2017-18 Stlprepsports.com Basketball Rankings VIII
Date: 02/26/18
Final Regular Season Poll
Large Schools
1.(1) Hazelwood Central (24-2) have losses to Chicago Orr and a very good Rock Bridge team. They have big wins against (#1 SS) Vashon and (#4 LS) Webster Groves in their last two games and is the best Large school in the area.
2. (2) Belleville West (25-2) losses were to (#3 LS) Chaminade and to an out of town team. They beat (#4 LS) Webster Groves without Gordon. They beat a good Champaign Central twice, and has beaten the Southwestern Conference 12-0 the toughest conference in the Metro area. They are the only Metro team to beat (#4 SS) Confluence 8 game winning streak
3. (3) Chaminade (20-4) losses to Chicago Simeone, Chicago Curie, a bad loss to Vianney and a 42 point loss to #2 SS) St. Mary’s (1-1). They have wins against (#2 LS) Belleville West and (#1 SS) Vashon.
4. (3) Webster Groves (16-9) have six out of town losses but have three local losses (#2 LS) Belleville West, (#1 LS) Hazelwood Central and (#1 SS) Vashon. Ramey is a beast and Gordon is tough when he is in. Toughest schedule in area.
5. (5) Francis Howell (23-3) on a 18 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. Three overtime loss to (#1 LS) Hazelwood Central
6. (6) Parkway Central (21-5) has a loss against (#5 SS) Jennings since last ranking but doesn’t lose a spot because of it. Coach is retiring and is one of my favorites. DeAndre Campbell a must see
7. (8) Fort Zumwalt South (21-4) have a tough win against (#8 LS) Liberty (1-1) and won the conference championship with the win. They have a bad loss to Troy Buchanan after but didn’t mean too much.
8. (7) Liberty (Wentzville) (18-8) have a tough loss to #7 LS) Fort Zumwalt South(1-1) have 2 wins against #6 LS) Parkway Central (2-1), losses against (#1 LS) Hazelwood Central, Fort Zumwalt West 2X and a real bad loss to Fort Zumwalt East.
9. (10) Edwardsville (17-8) are on a 5 game wnning streak all against SWC rivals one of the toughest conferences in the area. They lost to (#2 LS) Belleville West 2X, (#11 LS) East St. Louis 2-1 and three out of town losses.
10. (14) CBC (11-13) losses to (#3 LS) Chaminade 2X, (#3 SS) Confluence, (#1 LS) Hazelwood Central, (#2 SS) St. Mary’s, (#1 Class 5) Lee’s Summit West. They had the toughest schedule in the area except for #4 LS) Webster Groves.
Honorable Mention: 11.) East St. Louis (13-10), 12.) Collinsville (16-13), 13.) Parkway South (17-8), 14.) SLUH (12-13), 15.) Alton (15-11)
Small Schools
Doesn’t include any state tournament games
1. (1) Vashon (18-5) losses to #1 LS) Chaminade, Jonesboro Ark, Chicago Orr. They have a loss to #1 LS) Hazelwood Central and a win against #4 LS) Webster Groves since last ranking They have a must see in Mario McKinney. Always tough no different this year.
2. (2) St. Mary’s (24-3) losses were to LS#3) Hazelwood Central, Duchesne and #1 LS) Chaminade. They got revenge from Chaminade and beat them by 42 points and also beat Duchesne in overtime. The last year for the big three (Collins, Burks, Rasas)
3. (3) Confluence (22-4) are on a 12 game winning streak and their losses were to (#4 LS) Belleville West and 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. (4) Alton Marquette (28-0) their loses were to no one and probably not getting enough credit for being the only undefeated team in the area.
5. (5) Jennings (23-3) lost to Decatur MacArthur in the Bank of O’Fallon Shootout in double overtime. Their other losses to Whitfield and Hazelwood Central. They have a win against (#6 LS) Parkway Central since last ranking.
6. (6) Northwest Academy (17-6) defending state champs have losses to #2 SS) St. Mary’s ,#4 LS) Webster Groves and to four out of Metro teams. Won district over Trinity that doesnt count in these rankings
7. (7) Trinity (19-3) lost to Duchesne, (#5 SS) Jennings and SLUH. They beat (#8 SS) Cardinal Ritter 2X, (#10 LS) Liberty, (#5 LS) Francis Howell, (#8 LS) Hazelwood East. They have had a great year so far.
8. (9) Whitfield (17-7) they have losses against a very good Sikeston team at Columbia, Pattonville , (#5 LS) Francis Howell, (#10 LS) Liberty,(#1 LS) Hazelwood Central and a Chicago team. They have a bad loss to Westminster and came back and won against a good Ladue team. They have a must see in Mizzou recruit Torrence Watson.
9. (8) Cardinal Ritter (17-9) losses to(#5 SS) Jennings,)(#6 SS) Trinity 2x, (#1 SS) Vashon, (#8 LS) Hazelwood East, and three out of town teams including a good Bloomington team. They have a tough schedule. Loss to #2 SS) St. Mary’s since last ranking. Tourney action doesnt count but didn’t make it out of District
10. (10) Duchesne (17-8) 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 (1-1) , (#9 LS) Ladue, (#7 LS) Parkway Central.
Honorable Mention: 11. Centralia (20-4), 12. Wesclin (23-4), 13. Nashville (22-7), 14. Pacific (20-5), 15. St. Charles (18-7)