Bulldogs Ranked Eighth in AP Poll

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Published on February 22 2018 9:14 am
Last Updated on February 22 2018 9:14 am
Written by Millie Lange

Effingham St. Anthony is the lone area high school boys basketball team still remaining in a poll.

The Bulldogs are ranked eighth in the Class 2A Associated Press state poll. The Bulldogs were 25-3 and earned 23 points. They previously were in the No. 7 spot.

St. Anthony will be playing for the championship of the Vandalia Regional Friday against Shelbyville at 7 p.m.

Here are the boys prep basketball polls with rank, team, first place votes, record and total points.

Class 1A

School                                                W-L          Pts          Prv

 1. Aurora Christian (9)                       22-1        108            1

 2. DePue (1)                                      24-2          85            2

 3. East Dubuque (1)                          26-3          80            4

 4. Annawan                                        25-3          75            5

 5. Payson Seymour                           26-2          68            3

 6. Sterling Newman                            23-4         57            6

 7. Colfax Ridgeview                           24-4         48            7

 8. New Berlin                                      25-3         33            8

 9. Cairo                                               21-5         22            9

10. Nokomis                                        21-7           9         NR

Others receiving votes: Newark 8, Quest Academy 5, Milford 4, Cissna Park 2, Okawville 1.

Class 2A

School                                                 W-L          Pts        Prv

 1. Orr (11)                                            23-4       110           1

 2. Warsaw West Hancock                   22-2         83           3

 3. Pinckneyville                                   25-3         76         T4

 4. Winnebago                                      24-2        75           2

 5. Monticello                                         22-1        69          6

 6. Leo                                                   19-5         65       T4

 7. Bloomington Central Catholic          21-6         42         8

 8. Effingham St. Anthony                  25-3         23         7

 9. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley                24-3        12       NR

10. Trenton Wesclin                              24-4           9       NR

Others receiving votes: Eldorado 7, Corliss 6, St. Joseph-Ogden 6, Bureau Valley 5, Chicago Uplift 5, Teutopolis 4, Williamsville 3.


Class 3A

School                                                     W-L         Pts         Prv
 
1. Morgan Park (7)                                    18-9          88         2
 
2. Springfield Southeast (2)                       22-3          82         1
 
3. Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights)       20-4          67         4

 4. Hillcrest                                                21-5          57         5

(tie) Springfield Lanphier                           22-3          57         3
 
6. Alton Marquette                                     28-0          44         6

 7. Centralia                                               21-4          32        7

 8. DePaul College Prep                           20-6          31        8

 9. Champaign Central                              17-7           13     10

10. Decatur MacArthur                              18-8            9      NR

Others receiving votes: Lincoln 6, Burlington Central 6, Bogan 3.


Class 4A

School                                                        W-L         Pts       Prv

 1. Simeon (9)                                            25-3         90         1

 2. Belleville West                                      23-2        75          3

 3. Curie                                                      22-3        74          2

 4. Danville                                                  23-2        67          4

 5. Whitney Young                                      22-7        52        T5

 6. Normal West                                         21-6        28        T5

 7. Quincy                                                   19-4         21     T10

 8. Bloomington                                          18-7        15          8

 9. Evanston Township                               20-5        14          7

10. New Trier                                              22-3         12       NR

Others receiving votes: Moline 11, Niles North 10, Lisle Benet Academy 10, St. Viator 5, Niles West 4, Naperville North 4, Maine South 2, Rockford Jefferson 1.