Heading into the final week of the regular season a few Southwest Ohio boys high school basketball teams have seen some movement in the rankings.Elder moves up from No. 7 to No. 6. The Panthers defeated La Salle 70-40 Sunday night to go to 5-0 in the Greater Catholic League-South and can finish the season unbeaten in the league with a win over St. Xavier Friday night in The Pit. Fairfield is tied with Sycamore for the Greater Miami Conference lead (11-2) but fell out of the state top 10 after consecutive losses to Princeton and Sycamore. Speaking of the Aviators, they received votes, as did one-loss Walnut Hills of the Eastern Cincinnati Conference. Sycamore finishes up with home games against Hamilton and Middletown this week. Walnut Hills is 14-0 in the ECC and is at Little Miami Wednesday and home with second-place Turpin Friday.In Division II, Woodward jumps from No. 5 to No. 4 after beating Taft for a second time this season to go to 9-0 in the Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference. Led by high-scoring Paul McMillan IV, the Bulldogs can wrap up a second straight CMAC-Red Division title this week. Woodward hosts Hughes Monday night, is at Shroder Wednesday and back home with Western Hills Friday. Despite a 9-8 record, Taft is still in Division III's top 10 at No. 9. The Senators have played a schedule full of bigger schools including the Division I No. 2 school Pickerington Central. The Senators have dropped three straight and hope to right the ship at Withrow Tuesday before finishing up at home Friday with Hughes. Division I1. Centerville (18) 2. Pickerington Central 3. Westerville South 4. Gahanna Lincoln 5. Lakewood St. Edward 6. Elder 7. Kettering Fairmont 8. Sylvania Northview 9. Lyndhurst Brush 10. Pickerington North Others receiving 12 or more points: Brecksville-Broadview Heights. 24. Green 19. Lima Senior 16. Walnut Hills 12. Sycamore 12.Division II1. Akron SVSM (15) 2. Kettering Alter (2) 3. Columbus Beechcroft (1) 4. Woodward 5. Bloom-Carroll 6. Toledo Central Catholic 7. Akron Buchtel 8. Waverly 9. Dresden Tri-Valley 10. Delaware Buckeye Valley Others receiving 12 or more points: Gates Mills Gilmour 24. Dayton Oakwood 22. Huron 12.Division III1. North Robinson Columbus Crawford (12) 2. Versailles (2) 3. Collins Western Reserve (1) 4. Ottawa-Glandorf (3) 5. Haviland Wayne Trace 6. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 7. Columbus Africentric 8. Swanton 9. Taft 10. Cleveland Heights Lutheran East Others receiving 12 or more points: New Middletown Springfield 22. Columbus Ready 17. Proctorville Fairland 14. Minford 14. Campbell Memorial 13. Division IV1. Antwerp (3) 2. Tiffin Calvert (6) 3. Botkins (4) 4. Glouster Trimble (1) 5. New Madison Tri-Village (2) 6. Springfield Catholic Central 7. Richmond Heights (2) 8. Lucasville Valley 9. Berlin Hiland 10. New Bremen Others receiving 12 or more points: Cedarville 21. Maria Stein Marion Local 18 Source link
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