Eastern Wisconsin Teams Populate Boys and Girls High School Basketball Polls

Eastern Wisconsin is well represented on this week’s high school basketball rankings.

The Reedsville Panthers remain number one in the latest boys Division Five High School Max Preps Basketball Poll. The 18-1 Panthers will be tested with their next three and four of their final five opponents ranked in the top 25, beginning with a road test at Howards Grove Friday night.

Other area schools that are ranked in D-5 include Sheboygan Lutheran at number three, and Elkhart Lake/Glenbeulah is ranked 16^th.

The undefeated Kewaunee Storm sit atop the Division Four rankings with St. Mary Catholic, Manitowoc Lutheran, Cedar Grove/ Belgium, Howards Grove, and Roncalli ranked ninth through 13^th, respectively, while Algoma is 17^th, and Kohler comes in at number 19.

In Division Three, Freedom is ranked third with Oostburg 6^th and Brillion 7^th. West De Pere is 11^th in Division Two, with Notre Dame Academy of Green Bay ranked 13th, and Plymouth is 19^th.

In Division One, Appleton North is ranked 4^th, De Pere is fifth, Kaukauna is 7^th, Sheboygan North is 15^th, Bayport is 18^th, and the Neenah Rockets are ranked 19^th.

Meanwhile, the Manitowoc Lutheran Lancers check in at number nine in this week’s girls Division Four Max Preps High School basketball poll. The 18-4 Lancers have won four straight, including an impressive 71-50 victory at Kiel Monday night, snapping the Raiders’ 11-game winning streak. They’ll return to action next Tuesday when they travel to Reedsville to battle the Panthers.

St. Mary Catholic checks in at number two behind top-ranked Regis of Eau Claire. Kohler is 11^th, Howards Grove is 17^th, and Kewaunee is ranked 23^rd.

Sheboygan Lutheran is ranked 5^th in Division Five, Valley Christian and Lourdes Academy, both of Oshkosh, are ranked 18^th and 19^th respectively, and Sheboygan Christian checks in at number 22.

Oostburg remains atop the Division Three rankings. Denmark is 14^th, Kiel is 16^th, and Little Chute is 24^th.

Xavier and Fox Valley Lutheran, both from Appleton, are ranked 7^th and 8^th respectively in Division Two, with West De Pere 14^th.

Kimberly is fifth in Division One, Appleton East is sixth, Notre Dame Academy of Green Bay is 7^th, De Pere is ranked ninth, Bay Port is 12^th, Neenah is 14^th, Hortonville is 15^th, and Appleton North checks in at number 20.