Liberty’s win over Hubbard moved the Leopards up to second.

STAFF REPORT

It will be No. 1 vs. No. 3 when Ursuline High meets rival Cardinal Mooney in the 50th anniversary game of their storied series Friday night at Stambaugh Stadium.

The Fighting Irish (8-0) have retained the top spot in the weekly Associated Press Division V poll.

Ursuline, which defeated Akron Buchtel last week, picked up 22 first-place votes and 270 points to outdistance No. 2 Hamler Patrick Henry by 40 points.

Findlay Liberty-Benton, Maria Stein Marion Local and Wheelersburg rounded out top five.

Mooney, meanwhile, remains third in the Div. IV poll, behind Coldwater and Steubenville.

The Cardinals, who defeated Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary last week, earned 199 points. Massillon Tuslaw and New Lexington rounded out the top five.

In Div. III, Liberty moved up two spots, to No. 2, after the Leopards’ win over Hubbard.

Liberty received four first-place votes and 220 points to trail only Thornville Sheridan, which received 17 first-place votes and 258 points.

Circleville Logan Elm, Avon and Canal Winchester round out the top five.

Poland slipped out of the top 10 after losing to Steubenville, dropping to 13th.

McDonald dropped a spot in Div. VI after defeating Southern in overtime last week.

The Blue Devils received two first-place votes but slipped in the poll.

The top five in the division remained the same as last week: Bascom Hopewell-Loudon, Mogadore, Mechanicsburg, Norwalk St. Paul and Ada.

Leetonia is 13th in the small school division.

No area teams were ranked in the two biggest divisions.

In Div. I, Cle. Glenville continues to lead, followed by Hilliard Davidson, Pickerington Central, Cincinnati Elder and Cincinnati Colerain.

Columbus DeSales also remained No. 1 in Div. II, followed by Louisville, Toledo Central Catholic, Lexington and Logan.