AP Poll: Columbia Falls Girls Hold No. 1 Position

Associated Press High School Basketball Poll
BOYS
Class AA
1. Helena Capital (7) 13-1
2. Billings West 12-3
3. Missoula Hellgate 10-4
4. Bozeman 10-4
5. Billings Skyview 9-6
Others receiving votes: Great Falls Russell 7, Missoula Sentinel 6.

Class A
1. Dillon (7) 14-1
2. Laurel 13-2
3. Glendive 12-2
4. Butte Central 13-3
5. Columbia Falls 11-4
Others receiving votes: Browning 6.

Class B
1. Forsyth (1) 15-1
2. Bigfork (6) 16-0
3. Glasgow 14-2
4. Jefferson (Boulder) 14-2
5. Huntley Project 13-3
6. Choteau 12-3
7. Malta 12-4
8. Columbus 12-4
9. Missoula Loyola 11-5
10. Lodge Grass 12-4
Others receiving votes: Fairfield 4, Big Timber 2.

Class C
1. Box Elder (5) 15-0
2. Superior (1) 16-0
3. Power 15-1
4. Fairview 14-1
5. Wibaux 15-1
6. Hinsdale 15-1
7. Denton-Stanford-Geyser 14-2
8. Broadview-Lavina 14-2
tie Ennis 13-3
10. Plenty Coups 13-3
Others receiving votes: Belt 5. Westby-Grenora 4, Drummond 1.

GIRLS
Class AA
1. Helena Capital (7) 13-1 7
2. Missoula Sentinel 13-1
3. Billings Senior 11-3
T4. Billings West 12-3
T4. Great Falls 13-2
Others receiving votes: None.

Class A
1. Columbia Falls (7) 14-1
2. Laurel 13-2
3. Hamilton 13-3
4. Billings Central 11-4
5. Dillon 14-1
Others receiving votes: Frenchtown 12, Havre 6.

Class B
1. Fairfield (7) 15-0
2. Malta 16-0
3. Forsyth 14-1
4. Deer Lodge 15-1
5. Manhattan 14-2
6. Plains 13-3
7. Colstrip 12-4
8. Red Lodge 12-4
9. Bigfork 12-4
10. Choteau 12-4
Others receiving votes: Cut Bank 1, Wolf Point 1.

Class C
1. Saco-Whitewater (2) 16-0
2. Belt (4) 15-2
3. Harrison-Willow Creek 16-0
4. Harlowton-Ryegate 15-0
5. Chester-Joplin-Inverness 15-1
T6. Seeley-Swan 15-1
T6. Chinook 15-1
8. Winnett-Grass Range 15-1
9. Wibaux 14-2
10. Hinsdale 14-2
Others receiving votes: Circle 5, Fairview 3, Drummond 1.

Standings
BOYS
Western AA
Helena Capital 13-1, 7-0
Missoula Hellgate 10-4, 5-2
Glacier 7-7, 3-3
Missoula Sentinel 8-6, 3-3
Helena 6-8, 2-4
Flathead 5-9, 1-5
Missoula Big Sky 5-9, 1-5

Northwestern A
Columbia Falls 11-4, 5-1
Frenchtown 10-5, 5-2
Whitefish 8-7, 4-2
Polson 3-12, 1-4
Libby 1-14, 0-6

District 7-B
Bigfork 16-0, 7-0
Eureka 8-8, 5-2
Troy 9-7, 3-4
Plains 3-13, 2-6
Thompson Falls 5-11, 1-6

GIRLS
Western AA
Helena Capital 13-1, 7-0
Missoula Sentinel 13-1, 5-1
Glacier 10-4, 4-2
Missoula Big Sky 7-7, 3-3
Helena 6-8, 1-5
Flathead 4-10, 1-5
Missoula Hellgate 4-10, 1-6

Northwestern A
Columbia Falls 14-1, 6-0
Frenchtown 10-5, 5-2
Libby 5-10, 3-3
Polson 2-13, 1-4
Whitefish 1-14, 0-6

District 7-B
Plains 13-3, 8-0
Bigfork 12-4, 5-2
Thompson Falls 9-6, 4-3
Eureka 3-13, 1-6
Troy 2-14, 0-7