Blitz 5 Top 25: Week 10
There is plenty to play for this weekend for the teams in the Blitz 5 Top 25 presented by TriStateFootball.com. The playoffs begin in Indiana, Ohio enters its final week of the regular season and Kentucky wraps up district play.
The spotlight shines on the GCL Co-ed this Friday as #19 Badin hosts #24 McNicholas. With a victory, McNicholas will earn a conference crown outright for the first time since 2017 (GCL North). A win for Badin will give it a share of a ninth straight league title.
Four other Top 25 battles highlight the Week 10 schedule. Top-ranked Princeton welcomes #16 Fairfield, #2 Lakota West visits #21 Oak Hills, #20 Lebanon travels to #7 Winton Woods and #22 Mason hosts #18 Colerain.
Here’s a look at the 2026 Blitz 5 Top 25 rankings for Week 10:
- Princeton (9-0, 8-0)
LAST WEEK: beat #21 OAK HILLS (4-5, 3-5), 39-7. Since Week 3, the Vikings are averaging 46.6 points per game. NEXT UP: 10/23 – #16 FAIRFIELD (5-4, 4-4) - Lakota West (8-1, 7-1)
LAST WEEK: won at SYCAMORE (1-8, 1-7), 48-0. Kenyon Norman now holds the school record with 54 career touchdowns scored (49 rushing, five receiving). NEXT UP: 10/23 – at #21 OAK HILLS (4-5, 3-5) - Anderson (8-1, 8-0)
LAST WEEK: beat then-#5 WINTON WOODS (7-2, 7-1), 47-21. Receiver Tysin Weaver’s 38 touchdown receptions at Anderson are tied for 22nd most in Ohio history, and he has done it in just two years. NEXT UP: 10/23 – at LOVELAND (2-7, 2-6) - Moeller (6-3, 3-0)
LAST WEEK: lost to ST. EDWARD (8-1), 28-17. Over the past three games, Juice Glover-Brown and Phil Bailey have combined to average 234.3 rushing yards per game. NEXT UP: 10/23 – DETROIT M.L. KING (6-2) at Bishop Fenwick High School - St. Xavier (5-4, 2-1)
LAST WEEK: beat ST. IGNATIUS (4-4), 28-21. The Bombers look to close the regular season with their sixth victory. NEXT UP: 10/23 – ST. JAMES PERFORMANCE ACADEMY (VA) (6-1) - Elder (7-2, 1-2)
LAST WEEK: beat BISHOP CHATARD (IN) (7-1), 31-21. The Panthers are 5-0 against teams from outside Ohio. NEXT UP: 10/23 – MOUNT ZION PREP (MD) (1-6) - Winton Woods (7-2, 7-1)
LAST WEEK: lost at then-#4 ANDERSON (8-1, 8-0), 47-21. The Warriors look to rebound from their first ECC loss of the season when they host Lebanon. NEXT UP: 10/23 – #20 LEBANON (7-2, 6-2) - Highlands (7-2, 2-0)
LAST WEEK: beat MASON COUNTY (5-3, 1-1), 61-0. Fourteen different Bluebirds have touchdown catches. NEXT UP: 10/23 – at SCOTT COUNTY (7-2) - Beechwood (8-0, 4-0)
LAST WEEK: beat GALLATIN COUNTY (0-8, 0-3), 69-0. The Tigers have an average margin of victory of 47.3 points. NEXT UP: 10/23 – at BRACKEN COUNTY (2-6, 2-2) - East Central (7-2)
LAST WEEK: lost to RONCALLI (7-2), 28-10. The Trojans now begin their quest for a sixth straight sectional championship. NEXT UP: 10/23 – MADISON (5-4), IHSAA Class 4A, Sectional Playoffs, Round 1 - Lakota East (5-4, 4-4)
LAST WEEK: won at then-#16 COLERAIN (4-5, 4-4), 41-23. Junior quarterback Nile Knutson has thrown for more than 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in each of the last two seasons. NEXT UP: 10/23 – SYCAMORE (1-8, 1-7) - Middletown (5-4, 5-3)
