First 2020 girls hoops poll released

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One Western Buckeye League team, four Midwest Athletic Conference teams and one Putnam County League squad are among the teams ranked in the first Associated Press Ohio girls’ basketball poll of the season.

Bath is No. 15 in Division II, Versailles is No. 5 in Division III, while Minster is No. 2, Marion Local No. 4 and Fort Recovery No. 10 in Division IV. Ottoville is ranked No. 19 in Division IV.

Here are the full rankings by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses). Area teams are listed in bold.

DIVISION I

1, Cincinnati Mt. Notre Dame (10) 12-0 113
T2, Dublin Coffman 10-0 81
T2, Toledo Notre Dame (1) 8-2 81
4, Pickerington Central (2) 9-1 78
5, Huber Hts. Wayne 11-1 59
6, Kettering Fairmont 8-1 53
7, Newark 11-1 52
8, Hoban (2) 8-0 49
9, Jackson 11-1 42
10, Columbus Watterson 11-0 37

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Springboro 35. 12, Medina 32. 13, GlenOak 27. 14, Lakota West 24. 15, Canfield 23. 16, Sylvania Southview 22. 17, Loveland 19. 18, Cincinnati Walnut Hills 17. 18, Warren Harding (1) 17.

DIVISION II

1, Circleville (3) 13-0 105
2, Napoleon (2) 11-0 90
3, Toledo Rogers (5) 8-2 82
4, Bellevue (2) 11-0 73
5, Thornville Sheridan 9-1 65
6, Dayton Carroll (1) 9-2 62
7, Plain City Alder 8-2 48
8, Shaker Hts. Laurel (2) 6-2 44
9, Vinton County 10-2 39
10, Tri-Valley 9-2 33

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cincinnati Indian Hill 31. 11, Marlington 31. 13, W. Branch (1) 30. 14, Buchtel 21. 15, Lima Bath 20. 16, Poland 17. 17, Cincinnati Mt. Healthy 14. 18, Maysville 13. 19, Shelby 12. 19, Fairfield Union 12.

DIVISION III

1, Columbus Africentric (9) 9-2103
2, Sardinia Eastern (3) 13-0 80
3, Castalia Margaretta 11-1 79
4, Elyria Catholic (1) 8-1 65
5, Versailles 9-4 51
6, Cardington-Lincoln 9-1 50
7, Wheelersburg 9-1 43
8, Tontogany Otsego 9-0 41
9, Berlin Hiland (2) 10-0 39
10, Ironton 9-1 34

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cincinnati Purcell Marian 33. 11, Liberty-Benton 33. 13, W. Liberty-Salem 31. 14, Mt. Gilead (1) 28. 15, Cincinnati Summit Country Day 24. 16, Worthington Christian 15. 16, Southeastern 15. 18, Williamsburg 12. 18, Youngstown Liberty 12. 18, Garrettsville Garfield 12.

DIVISION IV

1, Ft. Loramie (6) 10-0 101
2, Minster (2) 9-1 82
3, Portsmouth Notre Dame 10-0 72
T4, Maria Stein Marion Local (1) 11-0 69
T4, Toledo Christian (2) 11-0 69
6, Cincinnati Country Day (3) 9-0 61
7, Tri-Village (1) 11-0 55
8, Berne Union 10-1 45
9, Maplewood (1) 10-0 34
10, Ft. Recovery 8-2 32

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Berlin Center W. Reserve 31. 12, McDonald 29. 13, Cornerstone Christian 28. 14, Mechanicsburg 27. 15, Newark Catholic 22. 16, Trimble 21. 17, Belpre 19. 17, St. Thomas Aquinas 19. 19, Ottoville 12. 19, Monroe 12.