Prep football: Madison, Fenwick hold spots in this week’s state poll

Madison and Fenwick maintained their positions in this week’s Ohio Associated Press high school football poll in voting released Monday.

Madison (9-0) is second in Division V and Fenwick (7-2) is 15th in Division III. Both teams have already clinched playoff berths.

This Friday, Madison will close the regular season at home against Waynesville, while Fenwick travels to Dayton to face Carroll.

WEEK 9 FOOTBALL COVERAGE

» Badin handles CJ, clinches outright league title and eyes playoffs

» Colerain pulls away from Fairfield to extend GMC winning streak

» Edgewood blanks Little Miami to boost SWOC, postseason hopes

» East runs past Hamilton, keeps playoff drive alive heading to Week 10

» Caldwell scores four times, Ross overwhelms Meadowdale 52-6

» Roundup: Fenwick, Madison win easily, surging into playoffs

Fairfield (7-2) dropped out of the Division I rankings after losing 55-27 to top-ranked Colerain last weekend. The Indians have also clinched a spot in the postseason.

Here’s how a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters voted in this week’s poll, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

1, Cincinnati Colerain (22) 9-0 238

2, Mentor (2) 8-1 201

3, Hilliard Davidson 8-1 162

4, Solon 8-1 119

5, Clayton Northmont 8-1 117

6, Canton McKinley 8-1 77

(tie) Lakewood St. Edward 6-2 77

8, Dublin Coffman 8-1 76

9, Reynoldsburg 8-1 59

10, Pickerington Central 7-2 49

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Cleveland St. Ignatius 44. 12. Springfield 36. 13. Euclid 30.

DIVISION II

1, Akron Hoban (18) 9-0 233

2, Toledo Central Catholic (4) 9-0 201

3, Massillon Washington 9-0 170

4, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (1) 9-0 148

5, Wadsworth 9-0 130

6, Maple Heights 9-0 86

7, Cincinnati Winton Woods 8-1 60

8, Kings Mills Kings 8-1 59

9, Avon 8-1 53

10, Barberton 9-0 52

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Avon Lake 46. 12. Olmsted Falls (1) 16. 13. Troy 12.

DIVISION III

1, Kettering Archbishop Alter (8) 8-1 213

2, Bellbrook (13) 9-0 204

3, Canfield (1) 8-1 147

4, Chagrin Falls Kenston 8-1 108

5, Thornville Sheridan 8-1 103

6, Columbus Eastmoor Academy 8-1 101

7, Columbus Bishop Hartley (2) 7-2 72

8, Akron East 8-1 47

(tie) Wapakoneta 8-1 47

10, Trotwood-Madison 6-3 37

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Medina Buckeye 34. 12. Granville 30. 13. (tie) Hillsboro, Norwalk 24. 15. Fenwick 20. 16. Chardon 18. 17. (tie) Dayton Chaminade Julienne, Clyde 16. 19. Alliance Marlington 13. 20. Athens 12.

DIVISION IV

1, St. Marys Memorial (12) 9-0 202

2, Cincinnati Wyoming (4) 9-0 191

3, Hubbard (1) 9-0 165

4, Steubenville (5) 8-1 149

5, Bellville Clear Fork (2) 9-0 119

6, St. Clairsville 9-0 110

7, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 8-1 98

8, London 9-0 80

9, Perry 8-1 72

10, Cincinnati Indian Hill 8-1 42

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Gallipolis Gallia Academy 14. 12. Girard 13.

DIVISION V

1, Genoa Area (11) 9-0 202

2, Madison (3) 9-0 184

3, Wheelersburg (5) 8-1 160

4, Liberty Center (1) 9-0 145

5, Johnstown-Monroe 8-1 120

6, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (1) 9-0 102

7, Anna (2) 7-2 76

8, Oak Harbor 8-1 69

9, Leavittsburg Labrae 8-1 49

10, West Lafayette Ridgewood 8-1 27

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Marion Pleasant 25. 12. (tie) Wickliffe, Akron Manchester 19.

DIVISION VI

1, Maria Stein Marion Local (21) 9-0 228

2, Kirtland (1) 9-0 179

3, Lima Central Catholic 8-0 141

4, Mogadore 8-1 117

5, Rootstown 9-0 110

6, Coldwater 7-2 78

7, McDonald (1) 9-0 77

8, Galion Northmor 9-0 75

9, St. Henry 7-2 58

10, Mechanicsburg 8-1 52

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Bainbridge Paint Valley 47. 12. Beverly Fort Frye 28. 13. Creston Norwayne 14.

DIVISION VII

1, Sycamore Mohawk (13) 9-0 200

2, Edgerton (2) 9-0 176

3, Pandora-Gilboa (1) 9-0 166

4, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (3) 9-0 134

5, Ft. Loramie 8-1 118

6, McComb 8-1 109

7, Tiffin Calvert 8-1 86

8, Convoy Crestview 8-1 59

9, Minster (3) 6-3 58

10, Norwalk St. Paul (1) 8-1 44

(tie)Glouster Trimble 8-1 44

Others receiving 12 or more points: 12. Windham 19. 13. Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights 14.

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