TOP OF THE CROP

Boys basketball

1: (1) Lorain 17-5 2: (2) Vermilion 18-4 3: (3) Olmsted Falls 20-2 4: (4) Bay 16-6 5: (5) Elyria 10-12 6: (6) Keystone 18-4 7: (8) Fairview 18-4 8: (7) Wellington 18-4 9: (10) Elyria Catholic 11-11 10: (9) Clearview 16-7

Dropped out: None. Watch list: Avon 12-10, Avon Lake 12-10, Midview 12-10, North Ridgeville 10-11 Crop comments: Lorain (17-5) closed the regular season with a shorthanded win over a hot Warrensville Heights team. The Titans picked up the pace at the end of the season and are playing well heading into their sectional final matchup with North Ridgeville on March 2 . ... Vermilion (18-4) was idle the final week before playoffs began and earned the No. 1 seed in the Division II Mansfield District . ... Olmsted Falls (20-2) beat North Olmsted to capture a share of the Southwestern Conference championship along with Lakewood. ... Bay (16-6) dominated Parma to earn a share of the Great Lakes Conference championship along with Holy Name . ... Elyria (10-12) lost to Mentor in its final game of the regular season, but the Pioneers play one of the toughest conference schedules around and are always a threat come tournament time . ... Keystone (18-4) earned an outright PAC Stars Division championship, thanks to a win over Firelands and a Wellington loss to Buckeye. The Wildcats close the regular season on a 12-game winning streak . ... Fairview (18-4) moves up one spot to finish at No. 7, thanks to a win over rival Lutheran West . ... Wellington (18-4) drops to No. 8 after losses to Keystone and Buckeye took the Dukes out of the conference race . ... Elyria Catholic (11-11) finishes at No. 9 with nonconference wins over No. 10 Clearview and University School to end the regular season . ... Clearview (16-7) went 1-3 on the week but dropped 120 points on Brooklyn in its final game to end the regular season on a high note.

Noted: Records through the end of the regular season.