TOP OF THE CROP

Boys basketball

1: (1) Lorain 4-1

2: (2) Columbia 7-1

3: (3) Olmsted Falls 10-1

4: (5) Keystone 8-1

5: (7) Amherst 8-2

6: (4) Firelands 6-2

7: (8) Bay 8-3

8: (6) Oberlin 4-3

9: (9) Avon 4-3

10: (NR) Midview 5-6

Dropped out: Elyria 3-5

Watch list: Open Door 7-4, Fairview 5-5, Westlake 5-5, Vermilion 5-7, Clearview 4-5

Crop comments: Lorain nearly pulled out a statement win on the road over state ranked St. Edward on Jan. 19, but the game got away from them in the final seconds. The Titans don’t have much time to think about what could have been as they take on Lake Erie League power Warrensville Heights on the road on Jan. 22 . ... Columbia keeps on winning after scoring over 100 points for the third time this season in a big win over Brookside on Jan. 19 . ... Olmsted Falls’ winning streak reached nine after wins over Harrison Central and Berea-Midpark.

... Keystone continues to roll and earned a statement win over Oberlin on Jan. 19. The Wildcats’ only loss this season was over a month ago on Dec. 15against Firelands . ... Amherst’s win streak is up to seven games after a hard fought road win over Avon Lake on Jan. 16. ... Firelands suffered just its second loss of the season on Jan. 16against Oberlin . ... Bay won its sixth straight game on Jan. 19 after downing Buckeye. The Rockets will look to keep the good times rolling against Great Lakes Conference foe Holy Name on Jan. 22 . ... Oberlin fell to Keystone on Jan. 19. The Phoenix has signature wins over Columbia and Firelands this season and will look to bounce back on Jan. 22against Keystone . ... Avon lost a pair of close games to Southwestern Conference powers Olmsted Falls and Amherst. The Eagles are playing hard under new coach Mike Fitch . ... Midview enters the Crop after taking down Westlake and North Ridgeville. The Middies have a tough task ahead of them as they take on Amherst on Jan. 22.

Noted: Records as of Jan. 19