CLEVELAND, Ohio — Despite a loss Sunday to DeMatha Catholic, St. Vincent-St. Mary remains the No. 1 team in this week’s cleveland.com boys basketball Top 25.
The top four — STVM, Lutheran East, Mentor and St. Edward — remain intact, but with some movement. Shaker Heights is a big reason for that, as the Red Raiders handed St. Edward its first loss Sunday at Brush’s Chet Mason Invitational.
Junior guard Daniel Young led Shaker with 34 points on a floor that also saw STVM suffer its second loss of the season to nationally recognized power DeMatha Catholic from Maryland.
Host Brush and Warrensville Heights also won Sunday during the five-game event that featured YPSI Prep with Emoni Bates and the return of Jamal Sumlin and Marlon Barnes, who joined Bates this season.
As for the Top 25, Lutheran East remains idle while Mentor returned last week from a stoppage with its offense clicking. The Cardinals beat Elyria on the road before consecutive weekend home victories against Brunswick and Benedictine. They totaled 190 points in their weekend wins.
Two teams that moved up since last week’s Top 25 include North Royalton, which has a potential Suburban League title game Saturday vs. Brecksville, and Riverside. Some leagues this year are counting only the first half of their schedule for regular-season championships. That includes the Lake Erie League, where Warrensville Heights secured an impressive double-digit win Friday against Lorain.
Read below for how the area stacks up.
1. St. Vincent-St. Mary (10-2)
Previous ranking: No. 1
Results: Dec. 5 lost at Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 66-57, Dec. 13 beat Thomas Worthington 59-50, Dec. 15 won at Green 62-50, Dec. 28 beat Richmond Heights 70-57, Dec. 31 won at St. Ignatius 50-40
Jan. 2 beat Pickerington Central 68-53, Jan. 3 beat Cleveland Heights 69-37, Jan. 9 beat Phoenix Prep 73-55, Jan. 10 beat Minnesota Prep Academy 77-68, Jan. 12 won at Walsh Jesuit 91-56, Jan. 15 beat Youngstown Chaney 75-52, Jan. 24 lost to DeMatha Catholic at Brush 73-56
This week: Jan. 28 at Benedictine, Jan. 30 at Centerville
2. Lutheran East (7-0)
Previous ranking: No. 2
Results: Dec. 12 beat Toledo Central Catholic 71-54, Dec. 15 won at Dalton 88-57, Dec. 18 beat Toledo St. Francis 65-52, Dec. 29 beat St. Ignatius 63-60
Jan. 2 beat Gilmour 78-55, Jan. 6 beat Solon 74-68 (OT), Jan. 12 won at Willoughby South 79-67
This week: Idle
3. Mentor (6-0)
Previous ranking: No. 4
Results: Jan. 6 beat Kenston 93-49, Jan. 8 won at Medina 76-65, Jan. 9 won at Warren Harding 79-54, Jan. 20 won at Elyria 72-51, Jan. 22 beat Brunswick 90-72, Jan. 23 beat Benedictine 100-80
This week: Jan. 27 vs. Solon, Jan. 29 vs. Elyria, Jan. 31 vs. Cleveland Central Catholic
4. St. Edward (9-1)
Previous ranking: No. 3
Results: Dec. 11 beat Richmond Heights 74-62, Dec. 12 beat Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 69-55, Dec. 15 won at Brush 68-64, Dec. 18 won at Benedictine 82-63
Jan. 8 beat St. Ignatius 84-76, Jan. 13 beat Buchtel 77-73, Jan. 19 beat Lorain 81-75, Jan. 22 beat ISA 61-59, Jan. 23 beat Archbishop Hoban 76-68, Jan. 24 lost to Shaker Heights at Brush 77-71
This week: Jan. 29 vs. Lima Senior, Jan. 30 at Cleveland Central Catholic
5. St. Ignatius (10-4)
Previous ranking: No. 6
Results: Dec. 2 won at Walsh Jesuit 69-51, Dec. 5 won at Medina 62-60, Dec. 10 won at Brush 51-49, Dec. 18 won at Green 54-46 (OT), Dec. 23 beat Richmond Heights 61-55, Dec. 29 lost at Lutheran East 63-60, Dec. 31 lost to St. Vincent-St. Mary 50-40
