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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Public Hall successful downtown Cleveland played big to 1 of Northeast Ohio’s apical matchups successful nan first half of nan boys hoops play pinch St. Ignatius prevailing complete St. Edward successful a tightly contested matchup.
The Wildcats’ 71-67 win moves them up to No. 2 successful this week’s cleveland.com Top 25, arsenic they flip spots since past week pinch nan Eagles, who suffered their first loss. The crippled besides served arsenic a potential audition for Public Hall arsenic a postseason host, which Cleveland Charge president Rocco Maragas said he would welcome.
That shape wasn’t nan only postseason-like ambiance during nan weekend, arsenic nan Scholastic Play By Play Classic featured 5 games that impacted this week’s Top 25.
No. 1 Lutheran East remained undefeated pinch a primetime triumph against big Euclid. Sophomore Dylan Zeigler scored 27 points to lead nan Falcons (8-0). They play big connected Wednesday to Glenville (3-4), which moved backmost into nan Top 25 pinch a triumph against Hawken (8-2) successful a rematch of past season’s OHSAA Division IV authorities semifinals. Additionally, Marcus Johnson reached 2,000 profession points Sunday successful Garfield Heights’ triumph against Shaker Heights and Trey Drexler put up 36 points successful a large triumph for Brunswick (9-1) against St. Vincent-St. Mary (5-5) connected a time filled pinch impact performances.
Showcase play isn’t complete yet, either.
Next up is this Saturday’s ELB Invitational astatine Cleveland Heights, which opens pinch a middle-school crippled earlier Andrews Osborne vs. Trinity (1-7) astatine 2:30 p.m. Richmond Heights (6-5) follows against Shaker Heights (1-6) earlier Brush (5-4) takes connected No. 22 Glenville. The big Tigers (5-2), who are 18th successful nan area, headdress Saturday night’s arena against Buchtel (2-8).
Now present is nan caller Top 25 for cleveland.com’s seven-county sum area:
- Should Public Hall big OHSAA hoops tourney games? Cleveland’s shape is readyJan. 5, 2026, 6:05a.m.
- Scholastic Play By Play highlights and apical performers from nan boys hoops showcaseJan. 5, 2026, 5:05a.m.
- Cleveland.com girls hoops Top 25: New challengers participate nan apical 5 of nan rankingsJan. 5, 2026, 5:00a.m.
25. Hudson (7-2)
Previously: Ranked No. 19; hit Shaw 52-23, Dec. 9 won astatine Twinsburg 70-46, Dec. 12 won astatine Wadsworth 51-34, Dec. 16 mislaid to Brecksville-Broadview Heights 39-34, Dec. 19 won astatine Nordonia 64-53, Dec. 20 won astatine Kenston 67-59, Dec. 23 hit Kent Roosevelt 57-31, Dec. 30 mislaid to Highland 55-51, Jan. 3 hit Streetsboro 52-16
This week: Jan. 6 astatine North Royalton, Jan. 9 astatine Solon
24. Highland (5-2)
Previously: Not ranked; Dec. 9 hit Tallmadge 54-53, Dec. 12 hit Barberton 60-55, Dec. 16 won astatine Kent Roosevelt 56-52, Dec. 19 hit Revere 76-68, Dec. 23 mislaid to Norton 59-54, Dec. 30 won astatine Hudson 55-51, Jan. 3 mislaid to Dayton Dunbar 52-49 astatine Westland
This week: Jan. 6 vs. Cuyahoga Falls, Jan. 9 astatine Aurora
23. Norton (9-0)
