OHSAA Division V 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 V!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">1. Lutheran East (5-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lutheran East opened their season with a neutral court win over Olentangy Liberty and followed that up with a win over rival Cleveland Heights. The young Falcons suffered their first loss of the season to Warrensville Heights in an intense battle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2. Cincinnati Summit Country Day (6-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Summit Country Day opened their season with a neutral court win over Division V powerhouse Harvest Prep. They also hold wins over local teams like Roger Bacon and Badin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">3. Richmond Heights (2-2)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Richmond Heights had an up and down start to their season with a dominant win over defending state champ Kettering Alter and then a running clock loss to Westerville North. The Spartans have since beaten Canton Central Catholic and lost to Newark to remain at .500.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">4. Margaretta (7-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Polar Bears haven't hit the hard parts of their schedule yet, their win at Tiffin Calvert stands out so far.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">5. Columbus Academy (5-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Columbus Academy has wins over Dayton Dunbar and Worthington Christian, they have some bigger games coming up very soon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">6. Minford (5-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minford has beat Ironton and Hilliard Davidson at all day events to start the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">7. Columbus Africentric (7-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After a season opening neutral court loss to Huber Heights Wayne, the Nubians have responded well with wins over Walnut Ridge and Thomas Worthington.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">8. Proctorville Fairland (6-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wins over Eastern Brown and Russell (KY) are statement performances for the Dragons before their tougher conference games await them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">9. Columbus Bishop Ready (8-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wins over Marion Harding, Worthington Christian and St Charles have Bishop Ready in a good position heading into the new year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">10. Coshocton (6-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Redskins beat John Glenn, West Muskingum and Martins Ferry recently with their lone loss being on the road to defending state runner up Maysville.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Watchlist (By Region)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fairview (5-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Creston Norwayne (5-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canton Central Catholic (4-2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mantua Crestwood (6-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Keystone (9-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Liberty Benton (6-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Versailles (6-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dayton Christian (6-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Milford Center Fairbanks (8-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chesapeake (6-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->