First 2023 in-season HSFA Ohio Top 25 high school football rankings

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The top three teams in the High School Football America Ohio Top 25 high school football rankings picked-up big interstate wins over the week.

No. 1 St. Edward, the state’s two-time defending Division I champ, had no problems in a 27-10 win over three-time defending Indiana 6A champ Center Grove. The win also moves the Eagles from No. 13 to No. 11 in our national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.

Related: HSFA 300 national rankings

This week, St. Ed will play nationally-ranked Good Counsel from Maryland. GC is ranked No. 30 in America. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

No. 2 Massillon Washington beat America’s all-time winningest high school football program. The Tigers beat Georgia’s Valdosta 28-17 to move to within eight wins of the Wildcats on the all-time wins list. Valdosta has 941 victories, while Massillon Washington now owns 933 wins.

No. 3 Archbishop Hoban crushed defending Kentucky 5A champ Douglass 45-6.

Cincinnati’s St. Xavier takes a four spot move up to No. 6 in our statewide rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm. The Bombers shutout No. 7 Lakota West 10-0. This week, St. X travels to Detroit to face Michigan’s back-to-back Division 3 champ Martin Luther King.

Pickerington North bursts into the Top 25 with a 39-35 defeat of preseason No. 8 Elder. PN is ranked No. 10 this week. Elder tumbles to No. 11.

There are several of head-to-head Top 25 matchups this week:

  • No. 8 St. Ignatius at No. 22 Mentor
  • No. 19 Princeton at No. 7 Lakota West
  • No. 20 Wayne (Huber Heights) at No. 18 Pickerington Central

High School Football America Ohio Top 25

Ranking/TeamRecordPreseason Ranking
No. 1 St. Edward(1-0)1
No. 2 Massillon Washington(1-0)2
No. 3 Archbishop Hoban(1-0)3
No. 4 Toledo Central Catholic(1-0)4
No. 5 Springfield(1-0)6
No. 6 St. Xavier(1-0)10
No. 7 Lakota West(0-1)7
No. 8 St. Ignatius(0-1)9
No. 9 Archbishop Moeller(0-1)5
No. 10 Pickerington North(1-0)NR
No. 11 Elder(0-1)8
No. 12 Lincoln (Gahanna)(1-0)11
No. 13 Glenville(1-0)13
No. 14 Kings(1-0)12
No. 15 Centerville(1-0)14
No. 16 Winton Woods(1-0)15
No. 17 Mason(0-1)16
No. 18 Pickerington Central(1-0)17
No. 19 Princeton (1-0)19
No. 20 Wayne (Huber Heights)(1-0)20
No. 21 Avon(1-0)21
No. 22 Mentor(1-0)22
No. 23 Medina(1-0)23
No. 24 Austintown-Fitch(1-0)24
No. 25 Fairmont(1-0)25

Dropped-out: No. 18 Springboro

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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About the Author

Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.