Columbia Falls is home to the top-ranked boys and girls basketball teams, according to the latest Associated Press hoops polls released Wednesday.
The Wildcats (8-1) remained atop the Class A rankings after snapping Bigfork’s 31-game win streak last week in dominating fashion and then soundly defeating Northwestern A foe Polson, 73-57, on Saturday. The defending state champs edged out Dillon, which received two first-place votes in the latest survey of Montana sportswriters.
The Wildkats (9-0) also held their position atop the girls Class A ranks after cruising past Polson, 66-22, and Bigfork, 74-34, in the last week.
The Glacier girls (6-1) are ranked second in Class AA for the second week in a row. Helena Capital (6-1) was the unanimous No. 1 choice.
The Bigfork boys (6-1) fell to second in Class B despite receiving more first-place votes — five — than Glasgow (8-0), which received four.
The Top 10 teams in the Associated Press Montana high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
BOYS
Class AA
1. Missoula Hellgate (9) 6-0 90 1
2. Billings Skyview 6-2 79 5
3. Billings West 6-1 62 2
4. Bozeman 5-2 54 4
5. Helena 4-2 46 NR
Others receiving votes: Helena Capital 14. Billings Senior 9. Butte 6.Class A
1. Columbia Falls (7) 8-1 88 1
2. Dillon (2) 7-1 81 2(tie)
3. Havre 7-1 66 2(tie)
4. Butte Central 5-2 60 4
5. Sidney 5-2 46 NR
Others receiving votes: Laurel 13. Miles City 6.Class B
1. Glasgow (4) 8-0 83 2
2. Bigfork (5) 6-1 79 1
3. Choteau 7-0 73 3
4. Big Timber 6-1 54 7
5. Columbus 5-1 52 6
6. Missoula Loyola 7-1 48 8
7. Lodge Grass 6-1 24 4
8. Wolf Point 5-2 23 9
9. St. Labre 4-2 21 10(tie)
10. Jefferson (Boulder) 6-2 14 5
(tie)Shepherd 6-2 14 10(tie)
Others receiving votes: Huntley Project 6. Florence 3. Rocky Boy 1.Class C
1. Box Elder (6) 7-1 66 1
2. Belt 7-0 54 10
3. Fairview (1) 6-1 51 4
(tie)Hays-Lodgepole 8-0 51 5
5. Manhattan Christian (1) 8-0 47 8
6. Arlee 8-0 43 7
7. Highwood 6-1 42 2
8. Westby-Grenora 8-1 28 6
9. Denton-Stanford-Geyser 6-1 25 3
10. Hinsdale 8-1 18 9
Others receiving votes: Broadview-Lavina 9. Great Falls Central 4. Park City 1. Sunburst 1.GIRLS
Class AA
1. Helena Capital (6) 6-1 60 1
2. Glacier 6-1 52 2
3. Missoula Sentinel 7-1 45 4
4. Bozeman 5-1 40 5
5. Billings Senior 4-2 37 3
Others receiving votes: Great Falls Russell 6.Class A
1. Columbia Falls (6) 9-0 60 1
2. Laurel 6-1 53 2
3. Dillon 6-2 46 5
4. Hamilton 7-2 45 3
5. Butte Central 5-2 24 4
Others receiving votes: Havre 12.Class B
1. Fairfield (5) 8-0 59 1
2. Malta (1) 8-0 55 2
3. Manhattan 8-0 46 3
4. Forsyth 8-0 41 5
5. Bigfork 6-2 28 7
6. Choteau 7-1 18 4
(tie)Colstrip 6-2 18 8(tie)
8. Rocky Boy 4-2 17 8(tie)
9. Red Lodge 6-2 14 6
10. Shepherd 5-3 9 NR
Others receiving votes: Ronan 7. Wolf Point 5. Missoula Loyola 4. Plains 4. Florence 3. Plentywood 1. Cut Bank 1.Class C
1. Roy-Winifred (3) 7-0 47 1
2. Belt (2) 5-2 37 2
3. Geraldine Ft. Benton 8-0 29 10
4. Saco-Whitewater 8-1 28 3(tie)
5. Darby 8-0 23 3(tie)
6. Seeley-Swan 8-0 21 6
7. Harrison-Willow Creek 8-0 19 NR
8. Cascade 7-0 18 8
9. Charlo 8-0 13 9
10. Chinook 7-1 10 NR
Others receiving votes: Park City 7. Fairview 6. Highwood 5. Chester-Joplin-Inverness 5. Grass Range/Winnett 4. Jordan 3.