EHS, St. Anthony, T-town Teams in Top 10 Polls

The latest Associated Press basketball polls prove that basketball in this area is some of the best in the state.

Effingham, Effingham St. Anthony and Teutopolis all have boys or girls teams that have broken into the Top Ten of the Associated Press basketball polls.

In the boys polls, Effingham St. Anthony sits in fourth place in Class 1A with a 14-1 record, earning 79 points. It's the first time this season the Bulldogs have entered the poll.

Colfax Ridgeview sits at the top with seven first-place votes, a 13-0 record and 109 points.

Teutopolis is sixth in the Class 2A poll with a 9-1 record and 70 points. The Wooden Shoes were previously No. 7 and moved up a spot.

Chicago Uplift earned eight first-place votes and is 11-3 with 114 points at the top spot.

Effingham is in the others receiving 12 or more votes in Class 3A along with Centralia and Peoria Manual.

Springfield Lanphier sits at the top of the poll with seven first place votes, an 11-0 record and 113 points.

In the girls poll, Effingham is No. 8 in Class 3A. This is the first time the Hearts have been in the polls this season. EHS has a 15-1 record and 32 points.

Bethalto Civic Memorial is No. 1 with six first place votes, a 15-0 record and 121 points.

Teutopolis sits at No. 5 and also entered the poll for the first time this season. The Wooden Shoes are 16-2 on the season with 53 points.

