Versailles volleyball team receives 1st place vote in OHSVCA state rankings

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COLUMBUS – For the first time this season Versailles received a first place vote in the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association state rankings.

In the seventh poll of the 2016 season the Versailles volleyball team received one first place vote. Additionally, the Lady Tigers also moved up two spots in the Division III poll to No. 9 in the state, which is a season-best ranking for the team.

Versailles bypassed Eastwood and Newark Catholic in the Division III rankings this week. The Tigers remain behind Gilmour Academy, Huron, Coldwater, Tuscarawas Valley, Buckeye Trail, Highland, Utica and Lutheran West.

Versailles has been ranked in every OHSVCA state poll this season, ranging from ninth to 13th in the Division III rankings. 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. Centerville from the Greater Western Ohio Conference is ranked No. 18 in Division I, Coldwater from the Midwest Athletic Conference is ranked No. 3 in Division III, St. Henry from the MAC is ranked No. 12 in Division III, Miami East from the Cross County Conference is ranked No. 16 in Division III, New Bremen from the MAC is ranked No. 5 in Division IV, Marion Local from the MAC is ranked No. 7 in Division IV, Minster from the MAC is ranked No. 13 in Division IV, and Delphos St. John’s from the MAC is ranked No. 16 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 (28) 416

2 St Ursula Academy (Toledo) (4) 362

3 Brecksville-Broadview Hts (6) 283

4 Mason (4) 277

5 Dublin Coffman (2) 236

6 St Ursula Academy (Cincinnati) 207

7 Notre Dame Academy (1) 154

8 Mother Of Mercy 93

9 Turpin 66

10 Jackson 59

11 Elyria 50

12 Strongsville 46

13 Avon 40

14 Mount Notre Dame 39

15 Saint Joseph Academy 37

16 Hilliard Davidson 32

17 Mentor 20

18 Centerville 18

19 Olentangy Orange 16

20 Solon 10

Division II

1 Lake Catholic (33) 371

2 Bishop Hartley (2) 244

3 Ottawa-Glandorf 221

4 Padua Franciscan 195

5 Logan Elm (2) 189

6 Archbishop Alter 156

7 Benjamin Logan 144

8 Bishop Fenwick 87

9 Gallia Academy 70

9 Beaver Local (1) 70

11 Granville 68

12 John Glenn 54

13 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (1) 50

14 Bowling Green 43

15 Norwalk 31

16 Lakeview 27

17 New Philadelphia (1) 24

17 Beaumont School 24

19 Archbishop McNicholas 21

20 Southeast 18

20 Jonathan Alder 18

Division III

1 Gilmour Academy (21) 361

2 Huron (6) 300

3 Coldwater (1) 225

4 Tuscarawas Valley (2) 193

5 Buckeye Trail (5) 179

6 Highland (2) 176

7 Utica 113

8 Lutheran West (2) 104

9 Versailles (1) 101

10 Eastwood (1) 90

11 Newark Catholic 70

12 St Henry 48

13 Independence 41

14 Newton Falls 39

15 Adena 37

16 Miami East 36

17 Williamsburg 35

18 Crestview (Columbiana) (2) 34

19 Berkshire 21

20 Cardinal (Middlefield) 18

Division IV

1 Jackson Center (30) 398

2 Norwalk St. Paul (7) 346

3 McComb 286

4 Arlington 188

5 New Bremen 177

6 Old Fort 171

7 Marion Local 147

8 Tuscarawas Central Catholic (1) 134

9 Fort Loramie 75

10 Notre Dame 73

11 Buckeye Central 47

12 Leipsic 46

13 Minster 30

14 Dalton 29

14 Lordstown 29

16 Delphos St. John’s (2) 26

17 Delaware Christian 24

18 Ottoville 18

19 Waterford 15

20 St Johns School (Ashtabula) (1) 11

Versailles’ Elizabeth Ording and Lindsey Winner go up for a block during a volleyball match against Celina on Sept. 12 in Versailles.
https://www.dailyadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/web1_Elizabeth-Ording-and-Lindsey-Winner-WEB-2.jpgVersailles’ Elizabeth Ording and Lindsey Winner go up for a block during a volleyball match against Celina on Sept. 12 in Versailles. Kyle Shaner|The Daily Advocate

By Kyle Shaner

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