February 28th, 2012
 Jamaree Atwater celebrates hitting a 3-pointer in his first action since suffering a compound fracture in his lower left leg Dec. 2 at Galesburg. However, Atwater's improbable and emotional 81-second return failed to spark Moline to a win at United Township last week. Both teams finished in the Top 10 in the Quad Cities Prep Boys' Basketball Power Poll, albeit lower than where they started the season, each among the Top 3 in the area.
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep basketball writer
Posted Online: Feb. 27, 2012, 11 p.m.
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Davenport Assumption finished the final month ranked No. 1 in the boys’ portion of the Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Poll.
Monmouth-Roseville also remained a strong second fiddle for the last two votes in the bi-state ballot, administered for a fifth straight season by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus.
But in a season marked by mind-blowing changes every poll, appropriately nothing else stayed the same from the previous week in the last local media rankings of the campaign.
Bettendorf (11th to 9th) and United Township (14th to 10th) were the biggest movers by rejoining the Top 10 with inspired victories over neighboring rivals.
Meanwhile, Orion (9th to 12th) and West Carroll (10th to 17th) stumbled into the receiving votes category with season-ending setbacks in playoff openers.
Also voting in the poll are co-sponsors WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections TV-22, Sports Radio WFXN-AM 1230, Aledo’s WRMJ-FM 102.3, the Kewanee-based Regional Radio Group, the Clinton Herald and Family Ties Productions.
The final girls’ poll was released two weeks ago when the last local girls’ teams opened postseason play. Now the boys’ rankings follow suit, with Illinois Class 3A and 4A teams the last to jump into the playoff pool this week.
But while the last girls’ Top 10 looked a lot like the season-starting group released Dec. 2, the last boys’ vote was anything but similar.
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February 21st, 2012
 Marquel Beasley throws down a slam dunk in Rock Island's resounding 80-63 victory over arch-rival Moline last week. The victory clinched no worse than a share of a second straight Western Big 6 Conference crown for the Rocks heading into this Friday's regular-season finale at Quincy. Rocky also jumped to third in the latest Quad Cities Prep Boys Basketball Power Poll with a fifth straight win.
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep basketball writer
Posted Online: Feb. 21, 2012, 7 a.m.
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Rock Island, Riverdale and Monmouth-Roseville all locked up boys’ conference crowns on the hardcourt last Friday.
Appropriately, all three earned the added reward today of moving upward in the second-to-last boys’ vote in the Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Poll.
The final girls’ bi-state ballot was last week when the last local girls’ teams opened postseason play.
When all of the boys’ teams follow suit by next week, that will mark the end of the fifth season for the local media rankings, adminstered by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus.
Also voting in the poll are WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections TV-22, Sports Radio WFXN-AM 1230, Aledo’s WRMJ-FM 102.3, the Kewanee-based Regional Radio Group, the Clinton Herald and Family Ties Productions.
Monmouth-Roseville was the week’s biggest mover, climbing from fourth to second behind incumbent No. 1 Assumption, after claiming a winner-take-all West Central North finale to exact sweet rematch revenge from fellow Top 10 member Rockridge.
Rocky also avenged an earlier loss by topping a Top 10 foe.
The win over preseason No. 1 Moline not only assured the Rocks of a share of their second straight Western Big 6 championship, but catapulted Coach Thom Sigel’s club to third, up from a fifth-place tie last week.
Riverdale, which shared fifth last week with Rocky, jumped to fourth by also securing an outright league title in the Three Rivers.
Assumption, which clinched the Mississippi Athletic crown the previous week, remained in the local poll’s pole position for a third straight week.
The Knights received 15 of the 24 first-place ballots cast, to increase their voting total to 219 of the 240 possible points.
Monmouth-Roseville (5) and Rocky (4) accounted for the other No. 1 nods.
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February 14th, 2012
 Annawan's Jordan Jackson gets high-fives from her team as she returns to the bench after scoring her 1,000th career point last month. The Bravettes deserved high fives, too, for finishing No. 1 in the girls' edition Quad Cities Prep Power Poll.
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep basketball writer
Posted Online: Feb. 14, 2012, 7:15 a.m.
