The Statewide Basketball rankings are out and a couple of local schools are getting recognition.  The Branson Lady Pirates are up to the number TWO spot in the latest Class 5 poll.  Blue Eye makes an appearance as well.  Coach Ken Elfrink’s team has grabbed the #9 spot in Class 2.

Here is a look at the poll.  SW Missouri teams are in bold print…

Class 1

1 Walnut Grove 2-1
2 Wheatland 2-0
3 Southwest (Livingston County) 1-0
4 Norborne 1-0
5 South Iron 3-1
6 Mound City 4-0
7 Leeton 2-0
8 Madison 4-1
9 Higbee 5-0
10 Jefferson 3-1

Class 2

1 Skyline 3-0
2 Oran 2-0
3 Neelyville 2-1
4 Thayer 4-0
5 Mid Buchanan 2-0
6 Scotland County 2-1
7 New Haven 3-1
8 New Bloomfield 4-1
9 Blue Eye 4-0
10 New Haven 3-1

Class 3

1 Strafford 3-0
2 Trenton 4-0
3 Hermann 4-0
4 Whitfield 1-1
5 California 3-0
6 Lutheran North 3-0
7 Monroe City 2-0
8 Fair Grove 4-0
9 Licking 4-0
10 Central (Park Hills) 1-0

Class 4

1 Incarnate Word 3-0
2 Parkway North 3-0
3 Dexter 3-1
4 Lincoln Prep 4-1
5 Carl Junction 3-0
6 Pacific 4-0
7 Sullivan 4-0
8 St. Dominic 4-0
9 Lutheran South 2-1
10 Osage 3-1

Class 5

1 Kirkwood 3-0
2 Branson 4-0
3 Jackson 5-1
4 Rock Bridge 1-1
5 Lee’s Summit West 2-1
6 Lee’s Summit North 2-1
7 Kickapoo 2-1
8 Washington 1-1
9 Jefferson City 2-2
10 Lee’s Summit 1-1