Ohio girls high school basketball Top 25 rankings: Pickerington Central still on top (01/22/2024)

Mason continues to rise, while Miami East makes its 2023-24 Top 25 debut

There wasn't a lot of movement in this week's SBLive Ohio girls basketball Power 25. as the top three teams - Pickerington Central, Purcell Marian and Princeton- remained the same and 18 of the 25 teams maintained their spots.

The only real change in the top 10 saw Mason jump from No. 7 to No. 4, meaning the Comets have moved up 10 spots in the past two weeks. 

Stow-Munroe Falls (No. 22) moved up a spot from last week and Medina (No. 23) moved up a pair of spots, while Miami East makes its SBLive Ohio girls basketball Power 25 debut at No. 25. 

SBLive Ohio girls basketball Power 25 

1. Pickerington Central (14-3)

Previous: beat Reynoldsburg, 61-54; beat Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 53-52; beat Liberty Township Lakota East, 51-46; beat Newark, 69-33; beat Rocky River Magnificat, 57-54; beat Gahanna Lincoln, 72-35; beat Grove City Central Crossing, 66-11; beat Chapel Hill (NC), 40-27; lost to Denville (NJ) Morris Catholic, 55-45; beat Charlotte (NC) Catholic, 56-43; beat Groveport-Madison, 78-41; beat Lancaster, 73-33; beat New Albany, 62-32; lost to Crestwood Prep (CAN), 58-45; beat Dublin Coffman, 59-36.

Last week: ranked No. 1, beat Reynoldsburg, 54-30; lost to Union (KY) Cooper, 59-53.

This week: Jan. 23 vs. Newark; Jan. 26 at Grove City Central Crossing.

2. Purcell Marian (18-1)

Previous: beat Rocky River Magnificat, 72-59; beat Springboro, 56-54; lost to Pickerington Central, 53-52; beat Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, 62-50; beat Cincinnati Summit Country Day, 74-26; beat Columbus Africentric 64-54; beat Union (KY) Cooper, 56-51; beat St. Bernard Roger Bacon, 71-34; beat Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, 92-36; beat Norwood, 81-39; beat Beavercreek, 71-29; beat Miami (FL) Norland, 78-41; beat Doral (FL) Academy, 83-64; beat Midlothian (VA) James River, 76-66; beat Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, 80-25; beat Frankfort (IL) Example Academy, 74-24; beat Fort Erie International (CAN), 68-41.

Last week: ranked No. 2, beat Cincinnati Country Day, 83-48; beat Summit Country Day, 84-46.

This week: Jan. 27 vs. St. Bernard Roger Bacon.

3. Princeton (12-1)

Previous: beat Cincinnati Winton Woods, 69-58; beat Cincinnati Sycamore, 64-24; beat Middletown, 66-29; lost to Clarksville (TN) Christian, 56-50; beat Dyersburg (TN), 62-45; beat Fairfield, 59-51; beat Mason, 72-69; beat Cincinnati Colerain, 88-22; beat Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame, 64-55; beat Hamilton, 70-19; beat Niagara Prep (CAN), 61-60; beat Magnificat, 53-42.

Last week: ranked No. 3, beat Cincinnati Colerain, 73-9; beat No. 17 Liberty Township Lakota East, 59-57.

This week: Jan. 23 at West Chester Lakota West; Jan. 24 at Cincinnati Sycamore; Jan. 27 at Middletown.

4. Mason (14-2)

Previous: lost to Beavercreek, 52-51; beat Lebanon, 59-51; beat Cincinnati Colerain, 86-34; beat Fairfield, 69-48; beat West Chester Lakota West, 55-35; beat Cincinnati Oak Hills, 48-18; lost to Cincinnati Princeton, 72-69 OT; beat Middletown, 63-36; beat Bellbrook, 60-52; beat Liberty Township Lakota East, 55-47; beat Cincinnati Sycamore, 58-28; beat Hamilton, 65-14; beat Portsmouth, 46-28; beat Belleville (MI), 49-28.

Last week: ranked No. 7, beat Middletown, 75-37; beat then-No. 6 Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame, 55-46.

This week: Jan. 24 vs. Cincinnati Colerain; Jan. 27 at Fairfield.

