AP Poll: Big Win Propels Coffman to 3rd, Tri-Valley Still 5th

AP Poll: Big Win Propels Coffman to 3rd, Tri-Valley Still 5th
Posted: Oct 27, 2014

With at least a share of the OCC-Central division in its back pocket, Dublin Coffman is on the move again in the latest Ohio Associated Press State Football Rankings. The Rocks (9-0) climbed a spot to 3rd after dismantling previously 12th ranked Olentangy Liberty last Friday 52-24. That win put Coffman in the driver’s seat for the outright division crown as Upper Arlington visits for a week 10 match-up Thursday night.

Also in D-I, Westerville Central (8-1) remained in the top ten despite a 35-10 loss at Hilliard Darby last week. The Warhawks drop from 7th to 9th. Meanwhile, OCC-Cardinal Division-leading Darby (8-1) received some votes after that huge week nine win over Westerville Central. The Panthers are 13th.
In Division II, Olentangy (9-0) wrapped up its first-ever OCC-Capital Division Championship with last week’s win at Mount Vernon, 49-35. The Braves continue to be ranked 2nd in the new A.P. poll, but garnered four first-place votes. Looking ahead to the playoffs, Olentangy has already clinched the No. 1 seed in region five.
In Division III, Tri-Valley locked up at least a share of its 4th straight MVL championship with a convincing 35-7 win over previously unbeaten Maysville last week. The Scotties (9-0) didn’t move in the poll, ranked 5th, but are within two voter points of 4th ranked Wapakoneta. Defensively, Tri-Valley has allowed the fewest points of any team in the state of Ohio, regardless of division, with 34.

In Division IV, Maysville (8-1) slipped to 12 in the rankings following that week nine loss to Tri-Valley. Previously, the Panthers were ranked 6th which was the best in school history.

Listed below is the complete poll of how a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rated Ohio high school football teams in the sixth weekly Associated Press poll of 2014, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

 
 

DIVISION I

1, Hudson (23)

9-0

263

2, Huber Heights Wayne (3)

9-0

199

3, Dublin Coffman

9-0

182

4, Centerville

9-0

165

5, Mentor

8-1

141

6, Lakewood St. Edward

7-2

127

7, Pickerington Central

9-0

120

8, Cincinnati St. Xavier (1)

7-2

117

9, Westerville Central

8-1

35

10, Cleveland St. Ignatius

6-3

32

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Berea-Midpark 29. 12, Cincinnati Moeller 19. 13, Hilliard Darby 12. 13, Springboro 12.

DIVISION II

1, Perrysburg (14)

9-0

233

2, Lewis Center Olentangy (4)

9-0

213

3, Bedford (2)

9-0

194

4, Cincinnati La Salle (3)

8-1

187

5, Macedonia Nordonia (2)

9-0

166

6, Grafton Midview (1)

9-0

130

(tie) Kings Mills Kings (1)

9-0

130

8, Cincinnati Mount Healthy

9-0

81

9, Mayfield

8-1

63

10, Lima Senior

8-1

40

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Avon 26.

DIVISION III

1, Hubbard (19)

9-0

251

2, Athens (4)

9-0

201

3, Aurora

9-0

180

4, Wapakoneta (1)

9-0

157

5, Dresden Tri-Valley

9-0

155

6, Norwalk (2)

9-0

134

7, Trotwood-Madison (1)

8-1

124

8, Jackson

9-0

92

9, Clyde

8-1

59

10, Toledo Central Catholic

7-2

33

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Louisville 23. 12, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 20. 13, Poland Seminary 15.

DIVISION IV

1, Kettering Archbishop Alter (11)

9-0

245

2, Clarksville Clinton-Massie (13)

9-0

238

3, Wooster Triway

9-0

171

4, Wauseon (2)

9-0

152

5, Cleveland Benedictine

8-1

146

6, Cincinnati McNicholas

8-1

101

7, Mantua Crestwood (1)

9-0

92

8, Johnstown-Monroe

8-1

79

9, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney

5-3

51

10, Columbus Beechcroft

8-1

46

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Columbus Marion-Franklin 39. 12, Zanesville Maysville 35. 13, Cincinnati Wyoming 27. 14, Bellevue 16. 15, Kenton 15.

DIVISION V

1, Canton Central Catholic (19)

9-0

256

2, Coldwater (5)

8-1

206

3, Findlay Liberty-Benton (2)

9-0

199

4, Marion Pleasant (1)

9-0

182

5, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy

9-0

131

6, St. Clairsville

9-0

123

7, Columbus Bishop Hartley

7-2

100

8, Huron

8-1

96

9, Jamestown Greeneview

9-0

29

10, Youngstown Ursuline

6-3

25

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Youngstown Liberty 24. 12, Doylestown Chippewa 23. 13, Wheelersburg 22. 14, Delta 15. 15, Coshocton 14.

DIVISION VI

1, Kirtland (19)

9-0

254

2, Loudonville (4)

9-0

207

3, Mogadore

9-0

199

4, Defiance Tinora (1)

9-0

169

5, Sugarcreek Garaway (1)

9-0

149

6, McDonald (2)

9-0

126

7, Fredericktown

9-0

125

8, Lewisburg Tri-County North

9-0

75

9, Spencerville

8-1

56

10, Jeromesville Hillsdale

8-1

22

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 13.

DIVISION VII

1, Maria Stein Marion Local (26)

9-0

269

2, Glouster Trimble (1)

9-0

225

3, Shadyside

9-0

186

4, Caldwell

9-0

161

5, Berlin Center Western Reserve

8-1

155

6, Norwalk St. Paul

8-1

152

7, Arlington

8-1

121

8, Tiffin Calvert

7-2

61

9, Sidney Lehman

7-2

39

10, McComb

7-2

32

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Bainbridge Paint Valley 21. 12, Plymouth 16. 12, Fort Recovery 16. 14, Wellsville 12.