Basketball ratings
JCC remains fourth in latest Class 2A boys poll
Jackson County Central remains fourth in the latest Class 2A boys basketball rankings by Minnesota Basketball News, a statewide basketball publication.
The Huskies, 16-2, host Belle Plaine (12-3) on Friday. The Tigers were 10th in the 2A poll a week ago but dropped out of top 10.
Waseca (19-0) of the Big South Conference remains second behind Albany (16-0). Another BSC boys team is rated as Marshall (14-4) is No. 10 in Class 3A.
All four leaders are the same for the boys ratings as in addition to Albany in 2A, Cherry (20-0) is on top in Class 1A, Benilde-St. Margaret’s (13-1) first in Class 3A and Cretin-Derham Hall (17-0) leading Class 4A.
All four girls leaders remain the same, including Marshall (19-0) in Class 3A.
Goodhue (15-4) again leads Class 1A, Providence Academy (18-0) is first in Class 2A and Maple Grove (15-2) sits atop 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 20-0 1
2. Dawson-Boyd 13-3 2
3. Nevis 12-3 3
4. Henning 15-2 4
5. Red Lake County 14-1 6
6. Springfield 16-1 7
7. Cedar Mountain 14-1 5
8. Ada-Borup West 13-5 8
9. Park Christian 14-2 9
10. Deer River 15-1 10
Class 2A
1. Albany 16-0 1
2. Waseca 19-0 2
3. Caledonia 17-2 3
4. Jackson County Central 16-2 5
5. Breck 10-7 6
6. Blake 14-1 7
7. Montevideo 14-2 5
8. Warroad 16-1 8
9. Mora 14-1 NR
10. Pequot Lakes 13-3 NR
Class 3A
1. Benilde-St. Margaret's 13-1 1
2. Orono 12-3 2
3. Mankato East 14-1 3
4. Alexandria 12-3 4
5. DeLaSalle 14-2 5
6. Totino-Grace 12-4 6
7. Byron 14-2 7
8. Richfield 12-4 9
9. Stewartville 14-3 8
10. Marshall 14-4 10
Class 4A
1. Cretin-Derham Hall 17-0 1
2. Wayzata 15-2 2
3. Hopkins 16-1 3
4. Tartan 16-0 4
5. Prior Lake 14-3 6
6. Apple Valley 14-2 5
7. Eagan 12-4 7
8. Moorhead 13-4 8
9. Anoka 14-3 10
10. Champlin Park 13-3 NR
Girls
Class 1A
1. Goodhue 15-4 1
2. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 17-0 2
3. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 18-0 3
4. Mountain Iron-Buhl 16-2 4
5. Mayer Lutheran 15-2 5
6. Kittson County Central 16-1 6
7. Central Minnesota Christian 17-2 7
8. Breckenridge 13-5 8
9. Hancock 15-3 10
10. Braham 14-3 NR
Class 2A
1. Providence Academy 18-0 1
2. Crosby-Ironton 18-0 2
3. New London-Spicer 19-0 3
4. Minnehaha Academy 14-5 4
5. Sauk Centre 17-0 5
6. Caledonia 18-2 6
7. Minnewaska Area 17-2 8
8. Duluth Marshall 13-6 9
9. Proctor 18-2 7
10. Jordan 10-7 10
Class 3A
1. Marshall 19-0 1
2. Monticello 18-0 3
3. Benilde-St. Margaret's 14-5 5
4. Alexandria 15-3 2
5. Orono 16-2 6
6. DeLaSalle 13-4 4
7. Hill-Murray 14-5 7
8. Mahtomedi 15-4 8
9. Delano 15-4 9
10. Byron 18-3 NR
Class 4A
1. Maple Grove 15-2 2
2. Hopkins 15-4 2
3. Eden Prairie 15-3 3
4. Eastview 15-3 4
5. Wayzata 14-4 5
6. Prior Lake 15-3 7
7. St. Michael-Albertville 13-5 6
8. Minnetonka 12-7 8
9. Lakeville North 9-9 9
10. Rosemount 10-8 10