Super Ten: Gazette area high school girls’ basketball rankings (Jan. 18)

The Gazette’s weekly girls’ basketball Super Ten, though games played Tuesday, Jan. 17:

1. North Linn

Record: 14-0. Tri-Rivers West: 10-0.

Offensive average: 74.3. Defensive average: 34.3.

Streak: Won 14.

Previous: 1st.

Last week: Beat Iowa City Regina, 72-52, Thursday; beat Springville, 59-44, Friday; beat Edgewood-Colesburg, 77-32, Tuesday.

Coming up: Alburnett, Friday; at Central City, Tuesday.

2. Iowa City West

Record: 11-3. MVC: 6-1.

Offensive average: 54.3. Defensive average: 46.2.

Streak: Won 2.

Previous: 2nd.

Last week: Lost to Cedar Falls, 38-29, Friday; beat Marion, 60-48, Saturday; beat Fort Madison, 74-26, Tuesday.

Coming up: At Linn-Mar, Friday; Waterloo West, Tuesday.

3. Cedar Rapids Xavier

Record: 11-4. MVC: 6-2.

Offensive average: 59.7. Defensive average: 52.2.

Streak: Lost 1.

Previous: 3rd.

Last week: Beat Iowa City High, 56-52, Friday; lost to Waterloo West, 73-50, Tuesday.

Coming up: At Cedar Falls, Friday.

4. Linn-Mar

Record: 9-5. MVC: 4-3.

Offensive average: 53.1. Defensive average: 47.4.

Streak: Lost 1.

Previous: 4th.

Last week: Lost to Iowa City Liberty, 63-57, Tuesday.

Coming up: Iowa City West, Friday; at Iowa City High, Tuesday.

5. Clear Creek Amana

Record: 10-2. Wamac West: 4-1.

Offensive average: 59.3. Defensive average: 38.7.

Streak: Won 4.

Previous: 5th.

Last week: Beat Center Point-Urbana, 55-34, Friday; beat South Tama, 75-14, Tuesday.

Coming up: Indianola, Saturday; at Vinton-Shellsburg, Tuesday.

6. Solon

Record: 13-1. Wamac East: 3-0.

Offensive average: 57.6. Defensive average: 40.6.

Streak: Won 8.

Previous: 6th.

Last week: Beat West Branch, 56-12, Thursday; beat West Delaware, 47-46, Friday; beat Mount Vernon, 56-50, Tuesday.

Coming up: Independence, Friday; North Polk, Saturday; at Marion, Tuesday.

7. Benton Community

Record: 12-2. Wamac West: 4-1.

Offensive average: 51.2. Defensive average: 39.3.

Streak: Won 3.

Previous: 7th.

Last week: Beat Vinton-Shellsburg, 48-45, Friday; beat Center Point-Urbana, 46-38, Tuesday.

Coming up: At South Tama, Friday; at Waverly-Shell Rock, Saturday; Williamsburg, Tuesday.

8. Decorah

Record: 13-2. Northeast Iowa: 6-0.

Offensive average: 61.3. Defensive average: 42.1.

Streak: Won 6.

Previous: 8th.

Last week: Beat Charles City, 72-11, Friday; beat West Delaware, 65-52, Saturday.

Coming up: At Crestwood, Friday; at Denver, Tuesday.

9. Iowa City Liberty

Record: 8-5. MVC: 6-1.

Offensive average: 54.8. Defensive average: 49.1.

Streak: Won 1.

Previous: 9th.

Last week: Lost to Waterloo West, 69-56, Friday; beat Linn-Mar, 63-57, Tuesday.

Coming up: At Iowa City High, Friday; Cedar Falls, Tuesday.

10. Cascade

Record: 12-1. River Valley North: 8-0.

Offensive average: 53.1. Defensive average: 38.1.

Streak: Won 4.

Previous: NR.

Last week: Beat Anamosa, 50-14, Friday; beat Northeast, 55-38, Tuesday.

Coming up: At Maquoketa, Friday; Iowa City Regina, Saturday (at Cornell); at Camanche, Tuesday.

Dropped out

Iowa City Regina (10).

Area class rankings

Class 5A: 1. Iowa City West (11-3), 2. Linn-Mar (9-5), 3. Iowa City Liberty (8-5), 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (7-6), 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie (7-7).

Class 4A: 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (11-4), 2. Clear Creek Amana (10-2), 3. Decorah (13-2), 4. Marion (7-7), 5. Maquoketa (8-5).

Class 3A: 1. Solon (13-1), 2. Benton Community (12-2), 3. Vinton-Shellsburg (8-5), 4. Center Point-Urbana (9-7), 5. Mount Vernon (9-6).

