Gray Collegiate boys, Westwood girls hold firm on No. 1 spots in Midlands Top 10 poll

By Lou Bezjak

Updated December 19, 2017 4:17 AM

This week’s Midlands boys and girls basketball polls as voted on by a panel at The State Newspaper. Records are through Dec. 17.

There will be no poll the next two weeks but will resume Jan. 8.

Midlands Boys Top 10 Basketball poll

Team Last Week’s Ranking

1. Gray Collegiate (7-1) 1

2. Blythewood (4-2) 4

3. Cardinal Newman (6-1) 3

4. Irmo (7-2) 2

5. Keenan (3-2) 5

6. A.C. Flora (7-2) 6

7. Lower Richland (6-3) 7

8. Airport (8-1) 8

9. Westwood (6-3) 9

10. River Bluff (9-2) 10

Dropped out: None

Others receiving votes: Hammond, Dreher

Midlands Girls Top 10 Basketball poll

Team Last Week’s Ranking

1. Westwood (9-0) 1

2. Richland Northeast (4-0) 2

3. Spring Valley (6-2) 3

4. Batesburg-Leesville (4-0) 5

5. Newberry (6-1) 8

6. A.C. Flora (6-3) 6

7. Cardinal Newman (4-2) 7

8. Ridge View (4-2) 4

9. Irmo (6-3) NR

10. (tie) Airport (3-2) 9

Swansea (4-4) 10

Dropped out: None

Others receiving votes: Lower Richland, Hammond