COLUMBUS – Tri-Village moved up to No. 2 in the Associated Press’ girls basketball state rankings while Versailles maintained its No. 3 ranking.
After being ranked fourth in the Division IV state rankings both of the last two weeks, Tri-Village moved up to No. 2 this week. The Patriots, who received one first-place vote this week, moved ahead of Minster and Waterford while remaining behind Berlin Hiland.
For a second consecutive week Versailles is ranked third in the Division III state rankings behind Cincinnati Summit Country Day and Archbold. Versailles received one first-place vote for a second consecutive week.
A number of other schools with local connections are ranked this week. Tippecanoe from the Greater Western Ohio Conference is ranked No. 4 in Division II, Trotwood-Madison from the GWOC is ranked No. 6 in Division II, Fort Recovery from the Midwest Athletic Conference is ranked No. 6 in Division III, and Minster from the MAC is ranked No. 4 in Division IV.
Below are how a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
| DIVISION I | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1, Newark (18) | 15-0 | 189 |
| 2, Mason (1) | 14-1 | 166 |
| 3, Tol. Start | 12-1 | 127 |
| 4, W. Chester Lakota W. | 14-2 | 106 |
| 5, Solon | 13-2 | 103 |
| 6, Lyndhurst Brush | 16-1 | 101 |
| 7, Eastlake N. | 13-1 | 69 |
| 8, Can. GlenOak | 13-1 | 58 |
| 9, Reynoldsburg | 12-3 | 43 |
| 10, New Carlisle Tecumseh | 14-2 | 36 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: None.
| DIVISION II | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1, Ottawa-Glandorf (16) | 15-0 | 169 |
| 2, Kettering Alter (2) | 13-2 | 165 |
| 3, Day. Carroll | 14-2 | 148 |
| 4, Tipp City Tippecanoe | 13-2 | 94 |
| 5, Shaker Hts. Laurel | 14-1 | 66 |
| 6, Trotwood-Madison | 10-4 | 61 |
| 7, Perry | 13-1 | 59 |
| 8, Parma Padua | 12-2 | 55 |
| 9, London | 13-2 | 51 |
| 10, Upper Sandusky | 15-0 | 32 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Beloit W. Branch 19. 12, Millbury Lake 14. 13, Clyde 13. 14, Warren Howland 12.
| DIVISION III | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1, Cin. Summit Country Day (11) | 17-0 | 165 |
| 2, Archbold (3) | 15-0 | 143 |
| 3, Versailles (1) | 15-2 | 114 |
| 4, Cols. Africentric (1) | 14-2 | 99 |
| 5, Findlay Liberty-Benton | 12-1 | 83 |
| 6, Ft. Recovery | 11-1 | 74 |
| 7, Richwood N. Union | 14-1 | 63 |
| 8, Columbiana (1) | 18-0 | 58 |
| 9, Columbus Grove | 13-1 | 56 |
| 10, Gates Mills Gilmour (2) | 12-4 | 47 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Albany Alexander 22. 12, Bellaire 14. 13, Newton Falls 12. 13, Waynesville 12.
| DIVISION IV | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1, Berlin Hiland (16) | 14-1 | 177 |
| 2, New Madison Tri-Village (1) | 14-0 | 132 |
| 3, Waterford (2) | 12-2 | 127 |
| 4, Minster | 13-1 | 118 |
| 5, Fairfield Christian | 15-0 | 111 |
| 6, Ottoville | 12-3 | 93 |
| 7, Arlington | 13-2 | 80 |
| 8, Haviland Wayne Trace | 12-1 | 69 |
| 9, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton | 13-2 | 30 |
| 10, Russia | 13-3 | 29 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Norwalk St. Paul 16. 12, Jackson Center 14. 13, New Matamoras Frontier 12.
