Sidney, Anna and Minster are ranked in the second weekly Associated Press state high school football poll.
Sidney (4-0) moves up to seventh in Division II after being ranked tenth last week. The Yellow Jackets, who beat beat Xenia 55-48 in part thanks to a record-setting night by Isaiah Bowser, host West Carrollton this Friday in a GWOC crossover game.
Anna (4-0, 2-0 Midwest Athletic Conference) is ranked third in Division V, the same as last week. The Rockets beat New Bremen 28-20 last Friday and host Delphos St. John’s this week.
Minster (3-1, 1-1 MAC) is fourth in Division VII. The Wildcats, who were ranked first last week, lost 21-7 to Marion Local on Friday and host Fort Recovery this week. Lehman Catholic (3-1) is not ranked in the top ten in Division VII but received votes for the second consecutive week.
All Division I through VII polls are below. A statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams each week, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
| DIVISION I | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cleveland St. Ignatius (8) | 4-0 | 236 |
| 2. Cincinnati St. Xavier (15) | 4-0 | 229 |
| 3. Stow-Munroe Falls | 4-0 | 159 |
| 4. Lakewood St. Edward (1) | 4-0 | 150 |
| 5. Canton Mckinley | 4-0 | 141 |
| 6. Toledo Whitmer (1) | 4-0 | 130 |
| 7. Centerville | 4-0 | 113 |
| 8. Kettering Fairmont | 4-0 | 97 |
| 9. Hilliard Bradley | 4-0 | 41 |
| 10. Huber Heights Wayne (1) | 3-1 | 26 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Cincinnati Elder 22. Cincinnati Moeller 15. Lewis Center Olentangy 13. Mentor 13.
| DIVISION II | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cincinnati La Salle (23) | 4-0 | 250 |
| 2. Avon (1) | 4-0 | 213 |
| 3. Cincinnati Anderson (1) | 4-0 | 189 |
| 4. Cincinnati Winton Woods | 4-0 | 165 |
| 5. Medina Highland | 4-0 | 134 |
| 6. Grafton Midview | 4-0 | 121 |
| 7. Sidney | 4-0 | 99 |
| 8. Cleveland Benedictine | 3-1 | 37 |
| 9. Bedford | 4-0 | 32 |
| 10. Columbus Walnut Ridge | 4-0 | 29 |
| (tie) Barberton | 4-0 | 29 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Akron Hoban 26. Youngstown Boardman 26. Hudson 20. Sylvania Northview 19. Wadsworth (1) 18.
| DIVISION III | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trotwood-Madison (16) | 4-0 | 245 |
| 2. Toledo Central Catholic (7) | 4-0 | 211 |
| 3. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary | 4-0 | 176 |
| 4. Clyde (1) | 4-0 | 159 |
| 5. Sandusky | 4-0 | 128 |
| 6. Franklin (1) | 4-0 | 119 |
| 7. Canfield (1) | 4-0 | 118 |
| 8. Columbus St. Francis DeSales | 3-1 | 40 |
| 9. Columbus Marion-Franklin | 4-0 | 33 |
| 10. Jackson | 4-0 | 32 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Medina Buckeye 30. Parma Padua 27. Columbus Bishop Hartley 20. Tallmadge 18.
| DIVISION IV | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Steubenville (21) | 4-0 | 228 |
| 2. Perry (1) | 4-0 | 189 |
| 3. Germantown Valley View (1) | 4-0 | 180 |
| 4. Bellville Clear Fork | 4-0 | 163 |
| 5. Poland Seminary (1) | 4-0 | 130 |
| 6. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (1) | 4-0 | 120 |
| 7. London | 4-0 | 100 |
| 8. Shelby | 4-0 | 79 |
| 9. Cincinnati Wyoming | 4-0 | 78 |
| 10. Oberlin Firelands | 4-0 | 29 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Girard (1) 23. Waverly 23. Newark Licking Valley 20.
| DIVISION V | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pemberville Eastwood (12) | 4-0 | 225 |
| 2. Canfield S. Range (7) | 4-0 | 207 |
| 3. Anna (1) | 4-0 | 175 |
| 4. Wheelersburg (4) | 4-0 | 168 |
| 5. Liberty Center (1) | 4-0 | 154 |
| 6. Genoa Area | 4-0 | 102 |
| 7. Portsmouth West | 4-0 | 90 |
| 8. Orwell Grand Valley | 4-0 | 78 |
| 9. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy | 4-0 | 33 |
| 10. Marion Pleasant | 3-0 | 28 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Jamestown Greeneview (1) 27. Sullivan Black River 23. Gahanna Columbus Academy 16. Johnstown Northridge 12. Milan Edison 12.
| DIVISION VI | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (23) | 4-0 | 255 |
| 2. St. Henry | 4-0 | 188 |
| 3. Creston Norwayne (1) | 4-0 | 169 |
| 4. Kirtland (2) | 4-0 | 168 |
| 5. Mogadore | 4-0 | 166 |
| 6. Carey | 4-0 | 100 |
| 7. Smithville | 4-0 | 90 |
| 8. Coldwater | 2-2 | 63 |
| 9. Sarahsville Shenandoah | 4-0 | 57 |
| 10. Nelsonville-York | 4-0 | 38 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: West Liberty-Salem 27. Shadyside 17. Findlay Liberty-Benton 15. Tipp City Bethel 14. Galion Northmor 13.
| DIVISION VII | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dalton (12) | 4-0 | 206 |
| 2. Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights (4) | 4-0 | 193 |
| 3. Leipsic (1) | 4-0 | 166 |
| 4. Minster (4) | 3-1 | 163 |
| 5. Convoy Crestview | 4-0 | 143 |
| 6. Norwalk St. Paul (3) | 4-0 | 131 |
| 7. Warren John F. Kennedy | 3-1 | 82 |
| 8. Windham (1) | 4-0 | 79 |
| 9. Danville | 3-1 | 47 |
| 10. Edgerton | 4-0 | 38 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Delphos St. John’s 28. Pandora-Gilboa 24. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 23. Sycamore Mohawk 17. Zanesville Rosecrans 14. Defiance Ayersville 14. Sidney Lehman 13.