5. Olentangy (15-1)

Previous: beat Columbus DeSales, 54-34; beat New Albany, 48-23; beat Marysville, 59-49; beat Western Reserve Academy, 63-52; beat Delaware Olentangy Berlin, 65-25; beat Westerville Central, 58-45; beat Olentangy Orange, 59-33; beat Grove City, 60-38; beat Worthington, 71-22; beat Wapakoneta, 75-32; beat Hilliard Darby, 45-34; beat Dublin Jerome, 57-36; beat Bellbrook, 65-63; beat Chillicothe Unioto, 65-63.

Last week: ranked No. 4, beat then-No. 5 Marysville, 49-48; lost to Powell Olentangy Liberty, 51-40.

This week: Jan. 23 at Delaware Olentangy Berlin; Jan. 26 vs. Thomas Worthington.

6. Marysville (12-2)

Previous: beat Hilliard Bradley, 50-18; lost to Lewis Center Olentangy, 59-49; beat Sunbury Big Walnut, 51-32; beat Hilliard Darby, 52-19; beat Hilliard Davidson, 54-33; beat Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, 52-48; beat Columbus Watterson, 51-47; beat Dublin Jerome, 56-38; beat Solon, 86-51; beat Thomas Worthington, 45-10; beat Olentangy Berlin, 62-33; beat Grove City Central Crossing, 57-20; beat Louisville (KY) Butler Traditional, 62-37; lost to Crestwood Prep (CAN), 80-60.

Last week: ranked No. 5, lost to then-No. 4 Lewis Center Olentangy, 49-48.

This week: Jan. 23 vs. Hilliard Darby; Jan. 26 at Dublin Jerome; Jan. 27 vs. Grove City.

7. Mount Notre Dame (14-3)

Previous: beat Liberty Township Lakota East, 55-45; beat Cincinnati Seton, 54-34; beat Dublin Coffman, 43-37; beat Cincinnati Mercy McAuley, 66-22; beat Cincinnati Ursuline Academy, 61-17; beat Cincinnati St. Ursula Academy, 64-19; beat Union (KY) Ryle, 55-45; beat Bellbrook, 51-22; beat Beavercreek, 46-27; beat Lexington (KY) Dunbar, 64-32; lost to Cincinnati Princeton, 64-55; lost to Union (KY) Cooper, 70-55; beat Cincinnati Winton Woods, 57-50; beat Fairfield, 60-46; beat Cincinnati Seton, 49-35.

Last week: ranked No. 6, beat Cincinnati St. Ursula Academy, 66-34; lost to then-No. 7 Mason, 55-46.

This week: Jan. 23 at Cincinnati Ursuline Academy; Jan. 25 vs. Cincinnati Mercy McAuley; Jan. 27 at Centerville.

8. Africentric (12-2)

Previous: beat Shaker Heights Laurel, 49-45; beat Columbus Briggs, 79-1; beat Columbus Eastmoor Academy, 72-2; lost to Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 64-54; beat Columbus Walnut Ridge, 59-13; beat Columbus South, 73-23; beat Reynoldsburg, 79-35; beat Columbus Independence, 95-8; lost to Detroit (MI) Edison Academy, 53-47; beat Columbus West 80-3; beat Columbus Marion-Franklin, 85-2; beat Columbus Briggs, 74-3; beat Clarksville (TN) Christian, 60-34.

Last week: ranked No. 8, beat Columbus Eastmoor Academy, 70-22.

This week: Jan. 22 vs. Columbus Walnut Ridge; Jan. 23 at Columbus South; Jan. 26 vs. Columbus Independence; Jan. 27 vs. Westerville South.

9. Anthony Wayne (13-2)

Previous: beat Sylvania Southview, 61-21; beat Fremont Ross, 75-33; lost to Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 62-50; beat Findlay, 64-41; beat Bowling Green, 62-33; beat Toledo Whitmer, 54-32; lost to Marysville, 52-48; beat Dublin Coffman, 79-49; beat Liberty Center, 64-36; beat Perrysburg, 69-45; beat Napoleon, 76-21; beat Sylvania Northview, 73-28; beat Shaker Heights Laurel, 71-70; beat Magnificat, 63-59.

Last week: ranked No. 9, beat Findlay, 55-37.

