State boys basketball poll for Jan. 6

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll released Jan. 6 with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

DIVISION I
1,  Lakewood  St.  Edward  (5)              7-1                      103
2,  Trotwood-Madison  (4)                    8-0                        96
3,  Cle.  St.  Ignatius  (2)                          7-1                        95
4,  Cin.  Moeller  (2)                                  8-1                        84
5,  Zanesville  (1)                                       8-0                        74
6,  Dublin  Coffman                                   8-0                        64
7,  Uniontown  Lake  (1)                         9-0                        58
8,  Berea-Midpark  (3)                             8-0                        53
9,  Tol.  Cent.  Cath.  (1)                          8-1                         48
10,  Perrysburg                                         9-0                        44
   Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cin. La Salle 42. 12, Massillon Jackson 30. 13, Shaker Hts. 29. 14, Cols. Northland 26. 15, Gahanna Lincoln 25. 16, Mentor 16. 17, Cin. Elder 15. 18, Tol. Bowsher 14. 18, Lakota West 14. 20, Beavercreek 13. 20, Garfield Hts. 13. 22, Pickerington Cent. 12.

DIVISION II
1,  Cle.  Cent.  Cath.  (5)                           9-1                     137
2,  Cols.  Watterson  (9)                          7-0                    108
3,  Dunbar  (1)                                          10-2                       94
4,  Defiance  (1)                                          7-1                       89
5,  Thurgood  Marshall                           7-2                       82
6,  Norwalk  (1)                                           9-0                      80
7,  Granville                                                 9-1                      60
8,  Akron  SVSM  (1)                                 4-6                      57
9,  Millbury  Lake  (1)                              9-0                      47
10,  Akron  Buchtel                                  4-1                       46
   Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Circleville Logan Elm 37. 12, Franklin 35. 13, Mentor Lake Cath. 24. 14, Mansfield Ontario 21. 15, Cols. Brookhaven 20. 16, Chagrin Falls 16. 17, Alliance 14. 18, Fenwick 12.

DIVISION III
1,  Cle. VASJ  (8)                                       6-2                     138
2,  Roger Bacon  (5)                                 8-1                     124
3,  Lima Cent. Cath.  (2)                         8-0                     119
4,  Versailles  (1)                                       8-0                      86  
5,  Marion Pleasant  (1)                          8-0                      80  
6,  Centerburg  (1)                                    7-1                      72  
7,  Chillicothe Zane Trace  (1)             9-1                       68  
8,  Belmont Union Local                       6-0                       43  
9,  Beachwood                                           5-1                       33  
10,  Cols. Hartley                                     6-1                       29  
   Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cols. Ready 26. 12, Cin. Clark Montessori 25. 13, Warrensville Hts. 22. 14, Archbold 21. 14, Ottawa-Glandorf 21. 16, Defiance Tinora 20. 17, Creston Norwayne 15. 18, Gates Mills Gilmour 14. 18, Oak Hill 14.

DIVISION IV
1,  Marion Local  (11)                            7-0                     144
2,  Convoy Crestview  (3)                    7-0                       93
3,  Bethel                                                     8-1                       90
4,  Sandusky St.  Mary  (2)                  8-0                        89
5,  Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 11-1                      75
6,  Tri-Village                                           8-0                       69
7,  Franklin Monroe                            10-0                      66
8,  Peebles                                                  8-0                      64
9,  Troy Christian  (1)                            9-1                       57
10,  Berlin Hiland  (2)                            9-2                      46
(tie) Tol. Ottawa Hills                            6-1                       46
(tie) New Wash. Buckeye Cent.         9-1                        46
   Others receiving 12 or more points: 13, Fairfield Christian 29. 14, Newark Cath. 26. 15, Plymouth 24. 16, Bristol 21. 17, Haviland Wayne Trace 18.

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