Ursuline boys maintain top spot at Mahoning Matters Super 7 poll

Youngstown Ursuline maintains its No. 1 ranking in this week’s Mahoning Matters Super Seven boys’ basketball poll.

The Youngstown Ursuline Irish are No. 1 again this week after recording a trio of impressive wins in the past week over Akron Hoban (55-52), Bristol (81-30) and East Liverpool (72-53) on Monday night.

The Irish are 17-3 on the season and have won 5 games in a row.

Canfield

The Canfield Cardinals jump all the way up to No. 2 in this week’s poll.

Coach John Cullen’s Cards are 17-4 on the season and have won eight games in a row, including a 63-50 win over Alliance last weekend.

East Liverpool

East Liverpool fell from No. 2 to No. 3 in the poll following its loss to No. 1 Ursuline.

Coach Nate Conley’s Potters are 16-5 on the season and they will host No. 2 Canfield Thursday night.

West Branch

West Branch is No. 4 in this week’s poll.

The Warriors of head coach Scott Loudon have won five games in a row and are 17-3 on the season.

West Branch is coming off a 65-40 win over Girard.

Lisbon

Lisbon vaults to No. 5 in the poll.

The Blue Devils recorded a 91-51 victory over the Academy of Urban Scholars in its most recent contest.

Lisbon is 18-3 on the season and has won three in a row.

LaBrae

The LaBrae Vikings move up to No. 6 in the mahoningmatters.com poll.

The Vikings are 18-2 on the season.

Poland

Poland holds down the No. 7 place in the poll.

The Bulldogs are 14-7 on the season and are coming off a 41-34 triumph over the Boardman Spartans.