Area Teams Still Among Leaders in AP Polls
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.
BOYS BASKETBALL
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.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
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.