Previously: Not ranked; Nov. 28 hit Canal Fulton Northwest 78-44, Dec. 3 hit Ravenna 66-41, Dec. 6 hit Field 66-22, Dec. 10 won astatine Streetsboro 70-57, Dec. 12 won astatine Cloverleaf 80-40, Dec. 13 vs. West Salem Northwestern 72-21, Dec. 17 hit Woodridge 53-50, Dec. 19 hit Akron Springfield 63-20, Dec. 23 won astatine Highland 59-54
This week: Jan. 7 astatine Coventry, Jan. 10 vs. Cuyahoga Falls
22. Glenville (3-4)
Previously: Not ranked; Nov. 30 mislaid to St. Ignatius 64-53 astatine Cleveland Heights, Dec. 7 mislaid to Cleveland Heights 66-58 astatine Shaker Heights, Dec. 9 hit Bard 99-45, Dec. 12 hit Collinwood 83-17, Dec. 21 mislaid to Cleveland Central Catholic 65-61 astatine Garfield Heights, Dec. 28 mislaid astatine Garfield Heights, Jan. 4 hit Hawken 67-62 astatine Euclid
This week: Jan. 6 vs. John Marshall, Jan. 7 astatine Lutheran East, Jan. 9 vs. John Hay, Jan. 10 vs. Brush astatine Cleveland Heights
21. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (7-1)
Previously: Ranked No. 25; Dec. 12 hit Lake Catholic 64-40, Dec. 13 hit Streetsboro 77-38, Dec. 16 won astatine Holy Name, Dec. 20 mislaid to Massillon Washington 77-72, Dec. 23 hit Padua 74-54, Dec. 27 hit Walsh Jesuit 76-56, Jan. 2 won astatine Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 78-68, Jan. 3 hit Bolles (Fla.) 71-55
This week: Jan. 6 vs. Elyria Catholic, Jan. 9 astatine Benedictine
20. Amherst (6-1)
Previously: Ranked No. 23; Nov. 26 hit North Olmsted 91-30, Dec. 2 hit Fairview 76-65, Dec. 5 mislaid astatine Elyria Catholic 69-66, Dec. 12 hit Berea-Midpark 73-68, Dec. 16 won astatine Avon Lake 71-69 (OT), Dec. 19 hit Olmsted Falls 64-59, Dec. 23 hit Lorain 70-59, Dec. 30 hit Keystone 71-67
This week: Jan. 6 astatine Elyria, Jan. 9 vs. Avon
19. Archbishop Hoban (5-3)
Previously: Ranked No. 20; Dec. 9 hit Canton McKinley 77-63, Dec. 12 won astatine Pittsburgh North Catholic 85-75, Dec. 13 hit Harvey 89-53 astatine Barberton, Dec. 16 mislaid to Brunswick 70-52, Dec. 19 mislaid to Trotwood-Madison 80-45 astatine Cincinnati McNicholas, Dec. 20 mislaid to Cincinnati Aiken 75-31 astatine Cincinnati McNicholas, Dec. 30 hit Louisville 66-52, Jan. 3 hit Sandusky 64-59 (OT) astatine Wooster Triway
This week: Jan. 6 vs. Youngstown Chaney, Jan. 10 vs. Solon
18. Cleveland Heights (5-2)
Previously: Ranked No. 18; Nov. 28 hit Brush 70-38, Nov. 30 mislaid to Elyria 74-61, Dec. 5 hit Strongsville 74-49, Dec. 7 hit Glenville astatine Shaker Heights 66-58, Dec. 12 won astatine Shaker Heights 72-54, Dec. 19 mislaid astatine Medina 78-56, Dec. 21 hit Twinsburg 72-47 astatine Garfield Heights
This week: Jan. 6 vs. Brunswick, Jan. 9 astatine Euclid, Jan. 10 vs. Buchtel
17. North Royalton (7-2)
Previously: Ranked No. 17; Dec. 5 won astatine Walsh Jesuit 77-71, Dec. 9 hit Nordonia 76-72, Dec. 12 mislaid to Solon 76-73, Dec. 16 hit Stow-Munroe Falls 66-54, Dec. 19 won astatine Twinsburg 63-34, Dec. 23 mislaid to Medina 50-43 astatine Brunswick, Dec. 26 hit Northeast (Fla.) 76-59 astatine DEC Invitational successful Tampa, Fla., Dec. 29 hit Sunlake (Fla.) 84-59 DEC Invitational successful Tampa, Fla., Dec. 30 hit Rocky Bayou Christian (Fla.) 75-62 astatine DEC Invitational successful Tampa, Fla.
