Boys Basketball: Blue Jays up to No. 6 in latest AP poll

Delphos St. John’s (18-2) made their way up to No. 6 on Monday in the sixth weekly Division IV boys state poll, voted upon by Associated Press members throughout Ohio.

LCC (15-2) stayed in the No. 4 spot in D-IV after a 49-48 win over Crestview (13-7) on Friday. The T-Birds were the only team in the top five to not receive a first-place vote.

Pandora-Gilboa (18-2) and Antwerp (18-2) finished in the first two spots outside the top 10 with 26 and 22 points respectively.

Ottawa-Glandorf (16-3) dropped one spot to No. 3 in Division III after a win over Shawnee and a loss to Troy Christian this past weekend. The Titans received one first-place vote.

Wayne Trace (16-3) finished three spots outside the top 10 in the D-III poll with 12 points.

Findlay (16-2) came in at No. 6 in Division I.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, won-loss record, and total points:

DIVISION I

1. Cin. Moeller (6) 20-1 140

2. Garfield Hts. (4) 19-1 128

3. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 19-1 122

4. Cle. St. Ignatius (4) 17-3 114

5. Delaware Hayes 19-1 78

6. Findlay 16-2 76

7. Tol. Whitmer 16-2 64

8. Centerville (2) 13-6 35

9. Cin. Elder 17-3 33

10. Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 17-1 29

Others receiving 12 or more points: Louisville 28.

DIVISION II

1. Rocky River Lutheran W. (11) 18-2 152

2. Lexington 19-1 119

3. Shelby 17-2 96

4. Cols. Hartley 15-3 78

5. Cin. Wyoming (3) 17-3 77

6. Kettering Alter (2) 14-5 68

7. Youngs. Ursuline 14-3 58

8. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 19-1 51

9. Creston Norwayne 17-1 43

10. Willard 15-3 29

Others receiving 12 or more points: Marietta 27. Zanesville Maysville 14. Dresden Tri-Valley 12.

DIVISION III

1. Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. (8) 15-4 144

2. Malvern (4) 18-0 127

3. Ottawa-Glandorf (1) 16-3 104

4. Toledo Emmanuel Christian 16-2 93

5. New Madison Tri-Village (2) 19-1 84

6. Castalia Margaretta 16-2 64

7. Ashland Crestview (1) 18-1 61

8. Camden Preble Shawnee 18-3 32

9. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 16-4 30

10. Archbold 18-2 19

Others receiving 12 or more points: Gahanna Cols. Academy 15. Youngs. Mooney 13. Haviland Wayne Trace 12.

DIVISION IV

1. Russia (7) 19-1 140

2. Tol. Christian (1) 17-1 120

3. Richmond Hts. (7) 11-8 117

4. Lima Cent. Cath. 15-2 97

5. Troy Christian (1) 18-2 76

6. Delphos St. John’s 18-2 59

7. Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 18-0 57

8. Berlin Hiland 14-5 47

9. S. Webster 17-2 35

10. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 17-2 29

Others receiving 12 or more points: Pandora-Gilboa 26. Antwerp 22. Leesburg Fairfield 19. Warren JFK 12.