This week: Jan. 22 vs. Oregon Clay; Jan. 25 vs. Toledo Rogers.

10. Magnificat (11-5)

Previous: beat Canton McKinley, 72-41; lost to Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 72-59; beat Medina, 62-39; beat Cleveland St. Joseph Academy, 61-23; lost to Pickerington Central, 57-54; beat Westlake, 62-28; beat Copley, 58-42; beat Hammond (IN) Morton, 82-41; lost to Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central, 50-43; beat Fort Wayne (IN) Homestead, 67-52; beat Toledo Notre Dame, 48-33; beat Rocky River, 65-36; lost to Cincinnati Princeton, 53-42; lost to Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, 63-59.

Last week: ranked No. 10, beat Parma Padua Franciscan, 79-35; beat Uniontown Green, 63-54.

This week: Jan. 24 vs. No. 11 St. Vincent-St. Mary.

11. St. Vincent-St. Mary (12-2)

Previous: beat Dublin Coffman, 62-30; beat Youngstown Ursuline, 67-21; beat Elyria Catholic, 56-43; beat Anaheim (CA) Fairmont Preparatory Academy, 53-34; beat Doylestown Chippewa, 70-29; beat Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 62-24; beat Shaker Heights, 49-11; beat Toledo Start, 53-23; beat Avon Lake, 39-33; beat Columbus Bishop Hartley, 66-27; beat Gilmour Academy, 37-30; lost to Fort Erie International (CAN), 46-45; lost to Royal Crown Academy (CAN), 50-41.

Last week: ranked No. 11, beat Streetsboro, 61-44.

This week: Jan. 24 at No. 10 Magnificat; Jan. 27 at Kettering Fairmont.

12. Brush (16-2)

Previous: beat Cleveland Heights, 62-29; beat Amherst Steele, 64-27; beat Painesville Riverside, 65-42; beat Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, 57-46; beat Toledo Rogers, 51-36; beat Akron Garfield, 78-24; beat East Cleveland Shaw, 71-4; beat Gilmour Academy, 51-40; beat Alter, 52-49; beat Perrysburg, 52-38; beat Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, 65-23; beat Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown, 72-26; lost to Toledo Whitmer, 57-54; beat Alliance, 59-28; beat Warrensville Heights, 72-41; lost to Chicago (IL) Butler College Prep, 55-45; beat Kettering Fairmont, 50-36.

Last week: ranked No. 12, beat Richmond Heights, 68-29.

This week: Jan. 27 vs. Shaker Heights Laurel.

13. Copley (15-2)

Previous: beat Medina Highland, 75-30; beat Aurora, 51-43; beat Olmsted Falls, 49-40; beat Kent Roosevelt, 70-31; beat Cuyahoga Falls, 67-17; beat Barberton, 73-20; beat Richfield Revere, 56-37; beat Solon, 52-48; lost to Magnificat, 58-42; beat Streetsboro, 81-50; lost to Stow-Munroe Falls, 51-31; beat Tallmadge, 67-46; beat Medina Highland, 65-43; beat Aurora, 65-30; beat Canton McKinley, 56-28.

Last week: ranked No. 13, beat Kent Roosevelt, 64-14; beat Cuyahoga Falls, 64-20.

This week: Jan. 24 at Barberton; Jan. 26 vs. Richfield Revere.

14. Springboro (12-5)

Previous: beat Liberty Center Lakota East, 38-37; lost to Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 56-54; beat Beavercreek, 69-58; beat Kettering Fairmont, 48-43; beat Huber Heights Wayne, 51-17; beat Springfield, 61-34; beat Clayton Northmont, 73-30; beat Centerville, 53-34; beat Miamisburg, 54-49; lost to Chicago (IL) Whitney Young, 57-44; lost to Royersford (PA) Spring-Ford, 64-54; beat Hoschton (GA) Mill Creek, 42-40; lost to Beavercreek, 56-54; lost to Lebanon, 53-44; beat Kettering Fairmont, 49-40; beat Niagara Prep (CAN), 40-35.

Last week: ranked No. 14, beat Huber Heights Wayne, 53-27.

This week: Jan. 24 vs. Springfield.

