Lehman Catholic joins Sidney, Anna and Minster in this week’s statewide Associated Press high school football poll. The Cavaliers are No. 10 in Division VII, behind the No. 9 Wildcats.
Lehman lost in overtime to Fort Recovery in Week 1 but has won four consecutive games since, including last week’s 55-8 win over Marion Eligin. The Cavaliers play at Hardin Northern this Friday.
Sidney is ranked No. 6 in Division II, up one spot from last week’s poll. The Yellow Jackets beat West Carrollton 42-0 last Friday to improve to 5-0. Sidney opens Greater Western Ohio Conference American North Division play at Piqua on Friday.
Anna is No. 3 in Division V again this week. The Rockets beat Delphos St. John’s 21-13 last week to improve to 5-0. They return to action on Friday at Marion Local, which is the top-ranked team in Division VI.
Minster lost 28-27 in overtime to Fort Recovery last Friday and drops to No. 9 after being ranked fourth last week. The Wildcats play at St. Henry on Friday. The Redskins are ranked eighth in Division VI.
All Division I through VII polls are below, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses). A statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters rate Ohio high school football teams each week.
| DIVISION I | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cleveland St. Ignatius (16) | 5-0 | 231 |
| 2. Cincinnati St. Xavier (8) | 5-0 | 216 |
| 3. Lakewood St. Edward | 5-0 | 171 |
| 4. Canton Mckinley | 5-0 | 149 |
| 5. Centerville | 5-0 | 144 |
| 6. Toledo Whitmer (1) | 5-0 | 141 |
| 7. Hilliard Bradley | 5-0 | 106 |
| 8. Huber Heights Wayne | 4-1 | 51 |
| 9. Stow-Munroe Falls | 4-1 | 37 |
| 10. Mentor | 5-0 | 33 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Beavercreek 13. Cincinnati Elder 12.
| DIVISION II | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Avon (14) | 5-0 | 222 |
| 2. Cincinnati Winton Woods (10) | 5-0 | 219 |
| 3. Cincinnati Anderson | 5-0 | 189 |
| 4. Medina Highland | 5-0 | 144 |
| 5. Cincinnati La Salle | 4-1 | 140 |
| 6. Sidney | 5-0 | 105 |
| 7. Columbus Walnut Ridge | 5-0 | 66 |
| 8. Wadsworth | 5-0 | 58 |
| (tie) Cleveland Benedictine | 4-1 | 58 |
| 10. Grafton Midview | 4-1 | 44 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Sylvania Northview 34. Barberton (1) 28. Akron Hoban 18. Dayton Belmont 12.
| DIVISION III | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trotwood-Madison (16) | 5-0 | 235 |
| 2. Toledo Central Catholic (5) | 5-0 | 212 |
| 3. Clyde (1) | 5-0 | 181 |
| 4. Canfield (2) | 5-0 | 161 |
| 5. Sandusky | 5-0 | 124 |
| 6. Columbus Marion-Franklin | 5-0 | 107 |
| 7. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary | 4-1 | 63 |
| 8. Medina Buckeye | 5-0 | 56 |
| 9. Parma Padua | 5-0 | 52 |
| 10. Franklin | 4-1 | 36 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 25. Columbus Bishop Hartley 24. Kettering Archbishop Alter 17. Bay Village Bay (1) 15. Tallmadge 13. New Philadelphia 12.
| DIVISION IV | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Steubenville (19) | 5-0 | 228 |
| 2. Germantown Valley View (1) | 5-0 | 183 |
| 3. Perry (2) | 5-0 | 180 |
| 4. Bellville Clear Fork (2) | 5-0 | 148 |
| 5. Poland Seminary (1) | 5-0 | 124 |
| 6. Clarksville Clinton-Massie | 5-0 | 111 |
| 7. London | 5-0 | 85 |
| 8. Shelby | 5-0 | 61 |
| 9. Oberlin Firelands | 5-0 | 58 |
| 10. Cincinnati Wyoming | 5-0 | 57 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Newark Licking Valley 35. Canton South 22. Girard 21.
| DIVISION V | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pemberville Eastwood (11) | 5-0 | 201 |
| 2. Canfield S. Range (5) | 5-0 | 195 |
| 3. Anna (2) | 5-0 | 182 |
| 4. Wheelersburg (3) | 5-0 | 161 |
| 5. Portsmouth West (1) | 5-0 | 132 |
| (tie) Liberty Center (1) | 5-0 | 132 |
| 7 Marion Pleasant (2) | 4-0 | 101 |
| 8. Orwell Grand Valley | 5-0 | 85 |
| 9. Sullivan Black River | 5-0 | 29 |
| 10. Jamestown Greeneview | 5-0 | 25 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Genoa Area 20. Archbold 18. Milan Edison 14. Tontogany Otsego 12.
| DIVISION VI | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (20) | 5-0 | 240 |
| 2. Mogadore (3) | 5-0 | 195 |
| 3. Kirtland (2) | 5-0 | 174 |
| 4. Smithville | 5-0 | 144 |
| 5. Sarahsville Shenandoah | 5-0 | 109 |
| 6. Nelsonville-York | 5-0 | 99 |
| 7. Coldwater | 3-2 | 78 |
| 8. St. Henry | 4-1 | 77 |
| 9. Creston Norwayne | 4-1 | 54 |
| 10. Rootstown | 5-0 | 53 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: West Liberty-Salem 43. Findlay Liberty-Benton 31.
| DIVISION VII | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dalton (20) | 5-0 | 229 |
| 2. Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights (2) | 4-0 | 197 |
| 3. Convoy Crestview (1) | 5-0 | 191 |
| 4. Norwalk St. Paul (2) | 5-0 | 151 |
| 5. Danville | 4-1 | 116 |
| 6. Leipsic | 4-1 | 111 |
| 7. Pandora-Gilboa | 5-0 | 72 |
| 8. Windham | 4-1 | 48 |
| 9. Minster | 3-2 | 41 |
| 10. Sidney Lehman | 4-1 | 32 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Lucas 23. Sycamore Mohawk 22. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 21. Warren John F. Kennedy 20. Lisbon David Anderson 17. Delphos St. John’s 15. Edgerton 12.
