Owatonna, NRHEG Boys Enter Top 20 Rankings

The Owatonna and NRHEG boys' basketball teams continue to reel off win after win. The writers with Minnesota Basketball News have taken notice. OHS debuted at No. 19 in the Class AAAA poll last week after a win over No. 2AAA Austin. The Huskies have since followed that up with a victory over No. 4AAA Mankato East. NRHEG is 13-1 with their only loss coming to No. 18AAA St. Croix Lutheran. The Panthers enter the poll at No. 16. The Waseca boys' and girls' teams both continue to be ranked.

This week's boys basketball rankings are from Minnesota Basketball News, as posted by the Minnesota State High School League on their Facebook page.

CLASS 4A
1. Cretin-Derham Hall 11-1
2. Hopkins 15-1
3. Lakeville North 11-2 
4. Eden Prairie 12-1
5. Apple Valley 9-4
6. Osseo 10-2
7. Park Center 10-3
8. Edina 10-4
9. Chaska 10-3
10. Rochester John Marshall 12-2 
11. North St. Paul 9-2
12. Tartan 11-2
13. Woodbury 9-5
14. East Ridge 9-4
15. Wayzata 9-5
16. Forest Lake 10-3
17. Minnetonka 9-4
18. Prior Lake 9-2
19. Owatonna 8-4
20. Maple Grove 8-3

CLASS 3A
1. DeLaSalle 9-2
2. Austin 12-1 
3. Columbia Heights 10-0
4. Mankato East 13-1
5. Marshall 10-3
6. Orono 9-5
7. Willmar 13-0
8. Mahtomedi 9-4
9. Northfield 9-4
10. Sauk Rapids-Rice 9-4
11. St. Thomas Academy 7-6
12. Waseca 12-2 
13. Fridley 10-1
14. Delano 9-5
15. Robbinsdale Cooper 5-3
16. Bemidji 8-4
17. St. Paul Johnson 8-4
18. St Croix Lutheran 10-1
19. Monticello 12-2
20. Bemidji 8-4

CLASS 2A
1. Minnehaha Academy 12-2
2. Minneapolis North 7-3
3. St. Charles 13-0 
4. Caledonia 11-1 
5. St. Cloud Cathedral 10-2
6. Brooklyn Center 9-4
7. Perham 13-0
8. Holy Family Catholic 12-2
9. Annandale 9-2
10. Esko 10-3
11. Byron 9-4 
12. Lake City 11-3
13. Breckenridge 11-2
14. Melrose 12-1
15. Virginia 10-1
16. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 11-1
17. Jordan 11-4
18. Maple Lake 8-3
19. Eden Valley-Watkins 10-1
20. Plainview-Elgin-Millville 11-2

CLASS 1A
1. North Woods 13-0
2. Springfield 11-1
3. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 14-0
4. Nevis 10-1
5. Mayer Lutheran 10-3
6. Cass Lake-Bena 14-1
7. Cleveland 10-1
8. Hinckley-Finlayson 11-2
9. Red Rock Central 11-2
10. Sacred Heart 11-1
11. Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal 11-1
12. Minneota 12-1
13. Wesrbrook-Walnut-Grove 10-3
14. Southwest MN Christian 10-2
15. Hancock 9-1
16. Wrenshall 11-1
17. Parkers Prairie 12-1
18. BOLD 12-3
19. New Ulm Cathedral 11-4
20. Cedar Mountain-Comfrey 9-4

This week's girls basketball rankings are from Minnesota Basketball News.

CLASS 4A
1. Eastview 14-0
2. Wayzata 17-0
3. Hopkins 15-2
4. Lakeville North 11-4
5. St. Michael-Albertville 11-3
6. Champlin Park 12-2
7. Centennial 12-3
8. Cretin-Derham Hall 9-3
9. Roseville 12-3
10. Minneapolis South 11-1
11. Park Center 9-5
12. Maple Grove 11-3
13. Minnetonka 8-7
14. Farmington 10-4
15. Park-Cottage Grove 12-3
16. Edina 10-5
17. Woodbury 9-5
18. Moorhead 10-6
19. Prior Lake 8-7
20. Apple Valley 8-7

CLASS 3A
1. Robbinsdale Cooper 12-2
2. Holy Angels 15-2
3. Northfield 12-2
4. Mahtomedi 12-1
5. DeLaSalle 7-4
6. Willmar 14-0
7. Chisago Lakes 9-4
8. Red Wing 11-2
9. Hutchinson 12-5
10. Waseca 14-2
11. Fergus Falls 11-3
12. Waconia 11-4
13. Benilde-St. Margaret’s 12-3
14. Alexandria 9-3
15. Mankato West 10-5
16. Hermantown 14-2
17. Grand Rapids 11-6
18. New Ulm 12-4
19. Marshall 12-3
20. Hill-Murray 8-6

CLASS 2A 
1. Sauk Centre 13-0
2. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 12-0
3. Maranatha 9-3
4. Rush City 12-0
5. Minnehaha 8-4
6. Holy Family 12-3
7. Roseau 10-4
8. Stewartville 13-3
9. Norwood-Young America 13-3
10. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 13-1
11. Eden Valley-Watkins 12-2
12. Watertown-Mayer 11-4
13. New London-Spicer 10-5
14. Barnesville 9-2
15. East Grand Forks 13-3
16. Rochester Lourdes 11-6
17. Annandale 9-5
18. St. Peter 10-6
19. Thief River Falls 11-6
20. Caledonia 12-4

CLASS 1A
1. Lyle-Pacelli 14-1
2. Mountain Iron-Buhl 15-1
3. Hayfield 13-3
4. Goodhue 12-3
5. Ada-Borup/Norman County West 10-1
6. Menahga 12-0
7. Bigfork 13-2
8. Lac qui Parle Valley 15-2
9. Stephen-Argyle 12-1
10. Cromwell-Wright 10-4
11. Southwest MN Christian 10-2
12. Minneota 12-3
13. Red Lake 14-2
14. Sleepy Eye 13-3
15. Badger-Greenbush-Middle River 8-2
16. Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 9-2
17. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 11-4
18. Pelican Rapids 6-3
19. Grand Meadow 11-4
20. Mayer Lutheran 8-6