Crescent-News.com - Patrick Henry is No. 2 in Division V; Pandora-Gilboa at No 9 in Division VI

The Patriots of Patrick Henry solidified their ranking this week in the sixth of eight Associated Press Ohio high school football polls.

Patrick Henry (8-0), ranked No. 3 a week ago in Division V, moved up to No. 2 after defeating No. 2-ranked Archbold in NWOAL play 35-7. The Streaks (7-1) fell from No. 2 to No. 10 this week in D-V.

Also taking a tumble this week were the Roughriders of St. Marys in Division III. St. Marys (7-1), ranked No. 1 a week ago, fell to Lima Shawnee and is now ranked sixth. The only other Defiance six-county area team ranked this week is unbeaten Pandora-Gilboa (8-0), checking in ninth in Division VI.

Leading the way in their respective divisions with just two polls left are Cleveland Glenville in Division I, Columbus DeSales in Division II, Thornville Sheridan in Division III, Coldwater in Division IV, Youngstown Ursuline in Division V and Hopewell-Loudon in Division VI.

COLUMBUS (AP) -- How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the sixth of eight Associated Press weekly polls of 2008, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

1, Cle. Glenville (22) 8-0 274

2, Hilliard Davidson (2) 8-0 238

3, Pickerington Cent. (3) 8-0 237

4, Cin. Elder (1) 7-1 175

5, Cin. Colerain 7-1 153

6, Cle. St. Ignatius (1) 7-1 151

7, Amherst Steele 8-0 106

8, Dublin Coffman 7-1 75

9, Can. GlenOak 7-1 51

10, Strongsville 7-1 36

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Brunswick 22. 12, N. Can. Hoover 18. 13, Cols. Brookhaven 12.

DIVISION II

1, Cols. DeSales (20) 8-0 268

2, Louisville (4) 8-0 236

3, Tol. Cent. Cath. 8-0 221

4, Lexington 8-0 168

5, Logan (1) 8-0 154

6, Sylvania Southview (2) 8-0 126

7, New Carlisle Tecumseh (2) 8-0 122

8, E. Cle. Shaw 8-0 85

9, Medina Highland 8-0 76

10, Cin. Winton Woods 8-0 48

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cols. Marion-Franklin 35.

DIVISION III

1, Thornville Sheridan (17) 8-0 258

2, Youngs. Liberty (4) 8-0 220

3, Circleville Logan Elm (2) 8-0 208

4, Avon (4) 8-0 175

5, Canal Winchester (1) 8-0 164

6, St. Marys Memorial 7-1 107

7, New Philadelphia 8-0 93

8, Canal Fulton NW 7-1 75

9, Tipp City Tippecanoe 7-1 53

10, Bellevue 7-1 47

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Germantown Valley View 38. 12, Newark Licking Valley 32. 13, Poland Seminary 29. 14, Can. S. (1) 19. 15 (tie), Clyde, Dover 16. 17, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 12.

DIVISION IV

1, Coldwater (25) 8-0 284

2, Steubenville (4) 8-0 246

3, Youngs. Mooney 7-1 199

4, Massillon Tuslaw 8-0 170

5, New Lexington 8-0 127

6, Clinton-Massie 8-0 113

7, Kettering Alter 6-2 107

8, Genoa Area 8-0 93

9, Fostoria 7-1 61

10, Marion Pleasant 7-1 39

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Plain City Jonathan Alder 36. 12 (tie), Martins Ferry, Lorain Clearview 29. 14, Brookville 26.

DIVISION V

1, Youngs. Ursuline (22) 8-0 270

2, Patrick Henry (2) 8-0 230

3, Liberty-Benton 8-0 170

4, Marion Local (3) 7-1 169

5, Wheelersburg (2) 8-0 151

6, Kirtland 8-0 129

7, Anna 7-1 93

8, Bucyrus Wynford 8-0 72

9, Cin. Hills 8-0 69

10, Archbold 7-1 63

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Delphos Jefferson 30. 12, Portsmouth W. 28. 13, Nelsonville-York 23. 14, W. Liberty-Salem 21. 15, W. Jefferson 20. 16, Creston Norwayne 12.

DIVISION VI

1, Hopewell-Loudon (15) 8-0 267

2, Mogadore (1) 8-0 217

3, Mechanicsburg (5) 8-0 215

4, Norwalk St. Paul (4) 8-0 201

5, Ada 8-0 161

6, Hannibal River (2) 8-0 127

7, Malvern 8-0 122

8, McDonald (2) 8-0 120

9, Pandora-Gilboa 8-0 52

10, Carey 7-1 46

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11 (tie), Sidney Lehman, Delphos St. John's 19. 13, Leetonia 15.