Three ranked in final AP state poll of year
WAUSAU - Three local prep football teams finished ranked in the final Associated Press state poll of the regular season.
Amherst remained No. 5 in the Medium Division, while Stratford and Abbotsford remained No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, in the Small Division.
Abbotsford, which completed a second straight undefeated regular season, broke into the state poll last week.
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Stevens Point Area Senior High just missed the top 10 in the Large Division. The Panthers, who wrapped up the Valley Football Association-South Division title last week, received 14 points in the poll Brookfield Central, which dropped from fourth to 10th in the poll after its first loss of the year, finished with 21 points.
Adams-Friendship, which completed an undefeated regular season, received votes in the Medium Division as did Marathon and Edgar in the Small Division.
The top of the three divisions remained the same this week. Kimberly (Large Division), Waukesha Catholic Memorial (Medium Division) and Fond du Lac Springs (Small Division) were unanimous No. 1 teams with all 10 first-place votes.
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Here is The Associated Press high school football poll. The poll includes first-place votes in parentheses, season record, total points and last week’s ranking, as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers. Teams are arranged in three divisions of equal size based on current enrollments
LARGE DIVISION
1. Kimberly (10) 9-0, 100, 1. 2. Waunakee 9-0, 84, 3. 3. Menasha 9-0, 83, 2. 4. Mequon Homestead 8-1, 60, 5. 5. Bay Port 9-0, 59, 6. 6. Sun Prairie 8-1, 51, 7. 7. Menomonie 8-1, 26, 8. 8. Vernona Area 8-1, 25, 9. 9. Lake Geneva Badger 9-0, 23, 10. 10. Brookfield Central 8-1, 21, 4.
Others receiving votes: 11, Stevens Point 14. 12, Franklin 3. 13, Fond du Lac 1.
MEDIUM DIVISION
1. Waukesha Catholic Memorial (10) 9-0, 100, 1. 2. Osceola 9-0, 84, 2. 3. Green Bay Notre Dame 8-1, 80, 3. 4. Columbus 9-0, 71, 4. 5. Amherst 8-1, 61, 5. 6. Luxemburg-Casco 9-0, 50, 6. 7. Monroe 9-0, 38, 7. 8. West De Pere 8-1, 20, 9. 9. Mount Horeb-Barneveld 8-1, 18, 10. 10. Southern Door 9-0, 9, NR
Others receiving votes: 11, Racine St. Catherine's 4. 11, Little Chute 4. 13, Lodi 3. 13, Adams-Friendship 3. 15, Sheboygan Falls 2. 15, Pewaukee 2. 17, Berlin 1.
SMALL DIVISION
1. Fond du Lac Springs (10) 9-0, 100, 1. 2. Darlington 9-0, 81, 2. 3. Eau Claire Regis 9-0, 74, 3. 4. Stanley-Boyd 8-1, 60, 5. 5. Bangor 9-0, 59, 4. 6. Lake Country Lutheran 9-0, 49, 6. 7. Pecatonica-Argyle 9-0, 34, 7. 8. Stratford 8-1, 27, 8. 9. Coleman 9-0, 19, 9. 10. Abbotsford 9-0, 16, 10.
Others receiving votes: 11, Ozaukee 10. 12, Marathon 6. 13, Spring Valley 4. 13, Lancaster 4. 13, Hilbert-Stockbridge 4. 16, Hurley 2. 17, Edgar 1.