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.
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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/Team | Record | Preseason 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.
2023 Ohio Top 25’s
