Mooney still No. 1 in Division II football poll

Unbeaten Cardinal Mooney remained in first place in this week’s Associated Press high school football poll.

The Cardinals (5-0), who defeated Mentor Lake Catholic 42-21 last weekend, held the No. 1 spot in the Division III poll over Steubenville.

Mooney travels to St. Francis of suburban Buffalo on Friday.

Poland held down the No. 3 spot in Div. III. The Bulldogs (5-0), who defeated Niles 35-0 last weekend, play host to Chaney on Friday night.

In Div. II, Howland (5-0) moved up one spot to seventh after defeating Chaney 42-12. This weekend the Tigers travel to Beaver Local.

Girard (5-0) moved up two spots to No. 5 in the Div. IV poll. The Indians, who defeated Champion 31-6 last weekend, play host to Niles on Friday.

In Div. V, East Palestine (5-0) remained at No. 3 and Crestview (5-0) moved up two spots to No. 8. Those teams play on Friday at Crestview.

McDonald (5-0) broke into the top 10 in Div. VI after defeating Wellsville 50-12.

The Blue Devils travel to Jackson-Milton on Friday for an ITCL Tier Two game.