SPORTS

Two local programs enter AP hoops poll

Tim Johnson
USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Prep basketball

WAUSAU -  Two local programs entered the Associated Press state basketball polls this week.

Edgar is ranked No. 10 in Division 4 in the boys poll, while Wittenberg-Birnamwood is No. 10 in Division 4 in the girls poll.

The boys and girls state basketball polls were released Monday afternoon.

Edgar (9-1) is one of four local boys teams ranked this week.

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Stevens Point Area Senior High (10-1) is No. 3 in Division 1 for the second straight week.  Columbus Catholic (11-0) and Almond-Bancroft (8-2) reamined No. 3 and No. 10, respectively, in Division 5.

Loyal and Assumption both received votes in Division 5 as did Wausau East in Division 2.

Oshkosh North received 11 of 12 first-place votes in Division 1 and remained the No. 1 team for a second straight week. Barneveld was a unanimous No. 1 team in Division 5, and La Crosse Central (Division 2), Ripon (Division 3) and Destiny (Division 4) are all the top-ranked teams in their respective divisions.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood (11-0) is one of sisx local teams ranked in the state poll.

The Chargers received 14 votes and are one spot behind No. 9 Marathon (11-2) in Division 4. Neillsville (11-0) remained No. 4 in Division 4

Three girls programs are ranked in Division 5: No. 8 Tri-County (11-0), No. 9 Newman Catholic (10-4) and No. 10 Loyal (11-3).

Wausau West received seven votes in Division 1. No. 10 Sun Prairie, which entered the poll this week, received 13 votes.

Appleton North received six first-place votes and is the top-ranked team in Division 1 for the second straight week.

Beaver Dam and Clayton were both unanimous No. 1 picks in Division 2 and Division 5, respectively. Wrightstown (Division 3) and Aquinas (Division 4) are both top-ranked programs as well.

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 16, 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

1. Oshkosh North (11) 10-0, 119. 2. Kimberly (1) 10-0, 109, 2. 3. SPASH 10-1, 95, 3. 4. Madison Memorial 12-2, 80, 6. 5. Muskego 10-1, 57, 8. 6. Milwaukee Vince 8-3, 43, 7. 7T. Middleton 10-3, 39, 5. 7T. Brookfield Central 10-1, 39, 4. 9. Oak Creek 9-2, 31, 9. 10. Brookfield East 6-5, 12, NR.
Others receiving votes: Menomonee Falls 10, Bay Port 9, Eau Claire North 4, Milwaukee Riverside University 4, Mukwonago 4, Janesville Craig 2, Arrowhead 1, Sun Prairie 1, Racine Horlick 1.

DIVISION 2

1. La Crosse Central (10) 9-1, 118, 2.Beaver Dam (2) 14-0, 102, 3T. Stoughton 108. 10-0, 84, 3T.. Waunakee 10-1, 84, 1. 5. Pewaukee 12-1, 64, 6T. 6. Piux XI 9-2, 61, 6T. 7. Cedarburg 11-1, 45, 8. Onalaska 12-1, 43, 9. 9. Kaukauna 5-4, 35, 5,. 10T. Whitnall 9-2, 8, 10. 10T. Milw. Washington 9-2, 8, NR. 

Others receiving votes: Pulaski 6, Wausau East 1, Monona Grove 1.

DIVISION 3

1. Ripon (10) 11-0, 118, 1. 2. Appleton Xavier (2) 11-0, 109, 2. 3. Lake Mills 11-1, 90, 3. 4. Westby 9-0, 86, 4. 5. Prescott 11-1, 72, 5. 6. Columbus 9-2, 47, 7. 7. Waupun 8-3, 40, 6. 8. Southern Door 8-1, 33, 10. 9. Bloomer 8-1, 16, 9. 10. Martin Luther 9-2, 15, NR. 

Others receiving votes: Edgewood 13, Valders 7, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 6, Clintonville 4, New Holstein 4.

