AP boys’ basketball poll: Monticello new No. 1

Monticello junior, Tate Petersen, makes a pass after driving the basket against Regina at Kohawk Arena Saturday, January 8, 2022. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

CEDAR RAPIDS — The River Valley Conference is representing.

The league has three teams ranked in the latest Associated Press boys’ basketball poll, including No. 1. That’d be Monticello, which took over the top spot in the class after previous No. 1 Central Lyon lost for the first time this season last week.

The Panthers (14-0) received three of the nine first-place votes in the class to jump from fourth to first. Boyden-Hull is ranked second, fellow RVC member Mid-Prairie (14-0) third.

The Golden Hawks received two first-place votes. Camanche (12-2) of the River Valley Conference is ninth.

Mid-Prairie beat Camanche last week, 51-46. Monticello also has a close win over Camanche this season.

Williamsburg (13-2) is eighth in 2A this week. Mid-Prairie owns a 76-71 win over the Raiders this season.

Ames (9-1) remains the top-ranked team in Class 4A. The Little Cyclones beat No. 3 Waukee Northwest (11-2) last week, 54-50.

Pleasant Valley, at 12-0 the only unbeaten team in 4A, is second. Cedar Rapids Kennedy is fifth, Cedar Rapids Prairie in a sixth-place tie with Cedar Falls and Iowa City West in a 10th-place tie.

Fort Madison (12-0) is your top-ranked team in Class 3A, with Southeast Conference mate Washington (13-1) second. Fort Madison beat Washington, 56-46.

Decorah comes in fifth this week in 3A, with Marion rejoining the rankings at 10th, with Dubuque Wahlert.

Grand View Christian remains a strong No. 1 in Class 1A, with Remsen St. Mary’s second and North Linn third.

Below are the entire rankings, with first-place votes in parentheses, as well as how The Gazette’s Jeff Johnson voted.

CLASS 4A Record Pts Prv

1. Ames (6) 9-1 87 1
2. Pleasant Valley (3) 12-0 82 2
3. Waukee Northwest 11-2 65 3
4. Council Bluffs Lincoln 10-2 46 5
5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 10-2 42 6
6. Cedar Falls 9-2 31 7
(tie) Cedar Rapids Prairie 9-1 31 4
8. Ankeny 10-2 28 8
(tie) Johnston 11-2 28 9
10. Sioux City, East 10-2 24 10
(tie) Iowa City West 10-2 24 10

Others receiving votes: Ankeny Centennial 5, Davenport North 1, West Des Moines Valley 1.

CLASS 3A Record Pts Prv

1. Fort Madison (9) 12-0 90 1
2. Washington (Iowa) 13-1 75 4
3. Harlan 11-2 66 2
4. Dallas Center-Grimes 10-2 63 6
5. Decorah 12-1 44 9
6. Humboldt 12-1 41 3
7. DeWitt Central 11-2 23 10
8. Pella 10-4 22 5
9. Spencer 10-3 17 8
10. Marion 11-3 14 NR
(tie) Dubuque Wahlert 8-3 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Estherville-Lincoln Central 8, Clear Lake 7, Winterset 4, Ballard 4, Denison-Schleswig 3.

CLASS 2A Record Pts Prv

1. Monticello (3) 14-0 72 4
2. Boyden-Hull (1) 12-1 65 7
3. Mid-Prairie (2) 14-0 64 6
4. Aplington-Parkersburg (2) 12-1 62 3
5. Western Christian (1) 13-1 61 5
6. Van Meter 13-1 51 2
7. Central Lyon 13-1 50 1
8. Williamsburg 13-2 23 10
9. Camanche 12-2 15 8
10. Central Decatur 12-1 8 NR
(tie) Des Moines Christian 17-1 8 NR

Others receiving votes: Clarion CGD 7, South Central Calhoun 5, Roland-Story 3, Pella Christian 1.

CLASS 1A Record Pts Prv

1. Grand View Christian (8) 21-0 89 1
2. Remsen St. Mary's 15-0 75 2
3. North Linn 14-2 70 3
4. Avoca AHSTW (1) 14-0 57 4
5. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 15-0 55 6
6. Lake Mills 15-0 54 5
7. Martensdale-St. Marys 12-1 19 T7
(tie) Easton Valley 12-2 19 9
9. Mason City Newman 10-1 14 10
10. Danville 13-1 10 NR

Others receiving votes: Dunkerton 6, Newell-Fonda 6, New London 5, Winfield-Mount Union 5, WACO 3, Edgewood-Colesburg 3, West Harrison 3, Iowa Valley 1, North Mahaska 1.

How The Gazette’s Jeff Johnson Voted

Class 4A — 1. Ames, 2. Pleasant Valley, 3. Waukee Northwest, 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 5. Cedar Falls, 6. Iowa City West, 7. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 8. Johnston, 9. Ankeny, 10. Sioux City East

Class 3A — 1. Fort Madison, 2. Washington (Iowa), 3. Harlan, 4. Dallas Center-Grimes, 5. Dubuque Wahlert, 6. DeWitt Central, 7. Humboldt, 8. Decorah, 9. Marion, 10. Pella.

Class 2A — 1. Aplington-Parkersburg, 2. Boyden-Hull, 3. Mid-Prairie, 4. Central Lyon, 5. Western Christian, 6. Williamsburg, 7. Monticello, 8. Van Meter, 9. Clarion CGD, 10. Pella Christian.

Class 1A — 1. Grand View Christian, 2. Remsen St. Mary’s, 3. North Linn, 4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 5. Avoca AHSTW, 6. Lake Mills, 7. Mason City Newman, 8. Danville, 9. Dunkerton, 10. Newell-Fonda.

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