High School Basketball

Four new teams enter this week’s Midlands Top 10 basketball polls

By Lou Bezjak

Updated January 15, 2018 4:48 PM

Midlands Boys Top 10 Basketball poll

Team Last Week’s Ranking

1. Gray Collegiate (13-4) 1

2. Blythewood (14-2) 2

3. Cardinal Newman (15-3) 3

4. Keenan (10-4) 5

5. A.C. Flora (11-5) 8

6. (tie) River Bluff (15-3) 4

6. (tie) Ridge View (10-5) 9

8. Westwood (11-5) T-10

9. Newberry (10-4) NR

10. Spring Valley (10-6) NR

Dropped out: Irmo, Heathwood Hall, Airport

Others receiving votes: Irmo, Airport

Midlands Girls Top 10 Basketball poll

Team Last Week’s Ranking

1. Westwood (15-1) 1

2. Spring Valley (16-2) 3

3. Richland Northeast (12-2) 2

4. Cardinal Newman (11-4) 5

5. Newberry (14-3) 4

6. Batesburg-Leesville (7-4) 7

7. Dutch Fork (10-4) 8

8. Brookland-Cayce (9-4) NR

9. Irmo (10-6) NR

10. A.C. Flora (9-6) 6

Dropped out: Airport, Ridge View

Others receiving votes: Ridge View

This story was originally published January 15, 2018 at 4:31 PM.