OHSAA Division III Top 10 12-26

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Now that the OHSAA basketball season started about a month ago, it's the perfect time to update our OHSAA rankings for the first time since we released our preseason lists. In this article we'll break down the top 10 teams in Division I!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">1. Garfield Heights (5-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Our preseason top ranked team holds wins over Cleveland Heights and Lorain before their schedule gets really tricky starting on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2. Akron Hoban (5-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Knights already have wins over Massillon Jackson, CVCA and Lutheran West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">3. Louisville (4-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Leopards hold wins over CVCA and Tallmadge, their lone loss is to Westerville North on a neutral.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">4. Toledo Central Catholic (4-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Toledo Central Catholic has a win over conference rival Toledo St John's and northeast Ohio program Solon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">5. Columbus DeSales (5-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DeSales holds wins over Tri Valley, Thomas Worthington and Licking Heights.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">6. Cincinnati Aiken (7-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aiken has won multiple games over conference rivals, defeated Columbus City League powerhouse Walnut Ridge and took down Louisville Ballard in a tight neutral site contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">7. Defiance (7-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A win over Toledo St Francis showed their early conference victories were no fluke.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">8. Lima Shawnee (7-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A neutral court win over Bishop Hartley keeps Shawnee in the top 10, their lone loss was to Lima Central Catholic in overtime.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">9. Columbus Bishop Hartley (4-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A blowout win over Pickerington Central to start the year and recent win over Columbus Northland sees Bishop Hartley land one spot behind the only team to beat them this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">10. Tri Valley (6-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Scotties got a big conference win over New Lexington to start the season and ran Big Walnut out their gym. Columbus DeSales is the only team to beat Tri Valley this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Watchlist (By Region)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lutheran West (5-2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gilmour Academy (5-2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland Central Catholic (5-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lexington (6-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mansfield Senior (5-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bishop Watterson (2-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trotwood Madison (7-2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tippecanoe (6-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bellbrook (5-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hamilton Township (7-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Miami Trace (7-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marietta (5-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Steubenville (5-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->