Ohio boys basketball poll: Elder, Fairfield tie for No. 6, Woodward No. 5 in Division II

Scott Springer, Cincinnati Enquirer
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With a loss to Turpin last week, Elder High School dropped a spot in the latest Ohio high school boys basketball media rankings. Turpin knocked off Elder 49-41 Jan. 11 with the Panthers missing starting guard Sean Keller. They rebounded Friday with Keller, defeating La Salle 50-43 on the road.

Elder now comes in at No. 6, with Fairfield moving up from 10th to share the spot with the Panthers. Fairfield is 13-2 after losing 71-67 to Division II No. 1 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary in the Flyin' To The Hoop weekend tournament. Fairfield will host Mason Friday, while Elder is at Oak Hills Tuesday and at St. Xavier Friday.

Elder guard Sean Keller drives to the basket during their game against Carmel during the Ohio Valley Hoops Classic, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2021.
Elder guard Sean Keller drives to the basket during their game against Carmel during the Ohio Valley Hoops Classic, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2021.

Woodward dropped from No. 3 to No. 5 after a Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference win over Taft, followed by a loss to Kettering Fairmont.

In Division III, Taft moved up a spot despite falling to Woodward last Tuesday. The Senators rebounded with a 58-49 win over Withrow. Both Taft and Woodward were scheduled in Martin Luther King Jr. Day games at the Flyin' To The Hoop tourney in Kettering. Woodward (9-3) will play at Western Hills (10-4) Tuesday.

Woodward's Paul McMillan (34) drives to the basket against Taft's Rayvon Griffith during their basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.
Woodward's Paul McMillan (34) drives to the basket against Taft's Rayvon Griffith during their basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

Taft is on the road this week at Hughes Tuesday and Aiken on Friday.

DIVISION I

1. Centerville (17)

2. Pickerington Cent.

(tie) Westerville S.

4. Kettering Fairmont

5. Gahanna Lincoln

6. Elder

(tie) Fairfield

8. Lakewood St. Edward

9. Sylvania Northview

10. Upper Arlington

Others receiving 12 or more points: Lima Sr. 24. Lyndhurst Brush 16. Green 14.

DIVISION II

1. Akr. SVSM (14)

2. Kettering Alter (1)

3. Bloom-Carroll (1)

4. Tol. Cent. Cath.

5. Woodward

6. Waverly

7. Akr. Buchtel

8. Day. Oakwood (1)

9. Dresden Tri-Valley

10. Huron

Others receiving 12 or more points: Cols. Beechcroft 18.Delaware Buckeye Valley 16. Lexington 13. Tiffin Columbian 12.

DIVISION III

1. Versailles (16)

2. N. Robinson Col. Crawford

3. Cle. Hts. Lutheran E.

4. Collins Western Reserve

5. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep

6. Cols. Africentric

7. Ottawa-Glandorf

8. Taft (1)

9. Haviland Wayne Trace

10. Cols. Ready

(tie) S. Point

Others receiving 12 or more points: Proctorville Fairland 15. W. Lafayette Ridgewood 14. Richwood N. Union 13.

DIVISION IV

1. Botkins (15)

2. Glouster Trimble (1)

3. Antwerp

4. Spring. Cath. Cent.

5. New Madison Tri-Village

6. Tiffin Calvert

7. Lucasville Valley

8. Richmond Hts. (1)

9. Malvern

10. McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley

Others receiving 12 or more points: Berlin Hiland 13. Cols. Grandview Hts. 12

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Which Southwest Ohio boys basketball teams are Top 10 this week?