LCC entered the Associated Press Division VII at No. 10 this week. They’ll take on the Bluffton (5-0), the No. 5 team in D-VI, on Friday.
Chris Howell | The Lima News
LCC (4-1) entered the top 10 this week in the third weekly Division VII state poll, voted upon by Associated Press members throughout Ohio.
The T-Birds meet Bluffton (5-0) on Friday night, who remains at the No. 5 spot in D-VI.
Columbus Grove (5-0) stayed at No. 2 behind Marion Local (5-0) in the D-VII poll. Minster (4-1) slotted in at third and New Bremen (3-2) was tied for fifth with Berlin Center Western Reserve (5-0).
Versailles (5-0) dropped to No. 4 in the D-V poll, Wapakoneta is up to No.6 in D-III and Coldwater (5-0) is No. 2 in D-VI.
Other area teams receiving votes included Lima Senior (D-II, 10) Celina (D-III, 1), St. Henry (D-VII, 16) and Ada (D-VII, 6).
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 |
Previous |
|
1. |
Mentor (8) (5-0) |
109 |
1 |
|
2. |
Cincinnati Winton Woods (1) (5-0) |
97 |
2 |
|
3. |
Cincinnati Moeller (3) (4-1) |
82 |
T 4 |
|
4. |
West Chester Lakota West (1) (4-1) |
69 |
7 |
|
5. |
Lakewood St. Edward (3-2) |
60 |
3 |
|
6. |
Grove City (5-0) |
53 |
T 4 |
|
7. |
Powell Olentangy Liberty (4-1) |
47 |
9 |
|
8. |
Perrysburg (5-0) |
43 |
6 |
|
9. |
Cincinnati Elder (4-1) |
42 |
10 |
|
10. |
Cincinnati Princeton (4-1) |
31 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Toledo Whitmer 22. 12, Cincinnati St. Xavier 20. 13, Groveport-Madison 8. 14, Middletown 8. 15, Springboro 7. 16, Hilliard Davidson 7. 17, Pickerington North 3. 18, Canton McKinley 3. 19, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 2. 20, Columbus Upper Arlington 2.
Division II
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
|
1. |
Avon (6) (5-0) |
118 |
2 |
|
2. |
Cincinnati Anderson (4) (5-0) |
96 |
1 |
|
3. |
Massillon Washington (1) (4-1) |
93 |
4 |
|
4. |
Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (5-0) |
78 |
3 |
|
5. |
Akron Hoban (4-1) |
68 |
7 |
|
6. |
Macedonia Nordonia (5-0) |
48 |
5 |
|
7. |
Medina Highland (5-0) |
37 |
NR |
|
8. |
Cincinnati La Salle (1) (5-0) |
36 |
6 |
|
9. |
Amherst Steele (5-0) |
25 |
T 9 |
|
10. |
Xenia (1) (5-0) |
24 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Wadsworth 21. 12, Austintown-Fitch 17. 13, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 12. 14, North Ridgeville 11. 15, Lima Senior 10. 16, Sunbury Big Walnut 9. 17, Columbus Walnut Ridge 7. 18, Cincinnati Mount Healthy 4. 19, Ashland 1.
Division III
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
|
1. |
Columbus Bishop Watterson (6) (5-0) |
122 |
1 |
|
2. |
Toledo Central Catholic (3) (4-1) |
92 |
3 |
|
3. |
Steubenville (1) (5-0) |
76 |
4 |
|
4. |
Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (1) (5-0) |
63 |
6 |
|
5. |
Tipp City Tippecanoe (1) (5-0) |
58 |
5 |
|
6. |
Wapakoneta (5-0) |
51 |
7 |
|
7. |
Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (5-0) |
45 |
10 |
|
(tie) |
Aurora (5-0) |
45 |
8 |
|
9. |
Youngstown Ursuline (4-1) |
40 |
NR |
|
10. |
Dresden Tri-Valley (5-0) |
39 |
9 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Chardon 36. 12, Granville 14. 13, Cleveland Benedictine 11. 14, Bellbrook 10. 15, Athens 10. 16, Geneva 2. 17, Celina 1.
