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

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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? Yep. There are two this week. Week 5's schedule contains several key in-state contests that will affect next week's rankings, including Columbus Hartley-Worthington Kilbourne, Shelby-Sandusky, Crestwood-St. Thomas Aquinas, Garaway-Sandy Valley, West Salem Northwestern-Hillsdale and Shadyside-Toronto. 


1. (2 last week) Archbishop Alter (Kettering) 4-0
AP Ranking: 3
DP Fab 50: 4
Beat Carroll 49-0. Next Game: vs Fenwick (1-3)

2. (3) Woodridge (Peninsula) 4-0
AP Ranking: 14
DP Fab 50: 9
Beat Ravenna 44-8. Next Game: at Streetsboro (3-1)

3. (7) Steubenville 4-0
AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 1
Beat Boardman 28-0. Next Game: vs Dover (2-2)

4. (1) Bishop Hartley (Columbus) 2-2
AP Ranking: 12
DP Fab 50: 3
Lost 31-24 to Columbus DeSales. Next Game: at Worthington Kilbourne (4-0)

5. (5) Johnstown-Monroe 4-0
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 5
Beat Watkins Memorial 54-21. Next Game: vs Granville (1-3)

6. (6) Crestwood (Mantua) 4-0
AP Ranking: 8
DP Fab 50: 10
Beat Canal Fulton Northwest 48-14. Next Game: at St. Thomas Aquinas (3-1)

7. (9) Shelby 4-0
AP Ranking: 7
DP Fab 50: 17
Beat Norwalk 29-15. Next Game: vs Sandusky (4-0)

8. (10) Jonathan Alder (Plain City) 4-0
AP Ranking: 5
DP Fab 50: 6
Beat Marion Pleasant 33-16. Next Game: at Galion (1-3)

9. (NR) Wyoming (Cincinnati) 4-0
AP Ranking: 17
DP Fab 50: 12
Beat Indian Hill 34-37 in OT. Next Game: at Taylor (0-4)

10. (NR) Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (3-1)
AP Ranking: 10
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 31-16. Next Game: at Lake Catholic (2-2)

Dropped Out
No. 4 Indian Hill (Cincinnati) (3-1) lost 34-27 in OT to Wyoming
No. 8 Ursuline (Youngstown) (2-2) lost 31-0 to Massillon Washington

Under Consideration
Hubbard (4-0)
Indian Hill (3-1)
Clinton-Massie (Clarksville) (3-1)
Youngstown Ursuline (2-2)
Indian Lake (Lewistown) (4-0)
Valley View (Germantown) (4-0)
Perry (4-0)
Bellevue (3-1)


1. (1) Coldwater 4-0
AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 1
Beat Fort Recovery 30-12. Next Game: at St. Henry (3-1)

2. (3) Garaway (Sugarcreek) 4-0
AP Ranking: 7
DP Fab 50: 12
Beat East Canton 41-7. Next Game: at Sandy Valley (3-1)

3. (4) Wheelersburg 4-0
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat North College Hill 44-19. Next Game: vs Jackson (3-1)

4. (6) Ridgewood (West Lafayette) 4-0
AP Ranking: 10
DP Fab 50: 6
Beat Sandy Valley 31-0. Next Game: at East Canton (2-2)

5. (7) Coshocton 4-0
AP Ranking: NR
DP Fab 50: 15
Beat Rosecrans 44-14

6. (8) Edison (Milan) 4-0
AP Ranking: 4
DP Fab 50: 3
Beat Oak Harbor 49-7. Next Game: at Vermilion (2-2)

7. (9) Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 4-0
AP Ranking: 3
DP Fab 50: 5
Beat Cincinnati Taft 3-28. Next Game: vs Goshen (3-1)

8. (NR) Northwestern (West Salem) 4-0
AP Ranking: 6
DP Fab 50: 7
Beat Smithville 41-22. Next Game: at Hillsdale (4-0)

9. (2) Canton Central Catholic 2-2
AP Ranking: 15
DP Fab 50: 4
Lost 12-10 to Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas. Next Game: at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (3-1)

10. (NR) Swanton 4-0
AP Ranking: 8
DP Fab 50: 8
Beat Archbold 44-14. Next Game: vs Bryan (2-2)

Dropped Out
No. 5 Sandy Valley (Magnolia) (3-1) lost 31-0 to Ridgewood
No. 10 Liberty Union (Baltimore) (3-1) lost 36-14 to Bloom-Carroll

