Basketball ratings
No. 4 JCC to host No. 2 Waseca Saturday
Two of the top four rated Class 2A boys basketball teams in the state are scheduled to meet on Saturday afternoon in Jackson.
Jackson County Central remains fourth in the latest rankings by Minnesota Basketball News, a statewide basketball publication. Waseca is again second.
Each team plays one game before then.
The Bluejays, 20-0, face Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman (9-10) Thursday in Truman. The Huskies (18-2) host Redwood Valley (15-7) Friday.
JCC and Waseca will tip off at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Albany (17-0) remains first in the 2A poll and Caledonia (19-2) is sandwiched between the Huskies and Bluejays in the third spot in the ratings.
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 (16-1) first in Class 3A and Cretin-Derham Hall (18-0) leads Class 4A.
There’s one new leader in the girls rankings. Previous Class 3A No. 1 Marshall lost for the first time this season Saturday, 59-56 to then No. 5 Orono in a game played in Delano.
Monticello (20-0) is the new leader in 3A, followed by Orono (19-2) and Marshall (21-1).
The others remain the same with Goodhue (17-4) leading Class 1A, Providence Academy (21-0) on top in Class 2A and Maple Grove (18-2) 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 16-3 2
3. Nevis 15-3 3
4. Henning 17-2 4
5. Red Lake County 16-1 5
6. Springfield 18-1 6
7. Ada-Borup West 15-5 8
8. Deer River 18-1 10
9. Cedar Mountain 16-3 7
10. Park Christian 16-3 9
Class 2A
1. Albany 17-0 1
2. Waseca 20-0 2
3. Caledonia 19-2 3
4. Jackson County Central 18-2 4
5. Breck 10-9 6
6. Blake 16-1 6
7. Montevideo 16-2 7
8. Warroad 18-1 8
9. Mora 16-1 9
10. Cannon Falls 17-3 NR
Class 3A
1. Benilde-St. Margaret's 16-1 1
2. Mankato East 17-1 3
3. Alexandria 14-3 4
4. Orono 13-5 2
5. Totino-Grace 13-5 6
6. Byron 16-2 7
7. Richfield 14-4 8
8. DeLaSalle 16-3 5
9. Stewartville 17-3 9
10. Monticello 17-3 NR
Class 4A
1. Cretin-Derham Hall 18-0 1
2. Hopkins 17-1 3
3. Tartan 18-0 4
4. Wayzata 16-3 2
5. Apple Valley 15-2 6
6. Champlin Park 15-3 10
7. Shakopee 13-5 NR
8. Minnetonka 14-5 NR
9. Anoka 16-4 9
10. Prior Lake 14-5 5
Girls
Class 1A
1. Goodhue 17-4 1
2. Mountain Iron-Buhl 18-2 4
3. Mayer Lutheran 18-2 5
4. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 20-1 3
5. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 18-1 2
6. Kittson County Central 18-1 6
7. Central Minnesota Christian 18-3 7
8. Breckenridge 15-5 8
9. Hancock 18-3 9
10. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 15-7 NR
Class 2A
1. Providence Academy 21-0 1
2. Crosby-Ironton 21-0 2
3. New London-Spicer 21-0 3
4. Minnehaha Academy 14-4 4
5. Caledonia 18-3 6
6. Minnewaska Area 19-2 7
7. Sauk Centre 17-2 5
8. Duluth Marshall 13-7 8
9. Proctor 19-2 9
10. Visitation 16-5 NR
Class 3A
1. Monticello 20-0 2
2. Orono 19-2 5
3. Marshall 21-1 1
4. Benilde-St. Margaret's 15-6 3
5. Alexandria 17-3 4
6. DeLaSalle 15-5 6
7. Hill-Murray 16-5 7
8. Mahtomedi 16-4 8
9. Byron 19-3 10
10. Delano 17-5 9
Class 4A
1. Maple Grove 18-2 1
2. Hopkins 17-4 2
3. Eden Prairie 17-4 3
4. Eastview 17-3 4
5. Wayzata 16-4 5
6. Prior Lake 17-3 6
7. Minnetonka 13-9 8
8. St. Michael-Albertville 13-7 7
9. Lakeville North 12-9 9
10. Anoka 15-6 NR