Area Teams Still Going Strong In State Boys, Girls Polls
Published on January 11 2024 7:22 am
Last Updated on January 11 2024 7:23 am
Written by Millie Lange
In the boys polls, Effingham St. Anthony moved into the top spot at No. 1 in the Class 1A poll. The Bulldogs have a 15-4 record, received 123 points and was in second place last week.
Teutopolis is in the others receiving votes in Class 2A. The Wooden Shoes received five votes.
In the girls polls, Altamont moved up two spots from No. 7 to No. 5 in Class 1A. The Indians are 17-2 with 468 points and received one vote.
Effingham St. Anthony moved up from No. 9 to the No. 8 spot in the Class 1A poll. The Bulldogs have a 14-6 record with 19 points.
Brownstown/St. Elmo is in the others receiving votes with one point.
Teutopolis is in the others receiving votes in Class 2A with four votes.
Effingham moved into the Class 3A state poll with a 16-4 record and 11 points.
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. Effingham St. Anthony (11) 15-4 123 2
2. Tuscola (1) 15-2 98 1
3. Illini Bluffs 16-3 94 3
4. Aurora Christian 13-2 92 4
5. Goreville (1) 16-1 78 5
6. Pecatonica 18-2 63 6
7. Winchester-West Central 18-2 50 7
8. Lexington 15-3 36 10
9. Serena 17-1 32 NR
10. Scales Mound 12-2 18 9
Others receiving votes: Camp Point Central 12. Waltonville 7. Griggsville-Perry 4. South Beloit 3. Mounds Meridian 3. Manley 1. Calhoun 1.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Breese Central (6) 16-2 116 1
2. Peoria Manual (4) 9-5 99 3
3. Tolono Unity (2) 16-0 97 2
4. Byron 13-0 85 4
5. El Paso-Gridley 14-2 52 6
6. Beecher (1) 19-0 50 7
7. Benton 15-3 45 5
8. Chicago (Christ the King) 15-2 34 10
9. Phillips 8-7 27 NR
10. Rockridge 13-3 25 9
Others receiving votes: St. Joseph-Ogden 15. Clinton 11. Pinckneyville 9. Tremont 9. Bureau Valley 8. Bismarck-Henning 6. Fieldcrest 6. Teutopolis 5. Columbia 3. Rockford Christian 3. Murphysboro 2. Peoria Notre Dame 2. Trenton Wesclin 2. Belleville (Althoff Catholic) 1. Massac County 1. Macomb 1. Lawrenceville 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (10) 18-2 118 2
2. Harvey Thornton (1) 14-2 106 3
3. DePaul College Prep 17-1 86 1
4. Centralia (1) 18-0 72 4
5. Mt. Zion 17-0 65 5
6. Metamora 13-4 63 6
7. Brother Rice 18-2 49 T7
8. Morton 17-2 43 T7
9. Kankakee 13-2 29 9
10. Richwoods 13-3 16 10
Others receiving votes: East St. Louis 4. Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 4. Decatur MacArthur 2. Sterling 2. Hyde Park 1.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Curie (4) 16-1 100 1
2. Homewood-Flossmoor (5) 15-1 99 T2
3. Normal Community (2) 15-1 81 4
4. Collinsville 18-1 66 T2
5. Quincy 16-1 65 7
6. Bolingbrook 14-2 48 8
7. Lisle (Benet Academy) 15-2 46 T5
8. Gurnee Warren 16-2 38 T5
9. Downers North 14-2 19 10
10. Moline 13-2 13 NR
Others receiving votes: Waubonsie Valley 12. New Trier 6. Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) 4. Glenbrook North 3. Glenbrook South 2. Marist 2. Kenwood 1.
GIRLS
Here are the girls prep basketball polls with rank, team, first-place votes, record, and total points.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Galena (5) 15-1 82 1
2. Orangeville (2) 20-1 80 2
3. Annawan 16-4 58 3
4. Tuscola (1) 15-1 52 5
5. Altamont (1) 17-2 46 7
6. Okawville 11-4 39 4
7. Pecatonica 17-1 22 6
8. Illini Bluffs 18-3 19 10
8. Effingham St. Anthony 14-6 19 9
10. Aquin 10-4 16 NR
Others receiving votes: Peoria Heights 15. Serena 14. Hardin Calhoun 7. Catlin (Salt Fork) 6. Wethersfield 6. Elmwood 5. Abingdon-Avon 4. Goreville 2. Brownstown/St. Elmo 1. Willows 1. Father McGivney Catholic 1.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Breese Central (2) 16-2 84 1
2. Breese Mater Dei (2) 15-2 82 2
3. Peoria Notre Dame (5) 19-3 81 4
4. Rock Island Alleman (1) 19-2 74 5
5. Nashville 16-2 50 6
(tie) Deer Creek-Mackinaw 18-1 50 3
7. Petersburg PORTA 18-1 43 8
8. Central Southeastern 13-2 32 7
9. Watseka 12-1 18 NR
10. Carlyle 16-1 14 T9
Others receiving votes: Bishop McNamara 8. Teutopolis 4. Canton 3. Staunton 2. Coal City 2. DePaul College Prep 2. Stillman Valley 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Lincoln (7) 19-0 70 1
2. Peoria Central 16-1 60 2
3. Quincy Notre Dame 16-2 47 4
4. Morton 15-4 44 5
5. Galesburg 18-2 42 3
6. Montini 13-4 27 8
7. Bethalto Civic Memorial 16-3 25 6
8. Rockford Boylan 15-2 18 T9
9. Washington 12-4 12 7
10. Effingham 16-4 11 NR
Others receiving votes: Mt. Zion 9. Taylorville 7. Mattoon 5. Richwoods 4. Hyde Park 2. Mount Vernon 1. Chicago (Butler) 1.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Loyola (2) 18-0 45 1
2. Maine South 20-0 44 3
3. Alton (3) 15-0 40 2
4. Normal Community 18-2 23 4
5. Bolingbrook 14-2 22 5
6. Nazareth 11-3 20 6
7. Batavia 14-3 16 8
(tie) O'Fallon 13-4 16 7
9. Hononegah 15-3 15 10
10. Quincy 13-4 10 9
(tie) Waubonsie Valley 17-1 10 T10
Others receiving votes: Fremd 6. Lincoln-Way East 3. East Moline United 3. Romeoville 2. St. Charles North 1.