Winston boys, Trenton girls hold steady, while Milan boys drop, all at #2 in the state, in latest MBCA poll

The number two is the most popular number for area teams in the latest Missouri Basketball Coaches Association high school basketball poll, with Milan, Trenton, Winston, and St. Joseph Benton among the teams in northwest Missouri ranked in that runner-up position in their respective class.

In comparison to the previous week’s polls, Winston and Trenton held steady in their positions, while Milan’s boys fell behind 20-2 Mansfield in the Class 2 rankings, while the Benton Lady Cardinals rose to the #2 position in Class 4.

Other teams of note in the latest rankings are the Mercer boys at #8 in Class 1, Jefferson at 6, and Meadville ranked 9th.  The East Buchanan boys, at 17-1, are ranked just behind Milan at #3 in the Class 2 poll.  Maryville is 7th in Class 3 boys.  

The Stanberry Lady Bulldogs, three-time champion of the Grand River Conference’s Western Division, are ranked #4 in Class 1, with Norborne 8th, and Brashear and Green City among the teams receiving votes outside of the Top 10.  

In Class 2 girls, both Mid-Buchanan and Penney are in the receiving votes category.

In Class 3 girls, Trenton trails only the three-time defending state champions from Strafford.  In Class 4, Benton trails #1 ranked Incarnate Word Academy in the poll.  Kearney is ranked 5th.

Here are the complete rankings from MBCA, released on Tuesday, February 5, 2019:

2018-2019 Girls’ Basketball Poll #6 (Release 2/5)

Class 1

1 Lakeland 20-0

2 Community 21-1

3 Walnut Grove 17-4

4 Stanberry 17-2

5 Leeton 17-1

6 South Iron 15-3

7 Pilot Grove 16-4

8 Norborne 16-2

9 Bradleyville 15-4

10 Wellington-Napoleon 16-3

Others receiving votes: Madison (14-6) Brashear (14-4) Weaubleau (15-5) Wheatland (13-7) Green City (15-4)

Class 2

1 Tipton 21-0

2 Tarkio 19-0

3 Thayer 18-3

4 Hartville 18-4

5 Paris 17-3

6 Salisbury 15-4

7 Oran 15-5

8 Cairo 14-3

9 Skyline 11-9

10 Blue Eye 14-5

Others receiving votes: Miller (18-5) Neelyville (12-7) Mid-Buchanan (17-4), Ellington (14-6) Penney (13-5)

Class 3

1 Strafford 24-0

2 Trenton 18-0

3 Mt. Vernon 18-4

4 Licking 18-3

5 Mt. View Liberty 21-2

6 Fair Grove 19-2

7 Saxony Lutheran 18-4

8 Clever 13-9

9 Central New Madrid 18-2

10 California 16-4

Others receiving votes: Fatima (15-5), Hermann (17-4), Palmyra (16-4), Cardinal Ritter (13-3)

Class 4

1 Incarnate Word 19-1

2 Benton 17-2

3 Boonville 18-2

4 Rolla 18-2

5 Kearney 18-3

6 Parkway North 15-3

7 Lincoln College Prep 13-3

8 Logan-Rogersville 17-6

9 School of the Osage 17-2

10 West Plains 13-9

Others receiving votes: Helias (10-5), Dexter (15-5), Park Hills Central (16-3)

Class 5

1 Jefferson City 19-0

2 North Kansas City 19-1

3 William Chrisman 17-2

4 Liberty KC 17-3

5 Kirkwood 17-3

6 Park Hill South 16-3

7 Kickapoo 14-6

8 Francis Howell Central 15-4

9 Ozark 14-5

10 Rock Bridge 13-6

Others receiving votes: Nixa (16-5), Parkway North (17-3), Jackson (15-3)

2018-2019 Boys’ Basketball Poll #5 (Release 2/5)

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 Dora 19-1

2 Winston 19-0

3 Mound City 21-0

4 South Iron 17-3

5 Lakeland 18-2

6 Jefferson 17-4

7 Eminence 17-4

8 Mercer 15-3

9 Meadville 17-2

10 St. Elizabeth 15-5

Others receiving votes: Halfway 16-4, Northwestern Mendon 16-1, Fair Play 17-4, Risco 17-4

Class 2

1 Mansfield 20-2

2 Milan 19-0

3 East Buchanan 17-1

4 Oran 21-1

5 Adrian 17-0

6 Hayti 17-3

7 Hartville 15-5

8 Greenwood 19-3

9 Crane 20-3

10 Tarkio (East Atchison) 16-4

Others receiving votes: Thayer 16-5, Van Far 14-6, Verona 17-4, Fayette 16-4

Class 3

1 Vashon 15-5

2 Springfield Catholic 20-3

3 Monroe City 16-4

4 Trinity Catholic 17-2

5 Blair Oaks 16-5

6 Father Tolton 15-4

7 Maryville 17-2

8 Cardinal Ritter 14-7

9 Southern Boone 17-2

10 Licking 19-3

Others receiving votes: Palmyra 17-2, Centralia 16-4, Strafford 16-6

Class 4

1 Sikeston 19-0

2 Grandview 17-2

3 Central (Cape Girardeau) 17-2

4 Warrensburg 15-2

5 Farmington 16-2

6 West Plains 17-4

7 Southeast (KC) 17-4

8 Rolla 14-5

9 Rogersville 16-5

10 Oak Grove 14-4

Others receiving votes: Hillsboro (17-4), Sullivan (15-4)

Class 5

1 Rockhurst 19-1

2 Webster Groves 16-2

3 McCluer North 17-3

4 DeSmet 17-4

5 Rock Bridge 15-3

6 CBC 16-6

7 Ft Zumwalt South 17-2

8 Francis Howell 18-2

9 Lee’s Summit North 16-4

10 Chaminade 10-8

Others receiving votes: Kickapoo (14-4) Fort Osage (16-3), Poplar Bluff (14-4)