The penultimate set of Ohio High School Athletic Association Harbin computer rankings were released Tuesday, Oct. 20.

The top-12 teams in each region at the end of the regular season qualify for the playoffs. First round games will take place Oct. 30 at the site of the higher-seeded team. The top-four seeds receive byes into the second round. Neutral sites begin in the regional semifinal round.

Here are some takeaways from the rankings entering Week 10:

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Three area teams have unofficially wrapped up the No. 1 overall seed in their regions: Bellbrook (Region 12), Graham (Region 20), and Marion Local (Region 28).

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More teams have secured byes into the second round: Springfield (Region 2), Lakota West (Region 4), Trotwood (Region 8), Tippecanoe (Region 12), and Ansonia (Region 28).

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Tri-Village’s ascension to No. 1 in Region 24 arrived this week. The Patriots are likely to stay there with a win Friday, Oct. 23.

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Region 12 is completely determined. All 12 teams currently in playoff position will qualify for the postseason.

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Biggest movers: Meadowdale jumped into the race for a spot in Region 16 as the Lions moved up five spots to 14th after beating Belmont. Xenia is up seven spots over the past two weeks and currently would be in the Region 8 playoffs at 11th. St. Henry since the middle of the season has moved from outside the top-12 in Region 24 into a spot that would earn a first round home game. Butler is down five spots in Region 8. Brookville is down six spots to 17th in Region 20 but remains in the crowded hunt for the final playoff spots.

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Four teams in Region 28 that are winless — including Lehman Catholic and Mississinawa Valley — are able, and potentially likely in some cases, to make it in should they pick up their first win this week.

High School Football: Five takeaways from Week 9

OHSAA Football Computer Ratings (entering Week 10)

Division I

Region 1 - 1. Lakewood St. Edward (8-1) 30.9839, 2. Austintown-Fitch (7-1) 24.3405, 3. Mentor (7-2) 22.7172, 4. Massillon Jackson (7-2) 21.3222, 5. Hudson (7-2) 20.9495, 6. Canton McKinley (7-2) 18.3722, 7. Berea-Midpark (6-3) 16.0056, 8. Strongsville (6-3) 15.9722, 9. Cle. St. Ignatius (4-5) 15.0181, 10. Brunswick (6-3) 14.1278, 11. Euclid (4-5) 8.2278, 12. Solon (4-5) 6.9222, 13. Medina (2-7) 4.4389, 14. Stow-Munroe Falls (2-7) 3.9909, 15. Cleveland Heights (1-8) 1.9722, 16. Lorain (2-7) 1.9389

Region 2 - 1. Perrysburg (9-0) 27.0, 2. Tol. Whitmer (8-1) 26.0455, 3. Springfield (7-2) 25.0556, 4. Huber Hts. Wayne (5-4) 15.4611, 5. Hilliard Bradley (5-4) 14.3611, 6. Galloway Westland (7-2) 13.7063, 7. Grove City (4-5) 13.3833, 8. Miamisburg (4-5) 10.4778, 9. Hilliard Darby (5-4) 10.3556, 10. Beavercreek (4-5) 9.1167, 11. Tol. St. John's (3-6) 8.0526, 12. Kettering Fairmont (3-6) 7.1616, 13. Hilliard Davidson (3-6) 5.8556, 14. Marysville (3-6) 5.6056, 15. Centerville (2-7) 5.1818, 16. Clayton Northmont (2-7) 4.8833

Region 3 - 1. Gahanna Lincoln (9-0) 33.7944, 2. Upper Arlington (7-2) 26.6, 3. Worthington Kilbourne (8-1) 23.7556, 4. Pickerington North (7-2) 23.0, 5. Powell Olentangy Liberty (5-4) 20.3611, 6. Delaware Olentangy Berlin (7-2) 20.3556, 7. Cols. St. Charles (8-1) 17.2475, 8. Pickerington Central (6-3) 16.2879, 9. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (5-4) 15.7611, 10. Reynoldsburg (6-3) 13.7722, 11. Groveport-Madison (6-3) 13.2333, 12. Westerville Central (5-4) 12.0444, 13. Westerville North (4-5) 11.5889, 14. Lewis Center Olentangy (5-4) 11.2611, 15. Delaware Hayes (3-6) 6.5, 16. Westerville South (3-6) 5.8667

