Week 9 high school football power rankings

Here’s who we consider the top high school football area teams. All games on Friday unless otherwise noted.

Division I

1. Centerville (7-1): lost 21-14 at Northmont; hosts Fairmont (6-2).

2. Wayne (6-2): d. Fairmont 35-28; hosts Springfield (6-2).

3. Northmont (6-2): d. Centerville 21-14; at Springboro (4-4).

4. Fairmont (6-2): lost 35-28 to Wayne; at Centerville (7-1).

5. Springfield (6-2): d. Beavercreek 64-28; at Wayne (6-2).

Others: Beavercreek, Lebanon, Miamisburg, Springboro.

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Division II

1. Belmont (8-0): d. Cin. Shroder 63-0; vs. Cin. Western Hills at Welcome Stadium on Sat.

2. Troy (6-2): d. Sidney 48-21; hosts Greenville (2-6).

3. Sidney (7-1): lost 48-21 to Troy; at Butler (3-5).

4. Xenia (2-6): d. West Carrollton 42-12; hosts Trotwood-Madison (8-0).

5. Fairborn (2-6): lost 41-0 to Springboro; at West Carrollton (1-7).

Others: Carroll, Stebbins, Tecumseh.

Division III

1. Trotwood-Madison (8-0): d. Stebbins 67-0; at Xenia (2-6).

2. Alter (7-1): d. Badin 35-0; hosts Cin. McNicholas (5-3) at Fairmont.

3. Chaminade Julienne (6-2): d. Cin. McNicholas 24-21; hosts Badin (5-3).

4. Franklin (7-1): d. Monroe 34-14; at Oakwood (4-4).

5. Dunbar (5-3): lost 32-18 at Cin. Taft; vs. Cin. Gamble Montessori at Welcome Stadium on Sat.

Others: Bellbrook, Butler, Greenville, Piqua, Ponitz, Thurgood Marshall, Tippecanoe, West Carrollton, Wilmington.

Division IV

1. Valley View (8-0): d. Oakwood 50-7; hosts Brookville (6-2).

2. Clinton-Massie (7-1): d. lost 33-31 at Goshen; hosts New Richmond (7-1).

3. Fenwick (4-4): d. Cin. Purcell Marian 36-6; hosts Cin. Roger Bacon (3-5).

4. Spg. Shawnee (4-4): lost 35-0 to Bellefontaine; at Jonathan Alder (6-2).

5. Kenton Ridge (5-3): d. Northwestern 55-30; hosts Tecumseh (2-6).

Others: Eaton, Graham, Meadowdale, Oakwood, Northridge, Northwestern, Urbana.

Division V

1. Greeneview (8-0): d. Cedarville 63-12; at Catholic Central (3-5).

2. Anna (7-1): d. Parkway 42-0; at Coldwater (6-2).

3. Miami East (7-1): d. Arcanum 42-13; hosts Tri-County North (4-4).

4. Brookville (6-2): d. Eaton 28-20; at Valley View (8-0).

5. Carlisle (5-3): lost 35-28 at Milton-Union; hosts Eaton (3-5).

Others: Greenon, Indian Lake, Milton-Union, Preble Shawnee, Versailles, Waynesville.

Division VI

1. Marion Local (8-0): d. Fort Recovery 21-10; at St. Henry (6-2).

2. Coldwater (6-2): d. Versailles 24-10; hosts Anna (7-1).

3. St. Henry (6-2): d. Delphos SJ’s 34-7; hosts Marion Local (8-0).

4. Bethel (7-1): d. Tri-County North 51-15; hosts Bradford (0-8).

5. Mechanicsburg (6-2): d. Triad 42-0; hosts Northeastern (1-7).

Others: Arcanum, Covington, Dayton Christian, Dixie, Fort Recovery, National Trail, Northeastern, Tri-County North, Troy Christian, Twin Valley South, West Liberty-Salem.

Division VII

1. Lehman Catholic (7-1): d. Upper Scioto Valley 55-0; hosts Lima Perry (5-3) at Sidney.

2. Minster (4-4): d. New Bremen 42-21; hosts Versailles (3-5).

3. Fort Loramie (6-2): d. Tri-Village 49-14; hosts National Trail (3-5).

4. Ansonia (4-4): d. Twin Valley South (3-5); hosts Tri-Village (3-5).

5. Southeastern (3-5): d. Catholic Central 33-16; hosts Madison Plains (4-4).

Others: Bradford, Catholic Central, Cedarville, Jefferson, Mississinawa Valley, New Bremen, Tri-Village, Triad.

- Compiled by Cox Media Group Ohio.

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