Aquinas football moves up a spot, as four area teams ranked in Small Division Top 10

Four area high school football teams remain in the Top 10 of the latest AP poll.

Cashton, defending state champion Aquinas, Bangor and Pepin/Alma are all ranked in the Small Division.

Cashton (6-0) and Bangor (5-1) played each other last week, with the Eagles getting the 14-10 win. So, Cashton remained ranked third, but Bangor dropped from fourth to No. 7.

That allowed the Blugolds (5-1) to move up a spot to No. 4, after beating Westby 28-20 last week. The Norsemen (5-1) are the only other area team that’s nearly cracked the Top 10, where they sit just outside in the Medium Division.

The Blugolds only loss came Week 1, 16-12 to Prairie du Chien (4-2).

Meanwhile, Pepin/Alma (6-0) remains unbeaten and stayed ranked eighth.

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
School FPV Record Points Last Week

1. Kimberly (9) 5-0 94 1
2. Kettle Moraine (1) 6-0 85 2
3. Muskego – 6-0 77 3
4. Waunakee – 6-0 73 4
5. Franklin – 6-0 64 5
6. Sussex Hamilton – 6-0 49 6
7. Mukwonago – 5-1 38 7
8. Verona – 5-1 18 10
9. Middleton – 5-1 13 9
10. Mount Horeb1Barneveld – 6-0 12 NR
    Others receiving votes: Neenah 7. Appleton North 7. Badger 4. Stevens Point 3. New Richmond 3. Kaukauna 2. Racine Case 1.

Medium Division
School FPV Record Points Last Week

1. Columbus (7) 6-0 96 1
2. Port Washington (3) 6-0 91 2
3. Lodi – 6-0 73 3
4. Two Rivers – 6-0 60 4
5. Plymouth – 6-0 57 5
6. Catholic Memorial – 4-2 45 6
7. Notre Dame – 5-1 32 7
8. Baldwin-Woodville – 5-1 15 8
9. Kewaunee – 6-0 14 9
10. Appleton Xavier – 5-1 13 10
    Others receiving votes: Winnebago Lutheran 10. Platteville 9. Luxemburg-Casco 6. Brodhead/Juda 6. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 6. Southern Door 5. Ellsworth 5. Rice Lake 3. Westby 2. Wisconsin Lutheran 1. Racine St. Catherine’s 1.

Small Division
School FPV Record Points Last Week

1. Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic (6) 6-0 87 1
2. St. Mary’s Springs (3) 6-0 86 2
3. Cashton – 6-0 75 3
4. Aquinas (1) 5-1 69 5
5. Marshall – 6-0 54 6
6. Edgar – 5-1 49 7
7. Bangor – 5-1 42 4
8. Pepin/Alma – 6-0 33 8
9. Auburndale – 6-0 19 9
10. Boyceville – 6-0 10 NR
    Others receiving votes: Weyauwega-Fremont 7. Spring Valley 6. Darlington 4. Lancaster 4. Colby 3. Mondovi 2.