Region 4 - 1. Cin. Princeton (9-0) 30.25, 2. Cin. Elder (7-2) 27.4949, 3. West Chester Lakota West (8-1) 24.5778, 4. Cin. Archbishop Moeller (6-3) 20.0152, 5. Cin. Winton Woods (7-2) 18.5889, 6. Cin. St. Xavier (5-4) 18.5556, 7. Lebanon (7-2) 17.2944, 8. Springboro (6-3) 16.6278, 9. Middletown (5-4) 15.9111, 10. Fairfield (5-4) 13.3611, 11. Morrow Little Miami (6-3) 13.15, 12. Liberty Twp. Lakota East (5-4) 12.6611, 13. Cin. Oak Hills (4-5) 11.4833, 14. Cin. Colerain (4-5) 9.9889, 15. Mason (3-6) 6.7167

Division II

Region 5 - 1. Medina Highland (8-1) 28.7374, 2. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (6-2) 27.0, 3. Macedonia Nordonia (8-1) 25.5389, 4. Mayfield (9-0) 23.8278, 5. Wadsworth (8-1) 23.6222, 6. Cle. Villa Angela-St. Joseph (7-2) 18.8179, 7. Painesville Riverside (6-3) 18.1061, 8. Eastlake North (8-1) 18.0, 9. Brecksville-Broadview Hts. (5-4) 13.6167, 10. Lyndhurst Brush (6-3) 12.2833, 11. Akron Archbishop Hoban (3-5) 11.5923, 12. Warren G. Harding (4-5) 8.3254, 13. North Royalton (3-6) 7.25, 14. Youngstown (3-5) 7.125, 16. Akron Firestone (2-7) 3.5278

Region 6 - 1. Tol. Central Cath. (7-2) 26.0054, 2. Avon (7-2) 24.3687, 3. Olmsted Falls (7-2) 23.3333, 4. Oregon Clay (7-2) 18.6778, 5. Lakewood (8-1) 16.0056, 6. Fremont Ross (6-3) 14.5222, 7. Findlay (5-4) 13.5389, 8. Tol. Waite (6-3) 12.1778, 9. Cle. Rhodes (5-4) 9.5261, 10. Avon Lake (4-5) 9.2667, 11. Holland Springfield (4-5) 7.2444, 12. Tol. Start (5-4) 7.15, 13. North Ridgeville (3-6) 6.8, 14. Amherst Steele (4-5) 6.7667, 15. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (4-5) 6.3737, 16. Sylvania Southview (4-5) 6.3333

Region 7 - 1. Cols. Bishop Watterson (8-0) 31.3068, 2. Sunbury Big Walnut (9-0) 30.5278, 3. Massillon Washington (7-1) 25.5377, 4. New Albany (7-2) 22.0889, 5. Cols. St. Francis DeSales (6-3) 19.7562, 6. Louisville (7-2) 18.5556, 7. Canal Winchester (6-3) 17.1667, 8. Cols. Hamilton Township (7-2) 16.1944, 9. Whitehall-Yearling (7-2) 15.9667, 10. North Canton Hoover (5-4) 13.0389, 11. Green (4-5) 11.404, 12. Ashland (5-4) 11.3056, 13. Massillon Perry (4-5) 10.6768, 14. Pataskala Watkins Memorial (5-4) 10.2111, 15. Uniontown Lake (4-5) 7.9222, 16. Marion Harding (5-4) 7.7889

