Danville climbs to No.2 in OHSAA football computer rankings

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The Danville Blue Devils led a contingent of eight local teams ranked in the top 20 of their division regions by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). 

Five local teams were rated in its top 10s and are in strong positions as teams set their sights on postseason play.

Following last week’s games and entering Week 8 of the 2022 high school football schedule, the OHSAA released its official weekly computer rankings Tuesday. The computer ratings are released every Tuesday beginning in the fifth week of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday, Oct. 23, when 448 schools – the top 16 in each region – will qualify for the playoffs.

There are 711 schools in this week’s 11-player football computer ratings. The 72 largest schools are in Division I, while the remaining schools are divided equally in divisions II through VII (approximately 106 schools in each division). The top 20 schools in each region are listed by division and region. The football page at OHSAA.org includes an explanation of how the ratings are calculated. The top 16 teams in each region in the final report will qualify for the playoffs.

Local schools that made the top 20:

Div 5, Region 18 – Highland (5-2) topped Shelby 44-20 and moved up one slot to No. 9 after holding the No. 10 spot for three weeks. Fredericktown (4-3) fell three spots to No. 14 despite beating Loudonville 35-28. Liberty Center remains No. 1 at 7-0.

Div. 5, Region 19 –  Centerburg (6-1) moved up a post to No. 6 after beating Mount Gilead 28-14. Despite losing to Heath 40-0, Utica (2-5) fell only two positions to No. 16. No. 1 continues to be held by Ironton (7-0).

Div. 6, Region 23 – Northmor (5-2), which has been ranked as high as No. 3 and as low as No. 10, moved up four spots to No. 6 with a 36-23 win over East Knox. Mount Gilead (4-3), lost to Centerburg 28-14 and dropped four positions to No. 10. East Knox (2-5) fell two spots to No. 20 after its loss to Northmor. Beverly Fort Frye (6-1) is No. 1.

Div. 7, Region 25 – Danville (6-1) continues its roll and moved up to the No. 2 spot after being ranked third last week following its 28-20 win over Cardington-Lincoln. Just ahead of the Blue Devils at No. 1 is Warren John F. Kennedy (6-1).

 

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