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Ohio high school football rankings: Columbus-area Top 10 poll for Week 10
With one week to play in the 2024 regular season, Watterson is a unanimous No. 1 in the central Ohio high school football Top 10 poll.
It’s also the sixth consecutive week at No. 1 for the undefeated Eagles, who may have to beat DeSales on Friday to hold the ranking and win our poll championship. The winner of the Watterson-DeSales matchup captures the CCL title.
Our second- and third-ranked teams, Pickerington North and Olentangy Orange, also play rivalry games this week against Gahanna Lincoln and Olentangy Liberty, respectively. North (OCC-Ohio) and Orange (OCC-Central) also are playing for league titles, and perhaps one jumps up to No. 1 with a win and a Watterson loss.
The central Ohio Top 10 poll ranks teams regardless of division. Each voter submits a Top 10 with a first-place vote worth 10 points, a second-place vote worth nine and so on down to one point for 10th.
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Columbus-area high school football 2024 Top 10 poll for Week 10
Below is the poll as selected by USA Today Network staff and contributors. A unanimous selection is 90 points:
1. Watterson (9-0), 90 points, nine first-place votes. Last game: Def. Harrison 51-14. Next game: Friday vs. DeSales at Ohio Dominican. Last week: No. 1
2. Pickerington North (8-1), 76 points. Last game: Def. New Albany 34-14. Next game: Friday vs. Gahanna. Last week: No. 2
3. Olentangy Orange (8-1), 72 points. Last game: Def. Hilliard Bradley 35-10. Next game: Friday vs. Olentangy Liberty. Last week: No. 3
4. Olentangy Liberty (7-2), 57 points. Last game: Def. Hilliard Davidson 32-7. Next game: Friday at Orange. Last week: No. 4 (tie)
5. Big Walnut (8-1), 47 points. Last game: Def. Dublin Scioto 38-10. Next game: Friday vs. Westland. Last week: No. 4 (tie)
6. Upper Arlington (7-2), 44 points. Last game: Def. Dublin Coffman 38-13. Next game: Friday at Davidson. Last week: No. 6
7. Olentangy (8-1), 29 points. Last game: Def. Dublin Jerome 42-34. Next game: Friday at Olentangy Berlin. Last week: No. 7
8. Westland (8-1), 20 points. Last game: Def. Delaware Hayes 48-28. Next game: Friday at Big Walnut. Last week: No. 10
9 (tie). DeSales (8-1), 18 points. Last game: Def. Cincinnati Northwest 38-6. Next game: Friday vs. Watterson at Ohio Dominican. Last week: No. 9
9 (tie). Harvest Prep (6-2), 18 points. Last game: Lost to Cincinnati La Salle 28-14. Next game: Friday at KIPP Columbus. Last week: No. 8
Also receiving votes: Gahanna 12, Davidson 5, Berlin 3, Pickerington Central 2, Walnut Ridge 2
Dropped out: None
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Another state is jumping into the fray to put the brakes on non-domiciled CDLs, with roughly 5,000 commercial drivers in Ohio facing the potential of having their licenses downgraded.
On Friday, May 29, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced it would be contacting approximately 5,000 non-domiciled CDL holders to verify the status of their credentials under updated rules from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
According to the Bureau, non-domiciled license holders in the state will receive one of two notices, depending on the type of documentation they initially used to obtain their CDL.
For drivers whose documentation meets current FMCSA standards, their licenses will remain valid until their expiration date. For those who do not meet current standards, the process is a bit more complicated.
As for CDL holders whose original documents do not meet current FMCSA guidelines, they will receive a notice of downgrade, and their CDLs will be downgraded to a Class D license 30 days after receiving the notice.
