TOP OF THE CROP

Girls basketball

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(1): Brush 18-3 (2): Gilmour 13-5 (3): Riverside 15-6 4: (4): Richmond Heights 15-4

(5): Mentor 15-7 (8): Perry 14-6 (6): Geneva 16-4 (7): Madison 17-4 (10): Chagrin Falls 13-8 10: (NR): Cornerstone 13-7

Dropped out:

Beaumont 16-5

Watch list:

Beaumont, Chardon (12-8), Mayfield (10-10)

Crop comments: In this edition of The Crop, we’ll take a look at the postseason paths of the teams. …. Top-ranked Brush should be in for a long tournament run as the Arcs face the winner of Cleveland Rhodes and John Marshall in a sectional final next week. … Second-ranked Gilmour plays Copley and Perry this week before heading to tournament action to face the winner of Fairview and Alliance.

They’ll be one of the most battle-tested Division II teams in the region. … No. 3 Riverside has won 12 in a row since a 3-6start. The Beavers face Hudson in a D-I sectional semifinal this weekend. … No. 4 Richmond Heights looked strong in a win over Chagrin Falls over the weekend. The Spartans should be heavily favored this week against Orange and West Geauga before heading to Division IV sectional play against the winner of Cardinal and Vienna Mathews. … Mentor stays at No. 5 at 15-7. The Cardinals play the winner of North Royalton and Green in a sectional final next week. … Perry moves up to No. 6 after wins over Edgewood and Geneva. The Pirates face the winner of Struthers and Salem in a D-II sectional final next week. … Geneva comes in at No. 7 this week via the loss to Perry. The Eagles face the winner of Berkshire and Conneaut in the D-II tourney. … Madison is No. 8 this week. The Blue Streaks will play the winner of Riverside and Hudson in a D-I sectional final. … Chagrin Falls gets the nod over Cornerstone for the No. 9 spot this week. Chagrin plays Cloverleaf to tip off its D-II sectional tournament, while Cornerstone will play the winner of Fairport and East Palestine in the D-IV slate.