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Blitz 5 Top 25: St. Xavier takes over at top

For the first time this season there is a new team atop the Blitz 5 Top 25. St. Xavier supplants Elder at number one.

However, the Panthers only dropped one spot in the poll after a tough road loss. The Elder run defense has been exposed and it bit them hard on Saturday afternoon in Cleveland. The Panthers have allowed 355.5 yards, 14.4 yards per carry and 10 rushing touchdowns in their last two games.

Turpin continues its rapid ascension up the rankings behind an offense that is averaging 44.5 points per game. The Spartans are one of three teams from the ECC in the poll. League member Walnut Hills is one of two newcomers to this week’s Blitz 5 Top 25 presented by TriStateFootball.com. The Eagles replace ECC rival Milford, whom they beat 35-7 last Friday night.

The other newcomer to the poll is unbeaten Talawanda. The Braves will now be tested over the next two weeks at Little Miami and at No. 13 Harrison.

Two of the three ranked teams from Northern Kentucky will face schools that have yet to lose this season. For #19 Simon Kenton it will be the second straight week finds itself in that situation.

1. St. Xavier (4-0) – LAST WEEK: beat INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (3-2), 41-37; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at #24 Moeller (1-3) at Nippert Stadium

2. Elder (3-1) – LAST WEEK: lost at St. Edward (3-1), 42-25; NEXT UP: 9/27 – #23 RYLE (3-2)

3. Colerain (3-1, 2-0) – LAST WEEK: won at then #11 Princeton (2-2, 1-1), 23-14; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at Middletown (1-3, 0-2)

4. Fairfield (4-0, 2-0) – LAST WEEK: beat then #13 HAMILTON (2-2, 0-2), 34-27; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at #9 Lakota West (3-1, 2-0)

5. Winton Woods (4-0) – LAST WEEK: beat then #15 MOELLER (1-3), 34-0; NEXT UP: 9/27 – ST. EDWARD (3-1)

6. Covington Catholic (5-0) – LAST WEEK: won at Beechwood (1-3), 49-3; NEXT UP: 9/27 – COOPER (3-2)

7. La Salle (4-0) – LAST WEEK: beat DUNBAR (0-4), 37-7; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at Buffalo St. Joseph’s (NY) (2-1)

8. East Central (5-0, 1-0) – LAST WEEK: won at Batesville (2-3), 43-0; NEXT UP: 9/27 – SOUTH DEARBORN (4-1, 1-0)

9. Lakota West (3-1, 2-0) – LAST WEEK: beat then #9 SYCAMORE (3-1, 1-1), 28-21; NEXT UP: 9/27 – #4 FAIRFIELD (4-0, 2-0)

10. Sycamore (3-1, 1-1) – LAST WEEK: lost at then #10 Lakota West (3-1, 2-0), 28-21; NEXT UP: 9/27 – #17 MASON (1-3, 1-1)

11. Highlands (4-1) – LAST WEEK: beat then #23 RYLE (3-2), 27-0; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at Boyle County (5-0)

12. Lakota East (3-1, 2-0) – LAST WEEK: beat then #24 MIDDLETOWN (1-3, 0-2), 21-9; NEXT UP: 9/27 – #16 PRINCETON (2-2, 0-2)

13. Harrison (3-1, 1-0) – LAST WEEK: Beat ROSS (3-1, 0-1), 48-10; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at Edgewood (2-2, 1-0)

14. Turpin (4-0, 1-0) – LAST WEEK: beat WEST CLERMONT (0-4, 0-1), 40-7; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at Kings (2-2, 0-1)

15. Hamilton (2-2, 0-2) – LAST WEEK: lost at #4 Fairfield (4-0, 2-0), 34-27; NEXT UP: 9/27 – OAK HILLS (0-4, 0-2)

16. Princeton (2-2, 0-2) – LAST WEEK: lost to #3 COLERAIN (3-1, 2-0), 23-14; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at #12 Lakota East (3-1, 2-0)

17. Mason (1-3, 1-1) – LAST WEEK: 9/27 – won at Oak Hills (0-4, 0-2), 35-7; NEXT UP: at #10 Sycamore (3-1, 1-1)

18. Anderson (2-2, 1-0) – LAST WEEK: 9/27 – beat KINGS (2-2, 0-1), 59-41; NEXT UP: WITHROW (2-2, 1-0)

19. Simon Kenton (3-2) – LAST WEEK: beat TAYLOR COUNTY (4-1), 39-7; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at Johnson Central (4-0)

20. Wyoming (4-0, 1-0) – LAST WEEK: won at Reading (0-4, 0-1), 55-7; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at Mariemont (4-0, 1-0)

21. Walnut Hills (3-1, 1-0) – LAST WEEK: beat then #16 MILFORD (2-2, 0-1), 35-7; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at West Clermont (0-4, 0-1)

22. Ryle (3-2) – LAST WEEK: lost at #12 Highlands (4-1), 27-0; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at #2 Elder (3-1)

23. Mount Healthy (2-2, 1-0) – LAST WEEK: beat LITTLE MIAMI (3-1, 0-1), 36-35, OT; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at Ross (3-1, 0-1)

24. Moeller (1-3) – LAST WEEK: lost at #5 Winton Woods (4-0), 34-0; NEXT UP: 9/27 – #1 ST. XAVIER (4-0) at Nippert Stadium

25. Talawanda (4-0) – LAST WEEK: beat New Richmond (1-3), 29-6; NEXT UP: 9/27 – at Little Miami (3-1, 0-1)

Knocking on the Door: Clinton-Massie, Franklin, Lebanon, Little Miami, Milford, South Dearborn

Dropped Out: Milford (16), Middletown (24)

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