Jackson County Central is sixth in the latest Class 2A boys basketball rankings by Minnesota Basketball News, a statewide basketball publication. The Huskies are 9-1 heading into a game Friday at Windom.
The top three teams remain the same in the 2A poll with Albany (10-0) first, Caledonia (10-1) second and Waseca (12-0) of the Big South Conference third.
All four leaders are the same in the boys ratings, Cherry (12-0) in Class 1A, Benilde-St. Margaret’s (7-0) in Class 3A and Cretin-Derham Hall (10-0) in Class 4A.
Each of the girls leaders also remain the same including Marshall (13-0) in Class 3A.
The other girls leaders are Goodhue (9-3) in Class 1A, Providence Academy (13-0) in Class 2A and Eden Prairie (12-1) in Class 4A.
Following are the complete ratings. Listed are rank, school, won-loss record through Tuesday and last week’s ranking.
Boys
Class 1A
1. Cherry 12-0 1
2. Dawson-Boyd 8-2 2
3. Nevis 5-2 3
4. Henning 9-1 4
5. Deer River 10-0 5
6. Park Christian 7-1 6
7. Rushford-Peterson 9-1 7
8. Cedar Mountain 9-0 8
9. Red Lake County 6-1 10
10. Ada-Borup West 7-3 9
Class 2A
1. Albany 10-0 1
2. Caledonia 10-1 2
3. Waseca 12-0 3
4. Breck 5-5 6
5. Lake City 7-1 7
6. Jackson County Central 9-1 4
7. Montevideo 9-1 8
8. Blake 7-1 5
9. Warroad 12-0 10
10. Rockford 10-0 NR
Class 3A
1. Benilde-St. Margaret's 7-0 1
2. Orono 6-3 2
3. Mankato East 8-1 3
4. Alexandria 5-3 4
5. DeLaSalle 9-1 5
6. Totino-Grace 7-4 6
7. Byron 10-2 8
8. Faribault 7-1 9
9. Stewartville 8-2 7
10. Richfield 7-4 10
Class 4A
1. Cretin-Derham Hall 10-0 1
2. Hopkins 10-0 2
3. Wayzata 10-2 4
4. Tartan 9-0 5
5. St. Michael-Albertville 9-2 7
6. Sauk Rapids-Rice 8-2 3
7. Prior Lake 10-2 6
8. Champlin Park 7-2 8
9. Anoka 8-2 9
10. Shakopee 6-4 NR
Girls
Class 1A
1. Goodhue 9-3 1
2. Mayer Lutheran 9-1 2
3. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 10-0 3
4. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 11-0 4
5. Mountain Iron-Buhl 9-2 5
6. Kittson County Central 8-1 6
7. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 8-5 7
8. Hancock 8-2 9
9. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 11-1 10
10. Underwood 10-1 9
Class 2A
1. Providence Academy 13-0 1
2. Crosby-Ironton 13-0 2
3. New London-Spicer 13-0 4
4. Minnehaha Academy 9-4 3
5. Sauk Centre 11-0 5
6. Caledonia 11-2 6
7. Proctor 12-1 7
8. Minnewaska Area 10-2 8
9. Duluth Marshall 7-5 10
10. Jordan 6-3 9
Class 3A
1. Marshall 13-0 1
2. Alexandria 10-2 2
3. Monticello 11-0 3
4. Orono 11-1 4
5. DeLaSalle 10-3 5
6. Benilde-St. Margaret's 6-5 6
7. Mahtomedi 8-3 NR
8. Totino-Grace 8-2 NR
9. Red Wing 10-1 9
10. Hill-Murray 8-4 NR
Class 4A
1. Eden Prairie 12-1 1
2. Hopkins 9-3 2
3. Maple Grove 8-2 3
4. Eastview 9-3 4
5. St. Michael-Albertville 9-2 7
6. Prior Lake 9-3 5
7. Wayzata 9-3 8
8. Minnetonka 8-3 6
9. Brainerd 11-2 9
10. Lakeville North 6-6 NR