Girls’ basketball: Super Ten

The Gazette's area Super Ten girls' basketball teams, through Dec. 23:

1. WESTERN DUBUQUE (8-0 overall, 4-0 Wamac East)

Offensive average: 55.6. Defensive average: 35.9. Streak: Won 8. Previous rank: 1st.

Last week: Beat Mount Vernon, 47-29, Friday; beat Dubuque Senior, 55-30, Saturday.

Coming up: South Tama, Jan. 6.

2. IOWA CITY WEST (8-0 overall, 6-0 MVC)

Offensive average: 60.0. Defensive average: 35.6. Streak: Won 8. Previous rank: 2nd.

Last week: Beat Cedar Rapids Washington, 57-21, Friday.

Coming up: Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Jan. 6.

3. NORTH LINN (9-0 overall, 4-0 Tri-Rivers West)

Offensive average: 72.8. Defensive average: 22.7. Streak: Won 9. Previous rank: 3rd.

Last week: Beat Central City, 81-16, Friday; beat Midland, 69-40, Saturday.

Coming up: at Maquoketa Valley, Jan. 6.

4. IOWA CITY HIGH (6-2 overall, 4-0 MVC)

Offensive average: 67.9. Defensive average: 57.8. Streak: Lost 1. Previous rank: 4th.

Last week: Lost to Cedar Falls, 84-75, Friday.

Coming up: Muscatine, Jan. 3; at Cedar Rapids Washington, Jan. 6.

5. LINN-MAR (6-1 overall, 4-0 MVC)

Offensive average: 48.4. Defensive average: 33.4. Streak: Won 1. Previous rank: 5th.

Last week: Beat Cedar Rapids Prairie, 60-35, Friday.

Coming up: Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Jan. 6.

6. CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY (7-2 overall, 3-1 MVC)

Offensive average: 58.2. Defensive average: 41.6. Streak: Won 2. Previous rank: 6th.

Last week: Beat Dubuque Hempstead, 53-44, Friday; beat Fairfield, 41-35, Monday.

Coming up: at Linn-Mar, Jan. 6.

7. CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER (5-3 overall, 4-2 MVC)

Offensive average: 53.5. Defensive average: 41.3. Streak: Won 2. Previous rank: 8th.

Last week: Beat Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 50-22, Friday.

Coming up: at Davenport Assumption, Jan. 3; at Cedar Rapids Prairie, Jan. 6.

8. CASCADE (6-0 overall, 4-0 River Valley)

Offensive average: 53.3. Defensive average: 27.5. Streak: Won 6. Previous rank: 9th.

Last week: Beat Mid-Prairie, 46-37, Friday.

Coming up: Northeast, Jan. 2; West Branch, Jan. 3; at Monticello, Jan. 6.

9. SOLON (8-0 overall, 4-0 Wamac East)

Offensive average: 48.3. Defensive average: 35.9. Streak: Won 8. Previous rank: 10th.

Last week: Beat West Delaware, 50-32, Friday.

Coming up: Mount Pleasant, Jan. 5; Clear Creek Amana, Jan. 6.

10. IOWA CITY REGINA (6-0 overall, 5-0 River Valley)

Offensive average: 59.2. Defensive average: 31.8. Streak: Won 6. Previous rank: NR.

Last week: Did not play.

Coming up: at Wilton, Jan. 2; Mid-Prairie, Jan. 6.

DROPPED OUT: Cedar Rapids Jefferson (7).

AREA CLASS RANKINGS:

Class 5A - 1. Iowa City West (8-0), 2. Iowa City High (6-2), 3. Linn-Mar (6-1), 4. C.R. Kennedy (7-2), 5. C.R. Washington (4-4).

Class 4A - 1. Western Dubuque (8-0), 2. C.R. Xavier (5-3), 3. Marion (7-2), 4. West Delaware (6-2), 5. Clear Creek Amana (3-6).

Class 3A - 1. Solon (8-0), 2. Center Point-Urbana (6-4), 3. South Tama (4-5), 4. Mount Vernon (5-4), 5. Union (7-2).

Class 2A - 1. North Linn (9-0), 2. Cascade (6-0), 3. Iowa City Regina (6-0), 4. West Branch (7-2), 5. Maquoketa Valley (7-2).

Class 1A - 1. Springville (7-0), 2. Turkey Valley (8-1), 3. Lansing Kee (8-1), 4. North Tama (7-1), 5. English Valleys (6-2).

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