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
