MANSFIELD — The St. Peter’s Spartans top the boys’ Division IV Associated Press poll this week. The Spartans are 16-0 and lead second-place Hannibal River 156-134 in total poll points.
The Northmor Knights also appeared at No. 20 in the Division III poll. The Knights’ lone loss was to St. Peter’s last Saturday.
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, win-loss record and total points:
Boys’ poll
| DIVISION I | ||
| 1. Huber Hts. Wayne (14) | 15-0 | 167 |
| 2. Solon (2) | 13-0 | 145 |
| 3. Upper Arlington | 14-1 | 114 |
| 4. Cin. Moeller (1) | 13-3 | 108 |
| 5. Springfield | 14-1 | 78 |
| 6. Tol. St. John’s | 12-3 | 69 |
| (tie) Pickerington N. | 14-2 | 69 |
| 8. Logan | 14-1 | 63 |
| 9. Sylvania Southview | 15-1 | 41 |
| 10. Cin. Princeton | 12-3 | 25 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Hilliard Bradley 22. Lakewood St. Edward 19.
| DIVISION II | ||
| 1. Wauseon (13) | 16-0 | 159 |
| 2. Cin. McNicholas | 15-1 | 126 |
| 3. Cols. Beechcroft (2) | 13-1 | 115 |
| 4. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (1) | 13-0 | 107 |
| 5. Poland Seminary (1) | 14-0 | 95 |
| 6. Elida | 15-1 | 69 |
| 7. Mentor Lake Cath. | 12-2 | 49 |
| 8. Cols. Eastmoor | 14-2 | 44 |
| 9. Proctorville Fairland | 13-3 | 42 |
| 10. Parma Hts. Holy Name | 11-2 | 26 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Chillicothe Unioto 25. Gallipolis Gallia 17. Thornville Sheridan 16. Akr. SVSM 13.
| DIVISION III | ||
| 1. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (10) | 15-0 | 154 |
| 2. Ottawa-Glandorf (3) | 15-0 | 138 |
| 3. Cin. Deer Park | 13-0 | 115 |
| 4. Leavittsburg Labrae (2) | 12-0 | 111 |
| 5. Oak Hill (1) | 14-0 | 78 |
| 6. Cols. Ready | 14-1 | 65 |
| 7. Versailles | 15-1 | 63 |
| 8. Oregon Stritch (1) | 15-1 | 59 |
| 9. Gahanna Cols. Academy | 14-0 | 48 |
| 10. Cols. Wellington | 11-4 | 27 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: N. Lima S. Range 20. Galion Northmor 19. Oak Harbor 15.
| DIVISION IV | ||
| 1. Mansfield St. Peter’s (12) | 16-0 | 156 |
| 2. Hannibal River | 13-0 | 134 |
| 3. McDonald (2) | 13-1 | 113 |
| 4. Ft. Loramie (1) | 16-1 | 104 |
| 5. St. Henry | 13-2 | 94 |
| 6. Spring. Cath. Cent. | 13-3 | 53 |
| 7. Tol. Christian | 12-3 | 45 |
| 8. Pettisville (1) | 15-1 | 38 |
| 9. Sugar Grove Berne Union | 11-3 | 28 |
| 10.Bristol | 13-2 | 25 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Hicksville 23. Windham 21. Cornerstone Christian (1) 20. Pandora-Gilboa 18. Richmond Hts. 17.
Girls’ poll
| DIVISION I | ||
| 1. Newark (17) | 17-0 | 187 |
| 2. W. Chester Lakota W. (1) | 17-1 | 151 |
| 3. Pickerington Cent. (1) | 18-1 | 143 |
| 4. Dublin Coffman | 17-1 | 128 |
| 5. Canton McKinley | 16-1 | 108 |
| 6. Solon | 15-2 | 93 |
| 7. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame | 14-3 | 53 |
| 8. Dresden Tri-Valley | 13-2 | 42 |
| 9. Stow-Munroe Falls | 15-2 | 35 |
| 10. Wadsworth | 16-2 | 33 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Tol. Notre Dame 15. Canfield 14. Mason 12.
| DIVISION II | ||
| 1. Beloit W. Branch (14) | 15-0 | 176 |
| 2. Gates Mills Gilmour (3) | 14-2 | 144 |
| 3. Germantown Valley View | 17-1 | 127 |
| 4. Bellevue | 16-1 | 116 |
| 5. Zanesville Maysville (1) | 13-1 | 89 |
| 6. Tipp City Tippecanoe | 16-2 | 85 |
| 7. Washington C.H. Miami Trace | 16-2 | 59 |
| 8. Trotwood-Madison | 13-2 | 56 |
| 9. Tol. Rogers | 13-3 | 41 |
| 10. McArthur Vinton County | 15-1 | 26 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Washington C.H. 25. Warren Howland 20. Vincent Warren 12.
| DIVISION III | ||
| 1. Versailles (7) | 17-1 | 160 |
| 2. Cols. Africentric (9) | 16-1 | 158 |
| 3. Cin. Summit Country Day | 14-0 | 98 |
| 4. Kirtland | 18-0 | 84 |
| 5. Doylestown Chippewa | 17-0 | 74 |
| (tie) Waynesville (1) | 17-0 | 74 |
| 7. Archbold | 14-1 | 64 |
| 8. Findlay Liberty-Benton | 15-1 | 60 |
| 9. Ottawa-Glandorf | 14-2 | 44 |
| 10. Minford | 15-2 | 26 |
| (tie) Proctorville Fairland | 16-2 | 26 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: Loudonville 20. Garrettsville Garfield 19. N. Lima S. Range 18. Berlin Hiland (1) 18. Cardington-Lincoln 17. Elyria Cath. 12.
| DIVISION IV | ||
| 1. Waterford (9) | 13-1 | 162 |
| 2. Ottoville (4) | 16-1 | 145 |
| 3. N. Jackson Jackson-Milton (3) | 15-0 | 114 |
| 4. Fairfield Christian | 15-2 | 105 |
| 5. Sugar Grove Berne Union | 15-1 | 96 |
| 6. Minster | 14-3 | 90 |
| 7. Portsmouth Notre Dame | 17-0 | 86 |
| 8. Ft. Recovery | 12-2 | 61 |
| 9. Cornerstone Christian (2) | 13-4 | 27 |
| 10. Steubenville Cath. Cent. | 13-3 | 21 |
Others receiving 12 or more points: N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 20.