Kyle Lovern

Sports Editor

CHARLESTON - All three No. 1 teams held on to their top spots as the boy’s basketball rankings were released earlier this week. One local team is just outside the No. 1 spot.

Tug Valley holds on to the No. 2 spot in Class A. The Panthers, who won the Class AA title last year, moved down to Class A this season.

South Charleston, Bluefield and Charleston Catholic remain at No. 1 in Class AAA, AA, and A, respectively, with the Beavers and Irish making their third straight appearance in the top spot.

Tug Valley was 2-1 last week. Their only loss was on a controversial last second shot by Class AAA Greenbrier East in a game played at Willie Akers Arena.

Tucker County came in at No. 3 in Class A, while Buffalo moved up a spot to No. 6. Parkersburg Catholic comes in at No. 4 and Magnolia, who had been No. 1 earlier in the season, is now No. 5.

In Class AA, several regional teams are ranked. Wyoming East comes in at No. 3 this week, while Tolsia is No. 7, Westside and Scott are tied for the 8th spot.

Surprising Poca is ranked No. 2 behind Bluefield. Poca and Scott are Cardinal Conference opponents for Mingo Central.

In Class AAA, Martinsburg moved back ahead of Morgantown for the No. 2 spot while George Washington was No. 9. Poca held on to No. 2 in Class AA followed by No. 3 Wyoming East.

BOYS

Class AAA

Pos-School Rec Pts Prvs

1. South Charleston (6) 13-1 87 1

2. Martinsburg (2) 13-2 79 3

3. Morgantown 11-2 71 2

4. Greenbrier East (1) 15-0 66 4

5. Washington 10-3 50 5

6. Hedgesville 11-2 44 6

7. Parkersburg South 11-3 39 8

8. Huntington 10-3 24 7

9. George Washington 11-3 15 10

10. Woodrow Wilson 8-4 8 -

Others receiving votes: Preston 7, Princeton 4, Musselman 1.

Class AA

Pos-School Rec Pts Prvs

1. Bluefield (9) 10-1 90 1

2. Poca 13-1 75 2

3. Wyoming East 10-2 72 3

4. Fairmont Senior 11-3 65 4

5. Robert C. Byrd 9-3 55 5

6. Webster County 10-2 32 7

7. Tolsia 9-6 28 9

T8. Westside 9-5 21 10

T8. Scott 10-6 21 6

10. Roane County 11-3 15 8

Others receiving votes: Bridgeport 13, Liberty Raleigh 5, North Marion 2, Mount View 1.

Class A

Pos-School Rec Pts Prvs

1. Charleston Catholic (5) 11-1 86 1

2. Tug Valley (4) 11-3 85 2

3. Tucker County 11-1 68 3

4. Parkersburg Catholic 11-1 61 4

5. Magnolia 10-4 50 5

6. Buffalo 12-1 44 7

7. St. Marys 12-2 40 6

8. Greater Beckley Christian 7-1 24 9

9. Valley Fayette 8-2 23 8

10. Greenbrier West 7-2 5 10

Others receiving votes: Bishop Donahue 4, Wheeling Central 4, Tygarts Valley 1.

GIRLS

The Associated Press high school girls’ basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:

Class AAA

Pos-School Rec Pts Prvs

1. Greenbrier East (8) 11-0 80 1

2. Spring Valley 14-2 70 3

3. Morgantown 12-4 52 5

4. Huntington 14-3 50 6

5. Princeton 12-2 49 4

6. University 11-4 48 2

7. Preston 9-2 30 9

8. Wheeling Park 9-5 23 8

9. George Washington 10-4 19 10

10. Parkersburg South 9-5 10 -

Others receiving votes: John Marshall 8, Logan 1.

Class AA

Pos-School Rec Pts Prvs

1. Westside (8) 14-0 80 1

2. Bridgeport 14-2 71 2

3. Nicholas County 13-1 65 3

4. Robert C. Byrd 12-3 48 6

5. Clay County 12-3 46 4

6. Summers County 11-4 38 5

7. Fairmont Senior 10-3 33 9

8. Berkeley Springs 12-4 16 10

9. Lincoln 10-4 15 8

10. Sissonville 11-5 13 7

Others receiving votes: Tolsia 10, Mount View 3, Braxton County 1, Ravenswood 1.

Class A

Pos-School Rec Pts Prvs

1. Saint Joseph Central (8) 11-1 80 1

2. St. Marys 15-1 68 3

3. Wheeling Central 14-2 67 2

4. Clay-Battelle 13-1 55 4

5. Tucker County 10-4 44 5

6. Pocahontas County 12-4 40 6

7. Parkersburg Catholic 11-5 36 7

8. Valley Fayette 8-3 20 8

9. Tygarts Valley 10-4 12 10

10. Fayetteville 8-3 7 -

Others receiving votes: Gilmer County 6, Williamstown 4, Meadow Bridge 1.