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Marlington remains, McKinley appears in final AP Ohio high school girls basketball poll

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Federal League co-champion Canton McKinley made its first poll appearance of the 2022-23 season in the final Associated Press Ohio high school girls basketball poll, released Monday.

The 19-4 Pups won a Division I sectional semifinal on Saturday and face GlenOak in a sectional final on Thursday.

In Division II, Marlington ends the regular season in the top 10. The 20-2 Dukes, co-champs of the EBC, open tournament play on Wednesday against Chaney in a sectional semifinal.

Meanwhile, Malvern moved up in Division III and Carrollton cracked the top 10 in Division II on the boys side. The boys' final poll will be next week.

Boys basketball state poll

The Top Ten teams in the boys Associated Press Ohio high school basketball polls of the 2022-2023 season with first-place votes in parentheses, won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

DIVISION I

1. Centerville (4)                          19-3 107  1

2. Lakewood St. Edward (8)                  17-1 105  2

3. Stow-Munroe Falls                        18-2 69  6

4. Powell Olentangy Liberty                 19-2 68  4

5. Brecksville-Broadview Hts.               18-2 57  5

6(tie). Akr. SVSM                                14-5 51  7

6(tie). Lewis Center Olentangy Orange          17-3 51  3

8. Garfield Hts.                            17-3 42  8

9. Pickerington Cent.                       15-5 34  9

10. Huber Hts. Wayne                        17-4      21  NR

Others receiving 12 or more points: Fairfield 17. Westerville N. 14.

DIVISION II

Carrollton's Jaxon Rinkes goes in for a layup as Alliance's Ramhir Hawkins trails the play during a boys high school basketball game at Harry Fails Gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.
Carrollton's Jaxon Rinkes goes in for a layup as Alliance's Ramhir Hawkins trails the play during a boys high school basketball game at Harry Fails Gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.

1. Cols. Bishop Ready (9)                   20-0 113  1

2. Day. Chaminade Julienne (2)              20-2 103  2

3. Cin. Taft (1)                            18-2 83  4

4. Sandusky                                 19-1 72  5

5. Rocky River Lutheran W.                  18-2 64  3

6. Tol. Cent. Cath.                         17-4 56  6

7. Youngs. Ursuline                         18-1 40  8

8. Zanesville Maysville                     20-1 33  T8

9. Defiance                                 17-3 19  7

10. Carrollton                              19-2 18  NR

Others receiving 12 or more points: Cin. Woodward 15.

DIVISION III

Mitchell Minor of Malvern takes a deep shot during their game against East Canton at Malvern on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
Mitchell Minor of Malvern takes a deep shot during their game against East Canton at Malvern on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.

1. Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. (7)                15-4 97   1

2. Minford (2)                              19-1 88   2

3. Ottawa-Glandorf                          17-3 75   4

4. Casstown Miami E. (1)                    20-2 65   3

5. Toledo Emmanuel Christian                18-3 56   5

6. Malvern                                  20-1 55   8

7. Cols. Africentric                        17-5 49   6

8. Camden Preble Shawnee (1)                19-3 36   T10

9. Gahanna Cols. Academy                    18-2 32   NR

10. Worthington Christian                   17-3 25   9

Others receiving 12 or more points: Martins Ferry 18. Jamestown Greeneview (1) 14. Youngs. Liberty 13.

DIVISION IV

1. Richmond Hts. (11)                       21-0 117  1

2. Jackson Center                           21-1 104  2

3. Leesburg Fairfield                       22-0 86  3

4. Convoy Crestview                         18-2 63  5

5. Russia                                  19-3 62  4

6(tie). Troy Christian                           19-3 49  8

6(tie). Lowellville                           19-1 49  7

8. Maria Stein Marion Local                 17-4 43  6

9. Ft. Loramie                              16-6 16  NR

10(tie). Hamler Patrick Henry                    17-4 12  10

10(tie). Kalida                                16-4 12  NR

Others receiving 12 or more points: none.

Final AP girls basketball state poll of 2022-23 season

The Top Ten teams in the final girls Associated Press Ohio high school basketball polls of the 2022-2023 season with first-place votes in parentheses, won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

DIVISION I

McKinley's Sidnee Bowden (5) defends Green's Jenna Slates during a girls high school basketball game at Green on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
McKinley's Sidnee Bowden (5) defends Green's Jenna Slates during a girls high school basketball game at Green on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

1. Mason (3)                               21-1 115  2

2. West Clermont (7)                       22-0 110  1

3. Cin. Princeton                          20-2 71  3

4. Olmsted Falls                           19-3 66  5

5. Oxford Talawanda (1)                    21-0 65  4

6. Powell Olentangy Liberty                20-2 60  8

7. Pickerington Cent.                      18-4 57  9

8. Marysville (1)                          20-2 44  7

9. Liberty Twp. Lakota E.                  20-3 38  6

10. Tol. Start                             19-2 37  10

Others receiving 12 or more points: Bellbrook (1) 23. Canton McKinley 15.

DIVISION II

Marlington’s Chelsea Evanich grabs a rebound next to Minerva’s McKayden Kirkpatrick on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.
Marlington’s Chelsea Evanich grabs a rebound next to Minerva’s McKayden Kirkpatrick on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

1. Kettering Alter (5)                     19-3 101  T1

2. Proctorville Fairland (1)               22-0 91  3

3. Tol. Cent. Cath. (2)                    20-2 89  T1

4. Cin. Purcell Marian (2)                 19-2 79  4

5. Canfield (2)                            20-1 74  5

6. Copley                                 21-1 61  7

7(tie). Alliance Marlington                     20-2 57  6

7(tie). Hamilton Badin (1)                   19-2 57  8

9. Salem                                  20-2 25  NR

10. Chillicothe Unioto                     22-0 21  9

Others receiving 12 or more points: Akr. SVSM 17. Waynesville 13.

DIVISION III

1. Worthington Christian (9)               21-1 125  1

2. Seaman N. Adams (1)                     22-0 101  2

3. Belmont Union Local                     21-1 81  3

4. Shaker Hts. Laurel (2)                  14-6 66  4

5. Ottawa-Glandorf                         19-3 65  5

6. Cols. Africentric                       16-4 57  6

7. Smithville                              20-2 45  7

8. Portsmouth W.                           21-1 43  8

9. Wheelersburg                            20-2 27  9

10(tie). Tipp City Bethel (1)                   19-4 17  T10

10(tie). Rockford Parkway                     20-2 17  NR

Others receiving 12 or more points: Mechanicsburg 15. Doylestown Chippewa 14.

DIVISION IV

1. New Madison Tri-Village (12)            22-0 129  1

2. Ft. Loramie                             20-2 110  2

3. Sugar Grove Berne Union (1)             22-0 93  3

4. Richmond Hts.                           19-3 58  4

5. Maria Stein Marion Local                18-4 52  5

6. Portsmouth Notre Dame                   20-2 42  7

7. Convoy Crestview                        17-4 37  9

8. Hannibal River                          20-2 35  6

9. Tol. Christian                          17-4 31  8

10. Crown City S. Gallia                   19-3 29  10

Others receiving 12 or more points: Russia 28. Leipsic 21. New Middletown Spring. 16. Berlin Hiland 12.

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Associated Press Ohio high school boys and girls basketball poll