Strongsville Football Just Makes OHSAA Rankings Cut

STRONGSVILLE, OH — Despite dropping their most recent game to 7th-ranked Solon, 28-14, the Strongsville Mustangs remain ranked in the latest iteration of the OHSAA computer rankings. The team fell one spot from 11 to 12 as teams start preparing for Week 6 play.

Strongsville now has a losing record for the first time this season, sitting at 2-3. The team will look to right the ship on Friday when it plays Euclid High School. That game will be played in Strongsville at 7 p.m.

Euclid is a tough team. The Panthers are currently the 9th ranked school in Division I, Region I with a record of 4-1. (To stay up to date on local stories, subscribe to the Patch Strongsville newsletter. As news breaks and the story develops, you will be the first to receive updates from Patch.)

The top of the OHSAA computer rankings are dominated by the three remaining undefeated teams in the region. Stow-Munroe Falls, the team previously ranked third, lost its first game of the season on Friday, dropping the Bulldogs to fifth. St. Edward trails rival St. Ignatius (1) and Canton McKinley (2) in the rankings. All three teams are 5-0.

Here are the top 10 for Division I, Region I heading into Week 6:

1. St. Ignatius
2. Canton McKinley
3. St. Edward
4. Mentor
5. Stow-Munroe Falls
6. Massillon Jackson
7. Solon
8. Massillon Perry
9. Euclid
10. Canton GlenOak

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