Malvern, Ridgewood ranked in the top 10 of the first AP state boys basketball poll

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Inter-Valley Conference powers Malvern and Ridgewood are ranked in the top 10 of their respective divisions as the first Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll was released on Monday.

Malvern (8-0) is ranked No. 4 in Division IV with 71 points and Ridgewood (8-1) is ranked No. 7 in Division III with 38 points.

Malvern will travel to Strasburg for a big IVC North matchup Tuesday night, while Ridgewood travels to IVC foe Hiland. Hiland is the other program from the area mentioned in the poll as the Hawks received 14 points in Division IV.

The first girls poll will be announced on Tuesday.

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

DIVISION I

1. Centerville (11) 6-0 127

2. Gahanna Lincoln 8-1 105

3. Westerville S. 8-0 71

4. Kettering Fairmont 9-1 51

5. Upper Arlington (2) 9-0 48

6. Pickerington Cent. 7-1 42

7. Green 8-1 40

8. Lakewood St. Edward 6-2 39

9. Cin. Elder 10-2 37

10. Sylvania Northview 8-1 32

Others receiving 12 or more points: Lima Sr. 27. Lyndhurst Brush 19. Pickerington N. 14. Cin. Sycamore 13. Perrysburg 12.

DIVISION II

1. Akr. SVSM (10) 4-2 100

2. Tol. Cent. Cath. 8-1 87

3. Kettering Alter 7-2 82

4. Bloom-Carroll (2) 8-1 79

5. Cin. Woodward 8-1 60

6. Lexington 8-1 43

7. Dresden Tri-Valley 6-1 37

8. Waverly 7-3 30

9. Akr. Buchtel 6-3 27

10. Cols. Beechcroft 5-1 26

Others receiving 12 or more points: Day. Oakwood (1) 25. Delaware Buckeye Valley 19. Cols. Eastmoor 18. Thornville Sheridan 17.

DIVISION III

1. Ottawa-Glandorf (5) 8-0 98

2. Versailles (1) 8-0 83

3 (tie). N. Robinson Col. Crawford 8-0 68

Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (1) 5-2 68

5. Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. (2) 6-2 46

6. Spring. Shawnee (1) 7-2 41

7. W. Lafayette Ridgewood (1) 8-1 38

Ridgewood's Zander Stroup lays the ball in during Wednesday's game at Coshocton. The Generals won 68-62.
Ridgewood's Zander Stroup lays the ball in during Wednesday's game at Coshocton. The Generals won 68-62.

8. S. Point 8-1 36

9 (tie). Cols. Africentric 4-2 35

Cin. Taft (2) 5-2 35

Others receiving 12 or more points: Cols. Ready 32. Haviland Wayne Trace 29. Collins Western Reserve 27. Centerburg 24. Utica 20. Richwood N. Union 14.

DIVISION IV

1. Botkins (7) 8-1 106

2. Antwerp (2) 9-0 75

3. Glouster Trimble 9-0 72

4. Malvern (2) 8-0 71

J'Allen Barrino (left) and Michael Minor defend Tusky Central's Zander Sabin.
J'Allen Barrino (left) and Michael Minor defend Tusky Central's Zander Sabin.

5. Cols. Grandview Hts. 8-1 51

6. Lucasville Valley 9-0 50

7. New Madison Tri-Village 7-2 46

8. Toledo Emmanuel Christian 8-1 45

9. Richmond Hts. (2) 5-4 39

10. Spring. Cath. Cent. 8-0 34

Others receiving 12 or more points: Tiffin Calvert 25. Dalton 19. Maria Stein Marion Local 18. Berlin Hiland 14. Monroeville 13.

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