The Marysville Monarchs keep moving along in what is turning out to be one of their best football seasons in a number of years.
The Monarchs (6-0) remain at the top of their region in the latest weekly computer ratings.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association uses the ratings to determine playoff teams.
The top 16 teams in each region stretched among seven divisions at the conclusion of the regular season will qualify for the post-season.
The Monarchs are ranked first in Region 2 of Division I.
Marysville has the highest point total (23.0169) of any team in any region in the state.
Region 2 – 1. Marysville (6-0) 23.0169, 2. Springfield (6-0) 20.4508, 3. Centerville (6-1) 14.782, 4. Dublin Jerome (5-2) 13.9658, 5. Tol. Whitmer (6-1) 13.8424, 6. Findlay (4-3) 12.1571, 7. Kettering Fairmont (5-2) 12.1398, 8. Powell Olentangy Liberty (4-3) 12.0144, 9. Huber Hts. Wayne (5-2) 11.3421, 10. Perrysburg (4-3) 9.0729, 11. Dublin Coffman (3-4) 7.2857, 12. Springboro (3-3) 6.5646, 13. Miamisburg (4-3) 5.7165, 14. Clayton Northmont (2-4) 4.8218, 15. Delaware Hayes (2-5) 4.7551, 16. Tol. Start (2-5) 2.2041, 17. Beavercreek (0-7) 0, 17. Middletown (0-7) 0.
Fairbanks (5-2) has climbed into sixth place of its Division VI region.
The Panthers bumped up a spot in Region 24 with 6.1429 points.
Triad stands at 2-5, but is still in position for a post-season berth.
The Cardinals are 16th in Region 24 with 1.7071 points.
Triad slipped a couple of notches from last week’s 14th place.
Region 24 – 1. Mechanicsburg (7-0) 10.355, 2. Harrod Allen East (5-2) 10.0967, 3. Coldwater (6-1) 8.8357, 4. Arcanum (6-1) 8.3878, 5. Cin. Gamble Montessori (5-1) 6.2602, 6. Milford Center Fairbanks (5-2) 6.1429, 7. Bainbridge Paint Valley (4-3) 5.7444, 8. Anna (3-4) 5.3357, 9. Springfield Northeastern (4-3) 4.285, 10. Cin. Country Day (5-2) 4.165, 11. Delphos Jefferson (3-4) 3.7222, 12. Jamestown Greeneview (3-4) 2.5938, 13. Fort Recovery (2-5) 2.5857, 14. Chillicothe Huntington (1-5) 1.986, 15. New Paris National Trail (2-5) 1.7714, 16. North Lewisburg Triad (2-5) 1.7071, 17. St. Bernard-Elmwood Place (1-4) 1.674, 18. Frankfort Adena (2-5) 1.6353, 19. Cin. Deer Park (1-6) 1.3973, 20. New Lebanon Dixie (2-5) 1.35.
North Union remains on solid ground for a Division V post-season berth.
The Wildcats (6-1) are rated as the eighth-best team in Region 18.
That’s a slight drop from last week’s sixth-place standing.
Region 18 – 1. Tontogany Otsego (6-0) 14.8144, 2. Bloomdale Elmwood (5-1) 11.9741, 3. Lewistown Indian Lake (5-2) 11.2143, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf (4-3) 10.8, 5. Elyria Cath. (5-2) 10.4733, 6. Pemberville Eastwood (6-1) 9.5869, 7. Findlay Liberty-Benton (5-1) 9.447, 8. Richwood North Union (6-1) 9.3622, 9. Lima Bath (5-2) 7.9071, 10. Genoa Area (4-3) 7.4913, 11. Kansas Lakota (5-2) 7.0442, 12. Apple Creek Waynedale (4-3) 5.0376, 13. Doylestown Chippewa (3-3) 4.9485, 14. Oak Harbor (4-3) 3.9596, 15. Bucyrus Wynford (3-4) 3.7345, 16. Brooklyn (3-4) 3.4332, 17. West Salem Northwestern (2-5) 3.317, 18. Marion Pleasant (1-6) 3.1804, 19. Millbury Lake (2-5) 2.3534, 20. Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan (2-5) 2.2749.
Jonathan Alder stands at 3-4 for the season, coming off a victory over Kenton Ridge last week.
The Pioneers, however, still have a Division III (Region 11) playoff berth in sight.
Alder is ranked 18th in that region, just two places shy of a post-season bid.
Region 11 – 1. Granville (6-0) 17.6063, 2. Mount Orab Western Brown (5-2) 13.1672, 3. Jackson (5-2) 12.949, 4. Cols. Bishop Hartley (5-2) 12.0863, 5. Dresden Tri-Valley (6-1) 12.0714, 6. London (5-2) 11.3878, 7. Bellefontaine (5-2) 10.6571, 8. Thornville Sheridan (6-1) 10.3759, 9. Washington C.H. Miami Trace (5-2) 9.9592, 10. Zanesville (4-2) 8.5776, 11. Cols. Bishop Watterson (4-3) 8.3292, 12. Cols. Beechcroft (4-3) 7.9539, 13. Cols. South (5-2) 7.8271, 14. Cols. Eastmoor Acad. (3-3) 7.4885, 15. Delaware Buckeye Valley (4-3) 7.2041, 16. Cols. St. Francis DeSales (3-4) 7.075, 17. Cols. Hamilton Township (3-2) 6.2769, 18. Plain City Jonathan Alder (3-4) 6.1714, 19. Chillicothe (3-3) 5.1008, 20. Marietta (3-4) 3.6306.
The 2021 regular season runs through the weekend of Oct. 22-23.
Playoff contests will begin the following week.