The Associated Press high school basketball polls were released last week and a few local teams have made the initial ranks.
For boys, Flathead was voted fourth in Class AA, Columbia Falls is fourth in Class A and Bigfork is seventh in Class B. For girls, Polson is ranked fifth in A and Bigfork is fifth in B.
Here’s the full rankings for all classes and how teams fared over the past week.
Boys
Class AA
1. Billings West lost to Bozeman 56-52.
2. Billings Skyview beat Miles City 71-43.
3. Helena Capital beat Anaconda 58-27, lost to Great Falls 48-40.
4. Flathead lost to Great Falls Russell 60-52.
5. Bozeman beat Missoula Big Sky 78-47, beat Billings West 56-52.
Class A
1. Stevensville beat Hamilton 70-51.
2. Browning beat Havre 64-36, beat Lewistown (Fergus) 98-57.
3. Livingston beat Lewistown (Fergus) 60-43.
4. Columbia Falls lost to Glacier 60-46, beat Whitefish 73-49.
(tie) Dillon beat Helena 71-62, beat Hamilton 67-30.
Class B
1. Manhattan beat Belgrade 53-38, beat Big Timber 54-32.
2. Fairfield beat Shelby 48-27, beat Cut Bank 64-36.
3. Forsyth beat Lodge Grass 79-78, lost to Baker 70-56.
4. Malta beat Glasgow 58-45, beat Wolf Point 53-50.
5. Florence beat Missoula Loyola 59-55, lost to Bigfork 44-41.
6. Wolf Point lost to Harlem 64-61, lost to Malta 53-50.
7. Bigfork beat Thompson Falls 51-49, beat Florence 44-41.
8. Lodge Grass beat Hardin 87-71, lost to Forsyth 79-78.
9. Shepherd beat Huntley Project 68-55.
10. Red Lodge lost to Columbus 51-42, beat Joliet 41-39.
Class C
1. St. Labre beat Terry 78-59, beat Lame Deer 75-53.
2. Plenty Coups beat Bridger 71-32, beat Fromberg 74-44.
3. Scobey-Opheim beat Frazer 52-33, Saco-Whitewater 44-41.
4. Fairview beat Circle 71-33, beat Richey-Lambert 73-27.
5. Drummond lost to Deer Lodge 67-55, beat Lincoln 63-42.
6. Terry lost to St. Labre 78-59, beat Custer 63-32.
7. Highwood beat Fort Benton 57-32, beat Centerville 74-55.
8. Roy-Winifred beat Hobson 65-36, beat Moore-Judith Gap 63-31.
9. Twin Bridges beat Shields Valley 67-58, beat Lima 76-25, beat Sheridan 60-26.
10. Lincoln beat Phillipsburg 69-30, lost to Drummond 63-42.
(tie) Big Sandy beat North Star 54-53, beat Hays-Lodge Pole 69-42.
Girls
Class AA
1. Bozeman beat Billings West 50-39, beat Missoula Big Sky 46-28.
2. Missoula Sentinel idle.
3. Great Falls Russell beat Flathead 52-40.
4. Billings West lost to Bozeman 50-39.
5. Butte beat Butte Central 63-36.
Class A
1. Butte Central lost to Butte 63-36, beat Corvallis 73-48.
2. Frenchtown lost to Stevensville 36-30.
3. Stevensville beat Frenchtown 36-30.
4. Browning lost to Havre 55-53, lost to Lewistown (Fergus) 50-39.
5. Polson beat Corvallis 57-45, beat Libby 71-33.
Class B
1. Fairfield beat Shelby 71-16, beat Cut Bank 68-30.
2. Malta beat Glasgow 55-23, beat Wolf Point 58-30.
3. Townsend beat Jefferson (Boulder) 73-31, beat Whitehall 61-38.
4. Columbus lost to Three Forks 37-35.
5. Bigfork lost to Thompson Falls 42-40, beat Florence 58-45.
6. Missoula Loyola beat Florence 64-38, beat Whitehall 59-24.
7. Baker beat Forsyth 45-33.
8. Shepherd beat Colstrip 46-45, lost to Huntley Project 56-50.
9. Choteau beat Shelby 55-35, beat Rocky Boy 51-27.
10. Lodge Grass beat Forsyth 59-41, lost to Hardin 69-56.
Class C
1. Harlowton-Ryegate beat Roberts 60-24, beat Park City 41-33.
2. Winnett/Grass Range beat Roundup 58-29, beat Denton 48-24.
3. Fairview beat Circle 42-39, beat Richey-Lambert 49-42.
4. Drummond beat Deer Lodge 49-38, beat Lincoln 58-18.
5. Chester-Joplin-Inverness lost to Chinook 55-48.
6. Superior beat Noxon 75-52, beat St. Regis 78-33.
7. Box Elder beat Sunburst 58-31.
8. Twin Bridges beat Shields Valley 75-47, beat Lima 62-20, beat Sheridan 52-15.
9. Culbertson beat Richey-Lambert 66-44, beat Froid/Medicine Lake 69-43.
10. Belt beat Fort Benton 75-32.