Amherst, Edgar both ranked No. 2 in AP state prep football poll

AMHERST - The Falcons made a jump in the Associated Press state football poll for the second straight week. 

Amherst (7-1) moved up two spots in the Medium Division to No. 2  after a win over Iola-Scandinavia last Friday. The Falcons, who clinched a share of the Central Wisconsin Conference-Large Division with the win, are one of two local ranked teams in the state poll, released Tuesday afternoon. 

Edgar remained No. 2 in the Small Division behind Saint Mary's Springs, which was a unanimous No. 1 again. The Wildcats (8-0) host Stratford in a showdown for the Marawood Conference championship Friday. Stratford (7-1) received votes in the Small Division as did Abbotsford. 

The Falcons (7-1) travel to Loyal on Friday in a battle of teams without a loss in CloverWood Conference play. 

Spencer/Columbus Catholic (7-1) received votes in the Medium Division for the second straight week. 

Kimberly and Lodi remained the top-ranked teams in the Large and Medium divisions, respectively. 

Newman Catholic remained No. 3 in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association state poll. The Cardinals (8-0) close out the regular season against Menominee Indian. 

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 (9) 8-0, 99, 1. 2. Waunakee (1) 8-0, 85, 3. 3. Sun Prairie 8-0, 73, 4. 4. Brookfield Central 8-0, 55, 5. 5. Fond du Lac 7-1, 48, 6. 6. Racine Horlick 8-0, 43, NR. 7. Waukesha West 8-0, 39, 7. 8. Franklin 7-1, 38, 2. 9. Monona Grove 8-0, 29, 8. 10. Menomonie 8-0, 25, 9. 

Others receiving votes: Bay Port 16.

MEDIUM DIVISION

1. Lodi (8) 8-0, 96, 1. 2. Amherst 7-1, 81, 4. 3. Waukesha Catholic Memorial (1) 7-1, 78, 3. 4. Racine St. Catherine's (1) 8-0, 73, 5. 5. Mount Horeb/Barneveld 7-1, 46, 6. 6. Green Bay Notre Dame 6-2, 34, 2. 7T. Kewaskum 8-0, 33, 8. 7T. St. Croix Central 7-1, 33, 7. 9. Osceola 8-0, 29, 10. 10. Lake Mills 7-1, 19, 9. 

Others receiving votes: Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 8. Wrightstown 5. West Salem 4. Spencer/Marshfield Columbus 4. New Berlin Eisenhower 3. Clinton 2. Onalaska 1. West De Pere 1.

SMALL DIVISION

1. Fond du Lac Springs (10) 8-0, 100, 1. 2. Edgar 8-0, 88, 2. 3. Bangor 8-0, 76, 3. 4. Stanley-Boyd 8-0, 71, 4. 5. Black Hawk 8-0, 61, 5. 6. Grantsburg 8-0, 51, . 6. 7. Wild Rose 8-0, 38, 7. 8. Lake Country Lutheran 8-0, 31, 8. 8. Lake Country Lutheran 8-0, 31, 8. 9. Markesan 7-1, 13, 10. 10. Fall River 7-1, 6, NR. 

Others receiving votes: Iola-Scandinavia 3. Melrose-Mindoro 3. Stratford 3. Independence/Gilmanton 2. Abbotsford 1. Wauzeka-Steuben 1. Spring Valley 1. Manitowoc Lutheran 1.

WFCA 8-MAN FOOTBALL POLL

1. Luck 8-0, 1. 2. Oakfield 8-0, 2. 3. Newman Catholic 8-0, 3. 4. Northwood/Solon Springs 7-1. 5. Sevastopol 7-1, 5. 6. Alma Center Lincoln 5-2, UR. 7. Prairie Farm 5-3, 7. 8. Gibraltar 5-3, UR. 9. Wausaukee 5-3, 6. 10. Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran, 5-3, 10.