Division III Columbus Grove has moved to No. 3 in the latest Associated Press girls basketball poll that came out Tuesday.
The Bulldogs (17-1) moved up from No. 7. Ashland Crestview remains atop the D-III rankings.
Ottawa-Glandorf (18-1), which has clinched at least a share of the Western Buckeye League title, remains at No. 5 in Division II, trailing top-ranked Kettering Alter. Ottoville (18-2) is the third Putnam County school to make a top 10. The Mean Green remain at No. 7 in Division IV behind No. 1 New Madison Tri-Village.
Minster (17-3), which defeated then-co-No. 1 Arlington 59-46 Saturday, moved up to No. 6 D-IV. Arlington (18-1) fell to No. 2.
Rankings
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record through Monday and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Wadsworth (15)`18-1`194
2, W. Chester Lakota W. (2)`19-1`178
3, Sidney (2)`20-0`165
4, Mason (1)`18-2`139
5, Pickerington Cent.`17-3`114
6, Canton McKinley`15-2`94
7, Powell Olentangy Liberty`18-2`70
8, Huber Hts. Wayne (1)`19-1`62
9, Louisville`16-3`38
10,N. Can. Hoover`17-3`29
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Lewis Center Olentangy 14. 12, Dublin Coffman 12.
DIVISION II
1, Kettering Alter (11)`18-2`191
2, Oak Harbor (3)`18-0`174
3, Bellbrook (2)`19-0`162
4, Millersburg W. Holmes (2)`18-2`139
5, Ottawa-Glandorf`17-1`116
6, Zanesville Maysville`18-2`76
7, Tol. Rogers (1)`13-5`67
8, Bellevue`14-3`51
9, Circleville`18-2`40
(tie) Clarksville Clinton-Massie`12-3`40
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Washington C.H. Miami Trace (1) 21. 12, Steubenville 20. 13, Cortland Lakeview (1) 13.
DIVISION III
1, Ashland Crestview (18)`16-0`205
2, Sugarcreek Garaway`14-1`142
3, Columbus Grove`17-1`122
4, Anna`18-2`107
5, Lynchburg-Clay (1)`19-1`102
6, Cin. Summit Country Day`16-2`77
7, Doylestown Chippewa`16-3`73
8, Marion Pleasant`16-2`71
9, Archbold`16-2`67
10,Metamora Evergreen`14-2`32
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cardington-Lincoln 25. 12, Ironton (1) 19. 13, Cols. Africentric 16.
DIVISION IV
1, New Madison Tri-Village (6)`18-1`160
2, Arlington (4)`18-1`146
3, Waterford (3)`17-1`136
4, Carey (2)`13-0`120
5, Berlin Hiland (2)`18-3`118
6, Minster (1)`17-3`109
7, Ottoville (1)`17-2`99
8, Ft. Loramie (1)`15-3`81
9, Fairfield Christian`16-1`75
10,Haviland Wayne Trace`14-4`17
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, N. Baltimore (1) 16.
