Four boys high school basketball teams from the Cedar Valley and Northeast Iowa are ranked in this week's Associated Press poll, released today (Monday, January 12, 2015).

Waverly-Shell Rock is the highest rated team among the four. The Go-Hawks (9-0) continue to lead the Class-3A poll. They were a near-unanimous No. 1 this week, receiving 16 of the 17 first-place votes cast by the media members who voted.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck (9-0) has moved up to No. 2 in Class-1A. The Rebels made a two spot jumb from No. 4 in the last rankings, which were released before Christmas.

Aplington-Parkersburg and New Hampton are both featured in the Class-2A rankings. The A-P Falcons (10-0) are ranked fourth, following a two-spot climb. The Chickasaws (9-1) have replaced Aplington-Parkersburg in the No. 6 spot, moving up from No. 7.

Four other area teams are closed to cracking the top 10. Cedar Falls (Class-4A), Crestwood (3A), Janesville (1A) and West Central of Maynard (1A) are all receiving votes for the poll.


The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

CLASS-4ARecordPtsPrv
1. Iowa City, West (17)9-01701
2. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines8-01502
3. Pleasant Valley9-01144
4. Des Moines, Hoover9-01125
5. Ankeny Centennial8-1876
6. North Scott, Eldridge7-2863
7. Waukee8-3847
8. Linn-Mar, Marion7-16410
9. Dubuque, Hempstead6-132NR
10. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln9-123NR

Others receiving votes: Urbandale 6. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 4. Cedar Falls 2. Valley, West Des Moines 1.

CLASS-3ARecordPtsPrv
1. Waverly-Shell Rock (16)9-01691
2. MOC-Floyd Valley (1)10-01522
3. Le Mars8-11105
4. Spirit Lake7-1984
5. Wahlert, Dubuque5-4973
6. Williamsburg8-152NR
7. Dallas Center-Grimes9-246NR
8. Central Clinton, De Witt6-2419
9. Pella6-237NR
10. Gilbert7-1256

Others receiving votes: Creston 22. Carroll 16. Fort Madison 16. Keokuk 13. Perry 11. Assumption, Davenport 6. Xavier, Cedar Rapids 5. Crestwood, Cresco 5. Grinnell 5. Mount Vernon 4. Denison-Schleswig 3. Atlantic 1. Humboldt 1.

CLASS-2A RecordPtsPrv
1. IKM-Manning (5)9-01461
2. Regina, Iowa City (3)8-01353
3. Western Christian, Hull (5)7-11302
4. Aplington-Parkersburg (3)10-01216
5. Cascade,Western Dubuque10-11045
6. New Hampton9-1887
7. Monticello12-1824
8. Treynor (1)8-1548
9. Anamosa7-32410
10. Roland-Story, Story City8-116NR

Others receiving votes: Pella Christian 8. Forest City 7. Panorama, Panora 6. Sheldon 4. West Fork, Sheffield 3. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 2. Ridge View 2. Central Decatur, Leon 1. Northeast, Goose Lake 1. PCM, Monroe 1.

CLASS-1A RecordPtsPrv
1. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars (7)10-01412
2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (4)9-01404
(tie) Danville (3)9-01403
4. Central Lyon (3)8-21251
5. Colo-Nesco9-0945
6. West Hancock, Britt9-1746
(tie) Nodaway Valley9-0748
8. Ar-We-Va, Westside9-0299
(tie) Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto9-129NR
10. Earlham8-128NR

Others receiving votes: Meskwaki Settlement School 23. Boyden-Hull 13. Janesville 8. Maquoketa Valley 5. West Central, Maynard 5. Van Buren, Keosauqua 4. Belle Plaine 2. Newell-Fonda 1.

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