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Which central Ohio high school football teams made first Associated Press poll of 2023?

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Two-time defending state champion Lakewood St. Edward earned the No. 1 ranking for Division I in the first Associated Press Ohio high school football poll of the 2023 season, but five of the top 10 teams in the big-school division are from central Ohio.

Pickerington North is ranked second. The Panthers received two first-place votes from the statewide media panel.

Here are the rankings for divisions I-VII. The top 10 teams include first-place votes in parentheses, won-loss record and total points.

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Defensive lineman Angelo McCullom leads Pickerington North onto the field Friday night. The Panthers beat visiting Pickerington Central 39-34 to improve to 4-0.
Defensive lineman Angelo McCullom leads Pickerington North onto the field Friday night. The Panthers beat visiting Pickerington Central 39-34 to improve to 4-0.

DIVISION I

  • 1. Lakewood St. Edward (19) 4-0, 205

  • 2. Pickerington North (2) 4-0, 171

  • 3. Hilliard Davidson 4-0, 90

  • (tie) Cincinnati Princeton 4-0, 90

  • 5. Perrysburg 4-0, 83

  • 6. Olentangy 4-0, 78

  • (tie) Gahanna Lincoln 4-0, 78

  • 8. Cincinnati St. Xavier 3-1, 73

  • 9. Hilliard Bradley 4-0, 68

  • 10. Milford 4-0, 62

Others receiving 12 or more points: Canton McKinley 47. Centerville 35. Huber Heights Wayne (1) 29. Cincinnati Elder 22. Cincinnati Moeller 17. Westerville North 15. Pickerington Central 12.

DIVISION II

  • 1. Akron Hoban (10) 4-0, 183

  • 2. Cincinnati Winton Woods (6) 4-0, 176

  • 3. Massillon Washington 4-0, 156

  • 4. Avon 4-0, 143

  • 5. Painesville Riverside (1) 4-0, 136

  • 6. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 4-0, 74

  • 7. Xenia (1) 4-0, 59

  • 8. Canal Winchester 4-0, 51

  • 9. North Ridgeville 4-0, 42

  • 10. Macedonia Nordonia 4-0, 29

Others receiving 12 or more points: Cincinnati Withrow 24. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 18. Cincinnati Anderson 16. Avon Lake 13. Hudson 13. Kings Mills Kings 13.

DIVISION III

  • 1. Toledo Central Catholic (15) 4-0, 188

  • 2. Hamilton Badin (5) 4-0, 167

  • 3. Youngstown Ursuline 4-0, 132

  • 4. Watterson 4-0, 90

  • 5. Norton 4-0, 83

  • 6. London 4-0, 80

  • 7. Trotwood-Madison 3-1, 71

  • 8. Geneva 4-0, 58

  • 9. Chagrin Falls Kenston (1) 4-0, 55

  • 10. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 4-0, 54

Others receiving 12 or more points: Medina Buckeye 44. Chardon 27. Tiffin Columbian 23. Bloom-Carroll 12.

DIVISION IV

  • 1. Clarksville Clinton-Massie (9) 4-0, 180

  • 2. Cincinnati Wyoming (5) 4-0, 136

  • 3. Canton South (2) 4-0, 116

  • 4. Thornville Sheridan 4-0, 109

  • 5. Steubenville (1) 3-1, 92

  • 6. Cleveland Glenville (4) 3-1, 68

  • 7. Sandusky Perkins 3-0, 56

  • 8. Cincinnati Taft 3-1, 50

  • (tie) Bellevue 3-1, 50

  • 10. Van Wert 3-1, 38

Others receiving 12 or more points: Circleville Logan Elm 37. Poland Seminary 31. Middletown Fenwick 29. Hartley 26. Galion 25. Streetsboro 20. Youngstown Mooney 15.

DIVISION V

  • 1. Perry (10) 4-0, 172

  • 2 Coldwater (5) 4-0, 158

  • 3. Oak Harbor (2) 4-0, 125

  • 4. Liberty Center (1) 4-0, 119

  • 5. Germantown Valley View (3) 4-0, 118

  • 6. Harvest Prep 3-0, 108

  • 7. Ironton 3-1, 98

  • 8. Creston Norwayne 4-0, 96

  • 9. Middletown Madison 4-0, 47

  • 10. Garrettsville Garfield 4-0, 24

Others receiving 12 or more points: Milan Edison 18. Waynesville 14.

DIVISION VI

  • 1. Versailles (14) 4-0, 183

  • 2. Williamsburg (3) 4-0, 122

  • 3. West Jefferson (2) 4-0, 118

  • 4. Kirtland 3-1, 109

  • 5. Sugarcreek Garaway 4-0, 90

  • 6. Rootstown (1) 4-0, 80

  • 7. Bluffton 4-0, 70

  • 8. New Madison Tri-Village 4-0, 52

  • 9. Collins Western Reserve (1) 4-0, 49

  • 10. Cincinnati Country Day 4-0, 43

Others receiving 12 or more points: North Jackson Jackson-Milton 38. Beverly Fort Frye 34. Cuyahoga Heights 25. Columbia Station Columbia 22. North Robinson Colonel Crawford 19. Marion Elgin 19. Toledo Ottawa Hills 15.

DIVISION VII

  • 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (17) 4-0, 203

  • 2. Hamler Patrick Henry 4-0, 133

  • 3. Malvern (1) 4-0, 130

  • 4. McComb 4-0, 125

  • 5. Ansonia (1) 4-0, 86

  • 6. Cedarville (1) 4-0, 65

  • 7. Reedsville Eastern (1) 4-0, 64

  • 8. Danville 4-0, 56

  • 9. Tiffin Calvert 4-0, 40

  • 10. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 4-0, 38

Others receiving 12 or more points: Minster 36. Antwerp 34. Dalton 34. Beaver Eastern 21. Leipsic 13.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Which central Ohio football teams made first AP poll of 2023?