Delta running back Jesse Beverly gets by Tinora’s Nathan Drewes (10) in an earlier game. The Panthers have moved back into the top eight in the OHSAA computer rankings for Division VI, Region 20. They are currently ranked seventh.
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Another edition of the OHSAA football computer rankings were released on Tuesday with a number of local teams improving their standing.
Both Wauseon and Swanton, just ahead of their monumental showdown on Friday, have moved up.
In Division IV, Region 12, the Indians made the leap from seventh up to third in this latest poll. Wauseon throttled Liberty Center last Friday, 28-7, to improve to 6-1 on the season.
Swanton, still unbeaten at 7-0 after Friday’s 56-28 win at Patrick Henry, moved up a spot to fourth in the rankings for Division V, Region 16.
Archbold, who has won its last two games, including a 24-0 shutout of Bryan on Friday, is in 13th place.
Delta is back in playoff position in Division VI, Region 20, thanks to a 45-26 over Evergreen. The Panthers are currently seventh in the region.
Rankings
Region 12 – 1. Ottawa-Glandorf (6-1) 11.2786, 2. Plain City Jonathan Alder (6-1) 11.083, 3. Wauseon (6-1) 10.7857, 4. Springfield Kenton Ridge (6-1) 10.7294, 5. Port Clinton (6-1) 10.1786, 6. Cols. Bishop Hartley (3-3) 9.8889, 7. Napoleon (5-2) 8.9357, 8. Lewistown Indian Lake (5-2) 8.9143, 9. Caledonia River Valley (5-2) 8.5382, 10. London (5-2) 8.2653, 11. Bellevue (5-2) 8.1071, 12. Lima Bath (4-3) 7.8857.
Region 16 – 1. Milan Edison (6-1) 13.3214, 2. Creston Norwayne (6-1) 12.3357, 3. Millbury Lake (7-0) 11.9571, 4. Swanton (7-0) 11.7429, 5. Doylestown Chippewa (6-1) 11.0143, 6. Rossford (5-2) 10.0643, 7. Apple Creek Waynedale (4-3) 9.85, 8. West Salem Northwestern (5-2) 8.8357, 9. Findlay Liberty-Benton (5-2) 8.3429, 10. Galion (4-2) 8.2222, 11. Elyria Cath. (4-3) 8.15, 12. Johnstown Northridge (4-3) 6.7128.
Region 20 – 1. Bucyrus Wynford (6-1) 12.5571, 2. Defiance Ayersville (7-0) 10.4357, 3. North Robinson Colonel Crawford (6-1) 10.0, 4. Defiance Tinora (6-1) 9.9315, 5. Gibsonburg (7-0) 9.0643, 6. Attica Seneca East (5-2) 9.0571, 7. Delta (4-3) 8.1857, 8. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (5-2) 7.6143, 9. Liberty Center (4-3) 7.2071, 10. Columbus Grove (4-3) 6.2214, 11. Van Buren (4-3) 5.85, 12. Hamler Patrick Henry (3-4) 5.5317
