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Winfield-Mt. Union at 11 in rankings
Doug Brenneman
Dec. 23, 2020 4:26 pm
The fifth rankings compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and released Wednesday have three basketball teams from the Southeast Iowa Super Conference, three from the River Valley Conference and two South iowa Cedar League representatives.
Winfield-Mt. Union, an SEISC North Division member, and its unbeaten record are at No. 11 in Class 1A while South Division teams Notre Dame (1A) and West Burlington (3A) are slotted at No. 13 and No. 9 respectively.
The RVC has two teams in 2A with No. 4 West Branch and No. 13 Bellevue and West Liberty is No. 6 in 3A.
Montezuma, No. 9 in 1A, seems to always be ranked and its SICL rival North Mahaska has climbed a spot from last week at No. 14.
Winfield-Mt. Union's closest game was a 4-point win over state scoring leader Isabel Manning and Van Buren County. West Burlington's closest game was a 15-point win against Central Lee. Notre Dame defeated Van Buren County (5-2) by 21 and Central Lee by 16 but lost to West Burlington by 36.
West Branch's only loss was 54-51 at Cascade (6-4), who West Liberty crushed 47-21. Bellvue has a 4-point win over West Liberty and its only loss is by nine to West Branch.
North Mahaska owns a victory over Oskaloosa and its only loss is to Montezuma. The Braves only loss is to Pella Christian.
Fifth Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
2020 Basketball Rankings
Class 1A
School Record Last Week
1. Bishop Garrigan 10-0 1
2. Newell-Fonda 7-1 2
3. St. Ansgar 6-0 3
4. Kingsley-Pierson 9-0 4
5. MMCRU 6-1 5
6. Springville 8-0 6
7. Exira-EHK 7-0 7
8. Collins-Maxwell 10-0 8
9. Montezuma 9-1 9
10. CAM 8-0 10
11. Winfield-Mount Union 9-0 11
12. Logan-Magnolia 6-1 13
13. Notre Dame 3-1 14
14. North Mahaska 5-1 15
15. AGWSR 5-1 NR
Dropped Out: Turkey Valley (12)
Class 2A
1. Maquoketa Valley 7-0 1
2. North Linn 6-0 3
3. Dike-New Hartford 6-0 4
4. West Branch 7-1 5
5. Nodaway Valley 7-0 6
6. West Hancock 8-0 7
7. Denver 6-2 9
8. Treynor 7-1 10
9. Grundy Center 4-1 8
10. South Central Calhoun 8-1 2
11. Central Lyon 7-1 11
12. Jesup 7-1 14
13. Bellevue 8-1 13
14. Underwood 7-1 15
15. Rock Valley 6-2 NR
Dropped Out: AHSTW (12)
Class 3A
1. Cherokee 8-0 1
2. Des Moines Christian 9-1 2
3. Clear Lake 8-0 3
4. Unity Christian 6-1 5
5. Center Point-Urbana 7-2 4
6. West Liberty 5-2 6
7. Osage 6-1 7
8. Roland-Story 4-2 9
9. West Burlington 7-0 11
10. West Lyon 6-1 12
11. Davenport Assumption 2-5 8
12. Panorama 6-2 10
13. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 6-1 14
14. Solon 6-2 NR
15. Estherville-Lincoln Central 6-1 NR
Dropped Out: Iowa Falls-Alden (13), Hampton-Dumont-CAL (15)
Class 4A
1. Glenwood 7-0 1
2. Ballard 8-0 3
3. Gilbert 8-1 2
4. Central DeWitt 6-0 4
5. North Scott 5-0 5
6. Dallas Center-Grimes 7-2 6
7. Waverly-Shell Rock 6-1 7
8. Denison-Schleswig 5-1 8
9. Bondurant-Farrar 4-1 11
10. Grinnell 5-2 9
11. Dubuque Wahlert 3-2 12
12. Harlan 6-2 13
13. Clear Creek-Amana 6-1 14
14. Creston 6-3 10
15. Spencer 7-1 15
Dropped Out: None
Class 5A
1. Waukee 2-0 3
2. Johnston 0-0 2
3. Iowa City West 2-0 4
4. Waterloo West 4-1 6
5. Ankeny Centennial 4-0 7
6. Southeast Polk 3-1 1
7. Cedar Falls 6-1 6
8. Iowa City High 2-1 8
9. Davenport North 0-0 9
10. Des Moines Roosevelt 0-0 10
11. Cedar Rapids Washington 5-0 12
12. West Des Moines Dowling 3-1 13
13. West Des Moines Valley 0-0 14
14. Indianola 6-1 15
15. Dubuque Senior 5-1 NR
Dropped Out: Ames (11)
Jami Wilkerson (right) and Louisa-Muscatine's Emilie Truitt go after a loose ball Tuesday as the 11th-ranked Class 1A Winfield-Mt. Union Wolves took a Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division win from Louisa-Muscatine in Winfield. (Dana Royer/Courtesy)
Winfield Mt. Union's Jami Wilkerson (left) and Louisa-Muscatine's Emilie Truitt go after a loose ball in the Wolves win W-MU's Bradie Buffington (white uniform) plays tough defense against Louisa-Muscatine standout Kylee Sanders in the Wolves 46-32 win at home Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Dana Royer/Courtesy)