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"Flounder & Rocketman's" Girls HS Rankings return.....by my recollection this is the longest-running
collaboration going when doing a state-wide ranking of girl's teams.....well, 2nd longest if you care to count the
AP
version that appears sometimes in January.......Flounder and I have been following this game along time and we are considered the pre-eminent source in the entire state of Ohio....... there might be others who
might want to lay claim to this, but our loyal followers
KNOW the truth.........today marks our return to the hardwood and we will be bringing you the best rankings with
our great insight and input that has set us apart for all these years..............I'm sure that Flound will be along
later tonight or possibly tomorrow after his wife and daughter have left for the day shopping........ we also know
that a few others have had their rankings out for a week or so, so technically we aren't the
first rankings of the year to make the news.........but one
thing I do KNOW..........we have the best rankings and again at the end of the year when you page back through all the
forums you'll find that for the 13th consecutive year that the "Flounder & Rocketman's" Rankings will again top the
list.........WE KNOW GIRLS BASKETBALL!......RM We start this off in Division I where the reigning state champs are comfortably perched at the top.......the Firebirds bring back a lot of firepower and it will take some kind of team to dethrone them this year........Cincy Princeton has been one of the darlings the last few years and maybe
this is their year...........in Division II it looks like it will take a while for Hathaway Brown to jell, so for now I've kept them out of the rankings and one of the few times that I can ever remember that a defending champion isn't in our rankings..........Clyde, W. Holmes, Alter, and Rogers will be the
heavyweights in this division and Alter has gotten it done in the past......
In Division III the girls from Africentric have their sights set on a championship.........it certainly won't be a cakewalk but they look like as big a favorite as I can find in the 4 divisions........and finally in D4, and one in which Flounder and I annually excel it looks like a 3 or 4 horse race right now.........Fort Loramie, Convoy Crestview, Marion Local, New Knoxville, and Minster from our portion of the state will be very formidable...
Lake Ridge Academy is a team that has been off the charts for awhile as they ran into a slight problem with the OHSAA but look to be out for revenge this season.......never count out Berlin Hiland and last year Newark Catholic had a very nice run..........so get your "lap bands" cinched up for the ride that is to come.........
and when all the dust has settled come the middle of March, just remember where you heard it from...........thanks RM
Statewide Division I
Kettering Fairmont
Cincy Princeton
Centerville
North Canton Hoover
Dublin Coffman
Lakota West
Reynoldsburg
Perrysburg
Solon
Toledo Notre Dame
Division II
Millersburg W. Holmes
Kettering Alter
ASVSM
Clyde
Toledo Rogers
Bellevue
Cincy McNicholas
Clinton Massie
Bellbrook
Mentor Lake Catholic
Division III
Columbus Early Africentric
Orrville
Cincy Summit Country Day
Versailles
Archbold
Beachwood
Proctorville Fairland
Cincy Madeira
Youngstown Ursuline
Cincy Mariemont
Division IV
Fort Loramie
Newark Catholic
Berlin Hiland
Marion Local
Lake Ridge Academy
New Knoxville
Minster
Shadyside (oops, forgot this was girls basketball)
New Riegel
Zanesville Rosecrans
Reedsville Eastern
.....my version has been on the desk just waiting to be posted.....I have been a tad bit busy following the Jays and their quest for another football championship, but am always a bit excited when the hoops season starts....I know it promises to be another exciting season in girls hoops........
