The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) has released its seventh high school basketball poll of the 2017-2018 season, highlighted by the rise of the unbeaten North Andrew Cardinals to the top spot in boys Class 1. North Andrew, at 15-0, still has not clinched the Grand River Conference’s Western Division title however, as that reward will go to the winner of the Cardinals showdown game at #7 ranked St. Joseph Christian on Tuesday, January 30th.
The Winston Redbirds are ranked sixth this week in Class 1, although that ranking did not take into account the second loss of the season for WHS, which occurred on Tuesday night against the St. Joseph Christian squad. The Meadville Eagles, the top seed in this week’s Meadville Tournament, are ranked #9.
Friday’s loss by the Milan Wildcats at Trenton cost the GRC Eastern Division leaders four spots in the Class 2 poll, with Milan dropping from #3 to #7. The Wildcats regained the lead in the GRC East with a 76-72 win at Putnam County on Tuesday night, and can clinch a spot in the GRC championship game, and a February 2nd trip to either North Andrew or St. Joseph Christian, with a win over Gallatin on Tuesday, January 30th.
Cardinal Ritter is top-ranked for Class 3 boys, with Clark County at #3 and Hogan Prep, coming off a road win at St. Joseph Lafayette earlier this week, checking in at #8.
St. Louis Vashon leads the Class 4 boys rankings, with Webster Groves on top of Class 5.
In the girls rankings, the Trenton Lady Bulldogs remain #3 for the second consecutive week, behind the two teams that met in March for the Class 3 girls title, as Strafford remains #1, with Whitfield at #2. The Clark County girls are ranked #5 in Class 3.
In Class 1, the Green City Lady Gophers have achieved their highest ranking of the season, up to #4 this week, behind #1 Walnut Grove, #2 Madison, and #3 South Iron. Norborne, playing in the Keytesville Tournament this week, is ranked #7. In Class 2 girls, the GRC Western Division champion Stanberry Lady Bulldogs are ranked #7, with Stanberry likely to host Trenton in the GRC championship game on Friday, February 2nd. Trenton’s girls need to beat either Polo (Monday) or Putnam County (Tuesday) to clinch the GRC East title. Mid-Buchanan is ranked #3 in Class 2 girls, with Sklyine in the top spot.
Incarnate Word and St. Joseph Benton hold the top two positions for another week in Class 4 girls, while Kirkwood is setting the pace in Class 5, followed by Lee’s Summit West.
Here, in its entirety, is this week’s poll.
2017-18 MBCA Girls Basketball Poll No. 7 (Release 1/24)
2017-2018 MBCA Girls Basketball Poll No. 7 (Release 1/24)
The MBCA Basketball poll is selected by a panel of coaches representing each of the 8 MBCA districts and each of the five Missouri basketball classes.
Class 1
1 Walnut Grove 15-1
2 Madison 15-2
3 South Iron 13-4
4 Green City 14-0
5 Community 12-4
6 Mound City 14-2
7 Norborne 8-3
8 Hermitage 16-2
9 Leeton 11-2
10 Orrick 14-2
Class 2
1 Skyline 17-1
2 Thayer 14-0
3 Mid Buchanan 15-2
4 Blue Eye 14-4
5 Oran 11-3
6 Neelyville 10-4
7 Stanberry 15-1
8 South Shelby 14-3
9 Santa Fe 14-2
10 Fordland 13-4
Class 3
1 Strafford 18-0
2 Whitfield 13-4
3 Trenton 15-1
4 South Callaway 16-0
5 Clark County 15-1
6 Monroe City 16-1
7 Licking 14-2
8 Fair Grove 15-3
9 Central (Park Hills) 15-1
Class 4
1 Incarnate Word11-4
2 Benton 14-0
3 Parkway North 13-3
4 Lincoln Prep 14-2
5 Carl Junction 13-2
6 Dexter 14-3
7 MICDS 12-3
8 Sullivan 15-2
9 St. Dominic 12-4
10 Kearney 13-1
Class 5
1 Kirkwood 14-1
2 Lee’s Summit West 10-2
3 North Kansas City 12-2
4 Kickapoo 14-3
5 Jackson 14-2
6 Rock Bridge 12-4
7 Park Hill South 15-1
8 Branson 13-4
9 St. Joseph’s 12-4
10 Nixa 12-6
2017-18 MBCA Boys Basketball Poll #7 (Release 1/24)
2017-2018 Boys’ Basketball Poll No. 7 (Release 1/24)
The MBCA Basketball poll is selected by a panel of coaches representing each of the 8 MBCA districts and each of the five Missouri basketball classes.
Class 1
1 North Andrew 15-0
2 Advance 12-4
3 Eminence 15-1
4 Jamestown 14-1
5 Dora 15-3
6 Winston 15-1
7 St. Joseph Christian 15-3
8 Walnut Grove 9-7
9 Meadville 13-4
10 Lakeland 15-2
Class 2
1 Sacred Heart 15-1
2 Oran 14-3
3 Fayette 14-1
4 Mid-Buchanan 13-3
5 Thayer 16-3
6 Eugene 13-4
7 Milan 17-1
8 Harrisburg 14-3
9 Hartville 14-4
10 New Bloomfield 13-3
Class 3
1 Cardinal Ritter 14-7
2 Whitfield 13-5
3 Clark County 15-0
4 Mountain Grove 15-1
5 Hallsville 15-1
6 Charleston 12-6
7 Springfield Catholic 15-4
8 Hogan Prep 11-3
9 St. Paul Lutheran (concordia) 13-2
10 Northwest Academy (T&L) 14-8
Class 4
1 Vashon 12-2
2 Sikeston13-1
3 St. Mary’s16-3
4 Cape Central14-1
5 Grandview (KC) 14-2
6 Confluence Prep Academy 14-3
7 Rolla 14-1
8 Parkway Central 13-3
9 Hillsboro 17-1
10 Raytown South 13-4
Class 5
1 Webster Groves 9-6
2 Lee’s Summit West 13-2
3 Hazelwood Central 17-1
4 Rock Bridge 15-0
5 Chaminade 14-2
6 North KC 16-2
7 Liberty 12-4
8 Fort Zumwalt South 14-2
9 Oak Park 13-2
10 Glendale 11-5
