Ohio girls high school basketball Top 25 rankings: Lakota West makes season debut (01/29/2024)

Pickerington Central remains No. 1, Mason moves up to No. 3

In this week's SBLive Ohio girls basketball Power 25. Pickerington Central and Purcell Marian hold steady in the top two spots, but a loss by Princeton has changed the order of the rest of the top 5, with Mason, Olentangy and Marysville each moving up.

Of the 25 teams in the rankings, 22 teams either remained in the same spot from a. week ago or moved up one spot.

The only newcomer this week is Lakota West at No. 25. 

SBLive Ohio girls basketball Power 25 

1. Pickerington Central (17-3)

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; beat Reynoldsburg, 54-30; lost to Union (KY) Cooper, 59-53.

Last week: ranked No. 1, beat Newark, 67-38; beat Grove City Central Crossing, 73-23; beat Wayne (MI) Memorial, 51-33.

This week: Feb. 2 vs. Groveport-Madison.

2. Purcell Marian (19-1)

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; beat Cincinnati Country Day, 83-48; beat Summit Country Day, 84-46.

Last week: ranked No. 2, beat St. Bernard Roger Bacon, 81-27.

This week: Jan. 31 at Cincinnati Country Day; Feb. 3 vs. Norwood.

3. Mason (16-2)

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; beat Middletown, 75-37; beat Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame, 55-46.

Last week: ranked No. 4, beat Cincinnati Colerain, 64-22; beat Fairfield, 59-27.

This week: Jan. 31 vs. Cincinnati Oak Hills; Feb. 3 at No. 6 Cincinnati Princeton.

4. Olentangy (17-1)

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; beat Marysville, 49-48; lost to Powell Olentangy Liberty, 51-40.

Last week: ranked No. 5, beat Delaware Olentangy Berlin, 80-51; beat Thomas Worthington, 67-18.

This week: Jan. 31 vs. Columbus Bishop Hartley; Feb. 2 vs. Hilliard Darby.

5. Marysville (15-2)

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; lost to Lewis Center Olentangy, 49-48.

Last week: ranked No. 6, beat Hilliard Darby, 54-23; beat Dublin Jerome, 42-26; beat Grove City, 49-35.

This week: Jan 31. Vs. Dublin Coffman; Feb. 2 at Thomas Worthington; Feb. 3 at Powell Olentangy Liberty.

6. Princeton (15-2)

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 OT; 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; beat Cincinnati Colerain, 73-9; beat Liberty Township Lakota East, 59-57.

Last week: ranked No. 3, lost to then-unranked West Chester Lakota West, 56-48; beat Cincinnati Sycamore, 62-31; beat Middletown, 57-38.

This week: Jan. 29 vs. Cincinnati Oak Hills; Jan. 31 vs. Fairfield; Feb. 3 vs. No. 3 Mason.

7. Mount Notre Dame (17-3)

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; beat Cincinnati St. Ursula Academy, 66-34; lost to Mason, 55-46.

Last week: ranked No. 7, beat Cincinnati Ursuline Academy, 62-34; beat Cincinnati Mercy McAuley, 66-26; beat Centerville, 55-41.

This week: no games scheduled.

8. Africentric (16-2)

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; beat Columbus Eastmoor Academy, 70-22.

Last week: ranked No. 8, beat Columbus Walnut Ridge, 86-20; beat Columbus South, 93-23; beat Columbus Independence, 86-9; beat Westerville South, 60-56.

This week: Jan. 30 vs. Columbus West; Feb. 2 at Columbus Marion-Franklin.

9. Anthony Wayne (15-2)

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; beat Findlay, 55-37.

Last week: ranked No. 9, beat Oregon Clay, 80-21; beat Toledo Rogers, 66-61.

This week: Feb. 1 vs. Toledo Whitmer; Feb. 3 at West Bloomfield (MI).

10. Magnificat (12-5)

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; beat Parma Padua Franciscan, 79-35; beat Uniontown Green, 63-54.

Last week: ranked No. 10, beat No. 11 St. Vincent-St. Mary, 53-51.

This week: Jan. 31 at Cleveland St. Joseph Academy; Feb. 3 at Fremont Ross.

11. St. Vincent-St. Mary (13-3)

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; beat Streetsboro, 61-44.

Last week: ranked No. 11, lost to No. 10 Magnificat, 53-51; beat Kettering Fairmont, 58-42.

This week: Jan. 31 vs. No. 14 Brush; Feb. 3 at Western Reserve Academy.

12. Copley (17-2)

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; beat Kent Roosevelt, 64-14; beat Cuyahoga Falls, 64-20.

Last week: ranked No. 13, beat Barberton, 62-30; beat Richfield Revere, 51-36.

