St. Xavier, Badin, Wyoming, Taft atop OHSAA computer football rankings
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In the most recent high school football computer rankings released by the Ohio High School Athletic Association, four Greater Cincinnati teams lead their respective regions.
In the findings tabulated by JoeEitel.com, St. Xavier, Badin, Wyoming and Taft are currently No. 1.
In Division I, Region 4, St. Xavier’s Bombers maintained the top spot with their running clock Greater Catholic League-South title win over La Salle. Moeller, with a dramatic tw-point conversion beating Cleveland St. Ignatius is at No. 2. Lakota West goes back to the third spot, with Lakota East fourth. Lakota West visits Colerain this week before their regular-season finale hosting Lakota East.
In Division II, Region 8, Kings of the Eastern Cincinnati Conference remains unbeaten at 8-0 but 7-0 Piqua takes a slight numerical lead for No. 1, according to the computer. Two spots behind Kings at No. 4 is 6-2 Anderson who has defeated Winton Woods and Division I Milford in consecutive weeks. La Salle (4-3) drops to fifth, with Winton Woods at No. 6 after defeating Turpin (No. 9).
First, second and third remain the same in Division III, Region 12 with Badin, Monroe and Ross.
Wyoming, after leading the media polls, finally overtakes Eaton in Division IV, Region 16 for the top spot. Undefeated McNicholas is No. 3, with Clinton-Massie fifth and Bethel-Tate sixth.
In Division V, Region 20, Taft stays No. 1, with Mariemont at No. 4 and Roger Bacon at No. 5. Gamble Montessori ,Cincinnati Country Day and Deer Park are in playoff contention in Division VI, Region 24, but are 6th, 10th and 12th, respectively.
Making a big jump in Division VII, Region 28 is Cincinnati College Prep after their 32-0, Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference-Blue Division title win over Gamble Montessori.
Needing help
With the OHSAA taking 16 teams per region, only one Division I team will sit home. Currently, winless Oak Hills is No. 17 behind 1-4 No. 16 Western Hills.
In DII, Little Miami’s at No. 16 with Loveland 17th needing a push. Northwest is No. 16 in DIII, with No. 18 New Richmond and No. 21 Woodward needing help.
In DIV, Shroder is on the cusp at No. 17. Looking to sneak in in DV are Blanchester, Finneytown, Clermont Northeastern and Clark Montessori at Nos. 17-20. In DVI, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place is No. 17. In DVII, Miami Valley Christian Academy is in for now at No. 16, with New Miami back at No. 19.
Division I
Region 4 – 1. St. Xavier (7-1) 25.1563, 2. Moeller (6-2) 23.6979, 3. Lakota West (6-1) 18.1576, 4. Lakota East (7-1) 17.4916, 5. Princeton (7-1) 16.645, 6. Milford (5-3) 14.7216, 7. Colerain (5-3) 9.4271, 8. Elder (2-5) 8.5673, 9. Mason (3-5) 7.1743, 10. Fairfield (3-4) 6.5213, 11. Sycamore (3-5) 5.6913, 12. Hamilton (2-4) 3.8333, 13. Walnut Hills (2-6) 3.7334, 14. West Clermont (2-6) 3.4479, 15. Lebanon (1-6) 2.8016, 16. Western Hills (1-4) 0.9, 17. Oak Hills (0-8) 0
Division II
Region 8 – 1. Piqua (7-0) 20.381, 2. Kings (8-0) 19.5778, 3. Ashville Teays Valley (8-0) 18.9896, 4. Anderson (6-2) 17.9298, 5. La Salle (4-3) 15.6737, 6. Winton Woods (5-3) 14.6482, 7. Edgewood (5-2) 12.2584, 8. Withrow (7-1) 11.894, 9. Turpin (6-2) 11.5682, 10. Troy (4-3) 8.9105, 11. Riverside Stebbins (5-2) 8.2479, 12. Harrison (3-4) 8.1844, 13. Lima Senior (3-4) 6.6519, 14. Xenia (4-3) 6.5336, 15. Sidney (3-5) 4.9375, 16. Little Miami (3-5) 4.0753, 17. Loveland (2-6) 4.075, 18. New Carlisle Tecumseh (3-5) 3.9792, 19. Dayton Belmont (2-4) 3.9269, 20. Columbus Briggs (1-4) 2.8912
