-2)5.3667
- Mathews (4-2)5.1
- McDonald (4-2)4.6167
Region 22
- Delphos St. John’s (6-0)12.6167
- Edgerton (5-1)8.6167
- McComb (6-0)8.5333
- Ada (6-0)8.2833
- Fremont Central Cath. (6-0)7.9167
- Sycamore Mohawk (5-1)7.7833
- Leipsic (5-1)7.75
- Tol. Christian (4-2)5.8833
- Edon (4-2)4.9924
- Arlington (3-3)4.95
- Rawson Cory-Rawson (3-3)3.9833
- Pandora-Gilboa (3-3)3.9
Region 23
- Shadyside (6-0)10.45
- Bridgeport (6-0)8.0221
- Newark Cath. (5-1)7.8833
- Symmes Valley (6-0)7.3667
- Strasburg-Franklin (6-0)6.5167
- Fairfield Christian Acad. (6-0)6.45
- Malvern (3-3)6.2333
- Southern (5-1)5.1833
- Reedsville Eastern (4-2)4.2854
- New Matamoras Frontier (3-3)4.1167
- Columbiana (3-3)3.65
- Glouster Trimble (3-3)3.6187
Region 24
- Springfield Cath. Central (5-1)10.2172
- Maria Stein Marion Local (6-0)9.4167
- Covington (6-0)9.3833
- Lockland (5-1)8.5167
- Sidney Lehman Cath. (5-1)8.05
- Fort Loramie (5-1)6.25
- Ansonia (6-0)6.0833
- Portsmouth Notre Dame (3-3)3.4667
- Portsmouth Sciotoville (3-3)3.3333
- Bradford (3-3)3.2296
- Waynesfield-Goshen (3-3)2.8325
- Day. Jefferson Twp. (2-4)2.6167
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