Local programs make jump in AP poll

WAUSAU - Four local girls teams and two boys programs all had a minor move upward in the latest Associated Press state basketball poll.

The Marathon (12-2) and Wittenberg-Birnamwood (12-0) girls teams were ranked No. 8 and No. 9 in Division 4, in the state poll, which was released Monday afternoon. The move is an increase of one spot for each program from the previous week.

No. 7 Tri-County (13-0) and No. 9 Loyal (12-3)  also moved up a spot in Division 5 in the girls poll.

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Edgar (10-1) moved up a spot in Division 4 to No. 9 in the boys poll, while Almond-Bancroft (9-2) moved up two spots to No. 8 in Division 5.

Ten local boys and girls teams were ranked in the state poll overall.

Stevens Point Area Senior High (11-1) and Columbus Catholic (12-0) were ranked No. 3 in Division 1 and 5, respectively, in the boys poll.

The Neillsville girls (12-1)  suffered its first loss of the season last Friday to Loyal and dropped three spots to No. 7 in Division 4.

Newman Catholic (11-4) dropped one spot to No. 10 in Division 5.

Three boys teams received votes in the state poll: Wausau East (Division 2) and both Loyal and Assumption in Division 5.

Amherst (Division 3) received votes in the girls poll.

Kimberly and Oshkosh North are the co-No. 1 teams for Division 1 in the boys poll. La iCrosse Central (Division 2), Ripon (Division 3), Destiny (Division 4) and Barneveld (Division 5) are also ranked No. 1.

Appleton North is the top-ranked team in Division 1 in the girls poll. Beaver Dam (Division 2) , Whitewater (Division 3), Aquinas (Division 4) and Clayton (Division 5) are also ranked No. 1.

Tim Johnson: 715-845-0731, or timothy.johnson@gannettwisconsin.com; on Twitter @timmyjo11

Here is The Associated Press Wisconsin prep basketball poll for the week of January 23, with first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points and last week's ranking, as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters:

BOYS 

DIVISION 1

1T. Kimberly (1) 11-0, 109, 2. 1T. Oshkosh North (!0) 12-0, 109, 1. 3. SPASH 11-1, 96, 3. 4. Madison Memorial 13-2, 81, 4. 5. Brookfield Central 12-1, 54, 7T. 6. Milwaukee Vincent 10-3, 52, 6. 7. Oak Creek 11-2, 44, 9. 8. Muskego 11-2, 40, 5. 9. Arrowhead 10-4, 16, NR 10 Milwaukee Riverside University 9-4, 15, NR. 

Others receiving votes: 1. Bay Port 11, Appleton North 10, Middleton 8, Eau Claire North 4, Sun Prairie 4, Racine Horlick 3, Janesville Craig 3, Fond du Lac 1. 

DIVISION 2

1. La Crosse Central (11) 11-1, 118, 1. 2. Beaver Dam (1) 15-0, 105, 2. 3. Waunakee 11-1, 89, 3T. 4. Stoughton 10-1, 79, 3T. 5. Pewaukee 13-1, 76, 5. 6. Piux XI 10-2, 50, 6. 7. Cedarburg 12-2, 45, 7. 8. Whitnall 10-2, 30, 10T. 9. Milw. Washington 10-3, 24, 10T. 10. Onalaska 12-2, 18, 8. 

Others receiving votes: Kaukauna 11, Pulaski 10, New Berlin West 4, Wausau East 1. 

DIVISION 3

1. Ripon (10) 12-2, 118, 1. 2. Appleton Xavier (2) 13-0, 110, 2. 3. Lake Mills 12-1, 89, 3. 4. Westby 12-0, 88, 4. 5. Columbus 10-2, 63, 6. 6. Southern Door 10-1, 56, 8. 7. Prescott 13-2, 48, 5. 8. Bloomer 9-2, 29, 9. 9. Martin Luther 11-2, 22, 10. Edgewood 10-4, 13, NR.

Others receiving votes: Waupun 10, New Holstein 8, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 4, Valders 2. 