Jan. 2 lost at Hilliard Bradley 50-37, Jan. 8 lost at St. Edward 84-76, Jan. 9 beat Maple Heights 71-49, Jan. 12 beat Chagrin Falls 59-42, Jan. 15 won at Cleveland Central Catholic 79-44, Jan. 20 beat Cleveland Heights 57-51, Jan. 23 won at Villa Angela-St. Joseph 71-37
This week: Jan. 29 vs. Benedictine, Jan. 30 at Toledo St. John’s Jesuit
6. Medina (10-3)
Previous ranking: No. 7
Results: Dec. 4 beat Green 72-53, Dec. 5 lost to St. Ignatius 62-60, Dec. 18 won at Brunswick 78-75, Dec. 22 beat Olmsted Falls 80-44, Dec. 29 beat Cleveland Heights 57-56, Dec. 30 beat Brecksville 85-65
Jan. 8 lost to Mentor 76-65, Jan. 12 won at Copley 76-62, Jan. 15 won at Elyria 64-30, Jan. 17 beat Youngstown Chaney at Shaw 65-57, Jan. 19 beat Strongsville 79-72, Jan. 22 beat Solon 79-73, Jan. 23 lost to ISA 64-56
This week: Jan. 26 at Euclid, Jan. 29 at Strongsville, Jan. 30 vs. Euclid
7. Archbishop Hoban (11-2)
Previous ranking: No. 8
Results: Dec. 4 beat Andrews Osborne 62-28, Dec. 5 beat Coventry 76-52, Dec. 11 beat Benedictine 70-55, Dec. 19 won at North Canton Hoover 66-61 (2OT), Dec. 22 beat Green 50-45, Dec. 30 lost to Massillon Jackson 53-50
Jan. 5 won at Cuyahoga Falls 68-40, Jan. 9 beat Gilmour 55-42, Jan. 15 won at Lake Catholic 57-32, Jan. 16 beat Brunswick 59-54 at North Canton Hoover, Jan. 19 won at Norwayne 63-60, Jan. 22 beat Cleveland Central Catholic 77-50, Jan. 23 lost at St. Edward 76-68
This week: Jan. 26 vs. Walsh Jesuit, Jan. 29 at Villa Angela-St. Joseph
8. Warrensville Heights (11-1)
Previous ranking: No. 11
Results: Dec. 15 beat Maple Heights 72-69, Dec. 18 beat Shaw 67-62, Dec. 19 beat University School 81-73, Dec. 22 lost at Brush 56-53, Dec. 28 beat Solon 79-78
Jan. 5 won at Shaker Heights 85-82 (OT), Jan. 8 won at Maple Heights 71-67, Jan. 12 won at Garfield Heights 55-46, Jan. 16 beat Cleveland Heights 65-55, Jan. 18 won at Cleveland Central Catholic 63-57, Jan. 22 beat Lorain 64-49, Jan. 24 beat Richmond Heights at Brush 71-69
This week: Jan. 26 at Shaw, Jan. 29 at Bedford
9. Shaker Heights (4-1)
Previous ranking: No. 17
Results: Dec. 30 won at Cornerstone Christian 110-65
Jan. 2 beat St. Martin de Porres 92-63, Jan. 5 lost to Warrensville Heights 85-82 (OT), Jan. 22 beat Cleveland Heights 73-68, Jan. 24 beat St. Edward at Brush 77-71
This week: Jan. 26 vs. Maple Heights, Jan. 29 at Garfield Heights, Jan. 30 at Lorain, Jan. 31 vs. Cleveland Central Catholic
10. Buchtel (8-2)
Previous ranking: No. 9
Results: Dec. 18 beat Kenmore-Garfield 107-50, Dec. 19 won at Brush 63-52
Jan. 9 beat Akron North 78-28, Jan. 12 beat Ellet 82-45, Jan. 13 lost at St. Edward 77-73, Jan. 15 won at Akron East 106-44, Jan. 16 won at Firestone 88-37, Jan. 19 beat Akron East 95-43, Jan. 22 beat Akron North at Firestone 77-38, Jan. 23 lost at Cleveland Heights 77-73
This week: Jan. 26 at Kenmore-Garfield at Firestone, Jan. 29 at Firestone, Jan. 30 at Cincinnati Taft
11. Brush (6-5)
Previous ranking: No. 10
Results: Dec. 10 lost to St. Ignatius 51-49, Dec. 15 lost to St. Edward 68-64, Dec. 18 lost at Massillon Jackson 81-73 (3OT), Dec. 19 lost to Buchtel 63-52, Dec. 22 beat Warrensville Heights 56-53, Dec. 30 beat Youngstown Chaney 82-71
Jan. 2 beat Cleveland Heights 58-48, Jan. 10 lost to Phoenix Prep 61-58, Jan. 18 won at Euclid 73-57, Jan. 22 won at Riverside 79-53, Jan. 24 beat Cleveland Central Catholic 49-47
