Pickerington Central moves to the top of the latest High School Football America Ohio Top 25 after former No. 1 Mentor lost to St. Edward 28-24. The defending Division I champs are a perfect 3-0 going into next week’s matchup against Groveport-Madison, the same program that upset them during the regular season last year.
Like PC, Archbishop Hoban also slides-up a notch to No. 2 with a big game coming-up this week against Benedictine.
There are two new teams entering the statewide rankings this week — No. 24 Princeton and No. 25 Chardon.
High School Football America Ohio Top 25
No. 1 Pickerington Central (3-0), LW: #2
No. 2 Archbishop Hoban (3-0), LW: #3
No. 3 St. Edward (2-1), LW: #4
No. 4 Mentor (2-1), LW: #1
No. 5 St. Xavier (2-1), LW: #7
No. 6 La Salle (2-1), LW: #3
No. 7 Massillon Washington (2-1), LW: #5
No. 8 St. Igantius (1-0), LW: #9
No. 9 Lakota West (3-0), LW: #10
No. 10 Dublin Coffman (3-0), LW: #13
No. 11 Toledo Central Catholic (3-0), LW: #11
No. 12 Canton McKinley (3-0), LW: #12
No. 13 Elder (1-2), LW: #8
No. 14 Northmont (3-0), LW: #15
No. 15 Winton Woods (3-0), LW: #16
No. 16 Springfield (3-0), LW: #17
No. 17 Massillon Perry (3-0), LW: #18
No. 18 Westerville South (3-0), LW: #19
No. 19 Olentangy Liberty (2-1), LW: #14
No. 20 Wayne (Huber Heights) (2-1), LW: #21
No. 21 Avon (3-0), LW: #22
No. 22 Perrysburg (3-0), LW: #23
No. 23 Pickerington North (2-1), LW: #24
No. 24 Princeton (3-0), LW: NR
No. 25 Chardon (3-0), LW: NR
Dropped-out: No. 20 Colerain, No. 25 Trotwood-Madison
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.