The Truckers 19-0 overall, 8-0 in the Northern Ohio League, are still ranked third in Division I.
Norwalk has 185 points.
Columbus Northland is ranked first at 246 points and Cincinnati Walnut Hills second at 193.
Northland, which survived a 59-57 win over Columbus Brookhaven (No. 3, Div. II) last week, still plays Columbus Africentric (No. 4, Div. IV) yet this season. No. 2 Walnut Hills faces perennial power Cincinnati St. Xavier (14-4) tonight and concludes its regular season Friday vs. Milford (15-6).
Also in the Division I state poll are Toledo St. John's at fifth, Toledo Central Catholic ninth Toledo Whitmer 11th and Anthony Wayne 13th.
These are all teams Norwalk may see down-the-road in tournament action.
The Truckers can wrap up a second straight NOL crown outright Friday against Willard at NHS.
The other division leaders are Dayton Thurgood Marshall in II, Cincinnati Summit Country Day III and Cleveland VSAJ IV.
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the sixth of seven weekly polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Cols. Northland (24) 20-0 246
2, Cin. Walnut Hills 18-1 193
3, Norwalk 19-0 185
4, Westerville N. 18-1 157
5, Tol. St. John's 16-3 140
6, Mentor (1) 16-3 102
7, Cin. Moeller 19-2 94
8, Cle. St. Ignatius 14-3 77
9, Tol. Cent. Cath. 16-2 65
10, Huber Hts. Wayne 18-3 27
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Tol. Whitmer 21. 12, Lakewood St. Edward 16. 13, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 12.
DIVISION II
1, Day. Thurgood Marshall (24) 20-1 248
2, Cols. Watterson 17-1 202
3, Cols. Brookhaven (1) 17-3 157
4, St. Clairsville 15-1 139
5, Can. S. 18-2 129
6, Kettering Alter 15-4 111
6, Day. Dunbar 15-5 111
8, Trotwood-Madison 17-3 110
9, Franklin 16-3 60
10, Vincent Warren 20-1 32
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Akr. SVSM 29. 12, Tontogany Otsego 13.
DIVISION III
1, Cin. Summit Country Day (9) 19-2 209
2, Findlay Liberty-Benton (10) 18-1 199
3, Ironton (3) 16-2 171
4, Lima Cent. Cath. (1) 17-2 158
5, Bloom-Carroll 19-1 157
6, Ottawa-Glandorf 16-3 100
7, Beachwood 16-2 93
8, St. Bernard Roger Bacon (1) 17-4 84
9, Oak Hill 17-3 56
10, Versailles 15-4 26
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Piketon 21. 12, Archbold 13. 12, Middletown Fenwick 13.
DIVISION IV
1, Cle. VASJ (16) 15-2 226
2, New Madison Tri-Village (6) 19-0 204
3, Bristol (2) 19-0 168
4, Cols. Africentric 19-2 149
5, St. Henry 17-3 133
6, Richmond Hts. 16-2 102
7, Newark Cath. 17-3 87
8, Old Fort 18-2 81
9, Ft. Recovery 17-2 62
10, Tol. Christian 16-2 42
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, New Bremen 22. 12, Edgerton 17. 13, Beaver Eastern 15. 14, Delphos St. John's 13.
