Football: Columbus Grove stays at No. 2 in latest D-VII poll

Columbus Grove (6-0) and Marion Local (6-0) remained in the top two spots this week in the fourth weekly Division VII state poll, voted upon by Associated Press members throughout Ohio.

Minster (5-1) dropped to fourth and New Bremen (4-2) fell to eighth in D-VII.

Bluffton (6-0) moved up to No. 4 in D-VI after a win against LCC (4-2) on Friday, which dropped the T-Birds out of the Top 10.

Wapakoneta (6-0) stayed at No.6 in D-III and Coldwater (6-0) claimed the top spot in D-VI.

Other area teams receiving votes included Lima Senior (D-II, 22), LCC (D-VII, 7), St. Henry (D-VII, 4), Versailles, (D-V, 26), Anna (D-VI, 15), Pandora-Gilboa (D-VII, 3), Upper Scioto Valley (D-VII, 1) and Ada (D-VII, 1).

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) (6-0)

124

1

2.

Cincinnati Winton Woods (6-0)

106

2

(tie)

Cincinnati Moeller (5) (5-1)

106

3

4.

West Chester Lakota West (1) (5-1)

86

4

5.

Powell Olentangy Liberty (5-1)

74

7

6.

Perrysburg (6-0)

73

8

7.

Lakewood St. Edward (3-3)

31

5

8.

Cincinnati St. Xavier (4-2)

26

NR

9.

Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (5-1)

24

NR

10.

Galloway Westland (5-1)

23

NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Columbus Upper Arlington 21. 12, Grove City 17. 13, Hamilton 17. 14, Pickerington North 11. 15, Lorain 11. 16, Cincinnati Elder 9. 17, Canton McKinley 5. 18, Hilliard Davidson 2. 19, Toledo Whitmer 2. 20, Springfield 1. 21, Springboro 1.

Division II

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Avon (9) (6-0)

126

1

2.

Cincinnati Anderson (3) (6-0)

112

2

3.

Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (1) (6-0)

90

4

4.

Medina Highland (6-0)

68

7

5.

Akron Hoban (5-1)

63

5

6.

Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (6-0)

59

NR

7.

Macedonia Nordonia (6-0)

51

6

8.

Xenia (1) (6-0)

50

10

9.

Massillon Washington (4-2)

42

3

10.

Wadsworth (6-0)

27

NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Lima Senior 22. 12, Sunbury Big Walnut 14. 13, North Ridgeville 11. 14, Harrison 10. 15, Cincinnati La Salle 6. 16, Austintown-Fitch 5. 17, Ashland 5. 18, Columbus Walnut Ridge 4. 19, Cincinnati Mount Healthy 2. 20, Amherst Steele 2. 21, Ashville Teays Valley 1.

Division III

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Columbus Bishop Watterson (8) (6-0)

126

1

2.

Steubenville (1) (6-0)

94

3

3.

Toledo Central Catholic (3) (5-1)

82

2

4.

Youngstown Ursuline (1) (5-1)

74

9

5.

Tipp City Tippecanoe (1) (6-0 )

66

5

6.

Wapakoneta (6-0)

65

6

7.

Aurora (6-0)

63

T7

8.

Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (6-0)

48

T7

9.

Dresden Tri-Valley (6-0)

42

10

10.

Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (5-1)

29

4

Others receiving votes: 11, London 19. 12, Athens 18. 13, Granville 16. 14, Bellbrook 11. 15, Rocky River 8. 16, Medina Buckeye 5. 17, Cleveland Benedictine 2. 18, Chardon 1. 19, Wintersville Indian Creek 1.

Division IV

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Sandusky Perkins (8) (6-0)

126

1

2.

Mentor Lake Catholic (6-0)

102

2

3.

Perry (5-1)

68

3

(tie)

Cincinnati Wyoming (3) (6-0)

68

4

5.

Cleveland Glenville (2) (4-2)

62

9

6.

Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (1) (6-0)

56

6

7.

Ontario (6-0)

52

10

8.

Beloit West Branch (6-0)

51

5

9.

Shelby (6-0)

47

7

10.

Clarksville Clinton-Massie (4-2)

41

NR

Others receiving votes: 11, St. Clairsville 38. 12, Streetsboro 23. 13, Springfield Kenton Ridge 17. 14, Lorain Clearview 12. 15, Germantown Valley View 7.

Division V

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Canfield S. Range (4) (6-0)

111

3

2.

Liberty Center (5) (6-0)

106

2

3.

Ironton (2) (5-1)

66

1

4.

Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (5-1)

61

T7

5.

Milan Edison (1) (6-0)

57

10

6.

Oak Harbor (6-0)

53

5

7.

Akron Manchester (6-0)

45

NR

8.

Gahanna Columbus Academy (6-0)

42

T7

9.

Jamestown Greeneview (1) (6-0)

39

NR

(tie)

Camden Preble Shawnee (6-0)

39

NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Sugarcreek Garaway 32. 12, Barnesville 30. 13, Versailles 26. 14, Pemberville Eastwood 16. 15, Findlay Liberty-Benton 14. 16, Belmont Union Local 8. 17, Proctorville Fairland 8. 18, Genoa Area 6. 19, Waynesville 5. 20, Wooster Triway 5. 21, Richmond Edison 1.

Division VI

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Coldwater (7) (6-0)

133

2

2.

Kirtland (7) (6-0)

125

1

3.

Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (6-0)

91

3

4.

Bluffton (6-0)

82

5

5.

Columbus Grandview Heights (6-0)

72

4

6.

Galion Northmor (6-0)

57

6

7.

West Lafayette Ridgewood (6-0)

42

7

8.

Bainbridge Paint Valley (6-0)

31

8

9.

Hamler Patrick Henry (5-1)

28

NR

10.

Huron (5-1)

23

NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Newcomerstown 21. 12, Anna 15. 13, Dalton 12. 14, St. Bernard 9. 15, Andover Pymatuning Valley 6. 16, Toledo Ottawa Hills 6. 17, Leavittsburg Labrae 5. 18, New Middletown Springfield 4. 19, Cincinnati Country Day 3. 20, Woodsfield Monroe Central 3. 21, Waterford 1. 22, Collins Western Reserve 1.

Division VII

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Maria Stein Marion Local (14) (6-0)

140

1

2.

Columbus Grove (6-0)

115

2

3.

Jeromesville Hillsdale (6-0)

98

4

4.

Minster (5-1)

90

3

5.

Berlin Center Western Reserve (6-0)

79

T5

6.

Monroeville (6-0)

63

7

7.

Edon (6-0 )

43

8

8.

New Bremen (4-2)

36

T5

9.

Beaver Eastern (6-0 )

18

9

10.

Steubenville Catholic Central (5-1 )

13

NR

(tie)

Gibsonburg (4-2)

13

NR

Others receiving votes: 12, Malvern 10. 13, Sycamore Mohawk 8. 14, Lima Central Catholic 7. 15, Warren John F. Kennedy 7. 16, Ansonia 7. 17, Glouster Trimble 6. 18, Windham 4. 19, St. Henry 4. 20, Sidney Lehman 3. 21, Pandora-Gilboa 3. 22, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 1. 23, Ada 1. 24, Elyria Open Door 1.