Four 5A, 4A SIC teams ranked in latest Idaho boys basketball poll
A quartet of teams from the 5A and 4A Southern Idaho Conference cracked the Top 5 in the latest Idaho high school boys basketball state media poll released Tuesday.
Rocky Mountain held on to its No. 2 spot in the 5A poll, while Boise dropped to No. 4 after a 79-67 loss at Centennial.
Bishop Kelly repeated as the top-ranked 4A team for the second week in a row as it stretched its winning streak to seven games. Middleton also entered the Top 5 for the first time this season.
In 3A, Weiser held on to the No. 1 ranking for the fourth straight week. It was voted the state’s top team unanimously.
Week 7 poll
Records as of Monday, Jan. 16
CLASS 5A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Madison (11) | 12-1 | 55 | 1 |
2. | Rocky Mountain | 11-1 | 44 | 2 |
3. | Post Falls | 9-2 | 27 | 4 |
4. | Boise | 9-2 | 17 | 3 |
5. | Lake City | 10-2 | 9 | - |
Others receiving votes: Hillcrest 5, Lewiston 5, Capital 3.
CLASS 4A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Bishop Kelly (8) | 9-2 | 52 | 1 |
2. | Preston (3) | 10-2 | 47 | 2 |
3. | Pocatello | 8-4 | 25 | 4 |
4. | Blackfoot | 7-3 | 15 | - |
5. | Middleton | 5-5 | 10 | - |
Others receiving votes: Skyview 7, Vallivue 4, Jerome 3, Minico 1, Ridgevue 1.
CLASS 3A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Weiser (11) | 11-1 | 55 | 1 |
2. | Snake River | 9-2 | 32 | 4 |
3. | Kellogg | 10-2 | 30 | 3 |
4. | Kimberly | 8-3 | 26 | 2 |
5. | Sugar-Salem | 9-3 | 12 | t-5 |
Others receiving votes: Shelley 7, South Fremont 3.
CLASS 2A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Firth (8) | 9-3 | 48 | 2 |
2. | Ririe (3) | 12-2 | 46 | 1 |
3. | Cole Valley Christian | 10-2 | 26 | 4 |
4. | St. Maries | 7-3 | 25 | 3 |
5. | Bear Lake | 9-4 | 20 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: None.
CLASS 1A DIVISION I
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Lapwai (11) | 8-0 | 55 | 1 |
2. | Oakley | 12-2 | 42 | 2 |
3. | Prairie | 8-2 | 24 | 3 |
t-4. | Ambrose | 8-3 | 14 | 4 |
t-4. | Valley | 9-1 | 14 | 5 |
t-4. | Grace | 10-3 | 14 | - |
Others receiving votes: Raft River 2.
CLASS 1A DIVISION II
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Dietrich (8) | 8-1 | 50 | 1 |
2. | Kendrick | 10-1 | 41 | 2 |
3. | Deary (2) | 8-0 | 33 | 3 |
4. | Genesis Prep (1) | 8-3 | 22 | 4 |
5. | Rockland | 8-2 | 11 | - |
Others receiving votes: Butte County 6, Carey 1, Council 1.
Voters
Fred Davis, Blackfoot Morning News
Michael-Shawn Dugar, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Victor Flores, Post Register
Michael Guise, Idaho State Journal
Matt Harris, IdahoSports.com
Theo Lawson, Lewiston Tribune
Greg Lee, Spokesman-Review
Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman
Mark Nelke, Coeur d'Alene Press
Alex Valentine, Times-News
Brandon Walton, Idaho Press-Tribune
This story was originally published January 17, 2017 at 5:37 PM with the headline "Four 5A, 4A SIC teams ranked in latest Idaho boys basketball poll."