As the regular season nears its end and tournament paths are locked in, let’s look at how area high school boys basketball teams stack up in a Greater Canton power poll.
Massillon remains king of the jungle in the big-schools poll, while there is a change at the top in the Divisions IV-VII poll.
For the area’s previous power poll, click here.
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Stark County-area boys basketball power poll for Feb. 16
Big Schools (Divisions I-III)
1, Massillon (18-1)
2, Alliance (19-2)
3, Canton McKinley (17-4)
4, North Canton Hoover (14-6)
5, Jackson (13-6)
Others to consider: Northwest’s season has gone the wrong way. A three-game losing streak has Northwest at 14-7. The area’s leading scorer, Tristan Pennington, isn’t on the roster anymore. Head coach Mike Lower declined to give an explanation.
Smaller Schools (Divisions IV-VII)
1, Canton Central Catholic (11-10)
2, Manchester (16-4)
3, Carrollton (14-6)
4, West Branch (13-7)
5, Lake Center Christian (16-5)
Other teams to consider: Minerva, in Division IV, has won five straight games to improve to 12-9.
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This article originally appeared on The Repository: Stark County-area high school boys basketball power poll rankings, Feb. 16
Reporting by Josh Weir, Canton Repository / The Repository
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