15. Portsmouth (13-2)

Previous: beat Boyd County (KY), 65-39; beat Ironton Rock Hill, 59-27; lost to Pikeville (KY), 68-52; beat Beverly Fort Frye, 32-28; beat Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant, 61-29; beat Chesapeake, 65-25; beat Maysville (KY) Mason County, 62-26; beat Ironton, 65-21; beat Gallipolis Gallia Academy, 72-49; beat South Point, 73-40; beat Proctorville Fairland, 55-51; beat Ironton Rock Hill, 76-38; lost to Mason, 46-28; beat Shaker Heights Laurel, 46-38.

Last week: ranked No. 15, beat Gallipolis Gallia Academy, 67-16.

This week: Jan. 22 at Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant; Jan. 25 at Chesapeake.

16. Fairland (14-1)

Previous: beat Dayton Carroll, 66-59; beat Gallipolis Gallia Academy, 82-16; beat Ironton Rock Hill, 73-25; beat Reynoldsburg, 87-59; beat Ironton, 76-23; beat South Point, 71-23; beat Chesapeake, 44-9; beat Parkersburg (WV), 60-45; beat Marietta, 76-32; beat Coal Grove Dawson Bryant, 80-30; beat Minford, 68-23; lost to Portsmouth, 55-51; beat Gallipolis Gallia Academy, 85-21; beat Gilmour Academy, 58-45.

Last week: ranked No. 16, beat Ironton Rock Hill, 72-29.

This week: Jan. 22 vs. Ironton; Jan. 25 at South Point.

17. Lakota East (9-6)

Previous: lost to Springboro, 38-37; beat Hamilton Badin, 58-40; lost to Kettering Alter, 46-39; lost to Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame, 55-45; beat Fairfield, 64-40; lost to Pickerington Central, 51-46; beat West Chester Lakota West, 46-39; beat Hamilton, 63-29; beat Cincinnati Sycamore, 64-15; beat Middletown, 67-41; beat Cincinnati Oak Hills, 69-21; lost to Mason, 55-47; beat Middletown, 51-25.

Last week: ranked No. 17, beat Cincinnati Oak Hills, 55-37; lost to No. 3 Cincinnati Princeton, 59-57.

This week: Jan. 24 vs. Fairfield; Jan. 27 vs. West Chester Lakota West.

18. Solon (12-3)

Previous: beat Macedonia Nordonia, 77-44; beat Toledo Start, 56-29; beat North Royalton, 81-35; beat Twinsburg, 69-34; beat Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 54-37; beat Wadsworth, 60-43; lost to Copley, 52-48; lost to Marysville, 86-51; beat Hudson, 71-30; beat Macedonia Nordonia, 74-38; beat Uniontown Green, 78-45; lost to Stow-Munroe Falls, 69-27; beat Kettering Alter, 43-42.

Last week: ranked No. 18, beat North Royalton, 74-24; beat Twinsburg, 53-43.

This week: Jan. 24 vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights; Jan. 26 vs. Wadsworth.

19. Archbishop Alter (14-2)

Previous: beat Dayton Ponitz 68-4; beat Liberty Township Lakota East, 46-39; beat Cincinnati McNicholas, 57-41; beat Dayton Chaminade Julienne, 59-41; beat Middletown Fenwick, 64-16; beat Trotwood-Madison, 75-18; beat Gahanna Lincoln, 71-35; beat Cincinnati Seton, 64-32; beat Cincinnati Mercy McAuley, 65-44; lost to Lyndhurst Brush, 52-49; beat Painesville Riverside, 48-26; beat Dayton Carroll, 60-54; beat Hamilton Badin, 63-48; beat Cincinnati McNicholas, 53-35; lost to Solon, 43-42.

Last week: ranked No. 19, beat Versailles, 59-49.

This week: Jan. 24 at Dayton Chaminade-Julienne; Jan. 27 at Middletown Bishop Fenwick.

20. Archbishop Hoban (13-2)

Previous: beat Youngstown Ursuline, 55-26; beat Cleveland John Marshall, 64-10; beat Apple Creek Waynedale, 51-45; beat Warren Howland, 66-52; beat Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 51-44; beat Toledo Central Catholic, 57-49; beat Akron Ellet, 49-45; beat Austintown-Fitch, 63-36; lost to Louisville, 45-43; beat Hathaway Brown, 54-25; beat Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 71-45; lost to Shaker Heights Laurel, 42-40; beat Teays Valley, 45-38.

