The Rock Island boys' basketball team was tabbed No. 8 Tuesday in the final Illinois Associated Press Class 4A poll of the season.The statewide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters moved the Rocks (22-4) up one spot from last week. That move was aided by Chicago Heights Marian falling from eighth with a loss last week.
Chicago powerhouses Whitney Young (25-3 in 4A) and Morgan Park (26-3 in 3A) retained the No. 1 rankings in their respective classes. -- By Steve Tappa, tappa@qconline.com
Final Illinois Associated Press 3A/4A boys' basketball state rankings
Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Chicago Whitney Young (6) 25-3 86 1 2. Chicago Simeon (2) 23-3 80 3 3. Proviso East (1) 24-3 77 2 4. Belleville East 24-3 60 4 5. Edwardsville 25-2 51 5 6. Oswego 26-2 41 6 7. Lisle Benet 24-5 26 7 8. Rock Island 23-4 25 9 9. Normal Community 22-6 17 T10 10. Chicago Curie 17-7 13 T10 -- Others receiving votes: Niles Notre Dame 6. Chicago Heights Bloom 5. Chicago Heights Marian Catholic 3. Naperville Neuqua Valley 3. Lincolnshire Stevenson 1. Maine South 1.
Class 3A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Chicago Morgan Park (10) 26-3 109 1 2. Chicago Orr (1) 23-3 92 3 3. Washington 27-1 91 2 4. Cahokia 27-3 75 4 5. East St. Louis 18-7 58 6 6. Lincoln 26-4 57 7 7. Springfield Southeast 21-5 28 T8 8. Hillcrest 20-6 26 T8 9. North Chicago 24-3 22 5 10. Peoria Manual 17-7 12 10 -- Others receiving votes: Peoria Notre Dame 10. Metamora 8. Bartonville Limestone 7. Centralia 4. Belvidere 3. Normal University 3.