Two area boys’ basketball teams and a pair of girls’ teams still sit on top of the latest Missouri Basketball Coaches Association weekly top 10 poll with one week remaining in the regular season. Cardinal Ritter is in the top slot in Class 5 while Vashon continues to be in the No. 1 position in Class 4 on the boys’ side of the poll with many other boys’ teams being mentioned in the rankings.
On the girls’ side of the polls, Incarnate Word continues to be the top team in Class 6 while Vashon leads the way in Class 4 with John Burroughs remaining in the No. 2 position in the latest Class 5 poll.
Here is a complete list of this week’s rankings.
Boys:
Class 6:
- Staley
- Nixa
- Oak Park
- Kirkwood
- Lee’s Summit West
- Republic
- Troy Buchanan
- CBC
- Rock Bridge
- Park Hill South
Receiving Votes: Kickapoo, Battle
Class 5:
- Cardinal Ritter
- Central (Cape Girardeau)
- Westminster Christian Academy
- St. Francis Borgia
- De Smet
- Sikeston
- Ladue
- Hogan Prep Academy
- Jefferson City
- T-10. Pembroke Hill, T-10. Hillsboro
Receiving Votes: Windsor-Imperial, Bolivar, Festus
Class 4:
- Vashon
- John Burroughs
- MICDS
- Central (Park Hills)
- Father Tolton
- Fulton
- Logan-Rogersville
- St. Charles
- Forsyth
- Richmond
Receiving Votes: Hollister, Fatima, Lafayette (St. Joseph), Macon, Potosi
Class 3:
- Charleston
- Thayer
- Mansfield
- Central (New Madrid County)
- Lafayette County
- Steelville
- Sparta
- Caruthersville
- Fair Grove
- Woodland
Receiving Votes: Greenwood, El Dorado Springs, Seymour, Hermann
Class 2:
- Plattsburg
- Lincoln
- Greenville
- T-4. New Franklin
- T-4. Hartville
- Cooter
- Principia
- Westran
- Salisbury
- T-10. Gallatin, T-10. Marionville, T-10. Gallatin
Receiving Votes: Advance, Eugene, Ash Grove, Tipton, Weaubleau, Oak Ridge
Class 1:
- South Iron
- Platte Valley
- Bunker
- Atlanta
- T-5. Leeton, T-5. Higbee
- Green City
- Grundy County/ Newtown Harris
- Northwest (Hughesville)
- Chadwick
Receiving Votes: Glasgow, St. Elizabeth, Thomas Jefferson Independent, Macks Creek, Humansville, Dadeville
Girls
Class 6:
- Incarnate Word
- Truman
- Republic
- Park Hill South
- Grain Valley
- Raytown
- Hickman
- Nixa
- Rock Bridge
- Battle
Receiving Votes: Raytown South, Jackson, Liberty North
Class 5:
- Carl Junction
- John Burroughs
- Helias Catholic
- Rolla
- Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)
- West Plains
- Lutheran St. Charles
- Jefferson City
- Marshfield
- T-10. Farmington, T-10. Union
Receiving Votes: Lutheran South, Webb City
Class 4:
- Vashon
- Benton
- Doniphan
- California
- St. James
- Central (Park Hills)
- Ava
- Centralia
- Clinton
- T-10. Chillicothe, T-10. Cardinal Ritter
Receiving Votes: Owensville, Nevada, Fatima, Southern Boone County
Class 3:
- South Shelby
- Strafford
- El Dorado Springs
- Skyline
- Fair Grove
- West County
- Licking
- St. Pius X (Festus)
- Mansfield
- T-10. East Buchanan
Receiving Votes: Sparta, Montgomery County, Palmyra, Steelville, Diamond
Class 2:
- Bishop LeBlond
- Tipton
- Northeast (Cairo)
- Miller
- St. Vincent
- Schuyler County
- Neelyville
- Blue Eye
- Canton
- East Carter County
Receiving Votes: North Platte, Polo
Class 1:
- Meadville
- South Iron
- North Shelby
- Platte Valley
- Delta
- Leeton
- Santa Fe
- Mercer
- Golden City
- T-10. Community, T-10. Hume
Receiving Votes: Walnut Grove, Chadwick, St. Elizabeth
Jim Powers has been covering prep sports in the St. Louis area for 15+ years and a part of the Missouri State High School Activities Association Championship Broadcasts for the past 11 years. Powers is also a part of the Fox 2 Verlo Mattress Prep Zone Friday nights at 10:10 during the football and basketball seasons. If you have a prep sports story, please contact Jim at japowers2421@yahoo.com. Follow Jim at @hssportscaravan