Region 8 - 1. Cin. Anderson (8-1) 26.9167, 2. Trotwood-Madison (7-1) 24.6111, 3. Lima Senior (8-1) 21.6111, 4. Harrison (7-2) 21.5167, 5. Troy (7-2) 19.5111, 6. Cols. West (9-0) 17.6111, 7. Hamilton Badin (7-2) 16.7222, 8. Cin. LaSalle (4-5) 14.8278, 9. Oxford Talawanda (7-2) 14.8111, 10. Cin. Withrow (6-3) 14.1, 11. Xenia (5-4) 11.2722, 12. Trenton Edgewood (5-4) 11.1111, 13. Kings Mills Kings (5-4) 11.1, 14. Cin. Turpin (4-5) 11.0333, 15. Vandalia Butler (6-3) 10.6833, 16. Fairborn (6-3) 10.5333

Division III

Region 9 - 1. Willoughby South (9-0) 25.6667, 2. Garfield Hts. (7-2) 20.9394, 3. Salem (8-1) 20.5556, 4. Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (8-1) 19.7313, 5. Cle. Glenville (7-2) 19.3321, 6. Youngstown Ursuline (6-3) 19.125, 7. Mentor Lake Cath. (6-3) 17.6508, 8. Gates Mills Gilmour Acad. (6-3) 17.5533, 9. Gates Mills Hawken (7-2) 17.45, 10. Warren Howland (7-2) 16.5889, 11. Hunting Valley University School (6-3) 13.6389, 12. Cle. Benedictine (4-4) 13.4167, 13. Tallmadge (5-4) 12.6444, 14. Chagrin Falls Kenston (4-5) 11.5611, 15. Maple Hts. (5-4) 10.9728, 16. Alliance (5-4) 10.8944

Region 10 - 1. Celina (8-1) 21.2444, 2. Ontario (8-1) 19.8611, 3. Lodi Cloverleaf (8-1) 19.0505, 4. Copley (6-3) 15.0333, 5. Wapakoneta (6-3) 13.7, 6. Tiffin Columbian (7-2) 13.5111, 7. St. Marys Memorial (6-3) 12.9833, 8. Richfield Revere (6-3) 12.3389, 9. Maumee (5-4) 11.1833, 10. Parma Hts. Holy Name (4-4) 9.25, 11. Parma Padua Franciscan (4-5) 8.8182, 12. Grafton Midview (4-5) 7.7167, 13. Lima Shawnee (4-5) 7.4278, 14. Mansfield Madison Comp. (4-5) 5.7944, 15. Elyria Cath. (3-6) 5.3182, 16. Akron Buchtel (2-7) 3.6061

Region 11 - 1. Steubenville (7-2) 25.845, 2. Newark Licking Valley (9-0) 23.2056, 3. Cols. East (8-1) 17.8939, 4. Granville (6-3) 17.1667, 5. Dover (7-2) 16.5444, 6. Cols. Linden McKinley (9-0) 16.5056, 7. Plain City Jonathan Alder (6-3) 15.5505, 8. Thornville Sheridan (7-2) 14.9111, 9. The Plains Athens (8-1) 14.7444, 10. Cols. South (8-1) 13.2056, 11. Dresden Tri-Valley (6-3) 12.5778, 12. Jackson (6-3) 12.0944, 13. Zanesville (5-4) 10.6222, 14. New Philadelphia (4-5) 8.6616, 15. Cols. Bishop Hartley (2-6) 7.4298, 16. Bexley (5-4) 6.9

Region 12 - 1. Bellbrook (9-0) 28.4944, 2. Tipp City Tippecanoe (8-1) 25.4778, 3. Chillicothe (8-1) 21.1611, 4. Cin. Archbishop McNicholas (7-2) 19.1722, 5. Washington C.H. Miami Trace (8-1) 19.0167, 6. Cin. Northwest (8-1) 17.5722, 7. Cin. Hughes (8-1) 17.4, 8. Chillicothe Unioto (7-2) 17.0303, 9. Cin. Indian Hill (7-2) 16.5658, 10. Goshen (8-1) 14.1056, 11. Kettering Archbishop Alter (5-4) 11.2727, 12. Monroe (6-3) 10.7879, 13. Day. Chaminade Julienne (3-6) 6.1162, 14. Cin. Mount Healthy (2-7) 5.202, 15. Day. David H Ponitz (2-6) 3.7844, 16. Tipp City Bethel (3-6) 3.2576,

