High school football: @EFrantzMP’s 2024 Great Lakes Region Rankings

The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. With kickoff coming next week, here's our latest take on our annual and weekly list of the top high school football programs in the region. Also listed below are the latest MaxPreps computer rankings for every Great Lakes state.
11/18/2024
1 (1). Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 10-2 – beat Teays Valley (Asheville, Ohio) 48-14
2 (2). East St. Louis (Ill.), 11-1 – beat Glenwood (Ill.) 58-14
3 (3). Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 12-1 – beat Princeton (Ohio) 28-10
4 (4). Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), 12-0 – beat then-No. 10 Belleville (Mich.) 35-21
5 (5). St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), 8-2 – beat then-No. 15 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) 42-0
6 (6). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 13-0 – beat Austintown-Fitch (Ohio) 42-28
7 (8). Westfield (Ind.), 11-1 – beat Fishers (Ind.) 42-28
8 (14). Brownsburg (Ind.), 11-1 – beat then No. 7 Lawrence North (Ind.) 22-21
9 (11). Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), 12-0 – beat Stevenson (Ill.) 45-0
10 (13). Avon (Ohio), 13-0 – beat Wadsworth (Ohio) 41-10
11 (16). Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio), 13-0 – beat Mt. Healthy (Ohio) 42-0
12 (19). St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio), 10-3 – beat Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) 16-13
13 (12). Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 11-2 – beat Nordonia (N.Y.) 48-13
14 (17) Crown Point (Ind.), 12-0 – beat Fort Wayne Carroll (Ind.) 38-21
15 (20). La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 10-1* – season over.
16 (7) Lawrence North (Ind.), 11-1* – lost 22-21 to then-No. 14 Brownsburg (Ind.)
17 (NR). Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.), 12-1 – beat then-No. Upper St. Clair (Pa.) 7-3
18 (NR). Loyola Academy (Willemtte, Ill.), 10-2 – beat Maine South (Ill.) 35-14
19 (21). Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 9-2 – beat Chaminade (Mineola, NY) 34-14
20 (NR). Pine-Richland (Pa.), 10-1 – beat Bethel Park (Pa.) 28-7
21 (NR). Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 10-2 – beat North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.) 45-14
22 (22). Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio), 12-1 – beat Lexington (Ohio) 35-7
23. (23). Elk River (Minn.), 11-1 – beat Chanhassen (Minn.) 21-19
24 (NR).  Muskego (Wis.), 9-4 – beat then-No. 24 Mukwonago 16-14
25 (10). Belleville (Mich.), 10-2* – lost 35-21 to then-No. 4 Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.)
 
Dropped Out:
9. Upper St. Clair (Pa.), 11-1 – lost 7-3 to Peters Township (McMurray, Pa.)
15. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), 10-2 – lost 42-0 to then-No. 5 St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.)
18. Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.), 10-2 – lost 23-15 to Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)
24. Mukwonago (Wis.), 10-3 – lost 16-14 to Muskego (Wis.)
25. Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 10-2 – lost 21-14 to Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)
 
Keep an Eye On:
~ Alexandria (Minn.), 10-2
~ Cary-Grove (Ill.), 12-0
~ Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 8-4
~ Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, N.Y.), 11-0
~ DeWitt (Mich.), 12-0
~ Highland (Medina, Ohio), 13-0
~ Hudsonville (Mich.), 11-1
~ Maple Grove (Minn.), 12-0
~ Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 13-0
~ Mentor (Ohio), 13-0
~ Minneota (Minn.), 12-0
~ Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.), 9-3
~ Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio), 11-2
~ Slinger (Wis.), 13-0
~ Somers (Lincolndale, N.Y.), 11-0
~ St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 8-5
~ Ursuline (Youngstown, Ohio), 12-1
~ Watterson (Columbus, Ohio), 13-0