Purcell remains atop DII girls poll; 9 other Southwest Ohio teams ranked in AP polls
Here are the top 10 teams in the boys Associated Press Ohio high school basketball polls of the 2023-2024 season with first-place votes in parentheses, won-loss record, and total points:
Division I
1. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange (5) 16-0 103
2. Garfield Heights (3) 17-0 93
3. Cleveland St. Ignatius (3) 14-3 90
4. Moeller 16-1 81
5. Findlay 12-1 63
6. Toledo Whitmer 13-1 57
7. Elder 15-2 45
8. Centerville (2) 11-4 39
9. Delaware Hayes 15-1 38
10. Sycamore 13-2 34
Others receiving 12 or more points: Louisville 25. Brecksville-Broadview Heights 13. Sandusky 12.
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Division II
1. Rocky River Lutheran West (8) 14-2 120
2. Wyoming (2) 15-0 103
3. Lexington (2) 16-1 94
4. Columbus Hartley 14-1 91
5. Kettering Alter (1) 11-3 78
6. Youngstown Ursuline 10-2 43
7. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 14-1 42
8. Shelby 11-2 34
9. Creston Norwayne 13-1 31
10. Willard 11-2 27
Others receiving 12 or more points: Marietta 18.
Division III
1. Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (7) 13-3 114
2. Ottawa-Glandorf (4) 14-2 111
3. Malvern 13-0 88
4. Ashland Crestview 15-0 54
5. Castalia Margaretta 12-1 50
6. Toledo Emmanuel Christian 11-2 46
(tie) Camden Preble Shawnee 12-1 46
8. New Madison Tri-Village (2) 15-1 39
9. Minford 11-2 28
10. Haviland Wayne Trace 12-2 22
Others receiving 12 or more points: Bluffton 19. Williamsburg 18. Archbold 15. Mariemont 14.
Division IV
1. Russia (10) 15-0 124
2. Toledo Christian 14-1 80
(tie) Lima Central Catholic 13-2 80
4. Woodsfield Monroe Central 13-0 66
5. Warren JFK 12-2 64
(tie) Richmond Heights (3) 8-8 64
7. Leesburg Fairfield 16-1 60
8. Berlin Hiland 10-4 34
9. South Webster 14-2 26
10. Troy Christian 11-1 24
Others receiving 12 or more points: Delphos St. John's 19. Toledo Maumee Valley 17. Antwerp 15.
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Girls basketball
The Top Ten teams in the girls Associated Press Ohio high school basketball polls of the 2023-2024 season with first-place votes in parentheses, won-loss record, and total points:
Division I
1. Pickerington Central (4) 17-3 104
2. Lewis Center Olentangy (5) 17-1 99
3. Mason (1) 16-2 82
4. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 15-2 71
5. Uniontown Lake 14-1 58
6. Princeton 15-2 56
7. Marysville 15-3 53
8. Mt. Notre Dame 17-3 47
9. Akron Hoban 13-2 24
10. Strongsville 16-2 12
Others receiving 12 or more points: none.
Division II
1. Purcell Marian (12) 19-1 120
2. Thornville Sheridan 17-0 97
3. Proctorville Fairland 16-1 83
4. Akron SVSM 12-3 75
5. Circleville 15-0 55
6. Copley 16-2 52
7. Bryan 15-1 48
8. Mansfield Senior 16-2 38
9. Chillicothe Unioto 16-2 19
10. Beloit West Branch 14-2 18
Others receiving 12 or more points: Granville 12.
Division III
1. Casstown Miami East (7) 17-0 108
2. Ottawa-Glandorf (2) 16-2 95
3. Kettering Alter (1) 14-2 92
4. Waynesville (1) 20-0 74
5. Castalia Margaretta 14-2 57
6. Portsmouth 15-2 56
7. Columbus Africentric (1) 16-2 41
8. Liberty Center 14-1 27
9. Mechanicsburg 16-1 19
10. Cincinnati Country Day 13-3 17
Others receiving 12 or more points: Beverly Fort Frye 14. Columbiana Crestview 13. LaGrange Keystone 12.
Division IV
1. Ft. Loramie (9) 14-2 114
2. Berlin Hiland 14-2 93
3. Newark Catholic (1) 15-0 89
4. Convoy Crestview 14-2 71
5. Loudonville 15-1 63
6. New Madison Tri-Village (1) 15-2 46
7. Waterford 14-2 41
8. Gibsonburg 15-1 38
9. Defiance Ayersville 13-1 35
10. Xenia Legacy Christian Academy (1) 14-2 19
Others receiving 12 or more points: Richmond Heights 12.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Purcell remains atop DII girls basketball poll, 10 teams ranked
