Boys' basketball rankings: West Fork jumps into top spot in Class 1A

CEDAR RAPIDS — There's a little bit of shakeup in this week's Gazette boys' basketball poll. A lot of shakeup in the smallest two classes.

For instance, there's a new Class 1A No. 1 in West Fork, which climbs all the way from fourth. The Warhawks are 18-0 and had an impressive 65-55 win last week over top-10 West Hancock.

Boyden-Hull (15-2) was last week's No. 1 but lost to Central Lyon/George-Little Rock, 60-58. The Comets are sixth this week.

After West Fork, it's Colo-NESCO, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Danville and Jesup.

Treynor (15-0) remain atop the Class 2A poll, with the top six unchanged. Nos. 7-10 are very different, however, with Anamosa, Monticello and Aplington-Parkersburg new entries at seventh, eighth and 10th, respectively.

Pleasant Valley (15-0) and Pella (15-1) are back at the top in 4A and 3A, respectively. Iowa City West goes from third to second, after second-ranked West Des Moines Valley (14-1) lost last week to West Des Moines Dowling.

Dowling is fourth.

Cedar Rapids Xavier leapfrogged Dubuque Wahlert into second in 3A. The Saints had an impressive week last week, with wins over Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Washington.

Below are the entire rankings, with last week's ranking in parentheses:

CLASS 4A

1. Pleasant Valley 15-0 (1)

2. Iowa City West 12-3 (3)

3. Des Moines Hoover 14-1 (4)

4. West Des Moines Dowling 13-2 (5)

5. West Des Moines Valley 14-1 (2)

6. Council Bluffs Lincoln 14-1 (7)

7. Ankeny 13-3 (8)

8. Des Moines North 13-3 (10)

9. Sioux City East 13-3 (NR)

10. North Scott 11-4 (NR)

CLASS 3A

1. Pella 15-1 (1)

2. Cedar Rapids Xavier 12-2 (3)

3. Dubuque Wahlert 11-4 (2)

4. Chariton 16-1 (4)

5. Harlan 13-2 (6)

6. Waverly-Shell Rock 14-3 (7)

7. Webster City 13-2 (5)

8. Algona 12-3 (8)

9. Glenwood 12-3 (9)

10. Spirit Lake 14-3 (10)

CLASS 2A

1. Treynor 15-0 (1)

2. Western Christian 16-1 (2)

3. Dike-New Hartford 17-0 (3)

4. Northeast Goose Lake 16-1 (4)

5. Cascade 15-1 (5)

6. Ridge View 14-1 (6)

7. Anamosa 12-5 (NR)

8. Monticello 12-5 (NR)

9. Southeast Valley 14-3 (8)

10. Aplington-Parkersburg 12-3 (NR)

CLASS 1A

1. West Fork 18-0 (4)

2. Colo-NESCO 16-1 (2)

3. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 14-2 (5)

4. Danville 18-0 (6)

5. Jesup 15-2 (3)

6. Boyden-Hull 15-2 (1)

7. Grand View Christian 15-0 (10)

8. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 16-1 (NR)

9. West Hancock 16-2 (7)

10. Lynnville-Sully 16-1 (NR)

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