Division IV

Region 13 - 1. Streetsboro (7-2) 22.9889, 2. Rocky River (9-0) 22.3722, 3. Chesterland West Geauga (8-1) 19.4, 4. Beloit West Branch (8-1) 17.9111, 5. Norton (8-1) 17.8722, 6. Peninsula Woodridge (7-2) 17.25, 7. Canal Fulton Northwest (7-2) 15.1778, 8. Orrville (7-2) 15.0833, 9. Akron East (8-1) 13.05, 10. Poland Seminary (5-4) 10.8778, 11. Cle. Central Cath. (5-4) 10.3636, 12. Hubbard (5-4) 10.2111, 13. Ashtabula Edgewood (4-5) 9.0222, 14. Cle. Hts. Lutheran East (4-5) 7.3844, 15. Pepper Pike Orange (4-5) 6.3833, 16. Niles McKinley (4-5) 6.3556

Region 14 - 1. Ottawa-Glandorf (9-0) 23.7611, 2. Shelby (9-0) 23.2056, 3. Sandusky Perkins (9-0) 18.0722, 4. Tontogany Otsego (6-3) 15.7778, 5. Bellville Clear Fork (7-2) 15.7111, 6. Bellevue (6-3) 10.3667, 7. Oberlin Firelands (6-3) 10.3651, 8. Millbury Lake (4-5) 7.7556, 9. Rossford (4-5) 7.4889, 10. Medina Buckeye (4-5) 7.303, 11. Upper Sandusky (5-4) 7.2722, 12. Van Wert (4-5) 6.7722, 13. Marengo Highland (3-6) 6.75, 14. Clyde (3-6) 6.2778, 15. Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan (4-5) 5.8586, 16. Elida (3-6) 4.5778

Region 15 - 1. New Lexington (9-0) 23.6278, 2. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (8-0) 23.2778, 3. Millersburg West Holmes (7-2) 18.5556, 4. Johnstown (7-2) 17.7667, 5. Uhrichsville Claymont (9-0) 15.8111, 6. Heath (6-3) 14.85, 7. Zanesville West Muskingum (7-2) 14.0222, 8. East Liverpool (7-2) 13.1655, 9. Duncan Falls Philo (6-3) 12.6222, 10. Belmont Union Local (7-2) 12.3586, 11. Lancaster Fairfield Union (7-2) 12.2556, 12. Lisbon Beaver (5-4) 11.7428, 13. Wintersville Indian Creek (6-3) 10.7045, 14. Circleville (6-3) 10.3667, 15. Waverly (5-4) 9.1389, 16. Cols. Marion-Franklin (5-4) 8.9697

Region 16 - 1. Cin. Wyoming (9-0) 22.2677, 2. Cin. Hills Christian Acad. (8-1) 19.2389, 3. Cin. North College Hill (8-0) 18.642, 4. Urbana (6-3) 17.3111, 5. London (7-2) 17.2667, 6. Germantown Valley View (7-2) 16.4889, 7. Day. Oakwood (7-2) 15.5278, 8. Wilmington (5-4) 15.1611, 9. Springfield Kenton Ridge (8-1) 14.2111, 10. New Richmond (5-4) 9.0278, 11. Day. Dunbar (5-4) 8.3747, 12. Eaton (4-5) 7.1278, 13. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (2-7) 6.0056, 14. Day. Meadowdale (3-6) 5.3118, 15. Cin. Clark Montessori (4-5) 4.3655, 16. Washington C.H. Washington (3-6) 3.8278

Division V

Region 17 - 1. Perry (9-0) 24.9167, 2. Barnesville (9-0) 22.3737, 3. Girard (9-0) 22.3299, 4. Garrettsville Garfield (9-0) 19.2167, 5. Conneaut (8-1) 17.2944, 6. Youngstown Liberty (8-1) 15.6944, 7. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (6-3) 15.4748, 8. Martins Ferry (8-1) 14.3434, 9. Bellaire (6-3) 14.2929, 10. Canton Central Cath. (5-4) 12.2833, 11. Chagrin Falls (6-3) 10.4056, 12. Akron Manchester (5-4) 10.2667, 13. Navarre Fairless (5-4) 8.3611, 14. Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley (3-6) 5.3283, 15. Burton Berkshire (5-4) 5.3182, 16. Ravenna (4-5) 5.1944

