COLUMBUS – Tri-Village moved up one spot to No. 4 in the second Associated Press girls basketball state poll of the 2015-16 season.
After being ranked No. 5 in the first poll of the season, the Lady Patriots moved ahead of Haviland Wayne Trace in this week’s rankings. Tri-Village is ranked behind Waterford, Arlington and Berlin Hiland. The Patriots also received one first place vote this week.
A number of other schools with local connections are ranked this week. Sidney from the Greater Western Ohio Conference is ranked No. 6 in Division I, Wayne from the GWOC is ranked No. 8 in Division I, and Minster from the Midwest Athletic Conference is ranked No. 10 in Division IV.
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in The Associated Press poll, by OHSAA divisions, with total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
| 1, Wadsworth (16);201 |
| 2, W. Chester Lakota W. (2);167 |
| 3, Pickerington Cent.;153 |
| 4, Powell Olentangy Liberty;144 |
| 5, Mason (4);142 |
| 6, Sidney;100 |
| 7, Canton McKinley;95 |
| 8, Huber Hts. Wayne;61 |
| 9, Louisville;32 |
| 10, N. Can. Hoover;24 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Reynoldsburg 16. 12, Canfield 15. 13, Mentor 13.
DIVISION II
| 1, Kettering Alter (10);181 |
| 2, Oak Harbor (6);175 |
| 3, Bellbrook (1);163 |
| 4, Millersburg W. Holmes (1);149 |
| 5, Ottawa-Glandorf (2);122 |
| 6, Bellevue;87 |
| 7, Steubenville;71 |
| 8, Tol. Rogers;54 |
| 9, Clarksville Clinton-Massie;39 |
| 10, Zanesville Maysville;28 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Washington C.H. Miami Trace (1) 23. 12, Circleville 20. 13, Cortland Lakeview (1) 18. 14, Cambridge 17.
DIVISION III
| 1, Ashland Crestview (7);177 |
| 2, Cin. Summit Country Day (4);162 |
| 3, Doylestown Chippewa (4);147 |
| 4, Anna (1);129 |
| 5, Archbold;120 |
| 6, Sugarcreek Garaway (2);91 |
| 7, Marion Pleasant;66 |
| 8, Columbus Grove (1);59 |
| 9, Lynchburg-Clay;53 |
| 10, Cols. Africentric;43 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Ironton (2) 22. 12, Newton Falls 18. 13, Metamora Evergreen 17. 14, Brookfield 16. 15, Orrville 13. 16, Cardington-Lincoln 12.
DIVISION IV
| 1, Waterford (14);199 |
| 2, Arlington (6);180 |
| 3, Berlin Hiland (1);176 |
| 4, New Madison Tri-Village (1);130 |
| 5, Fairfield Christian;92 |
| 6, Haviland Wayne Trace;91 |
| 7, Ottoville;76 |
| 8, Carey;63 |
| 9, Ft. Loramie;57 |
| 10, Minster;52 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Hannibal River 23. 12, Bellaire St. John 18.