Division III
Region 12 – 1. Badin (8-0) 23.5, 2. Monroe (7-1) 17.8163, 3. Ross (6-1) 17.6834, 4. Wapakoneta (6-2) 16.2125, 5. St. Marys Memorial (6-2) 16.2, 6. Tipp City Tippecanoe (6-2) 15.9269, 7. Bellbrook (6-2) 14.5375, 8.Hughes (6-0) 12.9448, 9. Lima Shawnee (4-4) 10.075, 10. Mount Healthy (5-3) 8.5812, 11. Franklin (4-4) 8.3561, 12. Day. Chaminade Julienne (3-3) 7.8974, 13. Day. Dunbar (3-3) 6.9058, 14. Vandalia Butler (3-4) 6.7406, 15. Trotwood-Madison (3-4) 6.6639, 16. Northwest (3-5) 6.1146, 17. Elida (4-4) 5.9875, 18. New Richmond (3-4) 5.5097, 19. Kettering Archbishop Alter (3-5) 4.6804, 20. Bishop Fenwick (2-6) 3.5658
Division IV
Region 16 – 1. Wyoming (8-0) 20.328, 2. Eaton (8-0) 18.7879, 3. McNicholas (7-0) 17.586, 4. Waverly (6-1) 15.5169, 5. Clinton-Massie (6-1) 14.487, 6. Bethel-Tate (6-1) 13.563, 7. Germantown Valley View (5-3) 11.1818, 8. West Milton Milton-Union (7-1) 10.6625, 9. Indian Hill (4-4) 10.1696, 10. Day. Northridge (6-2) 9.1375, 11. Taylor (4-4) 8.9401, 12. Day. Oakwood (3-5) 8.825, 13. St. Paris Graham Local (4-3) 8.1685, 14. Washington C.H. Washington (3-4) 7.9091, 15. Greenfield McClain (4-3) 6.7143, 16. Waynesville (4-4) 5.6218, 17. Shroder (2-2) 5.0114, 18. Hillsboro (3-5) 4.7207, 19. Springfield Kenton Ridge (3-5) 3.95, 20. Chillicothe Unioto (2-6) 2.8229
Division V
Region 20 – 1. Taft (5-2) 15.25, 2. Camden Preble Shawnee (8-0) 13.0875, 3. Springfield Shawnee (6-2) 13.0284, 4. Mariemont (6-2) 12.2375, 5. Roger Bacon (6-2) 12.1609, 6. Versailles (7-1) 11.25, 7. Reading (5-2) 10.9692, 8. Summit Country Day (4-2) 9.8667, 9. Brookville (6-2) 9.65, 10. Williamsburg (5-3) 8.3072, 11. Purcell Marian (5-3) 8.0797, 12. Springfield Greenon (5-2) 7.1116, 13. Madeira (4-4) 6.9043, 14. Day. Meadowdale (5-2) 6.0143, 15. Carlisle (3-5) 5.8625, 16. Sabina East Clinton (4-4) 5.8542, 17. Blanchester (3-4) 5.3101, 18. Finneytown (3-5) 3.0062, 19. Clermont Northeastern (2-5) 2.4524, 20. Clark Montessori (1-4) 1.7606
Division VI
Region 24 – 1. Mechanicsburg (8-0) 13.6705, 2. Harrod Allen East (6-2) 12.75, 3. Coldwater (7-1) 9.3176, 4. Arcanum (6-2) 9.1121, 5. Bainbridge Paint Valley (5-3) 7.3816, 6. Gamble Montessori (5-2) 6.3382, 7. Milford Center Fairbanks (5-3) 6.1339, 8. Anna (3-5) 6.0125, 9. Springfield Northeastern (5-3) 5.7653, 10. Cincinnati Country Day (5-2) 4.8252, 11. Delphos Jefferson (3-5) 3.8883, 12. Deer Park (2-6) 3.7708, 13. Chillicothe Huntington (2-5) 3.388, 14. Fort Recovery (3-5) 3.325, 15. Jamestown Greeneview (4-4) 3.2626, 16. New Paris National Trail (3-5) 2.425, 17. St. Bernard-Elmwood Place (1-5) 1.6107, 18. North Lewisburg Triad (2-6) 1.5821, 19. Frankfort Adena (2-6) 1.488, 20. Casstown Miami East (2-6) 1.4625
Division VII
Region 28 – 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (8-0) 19.2525, 2. New Madison Tri-Village (7-1) 12.1875, 3. Cincinnati College Preparatory (5-2) 10.432, 4. Portsmouth Notre Dame (6-1) 10.4302, 5. DeGraff Riverside (6-2) 9.875, 6. St. Henry (6-2) 9.6495, 7. New Bremen (5-3) 6.9617, 8. Fayetteville-Perry (5-3) 6.4276, 9. Ansonia (5-3) 6.3625, 10. Springfield Cath. Central (6-2) 5.2292, 11. Portsmouth Sciotoville (4-2) 4.5, 12. Fort Loramie (3-5) 3.9217, 13. Lockland (3-3) 3.7928, 14. Troy Christian (4-4) 3.6385, 15. Lewisburg Tri-County North (3-5) 3.2375, 16. Miami Valley Christian Academy (2-6) 2.7191, 17. West Alexandria Twin Valley South (3-5) 2.425, 18. S. Charleston Southeastern Local (2-5) 2.0624, 19. New Miami (2-5) 1.8929, 20. Beaver Eastern (1-6) 1.6548
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