MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio high school football small schools state polls: Divisions IV-VII

By Eric Frantz Sep 29, 2016, 1:00pm

No new No. 1's, but some new faces emerged as this week's games could shake up things further.

Video: Recap: Coldwater vs. St. Henry  2016
Watch the Division V leading Cavaliers handle St. Henry 21-14.

Below is a look at Ohio's top 10 teams in Divisions IV, V, VI and VII, and others under consideration. New No. 1 ranked teams? Nope. But there are new faces. Week 6's schedule contains several key in-state contests that will affect next week's rankings, including Heath-Newark Catholic, Wyoming-Mariemont, Garaway-Ridgewood, Marion Local-Anna, Hannibal River-Shadyside, Mogadore-Crestwood, McComb-Leipsic and Covington-Tri-County North. 

MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio Division IV state poll


1. (1 last week) Archbishop Alter (Kettering) 5-0
AP Ranking: 3
DP Fab 50: 4
Beat Fenwick 52-3. Next Game: vs Roger Bacon (2-3)

2. (2) Woodridge (Peninsula) 5-0
AP Ranking: 11
DP Fab 50: 7
Beat Streetsboro 70-0. Next Game: at Cloverleaf (0-5)

3. (3) Steubenville 5-0

AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 1
Beat Dover 57-45. Next Game: vs Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (2-3)



4. (4) Bishop Hartley (Columbus) 3-2
AP Ranking: 8
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat Worthington Kilbourne 45-13. Next Game: at St. Charles (2-3)

5. (5) Johnstown-Monroe 5-0
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 5
Beat Granville 45-15. Next Game: vs Johnstown Northridge (2-3)

6. (8) Jonathan Alder (Plain City) 5-0
AP Ranking: 5
DP Fab 50: 8
Beat Galion 43-16. Next Game: vs Buckeye Valley (3-2)

7. (9) Wyoming (Cincinnati) 5-0
AP Ranking: 9
DP Fab 50: 10
Beat Taylor 56-0. Next Game: vs Mariemont (4-1)

8. (10) Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) 4-1
AP Ranking: 7
DP Fab 50: 3
Beat Lake Catholic 42-12. Next Game: vs Canisius (N.Y.) (4-0)

9. (NR) Heath 5-0
AP Ranking: NR
DP Fab 50: 11
Beat Licking Heights 24-23. Next Game: vs Newark Catholic (4-1)



10. (NR) Perry 5-0
AP Ranking: 4
DP Fab 50: 13
Beat Wickliffe 49-7. Next Game: vs Chagrin Falls (1-4)

Dropped Out
No. 6 Crestwood (Mantua) (4-1) lost 38-34 to St. Thomas Aquinas
No. 7 Shelby (4-1) lost 42-21 to Sandusky

Under Consideration
Indian Hill (Cincinnati) (4-1)
Clinton-Massie (Clarksville) (4-1)
Crestwood (4-1)
Indian Lake (Lewistown) (5-0)
Shelby (4-1)
Bellevue (4-1)
Waverly (5-0)
Ottawa-Glandorf (5-0)
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon) (4-1)
Ursuline (Youngstown) (2-3)

MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio Division V state poll

1. (1) Coldwater 5-0
AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 1
Beat St. Henry 21-14. Next Game: vs Parkway (1-4)

2. (2) Garaway (Sugarcreek) 5-0
AP Ranking: 7
DP Fab 50: 12
Beat Sandy Valley 34-27. Next Game: at Ridgewood (5-0)

3. (3) Wheelersburg 5-0
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat Jackson 38-13. Next Game: at Oak Hill (2-3)



4. (4) Ridgewood (West Lafayette) 5-0
AP Ranking: 9
DP Fab 50: 10
Beat East Canton 16-4. Next Game: vs Garaway (5-0)

5. (6) Edison (Milan) 5-0
AP Ranking: 4
DP Fab 50: 4
Beat Vermilion 54-13. Next Game: vs Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic (1-4)

6. (7) Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 5-0
AP Ranking: 3
DP Fab 50: 3
Beat Goshen 33-15. Next Game: vs Clark Montessori (1-4)

7. (8) Northwestern (West Salem) 5-0
AP Ranking: 6
DP Fab 50: 6
Beat Hillsdale 42-27. Next Game: at Waynedale (0-5)

8. (5) Coshocton 5-0
AP Ranking: 11
DP Fab 50: 15
Beat Cambridge 34-27. Next Game: at New Lexington (1-4).

