COLUMBUS – The Arcanum and Versailles baseball teams both received votes in the second Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association poll of the 2016 season.
Versailles earned four points in the Division III poll to be tied for 22nd in the state rankings, dropping from its 18th place ranking last week. After not receiving any votes last week, Arcanum earned one point in this week’s poll and is tied for 33rd in the Division III rankings.
Other teams with Darke County connections ranked in this week’s state poll include Greater Western Ohio Conference member Vandalia-Butler being ranked No. 2 in Division I, GWOC member Springboro being ranked No. 4 in Division I, GWOC member Beavercreek being ranked No. 9 in Division I, GWOC member Lebanon being ranked No. 16 in Division I, Midwest Athletic Conference member Coldwater being ranked No. 1 in Division III, MAC member Minster being ranked No. 8 in Division IV, MAC member Fort Recovery being ranked No. 9 in Division IV, MAC member St. Henry being ranked No. 14 in Division IV and Tri-County North being ranked No. 30 in Division IV.
For more information on the OHSBCA and its poll, visit its website at www.ohsbca.org.
OHSBCA state rankings
Division I
1 Jackson (Mass.) 223
2 Butler 198
3 Milford 184
4 Springboro 171
5 Hilliard Darby 99
6 Westerville Central 70
7 Olentangy Liberty 64
8 Gahanna Lincoln 62
9 Beavercreek 34
10 Wadsworth 26
11 La Salle 23
11 Walsh Jesuit 23
13 Twinsburg 19
13 Loveland 19
15 Archbishop Moeller 18
16 Solon 16
16 St Ignatius 16
16 Lebanon 16
19 Clay 15
20 St Francis de Sales (Tol) 9
20 Bellefontaine 9
Other teams receiving votes (points): Medina (8), Lakota East (7), Mason (7), Olentangy Orange (7), Harrison (6), Fairfield (6), Thomas Worthington (5), Midview (4), Mayfield (2), Avon (2), Olentangy (Lewis Cntr) (2), Copley (2), Hudson (1), Kenston (1), Olmsted Falls (1)
Division II
1 Defiance 284
2 Steubenville 241
3 Jonathan Alder 197
4 Wapakoneta 184
5 Vermilion 160
6 Bellevue 72
7 Archbishop McNicholas 67
8 Poland Seminary 59
9 Madison Senior 48
10 Reading 37
11 Jefferson Area 31
12 Shawnee (Springfield) 27
13 Van Wert 24
14 Bloom-Carroll 23
15 Wauseon 19
15 Bishop Watterson 19
17 Jackson 16
18 St Clairsville 13
19 Clinton-Massie 9
19 Bowling Green 9
19 Bath 9
Other teams receiving votes (points): Niles Mc Kinley (8), Meigs (8), Woodridge (7), Waynesville (6), Chaminade Julienne (5), Sheridan (5), Fairfield Union (4), Bishop Fenwick (2), Tippecanoe (1), Indian Lake (1)
Division III
1 Coldwater 202
2 Summit Country Day 192
3 Hiland 176
4 Elyria Catholic 170
5 Canton Central Catholic 157
6 Anna 145
7 Wickliffe 105
8 Zane Trace 79
9 Wheelersburg 73
10 Utica 41
11 Minford 29
12 St. Thomas Aquinas 23
12 Sandy Valley 23
14 Columbus Academy 17
15 Adena 15
16 Cincinnati Hills Christ. Acad 13
17 Manchester 12
18 Coshocton 11
19 Chippewa 9
20 Trinity Hs 6
Other teams receiving votes (points): Kirtland (5), Harrison Central (4), Cardinal Mooney (4), Fredericktown (4), Versailles (4), Eastwood (3), Gilmour Academy (3), Columbiana Crestview (3), Champion (3), Alexander (2), Lake (2), Paint Valley (2), Rittman (1), Elmwood (1), Arcanum (1)
Division IV
1 Toronto 267
2 Riverside 163
3 Notre Dame 156
4 Lehman Catholic 143
5 Arlington 123
6 Kalida 117
7 Newark Catholic 102
8 Minster 62
9 Fort Recovery 58
10 New Miami 50
11 Trimble 41
12 Fisher Catholic 40
13 Jackson-Milton 36
14 St Henry 35
15 Triad 28
16 St Paul 21
16 Dalton 21
18 Fort Loramie 12
18 Hillsdale 12
20 New London 9
Other teams receiving votes (points): Wynford (6), Caldwell (6), Ayersville (6), Shadyside (6), Miller City (6), Leipsic (5), Western Reserve (2), Fayetteville-Perry (2), South Webster (2), Tri-County North (1), McComb (1), Calvert (1)
