John Stovall's Ohio High School Team Rankings

Below are Ohio high school team rankings developed by John Stovall.  Enjoy!

Division 1

1.     Huber Heights Wayne - no one compares to them....on paper

2.    Westerville South - deep, athletic and skilled

3.    Gahanna Lincoln - Big and talented. Will go as far as the backcourt can take them

4.    Lakewood St. Edward - Great frontcourt. Backcourt??

5.    Garfield Heights - A year away....who says!?

6.    Shaker Heights - They have the most unguardable player in Ohio. Don't believe me, ask any coach that has                                               played them.

7.    Columbus Northland - Talented. Good size and skill

8.    Massillon Jackson - Another young team with a lot of great pieces.

9.    West Chester Lakota East - Huge. They can shoot and rebound.

10.  Dublin Coffman - Solid squad that simply wins

11.  Wilmington - The Cumberlands!

12.  New Albany - A lot like Coffman. They are good and will not beat themselves.

13.  Warren Harding - Nice size and talent. Consistency will be the key.

14.  Toledo St. John - Solid squad, coached by a legend. When he has talent they are very good.

15.  Pickerington Central - Talented squad trying to figure it out. Once they figure out their roles they will be scary. Long and athletic.

16.  Cincinnati Moeller - Good squad. Move them up 5 to 10 spots if Fowler returns.

17.  Lima Senior - Tough and athletic team. Will improve after the first 11 games. Will be hard to beat come tournament time.

18.  Columbus Mifflin - Tough and disciplined team. Defense is the key. Scoring will define them.

19.  Cleveland St. Ignatius - Another tough team. May be a year away.

20.  Cleveland East Tech - They can score. Can they guard?

Division 2

1.    Akron SVSM - Team full of guards that is hard to guard

2.    Dayton Dunbar - One of the best programs in the state. They churn out top 5 squads every year.

3.    Cleveland Central Catholic - part of the 3 headed monster in D2

4.    Columbus Walnut Ridge - Talented squad of Juniors

5.    Franklin - Luke Kennard....nuff said

6.    Dayton Ponitz - Solid senior laden squad. Tough.

7.    Dayton Thurgood Marshall - Good squad that will improve after the first 11 games. Tough out come tournament time.

8.    Kettering Alter - Once they recover from Football this will be a very tough squad.

9.    Toledo Scott - Them or Defiance are the best 2 in Northwest Ohio in D2.

10,  Columbus DeSales - Will be pretty good once Sanchez returns

Division 3

1.    Cleveland VASJ - Best team in D3 on paper hands down. Arguably the best team in the state.

2.    Lima Central Catholic - A D3 championship could be in the making. VASJ has almost everyone back. LCC lost their top 2 scorers.

3.    Warrensville - Hall, Peters and Howze are tough to stop in D3

4.    Youngstown Ursuline - Great team in the Northeast corner of the state.

5.    Dayton Chaminade-Julienne - Tough, well coached bunch with inside/outside threats

6.    Cincinnati Shroder - Has the best PG in D3

7.    Dayton Stivers - Solid talent. Need consistency.

8.    Cincinnati Roger Bacon - Young squad could put it all together come tournament time.

9.    Versailles - Any team with Ahrens has a chance in D3.

10.  Ottawa Glandorf - See above and insert Bramlage for Ahrens.

Division 4

1.    Columbus Africentric - No one else in D4 has 3 Division 1 college talents.

2.    Canal Winchester Harvest Prep - Dennis is an absolute stud in D4

3.    Cincinnati Aiken - Was #1 before Cameron Moore left. Still very good

4.    New Madison Tri Village - Mr. Inside (Cook) and Mr. Outside (Linkous)

5.    Maria Stein Marion Local - Huge for a D4 team. Shoot, they are huge for a D1 team

6.    Spencerville - No one know but these guys are good.

7.    Louisville Aquinas - Last year's final 4 team could be back.

8.    Peebles - Justice may be served.

9.    Malvern - Nice in the middle with Loomis

10.  Plymouth - Edminston and Beebe lead.