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Ohio high school football rankings: Columbus-area Top 10 poll for Week 10
With one week to play in the 2024 regular season, Watterson is a unanimous No. 1 in the central Ohio high school football Top 10 poll.
It’s also the sixth consecutive week at No. 1 for the undefeated Eagles, who may have to beat DeSales on Friday to hold the ranking and win our poll championship. The winner of the Watterson-DeSales matchup captures the CCL title.
Our second- and third-ranked teams, Pickerington North and Olentangy Orange, also play rivalry games this week against Gahanna Lincoln and Olentangy Liberty, respectively. North (OCC-Ohio) and Orange (OCC-Central) also are playing for league titles, and perhaps one jumps up to No. 1 with a win and a Watterson loss.
The central Ohio Top 10 poll ranks teams regardless of division. Each voter submits a Top 10 with a first-place vote worth 10 points, a second-place vote worth nine and so on down to one point for 10th.
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Columbus-area high school football 2024 Top 10 poll for Week 10
Below is the poll as selected by USA Today Network staff and contributors. A unanimous selection is 90 points:
1. Watterson (9-0), 90 points, nine first-place votes. Last game: Def. Harrison 51-14. Next game: Friday vs. DeSales at Ohio Dominican. Last week: No. 1
2. Pickerington North (8-1), 76 points. Last game: Def. New Albany 34-14. Next game: Friday vs. Gahanna. Last week: No. 2
3. Olentangy Orange (8-1), 72 points. Last game: Def. Hilliard Bradley 35-10. Next game: Friday vs. Olentangy Liberty. Last week: No. 3
4. Olentangy Liberty (7-2), 57 points. Last game: Def. Hilliard Davidson 32-7. Next game: Friday at Orange. Last week: No. 4 (tie)
5. Big Walnut (8-1), 47 points. Last game: Def. Dublin Scioto 38-10. Next game: Friday vs. Westland. Last week: No. 4 (tie)
6. Upper Arlington (7-2), 44 points. Last game: Def. Dublin Coffman 38-13. Next game: Friday at Davidson. Last week: No. 6
7. Olentangy (8-1), 29 points. Last game: Def. Dublin Jerome 42-34. Next game: Friday at Olentangy Berlin. Last week: No. 7
8. Westland (8-1), 20 points. Last game: Def. Delaware Hayes 48-28. Next game: Friday at Big Walnut. Last week: No. 10
9 (tie). DeSales (8-1), 18 points. Last game: Def. Cincinnati Northwest 38-6. Next game: Friday vs. Watterson at Ohio Dominican. Last week: No. 9
9 (tie). Harvest Prep (6-2), 18 points. Last game: Lost to Cincinnati La Salle 28-14. Next game: Friday at KIPP Columbus. Last week: No. 8
Also receiving votes: Gahanna 12, Davidson 5, Berlin 3, Pickerington Central 2, Walnut Ridge 2
Dropped out: None
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