Three SBC Lake teams remain ranked in AP poll

COLUMBUS — Half the teams in the SBC Lake Division earned state rankings for the second consecutive week as the third Associated Press high school football state poll was released on Monday. In Division II, Tiffin Columbian (4-1) is ranked 15th. The Tornadoes host Sandusky (2-3) in their league opener this Friday. In Div. IV, Perkins (4-1) is ninth and Bellevue (4-1) is 15th. The Pirates have a key league opener against visiting Clyde (4-1) on Friday, while the Redmen travel to Norwalk (0-5) to take on the Truckers in their league opener. Also of note to the area, Fremont Ross is 11th in Div. II. In Div. V, Bloomdale Elmwood (5-0) — which beat Edison (3-2) on Aug. 26 — is ranked eighth. Lowellville (5-0), which won at South Central (2-3)on Sept. 2, is No. 6 in Div. VII this week. Firelands Conference favorite Ashland Crestview (5-0) is ranked seventh in Div. VI after a 47-6 win at Monroeville last week. The Cougars host Lucas (3-2) this Friday before facing three straight area FC teams: vs. South Central (2-3), at Plymouth (3-2) and at St. Paul (3-2). Top-ranked teams in this week's poll included Cincinnati Moeller (Div. I), Akron Hoban (Div. II), Hamilton Badin (Div. III), Cleveland Glenville (Div. IV), Ironton (Div. V), Maria Stein Marion Local (Div. VI) and Warren JFK (Div. VII).