The Ankeny Centennial girls’ basketball team moved into the Class 5A rankings for the first time this season following the Jaguars’ 65-62 victory on Tuesday at then-No. 3 Ankeny.
Centennial is now ranked 14th by the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union, while Ankeny dropped two spots to No. 5. The CIML Conference continues to boast the top five teams in Class 5A.
Waukee Northwest moved up three spots to No. 2 after posting a 43-40 win over Dowling Catholic on Tuesday. The Wolves and Maroons are now tied for second place in the league at 6-2, trailing No. 1 Johnston by 2 1/2 games.
On the boys’ side, No. 2 Waukee Northwest rolled to a 72-52 win over No. 3 Dowling to take a 1 1/2-game lead over the previously unbeaten Maroons. Nebraska commit Colin Rice poured in 34 points for the Wolves.
Here are the current conference standings along with the latest girls’ and boys’ rankings:
GIRLS’ STANDINGS
Johnston 9-0 12-0
Dowling Catholic 6-2 11-2
Waukee Northwest 6-2 8-3
Valley 6-3 8-4
Ankeny 5-4 8-4
Ankeny Centennial 4-5 5-6
Waukee 2-7 3-9
Urbandale 1-7 2-10
Southeast Polk 0-9 2-10
GIRLS’ CLASS 5A RANKINGS
1. Johnston
2. Waukee Northwest
3. Dowling Catholic
4. Valley
5. Ankeny
6. Cedar Falls
7. Iowa City West
8. Iowa City High
9. Cedar Rapids Washington
10. Iowa City Liberty
11. Sioux City East
12. Bettendorf
13. Cedar Rapids Kennedy
14. Ankeny Centennial
15. Indianola
BOYS’ STANDINGS
Waukee Northwest 8-0 9-1
Dowling Catholic 6-1 10-1
Waukee 7-2 10-2
Urbandale 5-3 6-3
Ankeny 4-4 5-5
Southeast Polk 3-6 6-6
Johnston 3-6 4-6
Ankeny Centennial 2-7 3-7
Valley 0-9 0-10
BOYS’ CLASS 4A RANKINGS
1. Cedar Falls
2. Waukee Northwest
3. Dowling Catholic
4. Waukee
5. Ames
6. Dubuque Senior
7. Bettendorf
8. Muscatine
9. Urbandale
10. Linn-Mar (Marion)
