OHSAA Division IV Rankings 1-8

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The OHSAA basketball season is almost halfway complete as most teams have played close to 11 of their 22 allowed regular season contests. In this article we'll break down the top 10 teams from Division IV as of January 8th.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">1. Cincinnati Wyoming (8-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The clear top team in the Division, the Cowboys beat Centerville on a neutral court to continue to show their strength as a team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2. Cincinnati Taft (7-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Their season opening win over Maysville is doing a lot of the heavy lifting for the Senators resume but a massive conference game Vs Aiken on Friday is another golden opportunity to make another statement. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">3. Zanesville Maysville (8-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A win over Akron STVM at the shot clock shootout shows the Panthers can beat athletic teams again this year. Already holding a win over conference rival John Glenn, we'll see if the Panthers can continue their winning ways.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">4. Dayton Northridge (9-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Polar Bears are the only team to beat Mason and Troy Christian this year, not bad to end multiple unbeaten seasons of area opponents.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">5. John Glenn (8-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Little Muskies handed rival Cambridge their first loss of the season and have only been defeated by conference rival Maysville this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">6. Sandusky Perkins (9-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The only team to beat Willard so far this season, Perkins has some big games coming up soon that will test their unbeaten record.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">7. Ontario (11-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wins over Lexington and Ashland in a three game span show Ontario is for real despite a young starting lineup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">8. Urbana (9-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Their lone loss to Trotwood Madison is nothing to be ashamed of and a dominant win over Dublin Jerome certainly stands out for Urbana so far.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">9. Dayton Dunbar (7-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Splitting against the Pickerington schools in the two biggest games of Dunbar's early season is impressive and there's plenty of big games coming up soon for the Wolverines.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">10. Kettering Alter (6-5)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Not sure anybody has played a tougher schedule in Division IV this season as it seems like almost every night they are in a dogfight.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Watchlist (By Region)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Warrensville Heights (4-4)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Norton (10-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canfield (9-2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland Glenville (4-5)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland Central Catholic (5-5)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jonathan Alder (8-3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cambridge (10-2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valley View (8-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Otsego (9-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->