High School Football: Which area teams were ranked in final state poll?

Lakota West's Braydon Johnson (22) celebrates his touchdown with Gabriel Flores (9) during their football game against Hamilton Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 at Virgil M. Schwarm Stadium in Hamilton. Lakota West won 42-14. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Lakota West's Braydon Johnson (22) celebrates his touchdown with Gabriel Flores (9) during their football game against Hamilton Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 at Virgil M. Schwarm Stadium in Hamilton. Lakota West won 42-14. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Below is the final Associated Press state poll of the high school football season with total points and first-place votes in parentheses:

DIVISION I

1. Lakewood St. Edward (16) 9-1 198

2. Gahanna Lincoln (2) 10-0 163

3. Cincinnati Princeton (1) 10-0 139

4. Milford 10-0 119

5. Lewis Center Olentangy 9-1 100

6. Hilliard Bradley (1) 9-1 92

7. Pickerington North 9-1 86

8. Delaware Olentangy Berlin 9-1 67

9. Cleveland Heights 9-1 51

10. Centerville (1) 8-2 34

Others receiving 12 or more points: Findlay 29. Cincinnati Moeller 21. Lakota West 15.

DIVISION II

1. Massillon Washington (18) 10-0 203

2. Avon 10-0 175

3. Akron Hoban (1) 8-1 169

4. Cincinnati Anderson (1) 9-1 129

5. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 9-1 117

6. Cincinnati Withrow 9-1 92

7. Canal Winchester 9-1 83

8. Troy (1) 9-1 71

9. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 8-2 37

10. Hudson 7-2 33

Others receiving 12 or more points: Painesville Riverside 22. Medina Highland 12.

DIVISION III

1. Toledo Central Catholic (15) 10-0 196

2. Badin (2) 10-0 174

3. Youngstown Ursuline (2) 10-0 170

4. Columbus Bishop Watterson (1) 9-1 109

5. Norton 10-0 108

6. London 10-0 100

7. Chagrin Falls Kenston 9-1 60

8. Geneva 9-1 49

9. Aurora 9-1 35

10. Granville 10-0 31

(tie) Trotwood-Madison 8-2 31

Others receiving 12 or more points: Tiffin Columbian 25. Tippecanoe (1) 19. Celina 12.

DIVISION IV

1. Clinton-Massie (12) 10-0 190

2. Steubenville (2) 9-1 162

3. Sandusky Perkins (3) 9-0 161

4. Canton South 10-0 132

5. Cleveland Glenville (3) 7-3 99

6. Thornville Sheridan 9-1 86

7. Columbus Bishop Hartley 8-2 75

8. Cincinnati Wyoming 9-1 41

9. Mentor Lake Catholic 8-2 33

10. Cincinnati Taft 8-2 30

Others receiving 12 or more points: Poland Seminary 27. Circleville Logan Elm 21. Springfield Shawnee (1) 21. Chillicothe Unioto 18. Columbus Bishop Ready 13. Beloit West Branch 12.

DIVISION V

1. Perry (13) 10-0 193

2. Liberty Center (5) 10-0 181

3. Ironton (1) 9-1 128

4. Oak Harbor 10-0 98

5. Coldwater 9-1 88

6. Valley View (1) 9-1 86

7. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 8-1 80

8. Canfield S. Range 9-1 67

9. Waynesville (1) 8-2 48

10. Milan Edison 9-1 32

Others receiving 12 or more points: Barnesville 25. Proctorville Fairland 24. Archbold 24. Garrettsville Garfield 23. Creston Norwayne 22. Brookville 21.

DIVISION VI

1. Kirtland (12) 9-1 186

2. Sugarcreek Garaway (2) 10-0 158

3. Versailles (4) 8-2 155

4. West Jefferson (2) 9-1 108

5. Bluffton 9-1 88

6. Williamsburg 9-1 86

7. Cincinnati Country Day 10-0 76

8. West Liberty-Salem (1) 9-1 56

9. Columbus Grove 8-2 52

10. Rootstown 8-1 42

Others receiving 12 or more points: Carey 26. Columbia Station Columbia 24. Tri-Village 22. Beverly Fort Frye 20. North Robinson Colonel Crawford 16. Mogadore 12.

DIVISION VII

1. Marion Local (19) 10-0 208

2. Ansonia (2) 10-0 170

3. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 10-0 157

4. Danville 10-0 126

5. Dalton 8-1 119

6. Tiffin Calvert 8-1 62

7. Minster 8-2 43

8. Beaver Eastern 10-0 38

9. Waynesfield-Goshen 10-0 35

10. Hamler Patrick Henry 8-2 31

Others receiving 12 or more points: Riverside 30. Reedsville Eastern 21. Malvern 21. Antwerp 21. McComb 18. Toronto 18.

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