Margaretta ranked No. 2 in final state poll

The final high school football state poll was released by the Associated Press on Tuesday. Margaretta, which finished the season 9-1 overall and outright champions of the Sandusky Bay Conference River Division, was ranked No. 2 in Division VI. The Polar Bears moved up two spots after grinding out a 9-6 win over Gibsonburg last Friday. Margaretta finished as the No. 1 seed in 22. The Polar Bears were awarded a bye in the first round of the playoffs. Margaretta will host the winner of Patrick Henry (8-2), which was No. 15 in this week's poll, and Carey (6-4) on Nov. 7. Margaretta's biggest win of the regular season came Oct. 3 when it traveled to Bascom and defeated Hopewell-Loudon. The Chieftains were ranked No. 4 in the final poll and are the No. 2 seed in Region 22. H-L has a bye and if seeds hold all the way, could face Margaretta at a neutral site in the regional championship game. Perkins (7-3), winners of six games in a row, was ranked No. 12 in Division IV. The Pirates host Lorain Clearview (5-5) in a first-round Region 14 game Friday. Shelby, who is the No. 1 seed in Region 14, was ranked No. 1 in Division IV. The Whippets have a bye before facing either Clear Fork (6-4) or Orrville (6-4) in a regional quarterfinal. Cincinnati Elder (Div. I), Cincinnati Anderson (Div. II), Bishop Watterson (Div. III), Liberty Center (Div. V), Kirtland (Div. VI) and Marion Local (Div. VII) were the other final poll champions for the season. Division IRank School Total Points Previous1. Cincinnati Elder (10) (10-0) 118 12. Mentor (10-0) 92 43. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (1) (10-0) 83 24. Lakewood St. Edward (1) (8-2) 82 35. Pickerington North (9-1) 59 56. Cincinnati Moeller (7-3) 46 107. Pickerington Central (9-1) 38 98. Cincinnati St. Xavier (7-2) 37 69. Middletown (8-2) 26 NR10. Toledo Whitmer (8-2) 20 NROthers receiving votes: 11, Cincinnati Princeton 14. 12, Lewis Center Olentangy 12. 13, Canton McKinley 12. 14, Delaware Olentangy Berlin 9. Division IIRank School Total Points Previous1. Cincinnati Anderson (6) (10-0) 107 12. Akron Hoban (4) (9-1) 93 T43. Medina Highland (1) (9-0) 87 34. Wadsworth (10-0) 83 T45. Avon (1) (9-1) 77 26. Sunbury Big Walnut (9-1) 62 67. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (9-1) 58 88. Kings Mills Kings (9-1) 26 99. Ashland (9-1) 16 710. Massillon Washington (7-3) 13 NROthers receiving votes: 11, Austintown-Fitch 10. 12, Canal Winchester 7. 13, Columbus St. Francis DeSales 6. 14, North Ridgeville 5. Division IIIRank School Total Points Previous1. Columbus Bishop Watterson (6) (9-0) 106 12. Wapakoneta (2) (10-0) 88 23. Tipp City Tippecanoe (10-0) 79 34. Medina Buckeye (1) (10-0) 64 55. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (9-0) 59 86t. Canfield (9-1) 56 46t. London (2) (10-0) 56 68. Newark Licking Valley (10-0) 50 99. Hamilton Badin (1) (9-1) 37 710. Toledo Central Catholic (6-4) 25 10Others receiving votes: 11, Lexington 22. 12, Oxford Talawanda 5. 13, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph 4. 14, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 4. Division IVRank School Total Points Previous1. Shelby (7) (10-0) 102 12. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (1) (9-0) 84 43. Cincinnati Indian Hill (1) (10-0) 83 24. Cincinnati Taft (10-0) 73 35. Cleveland Glenville (3) (7-3) 53 86. Galion (9-1) 42 67. Germantown Valley View (9-1) 29 NR8. New Lexington (9-1) 26 59t. Perry (8-2) 25 NR9t. Mentor Lake Catholic (8-2) 25 NROthers receiving votes: 11, Norton 20. 12, Sandusky Perkins 20. 13, Plain City Jonathan Alder 19. 14, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 13. Division VRank School Total Points Previous1. Liberty Center (9) (10-0) 117 12. Wheelersburg (2) (10-0) 96 23. Girard (10-0) 74 44. Findlay Liberty-Benton (10-0) 67 55t. Genoa (9-1) 54 65t. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (1) (7-2) 54 77. Nelsonville-York (10-0) 43 NR8. Williamsburg (10-0) 42 99. Wooster Triway (9-1) 29 1010. Poland Seminary (8-2) 20 8Others receiving votes: 11, Casstown Miami East 14. 12, Pemberville Eastwood 11. 13, Camden Preble Shawnee 8. 14, Carlisle 7. Division VIRank School Total Points Previous1. Kirtland (10) (10-0) 118 12. Castalia Margaretta (9-1) 69 43. Columbiana Crestview (10-0) 67 T24. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (9-1) 64 65. New Madison Tri-Village (2) (10-0) 57 76. Archbold (8-2) 43 T27. Paulding (10-0) 36 NR8. Anna (7-3) 33 89. Beverly Fort Frye (8-1) 29 NR10. Coldwater (6-4) 28 9Others receiving votes: 11, Centerburg 25. 12, Bluffton 21. 13, West Jefferson 17. 14, North Robinson Colonel Crawford 12. Division VIIRank School Total Points Previous1. Maria Stein Marion Local (12) (10-0) 120 12. St. Henry (9-1) 97 33t. McDonald (10-0) 68 T53t. Lima Central Catholic (9-1) 68 45. Jeromesville Hillsdale (9-1) 64 26. North Baltimore (10-0) 46 77. Fairport Harbor Harding (9-0) 41 T58. Beaver Eastern (10-0) 37 99. Leipsic (9-1) 31 1010. Columbus Grove (7-3) 30 NROthers receiving votes: 11, Mogadore 19. 12, New Bremen 7. 13, Sidney Lehman 7. 14, Portsmouth Notre Dame 6