Columbus Grove’s Trevon Baxter runs against Spencerville during Friday’s game at Memorial Field in Spencerville. The Bulldogs remained in the second spot in the second weekly D-VII poll.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
Columbus Grove (4-0) remained at No. 2, this time in a tie with Minster (4-0) behind Marion Local (4-0) in the second weekly Division VII state poll, voted upon by Associated Press members throughout Ohio.
New Bremen (3-1) earned the fifth spot in D-VII and Versailles came in at No. 3 in the D-V poll.
Lima Senior (4-0) dropped out of the top 10, but received seven votes in the D-II poll, Wapakoneta (4-0) slotted in at seventh again in D-III and Bluffton (3-0) moved up to No. 5 in D-VI behind Coldwater (4-0) who came in at No. 2.
Other area teams receiving votes included Celina (D-III, 1), Spencerville (D-VI, 1) and LCC (D-VII, 20).
The Top 10 teams in each Associated Press Ohio high school football poll, along with first-place votes in parentheses and win-loss records, are included below.
Division I
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
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1. |
Mentor (5) (4-0) |
114 |
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2. |
Cincinnati Winton Woods (5) (4-0) |
105 |
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3. |
Lakewood St. Edward (3) (3-1) |
92 |
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4. |
Grove City (4-0) |
63 |
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(tie) |
Cincinnati Moeller (3-1) |
63 |
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6. |
Perrysburg (4-0) |
56 |
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7. |
West Chester Lakota West (3-1) |
49 |
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8. |
Middletown (4-0) |
38 |
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9. |
Powell Olentangy Liberty (3-1) |
36 |
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10. |
Cincinnati Elder (3-1) |
29 |
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati Princeton 19. Toledo Whitmer 14. Cincinnati St. Xavier 12. Hilliard Davidson 5. Delaware Olentangy Berlin 5. Lorain 4. Pickerington North 4. Groveport-Madison 4. Columbus Upper Arlington 2. Canton McKinley 1.
Division II
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
|
|
1. |
Cincinnati Anderson (3) (4-0) |
103 |
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2. |
Avon (4) (4-0) |
99 |
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3. |
Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (3) (4-0) |
87 |
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4. |
Massillon Washington (1) (3-1) |
76 |
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5. |
Macedonia Nordonia (4-0) |
61 |
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6. |
Cincinnati La Salle (1) (4-0) |
57 |
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7. |
Akron Hoban (3-1) |
56 |
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8. |
Austintown-Fitch (4-0) |
27 |
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9. |
Amherst Steele (4-0) |
22 |
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(tie) |
Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (4-0) |
22 |
Others receiving votes: Wadsworth 17. Columbus St. Charles 14. Columbus Walnut Ridge 12. Xenia 12. Medina Highland 11. Harrison 9. North Ridgeville 8. Sunbury Big Walnut 7. Lima Senior 7. Vandalia Butler 4. Olmsted Falls 2. Ashland 2.
Division III
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
|
|
1. |
Columbus Bishop Watterson (4) (4-0) |
107 |
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2. |
Chardon (3) (3-0) |
104 |
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3. |
Toledo Central Catholic (4) (3-1) |
81 |
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4. |
Steubenville (4-0) |
68 |
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5. |
Tipp City Tippecanoe (1) (4-0) |
67 |
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6. |
Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (1) (4-0) |
61 |
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7. |
Wapakoneta (4-0) |
54 |
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8. |
Aurora (4-0) |
38 |
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9. |
Dresden Tri-Valley (4-0 ) |
23 |
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10. |
Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (4-0) |
20 |
Others receiving votes: Youngstown Ursuline 19. Granville 14. Athens 14. Dayton Carroll 14. Cleveland Benedictine 11. Dover 10. Grafton Midview 8. Bellbrook 1. Celina 1.
Division IV
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
|
|
1. |
Sandusky Perkins (8) (4-0) |
120 |
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2. |
Mentor Lake Catholic (4-0) |
87 |
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3. |
Cincinnati Wyoming (2) (4-0) |
77 |
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4. |
Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (1) (4-0) |
72 |
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5. |
Perry (1) (3-1) |
70 |
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6. |
Beloit West Branch (4-0) |
52 |
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7. |
Cleveland Glenville (1) (2-2) |
36 |
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8. |
St. Clairsville (4-0) |
27 |
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9. |
Streetsboro (4-0) |
26 |
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10. |
Shelby (4-0) |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Springfield Kenton Ridge 23. Cincinnati Taft 20. Struthers 18. Lorain Clearview 16. New Lexington 15. Ontario 7. Clarksville Clinton-Massie 7. Eaton 6. New Richmond 6. Clyde 3. Galion 2.
Division V
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
|
|
1. |
Ironton (4) (4-0) |
107 |
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2. |
Liberty Center (4) (4-0) |
99 |
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3. |
Versailles (3) (4-0) |
77 |
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4. |
Canfield S. Range (4-0) |
74 |
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5. |
Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (3-1) |
66 |
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6. |
Oak Harbor (1) (4-0) |
62 |
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7. |
Sugarcreek Garaway (4-0) |
36 |
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8. |
Barnesville (4-0) |
35 |
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9. |
Wooster Triway (4-0) |
28 |
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10. |
Jamestown Greeneview (1) (4-0) |
27 |
Others receiving votes: Proctorville Fairland 18. Camden Preble Shawnee 18. Milan Edison 18. Akron Manchester 11. Casstown Miami East 9. Pemberville Eastwood 9. Liberty-Benton 6. Poland Seminary 4. Delta 4. Belmont Union Local 4. Gahanna Columbus Academy 3.
Division VI
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
|
|
1. |
Kirtland (8) (4-0) |
124 |
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2. |
Coldwater (5) (4-0) |
122 |
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3. |
Columbus Grandview Heights (4-0) |
80 |
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(tie) |
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (4-0) |
80 |
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5. |
Bluffton (4-0) |
65 |
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6. |
West Lafayette Ridgewood (4-0) |
64 |
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7. |
Newcomerstown (4-0) |
30 |
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8. |
Galion Northmor (4-0) |
29 |
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9. |
Bainbridge Paint Valley (4-0 ) |
24 |
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10. |
Dalton (3-1) |
19 |
Others receiving votes: Andover Pymatuning Valley 18. Anna 13. Reedsville Eastern 9. Patrick Henry 8. Leavittsburg Labrae 7. Huron 6. Toledo Ottawa Hills 3. North Robinson Colonel Crawford 3. Toronto 3. Cincinnati Country Day 2. Paulding 2. Spencerville 1. St. Bernard 1. Woodsfield Monroe Central 1. New Middletown Springfield 1.
Division VII
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
|
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1. |
Maria Stein Marion Local (13) (4-0) |
130 |
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2. |
Minster (4-0) |
99 |
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(tie) |
Columbus Grove (4-0) |
99 |
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4. |
Malvern (4-0) |
64 |
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5. |
New Bremen (3-1) |
51 |
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6. |
Monroeville (4-0) |
44 |
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7. |
Berlin Center Western Reserve (4-0) |
33 |
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(tie) |
Edon (4-0) |
33 |
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9. |
Cin. College Prep. (4-0) |
32 |
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10. |
Jeromesville Hillsdale (4-0) |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Beaver Eastern 24. Lima Central Catholic 20. Danville 14. Arlington 11. McComb 9. Sycamore Mohawk 7. Glouster Trimble 6. Windham 5. Hamilton New Miami 4. Steubenville Catholic Central 3. Tiffin Calvert 2.
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