Several Area Boys, Girls Teams in Top 10

The latest girls and boys prep basketball polls were released. Teutopolis is listed among the top 10 in both the boys and girls polls.

In the girls poll, the Wooden Shoes are ranked eighth with a 13-4 record and 39 points. The Shoes dropped from the top spot to eighth. Paris took over the No. 1 position with a 19-0 record and 89 points. The Tigers came out of nowhere, not even a member of the field in the last poll.

The Tigers beat T-town in the Charleston Holiday Tournament championship game 44-35 in overtime. The Shoes then fell to the Tigers on January 2 during regular season play 55-44.

The Wooden Shoes are eighth in the boys Class 2A poll with a 10-3 mark and 27 points. T-town dropped from seventh in the previous poll. Earning the top spot was Pincknevyille with a 14-1 record and six votes.

In Class 1A, Effingham St. Anthony sits in the No. 7 spot with a 12-2 record and 34 points. The Bulldogs dropped from second in the poll. Earning the top spot this week was Winchester-West Central with a 13-0 record and 94 points. Central had three votes.

The Altamont boys squad is in the others receiving votes category in Class 1A.

The Altamont girls are eighth in the Class 1A poll with a 15-3 record and 32 points. The Indians remained in the same spot they held in last week's poll.

Holding down the top 1A spot is Lewistown with seven votes, a 17-0 record and 122 points.

GIRLS PREP POLLS

CLASS 1A

1. Lewistown (7 votes), 17-0 record, 122 points, second in previous poll; 2. Lanark Eastland (5 votes), 17-1 record, 117 points, first in previous poll; 3. Amboy (1 vote), 15-0 record, 93 points, third in previous poll; 4. Brimfield, 16-1 record, 73 points, NR in previous poll; 5. Aquin, 12-3 record, 51 points, fourth in previous poll; 6. Jacksonville Routt, 17-1 record, 49 points, tied for sixth in previous poll; 7. Gardner-South Wilmiington, 16-0 record, 47 points, ninth in previous poll; 8. Altamont, 15-3 record, 32 points, eighth in previous poll; 9. Colfax Ridgeview, 17-1 record, 30 points, NR in previous poll; 10. Princeville, 15-3 record, 23 points, NR in previous poll;

Others receiving votes: Aurora Christian 22, Father McGivney Catholic 16, Illini Bluffs 13, Hope Academy 9, Marissa 6, Shiloh 5, Hope 4, Newark 1, Stockton 1

CLASS 2A

1. Paris (4 votes), 19-0 record, 89 points, NR in previous poll; 2. Carterville (2 votes), 16-1 record, 68 points NR in previous poll; 3. Knoxville, 20-1 record, 59 points, NR in previous poll; 4. Chicago Marshall (3 votes), 8-6 record, 58 points, second in previous poll; Quincy Notre Dame (2 votes), 11-0 record, 55 points, NR in previous poll; 6. Harrisburg, 18-2 record, 51 points, sixth in previous poll; 7. Riverdale, 12-2 record, 49 points, fifth in previous poll; 8. Teutopolis, 13-4 record, 39 points, first in previous poll; 9. Carlinville, 16-1 record, 23 points, NR in previous poll; 10. Rock Falls, 15-5 record, 21 points, tied for 10th in previous poll;

Others receiving votes: Lisle 17, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville/Alvin 15, Normal University 12, Petersburg PORTA 9, Stanford Olympia 7, Illini West (Carthage) 6, Fairbury Prairie Central 6, Tolono Unity 4, Villa Grove 3, Sullivan 3, Walther Christian 3, Nashville 3, Fieldcrest 2, St. Joseph-Ogden 2, Greenville 1

CLASS 3A

1. Morton (11 votes), 16-0 record, 110 points, first in previous poll; 2. Lombard Montini, 17-3 records, 91 points, fifth in previous poll; 3. Bethalto Civic Memorial, 15-2 record, 63 points, fourth in previous poll; 4. Rich South, 17-1 record, 47 points, third in previous poll; 5. Richwoods, 14-5 record, 40 points, sixth in previous poll; 4. Rich South, 17-1 record, 47 points, third in previous poll; 5. (tie) Richwoods, 14-5 record, 40 points, sixth in previous poll; Simeon, 15-1 record, 40 points, NR in previous poll; 7. Peoria Central, 13-3 record, 38 points, seventh in previous poll; 8. Fenwick, 17-2 record, 35 points, NR in previous poll; 9. Geneseo, 13-2 record, 33 points, NR in previous poll; 10. Kankakee, 17-4 record, 32 points, second in previous poll

Others receiving votes: Kenwood 31, Burlington Central 15, Grayslake Central 10, Mattoon 8, Washington 4, Nazareth 4, Glenbard South 2, Dixon 1, Rock Island 1