BOYS TOP 10 POLLS

Class 1A

1. Colfax Ridgeview (7), 13-0, 109 points, previously ranked second

2. Okawville (2), 12-2, 99 points, previously ranked first

3. East Dubuque (1), 14-0, 89 points, previously ranked 10th

4. Effingham St. Anthony, 14-1, 79 points, previously not ranked

5. Quest Academy (1), 16-1, 76 points, previously ranked sixth

6. Newark, 9-2, 60 points, previously ranked sixth

7. DePue, 14-0, 39 points, previously ranked eighth

8. Annawan, 11-2, 34 points, previously ranked seventh

9. St. Anne, 11-1, 21, previously not ranked

10. Hope Academy (1), 11-3, 18 points, previously not ranked

Others receiveing 12 or more votes: none

Class 2A

1. Chicago Uplift (8), 11-3, 114 points, previously ranked No. 1 tie

2. Mount Carmel (1), 12-1, 92 points, previously not ranked

3. Quincy Notre Dame (3), 11-1, 87 points, previously not ranked

4. Chicago Orr (2), 7-1, 84 points, previously ranked third

5. Tremont, 13-0, 77 points, previously ranked tied for eighth

6. Teutopolis, 9-1, 70 points, previously ranked seventh

7. St. Joseph-Ogden, 11-3, 65 points, previously ranked tied for first

8. Alton Marquette, 13-1, 50 points, previously ranked sixth

9. Pittsfield, 10-1, 30 points, previously not ranked

10. Eldorado, 14-1, 26 points, previously not ranked

Others receiving 12 or more votes: Pinckneyville 22, Nashville 18

Class 3A

1. Springfield Lanphier (7), 11-0, 113 points, previously ranked eighth

2. Morgan Park (6), 9-2, 112 points, previously ranked first

3. Bloomington, 9-2, 97 points, previously ranked second

4. North Lawndale, 11-3, 62 points, previously ranked fifth

5. Springfield Southeast, 9-3, 53 points, previously not ranked

6. Fenwick, 10-3, 49 points, previously ranked fourth

7. Benton, 12-1, 45 points, previously ranked ninth

8. Mahomet-Seymour, 9-3, 29 points, previously not ranked

9. Morton, 11-3, 28 points, previously not ranked

10. Farragut, 6-2, 20 points, previously not ranked

Others receiving 12 or more votes: Centralia 19, Effingham 18, Peoria Manuel 15

Class 4A

1. Chicago Simeon (13), 11-0, 130 points, previously ranked second

2. Evanston Township, 13-2, 101 points, previously ranked third

3. Edwardsville, 11-1, 91 points, previously ranked fifth

4. Kenwood, 10-3, 61 points, previously not ranked

5. Whitney Young, 9-3, 48 points, previously not ranked

6. Bolingbrook, 10-0, 47 points, previously not ranked

7. East Moline United, 13-1, 38 points, previously ranked seventh

8. Curie, 11-2, 32 points, previously ranked first

9. Belleville Althoff Catholic, 8-3, 29 points, previously ranked eighth

10.  Joliet West, 13-1, 27 points, previously ranked sixth

Others receiving 12 or more votes: Lisle Benet Academy 21, Fremd 19, East St. Louis 18, Rockford Boylan 17.

GIRLS POLLS

Class 1A

1. Lebanon (12), 14-0, 124 points, previously ranked first

2. Ashton-Franklin Center, 14-1, 84 points, previously ranked third

3. Okawville, 13-3, 67 points, previously ranked fourth

4. Calhoun, 12-3, 64 points, previously ranked fifth

(tie) Danville Schlarman (1), 10-4, 64 points, previously ranked second

6. Winchester, 14-0, 60 points, previously not ranked

7. Mount Olive, 15-2, 52 points, previously ranked seventh

8. Colfax Ridgeview, 16-1, 44 points, previously not ranked

9. Harvest Christian, 11-3, 39 points, previously not ranked

10. Princeville, 16-2, 29 points, previously not ranked

(tie) Galena, 16-2, 29 points, previously ranked sixth

Others receiving 12 or more votes: Amboy 21, Annawan 14

Class 2A

1. Byron (11), 13-1, 110 points, previously ranked first

2. Sherrard, 15-1, 91 points, previously ranked seventh

3. Hall, 13-2, 86 points, previously ranked second

4. Eureka (10, 15-2, 65 points, previously ranked ninth

5. Teutopolis, 16-2, 53 points, previously not ranked

6. Camp Point Central, 14-1, 52 points, previously not ranked

7. Hillsboro, 14-3, 38 points, previously ranked tied for fourth

8. Auburn, 18-1, 31 points, previously ranked sixth

9. Breese Mater Dei, 9-5, 29 points, previously ranked third

10. St. Edward, 12-3, 27 points, previously not ranked

Others receiving 12 or more votes: Kewanee 26, Gilman Iroquois West 22,  Monticello 15

Class 3A

1. Bethato Civic Memorial (6), 15-0, 121 points, previously ranked second

2. Morton (3), 14-1, 105 points, previously ranked sixth

3. Chicago Marshall (3), 8-0, 81 points, previously ranked seventh

4. Mattoon, 18-0, 66, previously not ranked

(tie) Highland, 14-3, 66 points, previously ranked fifth

6. Richwoods, 14-3, 58 points, previously not ranked

7. North Lawndale, 83, 38 points, previously ranked third

8. Effingham, 15-1, 32 points, previously not ranked

9. Rochester, 12-3, 30 points, previously not ranked

10. Peoria Central, 11-2, 29 points, previously not ranked

Others receiving 12 or more votes: Galesburg 24, Normal University 22, Kaneland 12

Class 4A

1. Lombard Montini (5), 16-0, 111 points, previously ranked second

2. Homewood-Flossmoor (5), 9-2, 98 points, previously ranked first

3. Rock Island (1), 15-1, 96 points, previously ranked tied for third

4. Edwardsville (1), 13-0, 93 points, previously ranked tied for third

5. Benet, 16-2, 65 points, previously ranked fifth

6. Geneva, 12-1, 57 points, previously ranked seventh

7. Rockford Boylan, 14-0, 52 points, previously ranked 10th

8. Evanston Township, 15-2, 33 points, previously ranked sixth

9. Hersey, 14-2, 26 points, previously not ranked

10. Springfield, 14-2, 15 points, previously not ranked

Others receiving 12 or more votes: none.