Linn-Mar's excellent adventure to Sioux City last weekend boosted the Lions into the No. 5 spot in this week's Associated Press Class 4A boys basketball poll.

Linn-Mar (6-2) knocked off South Sioux City, Neb., 81-62, and Sioux City Heelan, 49-46, and moved up four spots in the poll. The Lions won three games last week.

Jefferson (7-2) fell two spots in the poll to No. 10. The J-Hawks lost twice, but both were to highly ranked foes. They were beaten by No. 3 Dubuque Senior, 61-46, then lost a 50-49 nail biter to No. 1 Iowa City West.

AP BOYS BASKETBALL POLLS
(First-place votes in parentheses)

CLASS 4A                      W-L    Pts    Pvs
1. Iowa City West (10)    9-0    136      1
2. Ankeny (4)                9-0    128      2
3. Dubuque Senior          8-0    113      3
4. WDM Valley                8-2      79      4
5. Linn-Mar                     6-2      76      9
6. Cedar Falls                  6-2      64      7
7. Waukee                     7-2      60      6
8. Sioux City East            8-2      53      5
9. DM Roosevelt             7-2      20    NR
10. CR Jefferson             7-2      19    T8
Others receiving votes -- CR Kennedy 7, Davenport Central 7, North Scott 5, CB Thomas Jefferson 2, SE Polk 1

CLASS 3A                            W-L    Pts    Pvs
1. Waverly-Shell Rock (13)      9-0    139     1
2. MOC-Floyd Valley (1)        11-0    125      2
3. Mount Pleasant                 9-1      95      4
4. Sioux City Heelan              7-2      85      5
5. Iowa Falls-Alden                8-1      78      3
6. Webster City                    8-1      49    NR
7. Davenport Assumption      6-3       41      6
8. Le Mars                           7-2      36      7
9. Western Dubuque            7-2      32      9
10. Carroll                           7-2      23    NR
Others receiving votes -- Dallas Center-Grimes 18, ADM 17, Atlantic 13, Ballard 7, Grinnell 4, Vinton-Shellburg 4, Solon 2, Maquoketa 1, Dubuque Wahlert 1

CLASS 2A                           W-L       Pts    Pvs
1. West Marshall (8)             11-0     131      1
2. West Fork (4)                  10-0     121      2
3. Denver                           10-0       95      5
4. Mount Vernon (2)              9-1      92      4
5. DM Christian                      8-1      62      3
6. FD St. Edmond                  8-2      51     NR
7. Ogden                            11-0      45     NR
8. North Cedar                      9-2      38     10
9. Dyersville Beckman             9-2      26      9
10. Roland-Story                   9-0      23      NR
Others receiving votes -- Monticello 20, Western Christian 16, Carroll Kuemper 13, Sioux Center 13, MFL MarMac 8, Forest City 5, Clarinda 5, Cascade 4, Monroe PCM 1, West Branch 1

CLASS 1A                                W-L     Pts      Pvs
1. Danville (12)                         11-0    138      1
2. Storm Lake St. Mary's (2)         9-0    123      2
3. NE Hamilton                          11-0    110      3
4. Boyden-Hull                            8-1      80      4
5. Treynor                                 9-0      71      5
6. Harris-Lake Park                     11-0      69      8
7. Keota                                  10-0      51    NR
8. Kingsley-Pierson                      7-1      30      6
9. Lone Tree                             9-1      27      7
10. Nodaway Valley                    8-1      20    NR
Others receiving votes -- North Linn 16, North Iowa 15, LeMars Gehlen 9, Mount Ayr 5, Lynnville-Sully 3, Algona Garrigan 2, Malvern 1