Blade polls stay largely the same as conference seasons wind down

Joey Holifield and Cardinal Stritch sit atop the Blade's Division III poll heading into Tuesday's make-up game vs. Maumee Valley Country Day.

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Just one of the top eight spots in the weekly Blade boys and girls basketball polls changed hands this past week, with Arcadia pulling into the No. 1 spot in the girls Division IV vote.

The Redskins at 17-3 have pulled ahead of Fremont St. Joseph, which fell to 18-3 this past week with a loss vs. North Baltimore.

The other seven rankings remained the same at the top, with Southview continuing to lead the Division I boys poll, unbeaten Wauseon on top in D-II, Cardinal Stritch in front of the D-III vote ahead of a Tuesday game that could clinch the TAAC title, and Pettisville atop the D-IV rankings.

Notre Dame Academy, still unbeaten in the TRAC, leads the girls Division I vote, while City League favorite Rogers heads the D-II listing heading into this week’s league tournament, and Liberty-Benton holding the edge on Archbold in D-III. The Blue Streaks were rated sixth in last week’s state AP poll, one spot ahead of the Eagles.

BOYS

Division I

1. Southview (1) 17-1

2. St. John's (2) 16-3

3. Northview (3) 16-2

4. Start (4) 14-3

5. St. Francis (5) 16-4

Division II

1. Wauseon (1) 18-0

(No other teams qualify)

Division III

1. Cardinal Stritch (1) 17-1

2. Archbold (2) 14-3

3. Genoa (3) 16-3

4. Oak Harbor (4) 14-4

5. Woodmore (5) 14-5

Division IV

1. Pettisville (1) 17-2

2. Maumee Valley (2) 15-3

3. Toledo Christian (3) 14-4

4. North Baltimore (4) 14-3

5. Ottawa Hills (NR) 10-7

GIRLS

Division I

1. Notre Dame (1) 17-4

2. Perrysburg (2) 17-3

3. Southview (3) 15-4

4. Whitmer (4) 14-7

5. Fremont Ross (5) 13-8

Rogers will attempt to capture the City League crown this week during the league tournament. Semifinals are Wednesday with the championship game Friday.

Division II

1. Rogers (1) 17-3

2. Central Catholic (2) 18-3

3. Oak Harbor (3) 16-4

4. Lake (4) 15-6

5. Napoleon (5) 14-7

Division III

1. Liberty-Benton (1) 19-1

2. Archbold (2) 18-1

3. Delta (3) 19-1

4. Eastwood (4) 16-5

5. Elmwood (5) 14-6

Division IV

1. Arcadia (2) 17-3

2. Fremont St. Joseph (1) 18-3

3. Maumee Valley (5) 12-9

4. Holgate (3) 12-9

5. Pettisville (4) 11-9 

The Blade poll ranks teams (.500 or better) from the City League, TRAC (except Lima Senior), NLL, NBC, TAAC, and NWOAL, plus Arcadia, Fayette, Fremont St. Joseph, Holgate, Lakota, Liberty-Benton, McComb, Montpelier, North Baltimore, Oak Harbor, Pettisville, Port Clinton, and Van Buren.