Capital, Lc Top A-1 Polls

Thu., Dec. 18, 1997

Highland’s reign atop the A-1 boys basketball rankings lasted one week. A five-point loss to unranked Blackfoot dropped the Rams to second and moved Capital to No. 1 in the weekly polls.

The undefeated Eagles beat Nampa and Eagle to jump two spots from third last week in voting by the state’s sportswriters and broadcasters.

Boise fell one spot to No. 3 after a two-point overtime loss to Eagle. Undefeated Skyline entered the poll in fourth and Pocatello remained fifth with conference victories over Twin Falls and Minico.

Defending A-1 champion Madison, ranked No. 4 last week, fell to 1-3 on the season and out of the rankings after a 20-point loss at Twin Falls.

Bishop Kelly remained undefeated and atop the A-2 poll, while Preston beat Logan, Utah, and took over the No. 2 spot from idle Moscow - the team the Indians lost to in the first round of last season’s state tournament. The Bears fell to third.

Snake River held its ground at fourth and Kellogg’s two losses dropped the Wildcats out of the rankings, moving undefeated Emmett into the poll at fifth.

Declo, last season’s A-3 consolation winner, made the biggest jump of the week, vaulting three spots to No. 1. Potlatch held on at No. 2 with two victories.

Among the smallest schools, Troy beat Waitsburg, Wash., to stay atop the A-4 rankings, while Hagerman and Lakeside switched places in the next two spots. Carey replaced Oakley at No. 4 despite the Hornets’ first victory of the season, and Rockland replaced Shoshone at fifth.

Girls polls

Lake City (9-0) remains a fixture atop the A-1 poll in the weekly rankings released by the state’s sportswriters and broadcasters.

Eagle is the only other undefeated A-1 team in the state, and the Mustangs have found a home in the poll behind LC.

All the rankings and area boys and girls standings can be found in the Stat Sheet.

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