Super Ten: Some shifting, but Lions still on top

Jeff Linder's area girls' basketball Super Ten, through games played Dec. 15:

1. LINN-MAR (6-0)

Offensive average: 67.8. Defensive average: 41.3. Streak: Won 6. Last ranking: 1st. Notable: Swept Sioux City foes Heelan and North in the East-West Shootout last weekend. Kiah Stokes is averaging 19.2 points and 14.2 rebounds per game. Kayla Klopfenstein is shooting 48 percent from long range. Upcoming schedule: Hosts Cedar Rapids Prairie on Friday, plays Davenport Assumption at the U.S. Cellular Center on Jan. 2, hosts Waterloo West on Jan. 5.

2. CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY (5-0)

Offensive average: 62.2. Defensive average: 40.6. Streak: Won 5. Last ranking: 2nd. Notable: Outscored Iowa City High 31-7 in the fourth quarter and rallied from a three-point third-quarter deficit to win, 67-46, Tuesday. Cougars forced 31 turnovers while committing just 10. Jade Rogers registered 18 points and 12 rebounds. Upcoming schedule: At Cedar Rapids Xavier on Friday, at Dubuque Hempstead on Monday, hosts Cedar Falls on Jan. 5.

3. WAUKON (6-0)

Offensive average: 63.2. Defensive average: 35.5. Streak: Won 6. Last ranking: 3rd. Notable: Gene Klinge can tie Bob Mullen atop the state's all-time victory chart if the Indians defeat Caledonia (Minn.) on Friday. Six players are averaging 6.7 points per game or more. Upcoming schedule: At Caledonia (Minn.) on Friday, hosts Charles City on Monday, at New Hampton on Tuesday, plays MFL MarMac on Jan. 2 at U.S. Cellular Center, hosts Spring Grove (Minn.) on Jan. 4.

4. MARION (5-0)

Offensive average: 58.8. Defensive average: 35.0. Streak: Won 5. Last ranking: 4th. Notable: Last three games have been won by a total of 100 points. Upcoming schedule: At Benton Community on Friday, hosts Williamsburg on Monday, plays Dubuque Wahlert on Jan. 2 at U.S. Cellular Center, at Vinton-Shellsburg on Jan. 5.

5. IOWA CITY WEST (6-0)

Offensive average: 78.3. Defensive average: 42.8. Streak: Won 6. Last ranking: 7th. Notable: Ten different players have scored in double figures in at least one game this season. Paige Yoder is shooting 75.7 percent from the floor, 76.5 percent from the line. Upcoming schedule: Hosts Iowa City High on Friday, hosts Dubuque Senior on Jan. 5.

6. CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON (4-2)

Offensive average: 56.2. Defensive average: 48.2. Streak: Won 1. Last ranking: 6th. Notable: Snapped a two-game losing skid with a 44-30 win over Cedar Falls on Tuesday. None of the top four scorers are seniors. Upcoming schedule: At Cedar Rapids Jefferson on Friday, at Waterloo East on Tuesday, hosts Dubuque Wahlert on Jan. 5.

7. CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER (6-2)

Offensive average: 51.4. Defensive average: 34.8. Streak: Lost 2. Last ranking: 5th. Notable: Lost last two games by a combined six points to West Des Moines Dowling and Waterloo West. Colleen Bouchard leads the Saints at 11.9 ppg and is shooting 45.5 percent from 3-point range. Upcoming schedule: Hosts Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Friday, at Dubuque Hempstead on Monday, hosts Cedar Falls on Jan. 5.

8. ANAMOSA (7-0)

Offensive average: 43.4. Defensive average: 30.1. Streak: Won 7. Last ranking: Not rated. Notable: Schedule gets tougher in a hurry; next six opponents have winning records. Kayla Sanborn paces the Raiders at 12.4 ppg. Upcoming schedule: At Solon on Friday, at Cascade on Saturday, at West Delaware on Tuesday, plays DeWitt Central on Jan. 2 at U.S. Cellular Center.

9. SOLON (5-0)

Offensive average: 50.2. Defensive average: 37.4. Streak: Won 5. Last ranking: Not rated. Notable: Lady Spartans were 7-15 last year. They host Anamosa in a game Friday that will determine sole possession of first place in the Wamac East. Upcoming schedule: Hosts Anamosa on Friday, hosts West Liberty on Saturday, at West Delaware on Jan. 5.

10. MOUNT VERNON (5-1)

Offensive average: 58.5. Defensive average: 41.3. Streak: Won 1. Last ranking: 8th. Notable: A hard week to figure for the Mustangs, who lost at Solon, then bounced back to beat preseason Wamac East favorite DeWitt Central by 12 on the road. Taylor Dicus, a junior transfer from Florida, is averaging 13.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per contest. Upcoming schedule: Hosts Dyersville Beckman on Thursday, hosts West Delaware on Friday, at Western Dubuque on Jan. 5.

CLASS-BY-CLASS

Class 4A: 1. Linn-Mar (6-0), 2. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (5-0), 3. Iowa City West (6-0), 4. Cedar Rapids Washington (4-2), 5. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6-2).

Class 3A: 1. Waukon (6-0), 2. Marion (5-0), 3. Anamosa (7-0), 4. Washington (5-1), 5. Vinton-Shellsburg (4-2).

Class 2A: 1. Solon (5-0), 2. Mount Vernon (5-1), 3. MFL MarMac (5-1), 4. Iowa City Regina (6-0), 5. Cascade (3-1).

Class 1A: 1. Valley Community (5-1), 2. Highland (5-1), 3. Midland (5-1), 4. Elkader Central (5-2), 5. Lone Tree (4-3).