Region 18 - 1. LaGrange Keystone (8-0) 23.5576, 2. Wooster Triway (8-1) 19.7278, 3. Archbold (9-0) 19.0833, 4. Pemberville Eastwood (8-1) 18.1833, 5. Bluffton (8-1) 14.2833, 6. Vermilion (7-2) 13.7, 6. Vermilion (7-2) 13.7, 7. Coldwater (6-3) 13.1278, 8. Richwood North Union (7-2) 13.0444, 9. Castalia Margaretta (6-3) 12.7273, 10. Port Clinton (7-2) 11.6717, 11. Genoa Area (6-3) 11.5333, 12. Creston Norwayne (5-4) 11.1566, 13. Northwood (5-4) 10.1066, 14. Galion (5-4) 9.8722, 15. Lewistown Indian Lake (5-4) 9.5722, 16. Lima Bath (3-6) 5.3778

Region 19 - 1. Ironton (8-1) 28.6837, 2. Gahanna Cols. Acad. (7-2) 19.5667, 3. Beverly Fort Frye (8-1) 18.7525, 4. South Point (8-1) 15.0722, 5. Worthington Christian (5-4) 12.8444, 6. Pomeroy Meigs (6-3) 10.3278, 7. Proctorville Fairland (6-3) 10.0659, 8. Wheelersburg (6-3) 10.0333, 9. West Lafayette Ridgewood (6-3) 8.5522, 10. Piketon (5-4) 7.0909, 11. Cols. Africentric (3-6) 6.0, 12. Grove City Christian (4-5) 5.4444, 13. McArthur Vinton County (5-4) 5.4278, 14. Utica (3-6) 5.2944, 15. Circleville Logan Elm (3-6) 4.9444, 16. Byesville Meadowbrook (3-6) 4.7

Region 20 - 1. St. Paris Graham Local (8-1) 21.0667, 2. Williamsburg (8-1) 17.5667, 3. Waynesville (7-2) 13.1722, 4. Casstown Miami East (8-1) 12.9394, 5. Cin. Summit Country Day (5-3) 12.0057, 6. Middletown Bishop Fenwick (4-5) 10.85, 7. Arcanum (6-3) 10.8209, 8. Miamisburg Day. Christian (6-3) 9.8535, 9. Springfield Greenon (6-2) 9.4108, 10. West Liberty-Salem (5-3) 8.5674, 11. Carlisle (5-4) 8.0722, 12. Jamestown Greeneview (5-4) 7.8855, 13. Cin. Gamble Montessori (6-3) 7.1701, 14. Cin. Mariemont (5-4) 6.7525, 15. Blanchester (5-4) 6.7389, 16. Batavia Clermont Northeastern (4-5) 6.6312

Division VI

Region 21 - 1. Canfield South Range (8-1) 17.8628, 2. Kirtland (8-1) 17.8056, 3. Mineral Ridge (9-0) 16.4545, 4. Smithville (8-1) 15.3111, 5. Hanoverton United (7-1) 14.5694, 6. Brookfield (7-2) 14.0278, 7. Jeromesville Hillsdale (8-1) 13.7444, 8. Columbia Station Columbia (8-1) 13.3741, 9. Wickliffe (8-1) 11.404, 10. Orwell Grand Valley (7-2) 11.1077, 11. Columbiana (7-2) 10.8131, 12. Warren John F. Kennedy (5-4) 10.2556, 13. Doylestown Chippewa (6-3) 9.3111, 14. East Palestine (5-4) 8.0657, 15. Cle. John Adams (5-3) 7.6652, 16. Leavittsburg LaBrae (5-4) 6.6162

