Week 10: High School Football Power Rankings

Week 10 of the high school football season is wrapped in a playoff theme: Who’s in, who’s on the bubble and who’s out. The Power Rankings reflect the playoff status of all teams, based on the projections of JoeEitel.com and distributed by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Here’s who we think are the top area teams:

Division I

1. Wayne* (8-0-1): d. Springfield 38-14; hosts Trotwood-Madison (8-1) on Thu.

2. Lebanon% (7-2): d. Stebbins 41-14; hosts Springboro (6-3).

3. Springfield** (6-3): lost 38-14 to Wayne; hosts Fairmont (1-8).

4. Springboro** (6-3): lost 32-20 at Northmont; at Lebanon (7-2).

5. Northmont** (4-5): d. Springboro 32-20; at Miamisburg (7-2).

Others: Beavercreek, Centerville, Fairmont.

Division II

1. Miamisburg% (7-2): d. Beavercreek 28-7; hosts Northmont (4-5).

2. Troy% (8-1): d. Greenville 42-21; at Piqua (7-2).

3. Vandalia-Butler** (5-4): d. Sidney 52-28; at Tippecanoe (6-3).

4. Sidney@ (3-6): lost 52-28 to Vandalia-Butler; hosts Greenville (3-6).

5. Tecumseh@ (5-4): d. Kenton Ridge 14-0; at Spg. Shawnee (5-4).

Others: Fairborn, Stebbins, West Carrollton, Xenia.

Division III

1. Trotwood-Madison# (8-1): d. Xenia 49-14; at Wayne (8-0-1) on Thu.

2. St. Marys Memorial% (9-0): d. Wapakoneta 13-7; hosts Ottawa-Glandorf (8-1).

3. Franklin* (9-0): d. Oakwood 66-48; at Brookville (5-4).

4. Piqua# (7-2): d. Tippecanoe 27-20; hosts Troy (8-1).

5. Wilmington** (7-2): lost 23-21 at Clinton-Massie; hosts Chillicothe (7-2).

Others: Bellbrook, Belmont, Carroll, Eaton, Greenville, Ponitz, Thurgood Marshall, Tippecanoe.

Division IV

1. Alter% (9-0): d. McNicholas 35-3; hosts CJ (6-3) at Springboro.

2. Clinton-Massie* (8-1): d. Wilmington 23-21; hosts East Clinton (1-8).

3. Indian Lake# (9-0): d. Bellefontaine 38-13; hosts Ben Logan (9-0).

4. Dunbar% (8-1): d. Taft 42-12; vs. Belmont (6-2) at Welcome Stadium.

5. Valley View% (8-1): d. Brookville 38-20; hosts Eaton (2-7).

Others: Chaminade Julienne, Fenwick, Graham, Kenton Ridge, Meadowdale, Oakwood, Spg. Shawnee, Urbana, Waynesville.

Division V

1. Coldwater* (8-1): d. Anna 34-0; hosts Delphos SJ's (5-4).

2. Carlisle% (7-2): d. Eaton 42-7; at Dixie (4-5).

3. Versailles** (4-5): lost 15-12 to Minster; at New Bremen (2-7).

4. Greeneview** (7-2): lost 40-7 at Mechanicsburg; hosts Cedarville (0-9).

5. Milton-Union% (6-3): d. Dixie 55-19; hosts Waynesville (0-9).

Others: Anna, Brookville, Greenon, Northeastern, Northridge, Northwestern, Preble Shawnee.

Division VI

1. Marion Local^ (8-1): d. St. Henry 31-0; at Parkway (1-8).

2. Mechanicsburg* (9-0): d. Greeneview 40-7; at Southeastern (3-6).

3. St. Henry# (6-3): lost 31-0 at Marion Local; hosts Fort Recovery (6-3).

4. Miami East** (6-3): lost 42-21 to Troy Christian; at TV South (3-6).

5. Bethel** (6-3): d. Ansonia 49-14; at Arcanum (4-5).

Others: Arcanum, Dayton Christian, Dixie, National Trail, Tri-County North, Triad, Twin Valley South, West Liberty-Salem.

Division VII

1. Covington^ (9-0): d. National Trail 41-7; at Ansonia (2-7).

2. Troy Christian* (8-1): d. Miami East 42-21; hosts Mississinawa Valley (0-9).

3. Fort Recovery# (6-3): d. New Bremen 37-0; at St. Henry (6-3).

4. Minster% (5-4): d. Versailles 15-12; hosts Anna (5-4).

5. Lehman Catholic% (6-3): d. Ridgemont 42-0; at Waynesfield-Goshen (0-9).

Others: Ansonia, Bradford, Catholic Central, Cedarville, Fort Loramie; Jefferson, Mississinawa Valley, New Bremen, Southeastern, Tri-Village.

^ Clinched top seed, home game.

* Clinched playoffs home game.

% Clinched playoffs.

# Win clinches playoffs.

** Must win and get help to make playoffs.

@ Eliminated from playoffs.

- Compiled by Cox Media Group Ohio.

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