Week 9 Blitz 5 Top 25 High School Football Rankings Highlight Cincinnati Showdowns

OBBM Network Editorial Staff

October 12, 2026

Week 9 Blitz 5 Top 25 High School Football Rankings Highlight Cincinnati Showdow

Eight weeks into the 2026 high school football season, the Blitz 5 Top 25 poll released by TriStateFootball.com remains steady. All teams that were in the top 13 last week stay there, and no school has dropped out of the rankings.

Key Friday matchups

Friday’s action features several marquee games that pit top‑25 programs against each other:

#4 Anderson welcomes #5 Winton Woods.
#1 Princeton hosts #21 Oak Hills.
#11 Lakota East travels to #16 Colerain.
#22 Mason visits #10 Middletown.
#12 Harrison heads to #18 La Salle.

Current rankings and recent results

1. Princeton (8‑0, 7‑0) – Last week the Vikings beat Hamilton 60‑6, scoring 47 points or more in five of their last six victories.

2. Lakota West (7‑1, 6‑1) – Beat #16 Colerain 48‑0, posting back‑to‑back shutouts and outscoring opponents 121‑7 during a three‑game winning streak.

3. St. Ignatius (4‑4) – Defeated Moeller 43‑21, extending a five‑game winning run.

4. Anderson (7‑1, 7‑0) – Won at La Salle 38‑14; Aidan Newdigate (11 rush) and Logan Von Holle (nine rec) combined for 20 of the Bombers’ 23 touchdowns.

5. Winton Woods (7‑1, 7‑0) – Beat West Clermont 57‑0, allowing just 6.0 points and posting a 38.4‑point average margin of victory in ECC play.

6. St. Xavier (4‑4, 2‑1) – Won at former #20 La Salle 38‑14.

7. St. Ignatius (4‑4) – Beat #8 Highlands 30‑27; quarterback Kaden threw for 398 yards and five touchdowns over the last two games.

8. Bishop Chatard (IN) (7‑1) – Lost to #7 Elder 30‑27; the Bluebirds’ defense allows just 72.9 rushing yards per game.

9. Mason County (5‑3) – Beat Columbus North 31‑13; running back Ryan Minges became the sixth Trojan to reach 50 career touchdowns.

10. Middletown (5‑3, 5‑2) – Beat #11 Lakota East 22‑11; the Middies have scored more than 28 points only once this season.

Other notable teams include #22 Mason (2‑6), #18 La Salle (3‑5), #19 Badin (6‑2), #20 Lebanon (6‑2), #21 Oak Hills (4‑4) and #23 Wyoming (8‑0). No schools were dropped from the poll this week, and the “knocking on the door” list adds Deer Park, Hughes, Indian Hill, Lawrenceburg, North College Hill, and Northwest.

Looking ahead

Friday’s games will set the tone for the final stretch of the regular season, with several top‑ranked programs seeking to solidify their positions ahead of playoff selections.

Original reporting: WLWT Cincinnati — read the source article.