C-Falls stays No. 1, Bigfork boys back on top Class B

by The Daily Inter Lake
| January 21, 2015 11:42 PM

The Columbia Falls boys and girls each held on to the top spot in Class A and the Bigfork boys reclaimed their status as the top team in Class B in the Associated Press Montana prep basketball polls released on Wednesday.

The Wildcats narrowly claimed the top spot in Class A, gaining five of the nine first place votes to top Dillon by one point in the polls. The same happened with Bigfork in Class B, as the Vikings reclaimed No. 1 by a point over undefeated Glasgow.

Missoula Hellgate is the top boys team in Class AA, garnering all nine first place votes, and Box Elder is the top team in Class C.

The Columbia Falls girls are once again the unanimous choice for the top team in Class A, as was Helena Capital in Class AA and Fairfield in Class B.

Glacier is the second-ranked team in Class AA and Bigfork fell one spot to sixth in Class B. Roy-Winifred is the top Class C vote getter.

Montana Basketball Prep Polls

BOYS

Class AA

Record Pts Prv

1. Missoula Hellgate (9) 8-0 90 1

2. Billings Skyview 7-2 79 2

3. Billings West 7-1 74 3

4. Helena 5-2 59 5

5. Bozeman 6-3 32 4

Others receiving votes: Great Falls 26.

Class A

Record Pts Prv

1. Columbia Falls (5) 9-2 86 1

2. Dillon (4) 8-1 85 2

3. Butte Central 6-3 66 4

4. Havre 7-3 55 3

5. Billings Central 6-4 49 NR

Others receiving votes: Laurel 13. Sidney 6.

Class B

Record Pts Prv

1. Bigfork (5) 8-1 86 2

2. Glasgow (4) 10-0 85 1

3. Choteau 9-0 72 3

4. Big Timber 8-1 62 4

5. Columbus 6-2 38 5

(tie)Missoula Loyola 8-2 38 6

7. Lodge Grass 7-2 32 7

8. St. Labre 6-2 26 9

9. Wolf Point 6-3 17 8

10. Florence 7-3 16 NR

Others receiving votes: Townsend 11. Shepherd 7. Jefferson (Boulder) 5.

Class C

Record Pts Prv

1. Box Elder (4) 9-1 63 1

2. Belt (2) 9-0 61 2

3. Manhattan Christian (1) 10-0 57 5

4. Arlee 10-0 50 6

5. Fairview 8-1 39 3(tie)

6. Hays-Lodgepole 9-1 27 3(tie)

7. Hinsdale 10-1 22 10

8. Westby-Grenora 8-1 19 8

9. Highwood 7-2 18 7

10. Broadview-Lavina 9-1 16 NR

Others receiving votes: Denton-Stanford-Geyser 6. Plenty Coups 3. Sunburst 2. Great Falls Central 2.

GIRLS

Class AA

Record Pts Prv

1. Helena Capital (9) 7-1 90 1

2. Kalispell Glacier 7-1 80 2

3. Missoula Sentinel 7-1 73 3

4. Bozeman 6-2 60 4

5. Missoula Big Sky 6-3 27 NR

Others receiving votes: Great Falls 24. Billings Skyview 6.

Class A

Record Pts Prv

1. Columbia Falls (9) 10-1 90 1

2. Laurel 8-1 80 2

3. Dillon 7-2 72 3

4. Havre 7-2 47 NR

5. Hamilton 7-3 46 4

Others receiving votes: Miles City 19. Butte Central 6.

Class B

Record Pts Prv

1. Fairfield (9) 10-0 90 1

2. Malta 10-0 81 2

3. Forsyth 10-0 68 4

4. Manhattan 10-0 67 3

5. Colstrip 8-2 42 7

6. Bigfork 7-2 38 5

7. Red Lodge 8-2 32 9

8. Choteau 8-2 30 6

9. Rocky Boy 7-3 24 8

10. Shepherd 7-3 15 10

Others receiving votes: Wolf Point 6. Missoula Loyola 1. Plains 1.

Class C

Record Pts Prv

1. Roy-Winifred (5) 8-0 68 1

2. Belt (2) 7-2 58 2

3. Seeley-Swan 10-0 52 6

4. Saco-Whitewater 10-1 48 4

5. Harrison-Willow Creek 9-0 44 7

6. Twin Bridges 9-0 32 NR

7. Park City 9-1 19 NR

8. Cascade 8-1 11 8

(tie)Fairview 8-1 11 NR

10. Geraldine1Ft. Benton 8-2 9 3

Others receiving votes: Jordan 8. Charlo 6. Arlee 5. Darby 3. Scobey-Opheim 3. Broadview-Lavina 2. Circle 2.