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Super Ten: Gazette area high school girls’ basketball rankings (Jan. 11)
Unbeaten North Linn stays on top, then there’s congestion galore after that

Jan. 11, 2023 10:18 am
Linn-Mar’s Ellie Daubenmier (right) looks for an opening during its 57-47 win over Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Tuesday. The Lions jumped to No. 4 in this week’s Gazette-area Super Ten. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
The Gazette’s weekly girls’ basketball Super Ten, though games played Tuesday, Jan. 10:
1. North Linn
Record: 11-0. Tri-Rivers West: 8-0.
Offensive average: 75.6. Defensive average: 32.0.
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Streak: Won 11.
Previous: 1st.
Last week: Beat Starmont, 97-26, Jan. 3; beat Calamus-Wheatland, 73-31, Friday.
Coming up: Iowa City Regina, Thursday; at Springville, Friday; Edgewood-Colesburg, Tuesday
2. Iowa City West
Record: 9-2. MVC: 6-0.
Offensive average: 54.3. Defensive average: 48.6.
Streak: Won 4.
Previous: 3rd.
Last week: Beat Cedar Rapids Xavier, 58-57, Thursday; beat Iowa City High, 58-43, Sunday; beat Dubuque Hempstead, 58-43, Tuesday.
Coming up: Cedar Falls, Friday; Marion, Saturday; Fort Madison, Tuesday.
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier
Record: 10-3. MVC: 5-1.
Offensive average: 60.7. Defensive average: 50.6.
Streak: Won 1.
Previous: 2nd.
Last week: Beat Iowa City Liberty, 67-43, Jan. 3; lost to Iowa City West, 58-57, Thursday; lost to North Polk, 65-62, Saturday; beat Dubuque Wahlert, 69-57, Tuesday
Coming up: At Iowa City High, Friday; at Waterloo West; Tuesday.
4. Linn-Mar
Record: 9-4. MVC: 4-2.
Offensive average: 52.8. Defensive average: 46.2.
Streak: Won 1.
Previous: 7th.
Last week: Beat Waterloo West, 72-68 (2 OT), Jan. 3; lost to Cedar Falls, 53-45, Friday; beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 57-47, Tuesday.
Coming up: Iowa City Liberty, Tuesday.
5. Clear Creek Amana
Record: 8-2. Wamac West: 2-1.
Offensive average: 58.1. Defensive average: 41.6.
Streak: Won 2.
Previous: 5th.
Last week: Beat West Delaware, 43-30, Friday; beat Mount Vernon, 70-49, Tuesday.
Coming up: At Center Point-Urbana, Friday; South Tama, Tuesday.
6. Solon
Record: 10-1. Wamac East: 1-0.
Offensive average: 58.9. Defensive average: 41.8.
Streak: Won 5.
Previous: 10th.
Last week: Beat Williamsburg, 67-35, Jan. 3; beat Benton Community, 36-35, Friday; beat South Tama, 76-16, Tuesday.
Coming up: At West Delaware, Friday; at Mount Vernon, Tuesday.
7. Benton Community
Record: 10-2. Wamac West: 2-1.
Offensive average: 51.9. Defensive average: 38.9.
Streak: Won 1.
Previous: 4th.
Last week: Lost to Solon, 36-35, Friday; beat Independence, 62-26, Tuesday.
Coming up: At Vinton-Shellsburg, Friday; Center Point-Urbana, Tuesday.
8. Decorah
Record: 11-2. Northeast Iowa: 5-0.
Offensive average: 60.2. Defensive average: 43.8.
Streak: Won 4.
Previous: 9th.
Last week: Beat Cascade, 66-37, Jan. 3; beat Waverly-Shell Rock, 60-48, Friday; beat MFL MarMac, 57-25, Monday.
Coming up: Charles City, Friday; at West Delaware, Saturday.
9. Iowa City Liberty
Record: 7-4. MVC: 5-0.
Offensive average: 53.9. Defensive average: 46.5.
Streak: Won 1.
Previous: 6th.
Last week: Lost to Cedar Rapids Xavier, 67-43, Jan. 3; beat Dubuque Senior, 51-45, Tuesday.
Coming up: Waterloo West, Friday; at Linn-Mar, Tuesday.
10. Iowa City Regina
Record: 12-1. River Valley South: 6-0.
Offensive average: 63.6. Defensive average: 42.7.
Streak: Won 10.
Previous: NR.
Last week: Beat Burlington Notre Dame, 76-60, Jan. 3; beat Lisbon, 60-25, Thursday.
Coming up: At North Linn, Thursday; Wilton, Tuesday.
Dropped out
Cascade (8).
Area class rankings
Class 5A: 1. Iowa City West (9-2), 2. Linn-Mar (9-4), 3. Iowa City Liberty (7-4), 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (6-5), 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie (5-7).
