The Milan Wildcats bounce-back from a defeat to Trenton nearly two weeks ago has been noticed by pollsters from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association, as GRC wins over Putnam County and Gallatin to clinch the Eastern Division crown have moved the ‘Cats from #7 to #4 in this week’s Class 2 rankings. Milan’s Friday night opponent, 19-0 North Andrew, is on top of the Class 1 rankings for another week.
Other highlights of the state poll locally include Meadville up to #6 in Class 1, coming off a Meadville Tournament championship game win over Mercer on Saturday afternoon, while the Winston Redbirds check in at #8.
In the girls poll, there was no movement for the Trenton Lady Bulldogs this week, although, sitting at #3, Trenton had movement both above and below their spot in the Top 10. Unbeaten South Callaway (18-0) has taken Whitfield’s old spot in the poll at #2, while Whitfield (16-5) falls to #4, one spot behind the 20-1 Lady Bulldogs of THS. Strafford, at 21-0, remains #1 in the state.
Benton, after losing to #1 Incarnate Word by one point last week, remains #2 in Class 4, behind Incarnate Word.
In Class 1, Southwest Livingston, despite a loss to Norborne on Saturday, remained #2, with the voters giving a nod to the Lady Wildcats, who were without All-State forward Kaylie Campbell in that game due to illness. However, Norborne got a huge boost from the victory, as the Lady Pirates surged to #4. Green City, still unbeaten after Wednesday night’s 40-37 win over Madison, is #3, with Madison at #5, and Mound City at 7. Walnut Grove is the top-ranked team in the state.
Here are the complete MBCA polls from Wednesday, January 31, 2018:
2017-18 MBCA Girls Basketball Poll No. 8 (Release 1/31)
2017-2018 MBCA Girls Basketball Poll No. 8 (Release 1/31)
The MBCA Basketball poll is selected by a panel of coaches representing each of the 8 MBCA districts and each of the five Missouri basketball classes.
Class 1
1 Walnut Grove 18-2
2 Southwest (Livingston County) 14-2
3 Green City 18-0
4 Norborne 11-3
5 Madison 16-3
6 South Iron 14-5
7 Mound City 16-3
8 Hermitage 18-2
9 Leeton 16-2
10 Orrick 16-2
Class 2
1 Thayer 15-0
2 Skyline 18-2
3 Mid Buchanan 19-2
4 Blue Eye 17-4
5 Oran 13-3
6 Neelyville 10-4
7 Stanberry 17-1
8 Hartville 15-3
9 Fordland 15-4
10 South Shelby 15-4
Class 3
1 Strafford 21-0
2 South Callaway 18-0
3 Trenton 18-1
4 Whitfield 16-5
5 Clark County 17-1
6 Licking 17-2
7 Central (Park Hills) 18-1
8 Mt. Vernon 19-2
9 Cardinal Ritter 11-4
10 Barstow 13-1
Class 4
1 Incarnate Word 14-4
2 Benton 16-1
3 Lincoln Prep 16-2
4 Kearney 14-1
5 Parkway North 15-4
6 Carl Junction 14-2
7 Dexter 15-3
8 MICDS 15-3
9 St. Dominic 14-4
10 Sullivan 15-3
Class 5
1 Kirkwood 15-1
2 North Kansas City 15-2
3 Kickapoo 15-3
4 Rock Bridge 13-4
5 Park Hill South 16-2
6 Lee’s Summit West 13-4
7 St. Joseph’s 13-4
8 Lee’s Summit North 11-4
9 Nixa 14-6
10 Waynesville 15-2
2017-18 MBCA Boys Basketball Poll #8 (Release 1/31)
2017-2018 Boys’ Basketball Poll No. 8 (Release 1/31)
The MBCA Basketball poll is selected by a panel of coaches representing each of the 8 MBCA districts and each of the five Missouri basketball classes.
Class 1
1 North Andrew 18-0
2 Advance 14-5
3 Eminence 18-1
4 Jamestown 16-2
5 St. Joseph Christian 16-3
6 Meadville 16-4
7 Lakeland 16-2
8 Winston 16-2
9 Walnut Grove 11-9
10 Dora 17-5
Class 2
1 Sacred Heart 18-1
2 Oran 16-3
3 Mid-Buchanan 16-3
4 Milan 18-1
5 Thayer 16-3
6 Fayette 16-2
7 Harrisburg 14-4
8 Hartville 16-5
9 Eugene 14-6
10 Wellington-Napoleon 14-5
Class 3
1 Cardinal Ritter 15-7
2 Whitfield 14-6
3 Mountain Grove 18-1
4 Hallsville 17-1
5 Northwest Academy (T&L) 15-8
6 Hogan Prep 13-3
7 Charleston 14-6
8 St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia) 15-2
9 Saxony Lutheran 16-5
10 Clark County 16-2
Class 4
1 Vashon 13-3
2 Sikeston 17-1
3 St. Mary’s 17-3
4 Grandview 15-2
5 Rolla 16-1
6 Confluence Prep Academy 19-4
7 Cape Central 15-2
8 Jennings 18-2
9 Parkway Central 15-4
10 Raytown South 13-5
Class 5
1 Webster Groves 12-6
2 Hazelwood Central 20-1
3 Rock Bridge 16-1
4 Chaminade 15-2
5 Lee’s Summit West 13-5
6 North KC 18-2
7 Fort Zumwalt South 16-2
8 Oak Park 14-2
9 Park Hill South 13-5
10 Glendale 12-5
