Iowa high school boys’ basketball rankings: Fort Madison is new No. 1 in Class 3A

CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s Ames, Fort Madison, Central Lyon and Grand View Christian. Those are your top-ranked teams in this week’s Associated Press Iowa high school boys’ basketball poll.

Ames (7-1) received seven of the 12 first-half votes to continue its stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in Class 4A. Pleasant Valley (10-0) received four first-place votes and is second, followed in the top five by Waukee Northwest (10-1), Cedar Rapids Prairie (9-1) and Council Bluffs Lincoln (8-2).

Prairie moved up from seventh last week. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (8-2) is sixth, up three spots from last week.

Fort Madison jumped ahead of Harlan for the top spot in 3A, despite neither team losing last week. The Bloodhounds (10-0) got four first-place votes to six for Harlan (10-0).

Humboldt (11-0) is third, followed by Washington (Iowa) and Pella. Clear Creek Amana (9-1) is seventh and Decorah (10-1) ninth.

Central Lyon (11-0) is your No. 1 in Class 2A, followed by Van Meter (11-0), Aplington-Parkersburg (10-1), Monticello (12-0) and Western Christian (8-1). Monticello had a big win last week over Camanche (11-1), which is sixth this week.

A third River Valley Conference team, Mid-Prairie, checks in at sixth. The Golden Hawks are 12-0 and received one first-place vote.

Grand View Christian (13-0) got nine first-place votes to continue its dominant position in Class 1A. The Thunder have beaten two Class 4A schools this season, including a 93-71 win last week over Des Moines East.

Remsen St. Mary’s (12-0) is ranked second in 1A, followed by North Linn (11-1), AHSTW (11-0) and Lake Mills (11-0).

Here are this week’s entire rankings.

Class 4A

1. Ames (7 first-place votes) 7-1 record, 109 points, Last week: No. 1

2. Pleasant Valley (4) 10-0, 103, 2

3. Waukee Northwest 10-1, 95, 4

4. Cedar Rapids Prairie 9-1, 75, 7

5. Council Bluffs Lincoln 8-2, 57, 8

6. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 8-2, 49, 9

7. Cedar Falls (1) 7-2, 41, 10

T-8. Ankeny 8-2, 28, NR

T-8. Johnston 9-2, 28, 6

10. Sioux City East 8-2, 27, 5

Others receiving votes: Iowa City West 15, West Des Moines Valley 10, Waterloo West 9, Council Bluffs Jefferson 6, Des Moines Lincoln 6, Southeast Polk 2

Class 3A

1. Fort Madison (4 first place-votes) 10-0 record, 109 points, Last week: No. 2

2. Harlan (6) 10-0, 107, 1

3. Humboldt (1) 11-0, 83, 5

4. Washington 10-1, 82, 3

5. Pella 10-2, 66, 6

6. Dallas Center-Grimes 7-2, 61, 4

7. Clear Creek Amana (1) 9-1, 51, 8

8. Spencer 9-2, 32, 9

9. Decorah 10-1, 19, NR

10. DeWitt Central, 9-1, 13, NR

Others receiving votes: Waverly-Shell Rock 10, Dubuque Wahlert 9, Denison-Schleswig 8, Estherville-Lincoln Central 6, Marion 3, Le Mars 1

Class 2A

1. Central Lyon (6 first-place votes), 11-0 record, 100 points, Last week: No. 1

2. Van Meter (3) 11-0, 99, 2

3. Aplington-Parkersburg (1), 10-1, 81, 3

4. Monticello (1), 12-0, 72, 4

5. Western Christian 8-1, 59, 7

6. Mid-Prairie (1), 12-0, 58, 9

7. Boyden-Hull 10-1, 56, 8

8. Camanche 11-1, 36, 6

9. South Central Calhoun 10-1, 27, 4

10. Williamsburg 11-2, 11, 10

Others receiving votes: Denver 10, Osage 9, Roland-Story 9, Garner GHV 8, Central Decatur 7, Jesup 6, Des Moines Christian 5, Clarion CGD 4, Pella Christian 2, Guthrie Center ACGC 1

Class 1A

1. Grand View Christian (9 first-place votes), 13-0 record, 110 points, Last week: No. 1

2. Remsen St. Mary’s 12-0, 95, 2

3. North Linn 11-1, 78, 3

4. Avoca AHSTW (2) 11-0, 73, 5

5. Lake Mills (1) 11-0, 71, 4

6. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 13-0, 66, 6

T-7. Martensdale-St. Marys 10-1, 43, 9

T-7. New London 9-0, 43, 8

9. Easton Valley 10-2, 17, 10

10. Mason City Newman 10-1, 15, 7

Others receiving votes: Edgewood-Colesburg 14, Danville 9, Dunkerton 9, Janesville 7, WACO 3, Wapsie Valley 3, Newell-Fonda 3, Lynnville-Sully 1

Jeff Johnson’s ballot

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

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

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

Class 1A — 1. Grand View Christian, 2. Remsen St. Mary’s, 3. Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 4. North Linn, 5. Avoca AHSTW, 6. Lake Mills, 7. Martensdale-St. Marys, 8. Edgewood-Colesburg, 9. New London, 10. Mason City Newman.

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