The area has 16 ranked teams across five classes in this week’s statewide girls basketball coaches poll.

Walnut Grove (Class 1), Skyline (Class 2) and Strafford (Class 3) stayed at No. 1 in their classes while Carl Junction (Class 4) rose to No. 1 for the first time this season.

Rogersville (Class 4) and Republic (Class 5) joined the rankings for the first time this year.

GIRLS BASKETBALL POWER RANKINGS – CLICK HERE

Class 1

1 Walnut Grove 4-1 (LW: 1)
2 Jefferson 6-0
3 North Mercer 3-0
4 Leeton 4-0
5 Mound City 5-1
6 Wheatland 7-0 (LW: 10)
7 Prairie Home 5-1
8 Community 4-1
9 Higbee 5-1
10 Norborne 3-1

Class 2

1 Skyline 4-0 (LW: 1)
2 Clopton 6-0
3 Norwood 5-0 (LW: 4)
4 Gainesville 5-0 (LW: 8)
5 Thayer 7-0 (LW: 7)
6 New Franklin 5-1
7 Purdy 5-1 (LW: 6)
8 Spokane 5-0 (LW: 10)
9 Scotland County 5-1
10 Hartville 4-2 (LW: 5)

Class 3

1 Strafford 5-0 (LW: 1)
2 Southern Boone 5-0
3 St. James 7-0
4 Hermann 4-1
5 Father Tolton 4-1
6 Saxony Lutheran 3-2
7 Licking 6-0 (LW: 9)
8 Whitfield 3-1
9 Central (Park Hills) 5-1
10 Trenton 5-1

Class 4

1 Carl Junction 4-0 (LW: 2)
2 MICDS 5-0
3 Chillicothe 5-0
4 Incarnate Word 3-1
5 Benton (St. Joseph) 3-1
6 Grain Valley 4-0
7 Parkway North 5-0
8 Pacific 7-0
9 Logan-Rogersville 5-1 (LW: NR)
10 West Plains 4-2 (LW: 7)
DROPPED OUT: Salem

Class 5

1 Kirkwood 4-0
2 Hickman 5-0
3 Washington 4-0
4 Jefferson City 7-0
5 Rock Bridge 2-1
6 Blue Springs South 3-1
7 Kickapoo 5-2 (LW: 8)
8 Webster Groves 3-1
9 Republic 4-2 (LW: NR)
10 Pattonville 2-0