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The Annawan girls’ basketball team capped the regular season last week ranked No. 1 in Illinois Class 1A.
This week? The Bravettes finished on top of the final girls’ vote in the Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Polls.
And, by Feb. 25, the bi-state ballot’s best hopes to be hoisting a state championship to perfectly cap a near-perfect campaign.
Annawan, which barely passed defending Iowa 3A champ Assumption last week for our poll’s top position, remained No. 1 by a wide margin this time, thanks to the Knights falling to rival Muscatine to share the Mississippi Athletic Conference crown.
The Bravettes received 18 of the 24 votes cast, for 228 of the maximum 240 voting points, in out-distancing runner-up Assumption (191.5) in the local girls’ media rankings, adminstered by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus.
The Assumption boys’ also held on to the top spot for a second straight week after clinching the MAC title.
Those Knights picked up 15 first-place nods for 212 points to hold off Alleman, which surged into second from fourth with 183 points, garnered after a fifth straight victory, and third over a Top 10-rated Western Big 6 Conference foe.
Alleman (6), Monmouth-Roseville (2) and Rockridge (1) accounted for the other boys’ top nods. Assumption (5) and Muscatine (1) picked up the other first-place votes in the girls’ poll.
Also voting in the poll are co-sponsors WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections TV-22, Sports Radio WFXN-AM 1230, Aledo’s WRMJ-FM 102.3, the Kewanee-based Regional Radio Group, the Clinton Herald and Family Ties Productions.
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February 7th, 2012
 Annawan's Jordan Jackson gets high-fives from her team as she returns to the bench after scoring her 1,000th career point in Annawan on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. The Bravettes have another reason to celebrate today, moving into the top spot in the Quad Cities Prep Girls' Basketball Power Poll.
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep basketball writer
Posted Online: Feb. 7, 2012, 5 a.m.
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The Assumption boys are finally No. 1 for the first time in five seasons of Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Polls.
However, the Davenport parochial school was denied another place in local media-rankings history because of a similar shakeup in the girls’ vote.
Annawan, the top-ranked girls’ team in Illinois’ smallest class, unseated preseason No. 1 Assumption this week after several close calls the previous month with Iowa’s defending Class 3A state champs.
Still, seeing the Assumption girls drop without a loss was a shocker. Dating back to the 2010-11 preseason, the Knights had been ranked No. 1 in the last 15 votes by local sportswriters and broadcasters.
Assumption’s boys took advantage of new No. 4 Alleman repeating a December win last weekend over preseason No. 1 Moline to also jump up from the No. 2 spot in the bi-state ballot, administered by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus.
Also voting in the poll are co-sponsors WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections TV-22, Sports Radio WFXN-AM 1230, Aledo’s WRMJ-FM 102.3, the Kewanee-based Regional Radio Group, the Clinton Herald and Family Ties Productions.
The Moline upset was just part of the start of another “Frantic February” in high school hoops.
With last week’s Top 10 boys’ squads combining on a mediocre 10-7 record, the poll’s seismic shift saw five teams rise and six squads slip in our Top 10. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 31st, 2012
 After a prank by Rock Island students sent a cloud of talcum powder settling over the basketball court at the Carver P.E. Center Friday night prior to the Rock Island and Alleman boys basketball game, a maintenance worker from Augustana was brought in with a commercial floor cleaner to remove the powder. Viewing the progress is Steve Smithers, Alleman athletic director. The game was delayed a full hour due to the clean-up necessary to ensure the safety of the players.
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep basketball writer
Posted Online: Jan. 31, 2012, 6 a.m.
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A game-delaying puff of baby powder blanketed the local sports news over the weekend.
However, many more happenings helped area teams see their spots go up in smoke in the latest Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Polls.
Upsets, injuries and suspensions especially continued to cloud the boys’ portion of the bi-state ballot, administered for the fifth season by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus.
With Alleman upsetting Rock Island in that “powder puff” game, injuries and suspensions leading to a pair of losses for United Township, and state-rated Orion also falling twice, today’s local media rankings bare little resemblance to last week’s boys’ vote.
Even the girls’ poll experienced a shakeup despite a combined 30-3 record by teams’ receiving voting recognition last week, including a dominating 19-2 run by the Top 10 teams.