9. (10) Swanton 5-0
AP Ranking: 8
DP Fab 50: 9
Beat Bryan 35-0. Next Game: at Evergreen (0-5)



10. (NR) South Range (Canfield) 5-0
AP Ranking: 10
DP Fab 50: 7
Beat David Anderson 55-8. Next Game: at New Middletown Springfield (3-2)

Dropped Out
No. 9 Canton Central Catholic (2-3) lost 24-23 to Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin

Under Consideration
Canton Central Catholic (2-3)
Garfield (Garrettsville) (5-0)
Union Local (Belmont) (5-0)
Sandy Valley (Magnolia) (3-2)
Anna (4-1)
Warrensville Heights (Warrensville) (3-2)

MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio Division VI state poll

1. (1) Marion Local (Maria Stein) 4-1
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 1
Beat Versailles 28-7. Next Game: at Anna (4-1)

2. (2) Kirtland 5-0
AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat Berkshire 42-0. Next Game: at Independence (4-1)

3. (3) Mechanicsburg 4-0
AP Ranking: 5
DP Fab 50: 5
Beat Triad 49-0. Next Game: vs West Liberty-Salem (2-3)



4. (4) Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) 5-0
AP Ranking: 4
DP Fab 50: 11
Beat Cardinal 41-13. Next Game: vs Richmond Heights (0-5)

5. (5) Jefferson (Delphos) 4-1
AP Ranking: 9
DP Fab 50: 6
Beat Paulding 50-22. Next Game: vs Bluffton (3-2)

6. (6) Patrick Henry (Hamler) 5-0
AP Ranking: 3
DP Fab 50: 4
Beat Delta 42-6. Next Game: vs Archbold (2-3)

7. (7) Aquinas (Louisville) 4-1
AP Ranking: 10
DP Fab 50: 3
Beat Crestwood 38-34. Next Game: at Villa Angela-St. Joseph (1-4)

8. (8) Newark Catholic 4-1
AP Ranking: 12
DP Fab 50: 9
Beat Hebron Lakewood 30-10. Next Game: at Heath (5-0)

9. (9) River (Hannibal) 5-0
AP Ranking: NR
DP Fab 50: 28
Beat Columbus Crusaders 32-14. Next Game: vs Shadyside (5-0)



10. (10) Liberty Center 4-1
AP Ranking: 8
DP Fab 50: 8
Beat Evergreen 44-0. Next Game: at Delta (1-4)

Dropped Out
None

Under Consideration
Wynford (Bucyrus) (5-0)
Chesapeake (5-0)
Allen East (Harrod) (4-1)
Spencerville (4-1)
Ayersville (Defiance) (5-0)

MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio Division VII state poll
Mogadore's Austin Williams has helped the Wildcats to an unbeaten mark and top spot in the Division VII state football poll.
Mogadore's Austin Williams has helped the Wildcats to an unbeaten mark and top spot in the Division VII state football poll.
Photo by Jeff Harwell
1. (1) Mogadore 5-0
AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 1
Beat Loudonville 40-14. Next Game: at Crestwood (4-1)

2. (2) Fort Recovery 4-1
AP Ranking: 5
DP Fab 50: 4
Beat Minter 33-21. Next Game: at Versailles (2-3)

3. (3) John F. Kennedy Catholic (Warren) 5-0
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 5
Beat Steubenville Catholic Central 14-0. Next Game: vs Trinity (1-4)



4. (7) McComb 4-1
AP Ranking: 8
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat Arlington 44-14. Next Game: at Leipsic (4-1)

5. (5) East (Sciotoville) 5-0
AP Ranking: NR
DP Fab 50: 25
Beat Lucasville Valley 20-6. Next Game: vs McDermott Northwest (0-5)

6. (6) St. Paul (Norwalk) 5-0
AP Ranking: 3
DP Fab 50: 6
Beat New London 56-0. Next Game: at Plymouth (2-3)

7. (8) Shadyside 5-0
AP Ranking: 7
DP Fab 50: 10
Beat Toronto 31-30. Next Game: at Hannnibal River (5-0)

8. (10) Lehman Catholic (Sidney) 3-2
AP Ranking: NR
DP Fab 50: 21
Beat Perry 48-20. Next Game: vs Riverside (4-1)

9. (NR) Covington 5-0
AP Ranking: 4
DP Fab 50: 3
Beat Troy Christian 27-26. Next Game: At Tri-County North (4-1)



10. (4) St. John's (Delphos) 3-2
AP Ranking: 15
DP Fab 50: 7
Lost 42-21 to Anna. Next Game:  at New Bremen (2-3)

Dropped Out
No. 9 Toronto (4-1) lost 31-30 to Shadyside

Under Consideration
Toronto (4-1)
Calvert (Tiffin) (3-2)
Minster (2-3)
Monroeville (5-0)
Buckeye Trail (Lore City) (4-1)
Southern (Racine) (5-0)