Week 8 High School Football Rankings: Where is Cleveland Heights?

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH - Winning streaks don't always mean a big jump in the polls, but for the Cleveland Heights Tigers, that's exactly what it means. After defeating Bedford 34-26 on Friday, the team jumped from ninth to sixth in the weekly OHSAA rankings.

The Tigers will play Akron's St. Vincent-St. Mary on Friday.

The top five teams in the region remain the same this week, despite Massillon Jackson taking its first defeat of the season. The big movement occurred just outside the top five, with Cleveland Heights jumping from the ninth spot to the sixth. Heights was aided by the massive tumble of Canton GlenOak, which lost another game moving them to 4 and 3 on the season.

Another surprise in the top 12 is Mentor, despite holding a losing record, moving up to ninth spot.

The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday afternoon beginning after the fourth week of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday morning, Oct. 30. The full region 1 rankings are below:

1. Massillon Jackson (6 and 1)

2. Canton McKinley (6 and 1)

3. Lakewood St. Edward (5 and 1)

4. Stow-Munroe Falls (6 and 1)

5. Solon (6 and 1)

6. Cleveland Heights (5 and 2)

7. Euclid (5 and 2)

8. Cle. St. Ignatius (6 and 1)

9. Mentor (2 and 4)

10. Canton GlenOak (4 and 3)

11. Shaker Hts. (5 and 2)

12. North Canton Hoover (3 and 4)

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