COLUMBUS – Versailles remained at No. 2 in Division III while Tri-Village fell out of the Division IV rankings in the Associated Press boys basketball state polls.
Tri-Village made its season debut at No. 12 in last week’s Division IV state rankings. However, the Patriots dropped out of the poll this week.
Versailles remained at No. 2 behind Leavittsburg Labrae in the Division III rankings for a second consecutive week. The Tigers, who have been ranked in all six polls this season ranging from second to seventh, also received one first-place vote for a third consecutive week.
A number of other schools with local connections are ranked this week. Springfield from the Greater Western Ohio Conference is ranked No. 10 in Division I, Trotwood-Madison from the GWOC is ranked No. 2 in Division II, and Bethel from the Cross County Conference is ranked 10th in Division III.
Below are the top 10 teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points at right:
| DIVISION I | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cin. Moeller (24) | 21-0 | 258 |
| 2. Massillon Jackson (1) | 17-1 | 216 |
| 3. Wooster (1) | 19-0 | 183 |
| 4. Pickerington Cent. | 19-2 | 160 |
| 5. Newark | 20-1 | 158 |
| 6. Tol. St. John’s | 17-2 | 112 |
| 7. Upper Arlington | 18-2 | 90 |
| 8. N. Can. Hoover | 15-3 | 78 |
| 9. Lorain | 16-2 | 53 |
| 10. Springfield | 17-2 | 29 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Hilliard Bradley 24. Tol. St. Francis 16. Cle. St. Ignatius 12.
| DIVISION II | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upper Sandusky (19) | 20-0 | 239 |
| 2. Trotwood-Madison (5) | 18-2 | 208 |
| 3. Cols. South (1) | 20-1 | 170 |
| 4. Day. Dunbar | 19-3 | 146 |
| 5. Ottawa-Glandorf | 18-2 | 137 |
| 6. McArthur Vinton County | 19-1 | 118 |
| 7. Cin. Wyoming | 20-1 | 101 |
| 8. Kettering Alter | 17-3 | 54 |
| 9. Lancaster Fairfield Union | 18-2 | 41 |
| 10. Wauseon (1) | 18-1 | 40 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Akr. SVSM 35. Wapakoneta 28. Parma Hts. Holy Name 15. Cin. Hughes 14.
| DIVISION III | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leavittsburg Labrae (16) | 19-0 | 228 |
| 2. Versailles (1) | 19-1 | 201 |
| 3. Cin. Summit Country Day (6) | 19-0 | 191 |
| 4. Proctorville Fairland (1) | 19-1 | 159 |
| 5. Oak Hill | 20-1 | 135 |
| 6. Haviland Wayne Trace | 18-2 | 102 |
| 7. N. Lima S. Range (1) | 19-0 | 97 |
| 8. Berlin Hiland | 17-3 | 64 |
| 9. Cle. VASJ | 13-5 | 61 |
| 10. Tipp City Bethel | 18-3 | 33 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Martins Ferry 18. Brookville 18. Findlay Liberty-Benton 13. St. Bernard Roger Bacon 12.
| DIVISION IV | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. McDonald (15) | 19-1 | 220 |
| 2. Mansfield St. Peter’s (4) | 19-2 | 186 |
| 3. Defiance Ayersville (2) | 18-1 | 166 |
| 4. S. Charleston SE (1) | 19-1 | 163 |
| 5. Bristol (1) | 18-1 | 142 |
| 6. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep | 17-3 | 103 |
| 7. Cornerstone Christian (2) | 15-4 | 91 |
| 8. Grove City Christian | 18-3 | 70 |
| 9. W. Unity Hilltop | 18-1 | 40 |
| 10. Waterford | 14-4 | 32 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Ft. Loramie 30. Portsmouth Clay 22. Russia 18. Sidney Fairlawn 17. Holgate 15. Old Fort 13.
