Kalispell Boys Basketball Teams Both Ranked

By Dillon Tabish, 1-18-12

Kalispell has two boys basketball teams ranked in the latest Class AA poll.

Flathead (5-3 overall, 2-0 in conference) and Glacier (6-2, 1-1) are tied for fifth in the Associated Press high school basketball poll released on Wednesday.

Bigfork has both teams ranked as well in Class B. The Vikings (8-2, 4-0) are fifth and the Valkyries (8-2, 3-1) are eighth.

Columbia Falls (6-3, 3-0) dropped to fifth in the Class A boys poll after being fourth last week.

The Polson girls (7-1, 2-1) moved up one spot to fourth in Class A.

Associated Press Montana High School Basketball Polls
Boys
Class AA
1. Billings West (8)
2. Billings Skyview (2)
3. Bozeman
4. Helena Capital (1)
T5. Flathead
T5. Glacier
Others receiving votes: Great Falls 18. Great Falls Russell 7.

Class A
1. Stevensville (11)
2. Browning
3. Livingston
4. Dillon
5. Columbia Falls
Others receiving votes: Laurel 35. Billings Central 7. Sidney 6.

Class B
1. Manhattan (7)
2. Fairfield (4)
3. Malta
4. Forsyth
5. Bigfork
6. Shepherd
7. Lodge Grass
8. Florence
9. Choteau
10. Wolf Point
Others receiving votes: Harlem 10. Florence-Carlton 8. Missoula Loyola 7. Red Lodge 6. Three Forks 4. Whitehall 4. Baker 2. Columbus 1.

Class C
1. St. Labre (6)
2. Plenty Coups (3)
3. Fairview (1)
4. Highwood
5. Roy-Winifred
6. Twin Bridges
7. Big Sandy
8. Scobey-Opheim
9. Drummond (1)
10. Terry
Others receiving votes: Lincoln 7. Culbertson 7. Ennis 6. Charlo 6. Melstone 6. Broadview-Lavina 6. Heart Butte 4. Gardiner 2.

Girls
Class AA
1. Bozeman (10)
2. Missoula Sentinel (1)
3. Great Falls Russell
4. Butte
5. Billings West
Others receiving votes: Great Falls 8. Helena 7.

Class A
1. Butte Central (4)
T2. Frenchtown (2)
T2. Stevensville (5)
4. Polson
5. Billings Central
Others receiving votes: Lewistown (Fergus) 12. Havre 7. Hamilton 7. Hardin 6.

Class B
1. Fairfield (10)
2. Townsend
3. Malta
4. Baker
5. Missoula Loyola
6. Columbus
7. Choteau
8. Bigfork
T9. Lodge Grass
T9. Shepherd
Others receiving votes: Manhattan 10. Broadus 3. Three Forks 2.

Class C
1. Harlowton-Ryegate (7)
2. Winnett Grass Range (1)
3. Fairview (2)
4. Drummond
5. Twin Bridges (1)
6. Box Elder
7. Superior
8. Chester-Joplin-Inverness
9. Belt
10. Culbertson
Others receiving votes: Geraldine 11. Wibaux 9. Seeley-Swan 5. Scobey-Opheim 4. Circle 3. Chinook 2. Charlo 1. Hinsdale 1.

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