Mavericks now 12-0

MCW remains third in state rankings

TRIMONT – Martin County West remained undefeated with a 73-59 win over St. James Area in nonconference boys basketball Tuesday night.

On Wednesday the Mavericks remained third in the Class 1A ratings by Minnesota Basketball News.

Four players scored in double figures for MCW in Tuesday’s win.

Zach Anderson scored 22 points, Tanner Sinn 19, Mitch Weber 14 and Christian Bachenberg 11.

Martin County will play three games in four nights as the Mavericks play Truman/Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain (5-7) in a Valley Conference game Thursday in Granada and are back home Friday for a nonconference game vs. Class 1A No. 11 Spring Grove (11-2) Friday.

That’s the first of five games MCW has against state-ranked teams on its remaining schedule.

The Mavericks have two key conference games with Class 1A No. 13 Mankato Loyola (10-3) as they host the Crusaders on Friday, Jan. 28 Trimont and then travel to Mankato for a rematch on Monday, Feb. 14.

Loyola handed previously top-ranked Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (12-1) its first loss of the season 84-67 last week. St. Mary’s slid to fourth this week.

MCW travels to Class 2A No. 6 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (13-2) for the team’s second meeting of the season Monday, Jan. 31. The Mavericks won the first contest 66-47 on Dec. 2.

Also, Martin County West is scheduled to host Class 1A No. 1 Hayfield (13-1) on Friday, Feb. 18.

The other leaders remain the same, Minneapolis North (8-3) in Class 2A, Totino-Grace (9-2) in Class 3A and Park Center (12-0) in 4A.

Following are the complete polls. Listed are rank, team, won-loss record through Tuesday and rating in the last poll.

Class 1A
1. Hayfield 13-1 5
2. Cass Lake-Bena 11-0 2
3. Martin County West 12-0 3
4. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 12-1 1
5. New York Mills 12-0 6
6. Henning 11-1 7
7. Rushford-Peterson 8-3 4
8. Fertile-Beltrami 10-1
9. Ashby 9-1 11
10. North Woods 10-1 10
11. Spring Grove 11-2 12
12. East Grand Forks Sacred Heart 12-0 13
13. Mankato Loyola 10-3 15
14. Central Minnesota Christian 11-2 16
15. Nevis 12-2 19
16. Goodhue 8-3 NR
17. Cherry 8-2 19
18. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 8-3 17
19. Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 7-2 18
20. Kenyon-Wanamingo 10-3 20

Class 2A
1. Minneapolis North 8-3 1
2. Caledonia 12-0 2
3. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 14-0 3
4. Minnehaha Academy 2-4 4
5. Lake City 9-2 7
6. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 13-2 8
7. Maple River 12-1 9
8. Plainview-Elgin-Millville 12-0 14
9. Albany 11-2 NR
10. Annandale 8-2 10
11. Rockford 11-2 5
12. Hiawatha Collegiate 9-3 NR
13. Minneapolis Edison 7-3 6
14. Crosby-Ironton 13-0 15
15. LaCrescent-Hokah 8-1 11
16. Blake 6-3 16
17. Pipestone 11-2 17
18. Osakis 11-2 20
19. West Central Area 9-2 NR
20. Mora 12-2 NR

Class 3A
1. Totino-Grace 9-2 1
2. Columbia Heights 10-0 2
3. South St. Paul 14-0 4
4. DeLaSalle 7-5 3
5. Princeton 11-1 5
6. Alexandria 8-1 6
7. Simley 9-2 8
8. Orono 7-3 10
9. North Branch 11-3 7
10. Mankato West 9-3 9
11. Benilde-St. Margaret's 8-4 11
12. Austin 6-6 12
13. Mankato East 8-4 13
14. Winona 6-4 14
15. St. Thomas Academy 6-5 15
16. Two Rivers 8-3 16
17. Hibbing 8-2 17
18. Jordan 9-2 18
19. Marshall 9-5 19
20. Becker 8-3 NR

Class 4A
1. Park Center 12-0 1
2. Shakopee 11-1 2
3. Wayzata 10-3 3
4. Lakeville North 10-2 4
5. East Ridge 10-2 5
6. Hopkins 11-2 6
7. Eastview 9-2 7
8. Minnetonka 9-2 8
9. Osseo 9-4 9
10. Owatonna 10-2 19
11. Eden Prairie NR
12. Buffalo 10-3 10
13. Tartan 7-2 12
14. Park, Cottage Grove 8-5 16
15. Stillwater 8-5 13
16. Irondale 8-5 15
17. Cretin-Derham Hall 6-6 20
18. Lakeville South 7-4 NR
19. Edina 9-4 NR
20. Coon Rapids 9-3 NR