Super Ten: Gazette area high school girls’ basketball rankings (Dec. 21)

The Gazette’s weekly girls’ basketball Super Ten, though games played Tuesday, Dec. 20:

1. North Linn

Record: 9-0. Tri-Rivers West: 7-0.

Offensive average: 73.6. Defensive average: 32.8.

Streak: Won 9.

Previous: 2nd.

Last week: Beat East Buchanan, 63-33, Friday; beat Maquoketa Valley, 69-34, Tuesday.

Coming up: Starmont, Jan. 3; Calamus-Wheatland, Jan. 6.

2. Cedar Rapids Xavier

Record: 8-1. MVC: 4-0.

Offensive average: 59.3. Defensive average: 48.3.

Streak: Won 3.

Previous: 3rd.

Last week: Beat Cedar Falls, 55-46, Friday; beat Cedar Rapids Washington, 70-18, Tuesday.

Coming up: Iowa City Liberty, Jan. 3; Iowa City West, Jan. 6; North Polk, Jan. 7; Dubuque Wahlert, Jan. 10.

3. Iowa City West

Record: 6-2. MVC: 4-0.

Offensive average: 52.8. Defensive average: 48.8.

Streak: Won 1.

Previous: 1st.

Last week: Lost to Linn-Mar, 49-39, Friday; lost to Sioux City Heelan, 57-36, Saturday; beat Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 61-39, Tuesday.

Coming up: At Cedar Rapids Xavier, Jan. 6; Iowa City High, Jan. 8 (Xtream Arena); Dubuque Hempstead, Jan. 10.

4. Benton Community

Record: 9-1. Wamac West: 2-1.

Offensive average: 52.6. Defensive average: 40.5.

Streak: Won 8.

Previous: 8th.

Last week: Beat Williamsburg, 55-37, Friday; beat Clear Creek Amana, 51-36, Tuesday.

Coming up: At Solon, Jan. 6; Independence, Jan. 10.

5. Clear Creek Amana

Record: 6-2. Wamac West: 2-1.

Offensive average: 58.5. Defensive average: 42.1.

Streak: Lost 1.

Previous: 4th.

Last week: Beat Vinton-Shellsburg, 50-40, Friday; lost to Benton Community, 51-36, Tuesday.

Coming up: At West Delaware, Jan. 6; Mount Vernon, Jan 10.

6. Iowa City Liberty

Record: 6-3. MVC: 4-0.

Offensive average: 55.4. Defensive average: 44.3.

Streak: Won 3.

Previous: 6th.

Last week: Beat Iowa City High, 48-40, Friday; beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 62-52 (OT), Tuesday.

Coming up: At Cedar Rapids Xavier, Jan. 3; Dubuque Senior, Jan. 10.

7. Linn-Mar

Record: 7-3. MVC: 3-1.

Offensive average: 51.3. Defensive average: 43.3.

Streak: Won 2.

Previous: 7th.

Last week: Lost to Cedar Rapids Prairie, 35-34, Wednesday; beat Iowa City West, 49-39, Friday; beat Dubuque Senior, 64-48, Tuesday.

Coming up: Waterloo West, Jan. 3; at Cedar Falls, Jan. 6; at Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Jan. 10.

8. Cascade

Record: 8-0. River Valley North: 5-0.

Offensive average: 54.9. Defensive average: 37.6.

Streak: Won 8.

Previous: 9th.

Last week: Beat Springville, 64-40, Thursday; beat Camanche, 45-22, Friday; beat Dyersville Beckman, 51-32, Tuesday.

Coming up: West Branch, Jan. 6; Bellevue, Jan. 10.

9. Decorah

Record: 8-2. Northeast Iowa: 4-0.

Offensive average: 60.0. Defensive average: 45.9.

Streak: Won 1.

Previous: 5th.

Last week: Beat New Hampton, 54-40, Friday; lost to Caledonia (Minn.), 50-41, Saturday; beat Waukon, 59-51, Tuesday.

Coming up: At Waverly-Shell Rock, Jan. 6; at MFL MarMac, Jan. 9.

10. Solon

Record: 7-1. Wamac East: 1-0.

Offensive average: 58.6. Defensive average: 46.8.

Streak: Won 2.

Previous: 9th.

Last week: Beat Marion, 50-38, Friday; beat Mid-Prairie, 48-43, Monday.

Coming up: Williamsburg, Jan. 3; Benton Community, Jan. 6; at South Tama, Jan. 10.

Dropped out

None.

Area class rankings

Class 5A: 1. Iowa City West (6-2), 2. Iowa City Liberty (6-3), 3. Linn-Mar (7-3), 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (4-4), 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie (4-5).

Class 4A: 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (8-1), 2. Clear Creek Amana (6-2), 3. Decorah (8-2), 4. Marion (5-4), 5. Maquoketa (5-4).

