Photo Credit – Missouri State High School Activities Association
The final Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Top 10 Poll was released late last week, and five area teams wrap up the season at the top of the lists. It was a banner season for basketball as five St. Louis teams claimed state titles and they were all the top teams in the state according to the coaches.
Listed below are the complete lists with the area teams listed in bold.
Class 6 Boys:
- Staley
- Kickapoo
- Troy Buchanan
- Jackson
- Lee’s Summit West
- Oak Park
- Nixa
- Battle
- Chaminade
- T-10. Eureka
- T-10. CBC
Receiving Votes: Kirkwood, Francis Howell, Rock Bridge
Class 5 Boys:
- Cardinal Ritter
- Ladue
- Jefferson City
- Pembroke Hill
- Westminster Christian Academy
- Sikeston
- Central (Cape Girardeau)
- St. Francis Borgia
- De Smet
- Ruskin
Receiving Votes: Hillcrest, Belton, Parkview
Class 4 Boys:
- Vashon
- Central (Park Hills)
- Lafayette (St. Joseph)
- Father Tolton
- MICDS
- Logan-Rogersville
- John Burroughs
- Center
- Kirksville
- Dexter
Receiving Votes: Lutheran St. Charles, St. Charles, Hollister, Seneca, Sullivan, Soldan, Barstow
Class 3 Boys:
- Central (New Madrid County)
- Lutheran North
- Thayer
- Lafayette County
- Charleston
- Sparta
- Cole Camp
- Mansfield
- Steelville
- West County
Receiving Votes: St. Pius X (Kansas City), Lone Jack, Caruthersville, Southwest (Washburn), Milan
Class 2 Boys:
- Salisbury
- Principia
- Plattsburg
- Hartville
- Lincoln
- Cooter
- Marionville
- Weaubleau
- Advance
- Clopton
Receiving Votes: Eugene, Greenville, Bishop LeBlond
Class 6 Girls:
- Incarnate Word
- Rock Bridge
- Raytown
- Eureka
- Park Hill South
- Republic
- Grain Valley
- Jackson
- T-9. Troy Buchanan
- T-9. Truman
Receiving Votes: Kickapoo, Staley, Parkway South, Cor Jesu Academy, Lee’s Summit North, St. Joseph’s Academy
Class 5 Girls:
- Lutheran St. Charles
- Carl Junction
- West Plains
- Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)
- John Burroughs
- Jefferson City
- Helias
- Lincoln College Prep
- Rolla
- Whitfield
Receiving Votes: Farmington, Webb City, Fort Zumwalt South
Class 4 Girls:
- Vashon
- Benton
- Central (Park Hills)
- Southern Boone County
- Ava
- Moberly
- Doniphan
- St. James
- Nevada
- Lift For Life Academy
Receiving Votes: Fatima, California, Chillicothe, Centralia, Aurora, Visitation Academy
Class 3 Girls:
- Fair Grove
- El Dorado Springs
- Skyline
- West County
- South Shelby
- Mansfield
- South Harrison
- Strafford
- Portageville
- East Buchanan
Receiving Votes: Diamond, Licking, Steelville, Montgomery County
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