The football regular-season has reached Week 10, and the Ohio High School Athletic Association released the second-to-last computer ratings on Tuesday, and Highland, Danville and Centerburg remained in their respective top 5s as seven local schools made top 20 lists.
The final report will be released this 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.
Div 5, Region 18 – Highland (7-2) defeated River Valley, 42-21 and moved up one spot to No. 3. Fredericktown (6-3) remained at No. 14 after defeating Cardington-Lincoln 44-28. Liberty Center remains No. 1 at 9-0.
Div. 5, Region 19 – Centerburg (8-1) continues as No. 4 after routing Northmor 49-13. Utica (3-6) jumped three positions to No. 16 after taking down Northridge, 28-14. No. 1 is Ironton (9-0).
Div. 6, Region 23 – Mount Gilead (5-4), lost to 3rd-ranked (Div. 7, Reg. 25) Danville, 19-8, fell from No. 7 to No. 11. Northmor (5-4) was defeated by No. 4-ranked (Div. 5, Reg. 19) Centerburg but kept its No. 14 ranking. East Knox (2-7) lost its No. 20 spot with a loss to No. 9 ranked (Div. 6, Reg. 23) Loudonville 49-8. Beverly Fort Frye (8-1) remains No. 1.
Div. 7, Region 25 – Danville (7-2) beat previously ranked No. 7 (Div. 6, Reg. 23) Mount Gilead, 19-8, and gained one spot from No. 4 to No. 3 this week. Warren John F. Kennedy is No. 1 (7-1).
