Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

A familiar name returned to the Associated Press boys basketball poll this week.

Perennial Class 4A power West High made its season debut in the Associated Press poll coming in at seventh in the most recent poll released on Monday.

Coming off of an uncharacteristic four-win season a year ago the Trojans are off to a 6-0 start after defeating cross-town rival City High last Friday.

West High is tied with Mississippi Valley Conference foe Cedar Falls for seventh in the 4A poll behind sixth-ranked Johnston and No. 5 Sioux City East.

Ames takes over the top spot in the 4A poll followed by Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, Pleasant Valley and Waukee Northwest.

Clear Creek Amana (6-0) climbed two spots to seventh in the Class 3A poll this week.

Dallas Center-Grimes is the top-ranked team in 3A followed by Harlan, Estherville Lincoln Central, Ballard and Washington.

Other top-ranked teams this week are Van Meter (2A) and North Linn (1A).

Associated Press Boys Basketball Poll 

Class 4A

1. Ames

2. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln

3. Pleasant Valley

4. Waukee Northwest

5. Sioux City East

6. Johnston

7. West High

7. Cedar Falls

9. West Des Moines Valley

10. Cedar Rapids Prairie

Receiving votes: Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson; Waterloo West; Mason City; Waterloo East; Cedar Rapids Washington; Des Moines Hoover; Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Linn-Mar

Class 3A

1. Dallas Center-Grimes

2. Harlan

3. Estherville Lincoln Central

4. Ballard

5. Washington

6. Cedar Rapids Xavier

7. Clear Creek Amana 

8. Clear Lake

9. Fort Madison

10. Pella

Receiving votes: Bondurant-Farrar; Denison-Schleswig; Humboldt; Waverly-Shell Rock; Decorah; Hampton-Dumont; Dubuque Wahlert; Charles City; Spencer; Clarke; Central DeWitt;

Class 2A

1. Van Meter

2. Denver

3. Central Lyon

4. Western Christian

5. Aplington-Parkersburg

6. Monticello

7. Des Moines Christian

7. Boyden-Hull

9. Camanche

9. Clarion-Goldfield

Receiving votes: South Central Calhoun; Roland-Story; Treynor; Osage; Jesup; Garner-Hayfield-Ventura; Forest City; Unity Christian; Pella Christian; Mediapolis; Dyersville Beckman; Williamsburg; Wilton

Class 1A 

1. North Linn

2. Grandview Christian

3. Easton Valley

4. Remsen St. Mary’s

5. Martsendale St. Marys

6. AHSTW

7. Lake Mills

8. North Mahaska

9. Mason City Newman

10. New London

Receiving votes: Janesville; Gladbrook-Reinbeck; LeMars Gehlen; Edgewood-Colesburg; Montezuma; West Fork; Dunkerton; WACO; Springville; CAM; West Harrison; Danville; Madrid; East Mills

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