Drivers who receive a downgrade notice can request a hearing with the BMV to dispute the downgrade, and can provide additional documentation to prove their eligibility. According to the Bureau, those documents include:
- An unexpired Employment Authorization Document issued by USCIS, valid on the most recent CDL/CLP issuance date
- An unexpired foreign passport with an unexpired USCIS I‑94 form, both of which must be valid on your most recent CDL/CLP issuance date
Officials said the Ohio BMV has not issued or renewed any non-domiciled CDLs since FMCSA put new standards in place in 2025, and that it does not intend to resume issuing non-domiciled CDLs in the future. Additionally, the BMV will not renew revalidated non-domiciled CDLs after they expire.
All notices will be sent by mail to the address listed on file with the Ohio BMV. The Bureau emphasized that the reverification process does not apply to full CDL holders or CDL holders with legally established permanent residence. LL
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Best-of-Three Final Results
57 kg
Isaiah Cortez (Spartan Combat RTC/ TMWC) defeats Grey Burnett (Burnett Trained Wrestling), two matches to none
Round 1 – Cortez dec. Burnett, 5-1
Round 2 – Cortez tech. fall Burnett, 10-0
61 kg
Aaron Seidel (SERTC- TMWC) defeats Elijah Cortez (Spartan Combat RTC/ TMWC), two matches to none
Round 1 – Seidel tech. fall Cortez, 10-0
Round 2 – Seidel tech. fall Cortez, 10-0
65 kg
Bo Bassett (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)) defeats Clinton Shepherd (Howe Wrestling School, LLC), two matches to none
Round 1 – Bassett fall Shepherd, 2:40
Round 2 – Bassett tech. fall Shepherd, 10-0
70 kg
Landon Robideau (Cowboy RTC) defeats Melvin Miller (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)), two matches to none
Round 1 – Robideau dec. Miller, 5-0
Round 2 – Robideau tech. fall, 12-0
74 kg
Jayden James (KD Training Center/ TMWC) defeats Ladarion Lockett (Cowboy RTC), two matches to none
Round 1 – James dec. Lockett, 5-4
Round 2 – James dec. Lockett, 4-2
79 kg
Ryan Burton (SERTC- TMWC) defeats Joseph Jeter (Position Wrestling), two matches to none
Round 1 – Burton dec. Jeter, 10-7
Round 2 – Burton dec. Jeter, 8-1
86 kg
Aeoden Sinclair (Tiger Style Wrestling Club) defeats Brock Mantanona (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club), two matches to none
Round 1 – Sinclair dec. Mantanona, 6-0
Round 2 – Sinclair tech. fall Mantanona, 10-0
92 kg
Jimmy Mastny (Relentless Training Center) defeats Karson Tompkins (Air Force Regional Training Center), two matches to none
Round 1 – Mastny fall Tompkins, 3:31
Round 2 – Mastny tech. fall Tompkins, 10-0
97 kg
Michael Boyle (Ohio Crazy Goats Wrestling Club) defeats Garett Kawczynski (Askren Wrestling Academy), two matches to none
Round 1 – Boyle tech. fall Kawczynski, 10-0
Round 2 – Boyle tech. fall Kawczynski, 10-0
125 kg
Dreshaun Ross (Cowboy RTC) defeats Coby Merrill (NYAC), two matches to one
Round 1 – Merrill tech. fall Ross, 11-0
Round 2 – Ross dec. Merrill 9-2
Round 3 – Ross dec. Merrill, 7-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Central Ohio family has filed a lawsuit against a Hilliard funeral home after their mother was accidentally cremated, despite plans for her to be buried.
According to court documents, Tidd Funeral Home cremated Nancy Anders in June of last year against the family’s wishes. The lawsuit states Anders died a week earlier in May.
The family says Anders had planned and prepaid for funeral arrangements two years before her death to be buried with her late husband. The arrangements did not include cremation because, the family says, she did not believe in the concept.
The lawsuit says the family was told a week after her death that she had been accidentally cremated. It also accuses Tidd Funeral Home of cremating her even though the proper authorization form was never signed.
The family says they have suffered physical illness and emotional trauma and are seeking $25,000 in damages. They are also asking for the case to be decided by a jury.
ABC 6 reached out to the funeral home for comment but had not heard back.
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