Cincinnati has 11 top 10 teams in 1st Ohio AP state football poll. Winton Woods leads DII
The Ohio Associated Press released its first statewide high school football poll on Monday, Sept. 5, featuring 11 Cincinnati-area teams that are top 10 in their respective divisions.
Leading the pack in Division II, defending state champion Winton Woods is No. 1, with Eastern Cincinnati Conference running mate Kings at No. 5.
Division I has a big local presence as Moeller was voted No. 2, Elder No. 3, Lakota West No. 4, Princeton No. 7 and Fairfield No. 9. In Division III, state runner-up Badin is No. 2 with Western Brown at No. 4.
Wyoming is third in Division IV with Reading receiving votes and Cincinnati Hills League partner Madeira was just barely out of the top 10 in Division V. In Division VI, Williamsburg under first-year coach Nick Ayers shows up at No. 8.
Division I
1. Lakewood St. Edward (11)
2. Moeller (3)
3. Elder
4. Lakota West (1)
5. Centerville (1)
6. Cleveland St. Ignatius
7. Princeton
8. Springfield
9. Fairfield (1)
(tie) New Albany
Others receiving 12 or more points: Pickerington North 45. Hilliard Bradley 32. Clayton Northmont 24. Cleveland Heights 15. Dublin Jerome 14.
Division II
1. Winton Woods (7)
2. Akron Hoban (4)
3. Medina Highland (2)
4. Massillon Washington
5. Kings
6. Piqua
7. Toledo Central Catholic (2)
8. Uniontown Lake
9. Hudson
10. Xenia (1)
Others receiving 12 or more points: Sunbury Big Walnut 40. North Ridgeville (1) 40. Austintown-Fitch 40. Macedonia Nordonia 37. Fremont Ross 34. Dover 25. Avon 24. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 16.
Division III
1. Chardon (12)
2. Badin (1)
3. Canfield (2)
4. Western Brown (1)
5. Tipp City Tippecanoe (1)
6. Granville
7. Tallmadge
8. Medina Buckeye
9. Bellbrook
10. Youngstown Ursuline
Others receiving 12 or more points: Circleville 23. Columbus Bishop Watterson 20. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 14. Mansfield 12. Wapakoneta 12.
Division IV
1. Cleveland Glenville (10)
2. Van Wert (1)
3. Wyoming (4)
4. Steubenville (1)
5. Millersburg West Holmes (1)
6. Sandusky Perkins
7. New Lexington
8. Chillicothe Unioto
9. Girard
10. Jefferson Area
Others receiving 12 or more points: McConnelsville Morgan 18. Reading 15. Elyria Catholic 15. Beloit West Branch 14. Gallipolis Gallia Academy 13. Bellevue 12.
Division V
1. Ironton (6)
2. Coldwater (7)
3. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (2)
4. Canfield South Range
5. Liberty Center
6. Milton-Union (1)
7. Sugarcreek Garaway
8. Archbold (1)
9. Bloomdale Elmwood
10. West Lafayette Ridgewood
(tie) Pemberville Eastwood
Others receiving 12 or more points: Madeira 24. Minford 23. Creston Norwayne 22. Wheelersburg 19. Chillicothe Zane Trace 18. Cadiz Harrison Central 14.
Division VI
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (10)
2. Kirtland (7)
3. Versailles
4. Carey
5. Beverly Fort Frye
6. Ashland Crestview
7. Mogadore
8. Williamsburg
9. Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant
10. Rootstown
Others receiving 12 or more points: North Robinson Colonel Crawford 26. Columbia Station Columbia 25. Toledo Ottawa Hills 24. Galion Northmor 18.
Division VII
1. Mechanicsburg (3) 3-0 121
2. Warren John F. Kennedy (5) 3-0 110
3. New Bremen (2)
4. Newark Catholic (5)
5. Arlington
6. Toronto
7. South Charleston Southeastern (1)
8. Convoy Crestview
9. Hannibal River
10. Lowellville
Others receiving 12 or more points: Ansonia 25. Antwerp 20. Ft. Loramie 19. Reedsville Eastern 17. Caldwell 17. Springfield Catholic Central 16. Franklin Furnace Green 15. Lima Central Catholic 12.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati football boasts 11 teams in top 10 of 1st AP state poll
