Each week, the top high school football teams in the Cox First Media coverage area will be recognized in our power rankings.
All of the top teams from the initial rankings prevailed in Week 2. There are five matchups in Week 3 featuring teams in the rankings.
(All games are at 7 p.m. Friday unless noted.)
Division I
1. Lakota West (2-0): def. Lakota East 48-18; at Mason (1-1).
2. Springfield (1-1): forfeit at Walsh Jesuit; hosts Trotwood (1-1).
3. Lakota East (1-1): lost 48-18 at Lakota West; at Oak Hills (2-0).
4. Springboro (1-1): lost 24-7 at Gahanna Lincoln; at Withrow (2-0), 6:30 p.m.
5. Beavercreek (2-0): def. Woodward 42-0; hosts Harrison (2-0).
Others: Centerville, Fairfield, Fairmont, Hamilton, Lebanon, Miamisburg, Middletown, Northmont, Wayne.
Division II
1. Badin (2-0): def. Dixie Heights (Ky.) 42-13; at Edgewood (2-0).
2. Trotwood (1-1): def. Fairmont 20-7; at Springfield (1-1).
3. Butler (2-0): def. Stebbins 42-28; at Xenia (0-2).
4. Troy (1-1): def. Xenia 10-6; hosts West Carrollton (0-2).
5. Edgewood (2-0): def. Miamisburg 32-28; hosts Badin (2-0).
Others: Belmont, Fairborn, Piqua, Ross, Stebbins, Talawanda, Xenia.
Division III
1. Alter (2-0): def. Cardinal Ritter (Ind.) 47-6; at Taft (0-2), 5:30 p.m.
2. Bellbrook (2-0): def. Bellefontaine 49-17; hosts Valley View (1-1).
3. Tippecanoe (1-1): def. Piqua 42-0; at Fairborn (2-0).
4. Monroe (1-1): lost 41-20 to Fenwick; hosts Wyoming (2-0).
5. Greenville (1-1): def. West Carrollton 36-14; hosts Piqua (0-2).
Others: Bethel, Carroll, Chaminade Julienne, Ponitz, Tecumseh, Thurgood Marshall.
Division IV
1. Urbana (2-0): def. Mechanicsburg 35-12; hosts Lima Central Catholic (2-0).
2. Valley View (1-1): def. Franklin 37-0; at Bellbrook (2-0).
3. Oakwood (2-0): def. Bethel 42-12; at Milton-Union (0-2).
4. Kenton Ridge (1-1): def. Northridge 41-6; hosts Batavia (0-2).
5. Eaton (2-0): def. Richmond (Ind.) 39-8; at Talawanda (2-0).
Others: Dunbar, Meadowdale, Northridge, Shawnee.
Division V
1. Coldwater (2-0): def. Clinton-Massie 14-6; at Fort Recovery (1-1).
2. Graham (2-0): def. Milton-Union 44-14; at Covington (1-1).
3. Fenwick (1-1): def. Monroe 41-20; at Franklin (0-2).
4. Miami East (2-0): def. Carlisle 20-7; at Northwestern (0-2).
5. Greenon (2-0): def. Northwestern 43-6; at West Jefferson (1-1).
Others: Arcanum, Brookville, Carlisle, Dayton Christian, Greeneview, Madison, Milton-Union, Northwestern, Preble Shawnee, West Liberty-Salem.
Division VI
1. Versailles (2-0): def. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 20-10; at St. Henry (0-2).
2. Tri-Village (2-0): def. National Trail 38-7; at Tri-County North (1-1).
3. Anna (1-1): lost 13-12 to Fort Loramie; at Parkway (1-1).
4. St. Henry (0-2): lost 41-15 to Archbold; hosts Versailles (2-0).
5. Mechanicsburg (1-1): lost 35-12 to Urbana; at Southeastern (2-0).
Others: Covington, Dixie, National Trail, Northeastern, Troy Christian.
Division VII
1. Marion Local (2-0): def. Harvest Prep 54-28; hosts Delphos St. John’s (1-1).
2. Minster (2-0): def. Crestview 37-0; at New Bremen (2-0).
3. New Bremen (2-0): def. Covington 40-7; hosts Minster (2-0).
4. Ansonia (2-0): def. Preble Shawnee 40-8; at National Trail (1-1).
5. Fort Loramie (1-1); def. Anna 13-12; at Lehman Catholic (0-2).
Others: Bradford, Catholic Central, Cedarville, Fort Recovery, Lehman Catholic, Mississinawa Valley, Riverside, Southeastern, Triad, Tri-County North, Twin Valley South.
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