High School Football power rankings: Who’s No. 1 in each division?

Northmon's Malachi Staffney against Springboro on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at CareFlight Field in Springboro. David Jablonski/Staff

Northmon's Malachi Staffney against Springboro on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at CareFlight Field in Springboro. David Jablonski/Staff

With one week of high school football games in the books, it’s time to rank the best teams in the area.

Here is a look at how teams stack up so far:

Division I

1. Northmont (1-0) d. Springboro 40-36; host Fairmont on Friday night

2. Springfield (1-0) d. Wayne 21-14; play at Centerville on Friday night

3. Centerville (1-0) d. Fairmont 21-20; host Springfield on Friday night

4. Miamisburg (1-0) d. Beavercreek 37-8; plays at Wayne on Friday night

5. Springboro (0-1) lost at Northmont 40-36; hosts Beavercreek on Friday night

Others: Lebanon, Wayne, Fairmont, Beavercreek

Division II

1. Piqua (1-0) d. Troy 26-10; plays at Butler on Friday night

2. Fairborn (1-0) d. Xenia 21-16; hosts West Carrollton on Friday night

3. Sidney (1-0) d. Greenville 56-0; plays at Stebbins on Friday night

4. Tecumseh (1-0) d. Northwestern 42-0; plays at London on Friday night

5. Stebbins (1-0) d. West Carrollton 28-25; hosts Sidney on Friday night

Others: Belmont*, Troy, West Carrollton, Xenia

Division III

1. Chaminade Julienne (1-0) d. Harrison 21-17; hosts Carroll

3. Bellbrook (1-0) d. Waynesville 48-0; hosts Franklin on Friday night

4. Tippecanoe (1-0) d. Butler 30-13; plays at Greenville on Friday night

4. Bellefontaine (1-0) d. Indian Lake 20-0; plays at Springfield Shawnee on Friday night

5. Alter (0-1) lost to Clinton-Massie 42-32; hosts Badin on Friday night

Others: Butler, Carroll, Dunbar*, Franklin, Fenwick**, Greenville, Monroe, Trotwood-Madison*

Division IV

1. Graham (1-0) d. Kenton Ridge 34-7; plays at Benjamin Logan on Friday night

2. Valley View (1-0) d. Oakwood 48-7; plays at Monroe on Friday night

3. Milton-Union (1-0) d. Northridge 39-12; hosts Madison on Friday night

4. Eaton (0-1) lost to Brookville 14-7; plays at Oakwood on Friday night

5. Kenton Ridge (0-1) lost to Graham 34-7; plays at Jonathan Alder on Friday night

Others: Northridge, Northwestern, Thurgood Marshall*, Oakwood, Ponitz*, Urbana

Division V

1. Versailles (1-0) d. Anna+ 34-14; plays at Delphos St. John on Friday night

2. Springfield Shawnee (1-0) d. Urbana 40-3; hosts Bellefontaine on Friday night

3. West Liberty-Salem (1-0) d. Greenview 36-21; plays at Triad on Friday night

4. Preble Shawnee (1-0) d. Madison 19-12; plays at Waynesville on Friday night

5. Carlisle (1-0) d. Dixie 28-7; hosts Brookville on Thursday night

Others: Benjamin Logan, Bethel, Brookville, Greenon, Indian Lake, Madison, Meadowdale*

Division VI

1. Coldwater (1-0) d. St. Henry 21-0; plays at Minster on Friday night

2. Covington (1-0) d. Bethel 28-12; plays at Miami East on Friday night

3. Mechanicsburg (1-0) d. Greenon 41-7; plays at West Jefferson on Friday night

4. Troy Christian (1-0) d. Dayton Christian 42-6; plays at Miami East on Friday night

5. Triad (1-0) d. Southeastern 34-6; hosts West Liberty-Salem on Friday night

Others: Anna+, Arcanum, Dayton Christian, Dixie, Fort Recovery, Greeneview, Miami East, Minster, National Trail, Northeastern, Parkway, St. Henry

Division VII

1. Marion Local (1-0) d. Fort Recovery 23-14; plays at New Bremen on Friday night

2. New Bremen (1-0) d. Minster 20-0; hosts Marion Local on Friday night

3. Fort Loramie (1-0) d. Tri-County North 42-0; plays at Bethel on Friday night

4. Ansonia (1-0) d. Bradford 40-6; hosts Tri-Village on Friday night

5. Tri-Village (1-0) d. Arcanum 50-19 on Saturday; plays at Ansonia on Friday night

Others: Lehman Catholic, Bradford, Catholic Central, Twin Valley South, Tri-County North, Southeastern, Cedarville, Mississinawa Valley, Jefferson*

*Currently not active

**Did not play week one but scheduled to play this week

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