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

Video: Ryan Markoff's highlights vs. Xenia High School
Watch Archbishop Alter's quarterback in the 49-7 win against Xenia.

Below is a look at Ohio's top 10 teams in Divisions IV, V, VI and VII, and others under consideration. Three of the four No. 1 ranked teams remain Midwest Athletic Conference members, including two of which (Coldwater and Fort Recovery) meet this weekend. Week 4's schedule contains several additional key in-state contests - specifically Columbus Hartley-Columbus DeSales, Indian Hill-Wyoming, Jonathan Alder-Marion Pleasant, Sandy Valley-Ridgewood, Coshocton-Rosecrans, Marion Local-Minster, Liberty Center-Patrick Henry, Allen East-Delphos Jefferson and Newark Catholic-Licking Heights. 


1. (1) Bishop Hartley (Columbus) 2-1
AP Ranking: 5
DP Fab 50: 1
Beat Marion-Franklin 48-0. Next Game: at Columbus DeSales (3-0)

2. (2) Archbishop Alter (Kettering) 3-0
AP Ranking: 4
DP Fab 50: 3
Beat Xenia 49-7. Next Game: at Carroll (1-2)



3. (3) Woodridge (Peninsula) 3-0
AP Ranking: 17
DP Fab 50: 11
Beat Chagrin Falls 44-6. Next Game: vs Ravenna (1-2)

4. (4) Indian Hill (Cincinnati) 3-0
AP Ranking: 6
DP Fab 50: 13
Beat Roger Bacon 48-10. Next Game: vs Wyoming (3-0)

5. (5) Johnstown-Monroe 3-0
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 6
Beat Buckeye valley 41-26. Next Game: at Watkins Memorial (1-2)

6. (6) Crestwood (Mantua) 3-0
AP Ranking: 10
DP Fab 50: 16
Beat Coventry 28-20. Next Game: vs Canal Fulton Northwest (3-0)

7. (7) Steubenville 3-0
AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat West Holmes 41-7. Next Game: at Boardman (2-1)

8. (8) Ursuline (Youngstown) 2-1
AP Ranking: 15
DP Fab 50: 4
Lost 37-12 to Akron Hoban. Next Game: vs Massillon Washington (1-2)



9. (9) Shelby 3-0
AP Ranking: 9
DP Fab 50: 18
Beat Clear Fork 41-18. Next Game: at Norwalk (2-1)

10. (10) Jonathan Alder (Plain City) 3-0
AP Ranking: 7
DP Fab 50: 7
Beat Amanda-Clearcreek 34-0. Next Game: vs Marion Pleasant (3-0)

Dropped Out
None

Under Consideration
Clinton-Massie (Clarksville) (2-1)
Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (2-1)
Indian Lake (Lewistown) (3-0)
Wyoming (Cincinnati) (3-0)
Valley View (Germantown) (3-0)
Perry (3-0)
Bellevue (2-1)


1. (1) Coldwater 3-0
AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 1
Beat Marion Local 17-14. Next Game: vs Fort Recovery (3-0)

2. (2) Canton Central Catholic 2-1
AP Ranking: 8
DP Fab 50: 3
Beat Minerva 56-0. Next Game: vs Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas (2-1)



3. (3) Garaway (Sugarcreek) 3-0
AP Ranking: 7
DP Fab 50: 13
Beat Indian Valley 48-15. Next Game: vs East Canton (2-1)

4. (4) Wheelersburg 3-0
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat Portsmouth 45-0. Next Game: at North College Hill (1-2)

5. (5) Sandy Valley (Magnolia) 3-0
AP Ranking: 11
DP Fab 50: 24
Beat Tuscarawas Valley 33-0. Next Game: at Ridgewood (3-0)

6. (6) Ridgewood (West Lafayette) 3-0
AP Ranking: 20
DP Fab 50: 15
Beat River View 42-0. Next Game: vs Sandy Valley (3-0)

7. (7) Coshocton 3-0
AP Ranking: 17
DP Fab 50: 11
Beat Columbus Crusaders 20-14. Next Game: at Rosecrans (3-0)

8. (8) Edison (Milan) 3-0
AP Ranking: 6
DP Fab 50: 5
Beat Collins Western Reserve 49-14. Next Game: vs Oak Harbor (2-1)



9. (NR) Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (3-0)
AP Ranking: 3
DP Fab 50: 4
Beat Columbus Ready (48-17. Next Game: vs Cincinnati Taft (2-1)
 
10. (NR) Liberty Union (Baltimore) (3-0)
AP Ranking: NR
DP Fab 50: 29
Beat Dayton Belmont 25-0. Next Game: vs Bloom-Carroll (2-1)