This week: Jan. 26 at Eastlake North, Jan. 29 vs. Willoughby South
12. Lorain (4-2)
Previous ranking: No. 5
Results: Jan. 7 beat Shaw 79-42, Jan. 8 beat Garfield Heights 52-39
This week: Jan. 12 won at Cleveland Heights 48-47, Jan. 15 won at Gilmour 58-47, Jan. 19 lost at St. Edward 81-75, Jan. 22 lost at Warrensville Heights 64-49
This week: Jan. 26 vs. Bedford, Jan. 29 at Shaw, Jan. 30 vs. Shaker Heights
13. Solon (5-3)
Previous ranking: No. 12
Results: Dec. 19 won at Chardon 85-67, Dec. 22 won at Brunswick 78-65, Dec. 28 lost at Warrensville Heights 79-78, Dec. 30 beat Green 82-63
Jan. 6 lost at Lutheran East 74-68 (OT), Jan. 8 won at Elyria 67-60, Jan. 22 lost at Medina 79-73, Jan. 23 won at Twinsburg 59-41
This week: Jan. 26 vs. Brunswick, Jan. 27 at Mentor Jan. 29 at Euclid
14. Brunswick (9-4)
Previous ranking: No. 13
Results: Nov. 28 beat Fairview 85-56, Dec. 4 beat Normandy 73-64, Dec. 18 lost to Medina 78-75, Dec. 22 lost to Solon 78-65
Jan. 2 beat Highland 56-51, Jan. 8 won at Strongsville 79-53, Jan. 9 won at Walsh Jesuit 67-64, Jan. 12 beat Elyria 86-47, Jan. 15 beat Euclid 78-57, Jan. 16 lost to Archbishop Hoban 59-54 at North Canton Hoover, Jan. 19 beat Wadsworth 82-71, Jan. 22 lost at Mentor 90-72, Jan. 23 won at Berea-Midpark 68-61
This week: Jan. 26 at Solon, Jan. 30 at Rocky River
15. Walsh Jesuit (9-3)
Previous ranking: No. 14
Results: Nov. 30 won at Copley 59-58, Dec. 2 lost to St. Ignatius 69-51, Dec. 5 won at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 74-53, Dec. 15 won at Mayfield 52-37, Dec. 18 won at Lake Catholic 72-53, Dec. 22 won at North Canton Hoover 56-49, Dec. 30 beat Revere 80-63
Jan. 5 beat Firestone 88-37, Jan. 9 lost to Brunswick 67-64, Jan. 12 lost to St. Vincent-St. Mary 91-56, Jan. 15 beat Villa Angela-St. Joseph 92-45, Jan. 19 won at Padua 70-53, Jan. 22 vs. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
This week: Jan. 26 at Archbishop Hoban, Jan. 29 vs. Padua
16. Richmond Heights (4-4)
Previous ranking: No. 16
Results: Dec. 11 lost at St. Edward 74-62, Dec. 23 lost at St. Ignatius 61-55, Dec. 28 lost at St. Vincent-St. Mary 70-57, Dec. 30 won at University School 89-74
Jan. 15 won at Independence 102-76, Jan. 19 won at Cuyahoga Heights 68-36, Jan. 22 won at Trinity 87-44, Jan. 24 lost to Warrensville Heights at Brush 71-69
This week: Jan. 26 at Lutheran West, Jan. 29 at Brooklyn
17. Cleveland Heights (5-8)
Previous ranking: No. 18
Results: Dec. 22 lost at Maple Heights 52-43, Dec. 23 won at Gilmour 62-56, Dec. 29 lost at Medina 57-56
Jan. 2 lost at Brush 58-48, Jan. 3 lost at St. Vincent-St. Mary 69-37, Jan. 5 beat Villa Angela-St. Joseph 83-43, Jan. 8 beat Shaw 67-50, Jan. 12 lost to Lorain 48-47, Jan. 14 beat Garfield Heights, Jan. 16 lost at Warrensville Heights 65-55, Jan. 20 lost at St. Ignatius 57-51, Jan. 22 lost at Shaker Heights 73-68, Jan. 23 beat Buchtel 77-73
This week: Jan. 26 at Garfield Heights 46-41, Jan. 29 vs. Maple Heights
18. University School (6-2)
Previous ranking: No. 19
Results: Dec. 4 beat Padua 72-47, Dec. 5 won at Chardon 79-71, Dec. 11 beat Highland 52-48, Dec. 12 beat Massillon 70-54, Dec. 19 lost at Warrensville Heights 81-73, Dec. 22 beat Shaw 73-57, Dec. 29 beat Nordonia 53-30, Dec. 30 lost to Richmond Heights 89-74
This week: Jan. 29 vs. Ashtabula Lakeside, Jan. 30 at Beachwood, Jan. 31 vs. North Royalton at Garfield Heights