Under Consideration
South Range (Canfield) (4-0)
North Union (Richwood) (4-0)
Garfield (Garrettsville) (4-0)
Genoa Area (3-1)
Union Local (Belmont) (4-0)
Sandy Valley (3-1)


1. (1) Marion Local (Maria Stein) 3-1
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 1
Beat Minster 44-6. Next Game: vs Versailles (2-2)

2. (2) Kirtland 4-0
AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat Richmond Heights 35-14. Next Game: vs Berkshire (2-2)

3. (3) Mechanicsburg 4-0
AP Ranking: 5
DP Fab 50: 3
Beat Cedarville 51-6. Next Game: at Triad (0-4)

4. (5) Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) 4-0
AP Ranking: 4
DP Fab 50: 9
Beat Gates Mills Hawken 33-7. Next Game: vs Cardinal (1-3)

5. (6) Jefferson (Delphos) 3-1
AP Ranking: 10
DP Fab 50: 6
Beat Allen East 32-22. Next Game: vs Paulding (1-3)

6. (10) Patrick Henry (Hamler) 4-0
AP Ranking: 3
DP Fab 50: 4
Beat Liberty Center 22-14. Next Game: at Delta (1-3)

7. (NR) Aquinas (Louisville) 3-1
AP Ranking: 15
DP Fab 50: 5
Beat Canton Central Catholic 12-10. Next Game: vs Crestwood (4-0).

8. (7) Newark Catholic 3-1
AP Ranking: 11
DP Fab 50: 10
Lost 38-7 to Licking Heights. Next Game: vs Hebron Lakewood (4-0)

9. (9) River (Hannibal) 4-0
AP Ranking: NR
DP Fab 50: 29
Beat Magnolia (W.V.) 60-27. Next Game: vs Columbus Crusaders (3-1)

10. (4) Liberty Center 3-1
AP Ranking: 7
DP Fab 50: 8
Lost 22-14 to Patrick Henry. Next Game: at Delta (1-3)

Dropped Out
No. 8 Barnesville (3-1) lost 54-50 to Buckeye Trail

Under Consideration
Wynford (Bucyrus) (4-0)
David Anderson (Lisbon) (4-0)
Gibsonburg (4-0)
Chesapeake (4-0)
Columbiana (3-1)
Allen East (Harrod) (3-1)


1. (2) Mogadore 4-0
AP Ranking: 1
DP Fab 50: 1
Beat Granville 21-12. Next Game: at Loudonville (0-4)

2. (1) Fort Recovery 3-1
AP Ranking: 5
DP Fab 50: 6
Lost 30-12 to Coldwater. Next Game: vs Minster (2-2)

3. (3) John F. Kennedy Catholic (Warren) 4-0
AP Ranking: 2
DP Fab 50: 2
Beat Columbiana Crestview 34-0. Next Game: vs Steubenville Catholic Central (1-3)

4. (4) St. John's (Delphos) 3-1
AP Ranking: 10
DP Fab 50: 5
Beat Versailles 19-18. Next Game: vs Anna (3-1)

5. (5) East (Sciotoville) 4-0
AP Ranking: NR
DP Fab 50: 34
Beat Franklin Furnace Green 51-8. Next Game: vs Lucasville Valley (0-4)

6. (6) St. Paul (Norwalk) 4-0
AP Ranking: 4
DP Fab 50: 8
Beat Collins Western Reserve 56-21. Next Game: vs New London (1-3)

7. (7) McComb 3-1
AP Ranking: 11
DP Fab 50: 3
Beat Arcadia 75-0. Nwext Game: at Arlington (3-1)

8. (8) Shadyside 4-0
AP Ranking: 8
DP Fab 50: 10
Beat Meadowbrook 48-41. Next Game: at Toronto (4-0)

9. (9) Toronto 4-0
AP Ranking: 6
DP Fab 50: 12
Beat Steubenville Central Catholic 18-7. Next Game: vs Shadyside (4-0)

10. (10) Lehman Catholic (Sidney) 2-2
AP Ranking: NR
DP Fab 50: 20
Beat Upper Scioto Valley 39-18. Next Game: vs Perry (2-2)

Dropped Out
None

Under Consideration
Monroeville (4-0)
Covington (4-0)
Crestview (Convoy) (4-0)
Buckeye Trail (Lore City) (3-1)
Bishop Rosecrans (Zanesville) (3-1)
Minster (2-2)