Region 22 - 1. Lima Central Cath. (9-0) 21.3667, 2. Liberty Center (9-0) 20.6944, 3. Elmore Woodmore (9-0) 18.4611, 4. Columbus Grove (8-1) 15.8444, 5. Collins Western Reserve (9-0) 15.0903, 6. Attica Seneca East (7-2) 12.7914, 7. Paulding (8-1) 12.1222, 8. Carey (5-4) 10.6722, 9. Delta (6-3) 10.0455, 10. Harrod Allen East (6-3) 9.7111, 11. Hamler Patrick Henry (6-3) 9.6944, 12. Ada (6-3) 9.6444, 13. Bloomdale Elmwood (5-4) 9.0556, 14. Sherwood Fairview (7-2) 8.7111, 15. Van Buren (6-3) 8.3056, 16. Defiance Tinora (5-4) 6.2444

Region 23 - 1. Nelsonville-York (9-0) 17.1056, 2. West Jefferson (8-1) 16.1712, 3. Hannibal River (9-0) 16.043, 4. Newcomerstown (7-2) 14.0833, 5. Woodsfield Monroe Central (6-3) 13.5905, 6. Waterford (7-2) 12.6944, 7. Newark Cath. (6-3) 12.5333, 8. Fredericktown (7-2) 11.7611, 9. Sugarcreek Garaway (6-3) 10.7828, 10. Marion Elgin (7-2) 10.5778, 11. Centerburg (6-3) 10.0167, 12. Sugar Grove Berne Union (6-3) 9.1056, 13. Mount Gilead (4-5) 8.8389, 14. Howard East Knox (5-4) 6.8278, 15. Sarahsville Shenandoah (5-4) 6.4056, 16. North Robinson Colonel Crawford (4-5) 6.2722

Region 24 - 1. New Madison Tri-Village (9-0) 18.2121, 2. Cin. College Preparatory (8-1) 17.4611, 3. Portsmouth West (8-1) 16.2278, 4. Chillicothe Zane Trace (8-1) 14.8434, 5. Chillicothe Huntington (6-3) 14.697, 6. Cin. Deer Park (8-1) 14.6723, 7. St. Henry (6-3) 14.3111, 8. Mechanicsburg (7-2) 13.1212, 9. Covington (6-3) 12.8611, 10. Cin. Miami Valley Christian Acad. (6-3) 12.5382, 11. Versailles (6-3) 12.1611, 12. London Madison-Plains (7-1) 12.0139, 13. St. Bernard-Elmwood Place (6-2) 11.8384, 14. Anna (6-3) 9.8056, 15. Frankfort Adena (4-4) 7.1181, 16. Lucasville Valley (6-3) 6.4667

Division VII

Region 25 - 1. Cuyahoga Hts. (8-1) 14.8278, 2. McDonald (8-1) 12.0278, 3. Ashtabula St. John School (7-2) 10.5101, 4. New Middletown Springfield (6-3) 9.75, 5. Mogadore (7-2) 9.7245, 6. East Canton (6-3) 9.4, 7. Lowellville (5-4) 7.5056, 8. Independence (5-4) 6.4242, 9. Norwalk St. Paul (5-3) 6.4073, 10. Monroeville (4-4) 5.1271, 11. Dalton (3-6) 4.5833, 12. Vienna Mathews (5-4) 4.5773, 13. Rittman (3-6) 3.9242, 14. Greenwich South Central (4-5) 3.5183, 15. Malvern (3-6) 3.1889, 16. Leetonia (3-6) 3.161,

Region 26 - 1. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (9-0) 18.0611, 2. Leipsic (9-0) 17.6167, 3. McComb (8-1) 14.5998, 4. Sycamore Mohawk (8-1) 13.4667, 5. North Baltimore (8-1) 12.2778, 6. Gibsonburg (4-4) 10.4028, 7. Edon (8-1) 9.6736, 8. Montpelier (7-2) 7.9375, 9. Pandora-Gilboa (5-4) 7.45, 10. Delphos Jefferson (3-6) 5.4833, 11. Tol. Christian (4-5) 5.4495, 12. Haviland Wayne Trace (6-3) 5.2944, 13. Arcadia (3-6) 4.5722, 14. Pioneer North Central (3-6) 4.0833, 15. Tiffin Calvert (2-7) 2.7525, 16. West Unity Hilltop (4-5) 2.6493

