Napoleon back up to No. 3

The Napoleon girls basketball team has worked its way back up to No. 3 in the latest Class B polls released Monday.

The Imperials (11-1) were holding down the No. 5 spot last week, but received a boost with No. 2-ranked Grafton (11-2) and No. 4-ranked Maple Valley (12-2) falling to a pair of previously unranked teams.

Grafton was upended by Lakota/Adams-Edmore 59-50 last Monday, while Maple Valley fell victim to Central Cass 54-34 on Thursday. Grafton and Maple Valley dropped to No. 7 and No. 8 in the poll, respectively, while Lakota/A-E (11-2) and Central Cass (10-2) enter the poll this week and No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.

Bishop Ryan (13-0) still leads the way receiving all 11 first-place votes.

The top 6 spots in the boys basketball poll remained unchanged, with Beulah (16-0) still out front. The Carrington boys dropped out of the poll after falling to No. 2-ranked North Star 60-40 at home on Saturday.

LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (13-2) and Maple Valle (13-2) are receiving votes in the poll.

North Dakota Class B Basketball Polls

(First-place votes in parenthesis)

Boys

Team W-L Pts. LW

1. Beulah (10) 16-0 100 1

2. North Star 15-1 88 2

3. Dickinson Trinity 16-1 80 3

4. Rugby 16-1 64 4

5. Four Winds-Minn. 15-2 63 5

6. Oak Grove 15-2 54 6

7. Trenton 14-1 30 9

8. Des Lacs-Burl. 15-2 22 NR

9. Turtle Lake-M-M 15-1 20 NR

10. Berthold 15-2 9 10

Others receiving votes: Maple Valley (13-2), Powers Lake (15-1), LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (13-2).

Girls

Team W-L Pts. LW

1. Bishop Ryan (11) 13-0 110 1

2. New Town 13-1 99 3

3. Napoleon 11-1 78 5

4. Hillsboro-CV 12-2 67 6

5. Thompson 11-2 64 7

6. Shiloh Christian 11-2 51 8

7. Grafton 11-2 39 2

8. Maple Valley 12-2 34 4

9. Lakota/A-E 11-2 23 NR

10. Central Cass 10-2 20 NR

Others receiving votes: Ray (12-1), Benson County (11-1), Velva (11-2), Watford City (11-2).

— Sun Staff

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