OHSAA Division VII 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 VII!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">1. Russia (7-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The unbeaten Raiders have already defeated Botkins, Jackson Center, Minster and Coldwater to open the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2. Delphos St John's (6-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elida, Van Wert and Minster have all fallen to the Blue Jays, one of the winningest programs in OHSAA history.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">3. Miller City (7-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wins over Convoy Crestview, Maumee Valley Country Day and Toledo Christian are the three reasons why Miller City went from unranked to the top 3, the second biggest jump of any Division from preseason rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">4. Warren JFK (5-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quality wins over Mogadore, Ashland and Youngstown Boardman help keep Warren JFK near the top. Their lone loss is to Pennsylvania powerhouse New Castle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">5. South Webster (6-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wins over Oak Hill and Beaver Eastern plus an unbeaten record shows South Webster is for real in southeast Ohio.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">6. Cornerstone Christian (4-2)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wins over Gilmour Academy and Benedictine show Cornerstone can compete with bigger private programs, losses to Maple Heights and Euclid drop them out of our top 5.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">7. Botkins (7-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wins over Jackson Center, Fort Loramie and Anna move Botkins to the top 10, their only loss is on the road against top ranked Russia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">8. Minster (3-2)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minster has defeated Saint Henry and their two losses are to the top two teams in the Division, Russia and Delphos St John's.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">9. Jackson Center (4-2)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson Center has a win over Indian Lake and their two losses are to Russia and Botkins, both teams are ranked above them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">10. Arlington (7-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wins over Kalida and Columbus Grove allow Arlington to sneak into our rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Watchlist (By Region)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franklin Monroe (8-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sidney Lehman Catholic (7-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tiffin Calvert (4-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pettitsville (7-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->