Which central Ohio high school football teams are ranked in latest Associated Press poll
Pickerington North has moved closer to top-ranked Lakewood St. Edward in the second Associated Press Ohio high school football poll of the season.
The Panthers are still No. 2 in Division I, but they are only 10 points behind the two-time defending state champion Eagles after being 34 points back last week. North (5-0) has eight first-place votes, while St. Edward (4-1) has 12.
St. Edward suffered its first loss in Week 5, falling 15-13 to Massillon Washington, which is No. 1 in Division II.
Central Ohio doesn't have a No. 1 team in any of the seven divisions. After North, the next-highest team is No. 3 West Jefferson in Division VI.
Here are the rankings for divisions I-VII. The top 10 teams include first-place votes in parentheses, won-loss record and total points.
DIVISION I | ||
1. Lakewood St. Edward (12) | 4-1 | 199 |
2. Pickerington North (8) | 5-0 | 189 |
3. Cincinnati Princeton (2) | 5-0 | 152 |
4. Olentangy (1) | 5-0 | 121 |
5. Gahanna Lincoln | 5-0 | 115 |
6. Hilliard Bradley | 5-0 | 102 |
7. Milford | 5-0 | 93 |
8. Perrysburg | 5-0 | 78 |
9. Hilliard Davidson | 4-1 | 57 |
10. Canton McKinley | 4-1 | 34 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Centerville (1) 33. Cincinnati Elder 29. Huber Heights Wayne 26. Cincinnati St. Xavier 24. Cincinnati Moeller 19. Cleveland Heights 17. Westerville North 14.
DIVISION II | ||
1. Massillon Washington (12) | 5-0 | 220 |
2. Akron Hoban (11) | 5-0 | 216 |
3. Cincinnati Winton Woods (1) | 5-0 | 170 |
4. Avon | 5-0 | 169 |
5. Painesville Riverside | 5-0 | 134 |
6. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit | 5-0 | 121 |
7. Canal Winchester | 5-0 | 62 |
8. Macedonia Nordonia | 5-0 | 48 |
9. Cincinnati Anderson | 4-1 | 39 |
10. Cincinnati Withrow | 4-1 | 36 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Avon Lake 22. Xenia 18. Austintown Fitch 17. Hudson 13.
DIVISION III | ||
1. Toledo Central Catholic (19) | 5-0 | 232 |
2. Hamilton Badin (3) | 5-0 | 200 |
3. Youngstown Ursuline (2) | 5-0 | 186 |
4. Watterson | 5-0 | 162 |
5. Norton | 5-0 | 117 |
6. London | 5-0 | 85 |
7. Medina Buckeye | 5-0 | 60 |
8. Trotwood-Madison | 3-2 | 36 |
9. Tiffin Columbian | 4-1 | 31 |
(tie) Chagrin Falls Kenston | 4-1 | 31 |
(tie) Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph | 4-1 | 31 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Cincinnati Mount Healthy 24. Chardon 23. Geneva 17. Hamilton Township 17. Bloom-Carroll 13. Celina 13.
DIVISION IV | ||
1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (14) | 5-0 | 220 |
2. Canton South (1) | 5-0 | 161 |
3. Cincinnati Wyoming (1) | 5-0 | 158 |
4. Thornville Sheridan (1) | 5-0 | 139 |
5. Sandusky Perkins (2) | 4-0 | 131 |
6. Steubenville (1) | 5-0 | 123 |
7. Cleveland Glenville (4) | 3-2 | 86 |
8. Cincinnati Taft | 4-1 | 62 |
(tie) Poland Seminary | 5-0 | 62 |
10. Logan Elm | 5-0 | 52 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Hartley 38. Mentor Lake Catholic 32. Middletown Fenwick 19. Springfield Shawnee 13.
DIVISION V | ||
1. Perry (16) | 5-0 | 221 |
2. Coldwater (3) | 5-0 | 177 |
3. Liberty Center (2) | 5-0 | 154 |
4. Germantown Valley View (2) | 5-0 | 148 |
5. Oak Harbor (1) | 5-0 | 141 |
6. Ironton | 4-1 | 113 |
7. Creston Norwayne | 5-0 | 108 |
8. Harvest Prep | 3-1 | 45 |
9. Waynesville | 4-1 | 34 |
10. Garrettsville Garfield | 5-0 | 33 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Milan Edison 28. Middletown Madison 21. Columbus Academy 20. Zanesville West Muskingum 20. Brookville 17. Richmond Edison 12.
DIVISION VI | ||
1. Versailles (19) | 5-0 | 223 |
2. Williamsburg (2) | 5-0 | 162 |
3. West Jefferson (1) | 5-0 | 156 |
4. Kirtland | 4-1 | 150 |
5. Sugarcreek Garaway (1) | 5-0 | 139 |
6. Rootstown (1) | 5-0 | 93 |
7. Bluffton | 5-0 | 85 |
8. Collins Western Reserve | 5-0 | 56 |
9. North Jackson Jackson-Milton | 5-0 | 50 |
10. Cincinnati Country Day | 5-0 | 48 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Beverly Fort Frye 31. West Liberty-Salem 29. Columbia Station Columbia 20. New Madison Tri-Village 18. Mogadore 13.
DIVISION VII | ||
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (23) | 5-0 | 239 |
2. Hamler Patrick Henry | 5-0 | 195 |
3. Ansonia (1) | 5-0 | 156 |
4. Reedsville Eastern | 5-0 | 91 |
5. Danville | 5-0 | 83 |
6. Malvern | 4-1 | 71 |
7. Antwerp | 5-0 | 65 |
8. Tiffin Calvert | 5-0 | 55 |
9. Dalton | 3-1 | 49 |
10. Minster | 4-1 | 48 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 46. McComb 44. Leipsic 36. Cedarville 34. Caldwell 22. Steubenville Catholic Central 20. Beaver Eastern 15.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Which central Ohio football teams are ranked in latest AP poll?
