Moeller (No. 1) and Withrow (No. 3) earned high seeds in the upcoming boys' DI tournament.              

photo by Wayne Litmer 

Monday, Jan. 28, 2008

Boys’ Basketball Tournament Seeding

 

Sectional play starts Feb. 11

 

Seeding was announced over the weekend for the upcoming boys’ Southwest Ohio basketball sectional tournament that begins on Feb. 11.

To no great surprise Moeller received the No. 1 seed in Division I.  The Crusaders (17-1), ranked No. 1 in the state by the Associated Press, have played arguably one of the toughest schedules in Ohio with their only loss to date coming to St. Benedict’s (NJ), ranked No. 3 in the country by USA Today. 

The Crusaders, unbeaten in the tough Greater Catholic League with two games to go in the regular season, are playing out of the Cintas Center section 2 bracket.
 

Moeller could eventually land in the Columbus regional which has proven to be successful in the past.  Twice before the Crusaders have elected to go this route and won state titles.  Fellow GCL rival St. Xavier (17-1), with its only loss of the season coming to Moeller was awarded the second seed followed by Withrow and Princeton.

 

Taft (11-6) received the top seed in Division II despite its six losses.  The Senators were rewarded for playing a tough schedule and the fact they are unbeaten against Cincinnati small-division schools.  Wyoming earned the No. 2 seed followed by Clermont Northeastern and Roger Bacon.

 

In Division III Deer Park (14-2) was awarded its first-ever No. 1 seed.  The Wildcats are having one of the best seasons in school history to date.  Three-time defending state champion North College Hill is a No. 2 seed followed by Maderia and Ripley.

 

Seven Hills (14-1), one of the hottest teams in the area, earned the top seed in Division IV.  The Stingers are riding a 14-game winning streak after losing their season opener to North College Hill.  They own key wins over highly-ranked local teams Lockland and Deer Park and defeated NCH in a rematch.  Lockland (14-1) is the No.2 seed followed by defending state champion Georgetown and Summit Country Day.  

 
 

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