This week: Jan. 31 at Apple Creek Waynedale; Feb. 3 at Tallmadge.

13. Springboro (13-5)

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; beat Huber Heights Wayne, 53-27.

Last week: ranked No. 14, beat Springfield, 57-21.

This week: Jan. 29 vs. Bellbrook; Jan. 31 at Clayton Northmont.

14. Brush (16-3)

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; beat Richmond Heights, 68-29.

Last week: ranked No. 12, lost to Shaker Heights Laurel, 68-59.

This week: Jan. 31 at No. 11 St. Vincent-St. Mary.

15. Portsmouth (15-2)

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; beat Gallipolis Gallia Academy, 67-16.

Last week: ranked No. 15, beat Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant, 69-35; beat Chesapeake, 57-28.

This week: Jan. 29 vs. Ironton; Feb. 1 at South Point.

16. Fairland (16-1)

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; beat Ironton Rock Hill, 72-29.

Last week: ranked No. 16, beat Ironton, 96-17; beat South Point, 74-36.

This week: Jan. 29 vs. Chesapeake; Feb. 1 at Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant.

17. Lakota East (11-6)

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; beat Cincinnati Oak Hills, 55-37; lost to Cincinnati Princeton, 59-57.

Last week: ranked No. 17, beat Fairfield, 66-25; beat then-unranked West Chester Lakota West, 57-38.

This week: Jan. 31 at Cincinnati Sycamore; Feb. 2 vs. Cincinnati Colerain.

18. Archbishop Alter (16-2)

Previous: beat Dayton Ponitz 68-4; beat Liberty Township Lakota East, 46-39; beat Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas, 57-41; beat Dayton Chaminade Julienne, 59-41; beat Middletown Bishop 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 Archbishop McNicholas, 53-35; lost to Solon, 43-42; beat Versailles, 59-49.

Last week: ranked No. 19, beat Dayton Chaminade Julienne, 46-36; beat Middletown Bishop Fenwick, 64-22.

This week: Jan. 31 vs. Dayton Carroll; Feb. 3 vs. Hamilton Badin.

19. Archbishop Hoban (14-2)

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; beat Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, 56-35; beat Toledo Rogers, 64-52.

Last week: ranked No. 20, beat Holland Springfield, 62-48.

This week: Jan. 31 vs. Spire Institute; Feb. 3 vs. Toledo Start.

20. Gilmour Academy (11-4)

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; beat Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 53-40; beat Garfield Heights Trinity, 53-25.

Last week: ranked No. 21, beat Richmond Heights, 54-42; beat Gates Mills Hawken, 59-17.

This week: Feb. 1 vs. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin; Feb. 3 vs. Olmsted Falls

21. Stow-Munroe Falls (15-3)

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; beat Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 65-40; beat North Royalton, 63-21.

Last week: ranked No. 22, beat Wadsworth, 41-21; beat Macedonia Nordonia, 62-25.

This week: Jan. 31 vs. Canton McKinley.

22. Medina (15-3)

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; beat Shaker Heights, 67-31.

Last week: ranked No. 23, beat Cleveland Heights, 60-19; beat Euclid, 68-35.

This week: Jan. 31 at Elyria Catholic; Feb. 3 at Mentor.

23. Thornville Sheridan (17-0)

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; beat Logan, 53-23; beat Byesville Meadowbrook, 66-23.

Last week: ranked No. 24, beat Maysville, 65-23; beat Warsaw River View, 69-19.

This week: Jan. 29 at Coshocton; Jan. 31 at McConnelsville Morgan; Feb. 3 vs. Dresden Tri-Valley.

24. Miami East (17-0)

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; beat Sidney Lehman Catholic, 47-11; beat Milton-Union, 49-31.

Last week: ranked No. 25, beat Anna, 26-18; beat Troy Christian, 68-40.

This week: Jan. 29 at West Liberty-Salem; Feb. 1 vs. DeGraff Riverside; Feb. 3 vs. Tipp City Bethel.

25. Lakota West (13-4)

Previous: beat Western Heights (Australia), 53-30; beat Cincinnati Oak Hills, 44-38; lost to Lakota East, 46-39; lost to Mason, 55-35; beat Fairfield, 67-31; beat Hamilton, 63-30; beat Cincinnati Sycamore, 55-40; lost to Miami (FL) Senior, 64-47; beat Miami (FL) Palmer Trinity, 54-31; beat Davie (FL) Nova, 53-34; beat Middletown, 65-51; beat Toledo Central Catholic, 65-56; beat Toledo Notre Dame, 50-37; beat Fairfield, 49-32.

Last week: unranked, beat then-No. 3 Princeton, 56-48; beat Cincinnati Oak Hills, 47-39; lost to No. 17 Lakota East, 57-38.

This week: Jan. 31 at Hamilton.