Crop comments: Amherst has sealed up the No. 1 spot. The Comets defeated North Ridgeville on May 12 to win the outright Southwestern Conference title and will remain atop the rankings. … North Ridgeville has lost three games in a row against quality competition. Despite that, the Rangers are still at No. 2. … Keystone continues racking up victories and its latest win over Columbia clinched the outright LC8 title. … Rocky River keeps its No. 4 spot following a 1-0 win over Westlake on May 12. The Pirates and Demons are pretty even teams and that score reflects that. … The Demons stay at No. 5 after a 4-1 week last week. They lost to Amherst in extra innings but rallied to defeat Avon Lake the following day. … Avon Lake has been playing as good as any team recently. The Shoremen defeated North Ridgeville last week and had Westlake on the ropes. … Vermilion drops a spot due to Avon Lake’s big win over Ridgeville. The Sailors are rolling in their own right and made their first appearance in the state poll this week. … After beating Bay over the weekend, Avon rises two spots to No. 8. The Eagles fell by one run to Avon Lake on May 12 but have been playing better as of late. … In favor of Avon, Columbia drops a spot to No. 9. The Raiders are now 11-7 after the loss to Keystone. … Bay stays in the rankings despite dropping three straight games. The Rockets’ win over Westlake looms large and keeps them in the top 10. … Firelands and Brookside just missed the cut. The Falcons are the first team out and it’s close enough where they almost feel interchangeable with the Raiders and Rockets. Brookside is back on the watch list with a 9-9 record.