Same No. 1s in Gazette boys' basketball poll

CEDAR RAPIDS — The same teams remain No. 1 in their respective classes in the second edition of The Gazette's boys' basketball rankings, though not all the No. 1s went undefeated last week.

Dubuque Wahlert lost by a point last Tuesday at Cedar Rapids Prairie but stayed atop Class 3A. The two-time defending state champion Golden Eagles bounced back with wins over Waterloo West and Oregon (Wis.).

Iowa City West won twice to improve to 5-1 and is the top-ranked team in Class 4A. Western Christian (2A) and Gladbrook-Reinbeck are the other No. 1s.

Western Christian was especially impressive in rallying from an 11-point halftime deficit to knock off Class 3A ninth-ranked Spencer, 69-57.

The rest of the 4A poll is Pleasant Valley, West Des Moines Valley, Ankeny, Des Moines Hoover, West Des Moines Dowling, Council Bluffs Lincoln, Linn-Mar, Waukee and Davenport Central, in that order. Central (6-1) enters the poll for the first time.

Chariton (6-0), Harlan (5-0), Algona (7-0) and Pella (7-0) finish out the top five in 3A. The bottom half is Atlantic, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Sioux City Heelan, Spencer and Waverly-Shell Rock.

Defending champion Treynor (6-0) remains hot on Western Christian's tail in 2A. The top five is rounded out by Dike-New Hartford, Cascade and Northeast Goose Lake.

Pella Christian, Pocahontas Area, Sioux Center, Carroll Kuemper and Aplington-Parkersburg are Nos. 6-10.

In Class 1A, West Hancock (7-0), Boyden-Hull (5-1), IKM-Manning (7-0) and South O'Brien (7-0) join Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-0) in the top five. The bottom six are Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, Colo-NESCO, Jesup, Meskwaki Settlement School, North Linn and West Fork.

North-Linn (6-0) and West Fork (7-0) are tied for the 10th spot.

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

CLASS 4A

1. Iowa City West 5-1 (1)

2. Pleasant Valley 7-0 (2)

3. West Des Moines Valley 6-0 (3)

4. Ankeny 6-0 (4)

5. Des Moines Hoover 6-1 (7)

6. West Des Moines Dowling 4-1 (NR)

7. Council Bluffs Lincoln 5-0 (9)

8. Waukee 4-2 (6)

9. Linn-Mar 4-2 (10)

10. Davenport Central 6-1 (NR)

CLASS 3A

1. Dubuque Wahlert 6-1 (1)

2. Chariton 6-0 (2)

3. Harlan 5-0 (3)

4. Algona 7-0 (4)

5. Pella 7-0 (8)

6. Atlantic 6-0 (9)

7. Cedar Rapids Xavier 4-1 (10)

8. Sioux City Heelan 5-2 (5)

9. Spencer 5-1 (7)

10. Waverly-Shell Rock 4-2 (NR)

CLASS 2A

1. Western Christian 4-0 (1)

2. Treynor 6-0 (2)

3. Dike-New Hartford (8)

4. Cascade 6-0 (4)

5. Northeast Goose Lake 8-0 (7)

6. Pocahontas Area 7-1 (NR)

7. Pella Christian 5-1 (3)

8. Sioux Center 5-1 (5)

9. Carroll Kuemper 5-1 (6)

10. Aplington-Parkersburg 5-1 (NR)

CLASS 1A

1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 5-0 (1)

2. West Hancock 7-0 (2)

3. Boyden-Hull 5-1 (3)

4. IKM-Manning 7-0 (6)

5. South O'Brien 7-0 (7)

6. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 6-0 (8)

7. Colo-NESCO 7-1 (4)

8. Jesup 5-1 (5)

9. Meskwaki Settlement School 7-0 (9)

t-10. North-Linn 6-0 (10)

t-10. West Fork 7-0 (NR)

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