Region 27 - 1. Willow Wood Symmes Valley (9-0) 18.2256, 2. Danville (9-0) 17.1717, 3. Toronto (8-1) 16.798, 4. Shadyside (8-1) 13.5444, 5. Reedsville Eastern (7-2) 11.3444, 6. Strasburg-Franklin (6-3) 10.1056, 7. Beaver Eastern (6-3) 9.2812, 8. Steubenville Cath. Central (6-3) 7.9556, 9. Lancaster Fisher Cath. (6-3) 7.8384, 10. Crown City South Gallia (6-3) 7.0833, 11. New Matamoras Frontier (5-4) 7.0012, 12. Bowerston Conotton Valley (5-4) 6.8469, 13. Lucas (4-5) 6.2167, 14. Portsmouth Notre Dame (3-5) 5.8132, 15. Loudonville (4-5) 4.899, 16. Racine Southern (5-4) 4.7944

Region 28 - 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (9-0) 19.8778, 2. Ansonia (8-1) 17.5771, 3. DeGraff Riverside (8-1) 11.6333, 4. Waynesfield-Goshen (7-2) 10.7576, 5. Minster (6-3) 10.3056, 6. New Bremen (4-5) 8.2611, 7. Cin. Country Day (4-5) 7.4559, 8. Fort Loramie (5-4) 6.404, 9. Lewisburg Tri-County North (5-4) 5.7525, 10. McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley (5-4) 4.45, 11. Fort Recovery (3-6) 3.6667, 12. Manchester (4-4) 3.119, 13. Dola Hardin Northern (3-6) 2.3283, 14. Mt. Victory Ridgemont (2-7) 1.8278, 15. S. Charleston Southeastern Local (3-6) 1.6901, 16. Cedarville (2-7) 1.6105

More teams, more games - and more goals.

Since the current Champions League format was introduced at the start of the 2024-25 season, Europe's elite club competition has delivered all of the above and more.

Especially the goals part.

Already trending upwards over the past two campaigns, there has been a genuine goals boom in this year's competition.

The 187 goals scored so far have come at an average of 4.16 per game - the highest in Champions League history.

"Look how many goals have been scored, it's phenomenal," ex-Manchester United and England winger Ashley Young said on BBC Radio 5 Live. "The attackers are being clinical."

Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock described the volume of goals as "incredible" - so how unusual is it?

Ready for lots of numbers?

Not only is the current goals-per-game percentage the highest ever in the Champions League, it is the third highest in European Cup history - behind only 1959-60 (4.19) and 1955-56 (4.38).

While 40 goals were scored across nine games on Tuesday, last week was even more spectacular.

Last Wednesday saw the third highest-scoring day in Champions League history (46 goals), bettered only by the final league-phase matchdays of 2024-25 and 2025-26, when 18 matches took place.

The 78 goals scored across Tuesday and Wednesday last week made matchday two the highest scoring in history.

That was nine more than the total scored on matchday one this season (69) - which, at the time, was the second highest-scoring matchday since the new league phase was introduced in 2024-25.

Will we see the record fall again this week? It's already halfway there.

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Ever since Uefa announced its plans to alter the format of the Champions League in 2021, the impact on matches has been a hot topic. Scrutiny has only increased since the changes were implemented in time for the 2024-25 season.

After beginning life as a six-team invitational tournament in 1955-56 before growing to a 32-team knockout tournament in 1967, the Champions League as we know it began in 1992.

A group stage was added, with the last 16 entering a knockout phase. There was a brief spell with two group stages, but this was reverted back to the single group-stage format for the 2003-04 tournament.

The group stage previously featured 32 teams in eight groups of four, with the top two sides from each of those groups qualifying for the last 16.

For the start of the 2024-25 season, the group stage was replaced with a 36-team league phase, with each side playing eight one-off fixtures instead of six games against three teams.

The top eight finishers qualify directly for the knockout stages, with those placed ninth to 24th entering a two-legged play-off stage.