LAST WEEK: lost to #22 MASON (3-6, 3-5), 24-7. The Middies have not scored more than seven points in any of their four losses. NEXT UP: 10/23 – at HAMILTON (1-8, 1-7) - La Salle (4-5, 0-3)
LAST WEEK: beat then-#12 HARRISON (7-2, 2-0), 24-20. The Lancers look to close the regular season with consecutive victories. NEXT UP: 10/23 – MOUNT HEALTHY (2-7, 0-3) - Harrison (7-2, 2-0)
LAST WEEK: lost at then-#18 LA SALLE (4-5, 0-3), 24-20. The Wildcats have lost two games by a combined seven points. NEXT UP: 10/23 – NORTHWEST (8-1, 1-1) - Withrow (6-3, 3-0)
LAST WEEK: beat HUGHES (8-1, 2-1), 35-16. The Tigers picked up their first victory of the year against a team with a winning record. NEXT UP: 10/24 – at TAFT (2-7, 2-1) - Fairfield (5-4, 4-4)
LAST WEEK: beat HAMILTON (1-8, 1-7), 47-20. The Indians are 3-0 since sophomore Parker Randall was inserted as the starting quarterback. NEXT UP: 10/23 – at #1 PRINCETON (9-0, 8-0) - Covington Catholic (5-4, 1-1)
LAST WEEK: won at HARRISON COUNTY (0-8, 0-3), 35-12. The Colonels haven’t won more than two games in a row all season. NEXT UP: 10/23 – MASON COUNTY (5-3, 1-1) - Colerain (4-5, 4-4)
LAST WEEK: lost to #11 LAKOTA EAST (5-4, 4-4), 41-23. The Cardinals are allowing 31.7 points per contest. NEXT UP: 10/23 – at #22 MASON (3-6, 3-5) - Badin (7-2, 3-1)
LAST WEEK: won at ALTER (5-4, 2-2), 20-14. Junior Chase Even, the GCL Co-ed’s leading rusher, has averaged 144.1 yards on the ground over the last seven games. NEXT UP: 10/23 – #24 McNICHOLAS (7-2, 4-0) - Lebanon (7-2, 6-2)
LAST WEEK: beat WALNUT HILLS (0-9, 0-8), 49-7. The Warriors have scored at least 35 points in each of their last five games. NEXT UP: 10/23 – at #7 WINTON WOODS (7-2, 7-1) - Oak Hills (4-5, 3-5)
LAST WEEK: lost at #1 PRINCETON (9-0, 8-0), 39-7. Receiver Cordell Ball leads the GMC with 1,697 all-purpose yards. NEXT UP: 10/23 – #2 LAKOTA WEST (8-1, 7-1) - Mason (3-6, 3-5)
LAST WEEK: won at then-#10 MIDDLETOWN (5-4, 5-3), 24-7. The Comets have been eliminated from the playoffs after a run of 11 straight postseason appearances. NEXT UP: 10/23 – #18 COLERAIN (4-5, 4-4) - Wyoming (9-0, 6-0)
LAST WEEK: beat READING (3-6, 2-4), 49-0. Senior quarterback David Dupee has thrown for 2,013 yards with 29 touchdown passes and only two interceptions. NEXT UP: 10/23 – at DEER PARK (8-1, 5-1) - McNicholas (7-2, 4-0)
LAST WEEK: beat BISHOP FENWICK (4-4, 1-2), 32-7. Winners of six in a row, the Rockets haven’t given up more than seven points in any of their four GCL Co-ed games. NEXT UP: 10/23 – at #19 BADIN (7-2, 3-1) - North College Hill (8-0, 3-0)
LAST WEEK: beat CINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY (4-5, 2-1), 70-0. The Trojans have outscored their opponents 432-3. NEXT UP: 10/23 – at NORWOOD (1-8, 0-3)
DROPPED OUT: #25 Goshen
KNOCKING ON THE DOOR: CHCA, Goshen, Hughes, Indian Hill, Lawrenceburg, Northwest, Talawanda & Williamsburg
