Top of the Crop
FOOTBALL
1: (1) Avon (1-0)
2: (3) Olmsted Falls 1-0
3: (2) Avon Lake 1-0
4: (4) North Ridgeville 1-0
5: (7) Westlake 1-0
6: (6) Columbia 1-0
7: (8) Clearview 1-0
8: (5) North Olmsted 0-1
9: (NR) Lorain 1-0
10: (NR) Keystone 1-0
Dropped out: (9) Elyria Catholic 0-1, (10) Elyria 0-1
Watchlist: Keystone 1-0, Firelands 0-1, Bay 1-0
Crop comments: Week 1 is in the books. Avon’s dominating 49-7 performance against Brunswick reasserts its place at the top of the Crop. … Olmsted Falls also handled its business in the Greater Cleveland Conference to shut out Solon (35-0). … Avon Lake defeated Strongsville, 19-14, at home, which slid the Shoremen down to third. … North Ridgeville remained fourth after a 41-7 win over North Olmsted. The Eagles at North Olmsted went down and were usurped by Westlake, Columbia and Clearview. The Demons defeated Midview, 42-28. … The Raiders and Clipper appear to be close, which could spell for an exciting Lorain County League race and showdown on Oct. 6. Columbia defeated Independence, 34-6, but the Raiders didn’t show the same sort of dominance they are accustomed to having in the first half. Clearview dominated Toledo Scott (36-8). The Bulldogs were a Division III, Region 10 playoff team in 2022. … Keystone and Lorain made their way into the top 10. The Wildcats posted a dominant, 41-0 win over Northwestern. The Titans performed well against Brush to win, 35-7. The Elyria Catholic and Elyria were knocked out of the top 10. … The Pioneers lost to Princeton, 41-7, and the Panthers fell to Liberty Benton, 45-14.
Note: Records as of Aug. 19
