Canfield and South Range atop their regions


Staff report

Canfield and South Range are undefeated and atop their regions in the computer rankings for consecutive weeks.

Canfield, South Range and Poland remain the only undefeated teams in the area. The Cardinals stayed atop of Division III, Region 9 with 14.45 points. Canfield (5-0, 14.45 points) leads Division III, Region 9 after beating Struthers last week and will play Boardman on Friday.

South Range (9.65) is still on top of Division V, Region 17. the Raiders won against Brookfield last week and will travel to Crestview this week.

Poland (8.55) is fourth in Division IV, Region 13 and is coming off a 63-0 win over Edgewood and the Bulldogs will travel to Struthers on Friday.

Girard is behind Poland in fifth with 7.65 points. Lakeview (4-1) is sixth in Region 13 at 7.45 points. Lakeview beat Liberty, LaBrae, Hubbard and Niles and will play Jefferson this week.

Struthers (4-1) follows Lakeview with 6.6 points with its win over Jefferson. Salem is contending for a playoff spot but is ranked ninth with 6.55 points, 0.02 points behind Ravenna Southeast for the final spot in Region 13.

Boardman (3-2, 7.55) fell from second to sixth in Division II, Region 7 after losing to Cardinal Mooney last week. The Spartans have beaten East, Howland and Massilon Jackson. LaBrae (3-2) is tied with Wickliffe for the final playoff spot in Division V with 4.1 points, Region 17.

Western Reserve (4-1, 6.65) is seventh in Division VI, Region 21 following its 53-7 win over Mineral Ridge. Western Reserve will host Lowellville on Friday. McDonald, Columbiana and Mineral Ridge are also in the region, but are ninth, 10th and 11th.

Lisbon (4-1, 5.8) is ranked fourth and the top local team in Division VII, Region 25. Warren JFK (3-2) is sixth 5.15 points. Valley Christian (2-3, 3.4 points) is ninth, and Mathews is 10th with 2.45 points.

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