For the first time this year, there’s a new No. 1 in the High School Football America Ohio Top 25 powered by NFL Play Football. St. Edward moves to the top of our statewide rankings after former No. 1 St. Xavier lost to Trinity out of Kentucky.
St. X falls to No. 2 after its one point loss to the Shamrocks.
This week, St. X will try to win the Greater Catholic League South championship when it plays No. 12 La Salle.
No. 6 St. Ignatius will try to rebound from its fourth straight loss to St. Edward when it plays No. 11 Archbishop Moeller, which suffered a one-point loss to No. 14 Elder.
The Greater Western Ohio Conference is up for grabs this weekend when No. 5 Springfield plays once-beaten and unranked Centerville. Both teams bring perfect league records into the game.
No. 8 Massillon Washington will welcome a top-notch out-of-state opponent this week. Canisius comes to Paul Brown Tiger Stadium with a 4-0 record and ranked No. 2 in our New York Top 10.
No. 15 Benedictine will also be playing an tough out-of-state when it hosts Cathedral Prep from Erie, Pennsylvania. Cathedral, which has won five overall Pennsylvania state titles, is coming-off a loss to McDowell last week.
High School Football America Ohio Top 25
| Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 St. Edward | (7-0) | 2 |
| No. 2 St. Xavier | (6-1) | 1 |
| No. 3 Pickerington Central | (6-1) | 3 |
| No 4 Lakota West | (6-1) | 4 |
| No. 5 Springfield | (6-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 St. Ignatius | (4-3) | 6 |
| No. 7 Archbishop Hoban | (5-2) | 8 |
| No. 8 Massillon Washington | (5-2) | 9 |
| No. 9 Pickerington North | (6-1) | 10 |
| No. 10 Medina | (7-0) | 11 |
| No. 11 Archbishop Moeller | (5-2) | 12 |
| No. 12 La Salle | (4-3) | 7 |
| No. 13 Marysville | (6-0) | 14 |
| No. 14 Elder | (3-4) | 16 |
| No. 15 Benedictine | (6-0) | 13 |
| No. 16 Chardon | (7-0) | 15 |
| No. 17 Toledo Central Catholic | (5-2) | 17 |
| No. 18 Kings | (7-0) | 19 |
| No. 19 Upper Arlington | (7-0) | 22 |
| No. 20 Wayne (Huber Heights) | (5-2) | 21 |
| No. 21 Walsh Jesuit | (5-2) | 23 |
| No. 22 New Albany | (7-0) | 24 |
| No. 23 Princeton | (6-1) | 25 |
| No. 24 Lakota East | (6-1) | NR |
| No. 25 Anderson | (5-2) | NR |
Dropped-out: No. 18 Colerain, No. 20 Winton Woods
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