CLASS 4A

1. Benet (2 votes), 15-2 record, 89 points, fifth in previous poll; 2. Maine West (3 votes), 16-1 record, 86 points, first in previous poll; 3. Edwardsville, 13-1 record, 65 points, fourth in previous poll; 4. Evanston Township (four votes), 14-2 record, 58 points, NR in previous poll; 5. Homewood-Flossmoor (1 vote), 14-3 record, 51 points, second in previous poll; 6. Lincoln Way West, 15-2 record, 49 points, seventh in previous poll; 7. Marist, 15-3 record, 46 points, third in previous poll; 8. Lake Forest, 13-3 record, 32 points, NR in previous poll; 9. Fremd, 12-4 record, 22 points, sixth in previous poll;; 10. Whitney Young, 11-2 record, 19 points, eighth in previous poll;

Others receiving votes: Geneva 7, O'Fallon 7, Thornwood 5, Dundee-Crown 5, Bolingbrook 4, Lincoln-Way East 2, Libertyville 1, Hersey 1, Carmel 1

BOYS PREP POLLS

Class 1A

1. Winchester-West Central (3 votes), 13-0 record, 94 points, third in previous poll; 2. Roanoke-Benson (2 votes), 14-0 record, 91 points, NR in previous poll; 3. Moweaqua Central A&M (4 votes), 9-2 record, 87 points, first in previous poll; 4. Goreville (3 votes), 14-0 record, 78 points, NR in previous poll; 5. Indian Creek, 13-0 record, 72 points, NR in previous poll; 6. Payson Seymour, 13-0 record, 50 points, 10th in previous poll; 7. Effingham St. Anthony, 12-2 record, 34 points, second in previous poll; 8. Quest Academy, 13-3 record, 33 points, tied for third in previous poll; 9. East Dubuque, 9-2 record, 32 points, NR in previous poll; 10. Aurora Christian, 9-2 record, 15 points, NR in previous poll;

Others receiving votes: Altamont 10, Princeville 9, Leo 9, Woodlawn 8, Okawville 8, Woodland 7, Kewanee Wethersfield 7, Calhoun 6, St. Anne 4, Cissna Park 3, LeRoy 2, Elmwood 1

CLASS 2A

1. Pinckneyville (6 votes), 14-1 record, 105 pounds, second in previous poll; 2. Chicago Orr (5 votes), 8-5 record, 92 points, first in previous poll; 3. Breese Mater Dei, 14-3 record, 76 points, eighth in previous poll; 4. Chicago Corliss, 8-3 record, 58 points, tied for fourth in previous poll; 5. Marshall, 14-1 record, 36 points, NR in previous poll;; 6. Chicago Crane, 12-2 record, 33 points, NR in previous poll; 7. Sterling Newman, 15-2 record, 29 points, NR in previous poll; 8. Teutopolis, 10-3 record, 27 points, seventh in previous poll; 9. Normal University, 9-5 record, 26 points, tied for eighth in previous poll; 10. Nashville, 13-3 record, 24 points, third in previous poll;

Others receiving votes: Massac County 24, Tuscola 15, Dunbar 15, Bismarck-Henning 10, Elmhurst Timothy Christian 10, Rockridge 10, Fairfield 6, Marengo 4, Fieldcrest 2, Fairbury Prairie Central 1, Kewanee 1, Pana 1

CLASS 3A

1. Bogan (5 votes), 14-1 record, 120 points, second in previous poll; 2. Niles Notre Dame (8 votes), 15-2 record, 119 points, third in previous poll; 3. Morgan Park, 7-5 record, 92 points, first in previous poll; 4. DePaul College Prep, 12-2 record, 61 points, ninth in previous poll; 5. Kankakee, 11-1 record, 47 points, NR in previous poll; 6. Peoria Notre Dame, 14-1 record, 46 points, NR in previous poll; 7. (tie) Lincoln, 12-1 record, 41 points, NR in previous poll; Rock Island, 13-2 record, 41 points, eighth in previous poll; 9. East St. Louis, 8-4 record, 33 points, fourth in previous poll; 10. Fenwick, 12-2 record, 30 points, NR in previous poll;

Others receiving votes: Centralia 28, Lisle Benet Academy 18, Oak Forset 9, Geneseo 8, Hinsdale South 7, Marion 6, HIllcrest 5, Danville 3, Chatham Glenwood 1

CLASS 4A

1. Curie (9 votes), 13-1 record, 108 points, eighth in previous poll; 2. Evanston Township, 13-0 record, 102 points, tied for sixth in previous poll; 3. Collinsville (3 votes), 14-0 record, 85 points, fifth in previous poll;; 4. Harvey Thornton, 14-0 record, 73 points, NR in previous poll; 5. Homewood-Flossmoor, 11-1 record, 64 points, 10th in previous poll; 6. Chicago Heights Bloom Township, 14-4 record, 60 points, first in previous poll; 7. Whitney Young, 7-6 record, 37 points, second in previous poll; 8. Mundelein, 13-1 record, 27 points, NR in previous poll; 9. Joliet West, 13-2 record, 15 points, NR in previous poll; 10. Loyola, 14-1 record, 13 points, NR in previous poll;

Others recieving votes: Lincoln Park 12, Glenbrook South 10, Maine West 8, Lake Forest 7, Waubonsie Valley 7, Simeon 6, Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 6, Marist 5, Bolingbrook 5, Lincoln Way East 4, Stevenson 2, Fremd 2, Hersey 1, Niles North 1