Iowa high school boys’ basketball rankings: Cedar Rapids Kennedy puts strangehold on Class 4A top spot

CEDAR RAPIDS — There’s Cedar Rapids Kennedy, then there’s everyone else right now in Class 4A boys’ basketball.

The Cougars solidified their hold on the top spot in the class in this week’s Iowa High School Athletic Association 4A poll with a convincing win Saturday over fourth-ranked West Des Moines Valley as part of the MVC-CIML Showdown at Waukee.

Kennedy (14-0), which has won 34 consecutive regular-season games, got 18 points from Trevan Krumrei and held Valley to 37.5 percent in a 60-43 victory. Defending 4A champion Valley (11-4) played without all-state guard Curtis Stinson Jr., who has been out for multiple weeks with a hip injury.

Valley actually moved from fourth to third despite the loss. Iowa City West (12-1) is second in this week’s 4A rankings, coming off a two-point win Saturday over Cedar Falls, which is ranked ninth.

The big mover up is Sioux City East (15-2), which picked up a huge 68-53 win Saturday at Waukee. The Warriors (12-5) dropped from third to fifth.

The other three No. 1 teams remained the same, also with some shuffling after that in each class. Clear Lake (13-0) is your top-ranked team in Class 3A, West Lyon (16-0) in 2A and Bellevue Marquette (18-0) in 1A.

The top five remained identical in 3A, with Solon (15-0) fourth and Decorah (14-1) fifth. Despite a loss to Solon, Marion (10-4) stayed at No. 8 in the class.

Good wins over Cascade and Maquoketa inched Monticello (14-1) up from seventh to fifth in Class 2A. Two losses dropped Iowa City Regina from 10th to out of the rankings.

In Class 1A, North Linn (15-1) slipped from second to third despite not losing. Madrid (14-2) moved up from fourth to second after a three-win week.

The Tigers play a 2A-heavy schedule. Keota (16-0) also decreased one place, from fifth to sixth despite not losing.

In a big game this week, North Linn plays Friday night at No. 1 Bellevue Marquette.

Below is this week’s entire poll, with team record and last week’s ranking in parentheses.

Class 4A

1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 14-0 (1)

2. Iowa City West 12-1 (2)

3. West Des Moines Valley 11-4 (4)

4. Sioux City East 15-2 (10)

5. Waukee 12-5 (3)

6. North Scott 13-2 (7)

7. Dubuque Senior 12-1 (6)

8. Ankeny Centennial 11-4 (5)

9. Cedar Falls 11-3 (8)

10. Norwalk 11-2 (NR)

Dropped out: Ankeny.

Class 3A

1. Clear Lake 13-0 (1)

2. Adel ADM 12-1 (2)

3. Waverly-Shell Rock 13-2 (3)

4. Solon 15-0 (4)

5. Decorah 14-1 (5)

6. Davenport Assumption 10-5 (10)

7. Ballard 11-4 (6)

8. Marion 10-4 (8)

9. MOC-Floyd Valley 13-3 (7)

10. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 11-3 (NR)

Dropped out: Sioux City Heelan.

Class 2A

1. West Lyon 16-0 (1)

2. Western Christian 14-1 (2)

3. Hudson 13-1 (3)

4. Underwood 17-0 (5)

5. Monticello 14-1 (7)

6. Carroll Kuemper 14-2 (4)

7. Pella Christian 11-4 (6)

8. Treynor 13-2 (5)

9. Grundy Center 14-2 (9)

10. West Burlington 14-0 (NR)

Dropped out: Iowa City Regina..

Class 1A

1. Bellevue Marquette 18-0 (1)

2. Madrid 14-2 (4)

3. North Linn 15-1 (2)

4. Winfield-Mount Union 14-1 (3)

5. Lake Mills 16-1 (6)

6. Keota 16-0 (5)

7. Lynnville-Sully 16-1 (7)

8. North Union 16-2 (5)

9. East Mills 15-1 (8)

10. Lansing Kee 17-2 (10)

Dropped out: Guthrie Center ACGC, Remsen St. Mary’s.

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