Mentor’s strong start has vaulted the Cardinals in the No. 2 spot in the latest High School Football America Ohio Top 25. The Cardinals also leaped from No. 27 to No. 18 in our national rankings.
There are three head-to-head matchups in the Top 25 this week:
Headlining the list is top-ranked and defending Division I champ Pickerington Central taking Division III champ Trotwood-Madison, which tumbled to No. 17 after losing to Simeon (Illinois) last week.
Two-time defending state champ Archbishop Hoban, which slipped from No. 2 to No. 3 in this week’s statewide rankings, faces No. 13 Huber Heights Wayne and No. 8 St. Ignatius plays No. 19 Euclid.
High School Football America Ohio Top 25
No. 1 Pickerington Central (2-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Mentor (2-0), LW: #3
No. 3 Archbishop Hoban (2-0), LW: #2
No. 4 Colerain (2-0), LW: #5
No. 5 St. Edward (0-2), LW: #4
No. 6 Elder (2-0), LW: #6
No. 7 St. Xavier (1-1), LW: #7
No. 8 St. Ignatius (0-2), LW: #8
No. 9 La Salle (1-1), LW: #10
No. 10 Massillon Washington (2-0), LW: #11
No. 11 Pickerington North (2-0), LW: #12
No. 12 Archbishop Moeller (1-0), LW: #15
No. 13 Wayne (Huber Heights) (2-0), LW: #14
No. 14 Toledo Central Catholic (2-0), LW: #16
No. 15 Hilliard Bradley (2-0), LW: #18
No. 16 Northmont (2-0), LW: #19
No. 17 Trotwood-Madison (1-1), LW: #9
No. 18 Winton Woods (1-1), LW: #13
No. 19 Euclid (2-0), LW: #21
No. 20 Springfield (2-0), LW: NR
No. 21 Avon (2-0), LW: #23
No. 22 Fairfield (1-1), LW: #20
No. 23 Dublin Coffman (2-0), LW: 24
No. 24 Reynoldsburg (2-0), LW: #25
No. 25 Strongsville (2-0), LW: NR
Dropped-out: No. 17 Witmer, No. 22 Olentangy Liberty
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.