Bay Port is the new No. 1-ranked team in the state among large schools in the ESPN Wisconsin Media high school football poll.
The defending WIAA Division 1 state champions took the top spot after their victory over Middleton and Neenah’s 14-13 victory over previous No. 1 Muskego.
West De Pere is ranked fifth, Neenah is eighth and Appleton North is 10th in the large schools poll. Notre Dame is No. 3 and Winneconne is No. 6 in the medium schools poll.
Here is the complete poll with first-place votes in parenthesis along with total points.
Large school poll
1, Bay Port (12) 138; 2, Hartland Arrowhead (1) 112; 3, Waunakee 87; 4, Franklin 64; 5, West De Pere 63; 6, Muskego 62; 7, Sussex Hamilton 54; 8, Neenah 46; 9, Slinger 44; 10, Appleton North (1) 34.
Others receiving votes: Homestead 21, Sun Prairie East 16, Mukwonago 12, New Richmond 7, Kimberly 4, Marquette 2, Verona 2, Monona Grove 1, Onalaska 1.
Medium school poll
1, Rice Lake (8) 129; 2, Columbus (3) 109; 3, Green Bay Notre Dame (2) 90; 4, Waukesha Catholic Memorial 83; 5, Racine St. Catherine’s 80; 6, Winneconne 77; 7, La Crosse Aquinas 49; 8, Grafton (1) 41; 9, Reedsburg 36; 10, Saint Croix Falls 21.
Others receiving votes: Baldwin-Woodville 13, Freedom 9, Lodi 8, Mount Horeb/Barneveld 6, Plymouth 6, Edgewood 4, Mayville 3, Wrightstown 3, Northwestern 2, La Crosse Logan 1.
Small school poll
1, Edgar (12) 137; 2, Grantsburg 109; 3, Eau Claire Regis 97; 4, Darlington (1) 85; 5, Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic (1) 74; 6, Stratford 73; 7, Boyceville 61; 8, Iola-Scandinavia 35; 9, Black Hawk/Warren, IL 33; 10, St. Mary’s Springs 21.
Others receiving votes: Lomira 20, Potosi/Cassville 16, Coleman 7, Auburndale 1, River Ridge 1.
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Bay Port new No. 1 in ESPN Wisconsin Media high school football poll
Reporting by Ricardo Arguello, Appleton Post-Crescent / Appleton Post-Crescent
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