Louisville is ranked No. 2 in this week’s Division I state softball coaches’ poll. Louisville, which earned one first-place vote, has 85 points.

Ellet is tied for No. 5 also in the Division I poll. North Canton Hoover is No. 10.

In Division III, Norwayne is ranked No. 4. In Division IV, Tuscarawas Central Catholic is tied at No. 10.

Here are some highlights on high school action played on Wednesday:

Girls Tennis

Stow 5, Brunswick 0 – Senior Melanie Rozum of the Bulldogs was outstanding at first singles, while junior Ashley Kopko won two tough sets at second singles.

Revere 5, Copley 0 – Junior singles players Natalie Robson and Brittany Miller did not lose a game as the Minutemen dominated the Indians in their Suburban League match.

Louisville 5, Canton McKinley 0 – The Leopards are 4-0 with impressive play by singles players Brooke Mathie, Colleen Miller, Sam Pukys and dominating play from doubles tandems Hannah Lemmon and Alexis Isla, as well as Ciara Antonacci-Ashley Robbins.

Girls soccer

Hudson 0, North Canton Hoover 0 – The two teams combined for just four shots in the defensive battle.

Canton Central Catholic 2, Massillon 1 – The visiting Crusaders got second half goals from senior Maria Chiappini and sophomore Katie Nixdorf to stop the Tigers in their season opener.

Mentor Lake Catholic 3, Archbishop Hoban 1 – Madison Kaser had the lone goal for the Knights in their season opener on the road.

Boys Golf

Streetsboro 171, Mogadore 177 – The top five Rocket golfers all shots in the 40s at the par 36 West Mogadore Golf Course, led by David acketty’s 41 and 43s by Frank Gant and C.J. Diehl.

Kent Roosevelt 153, Field 178, Springfield 207 – After their 43-match conference win streak was snapped Monday by Crestwood, the Rough Riders got back on their horses and charged forward led by Tyler Jastromb’s 36 and James Strange with 37 on the par 36 Chenowith Golf Course in Akron. Kent is 9-1 overall and in the Metro Division of the Portage Trail Conference.

Girls Golf

Wadsworth 177, Tallmadge 199 – Freshman Alice Ho shot 37 and sister Katy Ho, a sophomore, posted a 40 to lead the Grizzlies, which are 6-1, at the par 36 Brookledge Golf course in cuyahoga Falls.

Walsh Jesuit football coach Gerry Rardin said his team must play fast and efficiently if it is to succeed in its season opener against visiting Louisville at 7 p.m. Friday.

“Field position is important versus an opponent like Louisville,” Rardin said. “Try to take them out of what they like to do. We need to handle their defensive speed. Stop the big play (and) limit mistakes.”

Paul Farrah resigned Thursday as Louisville High School’s football coach.

Farrah is a 1984 Louisville High School graduate. He took over the Louisville football team in 1999 and led the Leopards to the Division II state championship game in 2007, where they lost to Cincinnati Anderson.

Louisville had a 34-5 overall record during the past three seasons and went 21-0 in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference. Louisville had 10 or more wins in four of the past five seasons.

Farrah won seven NBC titles, had four 10-0 regular seasons, won two Associated Press poll championships and had a 94-26 record in 10 seasons at Louisville.

Farrah compiled a 35-26 record in six seasons at Tuslaw. He went 25-7 his final three years at Tuslaw and led the Trojans to the state playoffs twice.

In 16 years as a head coach, Farrah’s record is 130-52.

Louisville senior MLB Hunter Potts (6-2, 225) has been visiting some Mid-American Conference schools and some NAIA programs, according to Louisville coach Paul Farrah.

Potts was first-team all-Beacon Journal this season. He had 91 tackles.

Louisville football coach Paul Farrah recently said three seniors are receiving Division I college interest.

Those include senior MLB Hunter Potts, senior OL Joe Neff and senior LB Jake Adkins.

Louisville senior WR Bobby Swigert orally committed to Boston College last month.

Louisville senior Bobby Swigert has orally committed to continue his academic, football and baseball careers at Boston College.

