As the regular season nears it’s end, the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association released another round of it’s bi-weekly girls basketball polls, where there was another shift in the Class 4 rankings.
In Class 4, the Benton girls shot up, going from #7 in the February 2nd polls, all the way up to #3 with 61 points, still trailing Strafford and Doniphan, with 80 and 71 points respectively. The Cardinals have won their last three games since the previous polls, with victories over Chillicothe, Lafayette, and Maryville. Since back-to back losses to Lincoln Christian and Bennington of Nebraska in early January, Benton is on a nine game win streak.
Meanwhile also in Class 4, the Lafayette girls slid down the polls from #3 to #6 with 42 points. The Lady Irish beat Cameron and Bishop LeBlond, but fell to Benton. The Savannah girls, who were in a three way tie for #9 in the previous polls, fell to #10 with eight points, while Chillicothe also fell from #4 to #8 with 26 points.
In Class 3, the Mid-Buchanan girls are continuing to climb up the polls, going from #7 to a two way tie for #6 with 31 points. Also in Class 3, the South Harrison girls are receiving votes in the polls. In Class 1, the Rock Port girls slid down from the top spot to #2 with 66 points. The Gilman City girls slid down in the rankings from #7 to #9 with 10 points. Also receiving votes in the Class 1 polls were the Stanberry girls and the Mound City girls.
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