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Iowa high school boys’ basketball rankings: Ames, Harlan, Central Lyon, GVC are No. 1
Several teams get votes for top spot in respective classes
Jan. 10, 2022 4:57 pm, Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 2:14 pm
There are three new No. 1s in this week’s Associated Press Iowa high school boys’ basketball poll.
Ames retained the top spot in Class 4A. The Little Cyclones (7-1) have not lost to an Iowa team this season, receiving eight of 13 first-place votes.
Pleasant Valley (9-0) and Iowa City West (7-0) check in second and third, respectively, as the lone unbeaten teams remaining in the class. Cedar Rapids Prairie (8-1) is seventh and Cedar Rapids Kennedy (6-2) ninth.
Harlan (9-0) takes over at No. 1 in Class 3A for Dallas Center-Grimes, which lost last week to Pella. DC-G is fourth, Pella sixth.
Washington (9-1) has jumped to third. Clear Creek-Amana (8-1) is eighth.
Central Lyon (10-0) is first in Class 2A despite not getting as many first-place votes as No. 2 Van Meter (10-0). Monticello (11-0) is fourth, the first of three River Valley Conference members in the top 10.
Camanche (10-0) is sixth and Mid-Prairie (10-0) ninth. Monticello plays both schools this week.
Grand View Christian (12-0) is a strong and new No. 1 in Class 1A. North Linn (10-1) dropped from first to third after its loss just before Christmas to Edgewood-Colesburg.
Remsen St. Mary’s (10-0) is No. 2, with Lake Mills (10-0) and Avoca AHSTW (8-0) rounding out the top five.
Below are the entire rankings, with first-place votes in parentheses.
CLASS 4A Rec Pts Prv
- Ames (8).............................7-1 116 1
- Pleasant Valley (2).............9-0 91 3
- Iowa City West...................7-0 82 7
- Waukee Northwest............9-1 74 4
- Sioux City East (1)..............7-1 71 5
- Johnston.............................9-1 65 6
- Cedar Rapids Prairie.......... 8-1 62 10
- Council Bluffs Lincoln (1)...6-2 46 2
- Cedar Rapids Kennedy....... 6-2 22 -
- Cedar Falls (1).................... 5-2 21 8
Others receiving votes: Ankeny 20, West Des Moines Valey 20, Waukee 14, Waterloo West 9, Ankeny Centennial 2.
CLASS 3A Rec Pts Prv
- Harlan (8)..........................9-0 115 2
- Fort Madison (1)...............9-0 109 8
- Washington (Iowa)............9-1 79 4
- Dallas Center-Grimes (2)..6-2 61 1
- Humboldt...........................8-0 60 -
- Pella (1)..............................7-2 55 9
- Denison-Schleswig............9-1 40 -
- Clear Creek-Amana............8-1 39 6
- Spencer.............................. 8-2 37 -
- Ballard.................................8-3 25 3
Others receiving votes: Decorah 18, Clear Lake 15, Estherville-Lincoln Central 15, Waverly-Shell Rock 9, Hampton-Dumont 8, DeWitt Central 7, North Polk 5, Dubuque Wahlert 5, Bondurant-Farrar 3, Cedar Rapids Xavier 3, Le Mars 2, Marion 2, Nevada 2, Clarke 1.
CLASS 2A Rec Pts Prv
- Central Lyon (3).............10-0 106 4
- Van Meter (5).................10-0 102 1
- Aplington-Parkersbrg (1).9-1 63 6
- Monticello......................11-0 55 7
- South Central Calhoun..10-0 55 -
- Camanche (2)................10-0 54 10
- Western Christian (1)......8-1 53 5
- Boyden-Hull......................8-1 40 9
- Mid-Prairie (1)................10-0 38 -
- Williamsburg....................9-1 26 -
Others receiving votes: Clarion CGD 25, Denver 21, Des Moines Christian 13, Roland-Story 11, Pella Christian 9, Osage 9, Garner GHV 8, Jesup 6, Union Community 5, Central Decatur 5, Dyersville Beckman 4, Forest City 4, Unity Christian 2, Mediapolis 1.
CLASS 1A Rec Pts Prv
- Grand View Christian (7)..12-0 118 2
- Remsen St. Mary’s (1)......10-0 81 4
- North Linn (3)...................10-1 78 1
- Lake Mills..........................10-0 75 7
- Avoca AHSTW (1)..............8-0 71 6
- Gladbrook-Reinbeck.........10-0 60 -
- Mason City Newman (1).10-0 45 9
- New London...................... 9-0 42 10
- Martensdale-St. Marys......8-0 39 5
- Easton Valley......................8-1 20 3
Others receiving votes: Edgewood-Colesburg 16, Janesville 16, Dunkerton 12, West Harrison 10, Newell-Fonda 8, Wapsie Valley 6, Riceville 6, WACO 4, North Mahaska 4, Anita CAM 1, Mormon Trail 1, Danville 1, Le Mars Gehlen 1.
How The Gazette’s Jeff Johnson voted this week:
Class 4A — 1. Ames, 2. Pleasant Valley, 3. Iowa City West, 4. Waukee Northwest, 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 6. Johnston, 7. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 8. Council Bluffs Lincoln, 9. Sioux City East, 10. Ankeny.
Class 3A — 1. Harlan, 2. Fort Madison, 3. Humboldt, 4. Washington (Iowa), 5. Pella, 6. Dallas Center-Grimes, 7. Spencer, 8. Dubuque Wahlert, 9. Denison-Schleswig, 10. DeWitt Central.
Class 2A — 1. Central Lyon, 2. Clarion CGD, 3. Van Meter, 4. Williamsburg, 5. South Central Calhoun, 6. Aplington-Parkersburg, 7. Camanche, 8. Mid-Prairie, 9. Monticello, 10. Boyden-Hull.
Class 1A — 1. Grand View Christian, 2. Remsen St. Mary’s, 3. Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 4. Lake Mills, 5. North Linn, 6. Avoca AHSTW, 7. Mason City Newman, 8. Martensdale-St. Marys, 9. New London, 10. Edgewood-Colesburg.
Comments: (319)-398-8258, jeff.johnson@thegazette.com
Monticello senior, Caleb Sauser, goes up for a layup against Regina during the 2nd quarter at Kohawk Arena Saturday, January 8, 2022. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)
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