Area Teams Still Among Leaders in AP Polls

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Published on February 9 2017 10:42 am
Last Updated on February 10 2017 9:15 am
Written by Millie Lange

Effingham, Effingham St. Anthony and Teutopolis are still among the leaders in the Associated Press girls and boys state basketball polls recently released.

In the boys Class 3A State Poll, Effingham is listed in ninth place, moving in from others receiving votes. The Hearts have a 19-3 record and 15 points.

Teutopolis remained in the No. 4 spot in the Class 2A State Poll with a 23-3 record and 90 points.

St. Anthony stands at No. 7, dropping from the No. 2 spot. The Bulldogs are 22-3 and have 66 points.

In the girls polls, Teutopolis is No. 3 in the Class 2A State Poll, moving up from the No. 4 spot. The Wooden Shoes are 24-5 and have 104 points.

Effingham is in the others receiving votes category in Class 3A while St. Anthony is in the others receiving votes in Class 1A.

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Class 4A

School                                      W-L     Pts     Prv

1. Bolingbrook (8)                      21-0       107      1     
2. Edwardsville (3)                      20-1      100      2
3. Chicago Curie                         21-2        89       3
4. Chicago Simeon                      20-2       73       4
5. Palatine Fremd                        21-0       65       5
6. Chicago Whitney Young           17-5       45       6
7. Wheaton Warrenville South     23-1       41       8
8. Evanston                                 20-3       19       9
9. Joliet West                             19-3       17     10
10. Geneva                                25-0      15     NR

Others receiving votes: East Moline United 14. Rockford Boylan 10. East St. Louis 4. Willowbrook 2. Quincy 2.

Class 3A

School                                      W-L     Pts     Prv

1. Springfield Lanphier (8)          18-2     116        2
2. Chicago Morgan Park (4)      15-4      108        1
3. Oak Park Fenwick                 19-4        92        5
4. Bloomington                          18-4        73        3
5. North Lawndale                     19-5        65        4
6. Benton                                   24-1        61       6
7. Breese Central                       21-3        53       7
8. Chicago Bogan                      15-6        35       9
9. Effingham                              19-3        15     NR
10. (tie) Washington                  18-5        13     NR
10. (tie) Farragut                         8-6        13     10

Others receiving votes: Cahokia 9. Burlington Central 3. Centralia 1. Aurora Central Catholic 1. Rantoul 1.

Class 2A

School                                        W-L     Pts     Prv

1. Chicago Uplift (12)                    20-4    128       1
2. (tie) Quincy Notre Dame (1)     20-2     107      2
2, (tie) Chicago Orr                      14-4     107      3
4. Teutopolis                                 23-3     90       4
5. Alton Marquette                        22-3     76       5
6. Tremont                                   20-2     43       6
7. Mt. Carmel                               21-3     40       9
8. Pinckneyville                            22-2     38       8
9. Hoopeston                               20-2     18       7
10. (tie) Rockridge                       16-5     17     NR
10. (tie) Eldorado                         23-2     17     10

Others receiving votes: DePaul College Prep 14. Pittsfield 7. Waterloo Gibault 5. Chicago-University 4. Illini Bluffs 4.

Class 1A

School                                  W-L     Pts     Prv

1. Colfax Ridgeview (7)         23-1     119      3
2. Quest Academy (4)          23-2     102      1
3. Okawville (1)                     21-3     101      4
4. East Dubuque                  24-1       94      5
5. Annawan                         23-2       71       7
6. Newark                            20-3       68       6
7. Effingham St. Anthony     22-3       66       2
8. Chicago Hope (1)            21-4       41       8
9. Mendon Unity                  17-5       21     10
10. Depue                            22-3       17       9

Others receiving votes: Harvest Christian Academy 6. Freeport (Aquin) 6. Patoka 6. Nokomis 1. Chrisman 1.


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Class 4A

School                                   W-L     Pts     Prv

1. Lombard Montini (8)           26-1     107       1
2. Rock Island (2)                   27-1      99       2
3. Edwardsville (1)                  24-0      91       3
4. Homewood-Flossmoor       18-2      72       4
5. Rockford Boylan                 25-1      66       5
6. Chicago Marist                   24-4       46      6
7. Oswego East                      23-3      44      7
8. Lisle Benet                          23-3      38      8
9. Bradley-Bourbonnais           25-2      23      9
10. Arlington Hts. Hersey         23-3      8     10

Others receiving votes: Springfield 6. Geneva 4. Maine West 1.

Class 3A

School                               W-L     Pts     Prv

1. Chicago Marshall (11)     26-0     119       1
2. Morton (1)                       25-2     108       2
3. Highland                          23-3     96       3
4. Civic Memorial                 25-2     82       4
5. Mattoon                           26-1     65       5
6. Normal University            24-3     64       6
7. Rochester                        20-3     51       7
8. Peoria Richwoods             24-4     39       8
9. North Lawndale                19-4     14       9
10. Litchfield                         25-3     12     10

Others receiving votes: Effingham 4. Galesburg 3. Rockford Lutheran 2. Peoria Central 1.

Class 2A

School                          W-L     Pts     Prv

1. Byron (12)                   27-2     138       1
2. Eureka (2)                   24-2     126       2
3. Teutopolis                    24-5     104       4
4. Sherrard                      23-3       94       5
5. Camp Point Central     23-3       77       3
6. Spring Valley Hall         22-6       71       7
7. Sesser-Valier               23-1       51       8
8. Kewanee                     23-3       46       6
9. Arthur                          21-4       20     10
10. Buffalo  Tri-City          22-1       13      9

Others receiving votes: Illini West Carthage 10. St. Edward 6. Oakwood 3. Beecher 3. Nashville 2. Belleville Althoff 2. Havana 2. Gilman Iroquois West 1. Bloomington Central Catholic 1.

Class 1A

School                              W-L     Pts     Prv

1. Lebanon (11)                   26-1     110     1
2. Ashton-Franklin Center    24-2      99     2
3. Galena                             25-1      71     6
4. Danville Schlarman          18-5      67     5
5. Calhoun                           19-5     56     7
6. Winchester                       25-3     42     3
7. Mount Olive                      24-3     38     4
8. Colfax Ridgeview              21-4     36     T8
9. Annawan                          19-8     28     T8
10. Okawville                        20-6     20     10

Others receiving votes: Harvest Christian Academy 13. Heyworth 8. Amboy 6. Centralia Christ Our Rock 6. Effingham St. Anthony 3. Princeville 2.