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Granville girls down Newark Catholic in battle of top ten teams
GRANVILLE, Ohio – Two of the top ranked girls basketball teams in Ohio met on the court Wednesday night, and expectations were high.
Both Granville and Newark Catholic were ranked in the Associated Press Ohio girls basketball polls released on Tuesday Granville ranked 7th in Division II and Newark Catholic ranked #5 in Division IV.
When the two teams met, the teams weren’t just competing to impress the pollsters, they were also competing to stay atop the standings in the Licking County League.
Granville scored the first four points of the game before Newark Catholic sped out to a 14-7 lead with just 43 seconds to go in the first.
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Scotties scoot past Coshocton; Morgan holds off Philo
DRESDEN, Ohio – It can often be said that a team is “better than their record.” No team may embody that sentiment more than the Tri-Valley Scotties.
Tri-Valley came into Tuesday night at 3-5, but three of those losses were to teams currently ranked in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball polls. The Scotties also possess first place in the Big School division thanks to a 58-49 win over Sheridan in mid-December.
The Coshocton Redskins may fall into that category as well. Coming into Tuesday with a 5-3 record, one of their losses was a last second defeat by a Ridgewood team expected to make a deep run in the postseason.