OHSAA Division V Rankings 12-26

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The OHSAA basketball season is about a month underway and in this article we'll update our rankings in Division V with an additional watchlist on top of these rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">1. Lutheran East (5-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Falcons have gone into Columbus and defeated Reynoldsburg and Westerville North on neutral courts, that's big time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2. Margaretta (8-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A win over Sandusky is impressive for now but the Polar Bears biggest games are about to begin, starting with a showdown with Colonel Crawford this Monday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">3. Columbus Africentric (5-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A win over Walnut Ridge is huge in the race for the city league south championship and the Nubians should be hungry after taking their first loss of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">4. Keystone (8-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A season opening win over Olmsted Falls shows that Keystone can beat schools in bigger Divisions, their youth is growing up this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">5. Ironton (5-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both South Webster and Chesapeake only have one loss on the season, their lone loss? Both to Ironton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">6. Columbus Academy (4-3)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A tough early season schedule has had Columbus Academy take some bumps this season after going unbeaten in the regular season a year ago. The win over Northland stands out so far for the Vikings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">7. Milford Center Fairbanks (7-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A statement win over Genoa Christian Academy keeps Milford Center Fairbanks unbeaten and elevates them into our top 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">8. Fredericktown (6-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A win over Harvest Prep put the Freddies on the map and they haven't lost this season, looking like the favorite for the conference crown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">9. Harvest Prep (4-3)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Despite holding a 4-3 record, a win over one loss Division I power Dublin Coffman can rival almost any win a Division V team boasts so far this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">10. Columbus Bishop Ready (6-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A tight win over Lima Central Catholic at Holiday Hoopla helps Bishop Ready sneak into the top 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Watchlist (By Region)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fairview (3-3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chesapeake (4-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Indian Lake (3-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Versailles (5-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Archbold (5-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Genoa Area (5-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North College Hill (6-2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->