The Southeast District continues to be well represented in the latest girls’ basketball rankings from the Associated Press.
Circleville remains at No. 5 in this week’s edition of the poll.
Purcell Marian holds on to No. 1 again, getting all 10 first-place votes.
Representing the Southeast District along with Circleville, Sheridan jumped up two spots to be ranked No. 2 with Fairland slipping to No. 4 and Unioto slipped one spot to No. 8 in this week’s poll.
In Division I, the top two spots remain the same with Olentangy and Pickerington Central the top-ranked teams.
Miami East remains No. 1 in Division III with Ottawa Glandorf moving up to No. 2 and Archbishop Alter slipping to No. 3.
In Division IV, Fort Loramie reclaims the top spot from Berlin Hiland as the Hawks move down to the second spot.
DIVISION I
1. Lewis Center Olentangy (4) 15-1 79
2. Pickerington Cent. (3) 14-3 76
3. Mason (1) 13-2 58
4. Cin. Princeton 12-1 57
5. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame 14-2 54
6. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 13-2 50
(tie) Marysville 12-3 50
8. Uniontown Lake 12-1 21
9. Akr. Hoban 12-2 14
10. Strongsville 13-2 13
DIVISION II
1. Cin. Purcell Marian (10) 14-1 100
2. Thornville Sheridan 15-0 76
3. Akr. SVSM 11-2 69
4. Proctorville Fairland 14-1 63
5. Circleville 14-0 58
6. Copley 14-2 43
7. Bryan 13-1 27
8. Chillicothe Unioto 15-2 20
9. Mansfield Sr. 16-1 19
10. Beloit W. Branch 13-2 18
Others receiving 12 or more points: Gates Mills Gilmour 15. Granville 13.
DIVISION III
1. Casstown Miami E. (2) 14-0 87
2. Ottawa-Glandorf (5) 15-1 84
3. Kettering Alter (1) 13-2 81
4. Waynesville (1) 15-0 53
5. Castalia Margaretta 14-1 49
6. Portsmouth 13-2 46
7. Cols. Africentric (1) 12-2 29
8. Mechanicsburg 15-1 27
9. Apple Creek Waynedale 11-2 14
(tie) Cin. Country Day 10-2 14
Others receiving 12 or more points: LaGrange Keystone 12. Liberty Center 12.
DIVISION IV
1. Ft. Loramie (6) 14-2 88
2. Berlin Hiland (1) 12-2 76
3. Newark Cath. (1) 14-0 67
4. Convoy Crestview 13-2 63
5. Loudonville 15-0 52
6. New Madison Tri-Village (1) 13-1 44
7. Waterford 13-2 38
8. Defiance Ayersville 13-0 33
9. Maria Stein Marion Local 11-4 25
10. Gibsonburg 13-1 16
Others receiving 12 or more points: Minster 13. Xenia Legacy Christian Academy (1) 13.
