Avon (4-0), ranked No. 2 in the cleveland.com Top 25, plays host to No. 11 North Ridgeville (4-0) in a battle of Southwestern Conference heavyweights. Two counties over to the east, No. 3 Mentor (4-0) plays host to No. 17 Cleveland Heights (2-2) on Friday night for a game that could decide the Greater Cleveland Conference title.

No. 12 St. Charles North at No. 5 Batavia, 7 p.m. Friday There will be plenty of marquee games in the DuKane Conference this season, and this is one of them. Four-year starting quarterback Ethan Plumb has passed for 418 yards and six touchdowns with one interception for St.