Photo by Noah Clooten

Photo by Noah Clooten

For the first time this season, Devils Lake girls’ basketball is not ranked No. 2 in Class A.

The Firebirds fell to No. 3 on Monday, after losing 68-55 to then-No. 3 Carrington on Jan. 28. Devils Lake had previously beaten the Cardinals 62-39 on Dec. 16. That game remains Carrington’s only loss of the season. Devils Lake has lost twice, once to now-No. 2 Carrington and once to now-No. 5 Kindred.

The drop in the rankings came ahead of Monday’s critical matchup with Valley City. The Hi-Liners moved up from No. 5 to No. 4.

Also for the first time this season, the defending champion Devils Lake did not receive any first-place votes. No. 1 South Prairie-Max got 18 first-place votes, while Carrington got the remaining three. It was the first time this season that Carrington has gotten any first-place votes.

The Devils Lake boys’ team remained at No. 2 with its 13-0 start. The Firebirds got eight first-place votes, down from last week’s 10. No. 1 Kindred got two more first-place votes than last week, from 11 to 13.

The Four Winds/Minnewaukan boys, after receiving votes last week, did not get any this week.

In the girls’ Class B, Benson County stayed sturdy at No. 1 with its 17-0 record. The Wildcats got 13 first-place votes. No. 2 Kenmare/Bowbells received the remaining seven. That was a minuscule change from 14 and seven first-place votes, respectively, last week. K/M is 15-2.

The New Rockford-Sheyenne boys’ team fell all the way from No. 4 to No. 9 in the boys’ Class B poll. The Rockets had been steadily climbing before they were upset by unranked May-Port-C-G on Feb. 1, 70-60.

Class A boys’ basketball

  1. Kindred (13) – 97 points (Previous: 1)
  2. Devils Lake (8) – 92 points (Previous: 2)
  3. Killdeer – 62 points (Previous: 3)
  4. Shiloh Christian – 35 points (Previous: 4)
  5. Thompson – 29 points (Previous: 5)

Received votes: None

Class A girls’ basketball

  1. South Prairie-Max (18) – 101 points (Previous: 1)
  2. Carrington (3) – 85 points (Previous: 3)
  3. Devils Lake – 61 points (Previous: 2)
  4. Valley City – 46 points (Previous: 5)
  5. Kindred – 12 points (Previous: 4)

Received votes: Thompson, Turtle Mountain

Class B boys’ basketball

  1. Wilton/Wing (14) – 201 points (Previous: 1)
  2. Bishop Ryan (6) – 193 points (Previous: 2)
  3. North Border (1) – 166 points (Previous: 3)
  4. Our Redeemer’s – 147 points (Previous: 5)
  5. Westhope/Newburg – 126 points (Previous: 6)
  6. Hankinson – 85 points (Previous: 7)
  7. Midway/Minto – 72 points (Previous: 8)
  8. Glen Ullin/Hebron – 61 points (Previous: 9)
  9. New Rockford-Sheyenne – 56 points (Previous: 4)
  10. Oakes – 26 points (Previous: NR)

Received votes: Velva, Central McLean, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, Griggs/Midkota, Linton/HMB

Class B girls’ basketball

  1. Benson County (13) – 199 points (Previous: 1)
  2. Kenmare/Bowbells (8) – 196 points (Previous: 2)
  3. Central McLean – 172 points (Previous: 4)
  4. Berthold – 138 points (Previous: 6)
  5. Bowman County – 102 points (Previous: 5)
  6. May-Port-C-G – 101 points (Previous: 8)
  7. Tioga – 92 points (Previous: 3)
  8. LaMoure-Litchville/Marion – 59 points (Previous: 10)
  9. Washburn – 44 points (Previous: 7)
  10. Linton/HMB – 20 points (Previous: NR)

Received votes: Langdon Area/Munich, Maple River, Garrison, Grant County/Mott-Regent