Last week: ranked No. 20, beat Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, 56-35; beat Toledo Rogers, 64-52.

This week: Jan. 27 at Holland Springfield.

21. Gilmour Academy (9-4)

Previous: beat Shaker Heights Laurel, 58-50; beat Stow-Munroe Falls, 39-36; beat Warrensville Heights, 55-52; lost to Akron Hoban, 51-44; lost to Brush, 51-40; beat Reynoldsburg, 52-38; beat Toledo Central Catholic, 55-43; beat Toledo Notre Dame, 44-27; lost to Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 37-30; beat Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown, 63-22; lost to Proctorville Fairland, 58-45.

Last week: ranked No. 21, beat Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 53-40; beat Garfield Heights Trinity, 53-25.

This week: Jan. 25 vs. Richmond Heights; Jan. 27 at Gates Mills Hawken.

22. Stow-Munroe Falls (13-3)

Previous: beat Massillon Perry, 54-28; beat Hudson, 63-37; lost to Gilmour Academy, 39-36; beat Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 44-33; beat North Royalton, 59-18; lost to Wexford (PA) North Allegheny, 68-34; beat Wadsworth, 59-43; beat Macedonia Nordonia, 64-28; lost to Medina, 49-37; beat Canfield, 34-26; beat Copley, 51-31; beat Twinsburg, 48-26; beat Hudson, 52-22; beat Solon, 69-27.

Last week: ranked No. 23, beat Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 65-40; beat North Royalton, 63-21.

This week: Jan. 24 vs. Wadsworth; Jan. 26 vs. Macedonia Nordonia.

23. Medina (13-3)

Previous: beat Lakewood, 59-21; beat Wooster, 76-45; beat North Ridgeville, 75-44; lost to Brunswick, 54-51 OT; lost to Magnificat, 62-39; beat Shaker Heights, 60-25; beat Cleveland Heights, 72-36; beat Euclid, 54-22; beat Mentor, 61-44; beat Stow-Munroe Falls, 49-37; lost to Glen Rose (TX), 64-37; beat Sequoyah (GA), 61-38; beat Wasilla (AK), 48-38; beat Strongsville, 58-50; beat Brunswick, 58-42.

Last week: ranked No. 25, beat Shaker Heights, 67-31.

This week: Jan. 24 at Cleveland Heights; Jan. 27 vs. Euclid.

24. Thornville Sheridan (15-0)

Previous: beat Columbus Bishop Watterson, 41-35; beat New Concord John Glenn, 45-30; beat New Lexington, 41-23; beat Dresden Tri-Valley, 51-28; beat Maysville, 64-22; beat Upper Arlington, 59-57; beat Warsaw River View, 79-35; beat Duncan Falls Philo, 49-25; beat Lancaster Fairfield Union, 54-34; beat Zanesville West Muskingum, 53-40; beat Crooksville 62-15; beat Fort Loramie, 54-42; beat New Albany, 51-27.

Last week: ranked No. 24, beat Logan, 53-23; beat Byesville Meadowbrook, 66-23.

This week: Jan. 24 at Maysville; Jan. 27 vs. Warsaw River View.

25. Miami East (16-0)

Previous: beat Fort Loramie, 36-33; beat Mechanicsburg, 45-38; beat Northridge, 51-24; beat Sidney Lehman Catholic, 57-26; beat Milton-Union, 50-12; beat Troy Christian, 55-26; beat DeGraff Riverside, 53-21; beat Versailles, 41-39; beat St. Marys Memorial, 39-24; beat Anna, 37-27; beat Troy, 44-17; beat Tipp City Bethel, 56-13; beat Covington, 40-33; beat Dayton Northridge, 51-27.

Last week: unranked beat Sidney Lehman Catholic, 47-11; beat Milton-Union, 49-31.

This week: Jan. 22 vs. Anna; Jan. 25 at Troy Christian.

Teams to watch (listed alphabetically): Avon Lake, Beavercreek, Fort Loramie, Margaretta, Olmsted Falls, Ottawa-Glandorf, Powell Olentangy Liberty, Unioto, Warrensville Heights, Waynesville.