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Cougars shoot up Class 4A rankings

Cedar Rapids Kennedy made a huge jump in the girls basketball poll, leaping seven spots to No. 7, in this week's Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Class 4A rankings.

The Cougars have won six straight games, three over ranked foes. They beat four ranked opponents in January and have a rematch with No. 10 Cedar Rapids Washington on Friday at Washington.

Xavier held down the No. 5 spot. Prairie slipped two spots to No. 12.

Marion dropped out of the Class 3A poll.

Iowa City West dropped from No. 1 to No. 2 after losing to Class 3A second-ranked Davenport Assumption.

Benton is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A.

CLASS 4A
1. SE Polk                   18-1    2
2. Iowa City West        16-1    1
3. Ankeny                  16-2    4
4. Mason City               15-2    3
5. CR Xavier                13-5    5
6. Waukee                 14-5    9
7. CR Kennedy            10-6    14
8. WDM Dowling         12-6    12
9. Iowa City High        13-5    6
10. CR Washington     11-6    7
11. Muscatine            15-3    13
12. CR Prairie             11-5    10
13. WDM Valley         12-6    NR
14. Lewis Central       15-2    11
15. Cedar Falls           11-6    NR

CLASS 3A
1. Benton                         17-0    1
2. Davenport Assumption    17-1    2
3. MOC-Floyd Valley            19-0    3
4. SC Heelan                     16-1    4
5. Glenwood                     16-1    5
6. South Tama                  17-1    6
7. Dubuque Wahlert          13-4    7
8. Williamsburg                 16-3    9
9. Union                          15-2    11
10. Waverly-Shell Rock      13-4    13
11. Bondurant-Farrar         16-2    10
12. Denison-Schleswig       12-6    14
13. Sergeant Bluff-Luton   12-5    8
14. Ballard                       13-5    NR
15. Washington               13-4    NR

CLASS 2A
1. OA-BCIG                     20-0    1
2. Estherville-LC               19-1    2
3. IKM-Manning                18-1    3
4. West Hancock             18-0    4
5. Mediapolis                   18-0    6
6. Carroll Kuemper           16-4    7
7. Western Christian        16-3    8
8. Lawton-Bronson         15-4    9
9. FD St. Edmond          16-1    5
10. Pella Christian           15-2    10
11. Panorama                17-1    11
12. Maquoketa Valley    20-0    12
13. Van Buren              18-1    13
14. Sumner-Fredericksburg  18-0    14
15. Gilbert                   18-2    15

CLASS 1A
1. North Mahaska                      19-0    1
2. Bedford                               19-0    2
3. North Butler                         16-1    3
4. Lynnville-Sully                       18-2    5
5. West Sioux                          18-1    4
6. LeMars Gehlen                      16-2    7
7. Ar-We-Va                            14-3    6
8. Newell-Fonda                       14-5    9
9. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn       17-3    12
10. Boyden-Hull                       13-5    13
11. Central Lyon                      16-3    8
12. North Tama                      17-3    10
13. Adair-Casey                       17-2    14
14. Burlington Notre Dame       14-5    11
15. Coon Rapids-Bayard           15-4    NR

Linn-Mar, Prairie qualify for dual meet tourney

The regional dual meet wrestling pairings have been announced and Linn-Mar and Prairie will host tournaments on Feb. 8.

Teams were chosen for the dual meet regionals according to their ranking by the Iowa Wrestling Coaches Association. The top 16 teams qualified for regionals. The winners advance to the state dual meet tournament Feb. 15 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Linn-Mar is seeded No. 6 and will host No. 11 Pleasant Valley.

Prairie is seeded No. 5 and will host No. 12 North Scott.

The regional tournaments start at 7 p.m.

The Class 2A and 1A dual meet regional pairings will be determined by team results from sectional qualifying meets Feb. 4. The dual meet regionals will be held Feb. 7.

DUAL MEET REGIONALS

CLASS 3A
Wed., Feb. 8
All start at 7 p.m.

#13 Western Dubuque at #1 Bettendorf
#15 Lewis Central at #2 SE Polk
#14 Indianola at #3 Iowa City West
#10 Urbandale at #4 WDM Valley
#12 North Scott at #5 CR Prairie
#11 Pleasant Valley at #6 Linn-Mar
#16 Spencer at #7 Waverly-Shell Rock
#9 Mason City at #8 Ankeny

Xavier moves up, Kennedy moves in to girls hoop polls

Xavier moved up, Washington, Prairie and Marion slipped down, and Kennedy sneaked into this week's Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union girls basketball polls.

Xavier (12-4) moved up four spots to No. 5 in the Class 4A poll after whipping Waterloo West, 53-30, knocking the Wahawks out of the rankings.

Washington (9-5) dropped two spots to No. 7 after losses to No. 2 Southeast Polk and No. 6 Iowa City High. Prairie (11-4) slipped a spot after a 58-52 loss to Kennedy.

Kennedy moved back into the poll after knocking off ranked foes Ames and Prairie. The Cougars (8-6) are No. 14.

Marion (11-4) slid three spots to No. 15 in the Class 3A poll.

