Basketball ratings
JCC remains 4th in Class 2A boys poll
Jackson County Central remains fourth and Waseca second in the latest Class 2A boys basketball rankings by Minnesota Basketball News, a statewide basketball publication. The Bluejays held off the Huskies 75-71 when the teams met on Saturday in Jackson.
The Bluejays also defeated Windom 97-73 on Tuesday in Waseca and have a 23-0 record. The Huskies were 75-62 winners at Luverne Tuesday and are now 20-3.
Albany (19-0) remains first in the 2A poll and Caledonia (21-2) is sandwiched between Waseca and JCC in the third spot in the ratings.
Other boys leaders that remain the same in addition to Albany in 2A are Cherry (21-0) in Class 1A and Cretin-Derham Hall (18-1) in Class 4A.
All four girls are the same.
Goodhue (20-4) leads Class 1A, Providence Academy (22-0) is on top in Class 2A, Monticello (22-0) is the 3A leader and Maple Grove (21-2) sits atop Class 4A.
Marshall (22-1) remains third in the 3A girls poll.
Following are the complete ratings. Listed are rank, school, won-loss record through Tuesday and last week’s ranking.
Boys
Class 1A
1. Cherry 21-0 1
2. Dawson-Boyd 18-3 2
3. Nevis 17-3 5
4. Henning 18-2 4
5. Red Lake County 19-1 5
6. Deer River 20-1 8
7. Ada-Borup West 16-5 7
8. Springfield 21-2 6
9. Cedar Mountain 18-3 9
10. Southland 24-0 NR
Class 2A
1. Albany 19-0 1
2. Waseca 23-0 2
3. Caledonia 12-2 3
4. Jackson County Central 20-3 4
5. Breck 11-9 5
6. Blake 18-1 6
7. Montevideo 18-2 7
8. Mora 19-1 9
9. Cannon Falls 19-3 10
10. Esko 17-4 NR
Class 3A
1. Mankato East 19-1 2
2. Alexandria 16-3 3
3. Benilde-St. Margaret's 18-2 1
4. Orono 15-5 5
5. Totino-Grace 15-5 6
6. Byron 19-2 6
7. Richfield 17-4 7
8. DeLaSalle 17-3 8
9. Stewartville 18-4 9
10. Monticello 19-3 10
Class 4A
1. Cretin-Derham Hall 18-1 1
2. Hopkins 20-1 2
3. Tartan 20-0 3
4. Wayzata 18-3 4
5. Apple Valley 18-2 5
6. Champlin Park 17-3 6
7. Shakopee 15-5 7
8. Minnetonka 15-5 8
9. Anoka 18-4 9
10. Prior Lake 16-5 10
Girls
Class 1A
1. Goodhue 20-4 1
2. Mayer Lutheran 20-2 3
3. Mountain Iron-Buhl 18-2 4
4. Kittson County Central 20-1 6
5. Breckenridge 17-5 8
6. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 22-2 4
7. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 17-7 10[
8. Braham 17-5 NR
9. Central Minnesota Christian 19-4 7
10. West Central Area 18-5 NR
Class 2A
1. Providence Academy 22-0 1
2. Crosby-Ironton 23-0 2
3. New London-Spicer 23-1 3
4. Minnehaha Academy 15-8 4
5. Caledonia 21-3 5
6. Minnewaska Area 21-2 6
7. Sauk Centre 19-2 7
8. Duluth Marshall 15-7 8
9. Proctor 19-2 9
10. Visitation 18-5 10
Class 3A
1. Monticello 22-0 1
2. Orono 21-2 2
3. Marshall 22-1 3
4. Benilde-St. Margaret's 17-6 4
5. Alexandria 19-3 5
6. DeLaSalle 17-5 6
7. Hill-Murray 16-6 7
8. Byron 20-3 9
9. Mahtomedi 17-5 8
10. Delano 19-4 10
Class 4A
1. Maple Grove 21-2 1
2. Hopkins 19-4 2
4. Eastview 19-3 4
5. Wayzata 18-4 5
3. Eden Prairie 18-5 3
6. Prior Lake 19-3 6
7. Minnetonka 13-9 7
8. St. Michael-Albertville 14-8 8
9. Lakeville North 13-10 9
10. Elk River 17-5 NR