Boston College recruited Swigert to play wide receiver in football and shortstop in baseball, Louisville football coach Paul Farrah said.

“I am very proud of him,” Farrah said. “I am happy for him. He chose a school that is great for him for education, football and baseball.”

Swigert, a 6-foot-1 and 178-pound quarterback this season, got injured in the host Leopards’ third game of the season against Archbishop Hoban.

Swigert had to undergo season-ending surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right foot following the Leopards’ fourth game of the season against Canton South. He led Louisville to four wins, completing 71-of-123 passes for 760 yards and seven touchdowns, and rushing for 126 yards and one touchdown on 28 carries.

Louisville finished the regular season at 10-0 and was No. 1 in the final Associated Press Division II state poll before losing its first playoff game.

“I wish we would have had him the whole season because things could have been different,” Farrah said. “The young gentleman is a class act and so is his family.”

Swigert threw one touchdown pass at Ravenna and then tossed five touchdown passes against visiting North Canton Hoover to open the season. He rushed for a touchdown against Hoban after injuring his foot.

Swigert played against host Canton South the following week and threw one touchdown pass.

At defensive back in 2008, Swigert was a second-team Division II All-Ohio pick and a first-team selection for the All-Northeast Inland District and All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference. He grabbed four interceptions, had 45 receptions for 531 yards and four touchdowns and had two kickoff return touchdowns.

Swigert was also receiving interest from several schools, including Michigan, Nebraska, Stanford and Pittsburgh.

After Week One of the five weeks of football playoffs, here are my observations looking back and moving ahead.

*The Federal League rematch of Canton McKinley and Canton GlenOak will be a different game. The Bulldogs were the eight seed going into top seeded Toledo Whitmer and demolished the Glass City bunch, which did not surprise me, McKinley has found its swagger and I expect them to beat GlenOak this time.

By the way and for what it’s worth, I don’t think Hudson, the team edged out by McKinley for that eighth and final spot, could have won that game in Toledo.

*Massillon will be favored to beat Twinsburg, but I for one think Twinsburg can pull the upset.  Twinsburg’s defense must set the tone early on and stop Massillon’s running game and force quarterback Robert Partridge to run for his life.

*Just wonder how Garfield or Buchtel might have done in the playoffs. Something has to be done to get a City Series team in the post season with smarter scheduling and more home games.

*In Division II, Louisville, another No. 1 seed, was kayoed by No. 8 Columbus Marion-Franklin. One has to wonder if quarterback Bobby Swigert had stayed healthy how deep into the playoffs the Leopards go.

*Division III, Archbishop Hoban’s offense is killing them. They could surprise Poland Seminary at Uniontown Lake’s Blue Streak Stadium Friday night, but not if the offense is as bad as its been in big games.

Don’t be shocked if Northwest, a sixth seed, knocks off No. 2 seed Dover. I have Indian fever!

*One of the coolest stories of the year is Woodridge in Division IV. The Bulldogs put a whipping at Martins Ferry in their first playoff appearance in school history (49-28) and winning their first ever league title.  This team can light up scoreboards on on given night.

*Lest we not forget Mogadore. The Wildcats lone loss was to Woodridge and Saturday night I look for them to knock off Norwalk St. Paul at Medina’s Kenneth Dukes Stadium.

Hey everyone! This is my column that’s running in the Akron Beacon Journal Friday, but it’s posted on Ohio.com now, as you can see. Thanks to everyone who submitted votes for their favorite high school nicknames. If there are other crazy nicknames from out of state, post them so we can all get some laughs. Thanks again!

Louisville plays Carrollton Friday night in meeting of two undefeated football teams with 6-0 records.

Louisville is coming off a 42-7 win over host West Branch last week.

Louisville sophomore QB Chad Neff rushed 11 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore TB Lucas Poyser had 17 rushes for 148 yards and three touchdowns.

“We were able to run the football for over 400 yards which was nice to see,” Louisville coach Paul Farrah said in an e-mail.

Farrah said Carrollton will provide a “great test” this week. Carrollton is known for its strong running game and solid offensive line.