Prep hoops poll largely unchanged
IRONWOOD — The third Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters high school basketball poll of the season has been released.
The four No. 1 teams were all selected unanimously by the seven-voter panel, and they remain the same as last week’s poll. Division 1-3 boys is Iron Mountain; Division 1-3 girls is Menominee. Division 4 boys is Dollar Bay and Division 4 girls is St. Ignace.
In the Division 1-3 boys poll, No. 2-4 remain the same behind the undefeated Mountaineers. Munising moved out of the top five and Westwood re-entered.
Division 4 boys saw Pickford and Ewen-Trout Creek switch spots from last week, with Pickford at No. 3 and ETC at No. 4. North Central dropped out of this week’s top five.
The Division 1-3 girls poll has one change with West Iron County falling out of the poll, with its No. 4 spot taken by Marquette.
In Division 4, the five teams remained the same, with Baraga and Pickford tied at the No. 3 spot.
BOYS
Division 1-3
1. Iron Mtn (7) 7-0 35
2. Negaunee 8-0 28
3. Marquette 6-2 19
4. Escanaba 5-4 16
5. Westwood 6-2 7
Division 4
1. Dollar Bay (7) 8-0 35
2. Rudyard 8-1 27
3. Pickford 7-1 19
4. Ewen-Trout Creek 3-2 9
5. Rapid River 5-2 8
Receiving votes: Wakefield-Marenisco (5-2) 3, North Central (5-2) 3, Chassell (5-2) 1.
GIRLS
Division 1-3
1. Menominee (7) 8-0 35
2. Westwood 8-1 27
3. Sault Ste. Marie 8-1 22
4. Marquette 8-2 10
5. Negaunee 8-2 7
Receiving votes: Escanaba (7-4) 4.
Division 4
1. St. Ignace (7) 7-1 35
2. Ewen-Trout Creek 9-1 26
3.(tie) Baraga 9-1 17
3.(tie) Pickford 10-1 17
5. North Dickinson 8-1 10