Top vote getters remain, but Perry cracks AP state girls basketball rankings in Division II

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defending state champion Pickerington Central remains the No. 1-ranked girls basketball team in The Associated Press Division I state poll.

Dayton Carroll leads Division II, while Columbus Africentric stands atop D-III and Fort Loramie leads D-IV.

Perry in Division II and Cornerstone Christian in D-IV are among area teams to make their respective top 10s.

Here is the full AP state rankings, released Tuesday.

DIVISION I

Team (first-place votes)

Record

Points

1. Pickerington Central (12)

12-1

197

2. Canton McKinley (1)

12-1

156

3. Centerville (2)

16-1

153

4. Lakota West (2)

14-1

127

5. Canton GlenOak

13-1

112

6. Cincinnati Princeton (2)

13-1

96

7. Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame (3)

11-2

95

8. Cincinnati Walnut Hills

15-1

82

9. Newark (1)

13-1

71

10. Sylvania Southview

14-1

41

Others receiving 12 points or more: Akr. Hoban 30. Eastlake N. 26. Youngs. Austintown-Fitch 20. Aurora 12.

How cleveland.com voted: 1. Pickerington Central, 2. Canton McKinley, 3. Lakota West, 4. Canton GlenOak, 5. Medina, 6. Archbishop Hoban, 7. Centerville, 8. Aurora, 9. Cincinnati Princeton, 10. Wadsworth.

DIVISION II

Team (first-place votes)

Record

Points

1. Dayton Carroll (15)

15-0

215

2. Toledo Rogers (3)

10-2

160

3. New Philadelphia (3)

13-0

159

4. Bellevue

13-1

127

5. Poland Seminary (2)

15-0

125

6. Wintersville Indian Creek

15-0

120

7. McArthur Vinton County

14-0

116

8. Thornville Sheridan

11-2

60

9. Cincinnati Indian Hill

13-1

30

10. Perry

13-1

22

Others receiving 12 points or more: Youngs. Mooney 18. Chillicothe Unioto 15. Tipp City Tippecanoe 15. Beloit W. Branch 12.

How cleveland.com voted: 1. New Philadelphia, 2. Toledo Rogers, 3. Dayton Carroll, 4. Wintersville Indian Creek, 5. Bellevue, 6. Willard, 7. McArthur Vinton County, 8. Poland Seminary, 9. Laurel, 10. Napoleon.

DIVISION III

Team (first-place votes)

Record

Points

1. Columbus Africentric (22)

14-0

226

2. Findlay Liberty-Benton

14-0

189

3. Waynesville

13-0

151

4. Ottawa-Glandorf

16-1

130

5. Berlin Hiland

13-1

114

6. Versailles (1)

11-3

78

7. Doylestown Chippewa

13-1

73

8. Castalia Margaretta

14-2

54

9. Lynchburg-Clay

15-1

44

10. Delta

13-1

41

Others receiving 12 points or more: Albany Alexander 25. Sardinia Eastern 17. Elyria Cath. 14. Newton Falls 13.

How cleveland.com voted: 1. Columbus Africentric, 2. Findlay Liberty-Benton, 3. Anna, 4. Versailles, 5. Doylestown Chippewa, 6. Elyria Catholic, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf, 8. Waynesville, 9. Margaretta, 10. Independence

DIVISION IV

Team (first-place votes)

Record

Points

1. Ft. Loramie (13)

14-1

208

2. Minster (2)

15-1

179

3. Cornerstone Christian (3)

14-1

149

4. Fairfield Christian (1)

14-0

126

5. New Madison Tri-Village (1)

15-1

112

6. McDonald (2)

13-0

102

7. Waterford

9-1

91

8. Portsmouth Notre Dame (1)

14-0

73

9. Berlin Center Western Reserve

16-1

58

10. Ottoville

14-2

56

Others receiving 12 points or more: Stryker 14. Shadyside 14. Cortland Maplewood 13. Newark Cath. 12.

How cleveland.com voted: 1. Cornerstone Christian, 2. Fort Loramie, 3. Fairfield Christian Academy, 4. Minster, 5. Ottoville, 6. Newark Catholic, 7. New Madison Tri-Village, 8. McDonald, 9. Portsmouth Notre Dame, 10. New Washington Buckeye Central.

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