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 (12-5) 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.

The Saints were knocked off by No. 1 Iowa City West, 52-37, Thursday night at Iowa City.

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