Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports 

Solon and Regina each appeared in the first boys basketball rankings of the season released on Thursday by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

Regina is fourth in the initial Class 2A rankings after opening the season 5-1.

The Regals trail top-ranked Unity Christian, second-ranked Carroll Kuemper and third-ranked Treynor in the 2A rankings.

Solon is seventh in the Class 3A rankings following a 7-0 start to the season.

Ballard is the top ranked team in Class 3A followed by Cedar Rapids Xavier, Clear Lake, Storm Lake and Pella.

Other top-ranked teams in the rankings include Waukee Northwest in Class 4A and Fort Dodge St. Edmond in Class 1A.

IHSAA Boys Basketball Preseason Rankings

Class 4A

1. Waukee Northwest (7-0)

2. Cedar Falls (5-0)

3. West Des Moines Dowling (7-0)

4. Dubuque Senior (4-0)

5. Muscatine (6-0)

6. Waukee (5-2)

7. Ames (6-0)

8. Bettendorf (6-0)

9. Pleasant Valley (5-1)

10. Des Moines Roosevelt (5-2)

Class 3A

1. Ballard (6-0)

2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (4-0)

3. Clear Lake (4-0)

4. Storm Lake (6-0)

5. Pella (6-1)

6. ADM (5-1)

7. Solon (7-0)

8. Nevada (5-0)

9. Knoxville (5-0)

10. Center Point-Urban (6-1)

Class 2A

1. Unity Christian (7-0)

2. Carroll Kuemper (5-1)

3. Treynor (7-0)

4. Regina (5-1) 

5. Western Christian (4-1)

6. Denver (6-1)

7. Cherokee (5-1)

8. Tri-Center (6-0)

9. Union (6-1)

10. Mid-Prairie (5-0)

Class 1A

1. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (5-0)

2. Wapsie Valley (7-0)

3. MMCRU (6-0)

4. Burlington Notre Dame (8-0)

5. Boyden-Hull (5-1)

6. Bellevue Marquette (6-0)

7. Algona Garrigan (5-1)

8. Coon Rapids-Bayard (6-0)

9. Woodbine (6-1)

10. Bellevue (7-1)

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