Belleville West climbs a spot on Illinois 4A basketball poll
Two metro-east teams made the cut at the top of their respective classes in the Illinois Associated Press high school boys basketball poll.
The Belleville West Maroons, fresh off their first Centralia Holiday Tournament championship in 14 years, climbed a spot to No. 3 in class 4A. West is 12-1 and plays Alton in Southwestern Conference play Friday then faces Poplar Bluff, Mo. at the Highland Shootout on Saturday.
In Class 1A, 13-3 Okawville fell form No. 3 to No. 8 after two losses and a fourth place finish at the Mascoutah Tournament.
Other teams received votes. East St. Louis received votes in 3A and Wesclin finished just outside the Top 10 in 1A.
Illinois High School Boys Basketball Top 10 Poll
The Associated Press
Here are the boys prep basketball polls with rank, team, first-place votes, record and total points.
Class 4A
School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Simeon (10) | 11-2 | 100 | 1 |
2. Curie | 10-2 | 89 | 3 |
3. Belleville West | 12-1 | 74 | 4 |
4. Whitney Young | 13-3 | 57 | 2 |
5. Niles North | 13-0 | 52 | 8 |
6. Danville | 11-2 | 47 | 6 |
7. Normal West | 10-2 | 41 | NR |
8. Oak Park River Forest | 9-2 | 32 | 5 |
9. Bloomington | 11-3 | 14 | 7 |
10. Normal Community | 12-2 | 13 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Fenwick 11. Moline 7. Bolingbrook 4. Rockford Jefferson 4. Lincoln Park 2. Naperville North 2. Quincy 1.
Class 3A
School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Morgan Park (9) | 10-5 | 98 | 1 |
2. Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (1) | 10-2 | 83 | 4 |
3. Springfield Lanphier | 11-1 | 82 | 3 |
4. Hillcrest | 11-4 | 60 | 6 |
5. DePaul College Prep | 11-3 | 52 | 2 |
6. Springfield Southeast | 10-2 | 42 | NR |
7. Alton Marquette | 13-0 | 39 | 9 |
8. St. Rita | 9-7 | 36 | 7 |
9. North Lawndale | 11-2 | 30 | NR |
10. Centralia | 9-2 | 19 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Kankakee 15. Champaign Central 14. Morton 10. East St. Louis 8. Murphysboro 6. Carbondale 3. Richwoods 2. Marion 2. Galesburg 1.
Class 2A
School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Orr (13) | 11-2 | 130 | 1 |
2. Pinckneyville | 13-1 | 105 | 2 |
3. Winnebago | 11-1 | 60 | 4 |
(tie)Hamilton (West Hancock) | 15-0 | 60 | NR |
5. Williamsville | 10-0 | 52 | 9 |
6. Teutopolis | 9-1 | 50 | 5 |
7. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 13-1 | 46 | NR |
8. Monticello | 8-1 | 40 | 3 |
9. Eldorado | 15-0 | 29 | T10 |
10. Bureau Valley | 11-2 | 13 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Trenton Wesclin 11. Rock Island Alleman 11. Effingham St. Anthony 11. Corliss 7. Deer Creek-Mackinaw 7. Bloomington Central Catholic 6. Chicago Uplift 6. Princeton 4. Leo 4. Petersburg PORTA 4. Momence 3. St. Joseph-Ogden 3. Hope Academy 1.
Class 1A
School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Colfax Ridgeview (4) | 11-2 | 95 | 1 |
2. East Dubuque | 14-0 | 91 | 5 |
3. DePue (1) | 13-1 | 79 | 4 |
4. Winchester-West Central (1) | 16-0 | 78 | 7 |
5. Aurora Christian (6) | 13-0 | 62 | NR |
6. Annawan | 11-2 | 58 | 2 |
7. Sterling Newman | 12-2 | 44 | NR |
8. Okawville | 13-3 | 37 | 3 |
9. Payson Seymour | 11-1 | 33 | NR |
10. Newark | 8-4 | 14 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Quest Academy 11. Milford 10. New Berlin 8. Polo 8. Providence-St. Mel 8. Chicago (Hope) 7. Champaign Judah Christian 6. Lena-Winslow 5. Cairo 4. North Greene 1. Cissna Park 1.
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This story was originally published January 4, 2018 at 10:36 AM with the headline "Belleville West climbs a spot on Illinois 4A basketball poll."