Class 3A: 1. Benton Community (9-1), 2. Solon (7-1), 3. Center Point-Urbana (7-4), 4. Monticello (8-1), 5. Vinton-Shellsburg (5-4).

Class 2A: 1. Cascade (8-0), 2. Iowa City Regina (10-1), 3. Dyersville Beckman (4-3), 4. East Buchanan (5-3), 5. Alburnett (5-3).

Class 1A: 1. North Linn (9-0), 2. Elkader Central (7-0), 3. Montezuma (7-1), 4. Springville (7-3), 5. Turkey Valley (5-3).

Area standings

MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION Conf. All

Cedar Rapids Xavier 4-0 8-1

Iowa City Liberty 4-0 6-3

Cedar Falls 3-1 4-4

Cedar Rapids Prairie 2-2 4-5

Dubuque Wahlert 1-3 6-3

Dubuque Senior 1-3 4-5

Cedar Rapids Jefferson 0-4 3-6

MVC VALLEY DIVISION Conf. All

Waterloo West 4-0 8-0

Iowa City West 4-0 6-2

Linn-Mar 3-1 7-3

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1-2 4-4

Iowa City High 1-3 2-5

Dubuque Hempstead 0-3 1-8

Cedar Rapids Washington 0-3 0-8

Western Dubuque 0-3 0-9

WAMAC EAST DIVISION Div. All

Solon 1-0 7-1

Mount Vernon 1-0 5-4

Marion 1-1 5-4

West Delaware 1-1 2-6

Independence 0-2 3-7

WAMAC WEST DIVISION Div. All

Center Point-Urbana 3-0 7-4

Benton Community 2-1 9-1

Clear Creek Amana 2-1 6-2

Vinton-Shellsburg 1-1 5-4

South Tama 0-2 1-8

Williamsburg 0-3 2-7

RIVER VALLEY NORTH DIVISION Div. All

Cascade 5-0 8-0

Monticello 4-1 8-1

Bellevue 4-1 7-3

Maquoketa 3-2 5-4

Dyersville Beckman 2-3 4-3

Northeast 1-4 4-4

Camanche 1-4 2-7

Anamosa 0-5 0-9

RIVER VALLEY SOUTH DIVISION Div. All

Iowa City Regina 6-0 10-1

West Liberty 3-1 4-3

Mid-Prairie 3-2 5-5

Wilton 2-2 4-4

West Branch 1-3 1-7

Tipton 1-4 3-7

Durant 0-4 1-7

TRI-RIVERS EAST DIVISION Div. All

Calamus-Wheatland 6-0 7-2

Bellevue Marquette 5-1 8-1

Lisbon 4-2 5-4

Clinton Prince of Peace 2-3 2-4

Midland 2-4 3-6

Easton Valley 1-4 1-6

North Cedar 0-6 0-8

TRI-RIVERS WEST DIVISION Div. All

North Linn 7-0 9-0

Springville 6-1 7-3

Alburnett 4-3 5-3

East Buchanan 3-3 5-3

Edgewood-Colesburg 3-4 5-6

Maquoketa Valley 3-4 5-6

Central City 1-5 2-8

Starmont 0-7 0-10

NICL EAST DIVISION Div. All

Sumner-Fredericksburg 3-0 6-2

Oelwein 1-0 5-2

Jesup 1-1 4-3

Wapsie Valley 0-2 4-5

Union Community 0-2 2-5

NORTHEAST IOWA Conf. All

Decorah 4-0 8-2

Waverly-Shell Rock 3-0 6-1

Waukon 2-1 4-3

New Hampton 1-3 2-6

Crestwood 0-3 4-5

Charles City 0-3 0-7

SICL EAST DIVISION Conf. All

Iowa Valley 6-1 8-2

English Valleys 3-2 5-3

Sigourney 4-3 6-5

Keota 3-3 3-6

Belle Plaine 1-6 1-8

Tri-County 0-6 1-8

SICL WEST DIVISION Conf. All

Montezuma 5-1 7-1

North Mahaska 5-1 8-2

Lynnville-Sully 5-1 7-3

HLV 1-5 2-5

BGM 1-5 3-6

UPPER IOWA Conf. All

Elkader Central 4-0 7-0

Turkey Valley 5-1 5-3

North Fayette Valley 3-1 3-3

MFL MarMac 4-2 6-3

West Central 2-3 3-4

Lansing Kee 2-3 2-4

Clayton Ridge 2-4 3-6

South Winneshiek 2-4 2-7

Postville 0-6 0-7

OTHERS All

Washington (Iowa) 5-3

Lone Tree 6-5

Highland 3-5

North Tama 2-6

Meskwaki 0-8

Hillcrest Academy 0-9

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com