IGHSAU BASKETBALL POLLS

CLASS 4A
1. Iowa City West           14-0     1
2. SE Polk                      16-1     2
3. Mason City                  13-1    3
4. Ankeny                      14-2    4
5. CR Xavier                   12-4     9
6. Iowa City High            13-4    10
7. CR Washington            9-5      5
8. Ames                       12-4      6
9. Waukee                   11-5      7
10. CR Prairie                11-4      8
11. Lewis Central          13-1     11
12. WDM Dowling         11-5     12
13. Muscatine              13-3     15
14. CR Kennedy            8-6     NR
15. DM East                12-4     NR

CLASS 3A
1. Benton                         15-0      1
2. Davenport Assumption    14-1      2
3. MOC-Floyd Valley            16-0      3
4. SC Heelan                     14-0      4
5. Glenwood                     14-1      5
6. South Tama                  15-1      6
7. Dubuque Wahlert          11-4      7
8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton      11-4    10
9. Williamsburg                  14-3    11
10. Bondurant-Farrar          15-1     8
11. Union                         12-2     9
12. Spirit Lake                   13-3    13
13. Waverly-Shell Rock       11-4    14
14. Denison-Schleswig       11-5    14
15. Marion                       11-4    12

CLASS 2A
1. OA-BCIG                        18-0     1
2. Estherville-LC                  17-1     2
3. IKM-Manning                   16-1     3
4. West Hancock                15-0     4
5. FD St. Edmond               15-0     5
6. Mediapolis                      16-0     6
7. Carroll Kuemper              14-3     9
8. Western Christian           14-3     8
9. Lawton-Bronson             14-3    10
10. Pella Christian               13-2    11
11. Panorama                    15-1    12
12. Maquoketa Valley         17-0     13
13. Van Buren                    16-1    14
14. Sumner-Fredericksburg   16-0    NR
15. Gilbert                         16-2      7

CLASS 1A
1. North Mahaska                     16-0     1
2. Bedford                              16-0     2
3. North Butler                        13-1     3
4. West Sioux                         15-0     4
5. Lynnville-Sully                      16-2     5
6. Ar-We-Va                           13-2     6
7. LeMars Gehlen                     13-2     7
8. Central Lyon                       15-2     8
9. Newell-Fonda                      12-5     9
10. North Tama                      14-2    11
11. Burlington Notre Dame       14-2    12
12. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn    15-3    NR
13. Boyden-Hull                      12-5    13
14. Adair-Casey                       15-2    14
15. Villisca                              14-2    10

Linn-Mar only Metro boys team in rankings

Linn-Mar held onto third place in the Associated Press Class 4A boys basketball poll released Monday.

The defending state champion Lions (9-2) hold a one-point lead over No. 4 West Des Moines Valley (11-2).

Iowa City West (13-0) and Ankeny (13-0) are ranked 1-2.

Jefferson fell out of the poll after its loss last week to unranked Davenport Central. The J-Hawks received four votes. Kennedy received two.

Waverly-Shell Rock (13-0), West Marshall (15-0) and Danville (15-0) remain the top ranked teams in Classes 3A, 2A and 1A, respectively.

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

CLASS 4A
1. Iowa City West (10)      13-0    127    1
2. Ankeny (3)                  13-0    120    2
3. Linn-Mar                        9-2    89    3
4. WDM Valley                 11-2    88    4
5. Cedar Falls                     9-2    67    5
6. SC East                       13-2    66    6
7. Dubuque Senior           10-1    59    6
8. Waukee                      11-2    55    8
9. DM Roosevelt               11-3    17    10
10. DM Hoover                  9-3    14    NR
Others receiving votes -- Davenport Central 7, CR Jefferson 4, CR Kennedy 2.

CLASS 3A
1. Waverly-Shell Rock (9)    13-0    125    1
2. MOC-Floyd Valley (4)      15-0    118    2
3. Mount Pleasant             14-1    106    3
4. Iowa Falls-Alden             12-1    80    4
5. Dav. Assumption             9-3    67    5
6. Western Dubuque         10-2    59    7
7. Webster City                10-2    35    6
8. Atlantic                       12-2    33    10
9. Carroll                         11-2    29    9
10. SC Heelan                   8-4    24    8
Others receiving votes -- Dallas Center-Grimes 11, Grinnell 10, LeMars 7, Crestwood 6, ADM 3, Maquoketa 2.

CLASS 2A
1. West Marshall (10)      15-0    123    1
2. West Fork (3)            14-0    118    2
3. DM Christian               14-1    82    5
4. Denver                      13-1    68    3
5. Ogden                      16-0    63    7
6. Monticello                  12-0    53    9
7. North Cedar               11-2    49    8
8. MFL MarMac               12-1    43    NR
T9. FD St. Edmond        10-3    24    6
T9. Clarinda                  12-1    24    NR
T9. Mount Vernon        10-4    24    4
Others receiving votes -- PCM 16, Dyersville Beckman 14, Carroll Kuemper 5, Forest City 3, Western Christian 3, Sioux Center 2, West Branch 1.

CLASS 1A
1. Danville (10)                       15-0    126    1
2. Storm L ake St. Mary's (3)    14-0    119    2
3. NE Hamilton                       14-0    99    3
4. Treynor                            15-0    85    5
5. Harris-Lake Park                  14-0    69    5
6. Boyden-Hull                       13-2    63    4
7. Keota                              15-0    53    7
8. North Linn                       13-1    34    8
9. Nodaway Valley                12-2    20    NR
10. Lone Tree                     12-2    13    9
Others receiving votes -- Iowa Mennonite 9, Kingsley-Pierson 6, LeMars Gehlen 6, Algona Garrigan 4, Lynnville-Sully 4, Lawton-Bronson 2, North Iowa 2, Murray 1.