Bellevue, Norwalk ranked in state

Bellevue and Norwalk remain ranked in the state poll, which was released Monday.
Fandy.com Staff
Oct 1, 2012

The Redmen (5-1, 1-1) dropped to 10th in Division III with 75 points. They are slated to play Friday at Willard. The game will be broadcast tape-delayed at www.fandy.com.

The undefeated Truckers (6-0, 1-0) are 14th in Division II at 19 points. They return home after a four-game road trip and will play Sandusky Friday at Whitney Field.

The division leaders are Cleveland St. Ignatius in I, Toledo Central Catholic II, Alliance Marlington III, Columbus Hartley IV, Coldwater V and Mogadore VI.

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the fourth weekly poll of 2012, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

Division I
1, Cle. St. Ignatius (26)    6-0    292
2, Cin. Colerain (1)    6-0    227
3, Lakewood St. Edward (1)    6-0    215
4, Dublin Coffman (1)    6-0    167
5, Austintown-Fitch (1)    6-0    140
6, Tol. Whitmer    6-0    99
7, Pickerington N.    6-0    94
8, Can. McKinley    5-0    79
9, Cin. Moeller    5-1    61
10, Willoughby S.    6-0    52
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, W. Chester Lakota W. 48. 12, Mentor 30. 13, Springboro 22. 14, Lewis Center Olentangy 21. 15, Cin. St. Xavier 18. 16, N. Royalton 17. 17, Huber Hts. Wayne 14. 18, Avon Lake 12.

Division II
1, Tol. Cent. Cath. (23)    6-0    278
2, Zanesville (3)    6-0    238
3, Cin. Turpin    6-0    211
4, Dresden Tri-Valley (1)    6-0    164
5, Tiffin Columbian (1)    6-0    146
6, Cin. Winton Woods    5-1    104
7, Grafton Midview (1)    6-0    76
8, Aurora    5-1    75
9, Chardon    5-1    73
10, New Philadelphia (1)    6-0    72
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Pataskala Licking Hts. 44. 12, Trotwood-Madison 29. 13, Tipp City Tippecanoe 20. 14, Norwalk 19. 15, Avon 13.

Division III
1, Alliance Marlington (16)    6-0    246
2, Millersburg W. Holmes (3)    6-0    224
3, Kettering Alter (6)    5-0-1    217
4, Day. Thurgood Marshall (2)    5-1    152
5, Chagrin Falls    5-1    130
6, Akr. SVSM (1)    5-1    111
7, Niles McKinley (1)    6-0    109
8, Steubenville    5-1    104
9, Napoleon (1)    5-0-1    85
10, Bellevue    5-1    75
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Bryan 55. 12, Elida 39. 13, Circleville 34.

Division IV
1, Cols. Hartley (15)    6-0    259
2, Creston Norwayne (6)    6-0    218
3, Clarksville Clinton-Massie (3)    6-0    214
4, Ottawa-Glandorf (2)    6-0    197
5, Brookfield (3)    6-0    158
6, Genoa Area    6-0    156
7, St. Clairsville (1)    6-0    139
8, Cols. Ready    6-0    88
9, Ironton    5-1    69
10, Richwood N. Union    6-0    36
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 14. 11, Wooster Triway 14.

Division V
1, Coldwater (20)    6-0    279
2, Kirtland (7)    6-0    243
3, Lima Cent. Cath. (1)    6-0    210
4, Hamler Patrick Henry (1)    6-0    188
5, Columbiana Crestview (1)    6-0    158
6, Sugarcreek Garaway    6-0    129
7, Northwood    6-0    95
8, Covington    6-0    54
9, Cuyahoga Hts.    5-1    47
10, Louisville Aquinas    6-0    36
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Bucyrus Wynford 29. 12, Cin. Summit Country Day 28. 12, Youngs. Ursuline 28. 14, Lucasville Valley 21. 15, Day. Christian 17. 15, Liberty Center 17. 17, Wheelersburg 12.

Division VI
1, Mogadore (23)    6-0    276
2, McComb (2)    6-0    219
3, Ada (1)    6-0    209
4, Leipsic (2)    6-0    202
5, Maria Stein Marion Local (2)    5-1    171
6, Shadyside    6-0    131
7, Malvern    5-1    112
8, Zanesville Rosecrans    5-1    55
9, St. Henry    4-2    50
10, Newark Cath.    5-1    47
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, N. Robinson Col. Crawford 43. 12, Warren JFK 23. 13, Danville 21. 14, Delphos St. John's 20. 15, Youngs. Christian 18. 16, Fairport Harbor Harding 13.