This week: Jan. 6 vs. Hudson, Jan. 9 astatine Wadsworth
16. Mentor (5-2)
Previously: Ranked No. 15; Dec. 5 hit Lorain 90-63, Dec. 9 won astatine Berea-Midpark 84-67, Dec. 12 mislaid astatine Euclid 78-65, Dec. 13 hit GlenOak 75-59 astatine Massillon Washington, Dec. 19 won astatine Shaker Heights 71-65, Dec. 29 vs. hit Lincoln Park (Pa.) 84-70 astatine Central Valley tournament, Dec. 30 mislaid to Woodland Hills (Pa.) 77-56 astatine Central Valley tournament
This week: Jan. 6 astatine Strongsville, Jan. 9 vs. Brunswick
15. Medina (6-2)
Previously: Ranked No. 16; Dec. 2 mislaid astatine Garfield Heights 76-58, Dec. 5 hit Shaker Heights 66-58, Dec. 12 won astatine Strongsville 55-31, Dec. 19 hit Cleveland Heights 78-56, Dec. 20 hit Marysville 60-59 successful Columbus, Dec. 23 hit North Royalton 50-43 astatine Brunswick, Dec. 27 hit Chicago Horizon Science 74-21, Jan. 2 mislaid astatine Brunswick 58-57 (OT)
This week: Jan. 6 vs. Euclid
14. Warrensville Heights (3-4)
Previously: Ranked No. 14; Dec. 4 mislaid to SPIRE (national team) 70-40, Dec. 9 hit Maple Heights 70-34, Dec. 12 mislaid astatine Bedford 51-47 (OT), Dec. 17 won astatine Cleveland Central Catholic 87-78, Dec. 18 hit Cleveland JFK 81-56, Dec. 28 mislaid to Lutheran East 60-38 astatine Garfield Heights, Dec. 30 mislaid astatine St. Edward 76-68
This week: Jan. 6 astatine Shaw, Jan. 8 vs. Capital (W.Va.)
13. Elyria (7-2)
Previously: Ranked No. 13; Nov. 26 hit Toledo Whitmer 66-52 astatine Midview, Nov. 30 won astatine Cleveland Heights 74-61, Dec. 2 won astatine Solon 89-79, Dec. 6 hit Lorain 74-36, Dec. 12 mislaid astatine Olmsted Falls 76-63, Dec. 16 hit North Ridgeville 72-53, Dec. 19 won astatine Avon Lake 70-39, Dec. 20 hit Garrett Morgan 87-54, Dec. 27 mislaid to Massillon Washington 108-83 astatine Canton McKinley
This week: Jan. 6 vs. Amherst, Jan. 9 astatine Midview
12. Euclid (6-4)
Previously: Ranked No. 12; Nov. 29 won astatine Pickerington North 73-69, Dec. 5 mislaid astatine Brunswick 71-59, Dec. 6 mislaid astatine St. Vincent-St. Mary 63-35, Dec. 12 hit Mentor 78-65, Dec. 19 won astatine Lorain 71-38, Dec. 20 hit Villa Angela-St. Joseph 59-41, Dec. 22 won astatine Columbus Northland 74-56, Dec. 28 mislaid to Akron Garfield 73-71 (2OT) astatine Garfield Heights, Jan. 2 vs. Shaker Heights 75-52, Jan. 4 mislaid to Lutheran East 74-59
This week: Jan. 6 astatine Medina, Jan. 9 vs. Cleveland Heights
11. Hawken (8-2)
Previously: Ranked No. 6; Nov. 29 hit Richmond Heights 75-57 astatine Cleveland Heights, Dec. 2 hit SPIRE 72-45, Dec. 5 won astatine Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 81-68, Dec. 7 hit Canton GlenOak 70-61, Dec. 10 mislaid to ISA 77-74 (OT), Dec. 13 won astatine Perry 64-47, Dec. 17 won astatine West Geauga 65-62, Dec. 20 hit Orange 73-32, Dec. 28 hit Rhodes 87-80 astatine Garfield Heights, Jan. 4 mislaid to Glenville 67-62 astatine Euclid
