Minnesota high school girls basketball state poll: Week 6
In Class 3A, Orono, Hill-Murray and Cretin-Derham Hall each climbed in the coaches poll.
By Joe Gunther
The Minnesota Star Tribune
The top two teams in each class remained almost the same in the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association poll released Dec. 21.
In Class 3A, Marshall dropped from No. 2 to No. 5. The beneficiaries of Marshall’s drop were Orono, Hill-Murray and Cretin-Derham Hall, which climbed one spot each to No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.
The only other teams to move two spots or more in the polls were Rochester Mayo and Wayzata in Class 4A and Caledonia and New London-Spicer in Class AA.
Rochester Mayo jumped from seventh to fifth while Wayzata dropped from fifth into a tie for seventh with Elk River. Caledonia and New London-Spicer swapped spots into fourth and sixth
Four teams joined the top 10 this week. Forest Lake entered the 4A poll at No. 10, Richfield entered the 3A poll at No. 10, Fairmont entered the 2A poll at No. 9 and Maranatha Christian Academy tied for No. 10 in 2A.
Class 4A
1. Hopkins (7-1). Previous Rank: No. 1
2. Minnetonka (8-0). Previous Rank: No. 2
3. Rosemount (5-0). Previous Rank: No. 3
4. Maple Grove (7-1). Previous Rank: No. 4
5. Rochester Mayo (10-1). Previous Rank: No. 7
6. Eastview (5-3). Previous Rank: No. 6
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T7. Wayzata (4-3). Previous Rank: No. 5
T7. Elk River (7-1). Previous Rank: No. 8
9. Waconia (8-2). Previous Rank: No. 9
10. Forest Lake (7-1). Previous Rank: unranked
Class 3A
1. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (6-1). Previous Rank: No. 1
2. Orono (6-2). Previous Rank: No. 3
3. Hill-Murray (4-1). Previous Rank: No. 4
4. Cretin-Derham Hall (7-3). Previous Rank: No. 5
5. Marshall (6-2). Previous Rank: No. 2
6. Stewartville (5-1). Previous Rank: No. 6
7. Northfield (8-2). Previous Rank: No. 7
8. Delano (6-4). Previous Rank: No. 9
9. Byron (5-2). Previous Rank: No. 8
10. Richfield (6-0). Previous Rank: unranked
Class 2A
1. Providence Academy (5-1). Previous Rank: No. 1
2. Crosby-Ironton (7-2). Previous Rank: No. 2
3. Duluth Marshall (3-2). Previous Rank: No. 3
4. Caledonia (7-1). Previous Rank: No. 6
5. Rochester Lourdes (7-1). Previous Rank: No. 5
6. New London-Spicer (6-0). Previous Rank: No. 4
7. Minnewaska (6-1). Previous Rank: No. T8
8. Proctor (8-1). Previous Rank: No. 7
9. Fairmont (7-0). Previous Rank: unranked
T10. Red Wing (6-3). Previous Rank: No. T8
T10. Sauk Centre (3-2). Previous Rank: No. 10
T10. Maranatha Christian (9-0). Previous Rank: unranked
Class 1A
1. Mountain Iron-Buhl (8-0). Previous Rank: No. 1
2. Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s (8-0). Previous Rank: No. 2
3. Hillcrest Lutheran (7-1). Previous Rank: No. 4
4. Kelliher-Northome (7-1). Previous Rank: No. 3
5. Central Minnesota Christian (6-0). Previous Rank: No. 5
6. East Grand Forks (4-3). Previous Rank: No. 6
7. Mayer Lutheran (6-4). Previous Rank: No. 7




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