DIVISION 4

1. Destiny (9) 15-1, 115, 1. 2. Darlington 13-0, 105, 2. 3. Laconia (2) 11-0, 93, 5. 4. The Prairie School (1)  12-1, 88, 3T. 5. Young Coggs Prep 14-1, 67, 3T. 6. Stanley-Boyd 10-1, 62, 6. 7. Cochrane-Fountain City 12-0, 52, 7. 8. Regis 9-3, 31, 8. 9. Edgar 10-1, 27, 10. 10 Saint Mary's Springs 9-4, 11, 9. 

Others receiving votes: Spring Valley 4, Cadott 2, Markesan 2, Shiocton 1. 

DIVISION 5 

1. Barneveld (11) 10-0, 119, 1. 2. Shullsburg (1) 13-0, 107, 2. 3. Columbus Catholic 12-0, 95, 3. 4. Seneca 12-0, 81, 4. 5. Hilbert 12-1, 75, 5. 6. Bangor 10-1, 60, 7. 7. Gresham Community 9-2, 40, 9. 8. Almond-Bancroft 9-2 28, 10. 9. McDonell Central 7-3, 27, 6. 10. Alma-Pepin 9-2, 13, 8. 

Others receiving votes: Loyal 5, Assumption 3, Randolph 3, Milwaukee Academy of Science 2, Eleva-Strum 1, Black Hawk 1. 

GIRLS 

DIVISION 1

1. Appleton North (10) 14-0, 118, 1. 2. Milwaukee King (2) 16-0, 109, 2. 3. Middleton 13-0, 95, 4. 4. Arrowhead 13-2, 78, 5. 5. Mukwonago 14-1, 61, 3. 6. De Pere 13-2, 60, 6. 7. Germantown 14-2, 58, 7. 8. Bay Port 12-3, 32, 9. 9. Hudson 11-2, 30, 8. 10. Sun Prairie 11-3, 16, 10. 

Others receiving votes: Oak Creek 3.

DIVISION 2

1. Beaver Dam (12) 15-0, 120, 1. 2. West De Pere 13-0, 107, 2. 3. New Berlin West 14-1, 97, 3. 4. Monroe 12-2, 83, 4. 5. Stoughton 12-2, 64, 7T. 6. Pewaukee 12-3, 56, 9. 7. Plymouth 11-2, 45, 10. 8. Waunakee 12-2, 38, 5. 9. Hortonville 8-3, 21, 6. 10. New Berlin Eisenhower 9-5, 9,7T.

Others receive votes: Union Grove 7, Onalaska 6, Ashwaubenon 5, Mount Horeb 2.  

DIVISION 3

1. Whitewater (9) 12-1, 117, 2. 2. Martin Luther 13-1, 92, 4. 3. Edgewood (2) 9-3, 91, 3. 4. Richland Center (1) 13-1, 78, 5. 5T. Wrightstown 11-2, 76, 1. 5T. Freedom 11-2, 76, 6. 7. Kewaunee 12-2, 48, 7. 8. Valders 12-2, 37, 8. 9. Bloomer 11-2, 24, 9. 10. Waupun 10-4, 16, 10. 

Others receiving votes: Amherst 2, Marshall 2, West Salem 1. 

DIVISiON 4

1. Aquinas (9); 13-0, 116, 1. 2T. Laconia (1) 15-0, 100, 3. 2T. Lourdes Academy (2) 11-1, 100, 2. 4. Wisconsin Heights 11-1, 100, 2. 5. Melrose-Mindoro 13-0, 67, 6. 6. Howards Grove 12-1, 60, 7. 7. Neillsville 12-1, 55, 4. 8. Marathon 12-2, 30, 9. 9. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 12-0, 25, 10. 10. Kenosha Saint Joseph 9-4, 11, 8.

Others receiving votes: Mineral Point 8, Ozaukee 4. 

DIVISION 5 

1. Clayton (12) 13-0, 120, 1. 2. McDonell Central 12-1, 102, 2. 3. Black Hawk 12-0, 101, 3. 4. Bangor 11-2, 79, 4. 5. Flambeau 11-1, 68, 6. 6. Riverdale 11-2, 55, 7. 7. Tri-County 13-0, 43, 8. Shullsburg 10-3, 34, 5. 9. Loyal 12-3, 28, 10. 10. Newman Catholic 11-4, 17, 9. 

Others receiving votes: Milwaukee Academy of Science 7, Living Word Lutheran 3, River Ridge 2, Fall River. 1.