COLUMBUS – Versailles moved up one spot to No. 12 this week in the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association state rankings.
After being ranked No. 13 in Division III the past two weeks, Versailles moved up one spot this week by bypassing Miami East. The No. 12 ranking matches a season-best for the Lady Tigers, who also were ranked 12th in the first poll of the season.
Versailles remains ranked behind Gilmour Academy, Huron, Coldwater, Highland, Tuscarawas Valley, Buckeye Trail, Newark Catholic, Utica, St. Henry, Lutheran West and Eastwood in the fourth poll of the 2016 season.
Versailles is the lone Darke County team to be ranked in the OHSVCA state poll this season.
A number of other teams with Darke County connections are ranked in this week’s poll. Coldwater from the Midwest Athletic Conference is ranked No. 3 in Division III, St. Henry from the MAC is ranked No. 9 in Division III, Miami East from the Cross County Conference is ranked No. 13 in Division III, Fort Recovery from the MAC is ranked No. 19 in Division III, Marion Local from the MAC is ranked No. 5 in Division IV, New Bremen from the MAC is ranked No. 7 in Division IV, Minster from the MAC is ranked No. 17 in Division IV, and Delphos St. John’s from the MAC is ranked No. 19 in Division IV.
For more information on the OHSVCA and its state rankings, visit its website at www.ohsvca.org.
OHSVCA state rankings
Division I
1 Ursuline Academy (43) 547
2 St Ursula Academy (Toledo) (5) 385
3 Brecksville-Broadview Hts (5) 336
4 Dublin Coffman (2) 334
5 Mason (1) 323
6 Mount Notre Dame 250
7 Notre Dame Academy 195
8 St Ursula Academy (Cincinnati) (1) 180
9 Avon 116
10 Hilliard Davidson 89
11 Jackson (2) 71
12 Strongsville 70
13 Mother Of Mercy 60
14 Elyria 42
15 St. Francis De Sales 39
16 Turpin 37
17 Solon 30
18 Saint Joseph Academy 29
19 Mentor 24
20 Northwest 22
Division II
1 Lake Catholic (33) 409
2 Ottawa-Glandorf 250
3 Bishop Hartley (2) 227
4 Archbishop Alter 220
5 Padua Franciscan 195
6 Logan Elm (2) 167
7 Benjamin Logan (1) 164
8 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (1) 84
9 Gallia Academy (1) 81
10 Southeast 65
11 New Philadelphia 64
11 Granville (1) 64
13 Beaver Local (1) 59
14 Bishop Fenwick 53
15 John Glenn 50
16 Jefferson Area (1) 48
17 Beaumont School 42
18 Archbishop Hoban 41
19 Jonathan Alder 40
20 Norwalk 38
Division III
1 Gilmour Academy (34) 438
2 Huron (4) 339
3 Coldwater 332
4 Highland (7) 312
5 Tuscarawas Valley (2) 254
6 Buckeye Trail (2) 216
7 Newark Catholic (1) 158
8 Utica 143
9 St Henry 106
10 Lutheran West 96
11 Eastwood 94
12 Versailles 69
13 Miami East 53
14 Newton Falls 44
15 Independence 39
15 Adena (1) 39
17 Orrville 31
18 Crestview (Columbiana) (1) 27
19 Fort Recovery 20
20 Columbia 14
Division IV
1 Jackson Center (42) 504
2 Norwalk St. Paul (3) 377
3 McComb 350
4 Arlington 316
5 Marion Local (1) 195
6 Tuscarawas Central Catholic (1) 155
7 New Bremen 139
8 Old Fort 124
9 Notre Dame (2) 121
10 Fort Loramie 99
11 Ottoville 87
12 Leipsic 50
13 Buckeye Central 45
13 Dalton (1) 45
15 Waterford (1) 42
16 South Central 35
17 Minster 26
18 Delaware Christian 23
19 Delphos St. John’s (1) 16
19 St Johns School (Ashtabula) (1) 16