DIVISION 4

1. Destiny (8) 14-1, 114, 1. 2. Darlington (2) 12-0, 109, 2. 3T. Young Coggs Prep 12-0, 87, 3T. The Prairie School (1) 10-1, 87, 3. 5. Laconia (1) 10-0 80-5. 6. Stanley-Boyd 8-1, 58, 7. 7. Cochrane-Fountain City 11-0, 51-9. 8. Regis 7-3, 32, 6. 9. Saint Mary's Springs 9-3, 15, NR. 10. Edgar 9-1, 12, NR. 

Others receiving votes: Markesan 8, Howards Grove 3, Random Lake 2, Shiocton 2

DIVISION 5

1. Bavneveld (12) 10-0, 120, 1. 2. Shullsburg 11-0, 105, 2. 3. Columbus Catholic 11-0, 92, 3T. 4. Seneca 11-0, 72, 6. 5. Hilbert 10-1, 70, 3T. 6. McDonell Central 6-1, 63, 5. 7. Bangor 8-1, 55, 87. 8. Alma-Pepin 9-1, 39, 8. 9. Gresham 8-2, 21, 9. 10. Almond-Bancroft 8-2, 15 10. 

Others receiving votes: Loyal 3, Assumption 3, Black Hawk 2.

GIRLS 

DIVISION 1

1. Appleton North (6) 12-0, 114, 1.. 2. Milwaukee King (5) 14-0, 111, 2. 3. Mukwonago (1) 14-0, 93, 3. 4. Middleton 12-0, 81, 5. 5. Arrowhead 12-2, 75, 4. 6. De Pere 12-2, 53, 7. 7. Germantown 13-2, 46, 6. 8. Hudson 10-2, 41, 9. 9. Bay Port 11-3, 20, 10. 10. Sun Prairie 10-3, 13, NR. 

Others receiving votes: Wausau West 7, Oak Creek 4, Madison East 2.

DIViSION 2

1. Beaver Dam (12) 13-0, 120, 1. 2. West De Pere 12-0, 108, 2. 3. New  Berlin West 12-1, 90, 5. 4. Monroe 11-1, 86, 4. 5. Waunakee 11-1 56, 7. 6. Hortonville 8-2, 53, 6. 7T. New Berlin Eisenhower 9-3, 42, 3. 7T. Stoughton 11-2, 42, 8. 9. Pewaukee 11-3, 38, 9. 10. Plymouth 10-2, 17, 10. 

Others receiving votes: Onalaska 4, Union Grove 2, Ashwaubenon 2.

DIVISION 3

1. Wrightstown (9) 11-1, 115, 1. 2. Whitewater (1) 11-1, 105, 3. Edgewood (2) 8-3, 95, 2. 4. Martin Luther 11-1, 86, 5. 5. Richland Center 11-1, 60, 8. 6. Freedom 10-2, 50, 4. 7. Kewaunee 11-2, 44, 9. 8. Valders 12-2, 36, 7. 9. Bloomer 10-2, 29, 6. 10. Waupun 9-3, 26, 10. 

Others receiving votes: Marshall 7, Dominican 3, Little Chute 3, West Salem 1.

DIVISION 4

1. Aquinas (11) 12-0 118, 1. 2. Loudes Academy (1) 9-1, 103, 2. 3. Laconia 13-0, 97, 3. 4. Neillsville 12-0, 82, 4. 5. Wisconsin Heights 11-0, 75, 5. 6. Melrose-Mindoro 11-0, 54, 7. 7. Howards Grove 10-1, 51, 6. 8. Kenosha Saint Joseph Catholic Academy 8-3, 31, 8. 9. Marathon 11-2, 19, 9. 10. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 11-0, 14, NR. 

Others receiving votes: Mineral Point 11, Cochrane-Fountain City 4, Ozaukee 1.

DIVISION 5

1. Clayton (12) 12-0, 12-0, 1. 2. McDonell Central 11-1, 104, 2. 3. Black Hawk 10-0, 92, 4. 4. Bangor 10-2, 70, 3. 5. Shullsburg 9-2, 67, 6. 6. Flambeau 8-1, 56, 7. 7. Riverdale 8-2, 39, 8. 8. Tri-County 11-0, 38 9 . 9. Newman Catholic 10-4, 31, 5. 10. Loyal 11-3, 23, 10. 

Others receiving votes: Milwaukee Academy of Science 7, Living Word Lutheran 1, South Shore 1, Luck 1, River Ridge 1