The bottom eight are eliminated, meaning that after eight matches, 24 sides are still in the competition. Some argue that that creates a lack of jeopardy, which encourages teams to play more expansively.

But do more goals equal better quality?

"I think the entertainment has gone up, although I'm not sure the quality has gone up," The Times football writer Tom Arnott told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"If I'm looking at the games it's brilliant to watch and thrilling because the football itself is fantastic - but what do they mean?

"The lack of jeopardy, why would PSG and Barcelona play for a draw, why not go for it? If you need five wins from the eight games you know you've got some margin there. If you lose it's OK. I think the format allows all the teams to loosen up.

"The entertainment value is there but I think you come away from these matches sometimes and still think 'what does it all mean?'. The lack of jeopardy early on does deliver entertainment."

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The New York Knicks celebrated their first NBA championship in 53 years on Tuesday night, receiving their rings and raising a banner at Madison Square Garden before their season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. Naturally, lifelong Knicks fan Tracy Morgan was part of the festivities.

But the comedian also found time to take a shot at a player who wasn’t even in the building. During NBC’s coverage of the celebration, Morgan roasted Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James, suggesting that he looks more like a junior college player than an NBA one.

Morgan’s jab came at a tough time for Bronny, who is entering his third season with the Lakers after being selected No. 55 overall in the 2024 NBA Draft.

The 22-year-old struggled throughout the preseason, scoring just 11 points on 26.7% shooting across four games. He also went just 1-of-7 from 3-point range with 12 turnovers in nearly 70 minutes of action.

Lakers head coach JJ Redick even admitted that Bronny “didn’t play well” during the preseason.

“I thought he had a really nice September and a good summer with us, but I don’t think he’s played well in the four preseason games. But he’s had good practices,” Redick said.

Despite these struggles, Bronny did still earn a roster spot with the team.

While the night was more about the Knicks and their ring ceremony, Morgan couldn’t help but take a shot at Bronny.

“Bronny look like he got JUCO ball written all over him,” Morgan said in a clip shared on X.

The clip quickly went viral on social media, racking up nearly 200,000 views in a matter of hours.

To make matters worse, LeBron James signed with the 76ers this summer, meaning he was in the building on Tuesday night as Morgan took aim at his son.

There’s no word on whether LeBron caught wind of Morgan’s comments before tipoff. Either way, the Lakers will open their season against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, giving Bronny a chance to respond on the court.

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Scott Coker and company continue to explore avenues to differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack, while paying homage to martial arts history – but will it be allowed?

On Tuesday, Coker released a statement through his new upstart promotion Ki MMA, in which he revealed the promotion has formally requested the allowance of a variance in ruleset from the Unified Rules of MMA.

"I’ve always believed MMA should keep evolving," Coker wrote. "Ki MMA has formally requested a rule change to bring elements of the Global MMA Rules into the Unified Rules, excluding soccer kicks, stomps and linear knee strikes as per Rule 533. We’ve asked CSAC to discuss this topic at the Dec. 1 stakeholders meeting."

What is more important than the strikes listed in the statement – is one that is not. MMA Junkie has learned the variance request is centered around the allowance of knees to the head on the ground. Currently, fighters can only knee grounded opponents in the body, legs, and shoulders on the canvas.

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According to Ki's statement, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) will discuss this matter at its Dec. 1 commission meeting. CSAC executive director Andy Foster has historically voiced openness to trialing various rule sets, with his state being among the first major combat sports commissions to grant licenses for alternative combat sports like bareknuckle boxing and slap fighting.

The addition of knees to the head on the ground would continue the theme of Ki MMA's lean into Japanese mixed martial arts aesthetics – something Coker has long been endeared to. The promotion, which is expected to launch in early 2027, has already announced that its fights will take place in a ring, as opposed to the cage, which is more commonly found in the United States.

Many details remain to be publicized pertaining to Ki MMA, but the promotion has revealed it will have a global focus on up-and-comers, with an international 32-fighter featherweight grand prix on tap. A roster and schedule are expected to be revealed in the coming days.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Scott Coker, Ki MMA formally request rule change to allow PRIDE-esque strike