Newark Catholic, Granville ranked in first state poll ahead of Tuesday's showdown
It will be a battle of unbeaten girls basketball teams Tuesday when Newark Catholic hosts Granville.
It now also is a battle between state-ranked teams. The Green Wave and Blue Aces were ranked in their respective top 10 on Monday when the Associated Press released the first state media poll of the season.
NC is ranked No. 5 in Division IV. The Green Wave are 10-0 overall and 6-0 in Licking County League play, leading the Cardinal Division by two games.
Granville is tied for No. 10 in Division II. The Blue Aces also are 10-0 overall and sit 5-0 in LCL play, leading the Buckeye Division by three games.
In boys basketball, Newark sits just outside of the top 10 in a tie for 11th. The Wildcats are 9-1 overall and 3-0 in the Ohio Capital Conference, leading the Buckeye Division by a game.
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Ohio girls high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses. won-loss record. and total points:
DIVISION I | ||
|---|---|---|
1. Pickerington Central (7) | 10-1 | 97 |
2. Marysville | 9-1 | 74 |
3. Olentangy (2) | 11-0 | 73 |
4. Cin. Princeton (1) | 9-1 | 56 |
5. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame | 11-2 | 52 |
6. Strongsville | 12-0 | 45 |
7. Rocky River Magnificat | 8-3 | 40 |
8. Akr. Hoban | 10-1 | 39 |
9. Uniontown Lake | 9-1 | 18 |
10. Lyndhurst Brush | 11-0 | 15 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: None.
DIVISION II | ||
|---|---|---|
1. Cin. Purcell Marian (9) | 13-1 | 98 |
2. Akr. SVSM | 10-0 | 80 |
3. Proctorville Fairland (1) | 11-0 | 75 |
4. Thornville Sheridan | 9-0 | 63 |
5. Circleville | 11-0 | 40 |
6. Copley | 11-2 | 32 |
(tie) Gates Mills Gilmour | 6-2 | 32 |
8. Marietta | 10-2 | 27 |
9. Chillicothe Unioto | 11-1 | 24 |
10. Granville | 10-0 | 18 |
(tie) Beloit W. Branch | 11-2 | 18 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Bryan 13.
DIVISION III | ||
|---|---|---|
1. Casstown Miami E. (4) | 12-0 | 84 |
2. Ottawa-Glandorf (4) | 11-1 | 82 |
3. Kettering Alter (2) | 12-1 | 81 |
4. Castalia Margaretta | 9-1 | 50 |
5. Portsmouth | 9-1 | 44 |
6. Apple Creek Waynedale | 8-1 | 42 |
7. Cin. Country Day | 9-2 | 32 |
8. Africentric | 8-2 | 29 |
9. Warrensville Hts. | 10-1 | 24 |
10. Waynesville | 12-0 | 23 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Doylestown Chippewa 14.
DIVISION IV | ||
|---|---|---|
1. Ft. Loramie (4) | 12-1 | 91 |
2. Berlin Hiland (3) | 10-0 | 88 |
3. Convoy Crestview | 9-1 | 68 |
4. Loudonville (1) | 12-0 | 58 |
5. Newark Catholic | 10-0 | 53 |
6. Maria Stein Marion Local | 9-2 | 39 |
7. New Madison Tri-Village (1) | 11-1 | 32 |
8. Waterford | 10-1 | 31 |
9. Lakeside Danbury | 10-0 | 20 |
10. Richmond Hts. | 8-0 | 15 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. St. Henry 13. 11. Defiance Ayersville 13.
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Ohio boys high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses. won-loss record. and total points:
DIVISION I | ||
|---|---|---|
1. Cle. St. Ignatius (3) | 9-2 | 77 |
2. Findlay | 8-0 | 69 |
3. Garfield Hts. (2) | 9-0 | 67 |
(tie) Cin. Moeller (2) | 9-1 | 67 |
5. Louisville (1) | 9-1 | 65 |
6. Olentangy Orange (1) | 9-0 | 63 |
7. Brunswick (1) | 9-0 | 43 |
8. Tol. Whitmer | 8-1 | 42 |
9. Cin. Elder | 10-1 | 28 |
10. Beavercreek (1) | 8-1 | 19 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Delaware Hayes 14. 11. Newark 14. 13. Centerville 13.
DIVISION II | ||
|---|---|---|
1. Rocky River Lutheran W. (9) | 11-0 | 99 |
2. Kettering Alter (1) | 7-1 | 94 |
3. Lexington (1) | 12-0 | 93 |
4. Cin. Wyoming | 7-0 | 58 |
5. Willard | 9-1 | 50 |
6. Hartley | 8-1 | 48 |
7. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA | 9-0 | 36 |
8. Youngs. Ursuline | 7-2 | 20 |
9. Creston Norwayne | 8-0 | 18 |
10. Ready | 7-2 | 12 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: None.
DIVISION III | ||
|---|---|---|
1. Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. (8) | 9-1 | 106 |
2. Ottawa-Glandorf (2) | 9-1 | 89 |
3. Camden Preble Shawnee (1) | 8-0 | 70 |
4. Haviland Wayne Trace | 9-1 | 50 |
5. Castalia Margaretta | 8-1 | 46 |
6. New Madison Tri-Village | 9-0 | 28 |
(tie) Toledo Emmanuel Christian | 9-1 | 28 |
8. Malvern | 10-0 | 23 |
9. Cin. Mariemont | 8-2 | 22 |
10. Fairview Park Fairview | 5-0 | 21 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Cadiz Harrison Cent. 18. 11. Minford 18. 13. Ashland Crestview 13.
DIVISION IV | ||
|---|---|---|
1. Warren JFK (4) | 9-1 | 96 |
2. Russia (3) | 9-0 | 90 |
3. Lima Cent. Cath. | 9-0 | 80 |
4. Tol. Maumee Valley (1) | 9-0 | 70 |
5. Richmond Hts. (3) | 4-7 | 47 |
6. S. Webster | 9-1 | 41 |
7. Pandora-Gilboa | 8-0 | 28 |
8. Leesburg Fairfield | 12-0 | 26 |
(tie) Woodsfield Monroe Cent. | 9-0 | 26 |
10. Berlin Hiland | 6-2 | 24 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Troy Christian 23. 12. Antwerp 18.
This article originally appeared on Newark Advocate: Newark Catholic, Granville ranked in first Ohio girls basketball poll
