Amherst picks up first-place vote, remains fifth in AP state football poll

WAUSAU - Amherst received a first-place vote but remained fifth overall in the Medium Division in the fifth Associated Press state football poll of the year 

The Falcons (4-1) were one of four programs in the Medium Division to receive at least one first-place vote. Lodi received five but dropped one spot to second place in the division. Notre Dame received three first-place votes and moved to No. 1, just three points ahead of Lodi. 

Amherst was one of three local programs ranked in the state poll, which was released Tuesday afternoon. 

Edgar (5-0) maintained its spot as the No. 2 team in the Small Division as St. Mary's Springs remained the unanimous top-ranked program. Iola-Scandinavia (4-1) moved up one spot and is ranked ninth in the Small Division. 

Marathon (4-1) has rolled off three straight wins, scoring at least 50 points in each game and received votes in the Small Division as did Spencer/Columbus Catholic in the Medium Division. 

Newman Catholic is 5-0 for the first time since 1996 and remained No. 3 in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association 8-man football poll. The Cardinals have been ranked in the state poll for all five weeks and travel to Gibraltar on Saturday. 

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), 5-0, 100, 1  2. Franklin 5-0, 86, 2. 3. Waunakee 5-0, 75, 3. 4. Sun Prairie 5-0, 67, 4. 5. Brookfield Central 5-0, 60, 5. 6. Fond du Lac 4-1, 46, 6. 7. Waukesha West 5-0, 36, 7. 8. Brookfield East 5-0, 27, 8. 9. Monona Grove 5-0, 23, 9. 10. Menomonie 5-0, 19, 10. 

Others receiving votes: Racine Horlick 5. Eau Claire Memorial 5. Appleton North 1.

MEDIUM DIVISION

1. Green Bay Notre Dame (3) 5-0, 92, 2. 2. Lodi (5) 5-0, 89, 1. 3. St. Croix Central 5-0, 74, 3. 4. Waukesha Catholic Memorial  4-1, 72, 4. 5. Amherst (1) 4-1, 58, 5. 6T. Racine St. Catherine's (1) 5-0, 47, 8. 6T. Rice Lake 5-0, 47, 7. 8. Mount Horeb/Barneveld 4-1, 19, 9. 9. Kewaskum 5-0, 12, 10. 10. Lake Mills 4-1, 10, 6. 

Others receiving votes: Clinton 7. West De Pere 6. Wrightstown 5. Bloomer 4. Berlin 3. Kiel 3. New London 1. Spencer/Marshfield Columbus 1.

SMALL DIVISION

1. Fond du Lac Springs (10) 5-0, 100, 1. 2. Edgar 5-0, 89, 2. 3. Bangor 5-0, 80, 3. 4T Black Hawk 5-0, 64, 4. 4T. Stanley-Boyd 5-0, 64, 5. 6. Grantsburg 5-0, 51, 6. 7. Wild Rose 5-0, 37, 7. Wild Rose 5-0, 37, 7. 8. Lake Country Lutheran 5-0, 31, 8. 9. Iola-Scandinavia 4-1, 10, T10. 10T. Eau Claire Regis 4-1, 9, T10. 10T. Fall River 4-1, 9, T10. 

Others receiving votes: Fall Creek 2. Marathon 2. Spring Valley 1. Independence/Gilmanton 1.

WFCA 8-MAN FOOTBALL POLL

1. Luck 5-0. 2. Oakfield 5-0. 3. Newman Catholic 5-0. 4. Prairie Farm 4-0. 5. Northwood/Solon Springs 6. Sevastopol 4-1. 7. Mellen 3-1. 8. Phillips 3-2. 9. Wisconsin Heights 2-2. 10. Abundant Life/St. Ambrose 3-2.