This week: Jan. 6 astatine Harvey, Jan. 10 vs. West Geauga
10. Akron Garfield (8-2)
Previously: Ranked No. 11; Nov. 28 hit West Branch 49-40, Dec. 4 hit Buchtel 55-40, Dec. 6 mislaid astatine North Canton Hoover 57-48, Dec. 9 hit Ellet 49-43, Dec. 12 hit Akron East 80-24, Dec. 16 won astatine Akron North 88-13, Dec. 19 won astatine Firestone 72-32, Dec. 22 hit Louisville 43-39, Dec. 28 hit Euclid 73-71 (2OT) astatine Garfield Heights, Jan. 2 mislaid astatine St. Vincent-St. Mary 64-61 (OT)
This week: Jan. 9 astatine Buchtel
9. Bedford (9-1)
Previously: Ranked No. 10; Nov. 29 mislaid to St. Ignatius 62-54, Dec. 2 won astatine Mayfield 77-61, Dec. 6 hit Benedictine 52-46, Dec. 9 hit Cleveland Central Catholic 64-50, Dec. 12 hit Warrensville Heights 51-47 (OT), Dec. 16 won astatine Brush 55-53, Dec. 19 hit Maple Heights 68-48, Dec. 21 hit Lutheran West 58-55 astatine Garfield Heights, Dec. 23 won astatine Barberton 60-55, Dec. 29 won astatine Buchtel 71-51
This week: Jan. 6 astatine Garfield Heights, Jan. 10 vs. John Marshall
8. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (8-0)
Previously: Ranked No. 9; Dec. 5 won astatine Cuyahoga Falls 60-41, Dec. 9 won astatine Wadsworth 44-39, Dec. 12 hit Stow-Munroe Falls 58-22, Dec. 16 won astatine Hudson 39-34, Dec. 19 hit Solon 75-51, Dec. 27 hit Hernando (Fla.) 69-25 astatine Tampa Bay (Fla.) tournament, Dec. 28 hit Sickles (Fla.) 56-52 astatine Tampa Bay (Fla.) tournament, Dec. 29 hit Lakota East 34-33 successful Tampa Bay (Fla.) tournament
This week: Jan. 6 astatine Twinsburg, Jan. 9 astatine Nordonia
7. St. Vincent-St. Mary (5-5)
Previously: Ranked No. 4; Dec. 2 mislaid astatine Canton McKinley 68-59, Dec. 6 hit Euclid 65-35, Dec. 9 hit Padua 54-49, Dec. 14 hit Garfield Heights 63-60, Dec. 16 hit Lutheran West 54-46, Dec. 20 mislaid to College Achieve (N.J.) 84-73 successful Columbus, Dec. 22 mislaid to St. Ignatius 61-52, Dec. 27 mislaid to Maysville 74-66 astatine Canton McKinley, Jan. 2 hit Akron Garfield 64-61, Jan. 4 mislaid to Brunswick 55-49 astatine Euclid
This week: Jan. 6 vs. Cleveland Central Catholic, Jan. 10 astatine Youngstown Chaney
6. Brunswick (9-1)
Previously: Ranked No. 8; Nov. 28 won astatine Avon Lake 74-58, Dec. 5 hit Euclid 71-59, Dec. 12 won astatine Lorain 69-53, Dec. 16 won astatine Archbishop Hoban 70-52, Dec. 19 hit Strongsville 65-31, Dec. 21 hit Olentangy Liberty 76-70 astatine Capital University, Dec. 23 hit Rhodes 91-73, Dec. 29 mislaid to Gilmour Academy 69-64 astatine Berea-Midpark, Jan. 2 hit Medina 58-57 (OT), Jan. 4 hit St. Vincent-St. Mary 55-49 astatine Euclid
This week: Jan. 6 astatine Cleveland Heights, Jan. 9 astatine Mentor
5. Gilmour Academy (9-0)
Previously: Ranked No. 7; Nov. 30 hit North Ridgeville 61-42 astatine Baldwin Wallace, Dec. 5 hit Avon Lake 69-50, Dec. 12 hit University School 61-56, Dec. 19 won astatine Riverside 89-74, Dec. 21 hit Olmsted Falls 64-55 astatine Garfield Heights, Dec. 27 hit Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 81-72, Dec. 29 hit Brunswick 69-64 astatine Berea-Midpark, Dec. 31 hit Willoughby South 66-32, Jan. 3 won astatine Youngstown Ursuline 78-73
