2017-18 Stlprepsports.com Basketball Rankings VI
Date: 02/05/18
Large Schools
1.(1) Chaminade (16-3) since the last ranking beat a good Whitney Young team and an ok SLUH team and lost to a very good Chicago Curie team at the Bank of O’Fallon shoot out but didn’t have Jericole Hellems because he was DQ’d in the SLUH game with two techs.
2. (4) Belleville West (20-2) since the last ranking went 3-0 with wins over (#11 LS) Edwardsville, O’Fallon and (#4 LS) Webster Groves at the Bank Of O’Fallon Shootout but without Carte’Are Gordon but that’s the Webster Groves team now. Liddell is getting better and better
3. (3) Hazelwood Central (19-1) only loss was to a very Good Orr Academy from Chicago on 12/16 since then on a 11 game winning streak.best Liberty in the Ameritime Classic They have a tough schedule coming up 2/9 Rock Bridge, 2/20 (#4 LS) Webster Groves and on 2/11 at (#1 SS) Vashon
4. (2) Webster Groves (12-7) been without Carte’Are Gordon for two games now and have a 1-1 record beating Quincy and Losing to(#2 LS) Belleville West. It looks like to me he is not coming back anytime soon. I have to give Coach Blossom some credit. There isn’t too many coaches that would do this.
5. (5) Francis Howell (19-3) on a 114 game winning streak after to losing to a hot (#7 SS) Trinity team in the MICDS Holiday Tourney.They have a solid five of six. They will have a lot of wins.
6. (7) Fort Zumwalt South (18-2) is on a 10 game winning streak after a loss to a very good Springfield Glendale team. The level of competition not the same as top four but could have two losses going into the state tournament. Play at (#10 LS) Liberty 2/7
7. (6) Parkway Central (17-4) was on a seven game winning streak till they lost to a good(#10 LS) Liberty team (1-2). at the Ameritime Classic. I’m not sure competition level is the same as the top four. They should win out till the playoffs. They are a must see with DeAndre Campbell.
8.) (12) Hazelwood East (15-5) they have losses to (#7 SS) Trinity, Lincoln IL, (#3 LS) Hazelwood Central, Belleville East and Mc Cluer North . I would say none of them real bad losses. Gthey have beaten Pattonville twice and (#8 SS)Cardinal Ritter.
9.) (15) Ladue (12-6) five of their six losses are to ranked teams and the other one is to Soldan that can be really tough when they play well. They are well coached and have a solid three or four.
10. (NR) Liberty (15-6) losses were to (#3LS) Hazelwood Central, (#7 LS) Parkway Central, Trinity. Fort Zumwalt West twice, and a real bad Timberland in the first game of the year. They lost Caleb Overall late in December and have done well. They are a must see with the Catchings brothers.
Honorable Mention: 11. Edwardsville (12-8), 12. Collinsville (15-9), 13. Vianney (13-7), 14. Alton (12-8), 15. CBC (7-11)
Small Schools
1. (1) Vashon (15-4) losses to #1 LS) Chaminade, Jonesboro Ark, Chicago Orr and a national ranked team from Maryland all really great teams.They have a must see in Mario McKinney. Always tough no different this year. Tough Schedule ahead
2. (2) St. Mary’s (19-3) losses were to LS#3) Hazelwood Central, Duchesne and #1 LS) Chaminade. They play Chaminade on the February 6th. Miles Jones is back.
3. (3) Confluence (20-4) are on a 10 game winning streak and their losses were to #4 LS) Belleville West a out of town team that beat Belleville West and another out of town team. They are a must see with two top 10 scorers in the area Brandon Fredrick and Leon Perry
4. (5) Alton Marquette (24-0) their loses were to no one and probably not getting enough credit for being the only undefeated team in the area.
5. (4) Jennings (19-3) lost to Decatur MacArthur in the Bank of O’Fallon Shootout in double overtime. Their other losses to Whitfield and Hazelwood Central.
6. (8) Northwest Academy (15-6) defending state champs have losses to (#2 SS St. Mary’s ,(#4 LS Webster Groves and to four out of Metro teams.
7. (6) Trinity (16-3) lost to Duchesne, (#5 SS) Jennings and SLUH. They beat (#8 SS) Cardinal Ritter, (#10 LS) Liberty, (#5 LS) Francis Howell, (#8 LS) Hazelwood East. They have had a great year so far.
8. (7) Cardinal Ritter (17-7) losses to(#5 SS) Jennings,)(#6 SS) Trinity, (#1 SS) Vashon, (#8 LS) Hazelwood East, and three out of town teams including a good Bloomington team. They have a tough schedule.
9. (9) Whitfield (16-6) they have losses against a very good Sikeston team at Columbia and a loss to an up and coming Pattonville team, (#5 LS) Francis Howell, (#10 LS) Liberty,(#1 LS) Hazelwood Central and a Chicago team. They have a must see in Mizzou recruit Torrence Watson.
10. (10) Duchesne (14-7) losses were to St. Dominic, St. Charles, (#9 SS) Whitfield, (#5 SS) Jennings twice, (#7 SS) Trinity 1-1, very good Pinckneyville now the wins (#2 SS) St. Mary’s , (#9 LS) Ladue, (#7 LS) Parkway Central.
Honorable Mention: 11. Centralia (18-4) 12.Pacific (15-4) 13. Wesclin (19-4) 14. Nashville (19-6) 15. St. Charles (14-7)
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