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Kankakee boys rank sixth in 3A poll; Cissna Park, Watseka girls climb in rankings

By Adam Tumino
Kankakee's Myair Thompson moves the ball around Rich Township's Jayden Williams during Tuesday's game in Kankakee.

Kankakee's Myair Thompson moves the ball around Rich Township's Jayden Williams during Tuesday's game in Kankakee. (Nicholas Holstein)

The weekly release of the IHSA AP Basketball Polls on Wednesday featured three local teams retaining their spots as ranked teams. One team fell slightly in the rankings while the other two moved up. Six other teams received votes in the poll.

On the boys side, Kankakee fell slightly in the Class 3A poll, from third to sixth, after going 2-0 on the week. For the girls, Cissna Park moved up to fourth in the Class 1A poll, after being ranked fifth last week. The Watseka girls team climbed from 10th to eight in the Class 2A poll.

Both the boys and girls teams from Bishop McNamara, Coal City and Wilmington received votes in their respective Class 2A polls.

For the entirety of the boys and girls polls, see below:

BOYS

Class 4A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Quincy (8) (18-1) 142 1

2. Kenwood (2) (20-1) 126 2

3. Bolingbrook (3) (20-2) 122 4

4. Waubonsie Valley (21-0) 112 5

5. Rich Township (3) (14-4) 106 3

6. Hinsdale Central (19-2) 66 8

7. Homewood-Flossmoor (19-2) 65 7

8. Lisle (Benet Academy) (18-4) 58 6

9. Rock Island (19-2) 31 9

10. Lincoln Park (18-3) 13 10

Others receiving votes: 11, St. Ignatius 9. 12, Joliet West 7. 13, Marist 5. 14, Fremd 4. 15, Edwardsville 4. 16, Hersey 3. 17, Gurnee Warren 2. 18, Moline 2. 19, Plainfield South 1. 20, Evanston Township 1. 21, Alton 1.

Class 3A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. DePaul College Prep (15) (20-1) 150 1

2. Brother Rice (17-3) 115 2

3. Metamora (18-4) 89 T5

4. Morton (13-5) 87 T5

5. Chicago Mt. Carmel (17-3) 85 4

6. Kankakee (14-3) 75 3

7. Centralia (16-3) 37 10

8. St. Laurence (16-5) 35 9

9. Fenwick (14-6) 31 7

10. Kaneland (17-1) 30 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Peoria (H.S.) 29. 12, Mt. Zion 13. 13, Carmel 9. 14, Lemont 7. 15, Crystal Lake South 7. 16, St. Viator 6. 17, Dixon 6. 18, Morris 6. 19, Mount Vernon 3. 20, St. Patrick 2. 21, East Peoria 2. 22, Deerfield 1.

Class 2A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Auburn (4) (19-1) 124 8

2. Belleville (Althoff Catholic) (8) (15-4) 106 4

3. Williamsville (1) (17-1) 102 1

4. Bismarck-Henning (2) (20-0) 84 5

5. Pinckneyville (16-2) 76 10

6. Benton (17-1) 72 2

7. Peoria Manual (13-7) 69 3

8. Sherrard (18-2) 34 NR

9. Rockford Christian (18-1) 28 7

10. Breese Central (15-4) 19 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Chicago Dyett 15. 12, Murphysboro 14. 13, Columbia 11. 14, IC Catholic 10. 15, Chicago (Christ the King) 9. 16, Riverton 9. 17, Fieldcrest 9. 18, St. Joseph-Ogden 7. 19, Kankakee (McNamara) 6. 20, Tremont 5. 21, Carlyle 5. 22, Rockridge 3. 23, Nashville 3. 24, Coal City 2. 25, Westville 2. 26, Wilmington 1.

Class 1A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Pecatonica (13) (18-0) 139 1

2. Effingham St. Anthony (2) (17-2) 130 2

3. Waltonville (15-0) 107 3

4. Lanark Eastland (17-3) 96 5

5. Jacksonville Routt (19-2) 72 4

6. Hope Academy (12-5) 64 6

7. Goreville (14-2) 50 8

8. Yorkville Christian (16-6) 37 9

9. Lexington (18-3) 32 T10

(tie) Tuscola (15-4) 32 7

Others receiving votes: 11, Casey-Westfield 17. 12, Dieterich 15. 13, Edinburg 7. 14, Winchester-West Central 7. 15, Bluford Webber 5. 16, South Beloit 4. 17, Princeville 3. 18, Mounds Meridian 3. 19, Hinckley-Big Rock 2. 20, Dakota 2. 21, Okaw Valley 1.

GIRLS

Class 4A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Benet (8) (20-1) 125 1

2. Lyons (4) (22-1) 114 2

3. Alton (1) (20-1) 93 4

4. Kenwood (20-2) 87 3

5. Loyola (21-2) 68 8

6. Huntley (21-0) 63 T6

7. Waubonsie Valley (19-1) 51 T6

8. Nazareth (19-2) 43 9

9. Fremd (17-5) 23 5

10. Whitney Young (13-7) 18 10

Others receiving votes: 11, Maine South 10. 12, Lockport 10. 13, St. Charles North 3. 14, Lincoln-Way East 3. 15, Lincoln Way West 2. 16, Prospect 1. 17, Bolingbrook 1.

Class 3A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Washington (9) (23-1) 111 T1

2. Quincy Notre Dame (2) (19-2) 101 T1

3. St. Ignatius (18-3) 83 3

4. Morton (16-4) 74 4

5. Mount Vernon (1) (17-3) 64 5

6. Chicago Heights Marian Catholic (20-3) 54 6

7. Sterling (19-4) 47 8

8. Galesburg (17-4) 45 7

9. Bethalto Civic Memorial (18-4) 23 9

10. Dixon (19-3) 20 NR

(tie) Glenbard South (20-2) 20 NR

Others receiving votes: 12, Morris 10. 13, Effingham 7. 14, Providence 1.

Class 2A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1.Breese Central (11) (20-1) 127 1

2. Byron (22-1) 87 5

(tie) Stillman Valley (2) (22-0) 87 4

4. Peoria Notre Dame (18-4) 81 2

5. Nashville (18-2) 74 3

6. Central Southeastern (19-3) 56 6

7. Deer Creek-Mackinaw (18-2) 44 8

8. Watseka (18-1) 39 10

9. Teutopolis (18-5) 30 7

10. Aurora Central Catholic (19-2) 20 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Carlyle 17. 12, Sullivan 12. 13, Breese Mater Dei 11. 14, Bloomington Central Catholic 7. 15, Sherrard 6. 16, Tremont 4. 17, Wilmington 4. 18, Coal City 3. 19, Bishop McNamara 2. 20, Clinton 1. 21, Eureka 1. 22, Pittsfield 1. 23, Pleasant Plains 1.

Class 1A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Abingdon (A.-Avon) (9) (19-3) 109 1

2. Effingham St. Anthony (2) (16-4) 103 2

3. Pecatonica (18-4) 81 4

4. Cissna Park (17-3) 72 5

5. Okawville (1) (13-7) 61 3

6. Hardin Calhoun (7-1) 44 T6

7. Catlin (Salt Fork) () 41 T9

8. Orangeville (19-4) 38 T6

9. Monmouth United (19-2) 35 8

10. Brown County (15-5) 21 T9

Others receiving votes: 11, Brownstown/St. Elmo 20. 12, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 15. 13, Wethersfield 6. 14, Roanoke-Benson 6. 15, Carrollton 3. 16, Rockford Lutheran 3. 17, Okaw Valley 1. 18, South Fork 1.

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