Ryan Murken

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West High dropped three spots in the most recent Associated Press boys basketball poll released on Monday.

The Trojans dropped three spots from seventh to No. 10 in the Class 4A poll following a loss to Liberty High on Friday.

West High (13-5) is one of three Mississippi Valley Conference teams in the Class 4A poll joining third-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy and fourth-ranked Cedar Falls.

Ames remained atop the Class 4A poll followed by Pleasant Valley with West Des Moines Valley filling out the 4A top-five.

Other top-ranked teams this week included Decorah (3A), Boyden-Hull (2A) and Gradview Christian (1A).

Associated Press Boys Basketball Poll 

Class 4A

1. Ames

2. Pleasant Valley

3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy

4. Cedar Falls

5. West Des Moines Valley

6. Ankeny

7. Waukee Northwest

8. Johnston

9. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln

10. West High 

Receiving votes: Ankeny Centennial; Cedar Rapids Prairie; Sioux City East; Indianola; Davenport North

Class 3A

1. Decorah

2. Humboldt

3. Washington

4. Spencer

5. Dallas Center-Grimes

6. Marion

7. Fort Madison

8. Ballard

9. Winterset

10. Harlan

Receiving votes: Dubuque Wahlert; Davenport Assumption; Clear Lake; Bondurant-Farrar; Nevada; Clarke; Pella; Central DeWitt

Class 2A

1. Boyden-Hull

2. Mid-Prairie

3. Western Christian

4. Central Lyon

5. Aplington-Parkersburg

6. Williamsburg

7. Monticello

8. Van Meter

9. Central Decatur

10. Roland-Story

Receiving votes: Clarion-Goldfield; Des Moines Christian; Pella Christian; Camanche; Rock Valley; AC-GC; Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont; South Central Calhoun

Class 1A 

1. Grandview Christian

2. North Linn

3. Remsen St. Mary’s

4. Lake Mills

5. AHSTW

6. Gladbrook-Reinbeck

7. Easton Valley

8. Mason City Newman

9. Newell-Fonda

10. Dunkerton

Receiving votes: New London; Storm Lake St. Mary’s; WACO; Martensdale-St. Marys; East Buchanan; Winfield-Mount Union; Iowa Valley; Edgewood-Colesburg; Danville

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