Division IV
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
|
1. |
Sandusky Perkins (7) (5-0) |
120 |
1 |
|
2. |
Mentor Lake Catholic (5-0) |
100 |
2 |
|
3. |
Perry (1) (4-1) |
80 |
5 |
|
4. |
Cincinnati Wyoming (3) (5-0) |
79 |
3 |
|
5. |
Beloit West Branch (5-0) |
66 |
6 |
|
6. |
Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (1) (5-0) |
61 |
4 |
|
7. |
Shelby (5-0) |
46 |
10 |
|
8. |
St. Clairsville (5-0) |
40 |
8 |
|
9. |
Cleveland Glenville (1) (3-2) |
36 |
7 |
|
10. |
Ontario (5-0) |
18 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Springfield Kenton Ridge 15. 12, Streetsboro 13. 13, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 13. 14, Cincinnati Taft 12. 15, Lorain Clearview 5. 16, Germantown Valley View 4. 17, Struthers 4. 18, Urbana 2. 19, Circleville Logan Elm 1.
Division V
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
|
1. |
Ironton (4) (5-0 ) |
112 |
1 |
|
2. |
Liberty Center (3) (5-0) |
99 |
2 |
|
3. |
Canfield S. Range (1) (5-0) |
90 |
4 |
|
4. |
Versailles (3) (5-0 ) |
82 |
3 |
|
5. |
Oak Harbor (5-0) |
43 |
6 |
|
6. |
Barnesville (1) (5-0 ) |
40 |
8 |
|
7. |
Gahanna Columbus Academy (5-0) |
36 |
NR |
|
(tie) |
Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (4-1) |
36 |
5 |
|
9. |
Sugarcreek Garaway (5-0 ) |
34 |
7 |
|
10. |
Milan Edison (5-0) |
26 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Jamestown Greeneview 24. 12, Wooster Triway 24. 13, Camden Preble Shawnee 23. 14, Pemberville Eastwood 13. 15, Proctorville Fairland 11. 16, Akron Manchester 9. 17, Findlay Liberty-Benton 8. 18, Belmont Union Local 4. 19, Richmond Edison 1.
Division VI
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
|
1. |
Kirtland (8) (5-0) |
123 |
1 |
|
2. |
Coldwater (5) (5-0) |
122 |
2 |
|
3. |
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (5-0) |
84 |
T 3 |
|
4. |
Columbus Grandview Heights (5-0) |
64 |
T 3 |
|
5. |
Bluffton (5-0) |
62 |
5 |
|
6. |
Galion Northmor (5-0) |
57 |
8 |
|
7. |
West Lafayette Ridgewood (5-0) |
46 |
6 |
|
8. |
Bainbridge Paint Valley (5-0 ) |
26 |
9 |
|
9. |
Newcomerstown (5-0) |
23 |
7 |
|
10. |
Anna (3-2) |
19 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Huron 17. 12, Dalton 16. 13, Andover Pymatuning Valley 13. 14, Hamler Patrick Henry 12. 15, Reedsville Eastern 9. 16, Leavittsburg Labrae 6. 17, St. Bernard 5. 18, Toledo Ottawa Hills 4. 19, Beverly Fort Frye 3. 20, Cincinnati Country Day 2. 21, Woodsfield Monroe Central 1. 22, Toronto 1.
Division VII
|
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
|
1. |
Maria Stein Marion Local (12) (5-0) |
129 |
1 |
|
2. |
Columbus Grove (1) (5-0) |
111 |
T 2 |
|
3. |
Minster (4-1) |
89 |
T 2 |
|
4. |
Jeromesville Hillsdale (5-0) |
71 |
10 |
|
5. |
Berlin Center Western Reserve (5-0) |
54 |
T 7 |
|
(tie) |
New Bremen (3-2) |
54 |
5 |
|
7. |
Monroeville (5-0) |
49 |
6 |
|
8. |
Edon (5-0 ) |
42 |
T 7 |
|
9. |
Beaver Eastern (5-0 ) |
28 |
NR |
|
10. |
Lima Central Catholic (4-1) |
27 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Malvern 21. 12, St. Henry 16. 13, Ansonia 7. 14, Steubenville Catholic Central 4. 15, Sycamore Mohawk 4. 16, Ada 3. 17, Sidney Lehman 2. 18, Windham 2. 19, Warren John F. Kennedy 1. 20, Cin. College Prep. 1.
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