Five Area Teams Listed In This Week's Polls

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Published on January 16 2025 6:32 am
Last Updated on January 16 2025 6:34 am
Written by Millie Lange

Five area boys and girls basketball teams are listed in this week's polls.

In the girls poll, Effingham St. Anthony dropped from first to second in this week's poll. The Bulldogs had 30 points.

Brownstown/St. Elmo appeared in the others receiving votes category in 1A.

In Class 2A, Teutopolis went from a tie fof fifth place last week into seventh place with 22 points.

Effingham is listed as 10th in the Class 3A poll with three points.

In the boys poll, only St. Anthony is listed.

The Bulldogs moved up from third place to second in Class 1A with 83 points.

GIRLS

CLASS 4A

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Benet (3)

48

1

2.

Lyons (1)

43

2

3.

Kenwood (1)

40

3

4.

Alton

34

4

5.

Fremd

25

6

6.

Huntley

22

7

(tie)

Waubonsie Valley

22

5

8.

Loyola

17

8

9.

Nazareth

13

10

10.

Whitney Young

6

9

Others receiving votes: 11, Maine South 3. 12, Prospect 2.

CLASS 3A

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Quincy Notre Dame (2)

45

2

(tie)

Washington (2)

45

1

3.

St. Ignatius (1)

40

4

4.

Morton

37

9

5.

Mount Vernon

29

3

6.

Chicago Heights Marian Catholic

21

7

7.

Galesburg

20

6

8.

Sterling

15

8

9.

Bethalto Civic Memorial

13

5

10.

Effingham

3

NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Dixon 2. 12, Morris 2. 13, Montini 2. 14, Glenbard South 1.

CLASS 2A

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Breese Central (7)

70

1

2.

Peoria Notre Dame

62

T2

3.

Nashville

45

4

4.

Stillman Valley

44

T2

5.

Byron

31

8

6.

Central Southeastern

30

T5

7.

Teutopolis

22

T5

8.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw

14

NR

9.

Carlyle

12

7

10.

Watseka

9

10

Others receiving votes: 11, Sullivan 8. 12, Pittsfield 8. 13, Breese Mater Dei 7. 14, Sherrard 6. 15, Bishop McNamara 6. 16, Bloomington Central Catholic 4. 17, Aurora Central Catholic 4. 18, Tremont 2. 19, Manteno 1.

CLASS 1A

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Abingdon (A.-Avon) (4)

40

2

2.

Effingham St. Anthony

30

1

3.

Okawville

28

4

4.

Pecatonica

26

6

5.

Cissna Park

18

3

6.

Hardin Calhoun

14

NR

(tie)

Orangeville

14

5

8.

Monmouth United

13

NR

9.

Brown County

8

T9

(tie)

Catlin (Salt Fork)

8

T9

Others receiving votes: 11, Brownstown/St. Elmo 7. 12, Roanoke-Benson 7. 13, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 6. 14, St. Edward 1.

BOYS POLL

CLASS 4A

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Quincy (4) (16-1)

80

1

2.

Kenwood (2) (17-1)

75

T2

3.

Rich Township (2) (12-4)

74

T2

4.

Bolingbrook (1) (17-2)

64

4

5.

Waubonsie Valley (18-0)

59

5

6.

Lisle (Benet Academy) (17-2)

43

6

7.

Homewood-Flossmoor (16-2)

35

7

8.

Hinsdale Central (16-2)

24

9

9.

Rock Island (18-1)

20

10

10.

Lincoln Park (16-3)

8

NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Niles North 3. 12, Edwardsville 3. 13, Gurnee Warren 2. 14, Alton 2. 15, Normal Community 1. 16, Rolling Meadows 1. 17, St. Ignatius 1.

CLASS 3A

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

DePaul College Prep (8) (17-1)

80

1

2.

Brother Rice (17-1)

70

2

3.

Kankakee (12-3)

43

5

4.

Chicago Mt. Carmel (16-2)

41

6

5.

Metamora (16-4)

39

3

(tie)

Morton (12-5)

39

8

7.

Fenwick (14-4)

32

4

8.

Peoria (H.S.)

31

7

9.

St. Laurence (15-4)

25

9

10.

Centralia (15-3)

12

NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Carmel 8. 12, Waterloo 6. 13, Kaneland 5. 14, Mt. Zion 4. 15, Deerfield 3. 16, St. Patrick 2.

CLASS 2A

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Williamsville (6) (15-0)

108

2

2.

Benton (2) (15-0)

103

3

3.

Peoria Manual (2) (13-4)

91

4

4.

Belleville (Althoff Catholic) (2) (14-4)

89

1

5.

Bismarck-Henning (18-0)

63

5

6.

Chicago Dyett (14-4)

56

6

7.

Rockford Christian (15-0)

41

7

8.

Auburn (17-1)

24

9

9.

Chicago (Christ the King) (11-6)

17

NR

10.

Pinckneyville (14-2)

16

10

Others receiving votes: 11, Columbia 11. 12, Breese Central 8. 13, Breese Mater Dei 7. 14, Murphysboro 6. 15, IC Catholic 5. 16, Rockridge 5. 17, St. Joseph-Ogden 5. 18, Warsaw West Hancock 2. 19, Carlyle 1. 20, Tremont 1. 21, Kankakee (McNamara) 1.

CLASS 1A

Rank

School

Total Points

Previous

1.

Pecatonica (9) (14-0)

90

1

2.

Effingham St. Anthony (1) (15-2)

83

3

3.

Waltonville (14-0)

79

2

4.

Jacksonville Routt (17-1)

68

4

5.

Lanark Eastland (14-2)

53

5

6.

Hope Academy (11-5)

45

7

7.

Tuscola (15-2)

38

6

8.

Goreville (12-2)

37

8

9.

Yorkville Christian (15-6)

24

10

10.

Casey-Westfield (11-4)

8

9

(tie)

Lexington (15-3)

8

NR

Others receiving votes: 12, Dieterich 5. 13, Bluford Webber 4. 14, Chicago (Fenger) 2. 15, LeRoy 2. 16, Mounds Meridian 2. 17, Annawan 1. 18, Dakota 1.