H.S. basketball polls: Penn remains No. 2 in 4A; NorthWood, Marian hold steady at 1-2 in 3A

NorthWood's Ian Raasch (2) drives against Saint Joseph's Brashaun Woods (32) during the Saint Joseph vs. NorthWood boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 at Saint Joseph High School.

INDIANA BOYS

AP POLLS

The Associated Press high school boys basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Monday, total points, and last week's ranking:

Class 4A

1. Indpls Ben Davis (13)

24-0

278

1

2. Penn (1)

21-1

250

2

3. Hammond Central

20-1

198

4

4. Center Grove

18-2

168

5

5. Kokomo

18-4

164

T6

6. Brownsburg

18-3

144

3

7. Indpls Cathedral

16-5

118

T6

8. Munster

20-2

103

8

9. Jennings Co.

18-2

89

9

10. Greenfield

20-1

59

NR

Others receiving votes: New Palestine 57. Carmel 29. Anderson 15. Northridge 8.

Class 3A

1. NorthWood (10)

19-2

270

1

2. Mishawaka Marian (4)

20-2

256

2

3. Norwell

19-3

178

3

4. Connersville

17-4

175

7

5. Oak Hill

18-2

137

9

6. W. Noble

18-3

126

4

7. S. Bend Washington

15-4

123

8

8. Lake Station

18-2

119

6

9. N. Daviess

19-5

105

NR

10. Scottsburg

16-4

53

5

Others receiving votes: Tippecanoe Valley 51. Indpls Brebeuf 41. Beech Grove 33. Guerin Catholic 7. Ft. Wayne Concordia 6.

Class 2A

1. Linton-Stockton (13)

21-1

278

1

2. Wapahani

20-1

242

2

3. S. Spencer

19-1

198

3

4. Ft. Wayne Blackhawk (1)

18-3

190

4

5. University

19-1

169

5

6. Brownstown

17-4

162

6

7. Gary 21st Century

15-5

120

8

8. Providence

17-4

97

7

9. Southwestern (Jefferson)

19-3

79

10

10. Carroll (Flora)

17-4

53

NR

Others receiving votes: Eastern Hancock 28. Adams Central 25. Tipton 21. S. Knox 6. N. Judson 6. Indpls Park Tudor 6.

Class 1A

1. Bloomfield (10)

19-3

270

1

2. Orleans (3)

20-2

258

2

3. Fountain Central

18-4

191

4

4. Loogootee

15-7

170

5

5. Bethesda Christian

17-3

162

6

5. Morgan Twp. (1)

18-4

162

3

7. Greenwood Christian

15-6

143

9

8. Indpls Lutheran

13-7

81

NR

9. Ev. Christian

14-9

65

8

10. Michigan City Marquette

15-7

59

10

Others receiving votes: Blue River 47. Tri 26. Christian Academy 25. Traders Point Christian 21.

IBCA POLL

Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll (all class)

1. Ben Davis 24-0, 2. Penn 21-1, 3. Hammond Central 20-1, 4. Kokomo 18-4, 5. Brownsburg 18-3, 6. Center Grove 18-2, 7. Indianapolis Cathedral 16-5, 8. NorthWood 19-2, 9. Mishawaka Marian 20-2, 10. (tie) Linton-Stockton 21-2 and Greenfield-Central 20-1, 12. Carmel 14-7, 13. Jennings County 18-2, 14. New Palestine 20-2, 15. Munsters 20-2, 16. F.W. Blackhawk Christian 18-3, 17. Anderson 18-4, 18. (tie) Norwell 19-3 and Wapahani 20-1. 20. Fishers 13-10.

Others receiving votes: Bloomfield 19-3, Bloomington North 14-5, Brownstown Central 17-4, Central Noble 16-6, Chesterton 17-5, Columbus North 14-7, Connersville 17-4, F.W. Wayne 16-4, Homestead 17-5, Indianapolis Attucks 16-7, Lake Station Edison 18-2, Lawrence North 16-7, Noblesville 16-6, North Central (Indianapolis) 12-8, North Daviees 19-5, South Spencer 19-1, Tippecanoe Valley 17-4, University 19-1, Warren Central 12-9, Zionsville 14-7.

MICHIGAN

BOYS AP POLL

Division 3

The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second,etc.:

1. Detroit Loyola (4)

(18-1)

88

2. Laingsburg (1)

(18-0)

83

3. Flint Beecher (1)

(15-3)

73

4. Watervliet

(17-2)

67

5. Napoleon

(18-0)

62

6. Iron Mountain

(18-1)

57

7. Grandville Calvin Christian

(17-1)

48

8. Niles Brandywine

(16-2)

42

9. Cass City

(16-1)

34

10. Traverse City St. Francis

(15-3)

27

Others receiving votes: Saginaw Nouvel 24, Blanchard Montabella 22, McBain 18, Maple City Glen Lake 15, Ovid-Elsie 13, Brown City 10, Ecorse 9, Jonesville 8, St. Ignace 8, Plymouth Christian 5, Beal City 4, New Haven 2, Detroit Edison 1.

GIRLS AP POLL

Division 3

The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second,etc.:

1. Dansville (1)

(17-1)

66

(tie) Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3)

(15-5)

66

3. Buchanan

(18-1)

65

4. Blissfield

(19-1)

61

5. Lake City (1)

(19-1)

54

6. Hancock

(17-1)

44

7. Hemlock

(16-3)

35

8. Traverse City St. Francis

(17-2)

34

(tie) Sanford-Meridian

(18-1)

34

10. Kent City

(17-3)

29

Others receiving votes: Niles Brandywine 27, McBain 14, Hart 13, Evart 11, Calumet 11, Bronson 7, Ithaca 7, Springport 7, Sandusky 5, Harbor Springs 3, Elk Rapids 3, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 2, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 1, Ovid-Elsie 1.

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: High school basketball polls for week of February 19, 2023