2017-18 Stlprepsports.com Basketball Rankings III
Date: 01/01/2018
Large Schools
1.(2) Belleville West (12-1) won the very tough Centralia Holiday Tournament and beat a very tough Champaign Central in the final 62-61. Their only loss was in the TOC in Washington , IL
2. (4) Hazelwood Central (13-1) won the Coaches vs Cancer Holiday Tournament and beat the previously unbeaten St. Mary’s In the final. Their only loss was to Orr Academy from Chicago.
3. (1) Chaminade (8-2) They have a bad loss to Vianney on 12/21. The other loss was to Chicago Simeone in the first game of the season. They drop with a loss to Vianney.
4. (7) Webster Groves (4-4) finally won a game in a national tournament. They play Marquette on the 4th and then go out of town again. They will be battle tested and counting days to Ramey is back.
5. (6) Alton (9-3) on a two game losing streak but to #1) Belleville West and a good Marist team and the other loss was to SS#2) St. Mary’s. They play Belleville West on the 5th at Alton.
6. (NR) Hillsboro (12-0) not the toughest schedule but have two tournament championships. They beat an ok SLUH team and have a major talent in Gavin Pinkley.
7. (11) Parkway Central (8-3) losses were to A good Liberty team and a very good Romeoville team. Their loss in the MICDS tournament was to a solid Duchesne team that got second. They souldnt lose for a long time now
8. (NR) Francis Howell (8-3) they have a bad loss to Troy Buchanan in the second game of the year and should of beaten #2) Hazelwood Central at Lindenwood in a three overtime classic. The last loss was to Trinity that won the MICDS tournament.
9. (12) Kirkwood (7-2) on a two game losing streak but to above average teams in Jennings and St. Mary’s.
10. (10) Fort Zumwalt South (8-1) they have a horrible loss to Fort Zumwalt West in the St. Dominic Holiday Tournament a team that they beat by 24 points earlier in the season.
Honorable Mention: 11.Edwardsville (9-3) 12. SLUH (6-6), 13.CBC (5-5), 14.Marquette (7-3), 15. East St. Louis (7-6)
Small Schools
1. Vashon (6-2) losses to Chaminade and Jonesboro Ark both really good teams. They have a must see in Mario McKinney. Always tough no different this year
2. St. Mary’s (12-1) had their first loss in Coaches vs Cancer against LS#2) Hazelwood Central. They were a little banged up no excuses they lost. They are a must see especially on the run.
3. Jennings (9-2) got 3rd place in the tough Coaches vs Cancer Tournament. Their losses to Whitfield earlier in the season and a loss to LS#2) Hazelwood Central in the CVC tournament.
4. Trinity (9-2) losses earlier in the year to SS#3) Jennings and LS#12) SLUH. They are now a different team after winning the MICDS Holiday Invitational with some big school wins.
5. Alton Marquette (13-0) have two tournament championships.Schedule strength is why their number 5 but havent done anything wrong yet
6. Confluence (10-4) they have three losses to out of town teams including the team LS#1) Belleville West lost to. The other loss is to Belleville West. They played a tough schedule
7. Cardinal Ritter (12-5) have three losses to out of town teams and their in town losses to SS#1) Vashon and a very bad loss to Hazelwood West. They are coming off a very good tournament in Carbondale. Consistency?
8. Whitfield (7-4) had two losses in the MICDS Holiday Invitational to Liberty without Kaleb Overall and loss by 19 to LS#9) Francis Howell. Their only good win was against SS#3) Jennings earlier in the year. They have a must see in Torrence Watson
9. Duchesne (8-3) losses to SS#3) Jennings and SS#4) Trinity in the championship of the MICDS Holiday Invitational. The other loss was to a very good Pinckneyville
10. Northwest Academy (10-6) might have played the toughest schedule in the small schools division. Their only losses in metro area were SS#2)St. Mary’s and LS#4) Webster Groves.
Honorable Mention: 11. Highland (9-5) 12. Wesclin (11-2) 13. Nashville (10-4) 14. Warrenton (7-2) 15. Okawville (10-4)
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