Among the landscape left unscathed in this season’s sixth vote?
The Moline boys’ (21-3) and Assumption girls’ (16-1) retained the No. 1 rankings they’ve jointly held since the season’s first ballot on Dec. 1.
Also voting in the poll, a weekly concern now leading into the start of the postseason tournaments, are co-sponsors WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections TV-22, Sports Radio WFXN-AM 1230, Aledo’s WRMJ-FM 102.3, the Kewanee-based Regional Radio Group, the Clinton Herald and Family Ties Productions.
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January 24th, 2012
 United Township celebrates a Western Big 6 Conference boys' basketball victory Friday at Moline, 46-35. John Dokolas (obscured), Tayvian Johnson (30), Damon Overton (3) and Trevor May (1) enjoy seeing the Panthers remain tied for the league top spot after the battle between two of the top four teams in the Quad Cities Prep Boys' Basketball Power Poll. UT and Rock Island are both 4-1 in the Big 6 race; Moline is 3-2 in the conference, but 20-3 overall.
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep basketball writer
Posted Online: Jan. 24, 2012, 6 a.m.
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A couple of setbacks on their home floor last week. Another big loss off the basketball court entirely.
Yet, somehow, Moline retained the No. 1 ranking locally in the boys’ portion of the Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Polls.
The Maroons (20-3) dropped games to state-ranked Washington and neighboring rival United Township, the latter coming just hours last Friday after the suspension of Anthony Lindauer, the No. 3 career scorer in Moline annals.
However, Moline managed to hold off the wolves for at least one more week, both because of its sparkling record and a gritty road upset last Saturday at state-ranked Normal.
Moline received only 8.5 of the 23 first-place votes cast, but did total 204.5 of the maximum 230 voting points, to hold off challenges from both UT (189 points) and Assumption (179 points) in the bi-state ballot, administered for the fifth season by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus.
The Assumption girls (13-1) also barely remained No. 1 by a scant four points over Annawan in the now-weekly concern, also presented by WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections TV-22, Sports Radio WFXN-AM 1230, Aledo’s WRMJ-FM 102.3, the Kewanee-based Regional Radio Group, the Clinton Herald and Family Ties Productions.
Monday marked the fifth vote of the season. The Moline boys’ and Assumption girls’ have been top-ranked since this season’s first poll Dec. 1. Moline was a vote shy of unanimous approval only a week ago in the local media rankings.
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January 17th, 2012
 Moline's Tim Wages drives past Rock Island senior Marquel Beasley at Wharton Field House in Moline on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. Top-rated Moline knocked off Rocky to force a 3-way tie atop the Western Big 6 Conference standings. By Steve Tappa, stappa@qconline.com
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep basketball writer
Posted Online: Jan. 17, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
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The Alleman boys are the only Top 10 newcomers in the latest Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Polls.
However, last week’s outcomes offered plenty of shakeups in the local media rankings.
With Monmouth-Roseville losing its first two games, and the Alleman girls dropping three contests to larger state-ranked teams, there was movement in the bi-state ballot, administered for the fifth season by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus.
Monmouth-Roseville dropped from second to sixth in the boys’ rankings, while the Alleman girls’ tumbled from fifth to eighth in the weekly concern also presented by WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections TV-22, Sports Radio WFXN-AM 1230, Aledo’s WRMJ-FM 102.3, the Kewanee-based Regional Radio Group, the Clinton Herald and Family Ties Productions.
The Moline boys and Assumption girls remained No. 1 in their respective polls.
Moline garnered 21 of the 22 first-place votes cast, for 219 of a possible 220 voting points.
Assumption was named No. 1 on 18 ballots for 202 voting points.
The Orion boys (1), Rock Island girls (2) and Annawan girls (2) accounted for the other first-place nods.
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January 12th, 2012
 United Township's Jamie VanWatermeulen and Assumption's Jasmine Binion fight for controll of the ball during the Mississippi Valley Shootout at Black Hawk College in Moline on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep basketball writer
Posted Online: Jan. 11, 2012, 6:00 a.m.
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The first Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Polls of 2012 look a lot like the last 2011 local media rankings taken before Christmas.
