Chiefs jump to No. 12 in state AP football poll
The undefeated Purple & White (4-0) jumped to No. 12 in Division II of the AP poll, which was released Monday evening.
Logan also maintained its unofficial hold on second place in its Division II Region 5 playoff region, according to computer ratings expert Joe Eitel (joeeitel.com). The Ohio High School Athletic Association is expected to release official computer ratings on Tuesday.
Southeastern Ohio Athletic League rival Jackson (also 4-0) jumped into the top ten in Division III — taking the No. 10 slot — while Miller (4-0) broke into the AP poll in Division VII and Lancaster (4-0) moved into the No. 10 position in Division I. Future Logan foe Columbus DeSales (3-1) is No. 15 in Division III.
How a state panel of sportswriters and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the second weekly Associated Press poll of 2015, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
1, Lakew. St. Edward (10) 3-1 208
2, Huber Hts. Wayne (8) 4-0 202
3, Fairfield 4-0 149
4, Westerville Cen. (2) 4-0 143
5, Cin. Colerain (1) 3-1 127
6, Berea-Midpark 4-0 100
7, Findlay (1) 4-0 96
8, Cin. Elder 3-1 95
9, Cin. St. Xavier 3-1 77
10, Lancaster (3) 4-0 59
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Hilliard Darby 52. 12, Mentor 18. 13, Upper Arlington 17. 14, Cin. Moeller 14.
DIVISION II
1, Cin. La Salle (21) 4-0 238
2, Perrysburg (1) 4-0 199
3, Aurora 4-0 171
4, Mayfield 4-0 135
5, Worth. Kilbourne 4-0 129
6, Warren Harding (2) 4-0 116
7, Grafton Midview (1) 4-0 88
8, Chardon 4-0 65
9, Cin. Turpin 4-0 36
10, Cin. Glen Este 4-0 32
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Avon 27. 12, LOGAN 26. 13, Copley 22. 14, Hudson 16. 15, Lima Senior 14.
DIVISION III
1, Cle. Benedictine (15) 4-0 222
2, Akron Hoban (5) 4-0 196
3, Poland Seminary (4) 4-0 162
4, Akron SV-SM 4-0 161
5, Wapakoneta (1) 4-0 144
6, Zanesville 4-0 78
7, Medina Buckeye 4-0 66
8, Clyde 4-0 65
9, Trotwood-Madison 3-1 56
10, Jackson 4-0 42
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, St. Marys Memorial 36. 12, Tipp City Tippecanoe 26. 13, Sandusky Perkins 25. 14, Bowling Green 17. 15, Col. DeSales 16. 16, Cin. Northwest 12.
DIVISION IV
1, Steubenville (16) 4-0 215
2, Perry (1) 4-0 176
3, Hamilton Badin (2) 4-0 171
4, Johnstown-Monroe (2) 4-0 137
5, Midd. Bish. Fenwick (4) 4-0 120
6, St. Clairsville 3-0 107
7, Chardon ND-CL 4-0 81
8, Col. Bishop Hartley 3-1 52
9, Germant’wn Val.View 4-0 46
10, Kettering Alter 3-1 42
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cin. Indian Hill 41. 12, London 33. 13, Mogadore Field 27. 14, Maysville 24. 15, Peninsula Woodridge 17. 16, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 16. 17, Hubbard 13. 18, Byesville Meadowbrook 12.
DIVISION V
1, Coldwater (24) 4-0 249
2, Colum. Crestview (1) 4-0 185
3, Wheelersburg 4-0 157
4, Zane Trace 4-0 136
5, Cadiz Harrison Central 4-0 119
6, Millbury Lake 4-0 101
7, Milan Edison 4-0 68
8, Doylestown Chippewa 4-0 47
9, Brookville 4-0 43
10, Swanton 4-0 42
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Apple Creek Waynedale 37. 12, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 25. 13, Magnolia Sandy Valley 23. 14, Creston Norwayne 19. 15, Can. Cen. Catholic 18. 15, Versailles 18. 17, Bidwell River Valley 17. 18, Rootstown 13.
DIVISION VI
1, Marion Local (21) 4-0 234
2, Columbus Grove 4-0 164
3, Cin. Country Day (2) 4-0 160
4, Spencerville 4-0 128
5, Columbia Sta. Columbia 4-0 106
6, Paint Valley 4-0 88
7, Lucasville Valley (1) 4-0 74
8, Cle. Cuyahoga Heights 4-0 61
9, Jeromesville Hillsdale 4-0 52
10, Mechanicsburg 4-0 51
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, St. Henry 44. 12, Smithville 33. 13, Lisbon Anderson (1) 30. 14, Kirtland 22. 14, Defiance Tinora 22. 16, Gibsonburg 18. 17, Newark Catholic 14. 18, Beverly Fort Frye 13. 19, Defiance Ayersville 12.
DIVISION VII
1, Danville (10) 4-0 210
2, Caldwell (8) 4-0 200
3, Fort Recovery (2) 4-0 129
4, Lucas 4-0 122
5, Warren JFK (2) 3-1 106
6, W. Unity Hilltop 4-0 76
7, Mogadore 3-1 72
8, Minster 2-2 66
9, McComb 3-1 63
10, Toronto 4-0 52
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 49. 12, Miami Valley Christian Academy 45. 13, Troy Christian (2) 32. 14, Bellaire St. John 27. 15, Norwalk St. Paul 25. 15, DeGraff Riverside (1) 25. 17, Corning Miller 14. 17, Vienna Mathews 14.