Chiefs, Lakers and Tigers remain in playoff hunt

Three local football squads are still in the hunt for a playoff berth as the season winds into the second to last week of play.

Bellefontaine, West Liberty-Salem and Indian Lake are all in the top eight in their regions in this week's release of the state computer rankings. The top eight teams in each region at the end of the season qualify for the playoffs.

Bellefontaine (7-1) owns a fourth-place spot in Division III, Region 10. In the same region, Indian Lake (4-4) holds the eighth spot.

In Division V, Region 20, West Liberty-Salem (7-1) is currently sixth.

Also locally, Benjamin Logan (3-5) sits 20th in Division IV, Region 16, and Riverside (4-4) is 17th in Division VI, Region 24 with 2.8625.