MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio boys basketball Terrific 10 small school rankings

By Eric Frantz Jan 26, 2017, 6:00am

The NEW Terrific 10 poll...who is where in our all-division state rankings

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The MaxPreps/JJHuddle Terrific 10 small school boys basketball rankings debut this season. The poll, created by JJHuddle senior basketball writer Kurt Stubbs, is an all-encompassing, two-divisional ranking. Every D-III and IV team in Ohio is eligible.

Here is who made the latest cut.

MaxPreps JJHuddle Terrific 10 Small School Poll



1.) Summit Country Day (Cincinnati) (14-0)
*Defeated North College Hill and Cincinnati Christian
Previous: 1
AP: No. 1 DIII
Next: Friday versus New Miami and Saturday versus Cincinnati Taft

2.) Roger Bacon (Cincinnati) (13-2)
*Defeated McNicholas and Cincinnati Woodward
Previous: 2
AP: No. 6 DIII
Next: Friday versus Dayton CJ

3.) Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (8-4)
*Defeated Trinity and St. Thomas Aquinas
Previous: 3
AP: No. 9 DIII
Next: Friday at Cleveland CC and Saturday at Lakewood St. Edward

4.) Cornerstone Christian (Willoughby) (12-4)
*Lost to D1 Garfield Heights (66-60)
Previous: 4
AP: No. 5 DIV
Next: Saturday versus Lincoln West

5.) Versailles (14-1)
*Defeated Fort Recovery and Lima CC
Previous: 5
AP: No. 4 DIII
Next: Friday versus Minster and Saturday versus Russia

6.) Fairland (Proctorville) (14-1)
*Defeated Chesapeake and Rock Hill
Previous: 6
AP: No. 7 DIII
Next: Friday at Ironton 



7.) Wayne Trace (Haviland) (13-1)
*Defeated Fairview and Lima Shawnee
Previous: 9
AP: No. 5 DIII
Next: Friday at Holgate

8.) Lutheran East (Cleveland Heights) (10-5)
*Lost to D1 Cleveland Heights and defeated John Adams
Previous: 7
AP: NR
Next: Thursday versus Cleveland St. Ignatius and Saturday versus Glenville 

9.) Archbold (9-4)
*Lost to D2 Wauseon and D2 Elida in overtime
Previous: 9
AP: NR
Next: Friday versus Patrick Henry and Saturday at Continental

10.) Africentric Early College (Columbus) (9-7)
*Lost to Columbus Briggs and undefeated D2 Columbus South
Previous: 10
NR: AP NR
Next: Friday at Marion-Franklin and Saturday at Columbus DeSales

Dropped Out:
None

Challengers:
Spencerville (11-3), Liberty-Benton (Findlay) (11-3), Bethel (Tipp City) (13-2), Oberlin (10-4), Hiland (Berlin) (13-2), Ayersville (Defiance) (12-0), Worthington Christian (12-3), Hilltop (West Unity) (12-1), Grove City Christian (14-1), Brookville (14-1), Eastwood (Pemberville) (12-2), Oak Hill (17-0), South Range (Canfield) (16-0), St. Peter's (Mansfield) (14-2), Fairlawn (Sidney) (12-2), Wellington School (Columbus) (11-4) and Perry (Lima) (11-3).
Roger Bacon and Bethel are two of Ohio's top small school teams.
Roger Bacon and Bethel are two of Ohio's top small school teams.
Photo by Nick Falzerano