Girls high school basketball power rankings

Here’s who we consider the top girls high school basketball area teams.

Division I

1. Tecumseh (9-3): d. Northwestern 86-28; played Northmont on Thu., at Bellefontaine on Sat., hosts Miamisburg on Mon.

2. Beavercreek (11-3): d. Miamisburg 60-31; at Bellbrook on Mon.

3. Springboro (11-3): d. Tippecanoe 57-38, d. Wayne 56-27; at Lebanon on Sat., at Lakota East on Mon.

4. Lebanon (12-2): lost 66-62 to Centerville; hosts Springboro on Sat., hosts Wayne on Wed.

3. Wayne (9-6): lost 41-39 to Newark, d. Regis Jesuit 49-44, lost 56-27 to Springboro; hosts Stivers on Mon., at Lebanon on Wed.

Others: Butler, Centerville, Fairborn, Fairmont, Miamisburg, Northmont, Piqua, Sidney, Springfield, Stebbins, Troy, West Carrollton, Wilmington, Xenia.

Division II

1. Trotwood-Madison (11-1): d. Troy 70-31; hosts Tippecanoe on Sat., at Sidney on Wed.

2. Tippecanoe (12-2): lost 57-38 to Springboro, d. Stebbins 67-47; at Trotwood-Madison on Sat., hosts Carroll on Mon.

3. Valley View (12-1): d. Bellbrook 51-50, lost 41-38 to Monroe; played Eaton on Thu., hosts Oakwood on Sat., at Edgewood on Mon.

4. Franklin (11-3): d. Little Miami 52-34, d. Dixie 54-21, played Bellbrook on Thu., at Monroe at Sat., hosts Milton-Union on Mon.

5. Spg. Shawnee (9-4): lost 60-49 to Washington CH, d. Urbana 73-29; at Indian Lake on Sat., at Catholic Central on Mon., hosts Kenton Ridge on Wed.

Others: Alter, Bellbrook, Bellefontaine, Belmont, Carroll, Chaminade Julienne, Clinton-Massie, Dunbar, Eaton, Fenwick, Graham, Greenville, Kenton Ridge, Meadowdale, Northwestern, Oakwood, Ponitz, Stivers, Thurgood Marshall.

Division III

1. Versailles (14-1): d. Marion Local 55-17; played Fort Recovery on Thu., hosts Celina on Sat.

2. Waynesville (14-0): d. Carlisle 70-38; at Preble Shawnee on Sat.

3. Preble Shawnee (12-2): d. Carlisle 43-32, d. Dixie 61-36; hosts Waynesville on Sat., at National Trail on Tue.

on Thu., at Dixie on Sat., at TC North on Tue.

4. Miami East (12-3): d. Tri-Village 65-59; played Bethel on Thu.

5. Greeneview (8-2): d. Northeastern 96-33; played Fairbanks on Thu., hosts Southeastern on Sat., hosts Kenton Ridge on Mon.

Others: Anna, Arcanum, Bethel, Brookville, Carlisle, Dayton Christian, Dixie, Greenon, Indian Lake, Milton-Union, Northeastern, Northridge, Urbana, West Liberty-Salem.

Division IV

1. Minster (12-1): d. St. Henry 65-25, lost 44-41 to Elyria Catholic; played New Bremen on Thu., hosts Ottoville on Sat.

2. Fort Recovery (11-1): d. New Bremen 36-20, d. South Adams (Ind.) 39-33; played Versailles on Thu.

3. New Bremen (12-2): lost 36-20 to Fort Recovery, d. St. Marys 49-33; played Minster on Thu.

4. Tri-Village (12-3): lost 65-59 to Miami East, d. National Trail 60-29, d. Cedarville 56-50; played TC North on Thu., at Russia on Mon.

5. Russia (12-3): d. Houston 53-37, d. Covington 38-36; played Jackson Center on Thu., hosts Tri-Village on Mon.

Others: Ansonia, Botkins, Bradford, Catholic Central, Cedarville, Covington, Fairlawn, Fort Loramie, Franklin Monroe, Houston, Jackson Center, Jefferson, Legacy Christian, Lehman Catholic, Marion Local, Mechanicsburg, Miami Valley, Mississinawa Valley, National Trail, New Knoxville, Newton, Parkway, Southeastern, St. Henry, Tri-County North, Triad, Troy Christian, Twin Valley South, Yellow Springs.

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