High School Football: Who are the top teams in our Week 3 power rankings?

There’s only one change among the leaders. Trotwood-Madison resumes its role atop D-III after a convincing 38-6 defeat of Piqua, which was No. 1. Here’s who we think are the top area teams this week:

Division I

1. Wayne (1-0-1): d. Moeller 35-17; at Lakota West (0-2).

2. Beavercreek (2-0): d. Carroll 14-0; at Fairborn (0-2).

3. Centerville (1-1): d. Lakota West 52-35; at Pickerington North (2-0).

4. Springboro (1-1): d. Middletown 45-27; at Winton Woods (1-1).

5. Springfield (1-1): lost 28-21 at Princeton; at Lima Senior (2-0).

Others: Fairmont, Lebanon, Northmont.

Division II

1. Miamisburg (2-0): d. CJ 53-7; vs. Thurgood Marshall (0-2) at Welcome Stadium.

2. Troy (2-0): d. Cin. Northwest 31-14; at Bellefontaine (1-1).

3. Vandalia-Butler (1-1): d. Tecumseh 24-7; hosts Wilmington (2-0).

4. Stebbins (1-1): d. Urbana 22-9; at Northeastern (1-1).

5. Tecumseh (1-1): lost 24-7 to Vandalia-Butler; at Bellbrook (2-0) on Thu.

Others: Fairborn, Sidney, West Carrollton, Xenia.

Division III

1. Trotwood-Madison (1-1): d. Piqua 38-6; at Middletown (0-2).

2. Tippecanoe (2-0): d. Spg. Shawnee 35-7; hosts Milton-Union (2-0).

3. St. Marys (2-0): d. Van Wert 46-6; at Lima Shawnee (0-2).

4. Piqua (1-1): lost 38-6 at Trotwood-Madison; at Franklin (2-0).

5. Franklin (2-0): d. Edgewood 27-21; hosts Piqua (1-1).

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

Division IV

1. Alter (2-0): d. Thurgood Marshall 51-15; at Xenia (0-2).

2. Indian Lake (2-0): d. Kenton Ridge 35-3; at Upper Scioto Valley (1-1).

3. Clinton-Massie (1-1): lost 28-21 to Cin. Turpin; at Spg. Shawnee (1-1).

4. Valley View (2-0): d. Versailles 35-0; hosts Madison (2-0).

5. Dunbar (2-0): d. Ponitz 56-35; at Princeton (2-0).

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

Division V

1. Coldwater (2-0): d. Delphos Jefferson 20-6; at Marion Local (2-0).

2. Anna (2-0): d. Brookville 35-14; hosts Versailles (1-1).

3. Milton-Union (2-0): d. Oakwood 23-13; at Tippecanoe (2-0).

4. Greeneview (1-1): d. Madison Plains 30-6; at East Clinton (0-2).

5. Brookville (1-1): lost 35-14 at Anna; hosts Dixie (2-0).

Others: Carlisle, Greenon, Northeastern, Northridge, Northwestern, Preble Shawnee, Versailles.

Division VI

1. Marion Local (2-0): d. McComb 36-0; hosts Coldwater (2-0).

2. Mechanicsburg (2-0): d. Riverside 36-6; at Northwestern (0-2).

3. Bethel (2-0): d. Mississinawa Valley 63-6; hosts Dayton Christian (0-2).

4. Miami East (1-1): d. National Trail 42-0; at Ansonia (0-2).

5. West Liberty-Salem (0-2): lost 28-13 to Ben Logan; hosts Kenton Ridge (1-1).

Others: Arcanum, Dayton Christian, Dixie, National Trail, St. Henry, Tri-County North, Triad, Twin Valley South.

Division VII

1. Fort Recovery (2-0): d. Fort Loramie 32-0; hosts Parkway (0-2).

2. Minster (2-0): d. Lehman Catholic 44-21; at Delphos St. John's (1-1).

3. Covington (2-0): d. Arcanum 49-21; at Mississinawa Valley (0-2).

4. Lehman Catholic (0-2): lost 44-21 at Minster; at Graham (0-2).

5. Fort Loramie (0-2): lost 32-0 at Fort Recovery; at Bluffton (1-1).

Others: Ansonia, Bradford, Catholic Central, Cedarville, Jefferson, Mississinawa Valley, New Bremen, Southeastern, Tri-Village, Troy Christian.

- Compiled by Cox Media Group Ohio.

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