Class 4A: 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (10-3), 2. Clear Creek Amana (8-2), 3. Decorah (11-2), 4. Marion (6-5), 5. Maquoketa (6-4).
Class 3A: 1. Solon (10-1), 2. Benton Community (10-2), 3. Center Point-Urbana (9-5), 4. Vinton-Shellsburg (6-4), 5. Mount Vernon (7-5).
Class 2A: 1. Iowa City Regina (12-1), 2. Cascade (10-1), 3. East Buchanan (8-3), 4. Dyersville Beckman (6-5), 5. Alburnett (7-5).
Class 1A: 1. North Linn (11-0), 2. Elkader Central (11-0), 3. Montezuma (10-1), 4. Springville (10-3), 5. Turkey Valley (8-4).
Area standings
MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION Conf. All
Iowa City Liberty 5-0 7-4
Cedar Rapids Xavier 5-1 10-3
Cedar Falls 5-1 7-4
Dubuque Wahlert 2-4 8-4
Cedar Rapids Prairie 2-4 5-7
Dubuque Senior 2-4 5-7
Cedar Rapids Jefferson 0-5 4-8
MVC VALLEY DIVISION Conf. All
Waterloo West 6-0 10-1
Iowa City West 6-0 9-2
Linn-Mar 4-2 9-4
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2-3 6-5
Iowa City High 2-4 3-7
Western Dubuque 1-4 2-10
Dubuque Hempstead 0-5 1-11
Cedar Rapids Washington 0-5 0-11
WAMAC EAST DIVISION Div. All
Solon 1-0 10-1
Mount Vernon 1-0 7-5
Marion 1-1 6-5
West Delaware 1-1 4-7
Independence 0-2 5-8
WAMAC WEST DIVISION Div. All
Center Point-Urbana 3-0 9-5
Benton Community 2-1 10-2
Clear Creek Amana 2-1 8-2
Vinton-Shellsburg 1-1 6-4
South Tama 0-2 1-11
Williamsburg 0-3 2-11
RIVER VALLEY NORTH DIVISION Div. All
Cascade 6-0 10-1
Monticello 5-1 9-3
Bellevue 4-2 7-4
Maquoketa 4-2 6-4
Dyersville Beckman 3-3 6-5
Northeast 1-5 5-6
Camanche 1-5 3-9
Anamosa 0-6 0-11
RIVER VALLEY SOUTH DIVISION Div. All
Iowa City Regina 6-0 12-1
West Liberty 3-1 6-4
Mid-Prairie 3-2 6-5
Wilton 2-3 5-6
West Branch 2-3 3-8
Tipton 1-4 5-8
Durant 0-4 2-8
TRI-RIVERS EAST DIVISION Div. All
Calamus-Wheatland 6-0 10-4
Bellevue Marquette 6-1 11-2
Lisbon 5-2 6-7
Midland 2-5 4-8
Clinton Prince of Peace 2-5 3-8
Easton Valley 2-5 2-9
North Cedar 1-6 1-11
TRI-RIVERS WEST DIVISION Div. All
North Linn 8-0 11-0
Springville 7-1 10-3
East Buchanan 5-3 9-3
Alburnett 4-4 7-5
Maquoketa Valley 4-4 8-6
Edgewood-Colesburg 3-5 5-8
Central City 1-7 3-12
Starmont 0-8 0-12
NICL EAST DIVISION Div. All
Sumner-Fredericksburg 3-0 7-3
Oelwein 2-0 7-3
Jesup 1-2 6-5
Wapsie Valley 1-2 5-7
Union Community 0-3 2-10
NORTHEAST IOWA Conf. All
Decorah 5-0 11-2
Waverly-Shell Rock 4-1 7-3
Waukon 3-2 7-5
New Hampton 2-3 4-6
Crestwood 0-4 4-6
Charles City 0-4 0-10
SICL EAST DIVISION Conf. All
Iowa Valley 6-3 8-4
English Valleys 5-3 8-4
Sigourney 5-4 8-6
Keota 4-5 4-9
Belle Plaine 1-8 2-10
Tri-County 0-9 1-12
SICL WEST DIVISION Conf. All
North Mahaska 9-0 12-1
Montezuma 8-1 11-1
Lynnville-Sully 7-2 9-4
BGM 2-7 5-8
HLV 2-7 3-8
UPPER IOWA Conf. All
Elkader Central 7-0 11-0
Turkey Valley 8-1 8-4
MFL MarMac 6-3 8-5
North Fayette Valley 5-3 5-5
Clayton Ridge 4-5 5-7
South Winneshiek 3-6 3-9
West Central 2-5 3-7
Lansing Kee 2-6 2-8
Postville 0-8 0-10
OTHERS All
Washington (Iowa) 6-4
Lone Tree 8-6
Highland 5-7
North Tama 3-9
Meskwaki 1-9
Hillcrest Academy 0-12
Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com