Trenton up one spot, Chillicothe falls to #3 in latest MBCA state poll

The Trenton Lady Bulldogs have moved to #7 in the state in Class 3, with the latest basketball poll from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) released on Thursday afternoon.  After four straight weeks that saw THS move into the poll at #10, and move up one spot, Trenton dropped to #8 on January 19th, before the latest move back up for the 16-2 leaders of the Grand River Conference Eastern Division.

Strafford, the 18-0 defending state champions, remain #1 in Class 3, followed by unbeaten St. James.  Boonville, a potential Trenton road block in a potential March playoff run, is ranked #5, with a record of 14-2.  Trenton’s move up the poll pushed the Lady Bulldogs one spot ahead of the Monroe City Lady Panthers, who dropped to #8 with a 14-2 record.

The Mercer girls, with a record of 15-1, remain #2 in Class 1, behind Walnut Grove.  Jefferson is fourth, Mound City sixth, Higbee 7th, Norborne 8th, Rock Port 9th, and South Nodaway at #10.

Clopton paces Class 2, with Scotland County 7th, Mid-Buchanan 8th, and Santa Fe 10th.

In Class 4, Chillicothe’s Lady Hornets drop one spot to #3, with the Hornets former slot at #2 taken by MICDS.  Incarnate Word is top-ranked, with St. Joseph Benton at #7.  A Smithville team that gave Trenton a five point loss (41-36) at NCMC Holiday Hoops on December 28th fell out of the top 10 after being ranked 10th on January 19th.

Jefferson City is ranked #1 in the Class 5 girls poll.

The unbeaten Winston Redbirds are still top-ranked in Class 1, trailed by #2 Walnut Grove, once-beaten #3 ranked Glasgow, the 4th-ranked North Andrew Cardinals, and #5 ranked Scott County Central.  Braymer and Mercer, two squads that took tournament semifinal losses on Thursday night (Braymer to Trenton and Mercer to Northwestern) are ranked #9 and #10 respectively.

Hartville, the Class 2 boys defending state champion, remains #1 with a 13-4 season record.  Wellington-Napoleon is fourth, Salisbury 6th, and Knox County #10.

Southern Boone is top-ranked for Class 3 boys, while Vashon and Chaminade hold the top-ranking for Classes 4 and 5.

Here is the latest state poll (released on Thursday, January 26th from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association):

GIRLS:

Class 1

1 Walnut Grove 14-2

2 North Mercer 13-1

3 Wheatland 14-1

4 Jefferson 13-2

5 Leeton 12-1

6 Mound City 13-3

7 Higbee 11-3

8 Norborne 10-2

9 Rock Port 10-3

10 South Nodaway 12-3

Class 2

1 Clopton 15-0

2 Skyline 16-2

3 Gainesville 16-0

4 Norwood 15-1

5 Thayer 15-1

6 Purdy 14-1

7 Scotland County 12-1

8 Mid Buchanan 15-1

9 Spokane 15-3

10 Santa Fe 14-0
Class 3

1 Strafford 18-0

2 St. James 17-0

3 Father Tolton 15-2

4 Southern Boone 13-3

5 Boonville 14-2

6 Central (Park Hills) 13-3

7 Trenton 14-2

8 Monroe City 14-2

9 California 10-3

10 Whitfield 11-6

Class 4

1 Incarnate Word 15-3

2 MICDS 16-1

3 Chillicothe 13-2

4 Carl Junction 10-2

5 Parkway North 11-3

6 Pacific 12-2

7 Benton (St. Joseph) 9-4

8 Sullivan 11-3

9 Osage 9-3

10 Lutheran South 12-3

Class 5

1 Jefferson City 14-1

2 Washington 13-1

3 Kirkwood 12-2

4 Hickman 14-2

5 Rock Bridge 13-3

6 Lee’s Summit North 15-0

7 Kickapoo 16-3

8 Blue Springs South 10-2

9 Jackson 10-2

10 Lebanon 11-4

BOYS:

Class 1

1 Winston 16-0

2 Walnut Grove 16-1

3 Glasgow 13-1

4 North Andrew 14-1

5 Scott County Central 11-5

6 Hermitage 15-2

7 Advance 14-3

8 Greenfield 13-3

9 Braymer 12-3

10 Mercer 12-2

Class 2

1 Hartville 13-4

2 Thayer 16-2

3 Lincoln 15-1

4 Wellington-Napoleon 14-1

5 Stanberry 13-2

6 Salisbury 13-3

7 Newburg 13-3

8 Marionville 14-2

9 Ellington 12-3

10 Knox County 14-4

Class 3

1 Southern Boone 12-0

2 Cardinal Ritter 12-4

3 Charleston 12-2

4 Caruthersville 10-2

6 Lamar 12-1

7 Mountain Grove 13-2

8 Licking 14-3

9 Saxony Lutheran 15-1

10 Monroe City 12-1

Class 4

1 Vashon 13-2

2 St. Mary’s 15-3

3 Sikeston 13-2

4 Helias 12-2

5 Jennings 15-3

6 Farmington 11-2

7 Bolivar 14-2

8 Parkway West 11-3

9 Hillsboro 15-1

10 Center-Kansas City 11-3

Class 5

1 Chaminade 16-1

2 Lee’s Summit West 14-1

3 SLUH 15-4

4 Webster Groves 11-2

5 Kickapoo 12-4

6 Liberty 11-3

7 Nixa 13-2

8 Park Hill 12-3

9 Park Hill South 12-3

10 Republic 12-5