This week: Jan. 9 astatine University School
4. Garfield Heights (6-4)
Previously: Ranked No. 5; Nov. 29 hit John Marshall 68-24 astatine Cleveland Heights, Dec. 2 hit Medina 76-58, Dec. 9 hit Shaw 64-34, Dec. 14 mislaid astatine St. Vincent-St. Mary 63-60, Dec. 18 mislaid to Paul VI (Va.) 93-60 astatine City of Palms successful Fort Myers, Fla., Dec. 20 mislaid to Bishop McNamara (Md.) 79-59 astatine City of Palms successful Fort Myers, Fla., Dec. 23 mislaid to Sarasota (Fla.) 67-47 astatine City of Palms successful Fort Myers, Fla., Dec. 28 hit Glenville 74-70, Dec. 30 won astatine Massillon Jackson 72-63, Jan. 4 hit Shaker Heights 80-48 astatine Euclid
This week: Jan. 6 vs. Bedford, Jan. 8 astatine Maple Heights
3. St. Edward (7-1)
Previously: Ranked No. 2; Nov. 30 hit Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 89-50 astatine Baldwin Wallace, Dec. 2 hit Lakewood 83-50, Dec. 6 won astatine Fairview 78-68, Dec. 16 won astatine Walsh Jesuit 64-42, Dec. 20 hit Sandusky 88-42, Dec. 23 won astatine Berea-Midpark 83-62, Dec. 30 hit Warrensville Heights 76-68, Jan. 3 mislaid to St. Ignatius 71-67 astatine Public Hall
This week: Jan. 6 astatine Villa Angela-St. Joseph, Jan. 9 vs. Neumann-Goretti (Pa.) astatine Erie Cathedral Prep for Burger King Classic, Jan. 10 vs. TBD astatine Erie Cathedral Prep
2. St. Ignatius (7-3)
Previously: Ranked No. 3; Nov. 29 won astatine Bedford 62-54, Nov. 30 hit Glenville 64-53 astatine Cleveland Heights, Dec. 6 hit Berlin Hiland 51-35, Dec. 20 hit Olentangy Orange 67-51 astatine Capital University, Dec. 22 won astatine St. Vincent-St. Mary 61-52, Dec. 26 mislaid to JSerra Catholic (Calif.) 71-70 astatine Torrey Pines (Calif.), Dec. 27 mislaid to Francis Parker (Calif.) 86-78 astatine Torrey Pines (Calif.), Dec. 29 mislaid to De La Salle (Calif.) 75-58 astatine Torrey Pines (Calif.), Dec. 30 vs. hit Poly (Calif.) 60-41 astatine Torrey Pines (Calif.), Jan. 3 hit St. Edward 71-67 astatine Public Hall
This week: Jan. 10 astatine Centerville
1. Lutheran East (8-0)
Previously: Ranked No. 1; Nov. 29 won astatine Reynoldsburg 65-57, Nov. 30 hit Benedictine 64-35 astatine Cleveland Heights, Dec. 3 hit Richmond Heights 69-35, Dec. 10 hit Maple Heights 87-40, Dec. 21 hit Westerville North 51-49 astatine Capital University, Dec. 28 hit Warrensville Heights 60-38 astatine Garfield Heights, Dec. 30 won astatine Berlin Hiland 57-54, Jan. 4 won astatine Euclid 74-59
This week: Jan. 7 vs. Glenville
Dropped out
Benedictine (7-2, was No. 21), Keystone (8-1, was No. 22), North Ridgeville (6-3, was No. 24)
On nan cusp
Avon (5-2), Berea-Midpark (5-4), Fairview (4-3), Nordonia (5-3), Normandy (6-1), Olmsted Falls (4-3)