19. Olmsted Falls (11-2)
Previous ranking: No. 20
Results: Dec. 18 beat Amherst 70-69, Dec. 19 beat Berea-Midpark 61-33, Dec. 22 lost at Medina 80-44, Dec. 29 beat North Ridgeville 69-54, Dec. 30 beat Mayfield 69-52
Jan. 5 won at Midview 51-41, Jan. 8 beat North Olmsted 67-33, Jan. 9 won at Westlake 84-79, Jan. 12 beat Avon 75-70 (OT), Jan. 15 lost at Avon Lake 71-69, Jan. 16 beat Harrison Central 76-54, Jan. 19 won at Berea-Midpark 45-37, Jan. 22 beat Westlake 72-69
This week: Jan. 26 at North Ridgeville
20. Barberton (6-3)
Previous ranking: No. 22
Results: Dec. 4 won at Revere 77-68, Dec. 5 lost to Highland 64-63, Dec. 8 lost to Copley 58-53
Jan. 5 won at Kent Roosevelt 67-59, Jan. 8 won at Highland 59-55, Jan. 9 won at Canton Central Catholic 77-43, Jan. 12 lost to Revere 66-57, Jan. 15 won at Copley 73-60, Jan. 19 beat Coventry 89-53,
This week: Idle
21. Garfield Heights (3-3)
Previous ranking: No. 23
Results: Jan. 8 lost at Lorain 52-39, Jan. 12 lost to Warrensville Heights 55-46, Jan. 14 lost at Cleveland Heights 46-41, Jan. 16 beat Bedford 65-56, Jan. 20 won at Shaw 65-55, Jan. 22 beat Maple Heights 88-70
This week: Jan. 26 vs. Cleveland Heights, Jan. 29 vs. Shaker Heights
22. Riverside (8-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Results: Jan. 2 beat North Royalton 87-76, Jan. 5 beat Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 66-39, Jan. 8 beat Cornerstone Christian 64-50, Jan. 9 lost at Ashtabula Lakeside 71-64, Jan. 14 won at Harvey 80-54, Jan. 15 beat Eastlake North 86-54, Jan. 18 beat Normandy 61-60, Jan. 19 beat Geneva 101-65, Jan. 22 lost to Brush 79-53, Jan. 23 beat West Geauga 80-40
This week: Jan. 26 at Mayfield, Jan. 29 vs. Kenston, Jan. 30 vs. Perry
23. North Royalton (8-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Results: Dec. 4 beat Stow 62-57, Dec. 11 won at Youngstown Ursuline 67-51, Dec. 15 lost at Wadsworth 52-51
Jan. 2 lost at Riverside 87-76, Jan. 5 won at Nordonia 59-53, Jan. 8 beat Cuyahoga Falls 65-43, Jan. 9 won at Mayfield 81-70, Jan. 12 won at Stow 52-49, Jan. 15 won at Twinsburg 61-46, Jan. 22 beat Hudson 50-36
This week: Jan. 29 vs. Wadsworth, Jan. 30 vs. Brecksville
24. Brecksville (10-2)
Previous ranking: No. 15
Results: Dec. 11 beat Nordonia 48-45, Dec. 15 won at Nordonia 61-56, Dec. 18 won at North Ridgeville 39-34, Dec. 22 won at Mayfield 63-55, Dec. 29 beat Lakewood 74-70, Dec. 30 lost at Medina 85-65
Jan. 5 beat Wadsworth 52-46, Jan. 8 beat Stow 72-53, Jan. 12 won at Hudson 52-39, Jan. 15 beat Cuyahoga Falls 63-55, Jan. 19 lost to Normandy 60-34, Jan. 22 beat Twinsburg 56-42
This week: Jan. 26 vs. Cleveland Central Catholic, Jan. 30 at North Royalton
25. Perry (9-1)
Previous ranking: No. 25
Results: Dec. 2 won at Nordonia 73-62, Dec. 4 won at Jefferson 74-52, Dec. 11 won at Berkshire 54-33, Dec. 15 beat Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 79-61, Dec. 28 lost to Struthers 60-49
Jan. 8 beat Ashtabula Lakeside 67-61, Jan. 12 beat Geneva 82-44, Jan. 15 beat Ashtabula Edgewood 78-46, Jan. 19 won at Harvey 54-48, Jan. 22 beat Chardon 78-69
This week: Jan. 26 at Ashtabula Lakeside, Jan. 29 at Geneva, Jan. 30 at Riverside
Dropped out: Green (5-7, was No. 24), Revere (8-5, was No. 21)
On the cusp: Amherst (9-2), Bay (9-3), Beachwood (2-0), Bedford (2-1), Columbia (8-1), Copley (5-5), Keystone (8-1), Normandy (9-4), Strongsville (7-4)
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