TOP OF THE CROP

Boys basketball

1: (1) Lorain 3-0 2: (2) Columbia 6-1 3: (3) Olmsted Falls 8-1 4: (4) Firelands 5-1 5: (5) Keystone 6-1 6: (6) Oberlin 3-1 7: (8) Amherst 6-2 8: (NR) Bay 7-3 9: (NR) Avon 4-2 10: (7) Elyria 3-3

Dropped out: Westlake 3-4, North Ridgeville 3-5 Watch list: Open Door 6-3, Fairview 5-3, Vermilion 5-5

Crop comments: Lorain made its way back out onto the court for the first time this year and is off to an undefeated start. The Titans have a pair of quality wins over Lake Erie League foes Garfield Heights and Cleveland Heights . ... Columbia continues to shoot the ball well after dropping 93 and 99 points on Black River and Wellington, respectively . ... Olmsted Falls picked up another quality win in overtime against Avon on Jan. 12. The Bulldogs have won five straight games since losing to Medina almost a month ago . ... Firelands has won four straight games after defeating Clearview on Jan. 8. The Falcons were idle on Jan. 12 and have a back-to-back with Oberlin set for Jan. 15 and 16 . ... Keystone has won six straight games and hasn’t lost in over a month. The team’s only loss came in the first game of the season. The Wildcats routed Black River on Jan. 12 . ... Oberlin was idle on Jan. 12and will be tested with a back-to-back against Firelands this weekend.

... Amherst moves up in the rankings after extending its winning streak to five games with a route of North Ridgeville on Jan. 12. ... Bay enters the Crop after notching its seventh win of the year on Jan. 12 with a big win over Valley Forge. The Rockets have found a groove and have rattled off five straight wins . ... After being on the outside looking in, Avon enters the Crop after a solid showing in an overtime loss to Olmsted Falls on Jan. 12. The Eagles will look to get back on track with a tough road test at Amherst on Jan. 15 . ... Elyria falls a few spots after dropping three straight games. The Pioneers have a tough task ahead of them as they will take on Medina on Jan. 15. Noted: Records as of Jan. 12