Shoes Drop to Fifth in Boys Poll, Remains Third in Girls Poll

Teutopolis High School dropped from the top spot in the Associated Press Class 2A State Boys Basketball Poll. The Wooden Shoes were ranked No. 1 last week, sporting a 12-1 record.

This week the Shoes fell to No. 5 with a 13-2 mark, garnering 102 points.

Winnebago took over the top spot with five first-place votes and a 13-1 record. Winnebago was second last week. Breese Central moved up from the third spot to No. 2.

In the girls poll, Teutopolis remained at the No. 3 position. Coach Laurie Thompson's crew is sporting a 16-5 record and earned 106 points. Breese Central is in the top spot with nine first-place votes and a 15-3 record.

Teams shifted up and down in the Class 2A boys and girls pools with some moving up and others dropping down. In others receiving votes in the 2A girls pool were Flora and Lawrenceville.

Associated Press Polls

BOYS

Class 4A

1. Chicago Simeon (5), 12-2, 121 points

2. Kenwood (5), 11-1, 117 points

3. Curie (3), 12-2, 106 points

4. Harvey Thornton 10-2, 85 points

5. Evanston Township, 12-2, 84 points

6. Rock Island, 11-2, 56 points

7. Glenbard West, 14-0, 51 points

8. Edwardsville, 12-2, 43 points

9. Marian Catholic, 12-4, 16 points

10. Riverside-Brookfield, 12-2, 10 points

Others receiving votes: Lisle Benet Academy 7, Whitney Young 6, Bradley-Bourbonnais 3, Quincy 3, Grayslake North 2, Joliet  West 1, Rockford Auburn 1, Niles Notre Dame 1, Belleville East 1, Homewood-Flossmor 1

Class 3A

1. Morgan Park (10), 12-1, 163 points

2. Belleville Althoff (7), 12-2, 156 points

3. Peoria Manual, 12-2, 128 points

4. Springfield Lanphier, 13-2, 101 points

5. Chicago Bogan, 12-4, 92 points

6. Chicago Fenwick, 13-2, 91 points

7. Galesburg, 15-1, 60 points

8. Westchester St. Joseph, 12-3, 47 points

9. Washington, 14-1, 29 points

10. Centralia, 14-2, 22 points

Others receiving votes: LaSalle-Peru 12, Rockford Boylan 13, Normal University 6, North Lawndale 4, Lincoln Way West 3, Sacred Heart-Griffin 1,  Metamora 1, Dixon 1

Class 2A

1. Winnebago (5), 13-1, 149 points

2. Breese Central (2), 14-2, 138 points

3. Chicago Orr (6), 10-2, 126 points

4. Warrensburg-Latham (1), 13-0, 103 points

5. Teutopolis (1), 13-2, 102 points

6. Seton Academy (1), 12-4, 89 points

7. Lawrenceville (1), 15-1, 69 points

8. Rockridge, 12-4, 39 points

9. Pleasant Plains, 12-2, 29 points

10. Quincy Notre Dame, 12-3, 24 points

(tie) Hales Franciscan, 9-5, 24 points

Others receviing votes: Sterling Newman 10, Bloomington Central Catholic 8, Reed-Custer 6, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 4, Athens 4, Bismarck-Henning 3, Monmouth-Roseville 2, Kewanee 2, Williamsville 2, Byron 1, Nashville 1

Class 1A

1. Brimfield (14), 15-0, 165 points 

2. Colfax Ridgeview (1), 13-2, 136 points

3. Okawville, 13-2, 134 points

4.  Woodlawn, 13-1, 90 points

5.  Chicago Leo (2), 13-3, 87 points

6.  Liberty, 15-1, 78 points

7.  Flanagan, 13-2, 71 points

8. Metro-East Lutheran, 15-3, 68 points

9. Quest Academy, 13-2, 52 points

10. Payson Seymour, 12-1, 14 points

Others receiving votes: Kewanee Wethersfield 12, Waterloo Gibault 9, Newark 7, Altamont 5, St. Francis de Sales 5, Nokomis 2

GIRLS

Class 4A

1. Lombard Montini (12), 18-0, 120 points

2. Lisle Benet, 16-2, 94 points

3. Chicago Whitney Young, 12-4, 92 points

4. Chicago Fremd, 15-2, 89 points

5. Edwardsville, 14-1, 69 points

6. Rock Island, 16-2, 51 points

7. Chicago Hersey, 15-3, 47 points

8. New Trier, 17-4, 38 points

9. River Forest Trinity, 14-4, 32 points

10. Chicago Stevenson, 14-3, 16 points

Others receiving votes: Proviso East 6, Quincy Notre Dame 3, Huntley 2, Honoegah 1

Class 3A

1. Morgan Park (12), 15-1, 138 points

2. Morton, 15-1, 114 points

3. Rockford Lutheran, 13-0, 101 points

4. Galesburg, 18-1, 98 points

5. Chicago Marshall (2), 17-1, 85 points

6. Charleston, 19-0, 53 points

7. Burlington Central, 13-1, 38 points

8. Rochester, 12-3, 37 points

9. Highland, 15-3, 27 points

10. Antioch, 17-1, 18 points

Others receiving votes: North Lawndale 15, Champaign St. Thomas More 14, Springfield 12, Rich East 8, Triad 6, Washington 3, Kaneland 2, Salem 1

Class 2A

1. Breese Central (9), 15-3, 135 points

2. Hilsboro (5), 18-1, 126 points

3. Teutopolis, 16-5, 106 points

4. Piasa Southwestern, 17-3, 97 points

5. Havana, 19-2, 84 points

6. Knoxville, 18-4, 44 points

7. Sherrard, 15-5, 39 points

8. Athens, 14-6, 34 points

9. Eureka, 13-5, 24 points

10. Bloomington Central, 15-5, 21 points

Others receiving votes: Flora 20, Tuscola 19, Gilman Iroquois West 13, Lawrenceville 3, Byron 3, Peoria Christian 1, Kewanee 1

Class 1A

1. Central A&M (14), 16-0, 149 points

2. Annawan (1), 16-3, 118 points

3. Cissna Park, 19-0, 111 points

4. Danville Schlarman, 13-1, 108 points

5. Hardin Calhoun, 15-2, 88 points

6. Brimfield, 20-3, 68 points

7. Lebanon, 18-1, 37 points

8. Harvest Christian Academy, 12-6, 36 points

9. Catlin Salt Fork, 18-2, 34 points

10. Mount Olive, 17-3, 20 points

(tie) Libery, 19-1, 20 points

Other receiving votes: Indian Creek 11, Ashton-Franklin Center 11, Galena 5, Erie 1