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Basketball: Kays boys keep state ranking; Mac, Watseka, Cissna Park girls in top 10

By Shaw Local News Network
Kankakee's Kenaz Jackson, left, drives past Thornton's Jeremy Blanco-Rios during Tuesday's game at Kankakee.

Kankakee's Kenaz Jackson, left, drives past Thornton's Jeremy Blanco-Rios during Tuesday's game at Kankakee. (Daily Journal/Mason Schweizer)

The second week of the IHSA AP Basketball Polls were released Wednesday, with four area boys and girls teams earning the distinction of being state-ranked.

On the boys side, Kankakee (3-1) kept its No. 6 spot in Class 3A. Bishop McNamara (7-0) received votes in Class 2A for the second time in as many weeks. Bradley-Bourbonnais (6-1) fell out of the receiving votes category in Class 4A after a 72-38 loss Tuesday night to 4A No. 2 Homewood-Flossmoor.

In girls action, McNamara (7-1) fell three spots to No. 7 in Class 2A, two spots ahead of Watseka (8-1), who went from eighth to ninth. In Class 1A, Cissna Park (8-1) slid a spot from third to fourth. Kankakee (6-2) received votes in Class 3A after a 1-2 week, dropping out of the top 10.

For the full polls, see below:

BOYS

Class 4A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Kenwood (4) (5-0) 112 3

2. Homewood-Flossmoor (6) (7-0) 97 2

3. Quincy (6-0) 81 4

4. Bolingbrook (1) (5-1) 73 5

5. Moline (7-0) 59 6

6. Simeon (4-0) 46 NR

7. Lincoln Park (7-0) 43 NR

8. Waubonsie Valley (1) (6-0) 41 T8

9. Marist (7-0) 36 7

10. St. Ignatius (7-0) 30 T8

Others receiving votes: Lisle (Benet Academy) 15. Geneva 7. Gurnee Warren 7. Libertyville 5. Glenbard West 3. Schaumburg 2. Rich Township 2. Evanston Township 1.

Class 3A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. DePaul College Prep (8) (6-1) 112 2

2. Chicago Mt. Carmel (3) (5-0) 104 1

3. Peoria (H.S.) (1) (7-0) 91 4

4. Mt. Zion (6-0) 81 3

5. Brother Rice (6-0) 76 5

6. Kankakee (3-1) 59 6

7. St. Laurence (4-2) 38 7

8. St. Patrick (5-1) 31 9

9. Morton (2-4) 14 8

10. Metamora (5-2) 10 10

Others receiving votes: Mount Vernon 8. Lake Forest 7. Fenwick 7. Lemont 6. Chicago (Perspectives Charter/Leadership) 6. Dixon 3. De La Salle 2. Kaneland 2. Burlington Central 1. Centralia 1. Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 1.

Class 2A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Peoria Manual (10) (5-1) 100 1

2. Columbia (6-0) 83 2

3. Benton (5-0) 76 3

4. Bismarck-Henning (7-0) 48 6

5. Williamsville (4-0) 44 4

6. Belleville (Althoff Catholic) (6-2) 35 7

7. Chicago Dyett (5-1) 29 10

8. Chicago (Christ the King) (5-2) 21 9

9. Rockford Christian (6-0) 20 NR

10. Warsaw West Hancock (5-1) 16 8

Others receiving votes: Pinckneyville 15. Carlyle 14. Kankakee (McNamara) 9. St. Joseph-Ogden 7. Seneca 7. Warrensburg-Latham 5. Rock Falls 5. Clark 5. IC Catholic 4. Quincy Notre Dame 2. Auburn 2. Sherrard 2. Rockridge 1.

Class 1A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Pecatonica (9) (1-0) 103 1

2. Lanark Eastland (1) (4-0) 83 4

3. Waltonville (5-0) 80 6

4. Hope Academy (1) (3-3) 66 2

5. Tuscola (5-0) 60 5

6. Effingham St. Anthony (5-2) 42 8

7. South Beloit (6-1) 34 10

8. Yorkville Christian (5-3) 30 9

9. Chicago (Fenger) (6-1) 21 NR

10. Calhoun (2-0) 19 NR

Others receiving votes: Annawan 14. Aurora Christian 12. Jacksonville Routt 10. Mounds Meridian 6. Providence-St. Mel 6. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 6. Springfield Calvary 4. Hardin County 4. Lexington 2. Illini Bluffs 2. Goreville 1.

GIRLS

Class 4A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Lyons (2) (8-0) 64 3

2. Benet (7-1) 52 T6

3. Whitney Young (4) 51 2

3. Waubonsie Valley (1) (9-0) 51 9

5. Nazareth (7-1) 45 5

6. Loyola (1) (6-1) 31 1

7. Kenwood (7-1) 28 8

8. St. Charles North (9-0) 27 NR

9. Fremd (8-2) 24 10

10. Alton (6-1) 16 NR

Others receiving votes: Maine South 12. Huntley 11. Normal Community 6. Rolling Meadows 6. Downers North 3. Prospect 2. O’Fallon 1. Edwardsville 1. Hersey 1.

Class 3A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Washington (4) (9-0) 66 T1

2. Dixon (1) (9-0) 55 3

3. Bethalto Civic Memorial (9-0) 40 8

4. Mount Vernon (1) (7-1) 37 NR

5. Quincy Notre Dame (5-0) 31 T8

6. St. Ignatius (1) (6-1) 30 4

7. Galesburg (8-1) 25 10

8. Montini (6-3) 24 T5

9. Morton (5-1) 18 7

10. St. Viator (7-2) 11 NR

10. Ottawa (7-3) 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Sterling 8. Kankakee 8. Glenbard South 8. Chicago Heights Marian Catholic 7. Springfield Southeast 5. DePaul College Prep 3. Marion 2. Dunlap 2. Effingham 1. Limestone 1.

Class 2A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Nashville (3) (6-1) 84 1

2. Breese Central (5) (7-0) 66 NR

3. Teutopolis (8-1) 54 3

4. Peoria Notre Dame (1) (5-2) 50 2

5. Carlyle (6-0) 44 NR

6. Stillman Valley (9-0) 40 NR

7. Bishop McNamara (7-1) 28 4

8. Central Southeastern (7-0) 22 9

9. Watseka (8-1) 19 8

10. Breese Mater Dei (5-3) 17 NR

Others receiving votes: Regina 11. Staunton 10. Pittsfield 9. Bloomington Central Catholic 8. Vienna 7. Harrisburg 6. Newton 6. Rock Island Alleman 5. Deer Creek-Mackinaw 4. Macomb 2. Sherrard 2. Petersburg PORTA 1.

Class 1A

Rank School Total Points Previous

1. Okawville (5) (5-1) 60 1

2. Effingham St. Anthony (1) (8-1) 56 2

3. Abingdon (A.-Avon) (1) (8-0) 55 4

4. Cissna Park (8-1) 53 3

5. Hardin Calhoun (3-1) 36 6

6. Serena (5-2) 28 5

7. Brownstown/St. Elmo (9-2) 23 9

8. Chicago Morgan Park Academy (7-0) 13 10

9. Orangeville (8-1) 9 NR

10. Illini Bluffs (3-5) 8 NR

10. Ottawa Marquette (5-3) 8 NR

10. Roanoke-Benson (9-0) 8 NR

Others receiving votes: Galena 7. Catlin (Salt Fork) 7. Brown County 5. Hardin County 3. Pecatonica 3. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 2. Wethersfield 1.

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