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Four Cincinnati teams ranked atop their divisions in 1st state soccer poll

james weber, cincinnati enquirer
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The Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association released its first statewide polls of the 2023 season.

Cincinnati is very well-represented in the polls, with the top-ranked team in four of the six sets of rankings.

Moeller is top-ranked in boys Division I. The Crusaders, who were state semifinalists last year, are off to a 5-0 start this season coming into a big Greater Catholic League showdown with St. Xavier Tuesday night.

The area has the top-ranked team in all three girls divisions. Reigning state champions Seton (Division I) and Cincinnati Country Day (DIII) are atop their polls, and 2022 state runner-up Waynesville is ranked first in Division II.

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The voting did not reflect Saturday results. Seton, 4-1 overall, fell 2-0 to Oak Hills Saturday night. The Scots, who are now 5-1 overall, were not ranked in the top 15 in the statewide poll.

CCD is 3-1, with the loss to Summit Country Day (1-0), who is ranked second in Division II.

Waynesville is 6-0 and has dominated its foes with the closest win by five goals. Xavier commit Samantha Erbach, a senior, is having another dominant season with 18 goals and nine assists.

Here are the poll results. Record and poll points are listed.

Austin Nowak and Moeller are 5-0 this season.
Austin Nowak and Moeller are 5-0 this season.

Boys Division I

1. Moeller 5-0-0 143

2. St. Charles Prep School (Columbus) 4-0-0 131

3. St. Ignatius (Cleveland) 3-1-0 128

4. Hoover (North Canton) 5-0-0 126

5. Medina 5-0-0 102

6. Centerville 3-0-2 97

7. Olentangy Liberty (Powell) 3-0-1 85

8. St. Xavier 4-1-0 83

9. Twinsburg 2-1-0 68

10. St. Francis de Sales School (Toledo) 4-1-1 63

11. Avon 4-0-0 47

12. Pickerington North 6-0-0 30

13 (tie). Brunswick 4-1-0 26

13 (tie). Mason 1-2-0 26

15. Springboro 2-1-2 23

Receiving votes: Perrysburg, Madison (Mansfield), Beavercreek.

Boys Division II

1. Revere (Richfield) 5-0-0 142

2. Summit Country Day 5-0-0 136

3. Shawnee (Lima) 1-0-1 126

4. Lake Catholic (Mentor) 5-0-0 120

5. Indian Hill 4-0-0 107

6. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls) 4-0-0 84

7. Bishop Watterson (Columbus) 2-2-0 80

8. Lexington 4-0-0 73

9. Howland (Warren) 2-0-2 69

10. Bay (Bay Village) 4-2-0 63

11. Archbishop Carroll (Dayton) 3-1-1 47

12. Bexley (Columbus) 3-2-0 34

13. Marietta 4-1-0 30

14 (tie). Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) 2-0-2 24

14 (tie). Tippecanoe (Tipp City) 5-1-0 24

Receiving votes: Celina, Tallmadge, Hubbard, Maysville (Zanesville), Harvey (Painesville), Wyoming.

Boys Division III

1. Western Reserve Academy (Hudson) 1-1-1 142

2. Beachwood 5-0-0 128

3. Ottawa Hills 3-1-1 126

4. Worthington Christian School 3-1-2 115

5. Mariemont 3-2-0 113

6. Troy Christian School 2-1-0 104

7. Hiland (Berlin) 5-0-1 72

8. John F. Kennedy (Warren) 4-0-2 64

9. Ottoville 5-0-0 63

10. Seven Hills 5-1-0 62

11. Tree Of Life School (Columbus) 4-0-1 56

12. Waynesville 4-2-0 41

13. Grandview Heights (Columbus) 3-2-0 36

14. Mansfield Christian School 2-1-1 29

15. Wheelersburg 5-0-0 14

Receiving Votes: Steubenville Catholic Central, United (Hanoverton), Dayton Christian School, Evergreen (Metamora), Fairview, South Range (Canfield).

Seton's Olivia Hausfeld (5) battles Oak Hills forward Presley Pennekamp (10) for the ball during their soccer match Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.
Seton's Olivia Hausfeld (5) battles Oak Hills forward Presley Pennekamp (10) for the ball during their soccer match Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.

Girls Division I

1. Seton 4-0-0 147

2. Medina 2-0-0 127

3 (tie). Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) 3-0-0 124

3 (tie).  Strongsville 3-0-1 124

5. Perrysburg 3-0-1 109

6. Milford 5-0-0 105

7. Centerville 4-2-0 74

8. Hudson 4-0-1 71

9. Upper Arlington 6-1-0 69

10. Coffman (Dublin) 5-0-0 53

11. Springboro 4-0-0 46

12. Magnificat (Rocky River) 2-0-1 43

13. Anthony Wayne (Whitehouse) 3-1-0 37

14. Howland (Warren) 4-1-2 22

15. Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) 2-1-0 21

Receiving votes: Oak Hills, Twinsburg, Wooster, Notre Dame Academy (Toledo), Hoover (North Canton).

Waynesville senior Samantha Erbach has 18 goals and nine assists this season.
Waynesville senior Samantha Erbach has 18 goals and nine assists this season.

Girls Division II

1. Waynesville 6-0-0 140

2. Copley 4-1-1 134

3. Rocky River 3-0-0 132

4. Summit Country Day 5-0-0 123

5. Canfield 4-0-0 99

6. Granville 4-1-1 94

7 (tie). Bay (Bay Village) 4-0-0 84

7 (tie). Ontario 4-0-1 84

9. Liberty-Benton (Findlay) 4-0-0 67

10 (tie). Clear Fork (Bellville) 5-1-1 44

10 (tie). Fairfield Union (Lancaster) 6-1-0 44

12. Bellbrook 5-0-0 41

13. Mercy McAuley 2-1-2 31

14. Archbishop Carroll (Dayton) 6-0-1 24

15. Dover 5-1-1 16

Receiving votes: Cloverleaf (Lodi), Marietta, West Branch (Beloit), Bexley (Columbus), Archbishop Hoban (Akron), Elida.

Girls Division III

1. Cincinnati Country Day 3-1-0 142

2. Manchester (Akron) 6-0-0 137

3. Grandview Heights (Columbus) 4-0-0 125

4. West Liberty-Salem 5-0-0 118

5. Wickliffe 3-0-0 106

6. Ottawa-Glandorf 5-0-0 87

7. Lynchburg-Clay 3-0-3 79

8. Champion (Warren) 5-0-0 74

9. Chippewa (Doylestown) 3-0-1 70

10. Mariemont 2-1-1 65

11. Worthington Christian 3-1-1 51

12. Kirtland 3-2-1 46

13 (tie). Archbold 4-0-0 37

13 (tie).  Bishop Rosecrans 5-1-0 37

15. Greenon (Springfield) 3-0-0 29

Receiving votes: Mapleton (Ashland), Seminary (Poland), Madeira, North Adams (Seaman).

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