Dropped Out
No. 9 Harrison Central (Cadiz) (2-1) lost 35-34 to Bellaire
No. 10 Eastwood (Pemberville) (2-1) lost 35-28 to Oak Harbor

Under Consideration
South Range (Canfield) (3-0)
North Union (Richwood) (3-0)
Swanton (3-0)
Garfield (Garrettsville) (3-0)
Genoa Area (2-1)
Crestview (Columbiana) (2-1)
Harrison Central (2-1)


1. (1) Marion Local (Maria Stein) 2-1
AP Ranking: 3
DP Fab 50: 1
Lost 17-14 to Coldwater. Next Game: at Minster (2-1)

2. (2) Kirtland 3-0
AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat Villa Angela-St. Joseph 36-14. Next Game: at Richmond Heights (0-3)

3. (3) Mechanicsburg 3-0
AP Ranking: 4
DP Fab 50: 3
Beat Springfield Northwestern 40-6. Next Game: at Springfield Northwestern (0-2)



4. (4) Liberty Center 3-0
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 5
Beat Nelsonville-York 48-14. Next Game: at Patrick Henry (3-0)

5. (5) Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) 3-0
AP Ranking: 5
DP Fab 50: 9
Beat New Middletown Springfield 45-21. Next Game: at Gates Mills Hawken (0-3)

6. (7) Jefferson (Delphos) 2-1
AP Ranking: 17
DP Fab 50: 6
Beat Sherwood Fairview 49-0. Next Game: at Allen East (3-0)

7. (10) Newark Catholic 3-0
AP Ranking: 6
DP Fab 50: 10
Beat Columbus Academy 34-26. Next Game: at Licking Heights (2-1)

8. (8) Barnesville 3-0
AP Ranking: 8
DP Fab 50: 26
Beat Magnolia (W.V.) 35-18. Next Game: vs Buckeye Trail (2-1)

9. (9) River (Hannibal) 3-0
AP Ranking: 15
DP Fab 50: 25
Beat Monroe Central 41-8. Next Game: vs Magnolia (W.V.) (0-3)



10. (NR) Patrick Henry (Hamler) (3-0)
AP Ranking: 7
DP Fab 50: 4
Beat Columbus Grove 47-27. Next Game: vs Liberty Center (3-0)

Dropped Out
No. 6 Grandview Heights (Columbus) (2-1) lost 34-22 to North Union

Under Consideration
Wynford (Bucyrus) (3-0)
Gibsonburg (3-0)
Allen East (Harrod) (3-0)
Chesapeake (3-0)
Grandview Heights (2-1)
Columbiana (2-1)
Smithville (3-0)


1. (1) Fort Recovery 3-0
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 6
Beat Parkway 44-7. Next Game: at Coldwater (3-0)

2. (2) Mogadore 3-0
AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 1
Beat Norton 41-12. Next Game: vs Granville (1-2)

3. (3) John F. Kennedy Catholic (Warren) 3-0
AP Ranking: 3
DP Fab 50: 4
Beat Girard 28-7. Next Game: at Columbiana Crestview (2-1)



4. (NR) St. John's (Delphos) 2-1
AP Ranking: 17
DP Fab 50: 5
Beat Minster 46-30. Next Game: at Versailles (2-1)

5. (5) East (Sciotoville) 3-0
AP Ranking: 18
DP Fab 50: 31
Beat Albany Alexander 15-7. Next Game: at Franklin Furnace Green (2-1)

6. (6) St. Paul (Norwalk) 3-0
AP Ranking: 8
DP Fab 50: 8
Beat Calvert 24-19. Next Game: at Collins Western Reserve (0-3)

7. (7) McComb 2-1
AP Ranking: 14
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat Hopewell-Loudon 49-7. Next Game vs Arcadia (0-3)

8. (8) Shadyside 3-0
AP Ranking: 10
DP Fab 50: 11
Beat Caldwell 41-19. Next Game: vs Meadowbrook (1-2)

9. (9) Toronto 3-0
AP Ranking: 6
DP Fab 50: 17
Beat Sebring McKinley (2-1). Next Game: vs Steubenville Central Catholic (1-2)



10. (10) Lehman Catholic (Sidney) 1-2
AP Ranking: NR
DP Fab 50: 19
Beat Graham 63-14. Next Game: vs Upper Scioto valley (1-2)

Dropped Out
No. 4 Minster (2-1) lost 46-30 to Delphos St. John’s

Under Consideration
Bishop Rosecrans (Zanesville) (3-0)
Minster (2-1)
Monroeville (3-0)
Lucas (3-0)
Covington (3-0)
Crestview (Convoy) (3-0)