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#2 University School upends #1 Saint Ignatius

By Scott Harrington, 01/03/24, 2:15PM EST

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Findlay and Bowling Green move up within Top 10

Despite #2 University School defeating #1 Saint Ignatius, 5-4, a few days before the New Year, the Wildcats held onto their position as the top-ranked team in the Ohio High School Athletic Association by a slim margin in this week’s MyHockeyRankings.

The game was also a crucial match-up in the newly-formed Greater Ohio Hockey League (GOHL) as US handed Ignatius their first loss in the league standings. The Preppers and St. Edward are now both 5-1-0 in the GOHL while Toledo St. Francis is 4-1-0 in what is starting to look like a four-team race.

The #3-5 spots in the rankings are also occupied by GOHL teams: #3 St. Edward, #4 St. Francis and #5 Olentangy Liberty. The defending state champion Patriots are followed closely by Capital Hockey Conference (CHC) rival St. Charles Cardinals at #6.

The Cardinals (11-5-1) have rebounded this season after a disappointing 2022-23 campaign that saw them lose more games than they won.

The only movement in the Top 10 consisted of a pair of Northwest Hockey Conference (NHC) members, #7 Findlay and #8 Bowling Green (winner of nine straight), leap-frogging Upper Arlington (GOHL/CHC), which dropped two spots to #9 following a 2-0 loss to St. Charles.

St. Xavier held onto their Top 10 position despite a 6-3 loss to the Cardinals.

Risers inside the Top 25 this week include #11 Olentangy Berlin, #16 Rocky River, #17 Walsh Jesuit, #20 New Albany and #21 Mentor.

Sylvania Northview, Gilmour Academy, Jerome Dublin, Olentangy and Perrysburg, meanwhile, are sliding in the wrong direction.

At 14-2-0 the Oregon Clay Eagles continue to hold onto a spot in the Top 25 – a rare feat for a team in the White Division of the NHC.

Gahanna Lincoln, Dublin Coffman, Toledo St. John’s and Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy sit just outside the Top 25 while newcomer Avon Lake debuts at #30.

 

--- Scott Harrington for Ohio Hockey Digest

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