Pekin at 8, Keota back in

While Pekin maintained its position at No. 8 in Class 2A despite not playing a boys basketball game last week, Keota returned to the No. 10 position in Class 1A.

Both teams have a single loss on the season. Keota had been ranked as high as No. 7 before suffering a loss to current No. 7 and fellow South Iowa Cedar League team, Montezuma.

Pekin's fellow Southeast Iowa Super Conference teams Wapello and New London received votes in Class 1A.

Keota's Carson Sprouse is 18th in Class 1A in made 3-pointers and 22nd in steals. Brady Duwa is 18th in blocks.

Pekin's Brady Millikin is 10th in 2A is assists while Brayden Sobaski is third in blocks. Brock Long is 24th in steals.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4A

Record Points Previous

1. Cedar Falls (7) 12-0 97 1

2. Waukee (3) 10-1 93 2

3. West Des Moines Valley 11-3 67 7

4. Johnston 7-2 63 3

5. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 14-3 61 6

6. Ames 11-3 43 10

7. Dubuque Hempstead 12-3 35 5

8. Ankeny Centennial 10-3 34 4

9. Iowa City Liberty 5-1 27 T8

10. Pleasant Valley 13-3 22 NR

Others receiving votes: Des Moines Hoover 3, Des Moines North 2, Eldridge North Scott 1, Southeast Polk 1, Sioux City East 1.

Class 3A

Record Points Previous

1. Ballard (9) 15-1 99 1

2. Monticello (1) 16-0 85 3

3. Dallas Center-Grimes 13-2 70 7

4. Solon 16-1 65 4

5. Carroll 15-2 62 5

6. Pella 15-2 49 2

7. Glenwood 15-2 43 8

8. Epworth Western Dubuque 12-3 31 6

9. Clear Lake 16-1 21 10

10. Davenport Assumption 11-5 11 9

Others receiving votes: Le Mars 10, Clear Creek-Amana 2, Humboldt 1, Decorah 1.

Class 2A

Record Points Previous

1. Boyden-Hull (10) 19-0 100 1

2. OA-BCIG 17-1 77 4

3. Western Christian Hull 15-3 72 3

4. Des Moines Christian 16-2 54 6

5. Dike-New Hartford 16-2 51 7

6. A-H-S-TW Avoca 18-2 40 2

7. Denver 16-3 35 10

8. Pekin 16-1 24 8

9. Treynor 15-4 17 NR

10. West Branch 14-1 16 5

(tie) Aplington-Parkersburg 15-3 16 9

Others receiving votes: Rock Valley 14, Unity Christian Orange City 10, Roland-Story, Story City 8, North Fayette, Valley 6, Spirit Lake 3, Beckman Catholic Dyersville 3, AC-GC 2, Albia 1, South Central Calhoun 1.

Class 1A

Record Points Previous

1. North Linn Troy Mills (9) 19-0 99 1

2. Lake Mills (1) 18-0 86 2

3. Martensdale-St. Marys 18-0 74 3

4. Easton Valley 17-0 59 4

5. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 18-1 56 5

6. Grand View Christian 15-1 52 6

7. Montezuma 16-2 46 8

8. Springville 18-2 37 7

9. Tri-Center Neola 16-2 14 NR

10. Keota 16-1 8 NR

Others receiving votes: Remsen St. Mary's 7, Wapsie Valley Fairbank 5, New London 3, Wapello 3, Newell-Fonda 1.