Basketball ratings
JCC up to 5th in Class 2A boys poll
Jackson County Central has moved up one place to fifth in the latest Class 2A boys basketball rankings by Minnesota Basketball News, a statewide basketball publication. The Huskies are 12-1 heading into a Thursday home game vs. Blue Earth Area.
Albany (12-0) remains first in the 2A poll with Waseca (15-0) of the Big South Conference moving up one place to second. JCC hosts Waseca on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Another BSC school is rated as Marshall (10-3) is new to the ratings at No. 10 in Class 3A. The Huskies defeated the Tigers 71-67 in double overtime in their only scheduled meeting Dec. 31.
All four leaders are the same in the boys ratings with Cherry (16-0) on top in Class 1A, Benilde-St. Margaret’s (9-0) first in Class 3A and Cretin-Derham Hall (11-0) leading Class 4A.
Three of the girls leaders remain the same including Marshall (15-0) in Class 3A.
Goodhue (10-4) again leads Class 1A and Providence Academy (14-0) is the Class 2A keader. Hopkins (12-3) is the new Class 4A leader.
Following are the complete ratings. Listed are rank, school, won-loss record through Tuesday and last week’s ranking.
Boys
Class 1A
1. Cherry 16-0 1
2. Dawson-Boyd 10-2 2
3. Nevis 8-2 3
4. Henning 11-2 4
5. Deer River 12-0 5
6. Cedar Mountain 10-0 8
7. Red Lake County 8-1 10
8. Springfield 11-1 NR
9. Ada-Borup West 9-4 10
10. Park Christian 9-2 6
Class 2A
1. Albany 12-0 1
2. Waseca 15-0 3
3. Caledonia 11-2 2
4. Lake City 10-1 7
5. Jackson County Central 12-1 6
6. Montevideo 11-1 8
7. Breck 6-6 4
8. Blake 9-1 8
9. Warroad 13-0 9
10. Rockford 12-1 NR
Class 3A
1. Benilde-St. Margaret's 9-0 1
2. Orono 7-3 2
3. Mankato East 11-1 3
4. Alexandria 7-3 4
5. DeLaSalle 11-1 5
6. Totino-Grace 9-4 6
7. Byron 10-2 7
8. Stewartville 11-2 9
9. Richfield 9-4 10
10. Marshall 10-3 NR
Class 4A
1. Cretin-Derham Hall 11-0 1
2. Hopkins 13-0 2
3. Wayzata 12-2 3
4. Tartan 11-0 4
5. Anoka 11-2 9
6. Eagan 10-2 NR
7. Apple Valley 9-1 NR
8. Prior Lake 11-3 7
9. Moorhead 10-3 NR
10. Sauk Rapids-Rice 10-3 6
Girls
Class 1A
1. Goodhue 10-4 1
2. Mayer Lutheran 11-1 2
3. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 13-0 3
4. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 13-0 4
5. Mountain Iron-Buhl 12-2 5
6. Kittson County Central 12-2 5
7. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 10-5 7
8. Hancock 10-2 8
9. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 13-1 9
10. Central Minnesota Christian 12-2 NR
Class 2A
1. Providence Academy 14-0 1
2. Crosby-Ironton 14-0 2
3. New London-Spicer 15-0 3
4. Minnehaha Academy 10-4 4
5. Sauk Centre 13-0 5
6. Caledonia 13-2 6
7. Proctor 15-1 7
8. Minnewaska Area 12-2 8
9. Duluth Marshall 9-6 9
10. Jordan 7-4 10
Class 3A
1. Marshall 15-0 1
2. Alexandria 11-2 2
3. Monticello 13-0 3
4. Orono 13-1 4
5. DeLaSalle 10-3 5
6. Benilde-St. Margaret's 8-5 6
7. Mahtomedi 11-3 7
8. Hill-Murray 10-4 NR
9. Totino-Grace 9-2 8
10. Delano 12-4 NR
Class 4A
1. Hopkins 9-3 2
2. Maple Grove 8-2 3
3. Eden Prairie 12-1 1
4. Eastview 9-3 4
5. St. Michael-Albertville 9-2 5
6. Prior Lake 9-3 6
7. Wayzata 9-3 7
8. Minnetonka 8-3 8
9. Lakeville North 6-6 10
10. Rochester Mayo 10-4 NR