After its championship run at the inaugural LaRosa’s Royal 8 Hardwood Classic this weekend, Lakota West earned the No. 7 ranking in The Cincinnati Enquirer Division I coaches poll. The Firebirds were unranked in last week’s poll.
Senior guard Ali Barnes has helped Lakota West with its six-game winning streak. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II on Jan. 8, 2013.
Lakota West (10-4, 5-3 in the Greater Miami Conference) has won six straight games, while Lakota East (12-4, 5-3 in GMC) has lost four of its last six games.
The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ basketball coaches’ poll
1. Walnut Hills (11) 119
2. Moeller 100
3. Withrow (1) 86
4. St. Xavier 66
5. Winton Woods 64
6. Lakota East 58
7. Lakota West 38
8. Sycamore 30
9t. Fairfield 26
9t. Middletown 26
On the girls’ side, Lakota West (11-3, 6-3 in GMC) stayed in the No. 4 spot. The Firebirds defeated Withrow 53-48 on Thursday.
Lakota East (6-11, 5-5 in GMC) was tied for the No. 10 spot in the poll last week, but fell out of the top ten after losing 53-28 to Mason on Saturday and 43-35 at Mount Notre Dame on Tuesday.
The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ basketball coaches’ poll
1. Mason (14) 140
2. Princeton 108
2t. Ursuline 108
4. Lakota West 82
5. Winton Woods 72
6. Mercy 70
7. McAuley 60
8. Sycamore 32
9. Withrow 31
10. Anderson 29
In wrestling, Lakota East moved up to the No. 7 spot after being No. 9 last week, while Lakota West received received enough votes for the No. 10 spot.
The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I wrestling coaches’ poll
1. Moeller (14)140
2. Loveland 121
3. Fairfield 109
4. Mason 102
5. Elder 68
6. Harrison 57
7. Lakota East 52
8t. St. Xavier 44
8t. Lakota East 44
10. Lakota West 16
In boys’ swimming, Lakota West was ranked No. 8 and Lakota East was tied for No. 10.
The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ swimming coaches’ poll
1. St. Xavier (3) 30
2. Moeller 26
3. Sycamore 25
4. Kings 19
5. Anderson
6. Mason 15
7. Talawanda 13
8. Lakota West 8
9. Walnut Hills 7
10t. Lakota East 11
10t. Turpin 2
In girls’ swimming, Lakota West and Lakota East were both ranked in the top ten.
The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ swimming coaches’ poll
1. Ursuline (4) 40
2. Mason 36
3. St. Ursula 31
4. Turpin 26
5. Sycamore 23
6. Lakota West 22
7. Seton 14
8. Walnut Hills 10
9. Mount Notre Dame 9
10. Lakota East 5
In bowling, Lakota West was ranked No. 7 in the boys’ poll, while neither team was ranked in the girls’ poll.
The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ bowling coaches’ poll
1. Oak Hills (6) 90
2. Middletown (3) 72
3. St. Xavier 68
4. Fairfield 67
5. La Salle 61
6. Glen Este 41
7. Lakota West (1) 32
8. Northwest 28
9. Mason 22
10. Harrison 20
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