Tuesday, January 09, 2001
St. Xavier ranked No. 1 in Ohio poll
St. Xavier is the No.1 team in Division I in the first weekly Associated Press Ohio boys poll of the 2000-2001 season.
In the rankings released Monday, St. Xavier picked up where it left off last March. St. Xavier won the Division I state crown with a 63-54 victory over Bedford in the finals at Value City Arena.
The Bombers received nine of 30 first-place votes and 225 points with Cleveland St. Ignatius voted No.2. Undefeated Winton Woods holds down the No.8 spot.
Two Cincinnati teams made the top five in Division IV. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy is second behind Lancaster Fisher Catholic, even though CHCA received more first-place votes. Cincinnati Country Day is fifth.
DIVISION I
1. St. Xavier (9) ....... 10-0 225
2. Cleve. St. Ignatius (7) ....... 8-0 193
3. Cols. Brookhaven (2) ....... 6-0 172
4. E. Liverpool (4) ....... 9-0 129
5. Mentor (2) ....... 10-0 119
6. Tol. Scott (2) ....... 7-1 113
7. Mansfield Sr. (1) ....... 9-0 98
8. Winton Woods (1) ....... 9-0 90
9. Springfield South ....... 8-1 85
10. Tol. Libbey ....... 8-1 69
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Logan 42. 12, Tol. St. John's 40. 13, Massillon Perry 32. 14, Lakewood St. Edward (1) 31. 15, Troy 25. 16, Lancaster 21. 17, Pickerington 19. 18, Western Hills (1) 16. 19, Bedford 14. 20 (tie), Dublin Coffman, Lorain Admiral King 13. 22, Youngs. Austintown Fitch 12.
DIVISION II
1. Ottawa-Glandorf (3) ....... 9-0 191
2. Kettering Alter (6) ....... 8-0 175
3. Wooster Triway (7) ....... 9-0 169
4. Willard (1) ....... 9-0 125
5. Lima Shawnee (3) ....... 9-1 124
6. Warrensville Hghts (8) ....... 9-0 113
7. Tallmadge (1) ....... 9-0 77
8. Painesville Harvey ....... 8-0 75
9. Wash Court House ....... 9-0 71
10. Cambridge ....... 8-1 68
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Conneaut (1) 64. 12, Ravenna Southeast 52. 13, Purcell Marian 48. 14, Cols. DeSales 46. 15, Avon Lake 45. 16, McNicholas 29. 17, Greenfield McClain 24. 18, Hunting Valley University School 19. 19 (tie), Akron Buchtel, Springboro 18. 21, Marysville 17. 22, Van Wert 16. 23 (tie) Belmont Union Local, Canton Cent. Cath. 14.24, Akron East 13.
DIVISION III
1 Akrn StVncntStMry(22) ....... 9-0 264
2 Casstown Miami E. (4) ....... 9-0 153
3 Findlay Liberty-Benton ....... 8-0 100
4 Haviland Wayne Trace ....... 7-1 99
5 Jrmsville Hillsdale (1) ....... 10-0 91
6 Cleve. Cent. Cath. ....... 8-1 85
7 Morral Ridgedale ....... 9-0 76
8 Kenton ....... 9-1 71
9 Chesapeake (1) ....... 8-0 61
10 Tontogany Otsego ....... 7-0 53
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11 (tie), Belpre, Wickliffe 52. 13, Madeira 51. 14, Cols. Ready 49. 15, Ontario 47. 16, Wheelersburg (1) 37. 17, Versailles 34. 18 (tie), Akron Springfield, Sarahsville Shenandoah 28. 20, Campbell Memorial 23. 21, Bucyrus Wynford 22. 22, Bloom-Carroll 20. 23, Cleve. Villa Angela-St. Joseph 19. 24, New Middletown Springfield 18. 25, Lucasville Valley 17. 26, Massillon Tuslaw 16. 27, Middletown Fenwick (1) 15.
DIVISION IV
1. Lan. Fisher Cath. (4) ....... 8-1 171
2. CHCA (6) ....... 8-0 167
3. Minster (4) ....... 9-0 155
4. S. Charleston SE (4) ....... 9-0 153
5. Country Day (2) ....... 7-0 128
6. Holgate (1) ....... 8-1 120
7. MriaStnMrion Loc (4) ....... 7-1 112
8. Centerburg (2) ....... 7-1 111
9. Bristolville Bristol (1) ....... 8-1 69
10. Cedarville ....... 9-1 56
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Tipp City Bethel 54. 12, Berlin Hiland 51. 13, Cardington Lincoln 44. 14, Springfield Cath. Cent. 35. 15, Worthington Christian 31. 16, Van Wert Lincolnview 27. 17, Sebring McKinley (1) 26. 18, Fort Recovery 20. 19, Russia 15. 20, St. Henry 14. 21, Delphos St. John's 13. 22, Beallsville 12.
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