See which 11 Cincinnati high school football teams are ranked in first Ohio AP polls
James Weber
The Ohio Associated Press released its first high school football polls of the 2023 season on Monday.
Eleven Cincinnati football teams were ranked in the top 10 of their class, and five of those teams received at least one first-place vote.
Clinton-Massie, the 2021 state champion in Division IV, is ranked first in the initial poll after posting a 4-0 start this season.
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Wyoming, the 2022 DIV state runner-up, is also 4-0 after tying the state record last week with its 71st consecutive regular-season win. The Cowboys can break that record at home this Friday against Taylor.
Here are the full polls.
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Division I
1. Lakewood St. Edward (19) 4-0 205
2. Pickerington North (2) 4-0 171
3 (tie). Hilliard Davidson 4-0 90
3 (tie). Princeton 4-0 90
5. Perrysburg 4-0 83
6 (tie). Lewis Center Olentangy 4-0 78
6 (tie). Gahanna Lincoln 4-0 78
8. St. Xavier 3-1 73
9. Hilliard Bradley 4-0 68
10. Milford 4-0 62
Others receiving 12 or more points: Canton McKinley 47. Centerville 35. Huber Heights Wayne (1) 29. Elder 22. Moeller 17. Westerville North 15. Pickerington Central 12.
Division II
1. Akron Hoban (10) 4-0 183
2. Winton Woods (6) 4-0 176
3. Massillon Washington (4) 4-0 156
4. Avon 4-0 143
5. Painesville Riverside (1) 4-0 136
6. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 4-0 74
7. Xenia (1) 4-0 59
8. Canal Winchester 4-0 51
9. North Ridgeville 4-0 42
10. Macedonia Nordonia 4-0 29
Others receiving 12 or more points: Withrow 24. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 18. Anderson 16. Avon Lake 13. Hudson 13. Kings 13.
Division III
1. Toledo Central Catholic (15) 4-0 188
2. Badin (5) 4-0 167
3. Youngstown Ursuline 4-0 132
4. Columbus Bishop Watterson 4-0 90
5. Norton 4-0 83
6. London 4-0 80
7. Trotwood-Madison 3-1 71
8. Geneva 4-0 58
9. Chagrin Falls Kenston (1) 4-0 55
10. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 4-0 54
Others receiving 12 or more points: Medina Buckeye 44. Chardon 27. Tiffin Columbian 23. Bloom-Carroll 12.
Division IV
1. Clinton-Massie (9) 4-0 180
2. Wyoming (5) 4-0 136
3. Canton South (2) 4-0 116
4. Thornville Sheridan 4-0 109
5. Steubenville (1) 3-1 92
6. Cleveland Glenville (4) 3-1 68
7. Sandusky Perkins 3-0 56
8 (tie). Taft 3-1 50
8 (tie). Bellevue 3-1 50
10. Van Wert 3-1 38
Others receiving 12 or more points: Circleville Logan Elm 37. Poland Seminary 31. Fenwick 29. Columbus Bishop Hartley 26. Galion 25. Streetsboro 20. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 15.
Division V
1. Perry (10) 4-0 172
2 Coldwater (5) 4-0 158
3. Oak Harbor (2) 4-0 125
4. Liberty Center (1) 4-0 119
5. Germantown Valley View (3) 4-0 118
6. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 3-0 108
7. Ironton 3-1 98
8. Creston Norwayne 4-0 96
9. Middletown Madison 4-0 47
10. Garrettsville Garfield 4-0 24
Others receiving 12 or more points: Milan Edison 18. Waynesville 14.
Division VI
1. Versailles (14) 4-0 183
2. Williamsburg (3) 4-0 122
3. West Jefferson (2) 4-0 118
4. Kirtland 3-1 109
5. Sugarcreek Garaway 4-0 90
6. Rootstown (1) 4-0 80
7. Bluffton 4-0 70
8. New Madison Tri-Village 4-0 52
9. Collins Western Reserve (1) 4-0 49
10. Cincinnati Country Day 4-0 43
Others receiving 12 or more points: North Jackson Jackson-Milton 38. Beverly Fort Frye 34. Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights 25. Columbia Station Columbia 22. North Robinson Colonel Crawford 19. Marion Elgin 19. Toledo Ottawa Hills 15.
Division VII
1. Maria Stein Marion Local (17) 4-0 203
2. Hamler Patrick Henry 4-0 133
3. Malvern (1) 4-0 130
4. McComb 4-0 125
5. Ansonia (1) 4-0 86
6. Cedarville (1) 4-0 65
7. Reedsville Eastern (1) 4-0 64
8. Danville 4-0 56
9. Tiffin Calvert 4-0 40
10. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 4-0 38
Others receiving 12 or more points: Minster 36. Antwerp 34. Dalton 34. Beaver Eastern 21. Leipsic 13.