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Cardinals one of 3 area schools in preseason AP Poll
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Wisconsin Prep Football Poll

Here is The Associated Press preseason high school football poll. The poll includes first-place votes in parentheses and total points, as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers. Teams are arranged in three divisions of equal size based on current enrollments.

Large Division (enrollment 900 and up)

School Points

1. Waunakee (4) 84

2. Waukesha West (5) 76

3. Mequon Homestead 45

4. Kenosha Bradford 40

5. Marquette University 30

T6. Sun Prairie 28

T6. Menomonie 28

8. Monona Grove 26

9. Cedarburg 22

10. Appleton North 17

Others receiving votes: Middleton 16, Kimberly 15, Hartland Arrowhead 14, Stevens Point 13, Verona Area 11, Franklin 11, Ashwaubenon 9, Marshfield 6, Germantown 4.

Medium Division (350-899)

School Points

1. West De Pere (6) 76

T2. Kewaunee 58

T2. Waukesha Catholic Memorial 58

4. Appleton Xavier (2) 54

5. Walworth Big Foot (1) 41

6. Brodhead-Juda 36

7. Baldwin-Woodville 34

8. Kewaskum 27

9. Wisconsin Lutheran 23

10. Maple Northwestern 17

Others receiving votes: Bloomer 13, River Valley 12, Waupaca 7, Wautoma 7, Manitowoc Roncalli 6, Pewaukee 5, Delavan-Darien 5, Jefferson 5, Nekoosa 4, McFarland 3, Madison Edgewood 2, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 1, Mount Horeb-Barneveld 1.

Small Division (349 and lower)

School Points

1. Brillion (3) 83

2. Fond du Lac Springs (2) 66

3. Colby 60

4. Edgar (4) 59

5. Burlington Catholic Central 32

6. Bangor 26

7. Coleman 22

8. Darlington 21

9. Bonduel 20

10. Gilman 19

Others receiving votes: Randolph 13, De Soto 12, Mondovi 11, Arcadia 9, Lancaster 8, Osseo-Fairchild 7, Pardeeville 5, Mineral Point 4, Shell Lake 3, Waterloo 3, Stratford 2, Oostburg 2, River Ridge 2, Blair-Taylor 2, Pecatonica-Argyle 1, Ladysmith 1, Lake Country Lutheran 1, Plum City 1.

MONROE - Brodhead Juda rolls into the 2011 football season with a No. 6 ranking in the Associated Press pre-season poll in the Medium Division. The Medium Division is filled with schools whose high school enrollment is between 350-899 students.

Brodhead-Juda was the WIAA Division 4 state runner up last fall, losing to Kewaunee, which checks in at No. 2. West De Pere holds the top spot in the Medium Division, with Waukesha Catholic Memorial (3), Appleton Xavier (4), Walworth Big Foot (5), Baldwin-Woodville (7), Kewauskum (8), Wisconsin Lutheran and Maple Northwestern rounding out the top 10.

Brillion takes the top spot in the Small School Division, the lowest of the three AP divisions. Brillion won the state title in Division 5 last year and beat Darlington in the semifinal game. Darlington checks in at No. 8 in this year's preseason poll.

Pecatonica-Argyle also received a vote in the small-school poll, which also has perennial state contenders Fond du Lac Springs, Colby, Edgar and Burlington Catholic Central in the top five.

Waunakee is the top team in the Large Division, edging out Waukesha West.

Monona Grove, the Badger South champion in 2010 is ranked eighth. Madison Edgewood and Mount Horeb-Barneveld received votes in the medium school divison.

Monroe travels to Mount Horeb-Barneveld to open the season, followed by Waunakee in Week 2, Monona Grove in Week 4 and Madison Edgewood in Week 7.