Class 2A: 1. Cascade (12-1), 2. Iowa City Regina (13-2), 3. East Buchanan (10-3), 4. Jesup (7-7), 5. Dyersville Beckman (7-6).

Class 1A: 1. North Linn (14-0), 2. Elkader Central (13-0), 3. Montezuma (12-1), 4. Springville (11-4), 5. Turkey Valley (11-4).

Area standings

MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION Conf. All

Cedar Falls 7-1 9-4

Iowa City Liberty 6-1 8-5

Cedar Rapids Xavier 6-2 11-4

Dubuque Wahlert 4-4 10-4

Cedar Rapids Prairie 4-4 7-7

Dubuque Senior 3-5 6-8

Cedar Rapids Jefferson 2-5 6-9

MVC VALLEY DIVISION Conf. All

Waterloo West 8-0 13-1

Iowa City West 6-1 10-3

Linn-Mar 4-3 9-5

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 3-4 7-6

Iowa City High 2-6 3-9

Western Dubuque 1-6 2-12

Dubuque Hempstead 0-7 1-13

Cedar Rapids Washington 0-7 0-13

WAMAC EAST DIVISION Div. All

Solon 3-0 13-1

Mount Vernon 2-1 9-6

Marion 2-2 7-7

West Delaware 1-2 5-10

Independence 0-3 5-9

WAMAC WEST DIVISION Div. All

Benton Community 4-1 12-2

Clear Creek Amana 4-1 10-2

Center Point-Urbana 3-2 9-7

Vinton-Shellsburg 2-2 8-5

Williamsburg 1-4 3-12

South Tama 0-4 1-14

RIVER VALLEY NORTH DIVISION Div. All

Cascade 8-0 12-1

Monticello 7-1 11-3

Bellevue 5-3 8-5

Maquoketa 5-3 8-5

Dyersville Beckman 4-4 7-6

Northeast 2-6 6-7

Camanche 1-7 3-11

Anamosa 0-8 0-13

RIVER VALLEY SOUTH DIVISION Div. All

Iowa City Regina 7-0 13-2

West Liberty 5-1 8-4

Mid-Prairie 5-2 8-5

Wilton 2-5 5-8

West Branch 2-5 3-12

Durant 1-4 3-9

Tipton 1-6 5-10

TRI-RIVERS EAST DIVISION Div. All

Calamus-Wheatland 8-0 13-4

Bellevue Marquette 7-2 12-3

Lisbon 7-2 8-7

Midland 3-6 6-9

Easton Valley 2-6 2-10

Clinton Prince of Peace 2-7 4-10

North Cedar 1-7 1-12

TRI-RIVERS WEST DIVISION Div. All

North Linn 10-0 14-0

Springville 8-2 11-4

East Buchanan 7-3 11-3

Alburnett 5-5 8-6

Maquoketa Valley 5-5 9-7

Edgewood-Colesburg 3-7 5-10

Central City 2-8 4-14

Starmont 0-10 0-16

NICL EAST DIVISION Div. All

Sumner-Fredericksburg 5-0 9-3

Oelwein 2-1 7-6

Jesup 2-3 7-7

Union Community 1-3 3-11

Wapsie Valley 1-4 5-10

NORTHEAST IOWA Conf. All

Decorah 6-0 13-2

Waverly-Shell Rock 5-1 9-3

Waukon 4-2 8-5

New Hampton 2-4 5-7

Crestwood 1-5 6-7

Charles City 0-6 0-12

SICL EAST DIVISION Conf. All

English Valleys 7-4 11-5

Iowa Valley 6-4 8-5

Sigourney 6-5 9-7

Keota 5-6 6-10

Belle Plaine 1-10 2-13

Tri-County 0-11 1-14

SICL WEST DIVISION Conf. All

North Mahaska 10-0 14-1

Montezuma 10-1 13-1

Lynnville-Sully 9-2 12-4

HLV 3-8 4-10

BGM 2-8 5-10

UPPER IOWA Conf. All

Elkader Central 9-0 13-0

Turkey Valley 10-1 11-4

MFL MarMac 7-3 9-5

North Fayette Valley 7-3 7-5

Clayton Ridge 4-7 5-10

South Winneshiek 3-7 3-10

West Central 2-7 4-9

Lansing Kee 2-8 2-10

Postville 1-9 1-13

OTHERS All

Lone Tree 10-6

Washington (Iowa) 6-7

Highland 5-8

North Tama 5-9

Meskwaki 2-11

Hillcrest Academy 0-15

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com