AP Poll: Shelby up to No. 4 in D-II, Buckettes drop to No. 4 in D-IV

Zachary Holden, Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum
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Buckeye Central's Kennedy Deppen lays the ball in ahead of Seneca East's Brooke Bordner.
Buckeye Central's Kennedy Deppen lays the ball in ahead of Seneca East's Brooke Bordner.

Shelby moved up a spot to No. 4 in Division II and Buckeye Central slipped two spots to No. 4 in Division IV in the third Associated Press Ohio girls basketball poll of the season.

The Whippets (14-0 overall, 8-0 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference) caught the attention of all by besting the Buckettes 71-55 two weeks ago and picked up another convincing win (65-37) over D-I Marion Harding over the weekend.

Buckeye Central throttled Colonel Crawford 65-35 last week, followed it up with an 18-point win over Mohawk on Saturday and took control of the Northern 10 with an impressive win over Seneca East Tuesday night.

There was no change atop any division this week, with Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame at No. 1 in D-I, Granville No. 1 in D-II, Wheelersburg No. 1 in D-III and Fort Loramie No. 1 in D-IV.

Below is the complete Jan. 18 AP poll for all four divisions.

DIVISION I

1. Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame (12), 15-0

2. Reynoldsburg (1), 12-2

3. Cincinnati Princeton (4), 13-2

4. Dublin Coffman, 13-1

5. Akron Hoban, 12-0

6. Olmsted Falls, 14-1

(tie) Mason, 13-2

8. Canton Glenoak, 13-1

9. Bellbrook, 14-2

10. Newark, 9-4

Others receiving 12 or more points: Pickerington Central 21

GALLERY: Ontario at Shelby Girls Basketball
GALLERY: Ontario at Shelby Girls Basketball

DIVISION II

1. Granville (12), 14-0

2. Kettering Alter (3), 13-0

3. Dresden Tri-Valley, 14-1

4. Shelby (1), 14-0

5. Columbus Hartley (1), 9-3

6. Toledo Central Catholic, 13-0

7. Thornville Sheridan, 13-2

8. Napoleon, 12-2

9. Alliance Marlington, 12-2

10. Lancaster Fairfield Union, 14-1

Others receiving 12 or more points: None

DIVISION III

1. Wheelersburg (11), 13-0

2. Cardington-Lincoln (2), 13-0

3. Apple Creek Waynedale, 12-0

(tie) Arcanum (1), 14-1

5. Cincinnati Purcell Marian (3), 12-1

6. Worthington Christian, 12-1

7. Sardinia Eastern, 13-2

8. Columbus Africentric, 9-2

9. Ottawa-Glandorf, 9-4

10. Leesburg Fairfield, 12-1

Others receiving 12 or more points: Proctorville Fairland 19, Findlay Liberty-Benton 16, Delphos Jefferson 14, Richwood North Union 13, New Lexington 13, Wauseon 12

DIVISION IV

1. Fort Loramie (14), 15-0

2. New Madison Tri-Village (3), 11-2

3. Glouster Trimble, 13-0

4. New Washington Buckeye Central, 13-1

5. Sugar Grove Berne Union, 9-0

6. Waterford, 12-0

7. New Knoxville, 13-1

8. Tree of Life, 14-0

9. New Riegel, 9-1

10. Russia, 13-4

Others receiving 12 or more points: Bainbridge Paint Valley 20, Convoy Crestview 19, Maria Stein Marion Local 15

This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Shelby girls up to No. 4 in D-II AP Poll, Buckettes No. 4 in D-IV