The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association released its final regular season poll of the high school basketball season (for Classes 1, 2, and 3) on Tuesday afternoon, with the #2 position remaining a popular one for top area squads, with the Trenton Lady Bulldogs, Milan Wildcats, and Winston Redbirds in those spots. Meanwhile, in Class 4 girls, the MEC champion Benton Lady Cardinals have risen to the top spot in the state, replacing previous #1 Incarnate Word Academy.
Here is the most recent poll from the MBCA released on February 12, 2019:
GIRLS:
Class 1
1 Lakeland 23-0
2 Community 21-1
3 Walnut Grove 19-5
4 South Iron 19-4
5 Stanberry 19-2
6 Leeton 18-2
7 Norborne 17-2
8 Bradleyville 18-4
9 Jefferson 20-3
10 Wellington-Napoleon 17-3
Others receiving votes: Madison (15-6) Weaubleau (15-5) Wheatland (13-7) Pilot Grove (16-6)
Class 2
1 Thayer 20-3
2 Tipton 22-1
3 Tarkio 22-1
4 Hartville 20-4
5 Oran 17-5
6 Blue Eye 17-5
7 Neelyville 14-7
8 Paris 17-3
9 Skyline 13-9
10 Salisbury 16-4
Others receiving votes: Miller (18-5) Mid-Buchanan (18-5), Cairo (16-4) Penny (14-5)
Class 3
1 Strafford 24-0
2 Trenton 19-0
3 Licking 20-4
4 Mt. Vernon 18-4
5 Mt. View Liberty 21-2
6 Fair Grove 19-2
7 Cardinal Ritter 14-3
8 Central New Madrid 20-2
9 Clever 16-9
10 California 17-5
Others receiving votes: Saxony Lutheran (18-6), Fatima (16-5), Hermann (19-4), Palmyra (17-4)
Class 4
1 Benton 19-2
2 Incarnate Word 20-2
3 Boonville 20-2
4 Kearney 20-3
5 Parkway North 19-4
6 Rolla 19-3
7 Lincoln College Prep 13-3
8 School of the Osage 17-3
9 Rogersville 18-7
10 West Plains 15-9
Others receiving votes: Park Hills Central (20-3)
Class 5
1 Jefferson City 19-0
2 North Kansas City 19-1
3 William Chrisman 17-2
4 Liberty KC 17-3
5 Kirkwood 17-3
6 Park Hill South 16-3
7 Kickapoo 14-6
8 Francis Howell Central 15-4
9 Ozark 14-5
10 Rock Bridge 13-6
Others receiving votes: Nixa (16-5), Parkway North (17-3), Jackson (15-3)
BOYS:
Class 1
1 Dora 23-1
2 Winston 21-0
3 Mound City 22-1
4 Lakeland 21-2
5 Eminence 19-5
6 South Iron 18-4
7 Jefferson 18-4
8 St. Elizabeth 17-5
9 Meadville 17-3
10 Risco 20-4
Others receiving votes: Halfway 18-5, Northwest Mendon 16-1, Mercer 15-3, LaPlata 17-4, Slater 17-4
Class 2
1 Mansfield 22-2
2 Milan 21-0
3 East Buchanan 19-1
4 Oran 23-1
5 Adrian 19-0
6 Hartville 18-6
7 Hayti 17-4
8 Greenwood 21-3
9 Crane 22-3
10 Tarkio (East Atchison) 20-2
Others receiving votes: Thayer 19-5, Verona 19-5
Class 3
1 Vashon 17-5
2 Springfield Catholic 22-3
3 Trinity Catholic 20-3
4 Monroe City 17-4
5 Cardinal Ritter 16-7
6 Blair Oaks 18-5
7 Father Tolton 16-5
8 Maryville 18-2
9 Southern Boone 20-2
10 Licking 21-3
Others receiving votes: Centralia 17-5, St. Paul Lutheran 19-1
Class 4
1 Sikeston 21-0
2 Grandview 18-2
3 Central (Cape Girardeau) 19-3
4 Farmington 20-2
5 Southeast KC 19-4
6 West Plains 20-4
7 Rogersville 17-5
8 Warrensburg 16-3
9 Hillsboro 19-4
10 Rolla 15-6
Others receiving votes: Hannibal (14-4), Sullivan (16-5)
Class 5
1 Webster Groves 19-2
2 McCluer North 19-3
3 Rockhurst 20-2
4 DeSmet 20-4
5 Rock Bridge 17-3
6 Ft Zumwalt South 19-2
7 Francis Howell 20-2
8 CBC 17-7
9 Lee’s Summit North 18-3
10 Kickapoo 16-4
Others receiving votes: Mehlville 18-6, Parkway Central 17-5, Chaminade 11-9
