Ohio MaxPreps MinuteOhio high school highlights from around the Buckeye State.
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 first cut.
1.) Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (3-1)*Defeated Cleveland Central Catholic
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2.) Roger Bacon (Cincinnati) (4-1)*Lost to D2 Kettering Alter and defeated Cincinnati NW
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3.) Summit Country Day (Cincinnati) (5-0)*Defeated St. Bernard and Seven Hills
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4.) Cornerstone Christian (Willoughby) (5-2)*Defeated Lutheran East, Beachwood, and St. Thomas Aquinas
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5.) Fairland (Proctorville) (5-0)*Defeated Ironton
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6.) Africentric Early College (Columbus) (7-1)*Lost to D2 undefeated Columbus South and defeated Buckeye Valley, Marion Franklin, and Huntington St. Joe’s
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7.) Versailles (5-1)*Defeated New Bremen and lost to D2 Dayton Dunbar
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8.) Lutheran East (Cleveland Heights) (4-3)*Lost to D2 Youngstown Ursuline and No. 4 Cornerstone Christian
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9.) Crestview (Convoy) (3-0)*Defeated Columbus Grove and Fort Jennings
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10.) Worthington Christian (Worthington) (5-0)*Defeated Columbus Academy
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Challengers:Fort Loramie (5-0),
Spencerville (4-1),
Bethel (Tipp City) (5-1),
Oberlin (4-2),
Hiland (Berlin) (5-0)
Wayne Trace (Haviland) (5-0),
St. Peter's (Mansfield) (6-1),
Toledo Christian (Toledo) (6-0),
Perry (Lima) (4-1),
Cardinal Stritch (Oregon) (5-1),
Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg) (5-0)