In all, 19 of today’s 20 combined Top 10-rated boys’ and girls’ teams remained the same, although the holiday hoops tournaments did produce some shuffling.
Among those retaining their exact spots were the respective No. 1’s — the Moline boys and Assumption girls — in the bi-state ballot, administered for the fifth season by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus.
But while the Moline boys (15-1) strengthened their position with a title at DeKalb’s Chuck Dayton Holiday Tournament, the Assumption girls lost a bit of ground to on-rushing Rock Island thanks to a close call with United Township last Saturday at the Dearrel Bates Mississippi River Shootout at Black Hawk College.
Assumption, the defending girls’ champs in the Mississippi Athletic Conference and Iowa Class 3A, earned 20 top nods and 232 points in this season’s third installment of the poll.
Moline picked up 22 of the 25 first-place ballots cast, for 246 of the possible 250 voting points in what now becomes a weekly concern also presented by WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections TV-22, Sports Radio WFXN-AM 1230, Aledo’s WRMJ-FM 102.3, the Kewanee-based Regional Radio Group, the Clinton Herald and Family Ties Productions.
In the girls’ poll, No. 2 Rock Island (two) and No. 3 Annawan (three) accounted for the other first-place votes.
No. 2 Monmouth-Roseville (15-0) earned the other three top nods in the boys’ rankings.
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December 21st, 2011
 Rock Island's Brian Richardson and Davenport West's Joe Scott vie for position on the floor as Richardson finds his way to the basket during the 18th Annual Genesis Shootout at Augustana College on Saturday. The Rocks are ranked second in the Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Poll. By Steve Tappa, stappa@qconline.com
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep basketball writer
Posted Online: Dec. 21, 2011, 9:00 p.m.
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We’ve made our list. We’ve checked it twice. And, we certainly didn’t need Santa to tell us who’s been naughty or nice.
The latest Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Polls are in town.
And, getting something extra special in their stockings heading into Christmas are the boys’ and girls’ programs at Rock Island.
With each squad sitting atop their respective Western Big 6 Conference standings, the Rocks moved up in both local media polls to sweep the No. 2 spots in the bi-state ballot, administered for the fifth season by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus.
WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections TV-22, Sports Radio WFXN-AM 1230, Aledo’s WRMJ-FM 102.3, the Kewanee-based Regional Radio Group, the Clinton Herald and Family Ties Productions are co-sponsors of the presentation, which votes again after the Jan. 7 Mississippi River Girls’ Shootout at Black Hawk College.
The Moline boys (9-1) and Assumption girls (6-1) retained their No. 1 rankings from the season’s first set of area rankings on Dec. 1. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 2nd, 2011
 Anthony Lindauer, last season's leading scorer in the Western Big 6 Conference, is one of four returning starters for Moline, the top-ranked boys' basketball team in this campaign's first edition of the Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Polls. By Steve Tappa, stappa@qconline.com
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep basketball writer
Posted Online: Dec. 2, 2011, 10:30 a.m.
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The boys’ and girls’ basketball programs at Moline and Assumption almost pulled off a rare feat Thursday.
The cross-river rivals both narrowly missed sweeping the No. 1 rankings in the first Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Polls of the season.
Moline’s Western Big 6 Conference boys’ favorites earned the top nod on 18 of the 21 ballots cast to claim the No. 1 ranking ahead of Assumption in the boys’ portion of the local media poll.
Assumption turned the table in the girls’ vote, though, with Iowa’s defending Class 3A champs named No. 1 on 12 ballots for 192 of a possible 210 voting points.
Moline’s reigning Big 6 girls’ champs settled for second with three first-place votes and 165 points in the bi-state ballot, now administered in its fifth season by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus.
Moline is the only school to have swept the top rankings in the same vote, last doing so on Dec. 7, 2009.
WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections TV-22, Sports Radio WFXN-AM 1230, Aledo’s WRMJ-FM 102.3, the Kewanee-based Regional Radio Group and the Clinton Herald are co-sponsors of the presentation, which votes again after the Dec. 17 Genesis Shootout for the boys.
The No. 1 Knights also finished last season top-ranked locally in girls’ hoops. Read the rest of this entry »
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